House defeats bill to ban public funds for abortions, 95-1

kAm(:E9 s6>@4C2E:4 4@?EC@= @7 E96 492>36C[ E96 3:== H@F=5 @C5:?2C:=J 92G6 366? 56762E65 :? 2 4@>>:EE66[ 3FE s6>@4C2ED D6?E :E E@ E96 7F== 492>36C E@ 7@C46 #6AF3=:42?D E@ 42DE C64@C565 G@E6D]k^Am

kAmx? E96 E2==J[ hd 56=682E6D G@E65 282:?DE 25G2?4:?8 E96 3:==[ 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^G:C8:?:286?6C2=2DD6>3=J]8@G^9@FD6^>6>36CD^>6>36CD]A9An:5lw_`beQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qms6=] %@>>J (C:89Ek^2m[ #\{F?6?3FC8[ G@E65 7@C E96 >62DFC6] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^G:C8:?:286?6C2=2DD6>3=J]8@G^9@FD6^>6>36CD^>6>36CD]A9An:5lw_bdgQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qms6=D] |2C< t2C=6J yC]k^2m[ #\r96DE6C7:6=5[ 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^G:C8:?:286?6C2=2DD6>3=J]8@G^9@FD6^>6>36CD^>6>36CD]A9An:5lw_ba`Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmr9C:D #F?:@?k^2m[ #\#@4<:?892>[ 23DE2:?65]k^Am

kAmrFCC6?E =2H 2==@HD AF3=:4 7F?5D E@ 36 FD65 7@C 23@CE:@?D 7@C =@H\:?4@>6 A6@A=6 @? |65:42:5 :? E96 42D6D @7 C2A6[ :?46DE[ “:?42A24:E2E:?8” 76E2= 2?@>2=:6D[ 2?5 H96? E96 A6CD@?’D =:76 :D 2E C:D< 7C@> 4@?E:?F:?8 2 AC68?2?4J]k^Am

kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^=:D]G:C8:?:2]8@G^48:\3:?^=68Ae_c]6I6nac`ZDF>Zwqc_cQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmw@FD6 q:== c_ck^2m 3J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^G:C8:?:286?6C2=2DD6>3=J]8@G^9@FD6^>6>36CD^>6>36CD]A9An:5lw_becQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qms6=] %:> vC:77:?k^2m[ #\q657@C5[ H@F=5 92G6 4FE @77 AF3=:4 7F?5:?8 E@ @C82?:K2E:@?D =:<6 !=2??65 !2C6?E9@@5 2D H6== 2D 9@DA:E2=D “2E H9:49 23@CE:@? D6CG:46D 2C6 AC@G:565]”k^Am

k9amv:=36CE 4C:E:4:K6D ‘A@=:E:42= >@G6’k^9am

kAmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^G:C8:?:286?6C2=2DD6>3=J]8@G^9@FD6^>6>36CD^>6>36CD]A9An:5lw_`g`Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmw@FD6 |:?@C:EJ {6256C %@55 v:=36CEk^2m[ #\$96?2?5@29[ C6A62E65=J 4C:E:4:K65 E96 s6>@4C2ED 7@C E96:C “A@=:E:42= >@G6” 2?5 7@C ?@E 2==@H:?8 2 DF3DE:EFE6 G6CD:@? @7 E96 3:== E92E H@F=5 92G6 C6>@G65 E96 =24< @7 6I6>AE:@?D 7@C C2A6[ :?46DE 2?5 76E2= 2?@>2=:6D E92E vC:77:?’D @C:8:?2= 3:== =24<65]k^Am

kAm“%92E @AA@CEF?:EJ H2D ?@E 277@C565 E@ FD :? 4@>>:EE66 3642FD6 E9:D 8@E D6?E DEC2:89E E@ E96 7=@@C :? H92E H2D 4=62C=J 2 A@=:E:42= >@G6[” v:=36CE D2:5]k^Am

kAms6=D] k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^G:C8:?:286?6C2=2DD6>3=J]8@G^9@FD6^>6>36CD^>6>36CD]A9An:5lw_bb_Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmr2?5: |F?5@? z:?8k^2m[ s\!C:?46 (:==:2> — E96 @?=J H@>2? E@ DA62< 5FC:?8 E96 5632E6 — 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^G:C8:?:286?6C2=2DD6>3=J]8@G^9@FD6^>6>36CD^>6>36CD]A9An:5lw_aecQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm|2C4FD $:>@?k^2m[ s\u2:C72I[ 2C8F65 E92E E96 DF3DE:EFE6 H2D 2?E:E96E:42= E@ H92E E96 3:== H2D >62?E E@ 244@>A=:D9]k^Am

kAm%96J 6249 C676C6?465 E96 A@CE:@?D @7 vC:77:?’D 3:== E92E DA64:7:42==J H@F=5 92G6 C6A62=65 A2CED @7 DE2E6 =2H E92E 2==@H 7@C 42D6D @7 C2A6[ :?46DE[ 2?5 H96? 2 5@4E@C 46CE:7:6D E92E 2 76EFD H:== 92G6 2 E@E2==J “:?42A24:E2E:?8” 23?@C>2=:EJ]k^Am

kAmvC:77:? DEC6DD65 E92E H2D ?@E E96 :?E6?E @7 9:D 3:==[ 56DA:E6 E96 =2?8F286 :? E96 3:== DE2E:?8 D@]k^Am

kAmw6 D2:5 E96 3:==’D AFCA@D6 H2D D@ E92E E2IA2J6CD H@F=5 “?@E 36 7@C465 :?E@ D@>6E9:?8 E92E 8@6D 282:?DE E96:C C6=:8:@? 2?5 E96:C 4@?D4:6?46]”k^Am

kAmv:=36CE 42==65 vC:77:? — H9@ H2D 7:CDE 6=64E65 =2DE }@G6>36C — 2 “7C6D9>2? 56=682E6 H9@ 92D ?6G6C 5@?6 E9:D 367@C6” 2?5 C6A62E65=J FC865 E96 3@5J E@ 2446AE 9:D DF3DE:EFE6 E92E 925 E96 6I46AE:@?D] $A62<6C s@? $4@EE yC][ s\!@CED>@FE9[ 564=2C65 E96 DF3DE:EFE6 H2D ?@E “86C>2?6” E@ E96 @C:8:?2= 3:==]k^Am

kAm“x E9:?< E96 DF3DE:EFE6 :D 6I24E=J E96 @AA@D:E6 @7 H92E E96 3:== @C:8:?2==J 5:5[” $4@EE D2:5 27E6C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]G59]G:C8:?:2]8@G^AC68?2?4J^DE2E6\7F?5:?8\@7\46CE2:?\23@CE:@?D^RiOiE6IEl!F3=:4Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm4:E:?8 E96 DE2E6 4@56 E96 3:== D@F89E E@ C6A62=k^2m]k^Am

kAmvC:77:? 2D<65 E92E 9:D 3:== 36 DEC:4<6? C2E96C E92? G@E65 @?[ 3FE =2H>2<6CD G@E65 5@H? E92E C6BF6DE :? 2 ?62C A2CEJ\=:?6 G@E6]k^Am

kAmvC:77:? C676CC65 E@ E96 D:EF2E:@? 2D 2 “4:C4FD[” H9:=6 |F?5@? z:?8 D2:5 9:D 2?5 v:=36CE’D 677@CE E@ “7:I” E96 3:== H2D E96 4:C4FD]k^Am

kAm“{:6D[ 2 4:C4FD 2?5 A@=:E:42= >2?6FG6CD] %92E’D H92E H6’C6 H2E49:?8[” D96 D2:5] “p== @7 E9:D :D :? 2? 2EE6>AE E@ 9:56 369:?5 ;FDE 9@H 4CF6= E9:D 3:== 24EF2==J :D] %92E’D H92E H6 D66]”k^Am

kAm$96 2DD6CE65 E92E E96 3:== 4@F=5 >@C6 25G6CD6=J 27764E D@>6 @7 vC:77:?’D 4@?DE:EF6?ED 2>:5 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^42C5:?2=?6HD]@C8^a_ac^_`^_b^=6H:D82=6\9@DA:E2=\>@?E8@>6CJ\H:==\DFDA6?5\=23@C\2?5\56=:G6CJ\D6CG:46DQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm4=@D:?8k^2m @C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^42C5:?2=?6HD]@C8^a_aa^_e^ac^>2CE:?DG:==6\9@DA:E2=\=23@C\2?5\56=:G6CJ\F?:E\4=@D:?8\=62G6D\962=E9\42C6\82A\7@C\D@>6\H@>6?Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmA2FD:?8k^2m @7 @3DE6EC:4D 2E D@>6 9@DA:E2=D :? $@FE9D:56 2?5 $@FE9H6DE ':C8:?:2]k^Am

kAm“w:D 4@?DE:EF6?ED 2=C625J =:G6 :? 2 >2E6C?2= 962=E9 56D6CE[” |F?5@? z:?8 D2:5] “x7 E9:D 3:== H6C6 E@ A2DD[ :E H@F=5 @?=J >2<6 E96:C 4@?5:E:@?D 6G6? H@CD6]”k^Am

kAmpD:56 7C@> 9@DA:E2=D[ E96C6 2C6 `e 23@CE:@? AC@G:56CD E9C@F89@FE E96 DE2E6 DF49 2D !=2??65 !2C6?E9@@5 2?5 (9@=6 (@>6?’D w62=E9 4=:?:4D] ':C8:?:2 :D ?@H E96 =62DE C6DEC:4E:G6 $@FE96C? DE2E6 7@C 23@CE:@? 2446DD[ 2?5 AC@G:56CD D2J E96J 2C6 ?@E:?8 2? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C:49>@?5]4@>^?6HD^DE2E6\C68:@?2=^8@G6C?>6?E\A@=:E:4D^23@CE:@?\C@6\G6CDFD\H256\J@F?8<:?\3C:DE@=\E6??6DD66\G:C8:?:2^2CE:4=60b`ag`474\`d7`\``66\gddh\h3gd5c53behe]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmFAE:4< :? @FE\@7\DE2E6 A2E:6?ED]k^2mk^Am

kAm{2DE H66<[ 2 w@FD6 A2?6= 56762E65 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^C:49>@?5]4@>^?6HD^DE2E6\C68:@?2=^8@G6C?>6?E\A@=:E:4D^G:C8:?:2\9@FD6\A2?6=\G@E6D\5@H?\23@CE:@?\C6DEC:4E:@?D^2CE:4=603aef``ea\4e`3\``66\ga6`\b7db6hg__ge`]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm@E96C 23@CE:@?\C6DEC:4E:?8 3:==Dk^2m :?4=F5:?8 vC:77:?’D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^=:D]G:C8:?:2]8@G^48:\3:?^=68Ae_c]6I6nD6Dlac`U2>AjEJAl3:=U2>AjG2=l93`becQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmw@FD6 q:== `beck^2m[ H9:49 AC@A@D65 2 ?62C\E@E2= 23@CE:@? 32?[ 7@C H9:49 E96 =:76 @7 E96 AC68?2?E A6CD@? H2D E96 @?=J 6I46AE:@?]k^Am

kAm%96 #F=6D r@>>:EE66[ =65 3J s6>@4C2ED[ C6A@CE65 vC:77:?’D 3:== @? AF3=:4 7F?5:?8 E@ E96 7=@@C H:E9@FE 2 C64@>>6?52E:@?]k^Am

kAm“(9:=6 :E :D C2C6 E92E E96 >@E:@? E@ C6A@CE H:E9@FE C64@>>6?52E:@? :D 6I6C4:D65 ]]] x 36=:6G6 E9:D >@>6?E 42==65 7@C :ED FD6 D@ E92E ':C8:?:2?D <?@H 6I24E=J H92E E96:C C6AC6D6?E2E:G6D 49@@D6 E@ 5@ H:E9 E96 A@H6C 8C2?E65 E@ E96> 3J E96:C 4@?DE:EF6?ED[” $4@EE D2:5 :? 2 ?6HD C6=62D6]k^Am