May 24, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Legislatures in Pennsylvania and Louisiana are working to bring in new laws that will protect unborn children.
Pennsylvania
Legislators in Pennsylvania proposed a new bill on Wednesday that will remove state funding from Planned Parenthood.
The Whole Woman’s Health Funding Priority Act, an initiative of Republic State Representative Daryl Metcalfe and co-written by the Susan B. Anthony List and the Alliance Defense Fund, will place facilities that provide abortions at the bottom of a priority list for funding, allowing more money to go to health care providers that offer services for women such as dental care, mammograms, and treatments for anxiety disorders.
Pennsylvania joins Iowa, New Hampshire, Maine, Ohio, Kansas, Michigan, and Oklahoma as they all enact legislation that will defund or take away significant amounts of funds from Planned Parenthood.
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Louisiana
On Tuesday, the Louisiana state Senate passed a new bill 35-0 to protect unborn children after 20 weeks gestation.
The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is based on medical evidence showing that unborn children begin feeling pain at 20 weeks gestation, and is an initiative of Louisiana Right to Life. Doctors who violate the new law and perform abortions after this stage could be sentenced to up to two years in prison.
The bill includes an exception for women whose lives are threatened from complications with their pregnancy. Louisiana Right to Life estimates that the bill will save 150 lives every year.
This bill has been brought forward by Senate President John Alario, a Republican, and was voted for unanimously in the state Senate. The bill now heads to the House.
Seven other states have passed similar legislation: Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.