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* Seven states and the [[District of Columbia]] fully fund abortions by legislative decision. Since 1990 the California Legislature put California in this group by voting to fund abortion on demand. (AK, CA, HI, MD, NY, OR, WA)
* Seven states and the [[District of Columbia]] fully fund abortions by legislative decision. Since 1990 the California Legislature put California in this group by voting to fund abortion on demand. (AK, CA, HI, MD, NY, OR, WA)
=Republicans Actively Work To Remove Tax-payer Funded Abortions=
Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kans.), joined by 12 other Republican senators, is calling upon Democratic leaders in Congress to halt federal funding of abortion while cases of “negligent medical practice” are investigated.<ref>[http://www.christianpost.com/article/20071115/30093_Republican_Senators_Urge_Suspension_of_Federal_Abortion_Funding.htm], http://www.christianpost.com/article/20071115/30093_Republican_Senators_Urge_Suspension_of_Federal_Abortion_Funding.htm, Republican Senators Urge Suspension of Federal Abortion Funding, November 15, 2007</ref> Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) introduced a bill in the House that would such stop such funds. Following the 107-count indictment against Planned Parenthood’s Kansas affiliate that includes performing illegal late-term abortions, falsifying documents and failing to comply with medical reporting requirements. Senator Brownback's letter was signed by more than 60 pro-family leaders.
Senator David Vitter (R-La.),to attach the pro-life provision to a bill (S. 1200) that permanently prohibits federal health programs for American Indians from providing abortions.<ref>[http://www.nrlc.org/Federal/GFA/VitterAdoption.html, http://www.nrlc.org/Federal/GFA/VitterAdoption.html, February 27, 2008]</ref>
In addition, Republicans have sucessfully placed restrictions on federal funding abortions to Native Americans, federal employees and their dependents, Peace Corps volunteers, low-income residents of Washington, DC, federal prisoners, military personnel and their dependents, and Medicare users.
=Democrats Actively Push Abortion Funding On Tax-payers=
Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-Co.) offered an amendment to remove the provision of the bill that prohibits the funding of abortions by the Bureau of Prisons <ref>[http://capwiz.com/nrlc/issues/votes/?chamber=H&congress=1071&votenum=235], http://capwiz.com/nrlc/issues/votes/?chamber=H&congress=1071&votenum=235, Abortion funding in federal prisons</ref>
Congressional Democrats would like to increase abortion internationally, H.R. 2764. The National Right To Life urged to remove bill language that would mandate U.S. subsidies to organizations that actively promote abortion in foreign nations.<ref>[http://www.nrlc.org/Federal/ForeignAid/MCPHouseSmithStupak2007.html], http://www.nrlc.org/Federal/ForeignAid/MCPHouseSmithStupak2007.html, June 18, 2007</ref>
=Govenment Agencies Involved In Abortion=
These departments are named in the abortion funding suspension requested by Senator Sam Brownback
* Labor Department
* Health and Human Services
* Education Department
* other related regulatory agencies
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