Dismemberment Abortion Ban Passes North Dakota House

January 31, 2019 T. Arthur Mason North Dakota
Baby at 20 weeks. (Photo via WebMD.)

Last month we published an article explaining that a bill was in the works to ban dismemberment abortion in North Dakota. That bill later become House Bill 1546 and is sponsored by Rep. Luke Simons (R – District 36). If you’re not familiar with the practice, then I recommend you visit the aforementioned article. But I will warn you— it’s extremely unpleasant. There’s some interesting twists and turns to this piece of legislation that I will cover in a later article. But today the House passed the bill by a vote of 78-13.

To think that even 13 members of the North Dakota House voted against this bill is deeply troubling. The practice of dismemberment abortion is not only gruesome, but unnecessary. As explained by Rep. Simons after the vote today, essentially the bill would prohibit dismemberment as a means of killing an unborn child— meaning the baby would have to be euthanized prior to dismembering it.

What a very sad indication of the state of our society when we consider that such a horrific practice is utilized in the United States. Thankfully, it’s not currently used in North Dakota. Hopefully this bill will become law and the practice will never become a reality in our state.

HB 1546 will now go to the Senate for consideration.

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HB 1546 dismemberment abortion past Bigley today on the house floor.🇺🇸

Posted by Representative Luke Simons on Thursday, January 31, 2019

 

Sources:

  1. https://theminutemanblog.com/2018/12/15/bill-in-the-works-to-ban-dismemberment-abortions-in-north-dakota/
  2. https://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/bill-index/bi1546.html
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T. Arthur Mason is a native North Dakotan who has spent nearly all of his life in the Peace Garden State. As the third of four children in Western North Dakota, Mason grew to appreciate family and the outdoors. Some of his fondest memories are annual deer hunts with family and friends. In his early teenage years, faith became a central part of T. Arthur Mason's life. He and the majority of his family attend church together on a weekly basis and find this a fulfilling aspect of their lives. Through the influence of his father, T. Arthur Mason became intrigued with politics. As a boy, he attended political events with his father and enjoyed the friendships that resulted as a byproduct of those political associations. As Mason grew older, he became convinced that the quote often attributed to Thomas Jefferson was true, "That government is best which governs least." Today, T. Arthur Mason enjoys time with his wife and children, an occasional hunt, and an increasingly active life on the political scene. This blog is the fulfillment of a dream to design a web site in the realm of politics and to advocate for the principles of Liberty and constitutionally limited government. On behalf of all those that contribute to The Minuteman, we hope you enjoy your time on the site and will share the message with others.

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