Governor Jan Brewer signing a bill that would ban abortions that are sex-selection or race-based in nature by targeting girls or ethnic minorities. The legislation would ban sex-selection abortions and require women seeking abortions to sign a statement saying they are not obtaining the abortion because of the gender of the unborn baby. The bill also prohibits abortions based on the race of the unborn child. The father of the unborn child or the parents of a minor girl would be able to file a lawsuit for civil damages against abortion practitioners that do race-based or sex-selection abortions.
The bill makes it a felony to provide financing for such an abortion and supporters of the measure say it is important to root out discrimination that comes in the form of destroying unborn children for gender or racial reasons. The practice of sex-selection is frequently seen in Asian nations such as China, India and Vietnam and has crossed the Pacific Ocean as Asian immigrants have come to the United States and brought with them their cultural preference for sons. LifeNews
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