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Sponsor says aim of bill on 'wrongful birth' suits to protect disabled
Thursday, June 5, 2014 11:41
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Julia Willis | Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., has introduced the Every Child Is a Blessing Act to combat “wrongful birth” lawsuits and prevent discrimination against children born with disabilities.
Wrongful birth cases are based on the grounds that parents would have aborted their child if they knew that he or she would be born with a disability.
As a Catholic and a staunch pro-life supporter, Palazzo said that after “coming across this disturbing trend of lawsuits, I created this bill in order to prevent discrimination and protect life.”
Source: http://stlouisreview.com/article/2014-06-04/sponsor-says-aim-bill
