Graham Abortion Ban: Congress Has a Role to Play in Limiting Abortion

Senator Lindsey Graham has taken heat from both the left and the right for his new bill, which would prohibit most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions for cases of rape or incest and cases when a mother’s life is at risk. If enacted, the law wouldn’t override state pro-life laws that take effect earlier in pregnancy.

From the left, the outrage has been of the predictable sort. As I noted on the Corner earlier this week, one of the most prominent responses from abortion-rights advocates has been to quibble with the bill’s title, which describes abortions after 15 weeks as “late term.” It’s telling that their first refuge has been to pick fights over linguistics rather than respond to the specifics of Graham’s policy proposal.

Senator Lindsey Graham has taken heat from both the left and the right for his new bill, which would prohibit most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions for cases of rape or incest and cases when a mother’s life is at risk. If enacted, the law wouldn’t override state pro-life laws that take effect earlier in pregnancy.

From the left, the outrage has been of the predictable sort. As I noted on the Corner earlier this week, one of the most prominent responses from abortion-rights advocates has been to quibble with the bill’s title, which describes abortions after 15 weeks as “late term.” It’s telling that their first refuge has been to pick fights over linguistics rather than respond to the specifics of Graham’s policy proposal.