Congresswoman Dahlkemper Supports "Whole-Life" Health Care Legislation |
Monday, 22 March 2010 13:22 |
On March 24, 2010, President Obama signed an executive order to ensure that no federal funding is used to pay for abortions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper was present for the signing of the executive order which she helped negotiate with the other members of the Democratic Pro-Life Caucus. The executive order maintains the longstanding precent of the Hyde Amendment and guarantees that no taxpayer dollars will pay for abortions under the new health care reform legislation. Watch Congresswoman Dahlkemper speak about the executive order: Please scroll to 8:40 in the video above to see Congresswoman Dahlkemper's statement. CONGRESSWOMAN KATHY DAHLKEMPER: I just want to reiterate what has been said. First of all, I do want to thank Congressman Stupak who really was our leader in this effort and all of my other colleagues behind me and even those who couldn't be with us right at this moment. I also want to thank the president of the United States who listened to us, who heard our concerns, and helped us to find a way through this executive order to make sure that this legislation is a whole life piece of legislation. |