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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House of Representatives passed the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (H.R. 7). The bill will codify into permanent law prohibitions such as the Hyde Amendment barring federal dollars to pay for abortions. Currently, these prohibitions must be passed on an annual basis through the appropriations process.  
 
The timing of the bill coincides with President Trump’s reinstatement of the Mexico City Policy prohibiting foreign aid grants to pro-abortion organizations, and this Friday’s March for Life, where hundreds of thousands of pro-life citizens will gather in Washington to protest the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision.
 
 After voting for the bill, Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH) released the following statement:
 
“This past week has seen a series of victories for unborn babies, first with the revival of the Mexico City Policy, and now the passage of this bill in the House. Blocking taxpayer dollars for abortion is known to reduce the number of abortions in this country, thereby supporting what used to be the mantra of Democrats that abortions should be rare.  A majority of Americans, including even ones who are pro-choice, are opposed to their taxpayer dollars being used to fund abortions. Today’s bill merely brings consistency across the federal government on current restrictions and it is long overdue that this bill is signed into law. 
 
“This cannot be another ‘show vote’ in the House that is ignored by the Senate. I urge the Senate to listen to the American people and promptly vote on this measure.”