Take Action - Talking Points
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Talking Points:
Please use these talking points to help us send a message to Montanans that private medical decisions should be made by women and their families, in consultation with their doctors—not by politicians.
The so-called "partial-birth" abortion bans are attempts by anti-choice politicians and activists to sensationalize the abortion debate through heated rhetoric and to shift the focus from the fact that women, not the government, should decide matters of their own reproductive freedom.
Medical decisions are often difficult and complex and depend of a variety of factors. Politicians are not trained to make medical decisions and should not regulate medicine in a way that undermines the safety of patients.
Montana families know that a woman, her family, and her doctor are the proper decision-makers when it comes to private medical decisions.
"Partial-birth" is not a medical term, but rather a political term.
The bans do not identify any specific procedure they seek to outlaw and as written could apply to more than one procedure.
PBA bans have either no exception or an extremely narrow exception for women’s health, even though the Supreme Court has decided that not allowing for health exception is unconstitutional.
A solid majority of Americans opposes these bans. According to recent ABC News poll, 61% of Americans oppose a ban on procedures without a health exception.
Over the eight years since the first PBA ban was introduced, bill proponents have plainly stated that it is one step toward their ultimate goal—eliminating the right to choose entirely.
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