Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., who led the effort to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, called late-term abortion “the greatest human rights atrocity in the United States today.”
At Last Second, House GOP Leaders Ditch Effort to Pass Bill Limiting Abortion
By Heritage Foundation Josh Siegel——Bio and Archives--January 22, 2015
House Republican leadership tonight abruptly dropped a bill that would ban elective abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy.
According to news reports, female GOP lawmakers raised concerns on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, prompting party leaders to realize they did not have the votes to pass the bill.
Prominent Republican members who rallied against the plan to limit late-term abortions include Reps. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania, Renee Ellmers of North Carolina and Jackie Walorski of Indiana.
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