Jerry Nadler: “this bill, which would ban legal abortion procedures, is deceptive, extreme, and unconstitutional. The bill has come…”

“this bill, which would ban legal abortion procedures, is deceptive, extreme, and unconstitutional. The bill has come before us time and time again with the obvious purpose that has been obscured behind the inaccurate and inflammatory picture. Do not be fooled. This is nothing less than an attempt to outlaw all abortion. The bill is so vague that no one is quite sure exactly what we are banning. The courts have not been able to determine it. Similar State versions of the bill are currently enjoined in 18 States. Doctors have testified repeatedly and courts across the land have found that similarly worded bans can apply to virtually all procedures used in the second-trimester of pregnancy and each to some first-trimester abortions. Why do not legislators try to simply ban all abortions, then? Because the American people would not stand for it and the Supreme Court would not stand for it. The proponents of this bill oppose all abortion. They oppose first-trimester abortion. They oppose pre-viability abortion. They oppose Roe v. Wade. They oppose health exceptions. They oppose simple-life exceptions. Some even oppose contraceptives. Just ask them. They represent extreme forces in this country and most Americans reject their rhetoric and their views. So what is it we have before us, then? A dead bill, a bill that is not going anywhere, a bill that has been defeated more times than the Washington generals.…”