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October 4, 2017
On October 3, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 36 the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act by a vote of 237 to 189. The bill makes it unlawful to perform or attempt to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 weeks or greater. Exceptions are included for cases of rape or incest, or to save the life of the mother. The legislation needs to be passed by the U.S. Senate before it can be sent to the president for his signature.
In a letter to the U.S. House of Reprepesentatives, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, urged members to pass the bill calling the 20-week ban a "common-sense reform."