House debates bill to ban sex-selective abortionsBy Shannon Bream
Published May 30, 2012
FoxNews.comHouse members launched into a contentious debate Wednesday over a
bill that would ban abortions performed on the basis of gender-selection.
Though sex-selective abortions are typically thought of as a problem in countries like China, bill author Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., said Democrats and Republicans in the House agree that sex-selection abortions are occurring in the United States.
"The people of this country are overwhelmingly for this bill, and liberals are going to have to make up their mind whether they are so committed to abortion on demand that they think that includes killing little girls because they are little girls," Franks said.
Under his proposal, physicians who perform sex-selective abortions would face heavy fines and up to five years in jail.
The House, after closing out debate late Wednesday afternoon, is expected to vote on the proposal Thursday. It needs a two-thirds majority to pass.
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