The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act was voted out of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, paving the way for the bill to be taken up by lawmakers on the House floor.
The vote came after a slew of Democrat-sponsored amendments to the bill that were repeatedly defeated, and the final 23-14 vote included one Democrat, Puerto Rico Rep. Pedro Pierluisi.
“While there are strong views on both sides of this issue, one thing is clear: the federal funding of abortion will lead to more abortions,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) said in his opening remarks.
“Just a few years after the Supreme Court handed down Roe v. Wade, federal dollars were financing an estimated 300,000 abortions per year,” Smith said.
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The vote came after a slew of Democrat-sponsored amendments to the bill that were repeatedly defeated, and the final 23-14 vote included one Democrat, Puerto Rico Rep. Pedro Pierluisi.
“While there are strong views on both sides of this issue, one thing is clear: the federal funding of abortion will lead to more abortions,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) said in his opening remarks.
“Just a few years after the Supreme Court handed down Roe v. Wade, federal dollars were financing an estimated 300,000 abortions per year,” Smith said.
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2 comments:
I don't agree with strong views on both sides of the issue. There is a strong view and a weak view. Abortion alone is pretty disgusting, but making everyone pay for it is just cruel. There are always the exceptions (rape victims) but its pretty hard to view abortion as "ok". Maybe convenient, but not ok. Regardless abortions should be paid for privately if they must be done. P.S..the govt should start mailing out free birth control to anyone who wants it.
Yeah your weak alright.
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