South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham introduced a new set of federal abortion restrictions today — the sixth time he has done so, but the first time he has proposed capping the procedure at 15 weeks rather than 20
he has done so, but the first time he has proposed capping the procedure at 15 weeks rather than 20. Advocating for this medically arbitrary threshold, rather than a wholesale ban on the procedure, allows Graham and his party to present themselves “as being more mainstream” than Democrats, per. The legislation is unlikely to pass the Senate, over which Democrats retain fragile control, but likely to gain traction among Republicans ahead of the midterms.
“I think we should have a law on the books that says after 15 weeks, no abortion on demand except in cases of rape, incest, to save the life of the mother, and that should be where America’s at,” at a press conference on Tuesday. “If the Democrats are in charge, I don’t know if we’ll ever have a vote on our bill.”” would threaten doctors who perform most abortions after 15 weeks with up to five years in prison.
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