Westerman Co-Sponsors Pro-Life Bills

Statement

Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-Hot Springs) today issued the following statement on his co-sponsorship of H.R. 36, the Pain Capable Unborn Child Act, and H.R. 217, the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act:

"Co-sponsorship of these bills continues a fight I began in the Arkansas General Assembly to protect the lives of unborn children. The Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act prohibits federal grants through Title X to Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the United States, while H.R. 36, Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, is similar to legislation I co-sponsored in the Arkansas House and led the fight to override a governor's veto to make it law.

"I believe that it is my duty to protect those that cannot defend themselves."

According to a 2010 Government Accountability Office report, taxpayers subsidized 45 percent of Planned Parenthood's budget, receiving a record $514 million in funding.

Of Planned Parenthood pregnancy services offered, 92 percent are abortions, while prenatal care and adoptions make up the remaining eight percent of services offered by the organization.

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