The new legislation is unnecessary because the Hyde Amendment already prohibits the use
of federal funds for abortion except in extreme, rare circumstances.
While the use
of federal funds for abortion has been banned since the 1970s, and for the entire history of the family planning program, that is only a technicality to Pence and his anti-abortion allies.
Katko said through a spokeswoman that his vote reflected longstanding bipartisan support for the Hyde Amendment, prohibiting the use
of any federal funds for abortion.
Not exact matches
Some
of these centers (fewer than half) offer
abortion services, but none actually uses
federal funds to perform
abortions, since using those
funds for that purpose is already illegal.
On the pro-life side, ban
abortions after 20 weeks (with an exception
for the mother's life) and make permanent the long - standing and bipartisan - crafted principles
of the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the direct
federal funding of abortion.
As we read this history, the furor over stem cells was fueled by numerous factors: the near - universal human desire
for magic; patients» desperation in the face
of illness and their hope
for cures; the belief that biology can now do anything; the reluctance
of scientists to accept any limits (particularly moral limits) on their research; the impact
of big money from biotech stocks, patents, and
federal funding; the willingness
of America's elite class to use every means possible to discredit religion in general; and the need to protect the unlimited
abortion license by accepting no protections
of unborn human life.
She has also advocated
for ending the pro-life Hyde Amendment, first enacted in 1976 and passed in some form ever since, which prevents taxpayer
funding of elective
abortions through
federal programs like Medicaid.
«This decision again demonstrates the need
for enactment
of the No Taxpayer
Funding for Abortion Act, which would permanently prevent taxpayer subsidies for abortion - covering health plans, both in ObamaCare and in other federal health benefits programs
Abortion Act, which would permanently prevent taxpayer subsidies
for abortion - covering health plans, both in ObamaCare and in other federal health benefits programs
abortion - covering health plans, both in ObamaCare and in other
federal health benefits programs.»
But that largely changed this year after most pro-life Democrats voted
for the
federal healthcare bill that many
abortion opponents say allows
for federal funding of abortion.
A recent law prohibits
federal funds from paying
for most
abortions, but Planned Parenthood — which, among other services, is a major
abortion provider (3 percent
of their services are
abortions)-- has received hundreds
of millions
of dollars in
federal funding — legally, much
of that can not be used on
abortions.
While
federal funds can not be used
for abortions, Planned Parenthood reports that half
of its patients use Medicaid to cover other services like birth control.
Enactment
of the No Taxpayer
Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, which would institute a permanent, government - wide ban on federal funding of ab
Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, which would institute a permanent, government - wide ban on federal funding of a
Abortion and
Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, which would institute a permanent, government - wide ban on federal funding of a
Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, which would institute a permanent, government - wide ban on
federal funding of ab
funding of abortionabortion.
The rule — first implemented by President Reagan at a 1984 conference in Mexico City — prohibits international family planning organizations from receiving
federal funds unless they agree not to perform or counsel
for abortions or lobby in order to liberalize the pro-life policies
of foreign governments.
The ERLC has offered six pro-life priorities
for action by President - elect Trump and Congress in 2017, including the nomination and confirmation
of a pro-life successor to the late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, a permanent ban on all
federal funding of abortion and the defunding
of Planned Parenthood, the country's No. 1
abortion provider.
In one
of his first acts as president, Trump has reinstated a
federal ban on U.S.
funding for international health organizations that counsel women on family planning options that include
abortion.
At issue, is a piece
of legislation regarding
federal funding for abortion, specifically the language regarding rape victims who want an
abortion.
Abortion Funding — Vote Passed (238 - 183, 11 Not Voting) The bill would permanently prohibit the use of federal funds to pay for abortion or abortion c
Abortion Funding — Vote Passed (238 - 183, 11 Not Voting) The bill would permanently prohibit the use
of federal funds to pay
for abortion or abortion c
abortion or
abortion c
abortion coverage.
Members
of the Religious Coalition
for Reproductive Choice held a news conference calling on the Senate to alter language in the House bill that places explicit restrictions on
federal funding for abortion.
«The present language in the Senate bill provides a tremendous loophole
for federal funds of abortion and will eventually expand
abortion services,» he said.
The survey, which also served as a
fund - raising letter
for the DNC, asks about such issues as the economy, environment, raising the
federal minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, getting «weapons
of war off our streets,» electoral reform,
abortion rights, and gay and transgender rights.
On 2 March, representatives from 50 countries met in Brussels at the invitation
of She Decides, an initiative to push back against the so - called global gag rule, which denies US
federal funding for non-governmental organisations that provide or discuss
abortions.
On 2 March, representatives
of more than 50 countries met in Brussels at the invitation
of She Decides, an initiative launched by Dutch minister Lilianne Ploumen to push back against the so - called global gag rule, which denies US
federal funding for non-governmental organisations that provide
abortions or discuss the procedure.
Federal funding for such research was cut off in 1988 in response to political pressure from opponents
of abortion.
Second, President Obama signaled his intention to repeal a rule promulgated in the last days
of the Bush administration that codified previous law ensuring that no health care providers at institutions receiving
federal funds should be discriminated against
for refusing to participate in
abortion or sterilization procedures.
Mr. Bush vetoed the bill because it would have allowed
federal funding of abortions for victims
of rape and incest — a provision anti-abortion House members had kept out
of appropriations bills
for almost a decade.
He also supports
federal funding of Planned Parenthood and other
abortion providers, leading Planned Parenthood to refer to him as «the REAL pro-choice candidate
for governor.»
That all changed at the end
of 2014 when, after months
of negotiations, the U.S. Congress finally passed a
funding bill with bipartisan support that amended this policy to ensure that Peace Corps Volunteers have equitable coverage
for abortion in cases
of rape, incest, and to protect the life
of the woman, consistent with the coverage that
federal employees and women serving in the military receive.
6 states have a priority system
for the distribution
of family planning
funds — including
federal funds distributed by a state agency — that disadvantages family planning centers or agencies associated with the provision
of abortion services.
In 1987, the Reagan administration issued what came to be known as the «gag rule,» which barred recipients
of federal family planning
funds from counseling or referring patients
for abortion, and which required physical and financial separation between contraceptive and
abortion services.
People on this type
of assistance can't use
federal funding for abortion because
of an unfair
federal policy called the Hyde Amendment (which has very narrow exceptions).
For more than 30 years,
federal tax dollars have not
funded abortions in the United States except in the rarest
of cases, and Planned Parenthood is subject to routine audits to ensure that public and charitable
funds are being used in compliance with the law.
This orchestrated effort led, predictably, to state and
federal calls to end
funding for all Planned Parenthood services — more than 95 %
of which involve such things as contraception and screening
for sexually transmitted diseases, rather than
abortion.
Rep. Lois Capps (D - CA) said, «If we really want to reduce the need
for abortions and reduce the
federal deficit, we should double the
funding for family planning and preventive care, not eliminate it as is being called
for by anti-choice members
of Congress.
Cruz has been nearly monomaniacal in his fervor against
abortion — even attempting to shut the government down again in 2015 over
federal funding for Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest provider
of reproductive health care.
Abortion opponents, outraged by a series
of hidden - camera videos that depict Planned Parenthood employees discussing fetal tissue donation, have called
for Congress to investigate Planned Parenthood and strip the organization
of the more than $ 500 million in
federal funding it receives each year.
Mike Pence
of Indiana became the first lawmaker to call
for a cutoff
of Planned Parenthood's
federal funds due to its
abortion services.
Yet the
federal funds in question do not cover
abortion care, and thus none
of Planned Parenthood's
abortion services — which, nationwide make up roughly 3 %
of its work — are paid
for through the state's family - planning budget.
Under a series
of laws including the Hyde amendment, none
of the
federal funds can be used
for abortions, which account
for 3 percent
of the services Planned Parenthood provides.
Some critics
of the Title X program oppose
funding clinics that provide
abortion, even if
federal money goes
for other services, such as treating sexually transmitted infections, said Susan Fogel, director
of reproductive health at the National Health Law Program.
In addition, even
federal regulations as restrictive as the Hyde Amendment say that although
funding is not available
for abortions, it is available
for «drugs or devices to prevent implantation
of the fertilized ovum.»
The June Coleman
Fund is available
for women seeking
abortion services with a household income less than 250 %
of the
Federal Poverty Index, but not on a Maryland Medicaid plan.
Some politicians claim that ending support to Planned Parenthood is related to
abortion services, knowing full well that because
of the Hyde amendment there has been no
federal funding of abortion services except
for very narrow exceptions
for nearly four decades — and that low - income women have been prevented full access to
abortion as a result.
Until 1987, when the Reagan administration issued the so - called gag rule, that provision consistently had been interpreted as a ban on the use
of Title X
funds to pay
for abortions, and the
federal regulations governing Title X did not otherwise reflect an antiabortion animus toward providers.
These limits exist alongside the already burdensome Hyde Amendment, which bars
federal Medicaid coverage
of abortion in most circumstances; 35 states decline to extend state Medicaid
funds to cover
abortion beyond very limited circumstances.19 This increasingly restricted environment creates severe disincentives
for insurers to contract with
abortion providers — and specialized
abortion providers in particular — and
for providers to accept insurance if contracts are offered.
In 2017, four states found ways to limit certain family planning providers» eligibility
for reimbursement under Medicaid, the
federal - state program that contributes 75 %
of all public
funds spent on family planning services nationwide (see Public
Funding for Family Planning and
Abortion Services, FY 1980 — 2015).
(CNN) Donald Trump on Tuesday night once again sought to strike a softer tone on Planned Parenthood, paying tribute to its «very good work
for millions
of women» while also keeping up a threat to cut off
federal funding to the organization if it continues to offer
abortion services.