Senator Lindsey Graham Wants a National Abortion Ban After 15 Weeks
glamour.comafter 15 weeks, a move that is surprising even to some in his own party.Over the summer, the Supreme Court Roe V. Wade, essentially kicking the question of legal abortion back to the individual states; you might remember over the summer.
In Graham's native South Carolina, the cut-off is 21 weeks and 6 days, (the state also has a parental consent law for minors).
The overturn of Roe was heralded as a huge win by anti-choice activists and other conservatives who see it as a state issue.
Bolstered by the court's decision, Senator Graham introduced legislation on Tuesday, September 13 that would ban all abortions nationwide after 15 weeks, per the .You can read the full text of the legislation .As the Times article notes, Democrats currently control the senate, and there is “no chance” that party leader Senator Chuck Schumer will grant the bill a vote.Still, Graham's bill has set off another wave of controversy and disagreement over the role of the government on this issue. “There’s obviously a split of opinion in terms of whether abortion law should be decided by the states, which is my preference … and those who want to set some sort of minimum standard,” Texas Republican senator John Cornyn told of his party's reaction.
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