'Forcible rape' returns as House plans vote on GOP abortion bill

[meegbear]

The House is poised to vote Wednesday on H.R. 3, the GOP's "No Taxpayer Funding For Abortion Act" -- and Republicans may have reignited an explosive controversy they swiftly backed down from at first.

The initial version of the legislation sought to limit government-subsidized abortion coverage even in some cases of rape and incest. Facing intense blowback, the "forcible rape" language was stripped out. Months went by, and the issue seemed settled.

But on Tuesday, Nick Baumann of Mother Jones reported that Republicans may be attempting a back-door maneuver to re-include those provisions. In short, they issued a committee report decreeing that H.R. 3 will "not allow the Federal Government to subsidize abortions in cases of statutory rape." Experts said that a judge could conceivably interpret that to deny federally subsidized care in some rape cases, even if the bill's language may suggest otherwise.

"The anti-choice House leadership faced fierce public backlash against the original 'redefining rape' fiasco," Nancy Keenan, president of the pro-abortion-rights group NARAL, told Raw Story. "Any attempt to reintroduce this outrageous provision would be unconscionable, and will only further galvanize Americans against anti-choice politicians who are wildly out of touch with the values and priorities of our country."

Proponents of the "forcible rape" language defend it as an attempt to prevent groups from utilizing federal funds for abortions based solely on the age of the mother.

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/03/forcible-rape-returns-as-house-plans-vote-on-gop-abortion-bill/

[Angry Dragon]

1. Why does the Regressive Party hate women and girls??

Why do they hate at least half of the world??

My guess is that the Regressive Party has been all hatched or all are aliens..........

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. My theory was that while normal people come out the birth canal. These creatures

are born out of the anus.

[LiberalLoner]

3. LOL good one! n/t

[valerief]

4. They are all shit, that's for sure. nt

[femrap]

10. They came

from the Poop Chute! :rofl: Doomed to live life covered in poop. Every brain cell is encased w/ a thin covering of feces resulting in only evil thoughts and behaviors.

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[KamaAina]

6. Let me see if I've got this straight. They *want* 15-year-old girls to have babies?!

:wow:

[Gormy Cuss]

7. Why yes, yes they do. They want 12 year olds to have babies too.

Fuckers.

[DirkGently]

8. Enough. We need federal legislation mandating abortion be covered in ALL cases. Jesus.

[ThomCat]

11. Yes, and we need universal health care that covers abortion and all

family planning care and needs so that any woman who finds that she need to have an abortion can get it as part of her family planning care without any problems hassles or additional expenses.

[Sparkly]

9. What the hell are they calling "subsidized abortions???"

It has been illegal for public funds to pay for abortions since the early 70's.