Posts Tagged House of Representatives

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By Madeleine Valley • 7 years ago

Woman banned from House for scandalous bare shoulders

It’s approximately 7,000 degrees in DC this week (with humidity at a comfy 99%), and for many of us this means wearing as little clothing as possible in a desperate attempt to avoid spontaneous combustion. 

It’s approximately 7,000 degrees in DC this week (with humidity at a comfy 99%), and for many of us this means wearing as little clothing as possible in a desperate attempt to avoid spontaneous combustion. 
By Alexandra Brodsky • 11 years ago

House passes 20-week abortion ban

Yesterday evening the House of Representatives passed the “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,” a ban on legal abortions 20 weeks or more after fertilization based on dubious evidence that fetuses can feel pain during the second trimester. Sound unconstitutional? That’s because it is; courts have struck down similar state-wide bans in Arizona and Idaho (and temporarily delayed a similar measure in Georgia) based on Supreme Court precedent.

We don’t yet need to gear up for a legal fight on this the national ban, though, because it won’t become law this time around: the Senate isn’t pro-choice, but it is unlikely to even ...

Yesterday evening the House of Representatives passed the “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act,” a ban on legal abortions 20 weeks or more after fertilization based on dubious evidence that fetuses can feel pain ...