The Alliance Defense Fund has filed to intervene in lawsuits designed to bar several pro-life laws passed in Arizona. Two major pro-abortion groups, including Planned Parenthood, have filed the lawsuits.
ADF senior legal counsel Steven Aden tells OneNewsNow the Arizona laws under attack are common-sense protections for women and the unborn. "By promoting abortion-on-demand for the last 35 years across the country in lawsuits and in public policy declarations, Planned Parenthood has always gone against the public will," he contends. "Planned Parenthood has always tried to impose abortion-on-demand on a public that is really and truly pro-life and always has been, I believe." Aden suggests Planned Parenthood is fighting for its agenda. "What they want are radical rights for a small minority of women who would annihilate any obstacle to abortion-on-demand because they believe it's a threat to their autonomy and their total freedom," the attorney says. "These lawsuits are more about protecting 'bottom lines' than protecting women's rights." Some of the laws require specific information on abortion 24 hours prior to the procedure, that abortions be performed only by licensed doctors, and notarization of parental consent for minors. ADF cites a recent Harris poll that shows American adults overwhelming support laws making such stipulations.
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