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House Republicans overwhelmingly voted Wednesday to pass a bill permanently prohibiting federal funding of abortion, addressing one of their chief social objectives. Lawmakers in the House have voted to pass a bill that would ban tax subsidies for many private insurance plans that include coverage for abortions services. The bill would make permanent an existing law that Congress has renewed every year since the 1970s. The former Republican senator is best known for his outspoken support of conservative social causes. But it wasn't abortion or same-sex marriage that originally got him involved in politics — it was an auspicious college assignment. On a 251-to-175 vote, the House approved a bill prohibiting federal money to be used for insurance plans that cover abortions. Maternal Mortality Rates Remain High, Lack of Treatment and Abortion-Related Deaths Common WASHINGTON, May 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday passed a bill intended to make permanent a ban on the use of federal funds to pay for elective abortions. The so-called No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act is approved along party lines and would make into law current policies that prohibit federal money from paying for abortions through Medicaid and some other federal programs. The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a sweeping antiabortion package to further distance federal funds from the procedure by solidifying existing measures and imposing new ones. The House on Wednesday approved a bill that would expand restrictions on federal abortion funding, after a contentious floor debate among leaders of both parties. The measure, H.R. 3, passed on a 251-to-175 party line vote, with 16 Democrats joining all Republicans present to vote "aye." The bill would eliminate tax breaks for insurance providers that cover abortion services and would codify a federal provision prohibiting taxpayer funding for abortions in all federal programs. The bill is the latest considered by the Republican-led House to target abortion funding. In February, the lower chamber approved an amendment sponsored by Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) that would defund Planned Parenthood, the country's largest abortion provider. (That provision ultimately was not included in the final budget deal negotiated by the White House and congressional leaders. A Senate vote rejecting stripping funds from Planned Parenthood was included as part of the deal.) Read full article >> The House passed a bill Wednesday designed to block any government connection to abortion, underscoring Republican attempts to balance the party's focus on jobs and the deficit with social issues. The House approved a bill Wednesday that would make permanent a ban on the District using its own money to fund abortions for low-income women, dealing D.C. another setback in its quest to retain control over its finances. The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act cleared the House on a 251-175 vote, with 16 Democrats joining all 235 Republicans present to support it. The bill would tighten laws designed to prevent federally-funded abortions across the country, and would enshrine the District ban into federal law. The spending resolution signed by President Obama last month contains a similar restriction on D.C., but it only lasts through Sept. 30. Read full article >> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved a measure on Wednesday to broaden a ban on federal funding of abortion and deny tax breaks for health plans that include abortion services. _**ATLANTA, May 4, 2011/Christian Newswire**_ -- "The **Congressional Black Caucus** (CBC) is off track by insisting that the US Senate fund abortion for low-income women in the **District of Columbia** and the country at large," said Dr. **Alveda King** of **African American Outreach** and **Silent No More**. "If women of the CBC really want to help women, they should insist that the harms and pitfalls of abortion be included in legislation and education campaigns: The breast cancer link, post abortive effects like depression, eating disorders, emotional detachment..." "When the **Supreme Court** overturned Partial Birth Abortion in **Gonzales v. Carhart**, they referenced an amicus brief submitted by the **Justice Foundation** which included the testimony of 180 post-abortive women. There are hundreds more like us. Abortion hurts women, kills babies and often destroys the lives of the parents. The CBC should be concerned about that." **Ryan Bomberger** of **_The Radiance Foundation_** said: "Black women fighting to kill black babies... Abortion apologists exercise little logic... and apparently no facts. Actually abortion has never reduced poverty, unintended pregnancy rates, nor empowered women. Abortion has taken a destructive, disproportionate toll on the black community." Bomberger added: "In the CBC's attempt to grossly distort a ... WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- The Justice Department under President Barack Obama has taken a harder line against anti-abortion activists accused of trying to block access to clinics, suing at least a half-dozen of them under a federal law that lay mostly dormant during the Bush administration.... The War on Women Continues H.R.3 is up for vote today. It is a radical bill that goes farther than the Hyde Amendment which already prohibits the use of federal funds for abortion. Of course the GOP is lying on the House floor now, arguing that absent the passage of this bill, federal funds could [...] The death of Osama bin Laden has given President Obama new national security cred with voters — but is it a game-changer on Capitol Hill? Or are Republicans right back to defunding health care, restricting abortion and refusing to raise the debt ceiling without huge spending cuts? Republicans in the House of Representatives won easy approval of a bill that would eliminate tax subsidies for some health insurance plans that cover abortion. But the bill faces more significant opposition in the Democrat-led senate. Paul Bond The new THR magazine reveals how acting novice Norma McCorvey -- who became pro-life two decades ago -- was persuaded by director Peter Mackenzie to join the potentially controversial "Doonby," starring John Schneider and Charlie Sheen's uncle. read more Gov. Mitch Daniels says he'll sign a bill cutting funding for Planned Parenthood, which could help his presidential hopes and pose problems for the Obama administration. Opening a new front in the battle over abortion, Indiana might soon become the first state to cut off federal funding to Planned Parenthood clinics -- a move that could boost the presidential aspirations of Gov. Mitch Daniels while creating a dilemma for the Obama administration.
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