No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

Setting The Record Straight On The 'No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act'

Rev. Jennifer Butler | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Abortion, Pro-Life, Hr 3, Pro-Choice, Health Care, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Congress, Planned Parenthood, Religious-Organizations, Religion News

The truth is that H.R. 3 breaks sharply with longstanding federal abortion policy in ways that could significantly impact people's health insurance and set a precedent that jeopardizes funding for many faith-based organizations.

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Aggressive Anti-Abortion Legislation Faces House Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Chris Smith, Chris Smith Abortion, House Vote Abortion Bill, John Boehner, Taxpayer-Funded Abortion, Forcible Rape Abortion, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Anti-Abortion Bill House, Hr 3, Abortion Bill House, Boehner Abortion, Politics News

WASHINGTON - A closer look at a House bill marketed to the public as a "common-sense" ban on taxpayer-funded abortions reveals an aggressive, multi-pr...

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House Republicans Attempt Backdoor Maneuver To Advance Legislative Language Redefining Rape

Mother Jones | Nick Baumann | Posted 07.03.2011

Read More: Abortion, House Gop Rape, Republican Abortion Bill, House GOP, Abortion Debate, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, House Gop Abortion, House Republicans Abortion, House Republicans Rape, U.S. House of Representatives, Gop Abortion Bill, House Republicans, Politics News

Republicans pulled controversial "forcible rape" language from a pending bill, but they're trying a backdoor maneuver to ensure the legislation achiev...

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My Catholic Conscience: Doing The Right Thing For Women

Jon O'Brien | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Catholic Church, Protect Life Act, Conscience, Budget Cuts, Government Shutdown, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Planned Parenthood Funding, Contraception, Birth Control, Catholic Bishops, Planned Parenthood, Vatican II, Title X, Religion News

As Catholics and as citizens, we must oppose the move to de-fund Planned Parenthood and stand up for our rights and freedom to follow our own consciences on these personal issues.

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Insurance Bans on Abortion Go for the Jugular

Carlton W. Veazey | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Affordable Care Act, Protect Life Act, Insurance Coverage Abortion, Abortion Rights, Reproductive Rights, Politics News

If successful, insurance bans may be more devastating to women's reproductive health care than the hundreds of state laws that mandate counseling, forced delays, and bans on specific procedures.

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How Many Committees Does it Take to Wage a War on Women?

Nancy Keenan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Naral Pro-Choice America, Chris Smith, House of Representatives, Family Planning, Small Business, Tax Increase, H.R. 3, Naral, Joe Pitts, House Ways and Means Committee, Planned Parenthood, h.r.3, House Judiciary Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee, House, H.R. 358, Lobby Day, War on Women, Stupak on Steroids, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Grover Norquist, Abortion-Rape-Incest, Title X, Politics News

Recent and ongoing attacks on women's freedom and privacy by the anti-choice House leadership are so far-reaching and so extreme that they've been dubbed the "War on Women."

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Pro-Choice Advocates: GOP's Revised Abortion Bill Remains 'Extremely Harmful' To Women

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pro Choice, Abortion, Women's Rights, H.R. 3, Jessica Arons, Abortion Rights, Anti-Abortion, Carolyn Maloney Women Matter, Hr 3, Center for American Progress, Carolyn Maloney Women's Rights, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Politics, Women Matter, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Rally for Women's Health, Pro-Choice, US News, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- After significant public controversy over H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, lawmakers quietly amended the legislation an...

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No Laughing Matter: Youth and "Stupak on Steroids"

Angela Baxter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bart Stupak, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Protect Life Act, Abortion Rights, Youth, Low-Income Communities, Minorities, Politics News

As a group, a community, a vulnerable population, young people and our needs have continually been left out of the debate around reproductive and sexual health and rights.

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GOP Budget Wars on Reproductive Health

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Richard Blumenthal, Economy, Reproductive Rights, Economic Crisis, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Gop, Reproductive Health, Democrats, Kirsten Gillibrand, Eric Cantor, Federal Budget, Republicans, Rape, Forcible Rape, Redefining Rape, Politics News

The GOP's mantra has long been that there is too much government involvement in our lives. So how do they square that with telling a woman who has been raped that maybe her rape just wasn't violent enough to warrant an abortion?

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'Forcible Rape' Language Remains In Bill To Restrict Abortion Funding

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Chris Smith, Women's Rights, Women, H.R. 3, Rape, Women's Issues, Abortion Rights, Jerrold Nadler, Anti-Abortion, Hr 3, Forcible Rape, Women's Health, Jerry Nadler, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- After significant public blowback, House Republicans last week promised to drop a controversial provision in their high-priority No Taxp...

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Rape, the Republican Party and Rage

Liz Seccuro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Bobby Franklin, John Boehner, Abortion Rights, Date Rape, Politics News

The idea of middle-aged, Republican white men attempting to control womens' bodies once again infuriates many human beings -- not just women, not just liberals. I am a registered Republican.

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Steve King Offers Graphic Description Of 'Dismemberment'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Women's Rights, H.R. 3, Women's Issues, Abortion Rights, Hyde Amendment, Anti-Abortion, Hr 3, King, Steve King, Steve King Abortion, Video, Abortion Laws, Women's Health, Abortion Debate, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Stupak Amendment, Politics News

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) took a new step Tuesday in his campaign to limit abortion access, asking a witness testifying at a House hearing on H.R. 3, t...

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House GOP Ramps Up Efforts To Restrict Abortion Access

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- Despite campaigning on a platform of creating jobs and boosting the economy, some of the first pieces of legislation Republicans have ta...

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GOP Abortion Bill Would Allow Doctors To Refuse To Provide Any Abortion

Mother Jones | Maddie Oatman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Republican Abortion Bill, Protect Life Act, House Gop Abortion Bill, Abortion Debate, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, House Republican Abortion Bill, Joe Pitts, Gop Abortion Bill, Politics News

Last week, the GOP backed down from its attempt to limit the definition of rape under federal abortion law. But hold your applause: While the Republic...

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GOP-Controlled House Moving To Restrict Abortion Funding

McClatchy | William Douglas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Republicans Abortion Bill, Protect Life Act, U.S. House of Representatives, Lamar Smith, Republicans Abortion Restrictions, Abortion Debate, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Gop Abortion Restrictions, Joe Pitts, Gop Abortion Bill, Politics News

The battle over abortion takes center stage in Congress this week as two House subcommittees hold hearings on separate bills that would expand restric...

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The Definition Of Rape, My Rage And Hindu Goddess Wisdom

Saumya Arya Haas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hindu, Eve Teasing, Hinduism, H.R. 3, Global Women's Issues, Vodou, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, India, Women's Issues, Forcible Rape, Divine Feminine, Erzuli Dantor, Goddess Kali, Religion News

What rape is and what rape isn't, can be precarious in our individual minds. As societies, we struggle to do right. It's hard to stand in the daylight and call it what it is

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Anti-Abortion Lawmakers Back Off Crazy Rape Redefinition, Find New Way To Marginalize Women

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eat the Press, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Rape, Abortion Rights, Politics News

Last week, the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act," was drawing criticism from all quarters because of the insane way that the language of the law ...

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House Republicans Back Off 'Forcible Rape' Language In Controversial Bill

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forcible Rape, Abortion Rights, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Republicans Abortion Rights, Gop, Gop Abortion Rights, Gop Abortion Bill, Republicans, Politics News

House Republicans announced Thursday that they are taking a step back from a particularly controversial passage of a piece of anti-abortion legislatio...

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: GOP Abortion Bill Is A 'Violent Act Against Women'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wasserman Schultz, Republicans Abortion, Gop Rape Amendment, Abortion Rights, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Gop Abortion, Politics News

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) on Monday blasted a GOP-sponsored piece of legislation designed to slash abortion access, eliminate federal abo...

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What's Behind The Drive To Redefine Rape In New And Insane Ways?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Eat the Press, Rape, Abortion Rights, Politics News

The recent drive behind H.R. 3, the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act," is animated by one thing and one thing only -- the deep and abiding belief...

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How 173 Congressmen Are Trying to Redefine Rape

Asher Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, 111th Congress, Politics News, H.R. 3, Rape, Clothesline Project, Dan Lipinski, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Sexual Assault, Abortion Laws, Abortion Rights, Medicaid, Politics News

The language of this bill is not only out of sync with legal precedent, but with common sense and common dignity.

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House Republicans Push Abortion Bill Redefining Rape

Mother Jones | Nick Baumann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, House Gop Rape, Republican Abortion Bill, U.S. House of Representatives, Abortion Debate, House Republicans, House Gop Abortion, House GOP, House Republicans Abortion, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, House Republicans Rape, Gop Abortion Bill, Politics News

Drugged, raped, and pregnant? Too bad. Republicans are pushing to limit rape and incest cases eligible for government abortion funding....

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The Trojan Horse Republican Congress

James Wagoner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Chris Smith, Culture Wars, Gay Rights, John Boehner, Sex Education, Unfpa, Cantor, Boehner, Glbt, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, Cbae, Randall Terry, Joe Pitts, Republicans, Politics News

Republicans have held a major press conference to introduce the so-called "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act." But, wait a minute! Didn't they run a campaign based on the economy?

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