HELENA, Mont. — On Nov. 6, Montana passed a measure requiring abortion facilities to notify parents before performing the procedure on those under 16.
As votes rolled in Tuesday, 66% of state locals voted in favor and 33% voted against Referendum 120, which mandates that doctors notify a parent or legal guardian at least 48 hours beforehand.
Notice will not be required, however, if there is a medical emergency, if notice is waived by a youth in court in a sealed proceeding or if it is waived by the parent or guardian.
Physicians who perform an abortion in violation of this act or who coerce a minor to have an abortion will now be subject to criminal prosecution and civil liability.
Michael Pauley, the campaign consultant for the successful parental-notification law in Alaska in 2010, helped with Montana's campaign and had predicted victory for the legislation.
But in Florida, locals rejected a law Tuesday that would have exempted taxpayers' money going to abortion except in rape, incest or life endangerment.
State unofficial results say 55.22% voted against and only 44.78% voted in favor of passing Amendment 6, which would have required that minors have parental consent to have an abortion.
A Florida ballot amendment requiring parental notification, not consent, became law after it passed 65% to 35% in 2004.
The proposed amendment would have superseded statutory limitations by putting a prohibition in Florida's Constitution.
The law would have also limited the right to privacy relating to abortions and any court rulings that had upheld that right.
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33% against it!? We, the people, have became monsters! And we, the Catholics, became pathetic, worth for nothing pagans. No wonder God is vomiting us, for we became lukewarm. We go the church to feel good about ourselves, and not to be changed. We talk in the middle of the church like this is a meeting hole, and not a house of prayer. We interrupt Christ talking to His people while blabbing above the heads of people praying in the pews. WAKE UP! It is NOT only about you. It is about God’s Children. Do you recognize Christ in others?! Or you became such blind that you cannot see anyone besides yourselves, and feeling good about yourselves. Whitewashed graves! And I am the worst of you. Oh Lord! Do not loose us from your sight lest we fail terribly!!!
I agree with Greg’s comment whole heartedly. How can 33% be against this? I will forever be amazed at the woman holding her own infant in her arms and still voting for pro-choice. The economy and jobless rate are not our biggest problems. The lack of morals in our country are scarier by far.
Amen, Montana. Thanks God. Mary pray for us and lead us to your son, Jesus.
Aportion is a monstriouse pathe witch never in this way should have been happening. It is the last and biggest burden of a wrong ideologie witch sees the man as object without soul and purpouse.We will have to go thrue a lot of horror till this is ending and the mind of mankinde will go to the next level it is on us if this will be 100 or 1000 years.
Why someone could be against it: It’s an unconstitutional “law” that codifies killing. At best, it UNEQUALLY protects innocent life. Worse, some babies may be “legally” killed, some babies may be protected. As long as the grandparents know about it, then the baby may be killed. To save some, it deliberately sacrifices the unalienable right to life of others.
Think about it.
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