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Grothman Protects Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions

Press Release

Date: Oct. 3, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Women Abortion

Congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) today voted in favor of the bipartisan Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36), of which he is a cosponsor.

Science increasingly confirms that unborn babies feel pain by at least 20 weeks post-fertilization. H.R. 36 makes elective abortions on unborn babies 20 weeks post-fertilization or older illegal, except in cases of rape or incest, or to protect the life of the mother.

In Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker signed a similar bill into law in 2015. Wisconsin's Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act prohibits abortions of unborn children after 20 weeks post-fertilization.

"Late-term abortion is not only painful for the mother, but there's more and more evidence that it's painful for the child as well," said Grothman. "With this vote, we protected some of the most vulnerable members of our society from excruciating pain."

The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 237-189.


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