As federal funding for abortion was a campaign issue leading up to the recent midterm elections, a pro-life group thinks it is time for the winners to deliver on their promise to block the use of tax dollars for that purpose.
Many pro-life women and men won federal office during the elections earlier this month, while some of those who professed to be pro-life, but voted for ObamaCare's federal funding of abortion, lost their positions. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List, decides that "large numbers of representatives learned the consequences of their vote for taxpayer funding of abortion in the healthcare bill when they were thrown out of office by the constituents they betrayed."
Former Colorado Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave, who headed the "Votes Have Consequences" campaign for the SBA List, recognizes that her group "had great success," but she says it is now time to claim "some legislative victory."
She explains that the SBA List has two legislative priorities. The first is to see the passage of H.R. 5939, which is also known as the No Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Act. That will make the Hyde Amendment permanent and repeal abortion funding in ObamaCare. According to Musgrave, this effort is being "championed" in Congress by "authentic" pro-life Democrat Dan Lipinski of Illinois, who is joined by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) and 160 other sponsors.
A second critical bill is the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, which is sponsored by Congressman Mike Pence (R-IN). That measure would stop tax dollars from going to Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion provider.
So while elected officials are working for the passage of these bills, the SBA List spokesperson is encouraging concerned citizens to express their pro-life suggestions at StopAbortionFunding.com.
Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
Publish Date: November 11, 2010
