Republicans Pick Female Lawmaker to Manage Abortion Bill

U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn will replace Representative Trent Franks to manage debate on a bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy after he questioned whether many pregnancies are caused by rape, said House Republican leadership aides.

The decision to replace Franks, an Arizona Republican, comes a day after Democrats pounced on his comment in a House Judiciary Committee meeting that “the incidence of rape resulting from pregnancy is very low.”