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HB 7213 will hide evidence that Planned Parenthood targets Black communities in Connecticut.
Abortion extremists within the Democrat Party voted “nay” on Amendment D to HB 7213 which would have reinstated reporting requirements on abortion in Connecticut. HB 7213 will remove all reporting requirements for abortion providers to report their disproportionate and discriminatory outcomes on abortion. Black and Hispanic people accounted for 57% of abortions in Connecticut but only accounted for 19% of the overall population. This is what abortion extremists in Connecticut want to hide, and voted to hide, with HB 7213. An amendment to bring back these reporting requirements was defeated by a majority of Democrats in the Public Health Committee. We must stop this bill before it gets to another vote.
Regulations adopted in response to “fetal experimentation” are at risk in HB 7213.
In 1973, Yale-New Haven Hospital was accused of performing “fetal experimentation” on infants born alive during abortion. A scandal erupted. Public hearings were held. The next year, in response to the scandal, Connecticut adopted a regulation provision which requires all doctors to “support life” when an infant is born alive during an abortion (Sec. 19-13-D54(g) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies). That regulation has been the law for 50 years. It has been followed by hospitals, surgical centers and outpatient clinics alike. For 50 years, infants have had this layer of protection against being experimented with if they survive abortion.
Don’t believe it couldn’t happen again. Planned Parenthood, universities and other organizations are regularly exposed for trafficking in fetal body parts, some harvested while the infant’s heart is still beating. We must protect our laws against this inhuman and demeaning practice because it HAS happened in the past and can happen again today in Connecticut without restrictions.
Abortion extremism on display at the Connecticut State Capitol in debate on HB 7213.
Notwithstanding these long-existing safeguards, on Wednesday night, March 26, all except one Democrat on the Connecticut Public Health Committee, voted to delete the “infants born alive” protection with their vote on House Bill 7213. What is worse . . . legislative dirty tricks. That regulation – the one in response to the Yale scandal – was only added for removal that morning (LCO 6886)! It never got a public hearing. The proposed deletion was completely excluded from the bill during the public hearing a week earlier (LCO 5865).
In fact, it was denied during the hearing that the regulation (Sec. 19-13-D54) would be a target for erasure. It is disreputable and outrageous to proceed with a bill even though there was no public notice or hearing. And an unbelievable slap in the face of common sense and against people who want infants born alive to receive care. We must resist this abortion extremism and dirty tricks.
Longstanding conscience protections also voted to be removed.
All Democrats, except two, would not even budge on exemptions for conscience protections during the 12 hour debate. The bill, based on a change the morning of the vote, would now also remove Connecticut protections for persons who refuse to participate in abortion based on their judgment, philosophical, moral or religious beliefs. We need you to contact your legislators and demand that they protect doctors, nurses and staff who refuse to participate in the evil of abortion.
HB 7213 skirts the Regulation Review Committee process where it belongs.
This bill subverts the Legislative Regulation Review Committee process outlined in the Connecticut Uniform Administrative Procedures Act that startedin 2023 for this regulation. The legislature should allow that process to continue instead of rushing – in the dead of night – to delete reporting requirements, conscience protections, and protection of infants from our Connecticut laws.
Demand that parental notification be added to HB 7213
Parental notification for minors seeking abortions protects victims of sex trafficking and our young people. It is time for legislators to seek an amendment to HB 7213 that requires parental notification. Recall that the West Hartford Planned Parenthood performed an abortion and released Adam Gault’s 15-year-old victim who was kept hidden in a closet for almost a year. Other victims were suspected, and Adam Gault is now serving a 25-year sentence along with others who were involved in the crime. Adam’s crimes against a 15-year-old child went undetected at Planned Parenthood. Instead of deleting our abortion regulations, they should be enhanced with more reporting, more vigorous counseling, better informed consent for minors, and also a parental notification provision for minors.
