Ben Sasse Rips Into 99 Senators over Infanticide: ‘This Shouldn’t Be Complicated’
Stung by a proposed Virginia law that its supporters have said would allow abortion up until the moment of birth, Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse has launched a pro-life offensive by calling for the adoption of the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
As reported by The Western Journal, Democratic Virginia Delegate Kathy Tran has proposed legislation that would allow an abortion right up until the moment a baby is about to be born.
After a firestorm of protest greeted public debate on the bill, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, elected with the support of Planned Parenthood, issued statements supporting the bill that infuriated pro-life supporters, as reported by The Western Journal.
Advertisement - story continues below
Sasse addressed the Senate on Thursday. The text of his speech was posted on his Senate website, and the text of his proposed law is also available online.
Sasse noted that he was using two Senate procedures to move his proposal to the floor as fast as possible, and called for all senators to take a stand.
TRENDING: Trump Has Pelosi and Schumer Right Where He Wants Them
“I also want senators to be aware that on Monday evening I’m going to be asking unanimous consent for senators to come to the floor and pass an abortion survivors protection act, an abortion survivors born-alive piece of legislation. I’m going to ask all 100 senators to come to the floor and be against infanticide. This shouldn’t be complicated,” Sasse said.
Sasse made it clear in his speech that the bill was a reaction to liberals’ celebration of abortion that surrounded the proposed Virginia law.
Advertisement - story continues below
“This place fancies itself the world’s greatest deliberative body, but we would be deceiving ourselves if we ignored the biggest debate that’s been happening in America over the last 36 hours. A public elected official — the Governor of one of the 50 states — has been defending a practice that is morally repugnant. The Governor of Virginia has been defending a practice that is repugnant to civilized people across the entire world,” he said.
Sasse then shared what he called an “ugly nugget” from Northam’s defense of Tran’s legislation.
“If a mother is in labor, I can tell you exactly what would happen, the infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother,” Northam said, as reported by Fox News.
Northam has stood by his comments.
Sasse said that Northam’s words boil down to support for something most of civilization finds hideous.
https://www.westernjournal.com/ben-sasse-rips-99-senators-infanticide-shouldnt-complicated/?utm_source=push&utm_medium=westernjournalism&utm_content=2019-02-01&utm_campaign=manualpost