Good news for babies about to be born in Michigan, at least after January 1st, 2012; they can no longer be “aborted” on the way out. On Tuesday, October 11th, Governor Rick Snyder signed the Partial Birth Abortion Ban into law.
As Right to Life of Michigan President Barbara Listing explained:
“Michigan joins dozens of other states in declaring that there is no right, constitutional or otherwise, to kill a child inches from complete birth. This Michigan law will be enforceable by state officials, including the attorney general and local prosecutors.”
Some background on this critical legislation:
The first Michigan law to ban partial birth abortion was enacted in 1996, signed by Governor John Engler, but eventually overturned by the federal courts. Two other versions were later enacted, one in 2004 via a statewide petition drive, after Governor Jennifer Granholm vetoed the same language that had been passed by the legislature in 2003. It was January 15, 2004, when Right to Life of Michigan President Barbara Listing kicked off “The People’s Override,” a citizen initiative to bypass the Governor’s veto and enact the Legal Birth Definition Act to ban partial birth abortions in Michigan. RLM volunteers across the state collected 460,034 signatures in just three months. The Partial Birth Abortion Ban signed today by Governor Rick Snyder is parallel to a federal law signed by President George W. Bush and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2007.
A great big “Thank-you” to Barbara Listing and Michigan Right to Life; to Governor Snyder; and to the legislators who sponsored the bill and worked hard to defend each precious little life, including: Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, the Speaker of the House Jase Bolger.
Citizens for Traditional Values has contact links to send personal thanks to all involved in getting the ban passed.
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Next step: Changing hearts and minds on the right-to-life issue and eventually ending all abortion.
Here’s a great new video from Ray Comfort (LivingWaters, Heart Changer) that aims to do just that. His documentary technique is to challenge the way people think about the issue with penetrating questions. “180” is a powerful apologetic; profound and eye-opening.
(Warning: graphic Holocaust images)
Watch and share ~and help change hearts.
