No end to Michigan partial-birth abortions

The Michigan Attorney General's office indicated on May 24 that the opinion by Federal District Judge Arthur Tarnow, which permanently blocked enforcement of Michigan's Infant Protection Act, will go unchallenged.

President of Right to Life of Michigan Barbara Listing said, "I am extremely disappointed that a law overwhelmingly passed by the Michigan Legislature to protect viable babies from a painful, gruesome abortion procedure will be useless because of one judge's decision, a decision unchallenged by Michigan's Attorney General Jennifer Granholm. The people of Michigan can elect prolife lawmakers, however if judges do not respect and value human life, important laws will never take effect to protect the innocent members of our society."

The Michigan Infant Protection Act was passed to protect infants. Listing said, "When a child is partially born, it should be illegal to harm that child. It is regrettable that the Attorney General won't challenge the opinion by Judge Tarnow. There is merit to a challenge, but for now Michigan's partially-born children remain unprotected."

Prolife people are encouraged to write letters to the editors of local newspapers educating others on the realities of partial-birth abortion. The importance of electing prolife lawmakers and appointing prolife judges continues to be paramount to the protection of unborn children.

 

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