Federal “Freedom of Choice” Act Supported by Obama would Nullify State Abortion Laws, says Oklahoma’s Sally Kern

Oklahoma State Rep. Sally Kern (R-Oklahoma City) has filed House Joint Resolution 1009 in Oklahoma stating opposition to a Federal abortion rights law that President-Elect Barack Obama said he would sign into law once in office.

The federal “Freedom of Choice Act” that Obama supports would classify abortion as a fundamental right in the same category as the right of free speech and the right to vote. The new classification would in turn invalidate all state laws that interfere with abortion.

Kern said, of the proposed Federal Act:

“This act is an infringement on states’ rights. Abortion is not a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution but states’ rights are guaranteed by the Tenth Amendment. The Freedom of Choice Act would nullify our laws regarding abortion.

“This act would strip away our right to debate abortion policy in the state Legislature and support a radical ideology of unregulated abortion-on-demand. Oklahoma’s lawmakers need to let Congress know how they feel about this measure.”

Kern’s House Joint Resolution 1009, if approved, urges the U.S. Congress to oppose the law, citing the states’ right to regulate abortion in an effort to protect women’s health.