The skyline of Manhattan wasn't lit up in pink (as far as I know), but Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) celebrated the Senate's failure to pass two pro-life bills this week. Neither the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act nor the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act received the 60 votes necessary to be advanced. The former would have mandated that babies surviving failed abortion attempts receive the "same claim to the protection of the law that would arise for any newborn," while the latter would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks, as that is the age at which most specialists believe the unborn child can feel pain.  The bill contained exceptions for rape, incest, and protecting the life of the mother. Gillibrand, speaking of the bills, told MSNBC: "This is part of President Trump and Mitch McConnell's all-out assault on women.  They're trying to harm women.  They're trying to take away...(Read Full Post)