'They're trying to go back to the old 'war on women''
Only months before a pivotal national election in which Democrats are widely predicted to lose power in the Senate, they are attempting to pass a sweeping law that could nullify abortion restrictions in every state across the country.
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is holding hearings Tuesday on S. 1696, a bill called the “Women’s Health Protection Act,” which contains broad stipulations prohibiting any governments from restricting women’s access to abortions. The legislation was introduced on Nov. 13, 2013, is sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and now has 35 co-sponsors.
On Monday, the National Right to Life called the legislation as the “most radical pro-abortion bill ever considered by Congress.”
“It’s a big deal,” said David French, senior counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice, a pro-life legal organization that focuses on constitutional law. “This is very similar to the Hobby Lobby legislation that the Senate Democrats are pushing. They’re trying to go back to the old ‘war on women,’ and drive single women, predominately, to the polls. Right now, what else are they running on?”
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"(9) Congress has the authority to protect women's ability to access abortion services pursuant to its powers under the Commerce Clause and its powers under section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution to enforce the provisions of section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment."
ReplyDeleteSenator Blumenthal, of CT, doesn't understand that the "Commerce Clause" is the "Interstate Commerce Clause," which would only apply when regulating business between the states. I'm not sure where it's illegal to go to another state to have an abortion any more.
Furthermore, the Equal Protection Clause has nothing really clear about abortions. It says you can't discriminate, or "abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens." Not sure where they are coming from on this side. Maybe men can have abortions, but women can't?
Seems the best application of the constitution to abortion is the 10th ammendment, stating that powers not specifically given to the Feds are retained by the states.
Seriously...these politicians suck. They swear to uphold and defend a document they know nothing about.