FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Rep. Bob Good introduced the Life Act on Thursday, legislation that outlaws abortions of unborn babies “to the fullest extent at the federal level” by prohibiting federal dollars from being used for abortions.
The Virginia Republican’s bill, which builds on a consensus from House Republicans to provide stronger enforcement mechanisms for pro-life laws, bans federally regulated health care programs from using funds to pay for abortions and federally regulated health plans from covering abortions.
The bill protects mothers whose lives are in danger but does not make exceptions for rape or incest and would protect mothers from being prosecuted for the death of her own child. It also would ensure that ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages, and stillbirths can be “appropriately treated.”
It would also make it a federal crime for licensed…
