Dc abortion bill

• WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Tuesday failed to pass a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks in Washington, D.C. But they succeeded in getting themselves on the record, which was the whole point. The bill, called the D.C.
(Huffington Post)
• The bill is based on the disputed claim that fetuses can feel pain beginning at the age of 20 weeks, and anti-abortion groups have made it a top priority. Nine states have passed similar legislation.
(FOX News)
• The House voted down a bill restricting abortion access in the District of Columbia Tuesday, despite overwhelming Republican support for the legislation. The bill fell 220-154.
(NationalJournal.com)
• The bill is based on the disputed claim that fetuses can feel pain at a gestational age of 20 weeks or older. The National Right to Life Committee, an anti-abortion group, has made the bill its top priority on Capitol Hill this year.
(Myfoxdc.com)
• The U.S. House takes up today a bill that would ban some abortions in the District. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks, (R-Ariz.), would prohibit women from getting an abortion after their 20th week of pregnancy, except to save the life of the mother.
(WAMU)
• WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy will go to the House floor for a vote. As expected, the House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to approve the bill.
(San Francisco Gate)
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House committee is scheduled to vote on a bill that would ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
(Alliance Review)
• The National Right to Life Committee has called the bill its No. 1 legislative priority, and the group has been a strong critic of what it considers to be the District's especially lax abortion laws.
(Washington Post)
• In a remarkable vote, an anti-choice dominated House of Representatives failed to pass HR 3803, a bill that would have imposed a 20-week abortion ban on the District of Columbia.
(RH Reality Check)
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(The Southern)