The occasional reminder that there may be a point to the Republican party, after all:
The West Virginia legislature on Friday voted to override Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s (D) veto over banned abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
The move comes after Republicans in Congress also tried to pass a 20-week abortion ban but had to drop the effort in January after a revolt from female members and centrists.
Anti-abortion-rights groups have shifted some of their focus to state action.
Ten states have bans on abortion after 20 weeks, according to the pro-abortion-rights Guttmacher Institute, based on the idea that the fetus can feel pain then.
There are movements in other states as well. South Carolina’s House voted last month to advance such a measure. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), a likely presidential candidate, said on Tuesday that he would back a similar push in his state.
If anybody should happen to know his size, I’d like to purchase a pair of pink sneakers for Governor Tomblin and invite him to take a long walk in them.
