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Related: About this forumGOP passes 'Obediant, Barefoot and Pregnant' Bill ( wimmen should be) in House
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/06/18/abortion-bill-house-vote/2435353/WASHINGTON The Republican-led House of Representatives approved a far-reaching bill to ban a woman's ability to seek an abortion after 20 weeks on a mostly party-line 228-196 vote Tuesday.
It stands no chance of becoming law under the Obama administration. The White House issued a veto threat Monday, calling the bill an "assault on a woman's right to choose." The Democratic Senate also has not scheduled a vote on the legislation.
However, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, justified the vote as a response to the recent murder conviction of Philadelphia physician Kermit Gosnell for abortion procedures conducted in his medical clinic. "Listen, after this Kermit Gosnell trial and some of the horrific acts that were going on, the vast majority of the American people believe in the substance of this bill, and so do I," Boehner said.
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The legislation stirred a heated debate in the House. The majority of Democrats opposed the legislation and argued that House Republicans 88% of whom are white males were out of touch with women.
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It stands no chance of becoming law under the Obama administration. The White House issued a veto threat Monday, calling the bill an "assault on a woman's right to choose." The Democratic Senate also has not scheduled a vote on the legislation.
However, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, justified the vote as a response to the recent murder conviction of Philadelphia physician Kermit Gosnell for abortion procedures conducted in his medical clinic. "Listen, after this Kermit Gosnell trial and some of the horrific acts that were going on, the vast majority of the American people believe in the substance of this bill, and so do I," Boehner said.
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The legislation stirred a heated debate in the House. The majority of Democrats opposed the legislation and argued that House Republicans 88% of whom are white males were out of touch with women.
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[font size="3"] The standard Republican twisted view of reality is evident in Boehner's screwball 'rationale' for the bill. If this bill became law it would INCREASE the number of Gosnells victimizing desperate women. [/font]
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GOP passes 'Obediant, Barefoot and Pregnant' Bill ( wimmen should be) in House (Original Post)
Bill USA
Jun 2013
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JustAnotherGen
(31,828 posts)1. How they voted
H.R. 3803 (112th): District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended)
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/112-2012/h539
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)2. The Republican War On Women Continues Apace
Unfortunately, there are too many so-called "Democrats" willing to go-along-to-get-along with this (and a whole lot more) from today's wacko GOPee.
Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)3. Perhaps pregnant women need to march on Mr. Boehner and his men