Senate resurrects late-term abortion debate
WASHINGTON (BP) -- Following pro-life successes with 20-week abortion bans in several state legislatures, the Senate Judiciary Committee reopened debate March 15 on protecting the unborn from late-term abortions nationwide. "We're trying to prohibit abortion on demand at 20 weeks," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R.-S.C., who introduced the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act in the Senate last summer. Republican committee members invited a panel of legal and medical experts to shed light on ...
