Pro-life vids of day: Senate Democrats’ abortion bill in the hot seat
UPDATE 2:35p: Annnd SB 1696 goes down in flames. It needed 60 votes to break the filibuster and the final vote is YES 56, NO 43.
by Kelli
Yesterday on Capitol Hill, two panels of witnesses gave testimony on Senate Bill S. 1696, the “Women’s Health Protection Act”, which, if passed, would nullify nearly every state restriction on abortion.
S. 1696 is primarily sponsored in the Senate by Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Barbara Boxer (D-CA). Full committee testimonials can be found here.
The Fox News All-Stars panel weighed in last night, with the consensus being that pushing this bill was a bad idea for Democrats.
Charles Krauthammer called it “supreme cynicism on the part of the Democrats,” since “there is no chance in the world that this will ever become law. Harry Reid won’t even allow a vote on it in the Senate…. Even if by a miracle it did pass, there is no way it would survive constitutional scrutiny, because it is such a violation of federalism…. At every level it’s a sham and a show”:
Pro-life Democrat Kirsten Powers and radio commentator Monica Crowley also discussed the bill on The O’Reilly Factor. Powers called it “obviously an election year stunt” adding that it was “destructive, since most laws were put in place to make abortions safe”:
Among those testifying in favor of the bill were abortionist Willie Parker and the head of the Center for Reproductive Rights, Nancy Northup. From the House, Tennessee Reps. Diane Black (also a registered nurse) and Marsha Blackburn testified against the bill.
Black spoke of personal experience in dealing with a woman who died as a result of an abortion from an unregulated clinic. Blackburn mentioned the extremely broad scope of the bill and how it could prevent states from enacting any laws enforcing abortion facility safety, “mak[ing] the abortion process less safe”. She also brought a special exhibit along to put perspective on abortion. (Be sure to watch abortionist Willie Parker’s reactions in the left background when Blackburn mentions the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and when she displays her exhibit.)
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Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Meh. It won’t pass the house.
“Meh. It won’t pass the house.”
True. There also seems to be some skepticism on it even passing the Senate.
“mak[ing] the abortion process less safe”
The abortion process is , by its very nature, not “safe”.
It’s an invasive, UNNATURAL procedure , meant to interrupt a process that IS natural – pregnancy leading to childbirth.
To say that something that isn’t safe to begin with is “less safe” is redundant.
So the bill is, essentially, the Freedom of Choice Act under a different name. I do wonder why they introduced it. Probably to give some red meat to the Democratic base. But don’t the bills’ supporters open themselves up to attack from Republicans when they openly support unregulated abortion throughout all nine months?
Fox News All Stars! None of whom belIeve in runaway global warming.
“But don’t the bills’ supporters open themselves up to attack from Republicans when they openly support unregulated abortion throughout all nine months?”
My theory is that they’re depending on the average voter being ill-informed enough to not understand the effects of this bill. Also, they will claim it’s not really unregulated through all nine months because of the viability standard in the bill. Of course, they won’t mention that the abortionist gets to determine viability and the health exception is wide enough to include anything. I suppose they are also depending on their opponents not being able to communicate these facts effectively.
Click on “mentioned” in the above article to see this video.
Please dear Lord, open Parker’s heart, mind, eyes and his very Spirit to You! Turn him to You, life and the unborn in Your Name I pray.
“Blackburn mentioned the extremely broad scope of the bill and how it could prevent states from enacting any laws enforcing abortion facility safety, “mak[ing] the abortion process less safe”. She also brought a special exhibit along to put perspective on abortion. (Be sure to watch abortionist Willie Parker’s reactions in the left background when Blackburn mentions the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and when she displays her exhibit.)