Jay Rockefeller: “I want to talk about the debate in the Senate this week regarding late-term abortion. I am a strong opponent of…”

“I want to talk about the debate in the Senate this week regarding late-term abortion. I am a strong opponent of late-term abortions, and I know many Americans find them as deeply troubling as I do. As I have done in the past, I voted this week to support a comprehensive ban on late-term abortions. The comprehensive ban I supported--offered as an amendment by Senator Durbin would have put an end to all late-term post-viability abortions, unlike Senator Santorum's proposal, including but not limited to those performed using the procedure known as ``partial birth.'' The Durbin ban also would have included a very narrow exception for the rare case when a woman's life or health is threatened by a troubled pregnancy, as required by the United States Supreme Court and the Constitution. I want to end unnecessary late-term abortions, and I also agree with the Supreme Court that it is not right for a woman who faces grievous injury, or even death, to have no protection under the law.”