At the start of the 40th year since the infamous Roe v. Wade decision by the United States Supreme Court that overturned state laws against abortion, there is some good news to report in both the American states and in Europe.
The number of state laws approved in 2011 restricting abortion more than doubled, according to Americans United for Life. The group declared Louisiana the most pro-life state in the Union, followed closely by Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Arkansas. Pennsylvania was the only northeastern state in the top half. I had posted last month in Corbett Signs Several Bills into Law in Corbett Signs Several Bills into Law, http://williamcinfici.blogspot.com/2011/12/corbett-signs-several-bills-into-law.html, on the approval of a law regulating abortion facilities like other surgical centers. The Keystone State, where the number of abortions performed continues to decline, is now considering a law requiring people seeking abortions to view ultrasounds of their fetuses before receiving an abortion, as other states require, for informed consent.
The 47-member Council of Europe declared euthanasia always to be prohibited, according to the Conservative News Service. Calling abuses violations of human rights, the body ruled against all forms of drug-induced homicide or suicide, as well as the removal of feeding tubes, CNS reports. The Council urged the right to life to be respected always whenever there was a doubt, according to CNS. Member states with weak protections of the right to life, such as Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland, are urged to review their laws in order to comply with the ruling, CNS reports. Member states elect members of the Council’s parliament.
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