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Sen. Mike Lee files anti-abortion amendment to cyber security bill
Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has filed an amendment to the Senate cyber security bill that would ban abortion in the District of Columbia after 20-weeks of pregnancy. The legislation is identical to a bill defeated in the House on Tuesday. Pro-life Republicans argued that abortion should be outlawed…
Rep. Deutch: GOP turning a constitutional right into a crime
Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) on Tuesday blasted Republicans over legislation that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy. “Bringing up this bill under suspension that disregards the United States Constitution is beyond brazen,” he said on the House floor. “It is time that my…
House committee passes D.C. 20-week abortion ban
The House Judiciary Committee voted 18 to 14 on Wednesday to advance a bill that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks. The ban includes no exception for the health of the woman. “This bill is deeply troubling and dangerous,” said Cecile Richards, president of Planned…
House Judiciary Committee stalls on D.C. 20-week abortion ban
The House Judiciary Committee originally planned a Tuesday vote on its bill that seeks to ban abortion in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks. But the committee never took up the bill — sponsored by a powerful subcommittee chairman — during the session, and told Raw Story that it…
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