The so-called Reproductive Freedom Act of 2024, House Bill 2304, has nothing to do with protecting the health and safety of women in Pennsylvania.
This poorly-named and disastrously drafted piece of legislation actually eliminates the word “woman” from state law governing abortion and replaces it with “pregnant individual.”
This is Woke Politics at its worst.
The dangerous measure is designed to repeal the time-tested Abortion Control Act, which has served Pennsylvania women well over the years.
The Abortion Control Act, which became a model for the rest of the nation, provides for informed consent, parental consent, and a 24-hour waiting period for abortion, among other common sense provisions.
When the Abortion Control Act went into effect in the mid-1990s, abortion totals in Pennsylvania plunged. Women were empowered to make life-affirming decisions for themselves and their families. And unscrupulous abortionists were put on notice.
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Pro-abortion politicians in Pennsylvania want to drag the Commonwealth back to the days before basic protections were in place to assist both mother and child. This is an appalling development and shows just how far the pro-abortion side will go to try to prop up Big Abortion in PA.
The so-called Reproductive Freedom Act has now been referred to the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee for consideration. If you live in Pennsylvania, please contact your state representative and let him or her know you support pregnant women and oppose HB 2304!
LifeNews.com Note: Maria Gallagher is the Legislative Director and Political Action Committee Director for the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation and she has written and reported for various broadcast and print media outlets, including National Public Radio, CBS Radio, and AP Radio.
