Utah Sen. Mike Lee attaches D.C. abortion amendment

The Associated Press

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 1 2012 12:28 p.m. MDT

Summary

A Republican senator from Utah has attached an amendment to a cybersecurity bill in an attempt to ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

WASHINGTON — A Republican senator from Utah has attached an amendment to a cybersecurity bill in an attempt to ban abortions in the District of Columbia after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

The move by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, follows Tuesday night's defeat of the abortion bill in the House. While the Republican-led House voted in favor of the bill, it was considered under special rules that require a two-thirds majority.

Lee had previously introduced the abortion measure as a standalone bill, but it faced bleak prospects in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

The legislation is based on the disputed claim that fetuses can feel pain after 20 weeks' gestation and is a top priority of anti-abortion groups.

The Senate is considering the cybersecurity bill this week.

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Fred44

Salt Lake City, Utah

one old man is right. I to am opposed to abortion and I would applaud Mr. Lee if would run a bill of his own dealing with abortion. Attaching this amendment to a bill that has nothing to do with abortion is one of the reasons the United States More..

1:29 p.m. Aug. 2, 2012
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one old man

Ogden, UT

While I oppose abortion in other than cases in which the mother's life is in danger, this kind of tactic is simply not right.

Using amendments attached to completely non-related bills is something that should be outlawed.

10:12 a.m. Aug. 2, 2012
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Rifleman

Salt Lake City, Utah

Re: Kalindra Salt Lake City, Utah
"There is no valid scientific proof that at 20 weeks the brain is developed enough for pain to be felt."

Your typical liberal will agonize over the minimal discomfort a condemned man may, or More..

11:09 a.m. Aug. 2, 2012
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