(AgapePress) - The head of the Family Research Council (FRC) has declared that U.S. senators and members of the House who recently voted in support of partial-birth abortion are "morally unfit for public service."

A bill banning the gruesome procedure has now passed both the House and Senate, and is awaiting the president's signature. But FRC president Ken Connor believes the 33 senators and 139 House members who voted against the ban should still be held accountable.

In a strongly worded press release, Connor says these elected servants do not see the "moral repugnance" in a procedure that entails an abortionist partially delivering a live baby and then killing that child.

In his words, "anyone so insensitive to such an affront to the worth and dignity of human life has rendered himself or herself unfit to hold an office of public trust."

As Connor notes, pro-abortion forces have already identified friendly federal judges who they plan to use to get a restraining order to have the law suspended while they seek a permanent injunction. He is calling on Attorney General John Ashcroft and the Bush Justice Department to be ready to mount a vigorous defense.

Americans Want Protection for Unborns
The ministry of Dr. James Dobson is applauding the passage of the ban on partial-birth abortion -- as well as the "tenacity and commitment" of the pro-life community to continue its battle against the procedure. Similar legislation had twice before been vetoed by former President Bill Clinton.

Pointing to a January poll that showed 70% of the American public favors outlawing partial-birth abortion, Focus on the Family's Carrie Gordon Earll says the nation can no longer reconcile what she calls "the schizophrenic and irrational legacy" of Roe v. Wade with "the indisputable humanity of the pre-born baby."

Earll, a bioethics analyst, notes that another piece of legislation coming before Congress soon -- the Unborn Victims of Violence Act -- would establish separate federal penalties for violent crimes against a pregnant woman and her unborn child.

"America cannot argue that a pre-born baby is entitled to equal protection under the law in one circumstance and then justify killing the same child in another," she says.

She adds that the current public dialogue focusing on that "moral and logical" conflict is a significant step toward exposing the faulty foundations of Roe v. Wade.

One member of the House who is expected to be standing strong on behalf of unborn children is Colorado Republican Bob Beauprez. He says defenders of the unborn can expect similar action to be taken in the future because this session of the House is loaded with pro-lifers.

"I think we want to make step-by-step improvements in the law where we can -- partial-birth abortion is one [area], and we already addressed cloning earlier in the session," the congressman says. "I think and I hope people will see more pro-family and pro-life legislation coming out of this Congress."

Beauprez is one of the outspoken pro-life leaders in the House of Representatives.

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