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Bill banning ‘sex-selection abortions’ fails in the House
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jun 01, 2012 05:47pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Ed O’Keefe |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Thursday, May 31, 2012 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "A measure to ban abortions based on the sex of a child failed Thursday after proponents were unable to earn enough support in the House, but GOP abortion opponents said they achieved their strategic goal of forcing Democrats to vote against it.
The plan all along, they said, was to use the vote to paint Democrats as disingenuous in their support for women’s rights by arguing that they voted against a bill intended to protect unborn baby girls.
Lawmakers voted 246 to 168 on the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act, which would punish doctors with up to five years in prison for performing abortions because the parents seek a child of the other sex. Despite the vote margin, the bill failed because it was considered under rules that require a two-thirds majority for passage. Twenty Democratic lawmakers voted for the bill; seven Republicans voted against it.
The bill’s chief sponsor, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), said his legislation would help fight “a war on unborn little girls,” noting that about 200 million abortions around the world can be tied to the practice of “sex-selection abortions,” which are more common in Asian and Eastern European countries than in the United States." |
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