In a remarkable development the liberal The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives has voted to ban nearly all late-term abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, as Trump is a backer of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, and the White House has said he would sign the measure should it pass Congress and reach his desk.The bill is not viewed by the Senate as a priority, and its future in the upper chamber remains uncertain. The legislation allows for criminal and civil penalties against doctors or others who perform the procedures, including up to five years in prison. Exceptions would be made in cases of rape, incest or where the life of the mother is at risk.
Republicans cited scientific research by pro-life organizations saying fetuses are able to feel pain from the 20th week after conception. "We cannot claim ignorance. Their pain is no longer invisible to us,"…
