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Subject:   Whistleblower Nurse to Testify at Born Alive Congressional Hearing
Source:   Concerned Women for America; June 14, 2001

Whistleblower Nurse to Testify at Born Alive Congressional Hearing

Washington, DC -- Jill Stanek, the nurse that blew the whistle on live-birth
abortions, will testify at a congressional hearing on the Born Alive Infant
Protection Act.  The hearing will take place Thursday, June 21, at 10:00 a.m.
in Rayburn Office Building, Room 2226.

The Born Alive Infant Protection Act is sponsored by Rep. Steve Chabot
(R-Ohio), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Sen. Rick
Santorum (R-Pennsylvania), Rep. Sue Myrick (R-North Carolina) and Rep.
Melissa Hart (R-Pennsylvania).

Jill Stanek's reports of hospital personnel deliberately leaving babies to
die sparked an investigation by the Illinois Attorney General. Federal
legislation to give legal protection to babies born alive passed
overwhelmingly in the U.S. House of Representatives last year, and numerous
states have introduced similar legislation.

Her hospital rewarded Mrs. Stanek's courageous, compassionate, and
unrelenting stand by putting her on probation.  She has endured harassment
from superiors.  Christ Hospital continues the practice of inducing labor
then leaving the premature babies that survive to die from lack of attention
or medical care.

Karen Hayes, State Director for Concerned Women for America of Illinois, has
worked closely with Mrs. Stanek to try to end this practice.  Recently, her
efforts resulted in three separate bills being introduced in the Illinois
legislature.  Mrs. Hayes will accompany Mrs. Stanek to the congressional
hearing.

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