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| − | Abortion funding at taxpayer expense occurs by court order in 13 states, and by legislation in another 4 states.<ref>http://www.aclu.org/FilesPDFs/map.pdf</ref> These states include many of the largest states, such as [[California]] and [[New York]]. | + | '''Abortion funding''' at taxpayer expense occurs by court order in 13 states, and by legislation in another 4 states.<ref>http://www.aclu.org/FilesPDFs/map.pdf</ref> These states include many of the largest states, such as [[California]] and [[New York]]. |
[[Congress]], by virtue of the [[Hyde Amendment]], prohibits [[federal]] taxpayer funding for virtually all elective [[abortion]]s. | [[Congress]], by virtue of the [[Hyde Amendment]], prohibits [[federal]] taxpayer funding for virtually all elective [[abortion]]s. | ||
Revision as of 22:03, March 8, 2008
Abortion funding at taxpayer expense occurs by court order in 13 states, and by legislation in another 4 states.[1] These states include many of the largest states, such as California and New York.
Congress, by virtue of the Hyde Amendment, prohibits federal taxpayer funding for virtually all elective abortions.