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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on August 01, 2022, 09:54:04 pm
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Bipartisan senators introduce bill to codify abortion rights
by Nathaniel Weixel - 08/01/22 4:27 PM ET
A bipartisan group of senators on Monday introduced legislation that would codify the right to an abortion into federal law, but it faces an uncertain future.
The bill from Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) comes after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion rights case, and left the authority to regulate the procedure to individual states.
“After the Supreme Court gutted a woman’s right to make personal health care decisions, Congress must restore that right,” Kaine said in a statement.
The bill aims to prevent states from enacting laws that impose an “undue burden” on access to pre-viability abortions, while also allowing some “reasonable” limits on post-viability abortions, so long as they don’t impact the life and health of the mother.
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https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3583172-bipartisan-senators-introduce-bill-to-codify-abortion-rights/
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Would never stand up to constitutional scrutiny by a court
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If it has to be invented by the Legislature, it isn't a Right.
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Would never stand up to constitutional scrutiny by a court
That's right - The only thing that WOULD stand up to Constitutional scrutiny is right-to-life.