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An extreme measure targeting state pro-life laws is being advanced.
House Democrats are voting this week on a bill to ensure abortion without limits nationwide and eliminate pro-life legislation in the states in response to the Supreme Court leaving in place a Texas law prohibiting abortion after detection of a fetal heartbeat at about 6 weeks.
Another point of concern for abortion advocates is the possibility that the court could overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 court decision that legalized abortion nationally, or do away with its viability framework, as the Supreme Court justices are poised to consider whether all pre-viability abortion bans are unconstitutional in light of Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban.
The Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) would forbid almost any state limitations on abortion, including “a prohibition on abortion at any point or points in time prior to fetal viability ... a prohibition or restriction on a particular abortion procedure” and even “a prohibition on abortion after fetal viability when, in the good-faith medical judgment of the treating health care provider, continuation of the pregnancy would pose a risk to the pregnant patient’s life or health.”
The bill was first introduced in Congress in 2013, but the measure has not made it to a vote any previous time it was introduced. Abortion groups have backed it with a new urgency, citing the possibility of Roe being overturned in their push for the measure.
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House Democrats, White House Push Aggressive New Law to Cut Through Challenges to Roe
House Democrats are voting this week on a bill to ensure abortion without limits nationwide and eliminate pro-life legislation in the states in response to the Supreme Court leaving in place a Texas law prohibiting abortion after detection of a fetal heartbeat at about 6 weeks.
Another point of concern for abortion advocates is the possibility that the court could overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 court decision that legalized abortion nationally, or do away with its viability framework, as the Supreme Court justices are poised to consider whether all pre-viability abortion bans are unconstitutional in light of Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban.
The Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) would forbid almost any state limitations on abortion, including “a prohibition on abortion at any point or points in time prior to fetal viability ... a prohibition or restriction on a particular abortion procedure” and even “a prohibition on abortion after fetal viability when, in the good-faith medical judgment of the treating health care provider, continuation of the pregnancy would pose a risk to the pregnant patient’s life or health.”
The bill was first introduced in Congress in 2013, but the measure has not made it to a vote any previous time it was introduced. Abortion groups have backed it with a new urgency, citing the possibility of Roe being overturned in their push for the measure.
Continued below.
House Democrats, White House Push Aggressive New Law to Cut Through Challenges to Roe
