ionality. Democratic and Liberal counter-proposals also include vague wording, which can be interpreted to dissolve the intent of the law. Partial birth abortions are the legal murder of innocent, living babies. It is time that legislatures stop playing political hot-potato with the issue of partial birth abortion, and pass legislation that will take a definite stance on this issue and make partial birth abortions illegal. The United States Congress isnt the only legislature having difficulty passing PBA legislation; state legislatures are facing issues of unconstitutionality as well. An Arkansas State law regarding PBAs was declared unconstitutional by a federal judge in November 1998. The court found that the law was unconstitutionally vague and could have the effect of banning all abortions. Laws in Iowa, Louisiana, New Jersey, and Wisconsin were declared unconstitutional for the same reason (Partial 9). For some reason, which is impossible to discern, many of these laws are so vaguely worded that they might be interpreted to ban a broad range of abortions. Considering that some legislators are lawyers, they must be aware that these laws will never stand up in court. Yet legislators continue to pass these laws knowing that they will be suspended or overturned at the first court challenge, using them as political swords every step of the way. Democrats cry that Republicans are taking away a womans right to choose, and Republicans accuse Democrats of doing nothing to stop the infanticide. Federal laws are often counter-proposed by Democratic legislators. In May 1997, Republicans proposed legislation similar to what was proposed and passed by congress but ultimately vetoed by President Clinton in 1995. Democrats, in an attempt to pass legislation President Clinton would sign, counter-proposed with an amendment that would criminalize any partial birth abortion performed after the fetus became viable unless required to avoid ...
