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Democrats' Radical Abortion Views Are Not Supported By Most Americans,
Are At Odds With Laws Around The World, And Result In Them Opposing
Basic Things Like Protecting Taxpayers From Funding Elective Abortions
And Requiring Care For Infants That Survive Botched Abortion Attempts

SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADER MITCH McCONNELL (R-KY): "For 50 years, states
have been unable to enact even modest protections for unborn children.
More than 90% of Europe restricts abortion on demand after 15 weeks,
but every state in America has been forced to allow it more than a
month past that, after a baby can feel pain, yawn, stretch, and suck
his or her thumb. Judicial activists declared that every state had to
handle abortion like China and North Korea and no state could handle it
like France or Germany. Not anymore. Now the American people get their
voice back.. Democrats' disgraceful attacks on the Court have echoed
Democrats' outrage at Brown v. Board in 1954. Today's Democrats are jaw-droppingly extreme on abortion. 97% of Washington Democrats support legislation that would effectively require nine months of abortion on
demand until the moment of birth. Only 19% of Americans share this
radical view but 97% of Democrats in Congress embrace it. They would
rather attack our institutions than let the American people enact the reasonable protections they want." (Sen. McConnell, Press Release,
6/24/2022)

Only 19% Of Americans Think Abortions Should Be Legal In The Third
Trimester

According to a 2021 AP-NORC poll, only 19% of Americans think most or
all abortions should be legal in the third trimester. ("AP-NORC Poll:
Most Say Restrict Abortion After 1st Trimester," The Associated Press, 6/25/2021)

The United States Is One Of Only Seven Countries, Including China And
North Korea, That Even Allow Elective Abortions After 20 Weeks

"There are 59 countries that allow abortion `without restriction as to
reason,' or `elective,' or `abortion on demand.' These are countries
where the letter of the federal law does not impose specific
eligibility requirements for women. The other 139 countries `require
some reason to obtain an abortion, ranging from most restrictive (to
save the life of the mother or completely prohibited) to least
restrictive (socioeconomic grounds) with various reasons in between
(e.g., physical health, mental health),' the report says. Only seven of
the 59 countries allow elective abortions after 20 weeks, the group
found: Canada, China, Netherlands, North Korea, Singapore, the United
States and Vietnam." ("Is The United States One Of Seven Countries That
`Allow Elective Abortions After 20 Weeks Of Pregnancy?'," The
Washington Post, 10/9/2017)

Most European Countries Restrict Elective Abortions Before 15 Weeks

France: "Until February 2022, the limit for on-demand abortion was 12
weeks, but this was extended to 14 weeks in one of the last bills
passed under president Emmanuel Macron's first term as president."
("EXPLAINED: What is the law on abortion in France?," The Local Fr,
5/3/2022)

Spain: "Spain liberalized its abortion laws in 2010. In the years
before, it allowed women to get abortions in only extraordinary
circumstances, but the new laws allow all women to get the procedure in
the first 14 weeks of a pregnancy, without restrictions." ("In Spain,
Abortions Are Legal, but Many Doctors Refuse to Perform Them," The New
York Times, 9/21/2021)

Switzerland: "Abortion is legal in Switzerland, although you will need
a consultation with a doctor. . In Switzerland, the law was changed in
2002 to allow for abortions within a certain time period. Abortion is permitted if it takes place in the first 12 weeks of the pregnancy,
which Swiss law measures as starting on the date of the woman's last
period. This means that both medical and surgical abortions are
permitted in Switzerland, with medical abortions taking place until the
eighth week and surgical interventions taking place from the ninth week onwards." ("Reader Question: Is Abortion Legal In Switzerland?," The
Local Ch, 5/5/2022)

Germany: "Paragraph 218 of Germany's criminal code outlaws abortion,
with possible penalties of up to three years in prison. Exceptions
exist if the abortion seeker receives mandatory counselling; if the
pregnancy creates health risks for the woman; or if the pregnancy is
the result of rape. Nevertheless, terminating a pregnancy after twelve
weeks is illegal." ("On Abortion, Germany Is Not As Liberal As You May
Think," Euronews, 5/11/2021)

Italy: "Italy legalised abortion on May 22, 1978. allowing women to
terminate in the first three months of pregnancy or after if the
mother's life is at risk or there is an abnormal foetus. [sic]"
(Euronews, 5/22/2018)

Finland: "It also has the strictest abortion laws, being the only
Nordic country where women need to acquire the signature of at least
one doctor (in some cases two) to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. If
the pregnancy has proceeded past 13 weeks, special permission from the
National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira) must be obtained." ("Finland Has The Lowest Abortion Rate Among Nordic
Countries," Helsinki Times, 4/8/2021)

Portugal: "Portuguese women have had the legal right to an abortion
paid for by the state up to 10 weeks into a pregnancy since it was
approved by a referendum in 2007." ("Portugal Tightens Abortion Laws,
Forcing Women To Pay To End Pregnancies," Guardian, 7/22/2015)

Belgium: "Since 1990 women in Belgium can legally get an abortion if
certain conditions are met. Abortions are only possible if the
pregnancy is under twelve weeks. . Terminations after twelve weeks are
only possible if the mother is in danger or the child will not be fully healthy." ("Can You Get An Abortion In Belgium?," VRT NWS, 5/26/2018)

After Decades Of Support, Democrats Now Want To Repeal The Hyde
Amendment, Which Protects Taxpayers From Funding Elective Abortions

`For Years, The Hyde Amendment Represented A Rare Point Of Bipartisan
Consensus On Abortion In Congress'

"For years, the Hyde Amendment represented a rare point of bipartisan
consensus on abortion in Congress, with lawmakers from both parties
agreeing that taxpayer money should not be used to fund abortions, with
some exceptions." (Time, 6/07/2019)

"Congress passed the first iteration of the Hyde Amendment in 1976,
just a few years after Roe v. Wade, attaching it to Medicaid
appropriations.. The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the amendment in 1980." ("What Is The Hyde Amendment?," CBS News,
6/07/2019)

"At the time, Democrats had a wide majority in the House. More than 100 Democrats voted for the amendment when it came up for a stand-alone
vote, providing more than half of the support for the addition to that
year's labor and health bill. Since then, it has been baked into annual spending bills." ("Ban On Abortion Funding Stays In House Bill As 2020 Democrats Promise Repeal," NPR, 6/13/2019)

"[T]he amendment that restricts government funding for most abortions
has been preserved by Democrats for decades - including with votes from
some of the presidential hopefuls now decrying it." ("Hyde Amendment,
Abortion Debate Haunt 2020 Democrats," The Associated Press, 6/07/2019)

But Now Leading Democrats Vow To `Lead The Fight' To Repeal It

HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI (D-CA): "I do not think it is good public
policy, and I wish we never had a Hyde Amendment, but it is the law of
the land right now." ("Ban On Abortion Funding Stays In House Bill As
2020 Democrats Promise Repeal," NPR, 6/13/2019)

JOE BIDEN: "I can't justify leaving millions of women without access to
the care they need and their ability to exercise their constitutionally protected right. If I believe healthcare is a right as I do, I can no
longer support an amendment that makes that right dependent on
someone's zip code. For many years as a U.S. senator, I have supported
the Hyde amendment as many, many others have because there was
sufficient monies and circumstances where women were able to exercise
that right, women of color, poor women, women were not able to have
access, and it was not under attack . as it is now. But circumstances
have changed." ("Joe Biden Reverses Stance On Hyde Amendment," ABC
News, 6/06/2019)

"Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Wednesday the decades-old Hyde
Amendment shouldn't be law . Warren has called to end the Hyde
Amendment and co-sponsors legislation to overturn the ban." ("Warren:
Hyde Amendment Should Not Be American Law," The Hill, 6/05/2019)

"[Sen. Warren] said she `will lead the fight to have [the Hyde
Amendment] overturned.'" (NBC's Ali Vitali, @alivitali,
Twitter, 6/05/2019)

SEN. PATTY MURRAY (D-WA): "[Repealing the Hyde Amendment] would help
address the unacceptable reality that far too many women, particularly low-income women, young women, women of color, and those who live in
rural areas, have the constitutional right to safe, legal abortion in
name only-not in practice. I believe that as the Trump Administration
and its allies work as hard as they can to take away access to abortion
in our country and move women backward, we need to do even more to lay
out our vision for ensuring every woman-regardless of how she is
insured, her zip code, or her income-can make the decisions that are
right for her." (Sen. Murray, Press Release, 3/13/2019)

SEN. MAZIE HIRONO (D-HI): "All women - regardless of their income level
or type of health insurance - are deserving of the fundamental right to
access the health care they need, including abortion. Unfortunately,
for far too many women in this country, that care is out of reach
because of cost. The Hyde Amendment, like so many other barriers
erected to restrict access to abortion, unequally and
disproportionately affects low-income women, women of color, young
women, and immigrants. Repealing the Hyde Amendment is a necessary step
forward to ensuring all women can equally access their constitutionally-protected right to abortion care." (Sen. Hirono, Press Release, 3/13/2019)

In Recent Years, Senate Democrats Twice Filibustered Legislation That
Would Require Care Be Given To Infants Who Survive Failed Abortion
Attempts

In February 2019, 44 Senate Democrats voted to filibuster the Born-
Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. (S.311, Roll Call Vote #27:
Motion rejected 53-44: R 50-0; D 3-42; I 0-2, 2/25/2019)

In February 2020, 41 Senate Democrats again voted to filibuster the
Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. (S.311, Roll Call Vote
#58: Motion rejected 56-41; R 53-0; D 3-40; I 0-1, 2/25/2020)

SEN. BEN SASSE (R-NE): "Are we a country that protects babies that are
alive, born outside the womb after having survived a botched abortion?
That is what this is about. Are we a country that says it's okay to
actively allow that baby to die - which is the current position of
federal law? That's the question before us, plain and simple. Here are
the facts: We know that some babies, especially late in gestation,
survive attempted abortions. We know, too, that some of these babies
are left to die, left to die. No federal protections exist to shield
them from this ugly fate. And only some states have protections on
their books, and we've seen in our national discourse over the last
month and a half a few states moving, in different ways, but to undo protections that some of these babies have had at the state level. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act is trying to right this
obvious wrong. The bill's terms are simple: A child born alive during a
botched abortion would be given the same level of care that would be
provided to any other baby born that same gestational stage. That's
it.. This bill is exclusively about protecting babies that have already
been born and are outside the womb. Every baby deserves a fighting
chance.. This really shouldn't be controversial ." (Sen. Sasse,
Remarks, 2/25/2019)

Democrats Have Passed Or Proposed Extreme Pro-Abortion Laws In States
Like Virginia, New York, And Illinois, Rolling Back Any Reasonable
Restrictions

FORMER GOV. RALPH NORTHAM (D-VA): "The infant would be delivered; the
infant would be kept comfortable; the infant would be resuscitated if
that's what the mother and the family desire, and then a discussion
would ensue between the physicians and the mother. .This is why
legislators, most of whom are men, by the way, shouldn't be telling a
woman what she should and shouldn't be doing with her body. . We want
the government not to be involved in these types of decisions."
("Virginia Gov. Northam On Road Projects, Teacher Pay, Shutdown Impact,
More," WTOP, 1/30/2019)

ú "Northam said the controversy regarding made by Del. Kathy Tran
on her late-term abortion bill was `overblown.' Tran acknowledged
during a hearing that her bill would allow abortions up until moments
before birth." ("Virginia Gov. Northam On Road Projects, Teacher Pay,
Shutdown Impact, More," WTOP, 1/30/2019)

"As states across the US pass laws restricting access to abortion,
Illinois passed legislation declaring a pregnant person has a
`fundamental right' to terminate their pregnancy and stating that a
`fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights.'
The new legislation, passed Friday, repeals a 1975 state law that
required spousal consent, waiting periods, placed restrictions on
abortion facilities, and outlined procedures for pursuing criminal
charges against abortion providers. The bill also rolls back some state restrictions on late-term abortions by repealing Illinois' Partial
Birth Abortion Ban Act, the Chicago Tribune reported. Many provisions
in the two newly negated laws had not been enforced due to court
injunctions, according to the paper." ("Illinois Affirms The
`Fundamental Right' To Abortion By Passing A New Bill," Vox, 6/01/2019)

"New York state enacted one of the nation's strongest protections for
abortion rights Tuesday, a move that state leaders say was needed to
safeguard those rights should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v.
Wade. Known as the Reproductive Health Act, the measure replaces a 1970
state abortion law that was passed three years before Roe legalized
abortion nationwide. It codifies many abortion rights laid out in Roe
and other court rulings, including a provision permitting late-term
abortions when a woman's health is endangered. The previous law, which
was in conflict with Roe and other subsequent abortion rulings, only
permitted abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy if a woman's life was
at risk." ("NY Enacts New Protections For Abortion Rights," The
Associated Press, 1/22/2019)

"The One World Trade Center was lit pink at the direction of New York
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday night in celebration of the state
legislature passing the Reproductive Health Act, which expands abortion
rights in the state. `The Reproductive Health Act is a historic victory
for New Yorkers and for our progressive values,' the governor said in a statement. `In the face of a federal government intent on rolling back
Roe v. Wade and women's reproductive rights, I promised that we would
enact this critical legislation within the first 30 days of the new
session - and we got it done,' he said. `I am directing that New York's landmarks be lit in pink to celebrate this achievement and shine a
bright light forward for the rest of the nation to follow.'" ("One
World Trade Center Lit Pink In Celebration Of New York Abortion Law," Washington Times, 1/23/2019)

Voters, Including Pro-Choice Women, Are More Concerned About Inflation
Than Abortion

A Recent Gallup Poll Shows More Americans Citing Economic Concerns As
The Most Important U.S. Problem With Inflation And The High Cost Of
Living As The Top Economic Issues

"Americans' confidence in the economy remains very low, and mentions of economic issues as the most important problem in the U.S. are at their
highest point since 2016. Inflation, which registered as the top
economic problem last month and continues to be, was previously at this
level in 1984." ("Inflation Concerns Fueling Low Economic Confidence In
U.S.," Gallup, 4/27/2022)

According to Gallup, 42% of U.S. adults rated the economic
conditions of the country as "poor." ("Inflation Concerns
Fueling Low Economic Confidence In U.S.," Gallup, 4/27/2022)

In the most recent Gallup poll, among Americans naming an economic
issue as the most important problem facing the country, or the high
cost of living is the top concern. ("Inflation Concerns Fueling Low
Economic Confidence In U.S.," Gallup, 4/27/2022)

"Roughly four in 10 Americans name economic issues as the most
important problem facing the U.S. This figure includes 17% who
mention inflation or the high cost of living, 12% who name the
economy in general and 6% who say fuel prices. . The percentage
of U.S. adults who cite any economic concern as the country's
most important problem has edged up four percentage points this
month to 39%, the highest level in six years." ("Inflation
Concerns Fueling Low Economic Confidence In U.S.," Gallup,
4/27/2022)

Suburban Pro-Choice Women In A Swing State Say Their Top Issue Is
Inflation, Not Abortion

"Laura Wilson is a mother of three who lives in the sprawling suburbs
of north Phoenix, a hotly contested electoral area of Arizona that
could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate after November's congressional elections. Wilson, 61, is pro-choice, voted for
Democratic President Joe Biden, and knew all about the news last week
that the U.S. Supreme Court is likely poised to overturn the landmark
1973 Roe v. Wade decision giving women the right to an abortion. Yet
Wilson said she is undecided about who she will vote for this November,
and abortion rights are not a priority for her. `It's the economy and
jobs,' Wilson said. She said she was disappointed in Biden, because of
high inflation and `too many homeless people on the streets.'"
("Suburban Phoenix Is Cautionary Tale For Democrats Hoping To Galvanize
Voters On Abortion," Reuters, 5/09/2022)

"Wilson was one of 21 women interviewed by Reuters in the northern
suburbs of Phoenix - a key area for Democratic Senator Mark Kelly's
efforts to hold onto his seat - after news of the Supreme Court draft
ruling broke. Most of the women said inflation, not abortion, was the galvanizing issue for them. Of the 21 women interviewed by Reuters,
five said they were pro-life and Republican, while 16 said they were pro-choice. Just two of the 16 said the issue was the top priority for
them when voting this November, while half of the 16 were undecided
about who to vote for in the Senate race because of concerns about the
economy. The other half said they would likely vote Democrat."
("Suburban Phoenix Is Cautionary Tale For Democrats Hoping To Galvanize
Voters On Abortion," Reuters, 5/09/2022)

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