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The U.S. House of Representatives\u00a0passed<\/a> the Women’s Health Protection Act<\/a>\u00a0(WHPA) of 2021 on Friday, a bill that intends to enshrine abortion in law as a right through all nine months of pregnancy for any reason. The law, endorsed by the White House this week<\/a>, would prevent states from passing protections for preborn children, such as the Texas Heartbeat Act \u2014 but would also go further than any current pro-abortion law.<\/p>\n

The bill passed by a 218-211 vote. Pro-life legislators refer to it as the “Abortion on Demand Until Birth Act” because it would allow exactly that. Just one<\/em> Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, voted against the bill.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0White House endorses \u2018radical\u2019 pro-abortion bill that would go beyond Roe v. Wade<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The WHPA goes much further than Roe<\/em>, and would make the so-called right to abortion a law rather than a Supreme Court ruling. It would virtually ban states from even restricting abortion after “viability,” the point at which a preborn child is capable of surviving outside of the womb if born prematurely. It would wipe out the Texas Heartbeat Act<\/a> as well as other pro-life laws throughout the country, which are heavily supported by the majority of Americans. According to a 2020 Marist poll<\/a>, 70% of Americans want abortion limited to the first trimester, including 47% of those who consider themselves pro-choice.<\/p>\n

The law would also end conscience protections for medical professionals, forcing them to participate in abortions against their will or risk losing their jobs. The Act states:<\/p>\n

A health care provider has a statutory right to provide abortion services, and may provide abortion services, and that provider\u2019s patient has a corresponding right to receive such services,\u00a0without<\/b>\u00a0a limitation or requirement that\u2026 impedes access to abortion services.<\/em><\/p>\n

The bill also states<\/a> that abortion is “essential” for women to be able to “participate equally” in the economic and social life of the nation. Such a statement falsely implies mothers are incapable of career success and are inherently inferior to men.<\/p>\n

While the law was expected to narrowly pass in the House, it is expected to face a challenge in the Senate where there is a great deal of Republican opposition. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), who typically supports pro-abortion legislation and wants to see Roe v. Wade<\/em> codified into law, has said she opposes the bill because it goes too far.<\/p>\n

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