Measure Would Create Severe New Restrictions for Survivors of Incest and Rape
May 14, 2015 - Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) issued the following statement today after the House passed an extreme bill by Republicans that would ban abortions at 20 weeks and create severe barriers for women seeking the health care they need:
“The GOP’s latest abortion ban will re-victimize survivors of rape and incest by assuming they are lying and creating unconscionable barriers to care. It offers no health exception and no help to women facing cancer, kidney failure, blood clots or other tragic complications during their pregnancies. This bill is an insult to rape and incest survivors, to pregnant women facing a health crisis and to women everywhere.”Read More: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act