Pennsylvania Post Roe
Kansas and Indiana made the news this week, the former voting down an abortion ban law and the latter codifying into law the strictest anti-abortion law in the country. So where does Pennsylvania stand in regards to abortion? We stand on hold, waiting for the election of a new governor and legislative seats. (D) Josh Shapiro is the radical pro-choice candidate running for governor against (R) Doug Mastriano who is pro-life. Life is on the ballot this November in the Commonwealth, make no mistake about it. As early as this coming spring we could be voting on a Constitutional Amendment. (Senate Bill 956) The bill introduced by (R) Senator Judy Ward was in response to the abortion industry's lawsuit demanding an end to Medicaid restrictions on abortions. Currently Pennsylvania Medicaid only pays for abortions in the case of rape, incest or the life of a mother is at stake. The abortion industry is going beyond just the funding by taxpayers but is looking to inject a "right" to abortion into the constitution via a State Supreme Court fiat. Senator Ward's bill also will decline any "right" to abortion in Pennsylvania. The abortion industry is trying to bypass the legislative and constitutional amendment process by going through the courts. Does this strategy sound familiar? It should be, this is the same strategy that brought us the Roe decision that was just ruled unconstitutional on the federal level by the United States Supreme Court.
The consequences of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in favor of the abortion industry would be disastrous to pro-life efforts in the Commonwealth. The Abortion Control Act would be struck down. Protection for late term pregnancies would cease, no parental consent requirements and no 24 hour waiting period. Abortion centers would no longer be subject to state inspections. This law was passed in response to the Gosnell house of horrors. Abortion clinics would be less regulated than a massage parlor. In order for PA Bill 956 to become an amendment to the constitution, it must pass both the House and Senate in two consecutive sessions and then be voted upon by the people. That is why this November state elections are so important. The bill has passed both House and Senate already and it needs to be passed again this upcoming session. We need to vote in pro-life candidates so that we can pass Senate Bill 956 and insure the addition of the Life Amendment to the PA Constitution.