A New Bill Introduced in Congress Would Constitute a Total Abortion Ban

[WhiteTara]

http://nymag.com/thecut/2017/01/new-heartbeat-bill-in-congress-would-constitute-a-total-abortion-ban.html

On Thursday, Iowa’s Republican Representative Steve King introduced a bill in Congress that would constitute a total abortion ban on a federal level, Rewire reports.

H.R. 490 (legislative text found here) would prohibit abortions as soon as a fetal heartbeat is detected. This can occur as early as six weeks into a pregnancy — a time period before many women know they’re pregnant.

“Since Roe v. Wade was unconstitutionally decided in 1973, nearly 60 million innocent babies’ lives have been ended by the abortion industry, all with a rubber stamp by the federal government,” King said in a Thursday press release from his office. “If a heartbeat is detected, the baby is protected.”

King reportedly worked on the bill with Janet Porter of Faith2Action; per Right Wing Watch, Porter said that “when she recently attended Phyllis Schlafly’s funeral, she was able to speak with King and convince him to introduce a federal version of her bill.”*

H.R. 490 is similar to the Ohio’s “heartbeat bill,” which failed when Governor John Kasich vetoed the portion that would restrict abortion at six weeks (a 20-week ban was still instituted).

[cyclonefence]

1. I want to see female lawmakers

begin to introduce bills requiring a wife's permission if a husband wants a vasectomy, and a window of time (married 10-15 years) when men cannot obtain vasectomies.

To hell with the pre-born--I weep for the preconceived.

[WhiteTara]

2. ...

Welcome to DU

No repuke female will say a peep about anything that goes against what a man wants.

[murielm99]

3. Or,

attach the requirement about a wife's permission to this bill as an amendment. That could be fun.

[Nwgirl503]

4. CONTACT INFO

I posted this in the General Discussion forum, but here's some contact info if you want to voice your opinion:

WHO TO CONTACT:
Steve King - Iowa, the man who introduced this legislation:
https://steveking.house.gov/contact
202.225.4426

Trent Franks - Arizona, the co-sponsor of this bill:
https://franks.house.gov/contact-me
[phone]

If you live in their states, contact them and make your voice heard. Email, call, write letters. Share this information on all your social media.

Here's a list of the House Committee of Judiciary members to contact (calling is best):
https://judiciary.house.gov/committee-members/

NOTE: If you choose to email, most of these reps won't accept emails unless you provide an address in their area. You can map their local office location and find a public address nearby them to use to bypass this requirement. As members of these committees, they should be available for contact for reasons such as these, but they seem to make it as hard as possible.

[WhiteTara]

5. Thanks NwGirl!

This is important.