{"id":2387930,"date":"2025-01-08T14:59:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T19:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-to-force-democrats-to-take-abortion-vote-ahead-of-march-for-life\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T15:00:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T20:00:36","slug":"thune-to-force-democrats-to-take-abortion-vote-ahead-of-march-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thune-to-force-democrats-to-take-abortion-vote-ahead-of-march-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Thune to force Democrats to take abortion vote ahead of March for Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthune-to-force-democrats-to-take-abortion-vote-ahead-of-march-for-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2387930&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>the article discusses Senator John \u2063Thune&#8217;s initiative to compel Democrats\u200c to vote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-suspends-s-c-new-abortion-ban\/\" title=\"Federal judge suspends S.C. new abortion ban\">abortion legislation<\/a> just prior to the \u200bMarch for\u200d Life event. Thune&#8217;s move aims to \u200cposition Democrats\u200b on record regarding their stance\u200d on abortion, which is\u2064 a critical issue\u2063 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">political landscape<\/a>. The Senate\u2063 is scheduled to vote on this matter later, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">possibly influencing public opinion<\/a> and political strategies related to \u2063the upcoming March \u2063for Life.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">John Thune to force Democrats to take abortion vote ahead of March for Life<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1930384\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Senate will vote later this month on a bill requiring medical care for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-cashes-in-with-book-deal-as-career-prospects-dwindle-child-support-payments-mount\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Cashes In with Book Deal as Career Prospects Dwindle, Child Support Payments Mount\">child born<\/a> after a failed abortion, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3278865\/house-passes-laken-riley-act-first-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">latest tough vote<\/a> for Democrats after Republicans assumed control of the chamber.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Senate Majority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) announced Wednesday that the Senate will vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act as activists head to Washington for the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/march-for-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">March for Life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This vote will ask Democrats to answer whether a living baby born after an attempted abortion should be provided with medical care or left to die,&rdquo; Thune said from the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<p>The march is scheduled for Jan. 24, four days after President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated for a second term.<\/p>\n<p>Thune has been acting in concert with the House in the days before Trump assumes office, teeing up votes that squeeze vulnerable Democrats on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-based-hackers-impersonated-us-voters-with-ai-generated-propaganda-during-2022-elections-microsoft\/\" title=\"Chinese hackers used AI-generated propaganda to impersonate US voters during the 2022 elections, says Microsoft.\">politically divisive topics<\/a> with the 2026 midterm elections approaching.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Senate will vote on a bill requiring authorities to detain illegal immigrants charged with theft-related crimes until they can be deported. The bill passed the House earlier this week with the support of 48 Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Thune will then move a bill sanctioning the International Criminal Court after it issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats objected to the Born Alive legislation when it passed the GOP-led House in 2023, arguing it interfered with the medical decisions made between mothers and their doctors. Just one Democrat voted for the bill, while a second voted &ldquo;present.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, for their part, have framed the legislation as a matter of common sense. Thune co-sponsored the bill in 2019 after then-Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam suggested that nonviable fetuses should not necessarily be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/world\/fact-check-virginia-governors-2019-comments-about-abortion-bill-are-missing-co-idUSKBN27D2GS\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">resuscitated<\/a> after a failed abortion, a remark Republicans interpreted as an endorsement of infanticide.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It shouldn&rsquo;t be a hard question,&rdquo; Thune said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The bill provides Republicans with a rare opportunity to go on offense on abortion after the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em> sent them into disarray on messaging. Thune attempted to pass the bill by unanimous consent last June but was blocked by the Democratic-led Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court decision, which returned restrictions on abortion to the states, was credited with Republicans&rsquo; defeat in the 2022 elections. 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