Thursday, June 23, 2005

From The Eternal Battle Of The Church Militant Department:

(Ok, technically speaking, it's not eternal. The day of ultimate victory will come. In His time.)

I could find at least two or three of these stories a day:

State senators approved legislation that allows girls and women to more easily obtain a morning-after pill from pharmacists, midwives and nurses, despite opposition from lawmakers who likened (Emphasis mine.) the emergency contraception to abortion.

The measure - which passed Wednesday 34-27 - would allow girls and women to obtain the medication without a physician's visit or prescription and without parental consent regardless of the patient's age.

"Today, science has triumphed over politics," (said Dr. Mengele to the twins - F.G.)
said Kelli Conlin, executive director of the National Abortion Rights Action League Pro-Choice New York. "The state Legislature granted the women of New York greater access to birth control and gave them a second chance to prevent unintended pregnancy."

The measure now goes to Republican Gov. George Pataki to be signed or vetoed. Pataki will review the bill's specifics before commenting, said spokesman Kevin Quinn. The Democrat-led Assembly passed the measure in January.

Under the legislation, the medication could be provided by any pharmacist, nurse or midwife who gets a blanket prescription - naming no individual patient - from a physician. Seven other states have similar measures.
Current state law requires a physician's visit to receive emergency contraceptives.

The proposal, sponsored by Republican state Sen. Nicholas Spano, split the GOP-dominated chamber during a debate in which some equated the conception-interruption medication to abortion.

"Abortion is a murder," said Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., a Democrat. "We have experts and all indications are that this pill might cause abortion."

Emergency contraceptives, also known as morning-after pills, are intended to prevent pregnancy by ensuring that an egg does not become fertilized. They can reduce the chance of pregnancy by 89 percent if taken within 72 hours of intercourse. It is different from RU-486 - often called the French abortion pill - which aborts an already attached embryo.
(Thanks to the Las Vegas Sun and CNSNews.com.)

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