The Bush Administration's cynicism knows no bounds. After its utter silence about the removal from life support of Sun Hudson, a five-month old Texas infant born with a fatal form of dwarfism, in accordance with a Texas law that Bush himself signed as governor, we now have this:
The Bush administration issued guidelines yesterday advising physicians and hospitals that under a 2002 law they are obligated to care for fetuses "born alive" naturally or in the process of an abortion, and medical providers could face penalties for withholding treatment.
The law, signed by President Bush nearly three years ago, conferred legal rights on fetuses "at any stage of development." It specifies that a fetus that is breathing, has a beating heart, a pulsating umbilical cord or muscle movement should be considered alive and entitled to protection under federal emergency medical laws and child abuse statutes.
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"The 2002 law and today's actions by the agency were both badly needed, because there are those in our society who have convinced themselves that some newborn infants -- particularly those born alive during abortions, or with handicaps -- are not really legal persons," said Douglas Johnson of the National Right to Life Committee.
And yet, where were the National Right to Life Committee, Mike Leavitt, and George W. Bush, when they were pulling the plug on Sun Hudson?
Just askin'.
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