{"id":256051,"date":"2021-10-29T14:44:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T19:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=256051"},"modified":"2021-10-28T16:11:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T21:11:10","slug":"pro-abortion-lawmakers-domestic-violence-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-abortion-lawmakers-domestic-violence-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Can pro-abortion lawmakers use a domestic violence bill to fund abortion?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell slammed recent efforts from pro-abortion lawmakers to sneak abortion funding into legislation, calling it a “slush fund” for Planned Parenthood. A new bill, purportedly meant to help survivors of domestic violence, is raising questions about what the real intentions might be, especially after passing the House without a pro-life amendment banning funding for abortions.<\/p>\n

Catholic Vote raised an alert<\/a> about a bill up for consideration in the House. H.R. 2119<\/a>, or the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021, is meant to improve funding for funding and services aimed at survivors of domestic violence. Yet several sections are concerning, and seem to be a way to covertly insert funding for abortion.<\/p>\n

Section 9<\/a> gets rid of a current provision barring funds from the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act to reimburse health care costs. On its own, this is not concerning. Yet many, including Heritage Action, the Susan B. Anthony List, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Concerned Women for America, and the Family Research Council, oppose H.R. 2119 because this section opens the door to taxpayer-funded abortion.<\/p>\n

How? By overturning the Hyde Amendment.<\/p>\n