"Revered" Wis Right to Life vindicated, then pushes for abortion loophole

As expected, Wisconsin Right to Life has been vindicated in John Doe proceedings initiated by a complaint to the District Attorney's Office related to recall elections.

"We knew we had done nothing illegal, nor did we ever intend to do anything illegal," stated Barbara Lyons, Executive Director of Wisconsin Right to Life. "Wisconsin Right to Life is and always has been a revered organization that works within the law to correct a grave injustice in the law."

"Our concern going forward is future unfounded complaints against Wisconsin Right to Life or other citizen groups. If the prosecutor had decided in favor of the complainants, ordinary campaigning, such as paying a television station to run ads, would have been outlawed. Wisconsin Right to Life is relieved that complainants’ extreme interpretation of the law has been rejected," continued Lyons.

In further news, WRTL issues a memo bullying pro-life legislators into submitting to their ideology.

TO: State Legislators
FROM: Susan Armacost, Legislative Director Wisconsin Right to Life
RE: LRB-3150/1, as currently worded, has constitutional problems

Rep. David Craig is circulating LRB-3150/1, a bill to ban partial-birth abortions, for co-sponsors. This proposal has serious constitutional problems because it does not have a life of the mother exception.

Wisconsin Right to Life refers you to 2007-2008 AB 710, passed by the Assembly by a 59-38 vote, which contains the virtually exact wording of the federal partial-birth abortion ban including a life of the mother exception. The federal law was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2007. Wisconsin Right to Life and its attorney have communicated this problem to Rep. Craig.

Should you decide to co-sponsor Rep. Craig’s measure, please know that it must be amended to add a life of the mother exception to meet constitutional standards.

National Right to Life also pushes for subversive exceptions in good pro-life legislation.  If you want more information on why these are unnecessary check out this link.  Or if you want to know why partial birth abortions are still performed here in Wisconsin, you can thank Wisconsin Right to Life.