House Republicans pull abortion bill due to lack of votes
The House was scheduled to vote Thursday on a bill to ban almost all abortions after 20 weeks — but GOP leaders abruptly pulled the bill late Wednesday after enough Republican lawmakers, including many women, indicated that they would vote against it, leaving the legislation short of the votes needed for passage. The bill faced long odds in the Senate, and Obama promised to veto it, but Republicans wanted to pass it on Thursday to coincide with the annual March for Life and the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
The dissenting Republicans opposed a provision that exempted only rape and under-18 incest victims who first reported the crimes to authorities, The Associated Press reports. But when GOP leaders discussed taking out that provision, they met resistance from anti-abortion lawmakers and advocates. The House will instead debate a bill banning federal taxpayer funding of abortion — which, AP notes, is "a prohibition that is already largely in effect."
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