House Republicans Pass 2 Anti-abortion Bills: Wednesday, four House Democrats joined with Republicans to back GOP-sponsored anti-abortion bills, bridging the ideological divide to aid in the passage of the first such laws under the House Republican leadership.
The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, the first piece of legislation, was approved by a vote of 220-210-1. All newborns born following failed abortion attempts would have to comply with the law’s mandate to receive medical care.
Only one Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, voted in favor of the resolution; Rep. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas abstained. The Hill contacted the two legislators to request comments on their votes.
In the past, Cuellar, a pro-life Democrat, has disagreed with his colleagues on legislation about abortion. Cuellar was the lone Democrat to vote against the Women’s Health Protection Act in July, less than a month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. This legislation would have made abortion a legal right under federal law.
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Progressives who attempted to remove Cuellar from Congress last year are expected to become enraged by his support. In a Texas House primary last year, some left-leaning legislators backed Jessica Cisneros and lambasted the Democratic establishment in the chamber for supporting the incumbent.
The Democratic Party leadership supported a pro-NRA, anti-choice incumbent who was under investigation in a close race on the day of a mass shooting and weeks after the Roe verdict. On the day of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in May, Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) posted on Twitter that “robocalls, fundraisers, all of it.” A resolution denouncing assaults against anti-abortion organizations, groups, and churches was the second measure the House endorsed on Wednesday. The resolution was approved by the parliament by a vote of 222-219.
The measure detailed a series of incidences involving violence, vandalism, and destruction at anti-abortion institutions that took place between the time that the draught judgment overturning Roe v. Wade leaked and the moment that the court formally issued the ruling.
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Democrats complained that the resolution left out violent instances directed at abortion providers. However, Gonzalez and Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.) and Chrissy Houlahan (Pa.) joined Republicans in endorsing the bill. The Hill contacted the group to get their thoughts on their choices.