Anna Eschoo Bills Opinions

1) Abortion
Abortion Pain Bill
Official title: HR 6099: To ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child.

Summary: This bill would require hospitals or physicians to give the woman wanting an abortion a brochure that warns her of the possibility that the unborn fetus over 20 weeks old will experience pain during the abortion. It should be noted that the woman must sign a document in order to waive the receipt of the brochure, rather than suggesting that the woman may receive one if she wants.

Rep. Eshoo voted “Nay” on this bill.

I think that she did the right thing. I think the creators of this bill probably aimed to dissuade a woman from abortion by making her feel guilty about it, even though it was a choice that she has already decided was necessary.

 

2) Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

Reporter’s Source Confidentiality Guidelines

Official Title: HR 2102: To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media.

Summary: This bill prohibits from any federal organization such as a communications service provider from forcing a reporter to show or demonstrate any media he or she is providing to his or her customers for any reason except in certain extreme cases.

Anna Eshoo voted “Yea” on this bill.

I agree with her choice because if it was legal for such a federal organization to evaluate the reporter’s product, they could easily censor it and create propaganda and misleading within the public.

 

3) Immigration

Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006

Official Title: HR 6095: To affirm the inherent authority of State and local law enforcement to assist in the enforcement of immigration laws, to provide for effective prosecution of alien smugglers, and to reform immigration litigation procedures.

Summary: This bill lets government officials arrest, detain, interrogate, etc. any “illegal aliens” or people who have been “smuggled” into the country and also clarifies litigation issues about it.

Eshoo votes “Nay”

I feel that this bill is harsh on said “illegal aliens,” but I personally do not have a stance on whether we should dispose of them or let them stay in America yet.

 

4) Sexual Orientation

Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007

Official title: HR 1592: To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.

Summary: This bill amends the federal definition of a “hate crime” to include sexual orientation and gender identity as one of the protected classes.

Rep. Eshoo voted “Yea”

I wholeheartedly agree with this bill since it impacts me directly. I am now more protected than I was previously.