The House on Tuesday passed a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, a top priority of the antiabortion movement, but the measure is widely expected to die in the Senate. The bill passed by a vote of 237 to 189, with all but two Republicans supporting the bill and just three Democrats voting for it. The bill's House sponsor, Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), has introduced similar legislation several times; one such bill passed the House in 2015 but failed in the Senate. The bill would prevent abortions 20 weeks after fertilization unless the pregnancy has put the woman’s life in danger or it was a result of rape or incest. Quigley and other supports of the act often refer to it as “Micah’s law,” for a young boy said to have been born 20 weeks after fertilization who is now starting kindergarten.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 03, 2017 23:06 UTC