“On a graduated scale of wickedness, abortion is the greatest evil man can perpetrate on another human being,” Fisher said. “For not only does it involve the killing of a human being, it involves the killing of the most innocent of human beings among us.”
By Micaiah Bilger
Life News
An Oklahoma state senator is blocking a bill that would protect unborn babies by criminalizing abortion.
NewsOK reports state Sen. Jason Smalley, a pro-life Republican, said he believes unborn babies’ lives should be protected, but state Senate Bill 13 is not the way to do it. As chair of the state Senate Health Committee, he said he will not bring up the bill for a vote.
Smalley said the bill, sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Silk, is “extremely unconstitutional.”
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NewsOK reports state Sen. Jason Smalley, a pro-life Republican, said he believes unborn babies’ lives should be protected, but state Senate Bill 13 is not the way to do it. As chair of the state Senate Health Committee, he said he will not bring up the bill for a vote.
“I’m extremely pro-life. I support the efforts. I support the cause, and I do support the author. I just do not support this kind of method,” Smalley said Saturday, according to Christian News Network.The controversial bill would prohibit the killing of unborn babies without exception and amend the definition of homicide in the state criminal code to include all abortions. It appears that both abortionists and mothers could face criminal charges for aborting an unborn baby under the legislation.
Smalley said the bill, sponsored by state Sen. Joseph Silk, is “extremely unconstitutional.”
“We have other bills,” Smalley told KFOR TV. “There’s a personhood bill. We could look at the heartbeat bill. I mean, there’s other pro-life movement bills that we could tank up and discuss and continue that movement towards I think what we all want, but this is not the method nor the bill to do that.”Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat said he wants to protect unborn babies, but he also has concerns about the bill.
“I share the goal of ending abortion; however, I am concerned about flaws in their strategy,” he said in a statement. “Missteps not only jeopardize existing hard-fought protections in law, but potentially lead to an increased loss of innocent life through abortions.”Silk responded by urging Oklahoma residents to contact Smalley and urge him to allow the committee to vote on the bill.
“The senators who oppose SB 13 have zero knowledge of the Constitution and how our republic is supposed to work,” he told The Resurgent. “They believe that the courts are all powerful and can decide whatever they like, whether it is constitutional or not. They also have no intention of doing what they campaigned on and actually protect innocent life.”Last week, hundreds of Oklahoma residents rallied in support of the bill in the state Capitol. Pastor Dan Fisher, a former state representative, spoke at the rally with Silk and other lawmakers.
“On a graduated scale of wickedness, abortion is the greatest evil man can perpetrate on another human being,” Fisher said. “For not only does it involve the killing of a human being, it involves the killing of the most innocent of human beings among us.”Continue reading Life News article here
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