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Democrats Prevent House Passage of Late-Term Abortion Ban

House Democrats objected to a bill that would stop the policy of unlimited abortions for any reason throughout the entirety of pregnancy in the nation's capital. The bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy in D.C. Needed a two-thirds vote but enough Democrats voted against the measure to prevent it from going to the Senate.

The bill received a supportive vote of 220 to 154 with Republicans voting 203 to 6 for the bill and Democrats voting 148 to 17 against it. Ref. Source 4

Abortions Late-term

Most Late-Term Abortions Are Not Done for Medical Reasons

In a house editorial about an Arizona law that restricts abortions after 18 weeks, the editors of the New York Times assert that 'the overwhelming number of abortions occur well before 20 weeks; later abortions mostly often involve severely troubled pregnancies that pose risks to a woman's health or life."

This allegation that abortions after 20 weeks are mostly performed for medical reasons has long been discredited by the public disclosures of abortion providers. The salient facts are documented in Just Facts" research on partial-birth abortion and are summarized below. Ref. Source 7