Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA) (H.R. 748) Abortion notice passes US House; Receives Praise from Pro-life Official

The U.S. House of Representatives today gave strong approval to legislation requiring parental notification for interstate abortions on minors, after which the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) called on the Democratic Caucus in the U.S. Senate to stop obstructing parental notification legislation.

The House passed the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (CIANA, H.R. 748) by a bipartisan margin of 270-157.

The bill is sponsored by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fl.).In the Senate, a parental notification bill (S. 8/S. 403), sponsored by Sen. John Ensign (R-Nv.), has 38 sponsors (37 of them Republicans).

This bill has been listed among the "top ten" priorities by the Senate Republican leadership, but the Senate Democratic Leadership has erected procedural obstacles that have prevented its early consideration.

"It is outrageous that the Senate Democratic caucus has thrown up procedural obstacles to block parental notification legislation, despite numerous polls showing 75 percent or more of the public supports requiring parental notification," commented NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson.

ILLINOIS members of the US HOUSE votes on HR 748:
Those voting yes (pro-life) were Costello, Hyde, Johnson, LaHood, Lipinski, Manzullo, Shimkus and Weller.Those voting no (pro-abortion) were Bean, Biggert, Davis, Emauel, Evans, Gutierrez, Jackson, Kirk, Rush, and Schakowsky.Please thank those US House members who voted for HR 748, the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act. Click here for the full story

Meanwhile, the U.S. bishops' chief pro-life spokeswoman hailed the House passage of this legislation that would outlaw the practice of taking minors over state lines for abortions to circumvent parental notification or consent laws in the girl's home state.

Cathy Cleaver Ruse, director of planning and information for the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, said in an April 28 statement that "taking teens across state lines for secret abortions strikes at the heart of the family and the rights of parents."

She added, "But more than that, it presents a grave danger to the girls who are subjected to an invasive surgical procedure without their medical history or records, and with no medical follow-up or intervention."
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