The measure that would make it all but impossible to get an abortion in the state now goes to the North Dakota Senate after the state House.http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/02/18/north-dakota-house-gives-fertilized-eggs-human-status/Fox News reported this February 18.
The bill declares that "any organism with the genome of homo sapiens" is a person protected by rights granted by the North Dakota Constitution and state laws.
The measure's sponsor, Rep. Dan Ruby, R-Minot, said the legislation did not automatically ban abortion. Ruby has introduced bills in previous sessions of the Legislature to prohibit abortion in North Dakota.
Hopefully the North Dakota senate will pass this bill to endorse the value of life. I do not know how it is worded, but hopefully it will not be caught in legal arguments of liability. For example, because a woman has a spontaneous abortion, would a police report have to be filled out?
This is another example where intelligent design could be promoted in public schools. Discussion of issues like this in civics, sociology, and biology could be addressed. Evolution philosophy biases against this bill could be discussed in encouraging critical thinking skills.
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This is another example where intelligent design could be promoted in public schools.
Really? Public school teachers should preach your religious beliefs? Do you think you live in a theocracy?
I mentioned that ID could be promoted. America has never been a theocracy, but Judo-Christian values have been a part of it's heritage in the schooling of millions of children.
Rules in Texas and Louisiana among other states are giving flexibility in how ID can be discussed. See my previous blog postings.
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