U.S. House members Rosa DeLauro and Elizabeth Esty, the
congresswomen from Planned Parenthood, are mightily disturbed by a bill that
passed the House that would ban abortion once the fetus is older than 20 weeks,
except in rape cases or those in which the life of the mother was at risk.
The bill cuts off abortions after 20 weeks because it is at
that point that the child in the womb can feel pain.
"The Baby Center" shows animations of babies after 20 weeks here: At 24 weeks the baby, according to The Baby
Center, is capable of living outside the womb with some assistance.
Ms. Esty said, “It’s
offensive and, frankly, sad that House GOP leaders are once again debating one
of our most fundamental rights as women. This legislation is a direct challenge
to our reproductive rights. It’s contemptuous towards women’s health. And, it
is a tremendous waste of time when we have serious work to do.”
It should be noted that the bill does not prevent women from getting abortions; it allows abortion before 20 weeks.
Ms. DeLauro said, “This
blatantly unconstitutional legislation threatens the health and basic rights of
women all over America. Right now, we should be working to create jobs and grow
the economy. Instead, here we are again with the Majority trying to insert
their extreme and divisive ideological preferences into law. This bill
puts the federal government squarely between a woman and her doctor.”
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