House Republicans advanced a pair of measures that, while largely symbolic, put their stamp on the abortion battle as it continues across the country a half-year after the Supreme Court struck down federal protections.
would set new penalties and regulations for abortion providers in cases in which a child is born despite an attempted abortion or failed abortion.
House Republicans pushing the measures said that they’re designed to protect healthcare workers and unborn children at a time of increasing violence. “It condemns the attacks that have been committed against pro-life facilities, groups and churches in the wake of the leak of the Dobbs opinion and the subsequent decision,” said Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., who wrote the measure defending the crisis centers. “In recent years, there has been an alarming trend of more and more attacks on pro-life organizations and individuals. And in the wake of the Dobbs decision, the problem became much worse.
President Joe Biden speaks about the importance of electing Democrats who want to restore abortion rights, during an event hosted by the Democratic National Committee at the Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, October 18, 2022.
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