In the fight over the “The Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act”, Republicans in the House may soon have a hard time keeping both fiscal and social conservatives happy.House Resolution 3, which passed the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month, has 221 co-sponsors, enough for it to pass in the House. It’s primarily known for having contained the phrase “forcible rape” in its original language, which seemed to exclude some rape victims from receiving federal help for an abortion. That language was later stripped from the bill, but if passed the bill would still prohibit any federal funds from being used for abortions.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=113458