Republicans to introduce nationwide 15 week abortion ban

[StmarysCity79]

After claiming for years that it should be left up to the states Republicans headed by Lindsay Graham plan to introduce a nationwide 15 week abortion ban.

"Abortions are typically considered “late term” at 21 weeks of pregnancy or later, according the health-policy nonprofit KFF. But that organization notes that that phrase is not an official medical term, and that abortions at that stage are rarely sought and difficult to obtain.

The 15-week limit precedes the point of fetal viability, generally considered to be about 24 weeks’ gestation. The Supreme Court ruled in Roe that women have the right to obtain an abortion before viability, and that states can start to impose restrictions after that point."

Republican Graham introduces bill that would restrict abortions nationwide

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe in June, abortion has become prohibited starting at conception, with limited exceptions, in a dozen states.

www.politico.com

 

[gemma_rae]

Maybe your Mom can get a special exemption in your case.

 

[GURPS]

After claiming for years that it should be left up to the states

why do you want to murder unborn children in such horrific manners

 

[Bare-ya-cuda]

After claiming for years that it should be left up to the states Republicans headed by Lindsay Graham plan to introduce a nationwide 15 week abortion ban.

"Abortions are typically considered “late term” at 21 weeks of pregnancy or later, according the health-policy nonprofit KFF. But that organization notes that that phrase is not an official medical term, and that abortions at that stage are rarely sought and difficult to obtain.

The 15-week limit precedes the point of fetal viability, generally considered to be about 24 weeks’ gestation. The Supreme Court ruled in Roe that women have the right to obtain an abortion before viability, and that states can start to impose restrictions after that point."

Republican Graham introduces bill that would restrict abortions nationwide

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe in June, abortion has become prohibited starting at conception, with limited exceptions, in a dozen states.

www.politico.com

More abortions = less people like you

 

[vraiblonde]

You Democrats and your ghoulish fetish for brutally murdering infants is disgusting. "WAAAAAHHHH!!! I want to look right in that baby's eyes before I plunge a pair of scissors into its skull! I want to hear it say its first words before I tear it limb from limb!"

You sicken me, you really do.

 

[herb749]

15 weeks is what most European countries have.

 

[Ken King]

First, it isn't Republicans - it is Lindsey Graham. Next, as SCOTUS just decided, the abortion question is a State's Rights issue, so a Federal dictate won't fly. Hell, it won't even make it down the runway.

 

[vraiblonde]

First, it isn't Republicans - it is Lindsey Graham. Next, as SCOTUS just decided, the abortion question is a State's Rights issue, so a Federal dictate won't fly. Hell, it won't even make it down the runway.

They're talking about codifying Roe, and perhaps you can explain to me how that would work since the Supremes already kicked it back to the states.

That's a real request. My understanding is that once the SC rules on something, that's that until they decide to overturn it. Can Congress make laws in direct conflict with a Supreme Court decision?

 

[stgislander]

They're talking about codifying Roe, and perhaps you can explain to me how that would work since the Supremes already kicked it back to the states.

That's a real request. My understanding is that once the SC rules on something, that's that until they decide to overturn it. Can Congress make laws in direct conflict with a Supreme Court decision?

My 2 cents... Congress would have to write the law that passed the Constitution sniff test. I believe the SCOTUS majority said that the justification for Roe (I think the Due Process clause in the 14th Amendment) was wrong. Therefore it reverted back to the States under the 10th Amendment. Congress needs to interpret something in the Constitution (likely the Equal Protection clause of the 14th) that allows them to make a law.

 

[Ken King]

That's a real request. My understanding is that once the SC rules on something, that's that until they decide to overturn it. Can Congress make laws in direct conflict with a Supreme Court decision?

Of course they can, but that doesn't mean that it would withstand constitutional scrutiny. As SGI noted above, any law crafted needs to have a foundation within the Constitution or would have to be added via an amendment. Graham isn't up for re-election until 2026 so he can be as big of an ass as possible, he doesn't care about any impact it might have on others by stirring up the rabble.

 

[Makavide]

The 15-week limit precedes the point of fetal viability, generally considered to be about 24 weeks’ gestation. The Supreme Court ruled in Roe that women have the right to obtain an abortion before viability, and that states can start to impose restrictions after that point."

However, in Doe vs Bolton, the court ruled that a woman's right to an abortion could not be limited by the state if abortion was sought for reasons of maternal health. The Court defined health as "all factors – physical, emotional, psychological, familial, and the woman's age – relevant to the well-being of the patient." This health exception expanded the right to abortion for any reason through all three trimesters of pregnancy.

 

[Kyle]

Maybe your Mom can get a special exemption in your case.

I'm sure she could get plenty of signatures for a petition.

 

[Kyle]

My 2 cents... Congress would have to write the law that passed the Constitution sniff test. I believe the SCOTUS majority said that the justification for Roe (I think the Due Process clause in the 14th Amendment) was wrong. Therefore it reverted back to the States under the 10th Amendment. Congress needs to interpret something in the Constitution (likely the Equal Protection clause of the 14th) that allows them to make a law.

Or they'll put it under interstate commerce like everything else.

 

[Gilligan]

Graham isn't up for re-election until 2026 so he can be as big of an ass as possible, he doesn't care about any impact it might have on others by stirring up the rabble.

This ^. Graham is always looking for a sensational pot to stir...little more.

 

[GURPS]

Garham is an establishment UNI Party Troll he is trying to Sabotage NONE UniParty Republicans from being elected

 

[GURPS]

‘MUH Handmaid’s Tale’! Media/Lefties working OVERTIME to terrify Americans about Republican’s abortion bill they KNOW will hurt Democrats​

 

[GURPS]

 

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