House passes sweeping GOP anti-abortion bill

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story
Sahil Kapur

WASHINGTON – The House voted 251-175 on Wednesday to pass the GOP's controversial anti-abortion measure H.R. 3, "The No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act." Sixteen Democrats joined 235 Republicans in approving it.

It now goes to the Senate, where it's all but certain to perish. The White House has threatened to veto it.

The legislation would eliminate tax deductions for employer-provided health insurance plans that cover abortion, effectively raising costs for businesses that offer abortion-inclusive health care to employees. It could also deny Medicaid-based abortion care to women even if their health may be harmed by carrying the pregnancy to term.

"This bill just simply helps codify what has de facto been our policy for 35 years through the Hyde amendment, and that is a policy that in no way shape or form outlaws abortion," said Republican Conference Chairman Jeb Hansarling (R-TX).

More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/04/house-passes-sweeping-gop-anti-abortion-bill/

[ixion]

1. Once they're out of the womb, however, the GOP loves to use all the power of the Police State

to make sure they wish they'd never been born.

They loves them some freedoms, 'cept'n when they don't.

[Richardo]

2. Another great jobs bill from the House GOP!

Thanks, guys and gals!

[Richardo]

7. My email to the Honorable Rep Hensarling:

Dear Rep. Hensarling:

Congratulations to you and the entire GOP House Caucus on the passage of yet another purely symbolic, non-jobs-creating bill - H.R. 3, "The No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act."

Your tireless efforts to avoid enacting any jobs legislation on behalf of suffering Americans is being noticed throughout the country. Keep it up!

Regards,

Richardo
A lucky non-constituent

[patrice]

3. goddammit!! I'd like to see some of the same consideration for my tax dollars that go to WAR!!!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

6. Yeah

we don't get to pick and choose what our tax dollars are being spent on when it comes to the military. Otherwise, funding for Iraq, military contractors, Halliburton, et. al would've been yanked years ago. Heck, Iraq might never have started. :puke:

[patrice]

8. I have a moral objection to un-necessary killing. They SAY they have a moral objection to killing

the innocent & helpless as long as they are fetuses, but apparently not if they happen to be children in the wrong country at the wrong time.

[Ohio Joe]

4. Good thing the repugs are reducing govt and creating jobs...

oh wait... Never mind.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

5. The Hyde Amendment has had nothing to do with PRIVATE insurance plans

Republicans want the government to interfere in the "free market"?
:wtf:

[Dark]

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WHERE ARE THE FUCKING JOBS?!