The Left and, with disturbingly increasing frequency, the Right like to argue we need government-mandated paid family leave to catch up with the rest of the developed world. By that logic, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s push to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is morally necessary.
The bill would ban the overwhelming majority of abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, bringing us significantly closer to the average European restriction. In France and Spain, abortion is banned at the 14-week mark, and in Croatia and Portugal, it’s 10 weeks. Germany (gestational limit: 12 weeks) requires mandatory three-day waiting periods and counseling sessions, and Belgium (gestational limit: 14 weeks) requires that women obtaining first trimester abortions demonstrate visible distress about their pregnancies.
