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Congress holds hearing on late-term abortion ban’s merits
Abortionists went into grisly detail about late-term abortions during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing Thursday for a law that would ban the practice.
Tag: Trent Franks
House to Consider Late-Term Abortion Ban
House will consider bill to ban abortion nationally after five months of pregnancy
The House of Representatives will consider a bill that would ban abortions across the country after 20 weeks of pregnancy, Rep. Trent Franks (R., Ariz.) announced Friday.
Brennan Questioned
CIA nominee grilled on detainees, drone strikes
White House counterterrorism director John Brennan came under intense questioning on Thursday by the Senate Intelligence Committee over his views on interrogating terrorists and drone strikes against them.
War on Women in the Womb
Measure banning sex-selective abortions fails to gain two-thirds majority required for House passage
The Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act (PRENDA) failed 246 to 168 in the House Thursday afternoon after a motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill did not win the required two-thirds majority. Rep. Trent Franks (R., Ariz.) authored the bill, which would outlaw abortion based on the sex of the fetus.
New Nukes
Defense bill would bolster nuclear, conventional power in Asia
Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee are calling for bolstering nuclear and conventional forces in Asia in response to China’s nuclear buildup and missile proliferation to North Korea.