Fed Status for Fetus Spurs Debate
Abortion rights supporters said the change could help lay legal groundwork establishing the rights of a fetus and lead to a reversal of the Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade (news – web sites) decision that legalized abortion.
“It undermines the whole premise of Roe v. Wade by giving legal status to a fetus from the moment of conception,” said Marcia Greenberger of the National Women’s Law Center.
The left’s position on abortion is inconsistent with its position on capital punishment and its alleged concern “for the children,” as their outrage over pre-natal care and punishment of fetal murder clearly shows. Tommy Thompson and the administration have brought these inconsistencies to the surface, and helped the poor at the same time.