President Donald Trump lashed out at Democrats Monday night after the Senate blocked a Republican anti-abortion bill. “Senate Democrats just voted against legislation to prevent the killing of newborn infant children,” Trump tweeted on Monday night. “The Democrat position on abortion is now so extreme that they don’t mind executing babies AFTER birth.”“If there is one thing we should all agree on, it’s protecting the lives of innocent babies,” he wrote, adding that the blocked measure will be remembered as one of “the most shocking votes” in congressional history. ), aimed to threaten prison time for doctors who do not provide necessary medical care to an infant born alive during an attempted late-term abortion. The measure, which needed at least 60 votes to pass, failed with a vote of 53-44.
Source: Huffington Post February 26, 2019 16:30 UTC