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Related: About this forumOhio Heartbeat Bill Sponsor Now Working to Defund Planned Parenthood
According to exit polls, 56% of Ohio voters said that abortion should be legal in all or mostly all cases. But that hasnt stopped the states GOP-controlled legislature from pushing the Heartbeat Bill, which would effectively ban abortion in nearly all cases. The House has already approved the legislation but it has not yet received a vote in the Senate, and radical activist Janet Porter has been actively campaigning against Republicans who have not signed on to the bill. Porters main legislative ally and the bills chief sponsor in the house, Rep. Lynn Wachtmann, is now working to secure support in the Senate for the Heratbeat Bill along with a new proposal to defund Planned Parenthood, even though the healthcare organization doesnt use taxpayer dollars for abortion services and the move may not be legal.
The Columbus Dispatch reports:
House Health and Aging Committee Chairman Lynn Wachtmann, R-Napoleon, scheduled a possible vote to recommend passage of House Bill 298 for Wednesday.
Backed by Ohio Right to Life and other anti-abortion advocates, the bill stalled last spring over concern that it also would divert funding from hospitals, which was not the intent of supporters. The legislation would create a priority system for awarding federal family-planning funds, putting Planned Parenthood at the bottom of the list and probably cutting off about $1.7?million it uses for birth control and preventive care.
The money does not fund abortions, but supporters argue that tax dollars should not go to any organization that performs abortions.
Meanwhile, abortion foes might be nearing a compromise on the so-called heartbeat bill, which would outlaw abortions if a fetal heartbeat can be detected. Thats usually about five to six weeks into pregnancy, when many women dont yet realize they are pregnant.
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/ohio-heartbeat-bill-defund-planned-parenthood
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Ohio Heartbeat Bill Sponsor Now Working to Defund Planned Parenthood (Original Post)
JRLeft
Nov 2012
OP
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)1. They never hear and never learn
Filibuster Harry
(666 posts)2. I see more wins if this continues
This is what I meant by all they need to do is look in the mirror.
Keep it up. You already have a governor Ultrasound in Virginia. I can see more wins down the road with this kind of activity.