January 15, 2017

A New Bill Introduced in Congress Would Constitute a Total Abortion Ban - WITH CONTACT INFO

Source: NY Mag

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 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.”

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

WHO TO CONTACT:
Here's the contact info for Steve King, the man who introduced this legislation:
https://steveking.house.gov/contact
202.225.4426

Here's the contact info for Trent Franks, the co-sponsor of this bill:
https://franks.house.gov/contact-me
(202) 225-4576

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.

January 15, 2017

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

Source: NY Mag

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.”

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

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This is what I posted on my FB today:

It's starting.

The next 4 years are going to see unprecedented attacks against women's rights. We are faced with a House and Senate ruled by a majority whose entire political careers have been about attacking and restricting women's rights. They are determined. And now there is very little standing in their way.

We have to be vigilant. Contact your representatives, donate, volunteer, share this information when you hear about it. If we don't fight, we're going to lose way more than just the next 4 years.

http://nymag.com/…/new-heartbeat-bill-in-congress-would-con…

Here's the contact info for Steve King, the man who introduced this legislation:
https://steveking.house.gov/contact
202.225.4426

Here's the contact info for Trent Franks, the co-sponsor of this bill:
https://franks.house.gov/contact-me
(202) 225-4576

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.

If you want information about legislation, here's a link to find current legislation:
https://www.congress.gov/