Update – House Votes to Pass ‘Abortion on Demand Act’

As The Daily Citizen reported earlier this week, the House was set to vote today, September 24, on HR 3755, the so-called “Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021.”
The Act passed 218-211, on a party-line vote, with all Democrats except one, Henry Cuellar from Texas, voting for the law and all Republicans voting against it.
The measure would give any woman in the country the right to abort her child and would overturn any state abortion restrictions, such as mandatory waiting periods, heartbeat legislation, counseling or ultrasounds.
The bill is a response to the Texas Heartbeat Bill, which bans abortion in the state after a preborn baby’s heartbeat can be detected in the womb.
Called by pro-life activists and politicians the “Abortion on Demand Act,” the legislation now moves to the Senate for a vote in the near future.
Related articles and resources:
House To Vote on Abortion Bill this Week
House to Vote on Bill to ‘Enshrine’ Abortion into Federal Law, Override State Pro-Life Laws
Pro-Abortion Activists are Still in a Tailspin Over Texas’ New Heartbeat Bill
Texas Governor Signs ‘Heartbeat Bill’ into Law Protecting Preborn Babies
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- Resources: Hope & Healing After Abortion
- Focus on the Family Pro Life Issues: Abortion
- Focus on the Family Pro Life Issues: Unplanned Pregnancy
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