ORLANDO, MAy 16, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Two leading U.S. conservative organizations have endorsed Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s attempt to have legal guardians appointed for both a handicapped victim, 22, raped by a care worker and her unborn child, now in the sixth month of gestation. Concerned Women for America (CWA) and the Family Research Council (FRC) both announced their support this week, even as a circuit court judge defied Gov. Bush by postponing his decision on whether to name a guardian for the unborn child. CWA president Sandy Rios said, “It was a terrible thing for this woman to be raped by a person who was assigned to care for her. We certainly consider any sexual assault a terrible crime, but the sadness is only compounded if we also subject this poor girl to a procedure that we know to be harmful to women.” She said that to abort the child would only make a tragic situation worse. FRC President and former head of Florida Right to Life Ken Connor also applauded Gov. Bush for “recognizing the inability of both the woman and the unborn child to speak for themselves.” Connor also praised FRC founding president Jerry Regier, secretary of Florida’s Department of Children & Families, who is working with Gov. Bush to secure a separate guardian for the baby. For the Family Research Council https://www.frc.org
For Concerned Women for America: https://www.cwfa.org
For previous coverage: FLORIDA JUDGE DELAYS NAMING GUARDIAN FOR UNBORN CHILD https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2003/may/03051505.html