Supreme Court Grants Review in Second Partial-Birth Abortion Case

This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States granted review in the second case involving the issue of partial-birth abortion.  As I mentioned in previous postings, I am not surprised that the Court took this case.  The ACLJ is representing members of Congress in the Nebraska case that is already before the high court, and we will be representing our members and members of Congress before the Court in this 9^th Circuit case. 

The Supreme Court today took a significant step, which now clearly puts all of the issues surrounding partial-birth abortion front and center.  By taking a second case involving the constitutionality of the national ban on partial-birth abortion, the Supreme Court puts the spotlight on one of the most horrific medical procedures in existence today.  The high court not only will determine whether Congress acted appropriately enacting the ban, but the high court also has a critical opportunity to bring an end, once and for all, to the barbaric practice of partial-birth abortion.  Taking a second case clearly elevates one of the most culturally significant issues of our time.  The stakes are high and we are very pleased that the Supreme Court now has the opportunity to abolish what can only be described as infanticide.

The ACLJ has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court representing 78 members of Congress and more than 320,000 Americans, asking the high court to uphold the constitutionality of the national ban on partial-birth abortion.  We will be doing the same in the California case.

In our brief, we assert that partial-birth procedures represent the beachhead of the assault on post-natal life, the bridge between abortion and infanticide.  Absent strong legal barriers and vigorous societal condemnation, partial-birth procedures open the way to legal infanticide.  We will keep you posted as this new matter is now before the Supreme Court of the United States.