Rep. Barry Moore: Democrats’ abortion bills are unconstitutional and barbaric

Washington, D.C.  – Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) released the following statement after voting against two Democrat bills to codify the right to an abortion up until the moment of birth and subvert the power of states to set their own abortion laws.

 “Today, Democrats brought two extreme and inhumane bills to the floor that would legalize abortion up until the moment of birth across the country,” said Moore. “These bills are meant to trample on the Dobbs decision, which affirmed that there is no constitutional right to abortion and sent the power to determine abortion laws back to the states. Democrats’ unconstitutional and barbaric legislation demonstrates how radical the pro-abortion movement has become and would end thousands of innocent lives if signed into law. I will continue fighting to protect the unborn and standing against the extreme life-killing policies coming out of Washington. We must stop attacks on the sanctity of life at all costs.”

 Abortions On Demand Until Birth:

House Democrats are once again bringing up this piece of legislation that goes far beyond codifying Roe and places virtually no restrictions on abortion, putting the United States on par with China and North Korea in allowing the most radical abortion policies in the world.

• Gives providers and patients a right to administer abortions without restrictions throughout all nine months of pregnancy.
• Wipes out all pro-life protections at the federal and state levels and removes states’ ability to legislation on abortions.
• Weakens conscience protections for medical professionals and limits their right to refuse to participate in abortion procedures.
• Allows for discriminatory abortions based on sex, race, or disability.

 Ensuring Access to Abortions:

H.R. 8297 is another reactionary piece of legislation that was thrown together last week in response to the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling in June. This bill is poorly written and full of loopholes that raise serious concerns and questions regarding parental rights and access to chemical abortions. The vague language in the bill is written in a way that will encourage trial lawyers to sue in order to undermine the enforcement of state laws regarding abortion.

• Prohibits any person acting under state law from impeding or preventing a health care provider’s ability to provide an abortion or any person or entity’s ability to assist in providing an abortion to an out of state patient. It also prohibits any person acting under state law from impeding or preventing a patient from traveling to a state where abortion is permitted to obtain an abortion.
• The bill will allow trial lawyers and abortion advocates to file frivolous lawsuits against those enforcing pro-life state laws.
• It also prohibits any person acting under state law from restricting the movement in interstate commerce of any FDA approved or licensed abortion drug. 
• Undermines laws in every state that require mandatory reporting of child abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect that could be seen as delaying or hindering access to an abortion.