Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Introducing Bill to Protect Unborn Children from Pain of Abortion

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act on Tuesday. This legislation is designed to prohibit most abortions nationwide after 15 weeks. This is when science has shown that unborn children can feel pain. 

Within this legislation is the responsibility of the provider performing the abortion to determine the gestational age of the unborn child before the abortion can be performed. They must also determine if the abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother because of specific reasons including being “endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, but not including psychological or emotional conditions.”

It also includes the exception of a pregnancy resulting from the rape of women.

The bill faced criticism from both sides of the aisle. The radical left was up in arms, of course, but there were some Republicans who were not sure they wanted this kind of press this close to the midterms. 

Most polls show that inflation is the number one concern of the voter, but some polls show abortion as the top issue. 

Sen. Graham has introduced the legislation a number of times before in Congress, even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. 

While the bill has received a majority of support from the Senate before, it has failed to overcome the 60-vote threshold as Democrats have filibustered the bill.

The bill describes the procedure as involving “the use of surgical instruments to crush and tear an unborn child apart before removing the pieces of the dead child from the womb.”

It’s going to be interesting to see if this legislation goes up for a vote before or after the midterms, it will also be interesting if this will circumvent the need for state-by-state decisions. 

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) introduced the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act on Tuesday. This legislation is designed to prohibit most abortions nationwide after 15 weeks. This is when science has shown that unborn children can feel pain. 

Within this legislation is the responsibility of the provider performing the abortion to determine the gestational age of the unborn child before the abortion can be performed. They must also determine if the abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother because of specific reasons including being “endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, but not including psychological or emotional conditions.”

It also includes the exception of a pregnancy resulting from the rape of women.

The bill faced criticism from both sides of the aisle. The radical left was up in arms, of course, but there were some Republicans who were not sure they wanted this kind of press this close to the midterms. 

Most polls show that inflation is the number one concern of the voter, but some polls show abortion as the top issue. 

Sen. Graham has introduced the legislation a number of times before in Congress, even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. 

While the bill has received a majority of support from the Senate before, it has failed to overcome the 60-vote threshold as Democrats have filibustered the bill.

The bill describes the procedure as involving “the use of surgical instruments to crush and tear an unborn child apart before removing the pieces of the dead child from the womb.”

It’s going to be interesting to see if this legislation goes up for a vote before or after the midterms, it will also be interesting if this will circumvent the need for state-by-state decisions.