Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Fr. Mark Hodges
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 26, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has scheduled a vote for next week on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
There are only 7 countries left that still permit elective abortion after 20 weeks—including the US, China, and North Korea. That’s why the #Senate will soon vote to take up commonsense legislation to protect unborn children who can feel pain.
— Leader McConnell (@SenateMajLdr) January 25, 2018
“At five-month gestational age, babies have 10 fingers and 10 toes, they can yawn, stretch, make faces – and they can feel pain,” Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said. “I’m fighting for this legislation in honor of my friend and fellow Iowan, Micah Pickering, an incredible 5 year old who was born prematurely, at five months’ gestation. This legislation could protect up to 10,000 lives like Micah’s every year.”
“I don’t believe abortion, five months into pregnancy, makes us a better nation,” Graham wrote on his website. “America is at her best when she’s standing up for the least among us and the sooner we pass this legislation into law the better. We
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