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JAMES KCCI EIGHT NEWS. IOWA’S NEWS LEADER INSIDE THE CAPITOL ROTUNDA. IOWANS ADVOCATING FOR AN ABORTION BAN VOICED THEIR SUPPORT OVER A NEW PROPOSAL IN THE HOUSE. THE BILL WOULD CLASSIFY AN UNBORN CHILD AS A PERSON IF THEY ARE A VICTIM OF A CRIME. HOWEVER, IT WOULD NOT APPLY TO THE UNINTENTIONAL DEATH OR HARM TO AN UNBORN CHILD RESULTING FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF LIFE SAVING PROCEDURE DURING BIRTH OR A MISCARRIAGE. SUPPORTERS AT TODAY’S RALLY SAY IT’S ABOUT EQUAL JUSTICE. TODAY IN IOWA, IF A MOTHER IS PREGNANT AND TAKE A PILL TO MURDER HER CHILD, THAT BABY IS NOT PROTECTED WITH EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER THE LAW. THAT CHILD IS STILL CONSIDERED SUBHUMAN, REALLY, BY T
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Iowans rally for abortion ban proposal at Capitol Rotunda
Iowans gathered inside the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to support a new House proposal that would classify an unborn child as a “person” if they are a victim of a crime. The bill would not apply to the unintentional death or harm to an unborn child resulting from life-saving procedures during birth or a miscarriage. Supporters at the rally emphasized the importance of equal justice. “Today in Iowa, if a mother’s pregnant and takes a pill to murder her child, that baby is not protected with equal justice under the law. That child is still considered subhuman, really, by the Iowa legislators,” said Benaya Ariel, a supporter of the bill.The bill has not been taken up by a subcommittee.
Iowans gathered inside the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to support a new House proposal that would classify an unborn child as a “person” if they are a victim of a crime.
The bill would not apply to the unintentional death or harm to an unborn child resulting from life-saving procedures during birth or a miscarriage.
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Supporters at the rally emphasized the importance of equal justice.
“Today in Iowa, if a mother’s pregnant and takes a pill to murder her child, that baby is not protected with equal justice under the law. That child is still considered subhuman, really, by the Iowa legislators,” said Benaya Ariel, a supporter of the bill.
The bill has not been taken up by a subcommittee.
