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The News about Abortionist
LeRoy Carhart: Day Two Part Three of Three By Dave Andrusko
Yesterday we talked about late, late, late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart who told local Nebraska media that he was hightailing it out of town to set up three abortion clinics-- in Maryland, near the U.S. Capital, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Indianapolis (www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/Nov10/nv111010part2.html). He's leaving because of Nebraska's historic "Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act" [L.B. 1130]. This law is bad news for a man who specializes in taking the lives of unborn children so advanced in age that it makes even harden abortionists blanche. Today's news stories added additional details. For example he told Rob Stein of the Washington Post, "The laws are more favorable in these other jurisdictions, and we're going to do the maximum the law allows." Think about that for a moment. However, unlike yesterday's stories, which specified a "suburban Maryland" site, in the Post story Carhart is more vague. He refused to say whether the abortion clinic, which will open December 6, would be in DC "or one of the Virginia or Maryland suburbs." "The patients, when they call, will be told where to go. The 'antis' will find out soon enough, but I don't want to help them," Carhart told the Post. "We will be subject to protests, but I'm not going to give them a head start." The most interesting response came from a pro-abortion blog-- www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2010/11/11/roundup-antichoice-rejoice-while-carhart-plans-clinics. The author, Robin Marty, began by chortling about how those anti-choice fanatics had outsmarted themselves. "But is it really a victory when he's opening up three new clinics instead?" And--ha-ha--nobody challenged the law, so the goal of getting the law before the Supreme Court was short-circuited. Then, it was like the light went on. Wait, wait, don't tell me that I forgot all about what happened not just in Congress last week but around the nation! "With a number of state legislatures moving to complete GOP control, copy cat legislation can be expected to pop up all over in the next session," Marty bemoaned. "The idea that this type of onerous, controversial bill could be held to one state is no longer a given, and a court challenge is likely to be the only way to avoid a country that will allow women the right to an abortion after 20 weeks only if she is lucky enough to live in a certain state." Yes, you got it. See you at the legislature. Please send your comments on Today's News & Views and National Right to Life News Today to daveandrusko@gmail.com. If you like, join those who are following me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/daveha. |
