By Maria Gallagher,
Legislative Director
In a major victory for
Pennsylvania taxpayers, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday
approved a ban on tax funding of abortions under the federal
health care law.
The House approved House
Bill 818 by an overwhelming vote of 144
to 53. The bill now moves to the PA Senate.
Thank you to all of you
who made phone calls and sent emails and letters to your state
representatives. State representatives tell us time and time again that
they want to hear from their constituents on important issues--and taxpayer
funding of abortion is a critical issue in Pennsylvania.
If your state representative voted in favor of the bill, please call
and/or email the representative your thanks. You can find out how your
representative voted on H.B. 818. click here to see how your representative voted
Now, it's important that
we let our state Senators know that we want them to support HB 818 too.
To find out who your state Senator is, or to find out contact information for
your state Senator, please go to this link
and input your address, city, and zip code. A window will then pop up
with the name of your state Senator.
Please call your state Senator to let the Senator know you want a
"yes" vote on HB 818 when it is voted on in the Senate.
Thank you for making
these critical calls! Unless HB
818 passes the Senate and is signed by the Governor, starting next year, your
tax money will pay for abortions in this state--in a dramatic and disturbing
reversal of Pennsylvania's long-standing policy.
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