Dianne Feinstein: “Just to sum up, I hope Members of the Senate will vote for the substitute amendment and against the underlying bill.…”

“Just to sum up, I hope Members of the Senate will vote for the substitute amendment and against the underlying bill. Three points: This bill has nothing to do with abortion. We shouldn't fear it. People who are on either side of abortion should not fear this bill. The States have already passed laws similar to this. They have not affected abortion. That is point No. 1. Point No. 2: The Feinstein amendment denies that there is a second victim. If you care that there is a second victim, if you care about justice, don't vote for the Feinstein amendment. Point No. 3: The Feinstein amendment is drafted, unfortunately, so there is no penalty for the killing or the injuring of the child. That is a problem. I don't think anyone intends for that to be the case in the sense of voting that way. If you vote for the Feinstein amendment, you are denying that there is a second victim. You are also denying that there will be any penalty for the killing or the injuring of that victim.”