Action Alert: Newborn Murdered by Mother; No Charges Filed
Action Alert: Newborn Murdered by Mother; No Charges Filed
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As we draw closer to Christmas and the celebration of the birth of the baby Jesus, a story out of Campbell County Virginia has drawn outrage from across the nation, and reveals just how far we have fallen in our culture in defense of abortion on demand.
The facts of the story are simply horrific. A baby was allegedly murdered by its mother moments after it was born, but because the child was still attached by the umbilical cord, under Virginia law it is not considered to be a “separate life.” Thus, no charges will be filed.
In the words of one investigator, “In the state of Virginia as long as the umbilical cord is attached and the placenta is still in the mother, if the baby comes out alive the mother can do whatever she wants to with that baby to kill it. She could shoot the baby, stab the baby. As long as it’s still attached to her in some form by umbilical cord or something it’s no crime in the state of Virginia.”
You can read more about this disturbing case here.
You may recall that The Family Foundation worked with Delegate Chris Jones (R-76, Suffolk) during the 2007 and 2008 General Assembly sessions to fix our law regarding a case where a mother shot herself in the stomach on the day her unborn child was due to be delivered. That legislation overwhelmingly passed the House of Delegates on two occasions but was defeated both times in the Senate Education and Health committee.
These are the members of the Senate Education and Health committee who are so extreme in their defense of abortion that they voted against legislation that would make it a crime for someone to kill their child in this way: Dick Saslaw (D-35, Springfield), Louise Lucas (D-18, Portsmouth), Janet Howell (D-32, Reston), John Edwards (D-21, Roanoke), Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31, Arlington), Maime Locke (D-2, Hampton), George Barker (D-39, Alexandria), Ralph Northam (D-6, Norfolk), John Miller (D-1, Newport News). Committee Chairman Edd Houck (D-17, Spotsylvania) did not vote on the legislation.
Senator Steve Newman (R-23, Lynchburg) and Delegate Kathy Byron (R-22, Lynchburg) will introduce legislation in the 2010 General Assembly session that will once again attempt to fix this “loophole” in the law, and make it a crime to murder a nearly born or newborn child. We must remember, however, that there are many in our General Assembly who, like our President, apparently believe it is perfectly reasonable for a mother to take the life of a newborn child if it protects the sacred “right” to abortion. How else can one explain their voting records?
If we can’t fix this and protect the lives of those children born alive, God help us.
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ACTION: Please send an email to the members of the Senate Ed and Health Committee listed above by clicking the link below and urge them to support legislation during 2010 that will ensure that this doesn’t happen again. Please include:
- Mention the Campbell county story; you could even include a link to the story.
- Remind them that they voted against legislation in 2008 (HB 1126) that dealt with similar circumstances.
- Tell them they will vote on legislation fixing this situation in 2010 and you expect them to vote in favor of it and will hold them accountable for their vote!
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