Senate Republicans, Plus One Democrat, Defeat Radical Bill Allowing Abortion-On-Demand Until Birth by Michael Haynes "...In a nutshell, this radical bill would make the United States of America one of the most dangerous places in the world to be an unborn child ... the 'Abortion on Demand Until Birth Act' ignores the science entirely—and would erase unborn children and even the most modest protections for their right to life from the laws of every state." -Sen. Steve Daines
The US Senate has defeated a bill which sought to enshrine abortion-on-demand until birth into federal law. The Women's Health Protection Act was defeated in the Democrat-dominated Senate in a cloture vote of 48-46 on Monday February 28. Forty-seven Senate Republicans were joined by Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) in voting against the Act, which would have needed 60 votes in order to overcome a filibuster. The Act had previously narrowly received the approval of the House in September last year, in a vote of 218-211. Joe Biden has also signaled his personal support for the Act, committing to codify Roe v. Wade in his pre-election manifesto. The misnomered "Women's Health Protection Act" was born out of Democrats' fears that the Supreme Court might eventually rule to overturn Roe v. Wade as a result of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. If the WHPA had been passed, it would have effectively rendered any Supreme Court ruling against abortion moot, as abortion up to birth, for any reason, would be thus enshrined in federal law. The bill, which has been repeatedly introduced over the years without success, would establish 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 (even though these are standard to discern fetal age), mandatory waiting periods, informed-consent requirements, and other health and safety regulations. During the debate, Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), decried the Act as "extreme," and "is completely contrary to the kind of nation America is, and aspires to be". It could also be said that the Act is opposed to the heart of God. |
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