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House Committees to
Consider Two Important Pro-Life Bills Next Week
Part Three of Four By Dave Andrusko I'd like to use this entry to briefly talk about two important items. · Among NRLC's highest priorities, two will be considered in House committees next week. The "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act" (H.R. 3) would replace the patchwork of abortion-related limitations that have been applied to various federal programs over the past 35 years and more (such as the Hyde Amendment) with a permanent, government-wide prohibition on federal subsidies for abortion and for health plans that cover abortion (with narrow exceptions). The "Protect Life Act" (H.R. 358) rewrites multiple provisions of the 2010 health care law--ObamaCare--in order to prohibit federal subsidies for abortion, and federal regulations that could expand abortion in various ways. It is enormously encouraging that the Republican House leadership is firmly behind both measures. At one of his first press conferences as Speaker of the House, pro-life John Boehner (R-Ohio) explained to a reporter why House Republicans were making abortion a top issue. "A ban on taxpayer funding of abortions is the will of the people and it ought to be the [law] of the land," he said. Boehner added, "Our members feel strongly about the sanctity of human life. We listened to the American people, we made a commitment to the American people in our Pledge to America, and we're continuing to fulfill our commitment." · Please be sure to read "Despite Court Action We Must Still Work for Legislative Repeal of Obama Health Care Law." In overturning ObamaCare, Federal District Judge Roger Vinson's decision was closely reasoned, full of historical background, and provocative. Please send your comments to daveandrusko@gmail.com. If you like, join those who are following me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/daveha. |