Senator Roger Wicker introduces pro-life bill
Wednesday, May 25, 2011Richard Land
In a recent letter to Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) I commended him for introducing the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (S. 906), companion legislation to the widely supported House-passed H.R. 3, which would establish a government-wide statutory prohibition on elective abortion funding.
If enacted, the legislation would codify a patchwork of policies, many of which presently must be reauthorized as riders to annual appropriations bills, regulating federal funding of abortion.
Southern Baptists’ Ethics & Religious Commission fully supports making permanent such policies as the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits funding for elective abortion under programs funded… Read Full Article