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Thousands of Abortion Opponents Rally in March on Mall
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Washington Post (DC) |
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Monday, January 24, 2011 |
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Michelle Boorstein and Ben Pershing |
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Lawmakers cheered the crowds Monday in temperatures that hovered in the 20s. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) said the new Republicans in Congress are the "biggest and the most pro-life freshman class in memory."
In the District, officials and abortion rights supporters say they are concerned about the potential impact of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, a measure introduced in the House last week that has more than 160 sponsors.
In addition to strengthening the U.S. ban on using federal funds for abortion services, the bill would bar the District from using its own money to provide abortions for low-income women. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) said that conservative lawmakers, who normally advocate for state and local governments to have more autonomy, were being hypocritical in supporting the measure.
House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) has called the abortion measure "one of our highest legislative priorities," but it has not been scheduled for a vote in the House, and it may not come up at all in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
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