House passes 20-week abortion ban

[octoberlib]

The House passed a bill Tuesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), would make it a crime to perform or attempt an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with the possibility of a fine, up to five years in prison, or both.

The measure passed heavily along party lines, 237-189.

The bill allows exceptions in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the woman and wouldn't penalize women for seeking to get abortions after 20 weeks.

The legislation is likely to face a tough sell in the Senate. A similar bill passed the House in 2015 but was blocked by Senate Democrats.

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/353709-house-passes-20-week-abortion-ban



Murphy , who wanted his girlfriend to get an abortion was originally a co-sponsor and they removed his name. https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10029668813

[marybourg]

1. Guns, the flag and fetuses.

We've been reduced to a nation with but three ideals.

[jmowreader]

9. Five

Throw "Jesus" and "unbridled greed" in there, and you've got it.

[spanone]

2. K&R... the distraction worked 100%

[Eliot Rosewater]

3. This means in blue states too, understand that.

If signed into law all women who are pre menopausal are subject to prison by gop men who know better than you do about your own bodies.

Mad yet?

[TexasBushwhacker]

4. Won't pass in the Senate n/t

[smirkymonkey]

5. Fuck them!

This is an outrage! I'm spitting nails!

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. Well, sure it is bad, and sure Hillary would never sign such a bill

but both candidates were the same, remember?

[smirkymonkey]

7. I never thought so, but maybe this will wake some women up once they end up

spending time in prison due to having an abortion for an unplanned pregnancy.

[Eliot Rosewater]

8. I have progressives arguing with me all the time about how bad Harris is , for example

So there is an agenda in this country to make certain the Democratic party fail, and it is not just Republicans who want that.

[Ms. Toad]

11. Please stop the hyperbole.

The bill says NOTHING about premenopausal women, and there are millions of premenopausal women who have never had, and nor will ever want to have, an abortion, so no - women are not subject to prison merely because they are premenopausal.

In addition, this is a house bill. You've been all over many threads telling women (or their male keepers) that they will be criminals in days. The bill would require 60 votes in the senate before it can be presented to Trump for signature. They can't even get 50 votes to repeal the ACA - they need 10 more than that for this bill to become law. If it does - it is not going to become law in a "few days" as one of your many other posts suggested.

Yes - we need to be attentive and work to ensure this bill doesn't become law. But describing it hyperbolically is not helpful. To be an effective lobbyist, you need to be able to accurately describe the proposed legislation and detail clearly why it should not be passed. The hyperbole in your posts works against that.

[Glimmer of Hope]

10. Fuck that.