Democrat Attempt to Protect Abortion Up Until Moment of Birth Called 'Most Extreme Congressional Bill Ever'
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- The Democrat led House passed the bill
which allows abortion up until
the moment of birth with just
seven votes to spare.
- The bill is passed without objection,
and motion to reconsideris laid upon the table.
- [Jenna] Only one Democrat voted against
the Women's Health Protection Act.
The legislation protectsabortion nationwide,
and also ensures providers
are permitted to perform them.
- It has been declared Constitutional
by the Supreme court.
We wish they would just honor
their own precedent onthis, but they didn't.
- [Jenna] Democrats passingthe bill over concerns
the conservative-leaning Supreme Court
will overturn Roe V. Wade.
If the bill becomes law,
they would override many pro-life measures
put in place by states.
Allowing abortion upuntil the moment of birth,
nullifying Women's Right to Know laws
and parental involvement statutes.
- This is the most extreme
Congressional bill ever.
- [Jenna] Congressman Chris Smith,
a fierce opponent of the bill,
on CBN's Faith Nation.
- And the new bill that just passed,
as you know, on Friday,
is right up until birth,
unfettered access to abortion
and all of the state laws like
Women's Right to Know, parental consent,
waiting periods, even laws against
pain-capable unbornchildren to protect them -
there's there's several of those laws -
all of them would be eviscerated,
would be overturned overnight.
- [Jenna] The bill nowheads to the Senate,
where it faces a steep uphill battle.
Because of the filibuster rule,
it needs 60 votes to pass there.
Split 50/50, not even allDemocrats are on board,
much less the 10Republicans they would need.
And another big showdown
over the issue of abortion will come
on December 1st.
That's when the Supreme court will hear
a Mississippi case thatcould overturn Roe V. Wade.
In Washington,
Jenna Browder, CBN.