House Passes Watered-Down Anti-Abortion Bill
Published at(WASHINGTON) — As the annual March for Life event took place in Washington Thursday, House Republican lawmakers passed pro-life legislation that was more limited in scope than was previously intended.
The bill, which was approved by a vote of 239-to-179, would cut taxpayer funding for abortions.
However, due to a rebellion by a group of Republican women, the House leadership changed course and opted not to bring up a measure further limiting abortions after 20 weeks.
The bill yanked from the floor schedule, known as the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, would have rolled back the current policy from 24 weeks to 20 weeks.
However, many GOP women, including North Carolina Republican Renee Ellmers, opposed a provision in the bill that requires rape victims to report the incident to authorities in order to get an abortion.
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