The media Down Under is abuzz with reports of a new home “gender test” for pregnant women, now available in stores without a prescription. It enables a woman who is eight or more weeks pregnant to learn the sex of her child, with 90 percent accuracy — opening up the possibility that she might abort it if she is not happy with the result.
As Father Jonathan Morris notes on his FoxNews blog, this story, which was just noted today by the Drudge Report, is a typical example of how the mainstream media often fails to notice the import of life issues until well after the fact. The test in question is already available over the counter at drugstore chains throughout the United States.
Similarly, it was reported last month that the Swedish government ruled in favor of allowing sex-selection abortions. That may be news in Sweden, but it is not news here in the United States, where the Supreme Court has interpreted Roe v. Wade to allow abortion on demand through all nine months of pregnancy. See Americans United for Life’s guide to Supreme Court rulings for more information on this, particularly the section on Doe v. Bolton.
TAKE ACTION: During the 2008 campaign, President Obama promised Planned Parenthood that his first priority as President would be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act, which would bar states and the federal government from imposing any restrictions on abortion on demand. Visit AUL’s FightFOCA.com to learn what you can do to prevent the act from becoming law. Also, read AUL Vice President of Legal Affairs Denise Burke’s article on how abortion advocates, in the face of growing public opposition to FOCA, are advising the Obama administration to implement the act’s objectives by stealth.
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I understand sex selection abortions are common in India where they are advertised as being cheaper than paying the cost of a daughter’s dowry. Where is the so-called women’s movement when you need them?