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Saturday, February 19th, 2011

House Votes to Defund Planned Parenthood

Author:     DAVID NATHER & KATE NOCERA
Source:     Politico
Publication Date:     2/18/11 2:35 PM EST
 Link: House Votes to Defund Planned Parenthood
Stephan:   When my daughter was conceived Planned Parenthood, helped us find the one Ob/gyn in D.C. who would help us have a natural birth. It was such a novelty the Washington Post gave me an issue of their Sunday magazine to write about it. Dozens of women I have known over the years have gone to this organization for pap smears, to get information about contraception, or help with a host of other women's issues. Trying to close down Planned Parenthood is a an attack on women, their safety, health, and their status. It coarsens American society to do this for what are blatantly religious and ideological reasons.

The House just approved Rep. Mike Pence’s amendment to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood, checking off a hot-button social issue even as it set up a bigger showdown over defunding the health care law.

The vote was 240-185 with 11 Democrats voting for the amendment, and seven Republicans voting against. One member voted present. A group of Republicans on the floor applauded when the vote hit 218.
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That amendment managed to suck up three hours of often emotional debate time Thursday night, which is a big part of the reason the health care law defunding votes got pushed into today.

Pence, of Indiana, touched off a vicious back-and-forth Thursday night in which Republicans insisted the organization is too aggressive about performing abortions and several Democrats charged that the GOP was waging a ‘war on women.

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