Prenatal Nondiscrimination Bill Discriminated Against in Congress
This
is another way that the Republicans are trying to wage war on Women. I
just do not understand, it is like they are intimidated by our stick-to-it and do not quit. No glass ceiling for us. They really want us home, pregnant, not working, home schooling, not voting, no rights. What are we? WOMEN OR MICE? Women stand up and take action, because if we don't, we will be sorry....
Congressional Democrats need to make up their minds. Are they opposed to discrimination against women or are they in favor of it? Because House Republicans are getting some real mixed signals over here.
First they were opposed to Republican efforts to reduce women's access to abortion options while limiting their ability to use birth control, and now they won't get behind a GOP plan to stop prenatal sexual discrimination. What gives?!
The House on Thursday rejected a Republican bill that would impose fines and prison terms on doctors who perform abortions for the sole purpose of controlling the gender of the child, a practice known as sex-selective abortion.The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), H.R. 3541, was defeated in a 246-168 vote. While that's a clear majority of the House, Republicans called up the bill under a suspension of House rules, which limits debate and requires a two-thirds majority vote to pass. In this case, it would have required more support from Democrats.Twenty Democrats voted for the bill, while seven Republicans opposed it. The bill would have needed 30 more yeas to pass.
Look, this is a serious problem that probably happens all the time, probably. Okay, maybe we don't have the numbers to back that up, but we have something better than numbers. Strong suspicions. And sure this would make it that much more difficult for women to get abortions. That's totally a coincidence.
Probably.
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H.R. 3541: Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012 (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended)
- Number:
- House Vote #299 [primary source: house.gov]
- Date:
- May 31, 2012 (112th Congress)
- Result:
- Failed
- Related Bill:
- H.R. 3541: Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012
Introduced by Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ2] on December 1, 2011
Current Status: Reported by Committee
This vote was taken under a procedure called “suspension of the
rules” which is typically used to pass non-controversial bills. Votes
under suspension require a 2/3rds majority. A failed vote under
suspension can be taken again.
Bill Overview
- Status:
Introduced Dec 01, 2011 Referred to Committee Dec 01, 2011 Reported by Committee Feb 16, 2012 Passed House May 31, 2012 (112th Congress)Failed Passed Senate (not yet occurred) Signed by the President (not yet occurred) The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on February 16, 2012. - Prognosis:
- Just 29% of all House bills reported favorably by committee in 2009–2010 were enacted.
- Text:
- Cosponsors:
- show cosponsors (98)
- Committees:
- House Committee on the Judiciary
The committee chair determines whether a bill will move past the committee stage.
- Votes:
- H.R. 3541: Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA) of 2012 (On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended)
May 31, 2012 2:14 p.m.. Failed.
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- Primary Source
- THOMAS (The Library of Congress)
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Official Summary
The following summary was written by the Congressional Research Service, a nonpartisan arm of the Library of Congress, which serves Congress. GovTrack did not write and has no control over these summaries.
12/1/2011--Introduced.
Susan
B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of
2011 - Imposes criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly or knowingly
attempts to:
(1) perform an abortion knowing that the abortion is sought
based on the sex, gender, color or race of the child, or the race of a
parent;
(2) use force or the threat of force to intentionally injure or
intimidate any person for the purpose of coercing a sex-selection or
race-selection abortion;
(3) solicit or accept funds for the performance
of such an abortion; or
(4) transport a woman into the United States or
across a state line for the purpose of obtaining such an abortion.
Authorizes civil actions, for verifiable money damages for injuries and
punitive damages, by:
(1) fathers, or maternal grandparents if the
mother is an unemancipated minor, of unborn children who are the subject
of an abortion performed or attempted through any of the above
violations; and
(2) women upon whom an abortion has been performed or
attempted with a knowing or attempted use of force or threat of force to
intentionally injure or intimidate any person for the purpose of
coercing a sex-selection or race-selection abortion.
Authorizes, to
prevent an abortion provider from performing or attempting further
abortions in violation of this Act, injunctive relief to be obtained by
the women upon whom such an abortion is performed or attempted, spouses
or parents of a woman upon whom such an abortion is performed, or the
Attorney General (DOJ). Deems a violation of this Act to be prohibited
discrimination under title VI (Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964. (Violators of title VI lose federal funding.)
Requires a medical or mental health professional to report known or
suspected violations to law enforcement authorities. Imposes criminal
penalties for a failure to so report. Prohibits a woman having such an
abortion from being prosecuted or held civilly liable.
Excludes from the
definition of "abortion" actions taken to terminate a pregnancy if the
intent is to save the life or preserve the health of the unborn child,
remove a dead unborn child caused by spontaneous abortion, or remove an
ectopic pregnancy.
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