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National Right to Life
Congressional Action Alert
U.S. House of Representatives to vote January 22 on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act!
WASHINGTON (January 13, 2015)
-- The Republican leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives
indicates that it intends to bring a major pro-life bill to the House
floor for a vote on Thursday, January 22, 2015.
The bill is the
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), which would extend
general protection from abortion to unborn children nationwide beginning
at 20 weeks fetal age, based on congressional recognition that by this
point in development, if not earlier, the unborn child is capable of
experiencing pain. H.R. 36, sponsored by Reps. Trent Franks (R-Az.) and
Marsha Blackburn (R-Tn.), is based on model legislation developed by
National Right to Life that has already been enacted in 10 states.
Please click here to
visit the NRLC Legislative Action Center, where an easy-to-use tool
will assist you in quickly sending an e-mail message to your
representative in the U.S. House, urging him or her to cosponsor H.R. 36
and to vote to advance the bill on January 22.
To view an always-current list of House cosponsors of the bill, arranged by state, click here.
Note: In the
U.S. Senate, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) plans to introduce the
Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act very soon. To send an email
message to your two U.S. senators, urging them to sign on as original
cosponsors of this vital legislation, please click here.
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