Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Federal Funding of Abortions

President Obama has signed an executive order that ensures that no federal money can be used for elective abortions. The President agreed to the order to appease the anti-abortion Republicans and to make sure that his healthcare reform bill was passed. There was a bloc of House members that wanted to make sure that the current policy did not change. The order prohibits federal funding of abortions, except for instances of rape, incest, or danger to the woman's life.
This executive order is a very good move, mostly because President Obama was desperate to get his healthcare reform bill passed, and this gained him many important votes in the House, including anti-abortion Rep. Bart Stupak (Mich.).

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/24/obama-signs-executive-order-reaffirming-laws-federal-funding-abortion/

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