WASHINGTON, July 26 (LifeSiteNews.com) – By a vote of 417-0, the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday approved a bill to prohibit any state from executing a woman who “carries a child in utero,” defined as “a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.” Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., introduced the bill just days after Vice President Al Gore appeared on “Meet the Press” questioning the principle. “Innocent, unborn children should not have to pay for their mothers’ crimes with their lives,” she said.
NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson commented: “The House has emphatically declared that the government must never execute an innocent unborn child. Al Gore recently took a contrary position, saying the pregnant woman should be allowed to have her unborn child executed along with her.” Gore said he favored allowing a pregnant woman to choose whether to delay her execution until she gave birth. The principle of a woman’s right to choose governs in that case, he said.
(with files from the American Family Association)