“Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” Front and Center Next Week in U.S. House Committee

Sometime during the week of July 16, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is expected to vote on H.R. 3803, legislation that would protect unborn children from abortion in the District of Columbia, based on their capacity to feel pain. The scientific evidence is overwhelming that unborn children, by 20 weeks (if not before), have the capacity to experience pain. Just imagine the excruciating pain and agony these little ones must go through when gruesome late-term abortion procedures are employed to end their lives. The abortion method most often used at this stage is the “D&E” which is depicted in a medical illustration posted on the website of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the organization leading the charge on this important issue.

H.R. 3803 prohibits abortion 20 weeks after fertilization and beyond, except when an acute physical condition endangers the life of the mother.

Visit NRLC’s website at nrlc.org for comprehensive information on H.R. 3803 and then contact your U.S. House member in support of the bill. You will find a handy link at NRLC’s site to communicate directly with you House member. But don’t delay – the vote could come any time next week!

Sue Armacost