Idaho's Anti-Coerced
Abortion Law Should Be Enacted Nationwide Say "Silent No
More" Leaders
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2008
Staten Island, NY – Idaho's
new law establishing the crime of abortion coercion should
be enacted in every state say leaders of the Silent No More
Awareness Campaign, the world’s largest network of women and
men harmed by abortion.
The measure, which may be the
first of its kind, creates criminal penalties and civil
liability for anyone who threatens or inflicts physical harm
on a pregnant woman in order to force her to have an
abortion.
"A statute like this is long overdue," stated Georgette
Forney, co-founder of the SNMAC. “Abortion is traumatic on
its own, coerced abortion is beyond horrific. Those who
oppose domestic abuse and those who seek to protect women
and their unborn babies should unite to support this kind of
legislation in every jurisdiction.”
"It's hard to imagine anyone opposing a bill against forced
abortion," added Janet Morana, another co-founder of the
SNMAC. "If your concern is for women, you will want those
who attack and threaten them punished. If your concern is
for the abortion industry, though, you will oppose anything
that puts women’s lives ahead of abortion profits."
Since the launching of the
Silent No More Awareness Campaign in 2003, 2,326 women and
men have shared their testimonies publicly at 189 gatherings
in 44 states and six countries where more than 15,000
spectators have heard the truth about abortion’s negative
aftereffects. More than 4,100 people are registered to be
Silent No More. Raising awareness about the hurtful
aftermath of abortion and the help that is available to cope
with the pain are two of the Campaign’s goals.
The Silent No More Awareness
Campaign is a joint project of Anglicans for Life and
Priests for Life.
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