Posted on 05/14/2015 4:56:08 AM PDT by marshmallow
The House of Representatives today approved a pro-life bill that bans abortions from after 20-weeks of pregnancy up to the day of birth.
The vote for the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act broke down on mostly partisan lines with Republicans supporting the ban on late-term abortions and Democrats opposing it. The House approved the bill on a 242-184 vote with four Democrats (Reps. Cuellar, Langevin, Lipinski, and Peterson) voting for the bill and five Republicans voting against it (Reps. Dent, Dold, Hanna, Frelinghuysen) or voting present (Hice). (See very end of this article for how members voted).
Should the Senate approve the bill, President Barack Obama has issued a veto threat. But pro-life groups hope to use the measure as an election tool in 2016 in an attempt to wrest control of the White House and approve a pro-life president who will sign it into law.
During the debate today on a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks, Congressman Sean Duffy gave what may be one of the most passionate defenses of the pro-life position ever seen on the floor of Congress. Duffy took on the claim often made by Democrats who support abortion saying they stand for the defenseless and voiceless.
(Excerpt) Read more at lifenews.com ...
Funny how easily they pass this kind of thing when there is zero chance of it becoming law.
All for show.
Is there a difference between “late-term abortions after 20 weeks” and “abortions after 20 weeks”?
that is LifeNews
not LifeSiteNews.
this is the Life Site News thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3289608/posts
Good question.....
20 weeks is 2nd trimester.....( which in my opinion would qualify as late term)
.....but in general, babies in 3rd trimester were considered late term abortions
Which shows the defining deviancy down to its lowest level....
A baby is a baby no matter what trimester....and worthy of protection.
All this politically correct lingo is just garbage.
I agree.
I just wonder if the editor believes that using "late-term" in the sentence gives some rhetorical benefit, even though it adds no information.
•For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.
I don’t see a point in this symbolic bill. Obama would probably be thrilled to sign a law making abortion mandatory for all pregnancies, but he would never in any way restrict his favorite religious sacrament. Congress should put their time and effort into things that matter in the real world, especially shrinking the size of FedGov. We can try to save innocent lives once the White House is back in American hands.
this is not symbolic.
it is a real bill.
which is why it will get a real filibuster and really fail on the cloture vote.
for real.
Yep, all for show.
yep,
Obammy will veto this in a heartbeat.
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