House Dems developing budget that would allow taxpayer funding of abortions overseas
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The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives has approved various spending packages that would effectively tear down a longstanding, legislative wall between taxpayer money and abortions.
A Marist poll, released in conjunction with the anti-abortion Knights of Columbus this year, showed 77% of Americans oppose "using tax dollars to support abortion in other countries." House committees, led by Democrats, also voted for appropriations that omitted longstanding bans on funding federal prisoners' abortions, abortions in D.C. (a.k.a. Dornan Amendment), funding through the Peace Corps (Young), and funding for elective abortion services or coverage administrative expenses under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (Smith FEHBP). The approved spending so far also excludes a requirement that foreign, nongovernmental organizations not perform abortions if they receive federal funding. That's in addition to the administration deciding to repeal the Mexico City Policy, which blocks taxpayer money from flowing to organizations that promote abortions.More Related News