Posted on 08/02/2012 3:21:42 AM PDT by Kaslin
The House voted this week on a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks in the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 3803) required a two-thirds vote, but fell short after 148 Democrats and 6 Republicans voted in opposition. H.R. 3803 would have been a significant pro-life victory in a city that is wildly pro-abortion. Via Life News:
The Council of the District of Columbia, employing authority delegated by Congress, repealed the entire D.C. abortion law. Thus, in the nation’s capital, abortion is currently legal for any reason through all nine months of pregnancy.The bill, sponsored by Congressman Trent Franks, an Arizona Republican, was approved by the House Judiciary Committee In the bill, Congress adopts findings that by 20 weeks after fertilization (if not earlier), the unborn child has the capacity to experience great pain. (This is equivalent to 22 weeks in the alternate “LMP” or “weeks of pregnancy” dating system used by ob-gyns and abortion providers.) The bill prohibits abortion after that point, except when an acute physical condition endangers the life of the mother. Johnson says seven states have already enacted very similar legislation; no court orders have blocked enforcement of any of those laws.
The vote follows a new poll released by the National Right to Life Committee and commissioned by the Polling Company. The poll found 63% of all respondents, and 70% of women respondents, favor banning abortion after the point where the unborn child can feel pain. Another 58% of all respondents, and 62% of women respondents, would be more likely to vote for a Member of Congress who votes to ban abortion after 22 weeks gestation in the District of Columbia.
In addition to recent polling, banning abortion after 20 weeks was recently deemed constitutional by a federal judge in Arizona . U.S. District Judge James Teilborg cited the pain felt by unborn children in his justification for siding with the law passed by Arizona’s legislature. Given its general incompetence, it is tough to imagine DC's local government following Arizona's lead anytime soon.
This post was authored by Townhall.com editorial intern Kyle Bonnell
Hey yo, legalized murder is big business .... as well as a big supporter of libtards lefty Dems and their idiot-ridden agenda. Probably little wonder that I ran up on a car yesterday with a bumper sticker that said “Democrats are intellectually challenged!” =.=
If you don’t fear for the republic, you’re not paying attention.
correct
The Republican six need to be flushed.
with the help of repuplicans..
Excepting accidents and self defense....How the hell ANYONE can vote to kill another human being at any point in their life is beyond me.
Who were the Republicans?
Who are these baby murdering Republicans?
I don’t think you can blame the 6 alone since the vote needed 2/3 to be defeated which which would have been 290 I think. I believe to blame are also those who abstained, if I understand correctly
Had them, but it ate my reply.
2 from CA, 2 from IL, 1 from NH, one from PA.
“present”, 1 from NY, 1 from OH
CA was Palm Springs + San Bernardino.
IL was North Chicago, and SW Chicago.
NH was NH - 2, Nashua + Concord
PA was Allentown + Bethlehem. Toomey’s old district.
The abstainers were:
North part of Westchester, and OH - NE OH, by Erie.
Democrats and RINOs LOVE dead babies.
Charles Bass NH
Judy Biggert IL
Mary Bono Black CA
Charles Dent PA
Bob Dold IL
David Dreier CA
But like I said in post #10 I don't think it would have made any difference since 2/3 of the votes were needed to vote for the ban
Anyway here is the entire list who voted for the ban, plus who voted against the ban and those who abstained
and if I understand correctly those that voted to abstain could care less one way or the other
What is Charlie Dent’s problem? He’s even getting a safer district so he can’t use that argument. Even the SE PA congressmen voted for the ban!
First, let me say my conviction that life begins at conception -
The ‘rats rightly see the “slippery slope” of outlawing any abortion up to birth, or even right after birth.
If a 30 wk “fetus” deserves protecting, why not a 29 wk, 6 day “fetus”? 29 wks, 6 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes?
29 wks? 28 wks? 27?
There’s also the main driving force behind “keeping it legal” - keeping it “guilt free”. Those that have had abortions and are in denial of the enormity of what they did don’t want ANY codification in law that killing the unborn is somehow wrong, because that ultimately leads to “I murdered my baby”.
It’s sad...but not toooooo surprising, considering the geographic areas they represent. There’s a good bit of anti-Life sentiment concentrated in those areas....as well as financial mismanagement.
San Bernadino, if I understand correctly, is on the verge of declaring bankruptcy.
Regarding David Dreier CA:
GOP Rep. David Dreir Says U.S. Should Work With The Muslim Brotherhood, Wants Taxpayer Aid To Continues Flowing...
http://weaselzippers.blogspot.com/2012/07/gop-rep-david-dreir-says-us-should-work.html
What kind of Republican IS this?????
148 EVIL DEMOCraTS and 6 EVIL Republicans!! FIRE THEM ALL before GOD does!!
David Drier is a Closet GAY.....maybe he’s being Blackmailed....this vote is EVIL!!
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