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WASHINGTON, D.C., September 27, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – Next week, the U.S. House will vote on banning late-term abortions on babies who can feel pain.
The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act would prohibit abortions on babies older than 20 weeks. It contains rape and incest exceptions. For an abortion to take place, the abortionist must file a medical report with a state or federal agency saying an act of rape or incest conceived the child.
The U.S. House will vote on it on October 3.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, in 2013 there were at least 5,770 late-term abortions on babies older than 20 weeks.
“Next week, I’m bringing legislation to the House floor that will respect the sanctity of life and stop needless suffering,” said House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-CA. “The Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act will protect the voiceless, the vulnerable, and the marginalized.”
Similar legislation passed the U.S. House in 2013 and 2015. It hasn’t passed the U.S. Senate.
The bill “will protect those children who science has proven can feel pain, and give them a chance to grow and live full and happy lives,” McCarthy continued. “We have
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