Democrats reintroduce bill to codify abortion on demand nationwide
Democrats in Congress reintroduced legislation this week to codify abortion on demand in federal law, in response to news that the U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a case that could upend abortion precedents that have dominated American law for almost half a century.
The court revealed Monday that it has agreed to take up Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which concerns Mississippi’s HB 1510 law banning abortions from being committed past fifteen weeks for any reason other than physical medical emergencies or severe fetal abnormalities. The case has sparked intense interest because it presents an opportunity for the justices to reconsider Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that forces states to allow abortions.
On Wednesday, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, along with Reps. Judy Chu, D-California, Lois Frankel, D-Florida, Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, and Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, announced the reintroduction of the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA)
The legislation, which has been repeatedly introduced over the past several years without being acted upon, 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, mandatory waiting periods, informed-consent requirements, and other health and safety regulations, such as admitting privileges.
Source: lifesitenews.com
