Utah senator files D.C. abortion limits as amendment to cybersecurity bill

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The House might have voted down a proposal to ban abortions in the District after a woman’s 20th week of pregnancy, but a Utah senator wants to attach a similar measure to a cybersecurity bill making its way through the Senate.

Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican, had introduced legislation that would bar abortions in the District after the 20-week mark because, abortion opponents say, fetuses can feel pain.

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