How to upset pro-aborts: Empower women to sue abortionists
“All the work in getting pro-life legislation passed can be lost if there are no tools for enforcing them,” [AUL’s Charmaine] Yoest said by e-mail. “The enforcement module, for the first time, equips ordinary Americans to file a complaint, and expands the potential for people in their own communities – in addition to state attorney generals or other legal office holders – to hold the abortion industry accountable.”…
The new proposals would provide the right for third parties – as in non-state officials, such as a woman who had an abortion or her family – to take legal action to ensure proper enforcement of an abortion-related law…. States, not the group’s legislative templates, define “family” in terms of who has a cause of action or rights under the law.
One model statute would allow a person in violation of an abortion-related law to be held civilly liable to the person or persons adversely affected. It would allow a court to award damages, including compensation for emotional, physical, and psychological harm; attorney’s fees; and legal costs.
~ Esmé E. Deprez, describing Americans United for Life’s efforts (in their upcoming 2014 “Defending Life” handbook for lawmakers) to expand the ability of citizens to take legal action against the abortion industry, Bloomberg, December 8
Some abortionists are being…or have been sued. Martin Ruddock lost a one million $ lawsuit for leaving a woman sterile post abortion.
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Also the family of Tanya Reeves has lawyered up.
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I love Chairmaine Yoest and AUL is a great organization.
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Id like to see Carhart sued by the Morbelli or Gilbert family but idk if they have a case.
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This is an awesome idea! Anything that makes it more difficult for the abortionists to operate is worth taking a look at.
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This is a superb idea, mostly because of the way liability is applied. The one who sues may be small, but the one-who-is-offended can cast a pretty broad ‘liability-net’. For instance those who council for abortion and the industry’s escorts can be liable for any negative outcome. AND THERE IS NO NEED that a negative outcome … like suicide-behavior be present. The abortion-provider must show up-front that complications were screened for … failures eliminated! All medical procedures have some sort of pre-screening: why not abortion, too!
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