Lindsey Graham to propose new national abortion restrictions bill

[In It to Win It]

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will announce an updated bill on national abortion restrictions Tuesday.

Driving the news: That's according to an email from Graham's office on Monday night saying he will hold a press conference on the introduction of the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act with anti-abortion leaders.

Graham has previously introduced bills that sought to ban abortions nationally from 20 weeks. But the new measure is expected to call for a ban from 15 weeks, per the Washington Post. Representatives for Graham did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment on the matter.
The big picture: Graham's plan comes less than two months out from the midterm elections, with abortion expected to be an important issue for voters following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade.

https://www.axios.com/2022/09/13/lindsey-graham-national-abortion-restrictions-bill

[roamer65]

1. Fuck Graham.

[DFW]

2. Of all people to introduce such a bill

A bachelor elderly white man couldn’t be farther personally removed from the issue. I hope this gets pointed out loudly and frequently. Married 25 year old women don’t go around advocating the elimination of coverage for prostate cancer treatment from health care legislation, after all.

[H2O Man]

4. I recommended the OP

and wish that I could recommend what you said here.

[DFW]

11. The sentiment is appreciated regardless, thanks.

As a Southerner myself, it’s not easy having so many senators from our region that garden slugs consider to be a lower form of life.

[Hekate]

5. Spot on. Cancer cells are alive, after all. Shouldn't they have the right to life?!

Especially in — damn, it’s bad luck to say that.

Lindsay is a loathsome worm.

[PatSeg]

17. My thoughts as well

[tanyev]

25. He might be the only one willing to do so that doesn't have a wife, girlfriend or mistress

with a secret abortion that could be dredged up.

[DFW]

26. That's true enough

If there is one thing that is probably NOT in his closet, it's that. Toady that he is, I'm sure he was only too willing to grab the limelight before figuring out that he was chosen as a figurehead patsy, brought forward for the sole reason that no one else was completely immune to fingerpointing and accusations of hypocrisy.

[poli-junkie]

3. Is this the GOP "leaning in"

as Gym Jordan encouraged the party to do as of last week?

Fuckin fascists.

[orleans]

6. omg! another "kill me now" headline. what fucking next? no--

don't tell me; i don't want to know!

[canuckledragger]

7. What a loser. Even the name of the bill is a complete lie!

[Brainfodder]

8. Still trying to out bottom each other like their lives depend on it?

Trying to get propaganda for the mid-terms?

[patphil]

9. Is he that dedicated to a Republican defeat in November?

You'd think the last thing even Graham would want would be to stir the abortion pot just before the election.
15 weeks is not going to get him any votes from women. The anti-abortion crowd doesn't want abortion at any point, and the pro-abortion people will see that as too early in the pregnancy to end a woman's right to choose.
Typical Lindsey Graham.

[vanlassie]

10. I wonder if Lindsey even knows how babies are made.

[DFW]

13. I think his knowledge on the subject rivals how much he knows about piloting the space shuttle

And he’s too vain to ask Mark Kelly about either subject.

[Irish_Dem]

24. If you tried to tell him how babies are made, he would call you a liar to your face.

[BigmanPigman]

12. Apparently, Lindsey wants to lose the midterms for his party's poopers.

Good! Bring it on Lindseed! The more the merrier. Drive that big "He man woman hater club" motto home in time for the midterms. We Dems thank you kindly. Now go run along and call your BFF (Big Fucking Felon) and whisper sweet nothing into his "ear".

[CrispyQ]

31. I'm still stunned SCOTUS didn't wait until after the midterms. -nt

[Heather MC]

14. Anyone else ticked off that a single severely closeted white wealthy man

Has the nerve to think he has the right to Decide when we women should put our life on the line to birth life into this world.🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾

Has he ever even seen a vagina?
It's time to start mailing these people our or used tampons

[Skittles]

15. the way these repukes pander to their fucked-up base is just plain SICKENING

[Puppyjive]

16. How about this

Maybe we should introduce legislation that bans unmarried, white men from elected office. What a prick.

[Sky Jewels]

18. I'd prefer a "mandatory castration for fascists" bill.

[2naSalit]

19. I'm not into...

Violence but I'd make an exception in his case. I would like to see someone assault him with one serious open-handed slap across his smug chuckles-the-clown face, on camera so everyone can enjoy it.

[alphafemale]

20. An elderly gay man wants to decide the rules.

mmm-kay

[Walleye]

21. When Lindsey said it should be left up to the states he was lying

Just like when he said he would not approve a Supreme Court pick in an election year. Lying!!!

[wackadoo wabbit]

22. It's as if he's purposely trying to lose the House and Senate for the GOP

It reminds me of a classic Tom Tomorrow cartoon from back in the Bush era. I can't find it online, but the gist was that Bush and Cheney were actually quite liberal, and they were just faking being conservative so that they could destroy the Republican party from the inside.

If anyone could find that cartoon, I'd appreciate it.

[Irish_Dem]

23. For thousands of years, old white men telling women what to do.

Nothing has changed.

[dalton99a]

27. Lindsey hates being pregnant and abhors abortion

[LetMyPeopleVote]

28. DNC Statement on Repbulicans' National Abortion Ban

Link to tweet

[Emile]

29. Republicans we hate women bill.

[Johnny2X2X]

30. They would ban all abortions

This is them trying to seem moderate, 15 weeks. But make no mistake, if they ever get power again they will pass a national abortion ban with no exceptions.

The GOP are extremists.