Terri Bonoff is a Coward Part 3
In March of last year, Terri Bonoff (DFL) sponsored legislation entitled “The Grieving Parent Bill”. At the time this probably looked like the kind of feel good legislation that Terri could use to show she could work across the isle on women’s issues, and also pad her growing resume of authored and co-authored bills.
In March of this year, Terri took her name off of the bill.
On March 31, Terri got hit with a broadside of posts by Michael Brodkorb at MDE.
Moms paint disturbing picture #1
Moms paint disturbing picture #2
Bonoff campaign releases statement
Moms paint disturbing picture #3
Read the posts.
In the house version of the bill prior to Terri’s introduction of her version of the bill were a few words that make the pro-choice crowd nervous. Those words?
“occurring after a gestation period of less than 20 weeks”
Why do those words make the pro-choice crowd so nervous that Terri not only drops support for the bill, but removes her name from the legislation? All this language does is better clarify that a miscarriage is the death of a fetus that is less than 20 weeks old. But, the pro-choice crowd feels that this is a back door attempt to somehow redefine an embryo, and that somehow, some way, could possible, might, may,…. erode a woman’s write to choose. This is the same quibble they had with the recent legislation concerning stillborns.
From stateline.org
Still, state-level activists are working with lawmakers to ensure the bills do not contain language that could be used to restrict abortion access, said Melody Drnach, vice president of NOW. Unless stillbirth laws are carefully worded, they could have the “unintended consequence of compromising a woman’s rights,” she said.
But local lefties think this legislation has “intended consequences”, and contains a Trojan Horse.
Comments gleaned from MNPublius.com give more insight
EdenPrairieDFLer
Mar 16th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
When Bonoff authored the “Grieving Parent Bill,” most likely <b>was the beginning of the end of support from Emily’s List</b>.A dear out of state friend, who is a heavy donor to Emily’s List, has their own personal contact when a question about a candidate’s pro choice integrity is involved. Emily’s list had already heard of Bonoff’s bill. The response they gave my friend was, “We feel that Terri was naive in authoring this bill, however they wouldn’t take the endorsement away, but wouldn’t get much help from the organization.”
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munchkinmom
Mar 23rd, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Union Man, so where are Terri’s aplogies for teaming up with MCCL House member Laura Brod and authoring the Grieving Parenta Act (SF1739 and HF0599)?And where is her apology for her quotes in the Mankato Free Press lecturing us for not confusing personhood of 20 week old fetuses with Choice issues? Oh and how proud she was to carry this legislation?
In the Mankato article mentioned in that last comment,
Terri reveals that she had a slight understanding of the possible upcoming controversy, but still supports the bill.
“I think it’s important, and it shouldn’t get caught up in issues regarding choice,” Bonoff said. “… I’m honored to bring the bill forward.”
But when push came to shove, and endorsements and possible campaign donations were at risk, Terri bailed.
Her campaign issued this statement
where she admits
When people who Terri trusts became concerned that the bill, with its new language, was going in a direction that contradicted those beliefs, she withdrew her support.
Terri, this isn’t about people YOU trust, it’s whether people can trust you. Obviously they can’t.