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Americans United for Life's Statement on Finance Committee Vote

Wednesday, October 14, 2009 General News
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Charmaine Yoest, President and CEO of Americans United for Life, made the following statement Tuesday regarding the Finance Committee vote on health care reform:
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"The Senate Finance Committee has joined the four other committees with jurisdiction over health care reform in reporting out a bill that does not include explicit language excluding abortion funding and coverage.  In fact, the Baucus bill explicitly includes abortion funding and coverage." 
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Dr. Yoest continued, "History has shown that unless legislation relating to health care reform includes language that expressly excludes abortion, courts and administrative agencies will interpret the legislation as including abortion.  We urge the Democratic leadership in the Senate to ensure that the final Senate bill includes such language before the bill is brought to the Senate Floor."

About Americans United for Life 

Americans United for Life (AUL) is a nonprofit, public-interest law and policy organization whose vision is a nation in which everyone is welcomed in life and protected in law.  The first national pro-life organization in America, AUL has been committed to defending human life through vigorous judicial, legislative, and educational efforts at both the federal and state levels since 1971. AUL has been involved in every life-related case before the Supreme Court beginning with Roe v. Wade.

SOURCE Americans United for Life

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