Democrats blocked abortion bill

Representatives of the US Democratic Party blocked in the Senate a bill that banned abortion after the twentieth week of pregnancy.

This document Republicans promoted in Congresswho want to limit the number of abortions and reduce the financial support of those organizations that support them.

The BBC's Washington correspondent said the issue became central to the 2016 presidential campaign after a video was released allegedly showing representatives of the NGO Planned Parenthood Federation of America discussing details of the sale of embryos for medical research. .

The organization denies any involvement in this scandal.

In late August, heated discussions flared up after the scandal around the Planned Parenthood Fund, which receives government funding. In the video, which was published by opponents of abortion, the officials of the foundation in an expensive restaurant discussed with the “customer” the sale of parts of embryos.

The scandal reached the political level after it became clear that the famous neurosurgeon Ben Carson used abortive material in his research. The piquancy of the situation is that Carson takes part in the presidential campaign of the Republican Party, known for its rejection of abortion.

"Forum" understoodwhat Planned Parenthood is doing, and how the scandal influenced the political races in the United States.