Dishonest legislation: the late-term abortion ban

What a terrible waste of time and tax-payer money. The "partial-birth abortion ban" has been declared unconstitutional, again, to no great surprise. This issue has been used by politicians to distort truth and hoodwink voters for years now.

When Clinton refused to sign the bill on the grounds that it was unconstitutional, he was described as "pro" partial-birth abortion, rather than pro-Constitution. The same hobby horse has been trotted out to use against Kerry. Refusing to promote such a dishonor to U.S. voters doesn't equal "pro-abortion."

Let's refocus attention on the legislators who refuse to write the bill in such a way that it is constitutional. This is a dishonest act that is intended, not to protect anyone, but to produce material for propaganda campaigns.

Let's remember that "pro-choice" is NOT synonymous with "pro-abortion." The pro-choice stance is an anti-legislation movement that is neither pro- nor anti-abortion. The pro-choice stance argues that the abortion question should be left to the individual, not big government (and HMO special-interest groups). This bogus bill is an example of why government can't be trusted to legislate moral choices.