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Good News for Pre-born Babies: Senate Democrats Again Fail to Pass Bill Mandating Unlimited Abortion Nationwide

Calvin Freiburger : May 12, 2022
LifeSiteNews.com

The bill, which passed the House of Representatives in September and has the support of ...Joe Biden, establishes a federal statutory right to perform and obtain abortions, including after fetal viability (under the broad cover of "health"), and specifically forbids states from subjecting abortion to ultrasound requirements (even though these are standard to discern fetal age), mandatory waiting periods, informed-consent requirements, and other health and safety regulations, such as admitting privileges.

(Washington, DC) — [LifeSiteNews.com] The US Senate voted 49-51 Wednesday on a Democrat bill to enshrine abortion on demand in federal law, forcing states to allow the practice to go on virtually unregulated, in response to the leak of a draft opinion indicating the Supreme Court might finally be ready to reverse Roe v. Wade. (Image: Pixabay)

Last week, Politico published a leaked draft of a majority opinion by conservative Justice Samuel Alito for Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which concerns Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban. The draft declares that "Roe was egregiously wrong from the start," and therefore it is "time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives." In response, the Court announced the draft was authentic but "does not represent a final decision by the court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case."

It remains unclear whether the draft represents a final decision to overturn Roe, is a tentative decision subject to change, was prepared in anticipation of a majority to overturn, or was written in hopes of persuading Alito’s colleagues to sign on. Regardless, the leak has sent shockwaves across the political spectrum, with pro-lifers tentatively rejoicing, pro-abortion politicians and activists lashing out in anger, and many speculating that the leak may have been intended to pressure judges to flip their votes, or to incite hatred and threats against them.

In response, Senate Democrat leaders scheduled another vote on the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA), which has been repeatedly introduced over the years without success, but which Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer framed as an opportunity to put Republicans’ positions on the record.

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