WASHINGTON — The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life affiliates in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, denounced pro-abortion House Democrats for pushing abortion on demand and failing to vote to protect mothers and their unborn children.

Today’s House votes included votes on two measures brought by pro-abortion Democrats: H.R. 8297, the so-called Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act, and H.R. 8296, the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA).

In response, Republican leadership put forward two pro-life measures: a motion to recommit on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and a motion to recommit on the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act.

“Pro-abortion Democrats in the House have a no-limits approach to abortion on demand,” said Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life (NRLC). “Today’s votes show that Democrats are not interested in protecting women and their unborn children. They are only interested in protecting the interests of the abortion lobby.”

H.R. 8297, the so-called Ensuring Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom Act contains numerous provisions aimed at preventing enforcement of state laws, particularly when it comes to protective state laws regulating chemical abortion. Further, this legislation could affect state laws involving parental consent and the abortions of minors. Additionally, there are provisions that could be used to shield abusers and human traffickers from liability, perhaps even empowering them to bring civil actions against their victims or the state.

Tobias said, “H.R. 8297 could cause further harm to women and girls by potentially shielding abusers and human traffickers. This bill is reckless but pro-abortion Democrats are more interested in protecting an industry than protecting its victims.”

H.R. 8297 passed with a vote of 223-205.

In addition, the House voted once again to pass the so-called Women’s Health Protection Act (H.R. 8296) with a vote of 219-210.

“The so-called ‘Women’s Health Protection Act’ should be called the no-limits-on-abortion-until-birth act,” said Tobias. “This legislation would have made sweeping changes, including expanding taxpayer funding of abortion, and eliminating requirements that a woman be given information about the development of her unborn child so she can make an informed decision.”

WHPA has already been voted down twice in the Senate.

Also voted on today were motions to recommit the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act and the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Democrats blocked both of these common-sense measures.

Founded in 1968, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of affiliates in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia and more than 3,000 local chapters, is the nation’s oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization. Recognized as the flagship of the pro-life movement, National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect innocent human life from abortion, infanticide, assisted suicide and euthanasia.