A senior Democratic lawmaker took to Twitter shortly after the House passed the Abortion Survivors Protection Act. failed abortion, Criticize Republicans who supported “extreme” bills.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, and Vice President Kamala Harris were among the respondents.
“Instead of joining the Democratic Party today to condemn all political violence, [House Republicans] chose to push their extreme anti-selection agenda,” Pelosi tweeted Wednesday.
“Democrats believe everyone deserves free access to reproductive health services without fear of violence, intimidation or harassment.”
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retired pelosi democratic leadership She repeated her remarks in a second tweet after Republicans regained a majority in the 2022 midterm elections.
“Democrats will always defend reproductive freedom against radical Republicans who downplay the right of women to choose the size and timing of their families,” she said. It’s a big, personal decision that must be made by a woman guided by her faith, her doctor, her family, not her home.”
Schumer, who did not vote for the bill because he is a senator, had a similar reaction.
“The MAGA Republican-controlled House is flaunting extreme views on women’s health with legislation that the American people don’t even support,” he wrote.
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The vice president also expressed his opinion.
Harris tweeted, “House Republicans today passed extreme legislation that further jeopardizes our nation’s right to reproductive health care.” republican congressman To control a woman’s body. ”
The Live Abortion Survivor Protection Act states that an infant born alive after an attempted abortion, or an infant who survives an abortion, is a “corporation for all purposes under the laws of the United States.”
Physicians and health care workers should keep children alive so that “reasonably diligent and conscientious health care workers give to other children born alive”. Children born in abortion clinics are responsible for transporting the child to the hospital.
It is already illegal for doctors and nurses to refuse individual care.
Nearly all House Democrats voted against the bill Wednesday, and it passed 220 to 210.
All the “no” votes came from Democrats who argued that the bill could put more children at risk or make medical decisions even more complicated.
Senator Henry Kuehler, Democrat from Texas, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, also from Texas, voted for “present,” while he voted for the bill.
Other Democratic leaders in the House echoed Pelosi, Schumer, and Harris’ remarks and criticized Republicans for their “extreme” positions.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) tweeted:
Rep. Catherine Clark of the Massachusetts House of Representatives said the “extreme” bill amounted to “attacking reproductive justice.”
“Instead of building our nation’s legacy of progress, defending liberty and upholding equality, extreme @HouseGOP bases its agenda on attacks on reproductive justice,” she wrote.
The Democratic caucuses also wore white to collectively show “resistance to the extreme MAGA Republican anti-abortion agenda.”
Republicans took a rather different tone to this — saying Democrats had “extreme” views after opposing a bill intended to keep newborns alive and receive normalized care. claimed.
Congressman Byron Donalds, R-Fla. house speaker, He added some “surprised” emojis to a tweet that said Democrats were against the Born Alive Act.
He then criticized Democrats for voting against a bill condemning attacks on pregnancy centers across the country.
He said, “The Democratic stance on abortion is so extreme that 209 lawmakers voted against a House resolution condemning the recent attacks on pro-life institutions, groups, and churches. Shame. That’s it.”
Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw added: in parliament. it’s crazy. “
“Democrats are too extreme on this issue and out of line with the American people. Absolutely,” he said. “The Born Alive Act protects babies born alive after an attempted abortion.”
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“This will force health care workers to provide survivors with the same medical care as other babies in order to save the child’s life.”
The Texas Republican concluded:
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Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Col. Similarly, he called the Democratic Party’s position “morbid and radical.”
The Senate, which is dominated by Democrats, is unlikely to pass the Born Alive Act.