GOP-Led House Sets Stage for a Wave of New Abortion Restrictions
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2015
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Republican dominance on Capitol Hill has been welcomed by the right-to-life movement. But today, a dispute between moderates and conservatives led House leaders to pull a bill restricting late-term abortions. What's the message about majority party leadership — on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade?
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| 0:34.6 | The Politics of Abortion, back on Capitol Hill. |
| 0:41.5 | Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, |
| 0:45.6 | the daily look at the issues Americans care about most. On this 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, |
| 0:51.1 | the annual March for Life got underway with expectations that the House would |
| 0:55.1 | pass restrictions on late-term abortions. But moderate Republican women objected to language about |
| 1:00.5 | rape and GOP leaders pulled the bill. Outraged, hardline, right-to-lifers, call that a missed |
| 1:06.9 | opportunity caused by incompetence and cowardice. How divided is the majority party on Capitol Hill? |
| 1:13.7 | Meantime, what's the status of challenges to Roe versus Wade? |
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