VRLC is compiling information on how each Representative voted on H.57 and that information will be made available to you shortly. H.57 has been sent to the Vermont Senate Health and Welfare Committee for consideration, but they have not begun working on the Bill. The Committee … [Read more...] about Pro-Life State House Update – H.57 & PR. 5
Legislation
H.57 – What the Judiciary Committee Testimony Confirmed
Some Legislators have implied that the Federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act prohibits abortions in the late stages of pregnancy. It does not. It prohibits one specific type of abortion procedure. There are other types of abortion procedures used to abort babies in the second … [Read more...] about H.57 – What the Judiciary Committee Testimony Confirmed
Pro-Lifers Pack the State House for Public Hearing on H.57 House Human Services Committee Approves Bill (7-3) After Making Only Cosmetic Changes
Thank you to the pro-lifers who turned out by the hundreds to express their opposition to H.57! Despite the bad weather, so many of you were able to respond to our requests for a large turnout for the public hearing. The media took note of how large the crowd was, and it was very … [Read more...] about Pro-Lifers Pack the State House for Public Hearing on H.57 House Human Services Committee Approves Bill (7-3) After Making Only Cosmetic Changes
An act relating to the right to have an abortion
Senate Bill H 25 "Establishing a right to abortion advances the public policy goals of enhancing the health of all Vermont citizens, including women of all ages, and strengthening individuals and families ... The right of an individual to terminate the individual’s … [Read more...] about An act relating to the right to have an abortion
An act relating to preserving the right to abortion
House Bill H 57 "The General Assembly intends this act to safeguard the right to abortion in Vermont by ensuring that right is not denied, restricted, or infringed by a governmental entity. ... A fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus shall not have independent rights … [Read more...] about An act relating to preserving the right to abortion
