Friday, February 11, 2011

Battle begins over bill to permanently stop federal abortion funding

Battle begins over bill to permanently stop federal abortion funding | LifeSiteNews.com: The battle to permanently stop federal dollars from paying for elective abortion has begun in earnest on Capitol Hill, with new pro-life legislation that would codify existing pro-life protections like the Hyde Amendment and other riders, which must be renewed annually.

The “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” (HR 3) was the subject of a hearing by the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution on Tuesday afternoon. The legislation, sponsored by the co-chairs of the bipartisan Pro-Life Caucus, Reps. Dan Lipinksi (D-IL) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), would put in place a broad government ban on abortion funding.

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