WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell promised Friday that his chamber will vote on legislation banning most late-term abortions, setting the stage for a showdown over a top conservative priority that his party will likely lose.
“It’s about time we begin the process of putting America into the ranks of most other civilized countries by protecting unborn children after 20 weeks in the womb,” the Kentucky Republican told a conference of the conservative Faith and Freedom Coalition.
McConnell was interrupted by applause as he reminded the crowd that the measure “couldn’t even get a hearing” when Democrats controlled the Senate.
“I promise you will be getting a vote,” he said, though he did not specify when.