Commissioners Approve Pro-Life ResolutionThe Kosciusko County commissioners took a stance on abortion Monday by unanimously approving a resolution.
David Koontz, executive director of Right To Life of North Central Indiana, said his organization represents a “large number” of Kosciusko County citizens “who believe it’s important that our governing bodies support the protection of all human life.”
He said the resolution before them “makes a statement that the Kosciusko County commissioners encourage the support and protection of all human life, including helping mothers and fathers, pregnant moms and children, both born and unborn.”
Commissioner Bob Conley read the resolution provided by Right To Life titled “Resolution in Support of Human Life.”
It states, in part, “Whereas life is the first declared right in the Declaration of Independence which our Founders affirmed ... whereas the Kosciusko County commissioners believe the protection of all human life is important to the people of Kosciusko County; and whereas the (commissioners) believe every human life is unique and precious to God and humankind; and whereas the (commissioners) believe human life begins at the moment of conception and continues, uninterrupted, until the moment of natural death; and whereas the (commissioners) believe human life must be protected and preserved ...” be it resolved and declared by the commissioners that “human life, including the unborn, must always be valued and protected, and that society must protect those who cannot protect themselves.”
The resolution also states that the commissioners “encourage assisting pregnant women find health care and sources for other needs; helping mothers and fathers who make the decision to parent their child find assistance if needed; supporting mothers and fathers who make an adoption plan for their child and couples who seek to adopt; and encouraging businesses and schools to provide appropriate accommodations for pregnant women and mothers.”
The resolutions encourages the state and federal government to “use every legal means to protect and fight for every human life, including the lives of unborn boys and girls.”
