SAN FRANCISCO (WordNews.org) Oct. 13, 2012 – Liberty Counsel has filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals urging the court to uphold a law passed in Arizona that makes abortions after 20 weeks illegal.
“In keeping with medical advances, history and common sense, the Arizona Legislature has said that a 20-week-old unborn child is a human being, not merely a ‘potential human being,’ whose rights must be balanced with the mother’s rights when deciding whether an abortion can be performed,” Liberty Counsel told the court.
Mat Staver, Liberty Counsel’s founder and chairman, said late-term abortions post great risks to the mother.
“This law takes into account the rights of the unborn child and the safety of the mother. Arizona is the first state to enact a late-term ban based on concerns for the mother’s health,” he said. “The very groups that are charged with defending and protecting women’s health are paradoxically the ones responsible for trying to block this law aimed at protecting women.”
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