The Struggle Continues

The fight to stop abortion continues on many fronts, and recently many events have taken place that I felt needed attention. Perhaps this is due in part to the country's becoming more conservative, or the fact that the baby boomers, that great bastion of liberal ideas have lost influence with the average American, or maybe it might be as simple as they have not been able to sell there ideas and values to the seceeding generations of Americans. For whatever reason, the fight to prevent abortion is picking up steam.

Some recent events are:

1)The Washington Times has reported that 5 states are considering an outright ban on abortion, with the only exception being the life of the mother.

Legislators in at least five states are proposing bold anti-abortion measures as the Bush administration reshapes the U.S. Supreme Court, a report said. With the goal of challenging the Roe vs. Wade ruling that ensured a woman's right to an abortion, lawmakers in Georgia, Indiana, Ohio, South Dakota and Tennessee propose banning all abortions except when the woman's life is in danger, Stateline.org reported. If enacted, legal experts said the laws would be the first absolute abortion bans since the landmark 1973 ruling.

2) The pro life group, National Right to Life is reporting that a victory at the supreme court was obtained in the rights of a parent to be notified and be present if there daughter is going to have an abortion.

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously remanded Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood, the case dealing with New Hampshire's parental notification law, to the First Circuit Court of Appeals.

"Today's decision reaffirms that parents have a right to know and that girls have a right to have their parents involved--it is a victory for both parents and minor girls," stated Mary Spaulding Balch, State Legislative director. "There is no abortion procedure that can be performed so quickly that there is not enough time to make a short phone call to a minor girl's parents."

This does not mean that the path is clear or rosey in the least. Life Site News is reporting that in the state of Illinois, the Republican candidate is in favor of a law that would require a pharmacist to fill any prescription for birth control, without an exception for conscience.

Illinois Gov Candidate Topinka Backs Rule Targeting Pro-Life Pharmacists
Showing her pro-abortion colors, Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Judy Baar Topinka said on Monday she supports a much-criticzed executive order implemented by Gov. Rod Blagojevich that forces pro-life pharmacists to dispense drugs that could cause abortions.

So the fight is in no way over and may still be lost. There seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel and it's not an oncoming train.