Victory--PA House Passes Abortion Opt-Out Bill--Now Help Us in the Senate!

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.