The bill, H.R. 1797 – Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, passed by a vote of 228-196.
Six Republicans opposed the measure, while six Democrats crossed the aisle to support it.
The 6 Democrats supporting this legislation are Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Dan Lipinski (Illinois), Jim Matheson (Utah), Mike McIntyre (North Carolina), Collin Peterson (Minnesota) and Nick Rahall (West Virginia).
The 6 Republicans opposing the bill are Reps. Paul Broun (Georgia), Charles Dent (Pennsylvania), Rodney Frelinghuysen (New Jersey), Richard Hanna (New York), Jon Runyan (New Jersey) and Rob Woodall (Georgia).
Republicans contend that a fetus is capable of detecting pain well before the current cut-off for abortions, at 24 weeks.
It contains exceptions for women whose lives are in danger as well as some rape and incest victims who can prove that they reported their assaults to criminal authorities, but it contains no exceptions for severe fetal anomalies or situations in which the woman's health is threatened by her pregnancy.
The legislation, however, does not stand a chance of becoming law with the Democratic-controlled Senate vehemently opposed to limiting abortion and a White House veto looming if the bill was approved on Capitol Hill
Note
For any legislation to be formed into a law, it needs to be passed by both the chambers of the Congress - the House of Representatives and the Senate - and signed into law by the United States President.
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