D.C. Discussing How Abortion Causes Fetal Pain, No One Smart Invited Except Ghosts Of The Founding Fathers

Thursday, 4PM, is the time that four or so random people will gather in D.C. for a House Judiciary Committee hearing to determine whether there's any validity to the claim that abortion after 20 weeks causes pain to the fetus, the basis of a nice bill called H.B. 3803 that would ban abortion after 20 weeks in D.C. The hearing was orchestrated by a man in a very far away, very particular state, Arizona, named Trent Franks, who is, recall, Obama's biggest fan and also a lover of zygotes and the author or co-author of some of the most super creative insane anti-abortion bills ever. So far, the people showing up to this hearing include a female obgyn who teaches at Northwestern, a male professor from West Virginia University, and a male obgyn. Oh, and some woman who teaches writing in D.C.? Huh? Franks' idea is to get H.B. 3803 funneled quickly on to the Supreme Court, bien sur , and so he has politely declined to invite people who might present arguments from the other side, like Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents D.C. and thus the women who would be affected by this bill, if it passed. Anyway, this must happen! Because the founding fathers are apparently rolling in their graves! They are also very disappointed about other developments that have occurred since their deaths, including antibiotics, NASA, television and the iPhone.

Via RH Reality Check, we have this lovely letter from National Right to Life written to Congress regarding H.B. 3803. These sweet "experts" tell Congress that fetii are allowed to die "terribly painful deaths" and Congress needs to act.

...what would the Framers of our Constitution say if they returned today and learned, to their horror, that well-developed unborn babies are legally being put to death, in terrible pain, virtually within the shadow of the U.S. Capitol and the White House?

No need to tone down the histrionics! And the location-based argument is excellent, we really believe you when you say doing this in D.C. has nothing to do with making it potentially easier to overturn Roe V. Wade!

Anyway, this is happening in one hour and a half! But you probably can't tune in because it is a private secret friend thing, shhhh. [RH Reality Check]