Boozman Hails Ban on Partial Birth Abortion

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Boozman Hails Ban on Partial Birth Abortion

U.S. Representative John Boozman (R-AR) today hailed a Supreme Court decision upholding the ban on partial birth abortion in the United States.

The 5-4 decision says the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, co-sponsored by Boozman, which was passed overwhelmingly by both the House and Senate, and signed into law by President Bush.

Boozman, a member of the Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, said "today's ruling ends an appalling medical practice in our country. I was proud to vote for this legislation in 2003, proud the day President Bush signed it, and proud today that it is officially the law of the land."

"Nationally recognized experts, including one practicing in Arkansas, have said unborn children feel pain during a partial-birth abortion and the American Medical Association endorsed this ban - calling the procedure medically dangerous," Boozman said. "As a member of the medical profession, and the father of three daughters, I believe partial-birth abortion - the extraction of a child and crushing of its head in the womb - is a horrid practice and I am glad to see that it will no longer be performed on the women and unborn children of America."

"Today's ruling is a win for those of us who continue the fight to protect the sanctity of human life," Boozman added.

In the last year, Boozman has co-sponsored and called for passage of several pro-life pieces of legislation, including: the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act, requiring notification of the intense pain their unborn child would feel during a partial-birth abortion; the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, giving parents the right to know when their child is taken across a state line to undergo the abortion procedure; the Pregnant Women Support Act, providing resources, including health insurance, which enable pregnant women to choose life; and the Post Abortion Research and Care Act, providing funds for the National Institutes of Health to research the emotional impact of abortion on women.

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