The Trump administration formally backed a House bill Monday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks.
The administration "strongly supports" the bill and "applauds the House of Representatives for continuing its efforts to secure critical pro-life protections," the Office of Management and Budget wrote in a statement of administration policy.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.), will come up for a vote in the House on Tuesday.
It would make it a crime to perform or attempt an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, with the possibility of a fine, up to five years in prison or both.
There are exceptions for rape, incest or to save the life of the woman, and the bill wouldn't penalize women for seeking abortions after 20 weeks.
Oh well, gee at least they are willing to let a woman have control of her reproductive organs if there is a chance they might kill her.
How white of them.
It should be remembered that abortions performed after 20 weeks are typically for problem pregnancies, not only ones that endanger the mother, but also which might endanger the fetus, or due to newly discovered birth defects.
This should also serve to remind everybody why the Republicans are not exactly on board with impeaching Trump, no matter what emerges from the Russian investigations.
As long as he is pushing this ultra conservative agenda they could not care less that he is Putin's puppet.
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