GOP lawmakers were quick to demonstrate their antipathy toward the rights of American women. ThinkProgress:
On Tuesday, the very first day of the 114th Congress, two lawmakers introduced a measure to ban abortions after 20 weeks, in direct violation of the protections afforded under Roe v. Wade. Reps. Trent Franks (R-AZ) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) reintroduced the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, the same legislation that successfully passed the House last year.Just FYI, this measure is blatantly unconstitutional and completely undermines the ability of women to make critical healthcare decisions with their doctors.
And no credible research has found that fetuses feel pain at 20 weeks, as the bill claims. In fact, the American Medical Association has found exactly the opposite.
Once again, Republicans prove that they absolutely believe in government interference when it involves women. Freedom doesn't mean freedom for everyone—only a chosen few.
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On Tuesday, the very first day of the 114th Congress, two lawmakers introduced a measure to ban abortions after 20 weeks, in direct violation of the protections afforded under Roe v. Wade. Reps. Trent Franks (R-AZ) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) reintroduced the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, the same legislation that successfully passed the House last year.Just FYI, this measure is blatantly unconstitutional and completely undermines the ability of women to make critical healthcare decisions with their doctors.
And no credible research has found that fetuses feel pain at 20 weeks, as the bill claims. In fact, the American Medical Association has found exactly the opposite.
"Consequently, the capacity for conscious perception of pain can arise only after thalomocortical pathways begin to function, which may occur around 29 to 30 weeks' gestational age."
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina has promised to introduce this completely unconstitutional attack on women's rights and health care in the Senate in the next few weeks.
Once again, Republicans prove that they absolutely believe in government interference when it involves women. Freedom doesn't mean freedom for everyone—only a chosen few.
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