Though Congress seems unable to pass pro-life legislation at this point, state legislatures are seeing success.
Mary Spaulding Balch of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) believes 2013 will be another year of hard work for pro-lifers in some states.
"In Texas, the bill has already been introduced," she tells OneNewsNow. "They're going to be pursuing a Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, and the chance for success looks good. The governor (Rick Perry) has come out in support of it, and it looks like a good possibility that it will pass."
Several other states are considering similar measures to ban abortions at the point that a baby can feel pain -- generally considered 20 weeks into the pregnancy or less. In addition, several states are considering a bill that ban abortions on the basis of the sex of the child.
"I think that that's an issue that unfortunately is here in the United States," she laments. "We now know that sex-selection abortions are not confined to China; they're not confined to India. They are here in the United States, and we think that we have to address that now."
Other bills being pursued are laws to ensure that women have information on the dangers of abortion and their rights. States are also moving to make sure abortionists have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals and that clinics are regularly inspected.
Mississippi is working on legislation to force abortionists to follow federal protocol on use of the abortion drug RU-486.
Source: OneNewsNow
