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Mean Old White Republican Mem still obsessed with women parts... A House GOP memo obtained by Mother Jones argues for a controversial 'prenatal discrimination bill' by referring to 'black abortions' as distinct from abortions in general and claiming that 'abortion is the leading cause of death in the black community.' The memo (PDF) was circulated by Republicans on the House judiciary committee on Monday in advance of Tuesday's markup of Rep. Trent Franks' (R-Ariz.) Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act. Franks' bill, which is also known as H.R. 3514, didn't make it out of committee when it was introduced in the last Congress. But the fact that it's now receiving a markup--a key step on the way to a floor vote--and that 78 cosponsors have signed on suggest that it could proceed to a vote of the full House before November's elections. In addition... |
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