Correction by the Whistler.  The bill was defeated in the ND House, not the Senate.  A reader was kind enough to point that out. 

I’m happy to hear that SB 2181 has failed in the North Dakota Senate House.  The rabid leftists in the state are trying to paint this as a bunch of religious “fundamentalists” opposing common sense legislation to provide medical care for pregnant teens, but as usual there is an ulterior motive to this bill the left isn’t being entirely honest about.

This is all about abortion, and everybody knows it.  For what other possible reason could there be for a law to allow your daughter to receive prenatal care without your knowledge?  Other than to set the stage for your daughter to receive an abortion without your knowledge?

Supporters of this legislation will say that kids with abusive parents should be able to get prenatal care without, but that’s a nonsense excuse.  Kids with abusive parents should be encouraged to go to the authorities immediately for protection, not hide their doctor visits from their parents.  It’s just plain common sense.

But then this isn’t about common sense.  This is about driving a wedge between parents and their kids for the sole purpose of promoting abortion on demand.  It’s sickening, really, especially given that the bill’s supporters cloak themselves with self-righteous claims of “we just want medical care for the kids” nonsense.