Friday, January 09, 2009

U.S. Congress FOCA Bill

From what i've read and understood about the FOCA (Freedon of Choice Act) Bill, one of its features was for a minor to be able to get an abortion without her parent's consent. The main focus of this bill was to enshrine Roe v. Wade into law and nullify virtually all federal and state limitations on abortion. I'm not an expert on the issue but common sense would tell me that there seems to be disconnect on this bill having the feature i've mentioned on parental consent. Links to the 2007 version of the US House and Senate bills can be found here and here respectively.

I've had two kids finish high school and my youngest is presently a high school senior. I do not recall any of them joined a field trip without me signing a parent's consent form. In the form, it would always indicate that if I do not sign it, my kid will have to stay in school and would be given some other school related activity if I do not consent to them joining their classmates in the field trip. I do not know if any among us would consider a field trip more important than an abortion. Am I missing something here?

Let us pray to end all the madness in this world.

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