Personhood USA: Rep for Pro-choice Group tells grieving mother 8 pound 2 ounce baby was not a person; mother files ballot initiative in response

DENVER, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Democrats and Planned Parenthood representatives defeated HB 1032 yesterday, an abortion-neutral bill that would have made fetal homicide punishable by law. Heather Surovik shared her story with the House, showing pictures of her unborn son who was killed when she was hit by a drunk driver. In response, abortion advocates testified that Heather had merely "lost a pregnancy" and accused her and Republican House Representative Janak Joshi of trying to protect human eggs.  

Click here to watch a video about Heather and Brady: www.thebradyproject.com

"Their comments were hurtful. I couldn't keep myself from crying," Surovik commented. "I testified about my son's life, and the car accident and repeat DUI offender who took him from me, and in response, I was told that Brady's life didn't matter. While the Fraternal Order of Police and the Colorado District Attorney's Council endorsed this bill, Planned Parenthood and House Democrats seemed pleased to defeat the bill that would have meant justice for victims of violent crimes."

Heather Surovik was leaving her final prenatal appointment when she was struck by a drunk driver, who was on his fifth DUI. When she awoke in the ICU, she learned that her 8 pound 2 ounce unborn son, Brady, had not survived the accident. Later, she learned that because Brady was not yet born at the time of the accident, the driver could be charged with destroying her vehicle, but not with killing her son.

Immediately following the hearing of the defeated HB 1032, Heather filed an amendment to the Colorado Constitution calling for fetal homicide laws to at last be applied to unborn victims of violence in Colorado. Once the amendment is approved, volunteers will begin collecting signatures to put The Brady Project on the 2014 ballot.

Personhood Colorado announced their support of the amendment at a press conference yesterday. "The House members who voted against HB 1032 must have been extremely cold-hearted," added Jennifer Mason, spokesperson for Personhood Colorado. "Under current Colorado law, drunk drivers who kill unborn babies can get away with murder. This is absolutely wrong, and it is shocking that House Democrats and abortion lobbyists would be so extreme that they will not allow the legal recognition of any unborn child under any circumstances."

The Denver Post quoted a Planned Parenthood representative who claimed that they were grateful to the lawmakers who had voted against the fetal homicide bill. 

SOURCE Personhood USA

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