....ON YESTERDAY'S
APPROVAL OF A BILL TO
ENSURE THE RIGHT TO AN
ABORTION IN RHODE
ISLAND.
THE BILL WILL GO BEFORE
THE FULL HOUSE
TOMORROW-- BUT HOUSE
SPEAKER NICHOLAS
MATTIELLO WON'T BE
VOTING FOR IT.
IN A STATEMENT HE SAID
IN PART--
"ALTHOUGH I AM PRO-LIFE
AND INTEND TO VOTE
AGAINST THE BILL
TOMORROW -- I
APPRECIATE -- THIS IS A
SENSITIVE ISSUE THAT
PEOPLE ON BOTH SIDES
CARE VERY DEEPLY
ABOUT.
I AM MINDFUL THAT 70
PERCENT OF THE PEOPLE,
IN A POLL CONDUCTED
LAST FALL, SUPPORT THE
CODIFICATION OF ROE V.
WADE INTO STATE LAW."
(MM)
ONE DAY BEFORE A
POTENTIALLY HISTORIC
VOTE ON ABORTION
RIGHTS HERE IN RHODE
ISLAND--
DOZENS OF CATHOLICS--
PARTICIPATED IN AN
ANNUAL MARCH.
(HE)
THEY LEFT THE
CATHEDRAL AFTER
TODAY'S ASH WEDNESDAY
MASS-- AND WALKED TO
BROAD STREET-- BEFORE
LINING UP TO PRAY AT
PLANNED PARENTHOOD.
(MM)
THEY PLAN TO BE THERE
PRAYING--
FOR THE ENTIRE LENTEN
SEASON.
(HE)
EYEWITNESS NEWS
REPORTER STEVE
NIELSEN WAS AT TODAY'S
MARCH--
AND IS LIVE IN STUDIO--
WITH WHAT BOTH SIDES
ARE SAYING TONIGHT.
(SN)
THE RIGHT TO LIFE
MARCH HAPPENS EVERY
YEAR...
THE TIMING THIS TIME IS
INCREASINGLY
SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE OF
THE DEBATE AT THE STATE
HOUSE.
BOTH SIDES OF THE
FENCE WERE AT THE
STATE HOUSE YESTERDAY
AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE
IN THE DAYS AND WEEKS
AHEAD.
THE LENTEN SEASON BEGINS
.... AS ASHES ARE PLACED ON
FOREHEADS AT THE
CATHEDRAL OF SAINTS PETER
AND PAUL.
AFTER....
ABOUT A DOZEN CATHOLICS
LEAVE THE CATHEDRAL...
WALKING... MARCHING...
ACROSS THE HIGHWAY
OVERPASS TO BROAD
STREET....
THEN LINING UP TO PRAY
OUTSIDE PLANNED
PARENTHOOD.
we want to put an end to
abortion.
CAROL OWENS WITH THE
DIOCESE OF PROVIDENCE SAYS
THE COLD WEATHER LIMITED
THERI NUMBERS... BUT THEIR
MESSAGE IS UNCHANGED.
a peacful vigil nto here to yell
and
scream and shout out terrible
things. rpaying peacfully for
the
women and men that come here
every day to end their childs
life.
CRAIG OCONNOR WITH
PLANNED PARENTHOOD SAYS
THIS HAPPENS EVERY YEAR.
the healthcare we provide is
healthcare. our patients deserve
to come and get healthcare
without being intimidated and
harassed.
O'CONNOR... AND MANY OF
THOSE OUTSIDE PLANNED
PARENTHOOD... HAVE BEEN AT
THE STATE HOUSE... LETTING
THEIR VOICES BE HEARD.
THE HOUSE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE PASSING
LEGISLATION THAT
SUPPORTERS SAY WOULD
ESSENTIALLY CODIFY INTO
STATE LAW THE ROE V WADE
DECISION.
the legislation simply
rpreserves
the legal framework for safe
legal
abortion in rhode island.
OWENS SAYS SOMEONE WILL
BE HERE OUTSIDE PLANNED
PARENTHOOD PRAYING...
EVERY DAY FOR THE NEXT 40
DAYS.
we want to create an awareness
of whats going on.
(SN)
COMING UP ON
EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 6....
WE'LL TAKE A CLOSER
LOOK AT THIS LEGISLATION
AND THE PATH AHEAD.
IM STEVE NIELSEN
EYEWITNESS NEWS.
