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Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has introduced a bill that would ban abortions once a baby in the womb can feel pain.
“The future of California, the Democratic Party, and all of America is pro-life!” Pro-Life San Francisco said of the legislation on Facebook.
The bill was introduced Wednesday and would ban late-term abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
“The first bill is the ‘Late Term Abortion Ban’ bill, banning late-term abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy unless the mother is at risk of losing her life or faces severe, irreversible health consequences if an abortion is not performed. There was a bill previously introduced entitled the Pain Capable Unborn Child Act that I felt that I needed to oppose because it did not include an exception for severe irreversible health consequences. My legislation includes that exc
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Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been on a pro-life kick recently and the only people are complaining are the ones in her own party.
According to Live Action, Gabbard introduced HR 8939, a bill that would ban the abortion of children capable of feeling pain:
The full text of the bill is currently unavailable, but Democrats for Life of America (DFLA) wasted no time in thanking Gabbard. “Former Democratic Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard introduced her SECOND Pro-Life bill this week, which would amend Title 18 of the U.S. code to give pain-capable fetuses rights under the law,” the group said on Facebook. “Tulsi has previously voted against this bill three times, but is now the SPONSOR of the new bill. […] thank you Tulsi!”
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard speaks during the Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Des Moines, Iowa, August 10, 2019.
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Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D., Hawaii) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would outlaw abortions for fetuses capable of feeling pain.
The pro-life group Democrats for Life in America announced the content of the bill on Facebook and in an online petition. Formally known as the Late Term Abortion Ban Act, the bill would outlaw abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, unless the mother is at risk for severe health repercussions or loss of life if an abortion is not performed.
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“There was a bill previously introduced entitled the Pain Capable Unborn Child Act that I felt that I needed to oppose because it did not include an exception for severe irreversible health consequences,” Gabbard said in a statement to National Review. “My legislation includes that exception.”