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Senate Blocks Pro-Tiller Resolution Glorifying Abortion Industry

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The Senate [Monday] blocked a resolution praising the “crucial services” of abortionists and condemning violence against them in the wake of Kansas late-term abortionist George Tiller’s murder last month.

The resolution, sponsored by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), decried violence against “providers of health care services to women” and asserted, “there is a history of violence against providers of reproductive health care, as health care employees have suffered threats and hostility in order to provide crucial services to patients.”

The resolution failed to gather adequate support after Shaheen refused requests by some of her colleagues to strike the language celebrating the abortion industry. Shaheen expressed frustration at the resolution’s demise.

“I realize that the issue of reproductive choice is divisive and that there are many heartfelt feelings on both sides of the aisle,” said Shaheen in a press release. “However, I was hopeful that, regardless of our differences of opinion on this sensitive issue, the Senate could come together and pass a resolution that rejects the use of violence against women’s health care providers.

“It is a sad day when the elected leaders of the greatest Democracy on earth can’t agree to protect those exercising their constitutional rights.”

The U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month unanimously passed a similar resolution condemning the Tiller killing and other murders that took place in a house of worship, without mentioning Tiller’s profession. Tiller was killed May 31 at Reformation Lutheran Church, where he was serving as an usher.

Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Institute, praised the Senate’s rejection of Sheehan’s resolution.

“What an encouragement to the pro-life community that while some Senators may vote in favor of abortion, they stand strongly against any effort to glorify it,” said Perkins.

“Like us, they realize that just as violence cannot be tolerated, neither can any effort to exalt those who practice it against the unborn.”

See related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:

Pro-life Leaders Face Death Threats, Require Protection from Abortion Rights Radicals

How George Tiller Drove his Own Employee to Join Operation Rescue

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4 responses to “Senate Blocks Pro-Tiller Resolution Glorifying Abortion Industry”

  1. Ray II Avatar
    Ray II

    I have never understood why Congress has to take the time to pass a resolution saying what they think. Don’t they have a job we elected them to do? If they could just stay on point for a minute or two it would be nice.

  2. DWC Avatar
    DWC

    Ray II — I echo that. Do they think they have to step in and be heard on every crime committed?? Were they drafting resos in the past postal killings? University shootings? Fast food robberies? Plane hijackings? Come on. A back-door approach at more pro-abortion legislation.

  3. Bruce Roeder Avatar
    Bruce Roeder

    Since this horrible, tragic murder, I have been surprised to discover many people who had never even realized that it was legal in the USA to abort a viable baby. They thought Roe v. Wade was limited to the first trimester.

    Now is a good time to open some eyes. I say let the pro-abortion pols vote and go on record as saying that killing a baby that is able to live outside the womb is a “crucial service.”

    Sad day indeed.

  4. plowshare Avatar
    plowshare

    Bruce, the trouble with your idea is that they wouldn’t mention the fact that he killed viable unborn babies–or even that he performed “post-viablity abortions or “late term pregnancy terminations.” It would have been clever of some senators to propose amendments to this effect, and watch the reaction, but I’m sure no such amendments would have passed. “women’s health care” and “reproductive health care” is what they use for the killing of these babies.

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