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H.R.5939 No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, 111th Congress

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  • Latest Action: Jul 29, 2010 Referred to House Judiciary

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  • 54% of users support H.R.5939

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    • ‘(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of forcible rape, or incest with a minor; or (1 comments, Link )

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      specifically, this section of the legislation: "‘(1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of forcible rape, or incest with a minor; or",
    • ‘(2) by any physician or other individual employed by the Federal government to provide health care services within the scope of the physician’s or individual’s employment, (1 comments, Link )

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      specifically, this section of the legislation: "‘(2) by any physician or other individual employed by the Federal government to provide health care services within the scope of the physician’s or individual’s employment,",

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    • H.R.2843: For the relief of Monica Elizondo. - U.S. ... - OpenCongress - September 05, 2011 by opencongress.org - Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of this page and the web address of your suggested news article: Our editorial team will post relevant links as quickly as possible. Thanks for ... 1 public bill, H

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      As noted by opencongress.org on September 05, 2011, "Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of this page and the web address of your suggested news article: Our editorial team will post relevant links as quickly as possible. Thanks for ... 1 public bill, H" (http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2843/show)
    • Republicans Rob bishop Jason chaffetz support Redefining Rape - February 01, 2011 by Rage Against The Machine - http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5939/show Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) “fiercely denounced” her conservative colleagues for this “absolutely outrageous” dilution of victims' rights. Enraged at the suggestion that “there is ...

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      As noted by Rage Against The Machine on February 01, 2011, "http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h5939/show Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) “fiercely denounced” her conservative colleagues for this “absolutely outrageous” dilution of victims' rights. Enraged at the suggestion that “there is ..." (http://www.tribtalk.com/showthread.php?t=30556)
    • Pro-life Efforts to Watch in 2011 | Politics | Christianity Today - December 29, 2010 by Christianity Today Politics - The House will likely tackle the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (HR 5939) in the upcoming legislative session. Introduced by Smith and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) in July, Smith said the bill is designed to protect conscience clauses in ...

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      As noted by Christianity Today Politics on December 29, 2010, "The House will likely tackle the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (HR 5939) in the upcoming legislative session. Introduced by Smith and Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) in July, Smith said the bill is designed to protect conscience clauses in ..." (http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctpolitics/2010/12/prolife_efforts.html)

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