Washington, D.C. — Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on
S. 160, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, sponsored by Chairman Graham (R-South Carolina). Immediately following, Penny Nance, CEO and President of Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee (CWALAC), will join a press conference with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Mrs. Nance issued the following statement:
“Since Roe v. Wade, technology has changed our understanding of preborn life, and we need to face the truth on this issue: the unborn do feel pain. The United States is only one of seven countries in the world that allows abortion past 20 weeks; this includes Vietnam, China, and North Korea — not exactly the company we want to keep on human rights issues.
“In light of New York and Virginia’s radical abortion bills, support for late-term abortion nationwide has declined. A February 2019 Marist poll shows that a whopping 80% of Americans support abortion being limited to the first three months (12 weeks) of gestation — an increase of 5% since a January Marist poll on the same topic. This includes 64% of Democrats. America is waking up to the extreme abortion agenda, and it is time for Congress to listen.
“The hundreds of thousands of women I represent call on the Senate to take up and pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act without delay.”
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