USA: Abortion Rights Group Opposes Pending Legislation

The bill would expand the state's criminal child endangerment statute to allow prosecution of mothers whose newborns test positive for exposure to methamphetamine in the womb.

Sharon Breitweiser of NARAL Pro-Choice Wyoming in Laramie says her group is lobbying against the bill. Although sponsors say it's not aimed at diminishing abortion rights, Breitweiser says her group doesn't believe it.

Representative Elaine Harvey, a Republican from Lovell, is the main sponsor of the bill.

Harvey says her bill doesn't have anything to do with trying to erode abortion rights. Rather, she said that it's intended to make sure that mothers who are using methamphetamine while they're pregnant get help.

Newshawk: http://www.napnt.org/amphetablog.html
Pubdate: Tue, 31 January 2006
Source: CBS5 (USA)
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