WASHINGTON, July 20 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Today, a US House panel took up The Born Alive Infant Protection Act of 2000. The debate surrounds what should be done in the case of a botched abortion where the child is born live. A heart-rending presentation to the panel was made by Gianna Jessen, the young pro-life activist who is disabled as the result of an abortion which failed to kill her. Other presentations were made by M.D.‘s and other experts in the field.
For the testimonies see:
Testimony of Gianna Jessen
Testimony of Robert P. George McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence Princeton University
Testimony of Watson A. Bowes Jr. Professor emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Testimony of F. Sessions Cole, M.D. a physician whose specialty is care of newborn infants.
Testimony of Gerard V. Bradley Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
(with files from Pro-Life E-News)