Debating Abortion

We began consideration of HR-7555 (the Labor-HEW Appropriations bill) yesterday, but by 9:00 p.m. we had not taken up several important amendments. Today, the abortion amendments will be the first order of business.

Section 209 of the bill as reported by the Appropriations Committee prohibits federal funding for abortions “except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of multiple sclerosis, or renal [kidney] disease, or other diseases which would seriously deform or debilitate the fetus, or for termination of an ectopic pregnancy, or for the treatment of rape or incest victims.” At about 3 p.m., Senator Packwood calls up his amendment to eliminate this Section.

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We began consideration of HR-7555 (the Labor-HEW Appropriations bill) yesterday, but by 9:00 p.m. we had not taken up several important amendments. Today, the abortion amendments will be the first order of business.

Section 209 of the bill as reported by the Appropriations Committee prohibits federal funding for abortions “except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of multiple sclerosis, or renal [kidney] disease, or other diseases which would seriously deform or debilitate the fetus, or for termination of an ectopic pregnancy, or for the treatment of rape or incest victims.” At about 3 p.m., Senator Packwood calls up his amendment to eliminate this Section.