Mother Jones, May 18, 2012 by Kate Sheppard Republicans seek to impose ban on abortions after 20 weeks in the capital. The District of Columbia is the latest front in the abortion battles, as a House subcommittee on Thursday heard testimony on a bill that would cut off women’s abortion access at 20 weeks gestation. […]
May 17, 2012
Huffington Post, May 17, 2012 by Laura Bassett A nationwide ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy would be difficult to push through both chambers of Congress, but Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) is taking his chances on a consolation prize: a 20-week abortion ban in the District of Columbia. The District of Columbia Pain-Capable […]
May 17, 2012
The Raw Story, May 17, 2012 by Stephen C. Webster Update (below): Republicans stack witness panel with anti-abortion doctors The House Subcommittee on the Constitution will stage a hearing on Thursday for a bill that would ban all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in the District of Colombia. And much like the last major […]
May 17, 2012
Emily’s List, May 17, 2012 by Eleanor Holmes Norton Today an all-male panel of Member of the House will hear witnesses on H.R. 3803, a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy only in the District of Columbia. The Democrats on the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution have called a D.C. resident, Professor […]
May 16, 2012
Huffington Post, May 16, 2012 by Laura Bassett Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) is pushing a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in the District of Columbia, but he has denied Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D), D.C.’s only elected representative, the chance to testify on behalf of the city’s residents. Norton wrote […]
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