GOP plots late-term abortion counterattack

[_Abyssinia]

Republicans are working to strike a blow against abortion rights and the Senate incumbents who support them by emphasizing late-term abortion on the campaign trail.

With the political map favoring the GOP, opponents of abortion are rallying their supporters for a coordinated ground game meant to counterbalance Democratic attacks over birth control and personhood.

At the heart of the activists’ message is a legislative proposal from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) that would prevent women from terminating pregnancies after 20 weeks.

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/215553-gop-plots-late-term-abortion-counterattack#ixzz3AyOSVU5t

 

[SuperLuigi]

Thanks again for posting good news!

 

[tawny]

Praise the Lord.

 

[meltzerboy]

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/215553-gop-plots-late-term-abortion-counterattack#ixzz3AyOSVU5t

But surely Sen. Lindsey Graham is not proposing a bill that prevents women from terminating their pregnancy after 20 weeks in ALL cases, that is, if their health or life is in danger? That would be contrary to women’s civil rights and, in some cases, religious rights, which conservatives in particular are always concerned about. If so, this is exactly why the GOP is not winning Presidential elections as of late.

 

[Path_Finder]

But surely Sen. Lindsey Graham is not suggesting a bill that prevents women from terminating their pregnancy after 20 weeks in ALL cases, that is, if their health or life is in danger? That would be contrary to women’s civil rights and, in some cases, religious rights, which conservatives in particular are always concerned about. If so, this is exactly why the GOP is not winning Presidential elections as of late.

GOP has 30 of 50 governorships and stand to win big, GOP doesn’t flood the country with illegal aliens, harass sitting governors with bogus lawsuits, fight for voter fraud but above, does not trade the blood of innocents for votes.

Stick with the Democratic Party, they tried to take support of Israel out of their platform and yes, many American Jews apparently are not that concerned with such actions.

 

[meltzerboy]

GOP has 30 of 50 governorships and stand to win big, GOP doesn’t flood the country with illegal aliens, harass sitting governors with bogus lawsuits, fight for voter fraud but above, does not trade the blood of innocents for votes.

I was talking about the Presidential election. A hard-right socially conservative platform is still not so appealing to the masses.

 

[ishii]

I was talking about the Presidential election. A hard-right socially conservative platform is still not so appealing to the masses.

The problem meltzerboy is that that a law which protects the unborn from late term abortions is NOT hard-right social conservatism. Only in the mind of the secular ultra-left is any protection of the unborn considered extremist. It is an indicator of how far our country has slid down the slope when even minimal restrictions on abortion are considered extremist. Now you might say that is the perception among voters - and that is what counts. I would answer that the GOP/conservatives should not concede this issue, any more than they should concede our alliance/support for Israel (which is also not extremist, but could soon be considered extremist).

I don’t think that the media will be as successful in 2016 in painting the GOP as extremist or perpetrating a war on women. There are so many crises around the world, and serious issues that need to be dealt with - I think the GOP will be able to remind the voters of the past 8 years and the need to change leadership.

Ishii

 

[MJE]

The issue of the baby feeling pain is part of the argument re: late term abortions. Might the promoters of late term abortion suggest abortionist anesthetize the baby prior to the procedure?

God bless the Republicans who are involved in this effort.

 

[Dawnia]

But surely Sen. Lindsey Graham is not proposing a bill that prevents women from terminating their pregnancy after 20 weeks in ALL cases, that is, if their health or life is in danger? That would be contrary to women’s civil rights and, in some cases, religious rights, which conservatives in particular are always concerned about. If so, this is exactly why the GOP is not winning Presidential elections as of late.

The bill excepts the usual SCOTUS required exceptions of rape, incest & life and only affect about 1% of all abortions.

 

[_Abyssinia]

The U.S. is among these 7 countries that permit elective abortion past 20 weeks.xi] This is true whether 20 weeks is measured from the last menstrual period (gestational age), conception, or implantation. No matter how duration of pregnancy is measured, whether by gestational age or conception or fertilization, or implantation, all countries in this category pass the 20-week threshold. These countries/territories are:

Canada (no restriction in law)xii]
China (no restriction in law)xiii]
Netherlands (24 weeks)
North Korea (no restriction in law)
Singapore (24 weeks)
United States (no national gestational limit)9]
Vietnam (24 weeks)xiv]
The United States is within the top 4% of most permissive abortion policies in the world (7 out of 198) when analyzing restrictions on elective abortion based on duration of pregnancy.

lozierinstitute.org/internationalabortionnorms/

 

[_Abyssinia]

The U.S. is among these 7 countries that permit elective abortion past 20 weeks.xi] This is true whether 20 weeks is measured from the last menstrual period (gestational age), conception, or implantation. No matter how duration of pregnancy is measured, whether by gestational age or conception or fertilization, or implantation, all countries in this category pass the 20-week threshold. These countries/territories are:

Canada (no restriction in law)xii]
China (no restriction in law)xiii]
Netherlands (24 weeks)
North Korea (no restriction in law)
Singapore (24 weeks)
United States (no national gestational limit)9]
Vietnam (24 weeks)xiv]
The United States is within the top 4% of most permissive abortion policies in the world (7 out of 198) when analyzing restrictions on elective abortion based on duration of pregnancy.

(Gestational Limits on Abortion in the United States Compared to International Norms - Charlotte Lozier Institute)

 

[_Abyssinia]

The U.S. is among these 7 countries that permit elective abortion past 20 weeks.xi] This is true whether 20 weeks is measured from the last menstrual period (gestational age), conception, or implantation. No matter how duration of pregnancy is measured, whether by gestational age or conception or fertilization, or implantation, all countries in this category pass the 20-week threshold. These countries/territories are:

• Canada (no restriction in law)xii]
• China (no restriction in law)xiii]
• Netherlands (24 weeks)
• North Korea (no restriction in law)
• Singapore (24 weeks)
• United States (no national gestational limit)9]
• Vietnam (24 weeks)xiv]

lozierinstitute.org/internationalabortionnorms/