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Source: Pro-Life Infonet; March 25,
2003
Minnesota Women's Right to Know Bill Passes Another Committee
St. Paul, MN -- The pro-life bill that would require abortion practitioners
to give women information about abortion risks and alternatives
24 hours prior to performing the abortion unanimously sailed through
the House Health and Human Services Finance Committee today morning.There
was little discussion.
The bill moves next to the House Way & Means Committee, its
fifth House panel, and then on to the House floor where it is expected
to pass with ease. Similar pro-life laws in other states have reduced
the number of abortions by as much as one-third.
The Woman's Right to Know Act (H.F. 668), authored by Rep. Mary
Liz Holberg, R-Lakeville, ensures women considering abortion receive
medically accurate information about fetal development and abortion's
risks and alternatives well before undergoing the procedure. The
bill has now passed through four House committees.
"The Woman's Right to Know Act is gaining momentum and support as
it passes through each of these committees," said Scott Fischbach,
the director of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life. "We are confident
that women will soon be given the information that has been denied
to them for so long in order to truly make an informed decision
about abortion."
"Abortion advocates admit that they do not provide this information
to women before they arrive at the clinic for the abortion," said
Fischbach. "It is vital that women have this information while they
are still considering their options."
The Woman's Right to Know Act has 118 total sponsors among legislators
- 82 House sponsors and 36 Senate sponsors. According to a February
2002 Mason-Dixon poll, 73 percent of Minnesota voters also support
the bill.
ACTION: Please contact your Minnesota State Representative and urge
strong support for this pro-life legislation. You can find your
state rep and contact information at http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/districtfinder.asp
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