Roll Call! House Passes Unrestricted Right to Abortion Up to the Point of Delivery (106-37), 2019
PASSED
in the State House of Representatives
on February 21, 2019, by a vote of
106-37
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Purpose: To codify in Vermont law a woman’s unrestricted right to an abortion throughout pregnancy, up to the point of delivery.
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Analysis: Proponents of H.57 believe that given the current makeup of the Supreme Court there is a possibility that Roe v. Wade will be overturned, in which case decisions regarding abortion law will devolve upon the states. Though no challenge to Roe v. Wade has emerged, proponents believe that this legislation is a necessary safeguard.
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Those voting YES believe there should be no restrictions whatsoever on a woman’s right to end a pregnancy at any point from conception to delivery for any reason, or no reason.
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Those voting NO believe that there should be some regulations regarding abortion, including restrictions on late term abortions (after fetal viability outside the womb), cruel and unusual abortion procedures such as partial birth abortion, and some requirement for parental notification when a minor child seeks an abortion.
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As Recorded in the House Journal, February 21, 2019: “Shall the bill pass? was decided in the affirmative. Yeas, 106. Nays, 37.” ( Read the Journal, p.273-277.)
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Related:
Roll Call! House blocks parental notification in cases where a minor seeks an abortion (37-109)
Roll Call! House blocks state ban on partial birth abortion (43-101)
Roll Call! House blocks restrictions on third-trimester abortions (40-107)
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*Harvey Smith’s vote was initially incorrectly listed as YES by the clerk. It has been corrected here and in the official record. |
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Sad day ,, my heart has dropped as the voices of unborn goes unheard.
I used to live in Vermont. It does not matter what state you live in. These posted facts are exactly what we need to read to know that EVERY DEMO signed this sinister bill. Why? Aren’t they parents, grandparents? Is it because they are for profit with the selling of aborted baby parts? This is barbaric, satanic and an offense to GOD.