{"id":203142,"date":"2019-05-26T14:39:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T19:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=203142"},"modified":"2019-05-26T00:04:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T05:04:31","slug":"abortion-advocates-congress-banned-states-pro-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-advocates-congress-banned-states-pro-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion advocates in Congress want states banned from passing pro-life laws"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As pro-life legislation sweeps the country, abortion activists are mobilizing, and they’re being aided by Democrats in Congress. A new bill has been introduced that would prevent state governments from passing pro-life laws<\/a>, such as heartbeat bills, in an effort to ensure that abortion<\/a> remains legal and widely available, no matter what.<\/p>\n

The “Women’s Health Protection Act” was announced by Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Judy Chu in a press conference outside the Capitol building. “Our bill finally puts a stop to the state-based attacks that anti-abortion advocates have been trying to use to undermine or even reverse Roe,” Chu said, adding, “It means no abortion bans.” Not only would heartbeat bills be banned, but mandatory waiting periods, informed consent laws, and other common-sense requirements would also become illegal.<\/p>\n

It’s expected that the bill will pass in the House, but there’s little chance that it will pass in the Senate.<\/p>\n