ACLJ: Supreme Court Has Opportunity to End Gruesome Practice of Partial-Birth Abortion.WASHINGTON -- On the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of Supreme Court arguments on the federal ban on partial-birth abortion partial-birth abortion n. A late-term abortion, especially one in which a viable fetus is partially delivered through the cervix before being extracted. Not in technical use. , the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ ACLJ American Center for Law and Justice ACLJ Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (Washington, DC) ), which specializes in constitutional law, said the high court has a critical opportunity to do what it failed to do six years ago and end the abhorrent ab·hor·rent adj. 1. Disgusting, loathsome, or repellent. 2. Feeling repugnance or loathing. 3. Archaic Being strongly opposed. practice of partial-birth abortion. The ACLJ has filed amicus briefs in both cases before the Supreme Court - including one on behalf of some 80 members of Congress and more than 320,000 Americans. "There simply is no reason to keep this barbaric practice legal," said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ, which litigates pro-life issues. "This so-called medical procedure amounts to nothing more than infanticide infanticide (ĭnfăn`təsīd) [Lat.,=child murder], the putting to death of the newborn with the consent of the parent, family, or community. Infanticide often occurs among peoples whose food supply is insecure (e.g. and now the high court is in position to end this gruesome practice once and for all. Congress spent years deliberating this issue and reached substantial factual findings - including the fact there is never a medical need for this procedure. We're hopeful the Supreme Court will act to prevent the spread of abortion into infanticide." In 2000, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to reject the state ban on partial-birth abortion by Nebraska. Now, the high court - with two new Justices - will hear oral arguments tomorrow in two cases challenging the federal ban on the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act The Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (Public Law 108-105, HR 760, S 3, 18 U.S. Code 1531)[1] (or "PBA Ban") is a United States law prohibiting a form of late-term abortion that the Act calls partial-birth abortion. The U.S. of 2003. The ACLJ has been very active in supporting the government's defense of the federal ban and has filed a brief in the Nebraska case on behalf of some 80 members of Congress - including Senator Rick Santorum and Rep. Steve Chabot who sponsored the measure - along with more than 320,000 Americans. The ACLJ also has filed a brief in the case out of California. Sekulow will be attending the oral arguments at the Supreme Court tomorrow and will be available for media interviews immediately following the arguments on the plaza in front of the main entrance to the Supreme Court. Led by Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, the American Center for Law and Justice specializes in constitutional law and focuses on pro-life litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. . The ACLJ is based in Washington, D.C. and is online at www.aclj.org. |
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