Republicans to note Gosnell anniversary with abortion vote

Published May 8, 2015 1:24pm ET



House Republicans will note the two-year-anniversary of the conviction of infamous abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell by voting to ban abortion midway through pregnancy.

Next week the House will vote on a measure prohibiting most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told the Weekly Standard. He didn’t specify which day, but it will occur on or around Wednesday — two years to the day since Gosnell was convicted of murdering three infants born alive during attempted abortions.

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