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Radical Pro-Abortion Bill Defanged
Please read to the end of this message to learn about two important events that need the presence of FIC Action members next week. But first, news about what happened. And why your presence can make such a difference.
FIC Action, our allies, and a bipartisan group of legislators, succeeded in gutting HB 7213, forcing the Public Health Committee's co-chairs to remove the radical sections that were deceptively added to the bill after the public hearing.
Despite their underhanded tactics, Connecticut's decades-old regulations that require doctors to save the lives of newborns who survive abortions, require abortion providers to report abortion data to the state, and protect medical workers from being forced to perform abortions, were all saved last night.
HB 7213 can best be broken down into three elements:
1) The regulations moderating Connecticut's abortion extremism were saved. This was an unmitigated win for pro-lifers and a humiliation for the pro-abortionists who tried to sneak their radicalism past the public.
2) A parental notification amendment, and an amendment similar to parental notification, both failed. That is a travesty. But we never expected parental notification to pass on the first try. That this vote happened at all was a breakthrough, and one that may haunt legislators who voted the wrong way.
3) HB 7213 passed the House of Representatives. In its now-watered-down version, it is still an affront to parental rights. But it does provide some new protection for minor girls who wish to carry their child to term instead of having an abortion. This strange dichotomy caused pro-life legislators to come down on opposite sides of the final vote.
Over 100 FIC Action members joined us at the state Capitol for a grueling session that went on for almost nine hours. Your presence was noticed. Lobbyists for other causes called the turnout "impressive." Gov. Ned Lamont happened to be walking by when we all congregated outside the House chambers and greeted the army of blue-shirted pro-lifers. And the impact made by all of you sitting in the gallery for much of the day was felt on the House floor.
While we continue to monitor HB 7213, there are several other things happening next week which should be of interest to Connecticut's pro-family community. FIC Action will be present at an "informational" hearing on homeschooling at the Legislative Office Building on Monday. Although the public cannot speak at this type of hearing, we encourage you to come anyway and make your presence known. As we saw yesterday, it matters.
Finally, we invite as many FIC Action members as possible to come to the state Capitol on Thursday, May 8th, for an important Save Girls Sports event co-hosted by FIC Action and the CT Catholic Public Affairs Conference. Mark your calendars now and watch for more information soon.
