Posted on 03/09/2016 1:13:59 PM PST by Morgana
A bill removing funding from Planned Parenthood and similar organizations in the state passed the Virginia Senate Monday by a vote of 21-19. The senators voted strictly along party lines — 21 votes supporting the bill came from the Republican party, while the 19 opposing votes came from the Democratic party.
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has not yet acted upon the bill, which passed the House on Feb. 16 in a 64-35 vote.
According to the bill summary, the bill, “prohibits the Department of Health from spending any funds on an abortion that is not qualified for matching funds under the Medicaid program or providing any grants or other funds to any entity other than a licensed hospital that performs such abortions.”
While the bill removes existing state funding for facilities that provide abortion coverage for women who are eligible for Medicaid, it does not completely defund those facilitie
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Republicans love to pass bills they know will be vetoed
I like those republicans much better than the ones that don’t try. You?
Frauds have show votes
Calling on the “Tenth” in Va. too I hope.
The democRats again demonstrate that they are the Party of Death. Killing babies is their sacred rite, and must be protected at all costs.
Republicans passed Constitutional Carry in West Virginia, knowing that it would be vetoed.
And it was.
And they over-rode the veto, by overwhelming margins in both the Senate and the House of Delegates.
FYI.
Which frauds? They floated a bill to defund abortion. Are you opposed?
Make the liberal veto them.
Believe me, we’ve been in that situation in California, with come damn good guys too.
Yes, well the chief bag man for The Outlaw Hillary Clinton will veto it. But well done gents and ladies.
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