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D.C. Abortion Ban Proposed Literally The Day After Different D.C. Abortion Ban Is Defeated

Jessica WakemanAugust 2, 2012 //
D.C. Abortion Ban Fails
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A bill to ban abortions in D.C. after 20 weeks has failed in the House. Read More »
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It’s not like Congress has anything pressing to do, like encourage job growth! That’s the only reason why literally one day after the House of Representatives failed to advance a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks in Washington, D.C., a nearly identical bill has been proposed again in the Senate. Keep reading »

Abortion Ban In Washington, D.C., Fails

Jessica WakemanAugust 1, 2012 //
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  • A bill to ban abortion in the District of Columbia has died in the House of Representatives. The bill, proposed by Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ), would have criminalized abortion after 20 weeks including in cases of rape and incest. [Politico]
  • Last night, the writer Gore Vidal died. Today, blogger Garland Grey over at Tiger Beatdown reminds us of a not-so-rosy aspect of the author’s life: defending rapist Roman Polanski. [Tiger Beatdown]
  • Yes, you could go to jail for admitting to rape on Reddit. [BuzzFeed] Keep reading »