More than once, the U.S. Congress has failed to pass the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA), which would require parents to be notified if their minor daughter has an abortion anywhere in the country.
Now, Republican Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida and Orrin Hatch of Utah are looking for co-sponsors to reintroduce the legislation.
Kellie Fiedorek, staff attorney with Americans United for Life, said it's important that lawmakers are taking the issue seriously.
"Oftentimes, abortion providers like Planned Parenthood will encourage minors to go to states where the laws are less strict," she said.
"Parental consent is required for getting your ears pierced or to get an aspirin or Tylenol or to get a tattoo, and abortion is so much more serious and so much more risk to a young girl's health and to her life."
Meanwhile, the U.S. House is expected to vote soon on a pro-life amendment that would help to protect human embryos.
The measure would put the Weldon Amendment into law, ensuring that patents would not cover human beings. Similar legislation already has been passed by the Senate.
Fiedorek said there has been an eagerness among researchers to patent and market human embryos.
Source: CitizenLink
