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The Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008

Floor Speech

Date: June 21, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Foreign Aid Government Budget and Spending Reproduction


THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2008--Continued -- (House of Representatives - June 21, 2007)

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Mr. ADERHOLT. First of all, I would like to thank Mr. Smith and Mr. Stupak for their leadership on this amendment. What we are doing here on this amendment is no small thing.

Mr. Chairman, I believe it should be noted for the record that most Americans do not believe that abortion is an appropriate form of family planning. To suggest it is simply wrong. It would never be considered proper within the United States and it isn't proper that taxpayers' money be spent for this purpose overseas.

The amendment that we are debating today in question is not anti-family planning. There are a number of alternatives to abortion which do not rise to the level of concern that this proposal engenders. This is only anti-family planning if one considers abortion to be a method of family planning. I reject this way of thinking and urge the adoption of this amendment.

When President Bush adopted our Nation's current policy, he was right. Prohibiting the expenditure of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions outside the United States is a policy that has been in place for many years. Therefore, I urge all of my colleagues who care about the sanctity of human life to vote in favor of the Smith-Stupak amendment.

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