<p>The House passed a bill Friday creating a statutory right to abortion in an effort to preserve Constitutional guarantees in the landmark case <em>Roe v. Wade</em> if the Supreme Court were to elect to either overturn or eviscerate the decision in upcoming terms.</p>
<p>The bill explicitly protects both a woman&#8217;s right to procure an abortion and a physician&#8217;s right to perform abortions &#8220;without any number of limitations that states and opponents of the procedure have sought to impose,&#8221; <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/abortion-house-texas-supreme-court/2021/09/24/d5e731be-1ca2-11ec-a99a-5fea2b2da34b_story.html">according to The Washington Post.</a></p>
<p>The measure appears to grant a right to abortion up until the moment a baby is born, though <em>Roe v. Wade</em> guarantees the right to an abortion only through fetal viability, typically between 21 and 24 weeks of pregnancy. The bill, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/24/politics/house-vote-women-health-protection-act/index.html">CNN noted</a>, does not contain a &#8220;prohibition on abortion after fetal viability&#8221; and leaves the decision of whether to perform a late term-abortion to &#8220;the good-faith medical judgment of the treating health care provider&#8221; who could determine that &#8220;continuation of the pregnancy would pose a risk to the pregnant patient&#8217;s life or health,&#8221; even if the child is viable.</p>
<p>&#8220;The House on Friday passed legislation that would create a statutory right for health-care professionals to provide abortions, amid an intensifying legal battle over a Texas law that is the most restrictive in the nation,&#8221; the Post noted. &#8220;The measure states that health-care providers have a statutory right to provide, and patients have a right to receive, abortion services without any number of limitations that states and opponents of the procedure have sought to impose.&#8221;</p>
<p>The measure is inspired by opposition to a Texas law that effectively prohibits abortion once fetal cardiac activity can be detected, around 6 weeks of pregnancy. While that law does not involve state action, it does create a civil cause of action against anyone who assists a woman in getting an abortion, notably clinics, national abortion rights organizations, and doctors themselves.</p>
<p>The Supreme Court declined to grant an emergency injunction against the Texas law, and it went into effect on September 1st, creating widespread outrage among abortion-rights supporters who claimed the Supreme Court is now primed to restrict the right.</p>
<p>&#8220;Today&#8217;s vote has been a long time coming,&#8221; Democratic Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) said Friday, ahead of the vote. &#8220;It&#8217;s clear that we need one unified federal response to all of these attacks.&#8221;</p>
<p>Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi also declared victory, claiming that, &#8220;Every woman everywhere has a constitutional right to basic reproductive health. Yet for years, that has been questioned by some.”</p>
<p>The bill, though, is not expected to pass the Senate.</p>
<p>House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), &#8220;railed&#8221; against the bill ahead of the vote, according to CNN, admonishing Democrats for even considering such an extreme measure.</p>
<p>&#8220;What the Democrats are bringing before us, it&#8217;s really a radical bill. It goes beyond Roe V. Wade. It allows abortion on demand up until birth. It shows how far left Democrats have become,&#8221; McCarthy said. &#8220;Regardless of how you feel about the situation, that is not the place I believe Americans are at. But they are going to spend their time pushing that onto the floor.&#8221;</p>

<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div data-widget-host="revcontent" data-pub-id="165152" data-widget-id="290588"></div><script src="https://delivery.revcontent.com/165152/290588/widget.js"></script>

House Votes To Codify A Right To Abortion

CONTINUE READING

A Radical Abortion Push Threatens Pro-Life Progress — And Women Could Pay The Price

Andrew Cuomo Charged With ‘Sex Crime’ In Albany, New York

Illinois Will Soon Allow Minors To Seek An Abortion Without Parental Consent

Do-Over? Biden Debuts Modified Now-$1.75 Trillion Spending Plan Following Dem Fracture

Dems Explode At Each Other Over Infrastructure Stalemate: ‘It’s The Effing Progressives!’

NYC Could Lose Thirty Percent Of Its Police Force, Fire Department Over Vaccine Mandate

News and Analysis

Abortion

Nancy Pelosi

A video goes viral showing a baby being refused his mother by two gay "dads". This is just the tip of the iceberg, which is why we will have an important discussion today about surrogacy. 

Hour 1

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1765 - This Video Is One Of The Worst Things I've Seen In A Long Time 

The Strait of Hormuz officially opens for business (kind of), the Pope makes “shocking” comments on immigration, and President Trump promises UFO disclosure at TPUSA. 


The Michael Knowles Show

Ep. 1956 -  Pope Leo's "SHOCKING" Immigration Comments EXPLAINED

A false miscreed has corrupted our leadership class.


The Andrew Klavan Show

Ep. 1275 - Dumb, Dumber and Progressive

President Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, a murder-suicide involving former Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax shakes Virginia, and France and Britain hold a conference to secure the Strait of Hormuz – after the Iranian conflict ends. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

- - -

Ep. 2738

- - -

Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3

- - -

Today's Sponsors:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text 'WIRE' to 83848 to learn more.

Pocket Hose - Text MORNING to 64000 to get a FREE pocket pivot and their 10-pattern sprayer with the purchase of ANY size Copper Head hose. Message and data rates may apply.

Morning Wire

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26 [Member Exclusive]

A ceasefire goes into effect between Israel and Lebanon, a tragic murder-suicide rocks Virginia, and Dairy Queen deploys AI in the drive-thru. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
- - -
Ep. 2737
- - -
Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 
- - -
Today’s Sponsor:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text “WIRE” to 83848 to learn more.


Menu

— News and Analysis —

House Votes To Codify A Right To Abortion