Washington D.C., May 4, 2011 / 22:53 pm
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a permanent ban on taxpayer funding for abortion across all federal programs, including those created by last year’s health care legislation.
“Want to reduce abortions? End public funding,” said legislation author Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.). “There is no doubt whatsoever that ending public funding for abortions saves lives.”
The ban faces opposition in the Senate and is not expected to overcome a veto threat from the White House.
Smith spoke on the House floor May 4 and said the bill would “end taxpayer complicity in abortion violence.”