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Issa Attaches Abortion Ban to D.C. Budget Autonomy Bill
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Washington Post (DC) |
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011 |
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Ben Pershing |
U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) has drafted a bill that would give the District more freedom to spend its own money — with a catch.
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has included in his measure a provision that would prohibit the District from spending its own taxpayer funds to pay for abortions for low-income women except in cases of rape, incest or to save the life of the mother.
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