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Today, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced a bill that would ban all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The legislation, titled the “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,” is a close companion to the bill that the House passed this June.
Political observers see the bill as a sop to conservative voters in South Carolina, where Graham faces uncertain reelection prospects. A recent poll shows that the two-term incumbent leads his Republican primary challengers with 51 percent of the vote. The bill he has introduced is predicated on the popular anti-abortion argument—which has no medical basis—that a 20-week-old fetus can feel pain.
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Lindsey Graham Introduces 20-Week Abortion Ban in the Senate
