Not exact matches
Mississippi would have become the first state to define a fertilized egg as a person, a measure which was aimed at outlawing
abortion in the state but,
opponents contended, would have
led to all kinds of unintended consequences...
Five days earlier, 70 House members
led by
abortion opponent Jay Dickey (R - AR) had written an equally harsh letter to Shalala, complaining that HHS is misreading a recent law that bans U.S. funding of research that involves the destruction of human embryos.
Price, an outspoken
opponent of
abortion rights, was the
lead sponsor of legislation that would have barred federal funds from Planned Parenthood were it not vetoed by President Obama.