YES! It's happening HERE!

 You have probably seen in the news where gender selection is occurring in countries like China and India. In India, some towns have so many men and so few women that the men cannot find a wife.  (See more on 20/20 "Gendercide") You may think it wouldn't happen here in the US, but a recent study shows otherwise.

“In a March 2008 report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Columbia University economists Douglas Almond and Lena Edlund examined the sex ratio of United States-born children and found `evidence of sex selection, most likely at the prenatal stage'.

The data revealed obvious `son preference' in the form of unnatural sex-ratio imbalances within certain segments of the United States population, primarily those segments tracing their ethnic or cultural origins to countries where sex-selection abortion is prevalent.

The evidence strongly suggests that some Americans are exercising sex-selection abortion practices within the United States consistent with discriminatory practices common to their country of origin, or the country to which they trace their ancestry. While sex-selection abortions are more common outside the United States, the evidence reveals that female feticide is also occurring in the United States.” (See more)

If passed the Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011 will protect the unborn from being aborted based on gender or race.

Abortion rights advocates strongly oppose the bill. The National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws (NARAL) said in testimony before Congress that, “All individuals, no matter their racial or ethnic background have a right to make personal decisions regarding their reproductive lives.”

NARAL also says outlawing abortions based on sex or race “gives the federal government unprecedented authority to interfere with a woman’s right to choose.”

We strongly stand in support of the Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2011 and ask you to contact your congressional representatives if you agree. 

Arizona's Legal Battle Over "Abortion Consent Act" is Over

Planned Parenthood withdrew from the lawsuit it filed in an attempt to stop the law from taking affect. The Abortion Consent Act was approved in September of 2009, but has been held up in the Arizona Court of Appeals by the lawsuit.

What the law does:

• Prohibits non-physicians from performing surgical abortions
• Provides for a 24 hours waiting period prior to having an abortion
• And for a women to be fully informed with accurate information on abortion including possible consequences 
  
• Protects healthcare workers who object to participation in abortions on religious or ethical grounds
• Requires notarized parental consent for minors seeking abortions

The law can now go into full affect this year and will begin protecting women and their unborn babies.

This is a BIG win for women. Now in Arizona, minor age girls will be protected from unnecessary abortions and emotional decisions that can scar them for life. Women will be protected against surgical abortion at the hands of someone other than a doctor. It will allow women and girls in a crisis situation to slow down and make more informed decisions. And finally it will protect the religious and moral conscience of medical professionals who don't want to be a part of the taking of innocent life.

Hopefully this will lead the way for further laws in other states that will offer similar protections. In the meantime, we rejoice with the people of Arizona.