Post by pavel on Apr 14, 2016 4:14:26 GMT -6
MONTGOMERY — An Alabama House committee on Wednesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment to legally define a fetus as a person from the moment of fertilization, which would effectively ban abortion.
If passed by the House and the Senate, voters will have a chance to consider the issue at the ballot box.
The amendment’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Ed Henry, said his bill is not a “direct attack” on abortion. “But if Alabamians believe life begins after conception, it does cause abortion to be in conflict with our values."
Henry personally believes life begins at the moment of fertilization, but he said giving Alabamians a chance to vote on the issue means the legislature won’t be “dictating to the state.”
Read more: www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20160413/NEWS/160419847/1007?Title=Alabama-House-committee-OKs-defining-fetus-as-person
If passed by the House and the Senate, voters will have a chance to consider the issue at the ballot box.
The amendment’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Ed Henry, said his bill is not a “direct attack” on abortion. “But if Alabamians believe life begins after conception, it does cause abortion to be in conflict with our values."
Henry personally believes life begins at the moment of fertilization, but he said giving Alabamians a chance to vote on the issue means the legislature won’t be “dictating to the state.”
Read more: www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20160413/NEWS/160419847/1007?Title=Alabama-House-committee-OKs-defining-fetus-as-person