{"id":51360,"date":"2014-07-02T16:16:35","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T20:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=51360"},"modified":"2014-07-02T13:27:50","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T17:27:50","slug":"limits-on-late-term-abortion-will-be-priority-in-gop-led-senate-vows-mcconnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/limits-on-late-term-abortion-will-be-priority-in-gop-led-senate-vows-mcconnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Limits on late-term abortion will be priority in GOP-led Senate vows McConnell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell foreshadowed issues a Republican-led Senate would tackle if the party secures control of the upper chamber this fall. Speaking in his home state, the Kentucky Republican told pro-life supporters at the National Right to Life Convention that he will push measures that limit access to abortion through the Senate if the GOP wins in November.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m proud of my record and defense of life. If I was majority leader, we&#8217;d already have had a vote on it in the Senate,\u201d McConnell said referring to a Senate bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks. \u201cIt&#8217;s long past time for us to join the ranks of most other civilized nations to protect children past 20 weeks in the womb.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>McConnell noted that Democrat lawmakers continue to block the Senate from voting on bills that would limit abortion access. He vowed to place pro-life legislation before the upper chamber quickly, unlike current Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, who refuses to advance pro-life measures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The guy you&#8217;re looking at might be a better scheduler,\u201d McConnell told attendees.<\/p>\n<p>With over 100 days until the midterm elections, Republicans need to gain six seats in order to secure a GOP majority.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell has introduced and supported a variety of pro-life legislation, including the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which protects children in the womb after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The Kentucky lawmaker also supports legislation to limit abortion access and availability.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No one regrets the choice for life &#8211; especially those who receive it,&#8221; McConnell said.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell\u2019s opponent, Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, has stated that she believes that the choice to abort a child should be a decision between a woman and her doctor. 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