Someone please tell me...who is really waging a "war on women"?
Democrats in the House of Representatives prevented passage of a bill that would ban sex-selection abortions. The legislation needed a two-thirds vote and Democrats voted overwhelmingly against the legislation after President Barack Obama and Planned Parenthood came out in opposition.
With a 246-168 vote, the bill did not obtain the two-thirds majority necessary to pass. Republicans voted for the bill on a 226-7 margin while Democrats opposed banning sex-selection abortions on 161-20 vote margin.
The bill would make it a federal offense to knowingly do any one of the following four things: (1) perform an abortion, at any time in pregnancy, “knowing that such abortion is sought based on the sex or gender of the child”; (2) use “force or threat of force. . . for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection abortion”; (3) solicit or accept funds to perform a sex-selection abortion; or (4) transport a woman into the U.S. or across state lines for this purpose. However, the bill says “A woman upon whom a sex-selection abortion is performed may not be prosecuted or held civilly liable for any violation . . .”
The bill also specifically states, “Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require that a healthcare provider has an affirmative duty to inquire as to the motivation for the abortion, absent the healthcare provider having knowledge or information that the abortion is being sought based on the sex or gender of the child.”
Leading pro-life groups were aghast that Democrats would stand in the way of passing what should be a common sense bill.
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While quite against abortion I am very much for this bill having failed. When otherwise pro-abortion women realize the gun is pointed directly at their sex I do see them 'becoming offended'. I could be wrong if I doubt it. So long as women have the vote, the only way to end abortion is to have them choose for life, and this may be the cudgel which gets their undivided attention. Especially as sex selective abortions begin making a larger impact. If nothing else, it will eventually change the voting dynamic.
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