The House Just Vote Down Another Womens Choice/Health Issue.... Added Voting Roll Call

[rsmith6621]

H.R. 1797

below is from Organizing for Action

This just actually happened:

The House of Representatives passed one of the most unbelievable, unconstitutional attacks on women's health in a long time.

It's a bill written by Republican Arizona Congressman Trent Franks, which would ban abortions after 20 weeks, except in extremely limited circumstances -- a direct legislative challenge to Roe v. Wade.

And 228 members of Congress just voted for it.

Maybe they weren't paying attention to the reaction of Americans across the country last year who rejected candidates who wanted to restrict a woman's access to safe, affordable health care.

Here is the roll call....

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/113-2013/h251

[MichiganVote]

1. Ladies, these gentlemen need to retire from "public" service.

Since they seem to want to work for right to life, they have an identified conflict of interest.

[MNBrewer]

2. Disgusting

[rsmith6621]

3. Voting Roll Call

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/113-2013/h251

[blue neen]

4. Oh, I will be calling my despicable right-wing Congressman tomorrow.

This burns me up.

[Tx4obama]

5. Here's a LIST of the 6 Democrats and 6 Republicans

Democrats voting for the bill were Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Dan Lipinski (Ill.), Jim Matheson (Utah), Mike McIntyre (N.C.), Collin Peterson (Minn.) and Nick Rahall (W.Va.).

Republicans voting against it were Reps. Paul Broun (Ga.), Charlie Dent (Pa.), Rodney Frelinghuysen (N.J.), Richard Hanna (N.Y.), Jon Runyan (N.J.) and Rob Woodall (Ga.).

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/306355-house-passes-controversial-late-term-abortion-ban#ixzz2WcOigHaj

[blue neen]

6. You know what?

There are an infinite number of posts on DU right now about Edward Snowden, NSA. etc. It's an important issue, but so is the endless attack on women's rights and civil liberties...isn't it strange that no one is even paying attention?

Edited to add: Thanks for the voting info. I see that one of the PA Repubs actually voted Nay.

[rsmith6621]

9. Snowden Is a DISTRACTION from issues like these.

....spying goes on on both sides so I could care less about Snowden. Our schools are financially crumbling and graduation rates are in the 60% range and we are chasing a fable idiot like Snowden.

[blue neen]

10. Yes, "distraction" is correct.

Everyone is obsessing about ONE issue, while this blatant maneuver to take away women's civil rights is ignored.

It's not right.

[HappyMe]

17. I agree 100%.

[MotherPetrie]

18. Speak for yourself! I have read plenty about this issue on other sites!

[blue neen]

19. Exactly. You just confirmed what I expressed.

You have read plenty about it on other sites, not DU.

[geek tragedy]

15. Paul Broun? Was that a mistake? nt

[still_one]

7. That is a campaign issues. Take names and use it

[blue neen]

8. Abso-freaking-lutely.

228 members of Congress voted "yea" on a bill authored by a man who said, "The incidences of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low." How THE HELL would HE KNOW?

It's unbelievable.

[still_one]

11. They are crazy. The Democrats have to get off their asses, and start advertising this now. Most

people do not pay attention unless they see it on TV, and the Democrats MUST keep reminding the populous just how dangerous the republican party is

[MadrasT]

12. Kicking. WTF, nobody cares?

This is unconscionable.

[blue neen]

13. The word Snowden and NSA don't appear anywhere!

So many posts about privacy, and civil liberties, and government over-reach...no one is paying attention that those are the very things Congress voted to take away from women yesterday.

[blue neen]

14. Just called my Congressman, who was also a co-sponsor of the bill

to express my disgust and dismay that this legislation was ever even brought to the floor.

[HappyMe]

16. *sigh!*