A Texas lawmaker is developing legislation to provide legal rights for a preborn child in certain circumstances.
What prompted the idea is a case in 2013 in which a pregnant, 33-year-old Fort Worth woman was found unconscious by her husband. The baby was 23 weeks old but doctors diagnosed the mother as brain dead.
The husband demanded pulling the plug on mother and baby. A court fight ensued, resulting in a court ruling to halt life support and she died.
Rep. Matt Krause is drawing up a bill that would provide legal representation for the baby in such cases.
The state representative's chief of staff, Clayton Knippa, says they are already hearing from pro-abortion forces.
"We see life starting at conception, as something that should be respected, whereas for them it's just a question of cells," Knippa tells OneNewsNow. "It's easy just to push it off to the side, and then not care about it, but for us we think there's an interest in protecting such a life."
According to the bill, an attorney would develop information and present it to the court on the child's behalf.
Knippa describe the court decision: "This is just simply making sure that the judge, when he's going to be making his decision on if they should pull the plug on life support or not, what the condition of the child is. And they're going to come out healthy, and they're going to be a very viable human being, but let's make sure we're not overlooking that fact."
Two Texas pro-life organizations support the concept behind the proposal.
What prompted the idea is a case in 2013 in which a pregnant, 33-year-old Fort Worth woman was found unconscious by her husband. The baby was 23 weeks old but doctors diagnosed the mother as brain dead.
The husband demanded pulling the plug on mother and baby. A court fight ensued, resulting in a court ruling to halt life support and she died.
Rep. Matt Krause is drawing up a bill that would provide legal representation for the baby in such cases.
The state representative's chief of staff, Clayton Knippa, says they are already hearing from pro-abortion forces.
"We see life starting at conception, as something that should be respected, whereas for them it's just a question of cells," Knippa tells OneNewsNow. "It's easy just to push it off to the side, and then not care about it, but for us we think there's an interest in protecting such a life."
According to the bill, an attorney would develop information and present it to the court on the child's behalf.
Knippa describe the court decision: "This is just simply making sure that the judge, when he's going to be making his decision on if they should pull the plug on life support or not, what the condition of the child is. And they're going to come out healthy, and they're going to be a very viable human being, but let's make sure we're not overlooking that fact."
Two Texas pro-life organizations support the concept behind the proposal.
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