Senator Lindsey Graham proposes banning abortion after 15 weeks

(Washington) Influential Republican Senator Lindsey Graham introduced a bill on Tuesday that would ban abortion across the United States after 15 weeks of pregnancy, sparking immediate outcry in Joe Biden's camp.

The right to abortion has been at the center of political debates since the Supreme Court's decision last June, which made each state free to ban it on its soil.

US Senator Lindsey Graham, a close friend of Donald Trump, praised the merits of his text on Tuesday, assuring that it offered a "consensus" solution on the issue.

By banning abortion after 15 weeks, America "would be from a federal point of view at a fairly consistent level with the rest of the world", defended the elected official from South Carolina during a press conference. He has repeatedly taken as an example the case of France, where the period for voluntary termination of pregnancy is 14 weeks.

"In general, it is rather seen as a good thing to be as reckless as the French," laughed the senator.

However, the text provides for leaving in place all the abortion bans adopted by a dozen conservative states since the Supreme Court's decision.

Much more moderate than many Republican proposals on the subject, the bill gives the conservatives the opportunity to soften their message to American voters, who are mainly in favor of the right to abortion, less than two months before the elections of mid-term.

The Democrats are fighting

The bill immediately made the Democratic camp jump, which is counting on this subject to mobilize its base for this ballot, traditionally perilous for the power in place.

The text "would deprive women of their rights in the 50 states" American, denounced the spokeswoman for the White House, Karine Jean-Pierre.

“Make no mistake: if the Republicans have the chance, they will make sure to pass even more draconian laws than this project,” added the Democratic speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.

WASHINGTON — Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina introduced legislation on Tuesday that would institute a federal ban on abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, reigniting debate on an issue that Republicans have worked to confront before midterm elections in which abortion rights have become a potent issue.

There is no chance that Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, would allow such a bill to receive a vote in the Senate, where his party has been focused on preserving abortion access after the Supreme Court’s ruling in June ending the constitutional right to abortion.

And the proposal quickly divided Republicans, splitting their leaders and reflecting the difficult politics of abortion for the party in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision.

Senator Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky and the minority leader, who has previously said his party was unlikely to pursue an abortion ban, told reporters on Tuesday that he thought the issue should be left up to the states and that most members of his conference agreed. When pressed on the details of Mr. Graham’s bill, Mr. McConnell sought to distance himself, saying, “You’ll have to ask him about it.

Mr. Graham’s proposal appeared to be an effort to find a politically palatable position for Republicans after the court’s decision that could insulate them from a voter backlash, even as G.O.P.-led states enact bans on nearly all abortions.

But it also accomplished something that many Republicans have sought to avoid, highlighting for voters that their choice in November is between supporting a Democratic majority that wants to preserve abortion access and handing control of Congress to Republicans who are seeking to ban the procedure.

If we take back the House and the Senate, I can assure you we’ll have a vote on our bill,” Mr. Graham said. “If the Democrats are in charge, I don’t know if we’ll ever have a vote on our bill.”

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has galvanized Democrats on one of the most charged issues in American politics and underscored for Republicans the political risks of their longstanding opposition to abortion rights.

Mr. Graham’s bill, which would prohibit doctors from performing the procedure after 15 weeks of pregnancy, appeared to be an effort to appease the most conservative Republicans, who want to sharply restrict access to abortions or ban them outright, while also trying to appeal to those in the party who want to impose more modest limits.

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