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- From: dsh@zeus.csc.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger)
- Subject: BUSH FACTSHEET: Abortion
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- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 22:27:09 GMT
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- Re-posted from alt.politics.bush. Please try to leave Tom Grundner's
- attribution in the article.
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- In article <1992Aug19.213731.14191@nptn.org>
- tmg@nptn.org (Tom Grundner) writes:
-
- April 14, 1992
-
-
- PRESIDENT BUSH ON THE RIGHT TO LIFE
-
-
- "Faith, family -- these are the values that sustain the
- greatest nation on Earth. And to these values we must add the
- infinitely precious value of life itself. Let me be clear: I
- support the right to life."
-
- President George Bush
- March 3, 1992
-
- "I am encouraged by the progress which has taken place.
- Attempts by Congress to expand further funding for abortions
- have been defeated, and the Supreme Court has taken welcome
- steps toward reversing its Roe v. Wade decision."
-
- President George Bush
- January 22, 1992
-
-
- Summary: President Bush Supports the Right to Life
-
- President Bush understands that the subject of abortion is a
- difficult, often painful one for most Americans. The President
- believes that every human life is a precious gift and each human
- being has intrinsic dignity and worth. While President Bush knows
- that sincere persons may disagree, his position is that the lives
- of both the mother and the child must be cherished and protected.
-
- President Bush has devoted much time and careful thought to this
- issue over the years, and has not reached this decision easily or
- lightly. He is opposed to abortion except when the life of the
- mother is threatened or when there has been rape or incest. The
- prevalence of abortion on demand in the United States stands in
- stark contrast to our Nation's most deeply held values and beliefs.
- In addition, President Bush opposes the use of Federal funds to pay
- for abortion except when the life of the mother is threatened.
-
-
- President Bush Opposes Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Abortions
-
- The subject of abortion is a deeply emotional, and a very personal,
- issue for all Americans. For government, it involves a decision
- whether taxpayers should be required to pay for abortions, and if
- so, under what circumstances. Since 1981, under the Hyde Amendment
- and several other legislative restrictions, the Federal Government
- has refused to use taxpayer funds to pay for abortions, except when
- the life of the mother would be endangered.
-
- President Bush supports such restrictions on use of taxpayer funds,
- and has vetoed five attempts by Congress to liberalize federal
- abortion funding. Congress has not overridden any of the
- President's vetoes on this issue, which included the following
- bills:
-
- o HR 2990: Labor, HHS and Education Related Agencies
- Appropriations Act, FY 1990 (10/21/89)
- o HR 3026: District of Columbia Appropriations, 1990
- (10/27/89)
- o HR 3610: District of Columbia Appropriations, 1990
- (11/20/89)
- o HR 2669: District of Columbia Appropriations, 1992 (pocket
- veto effective midnight 8/17/91)
- o HR 2707: Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies
- Appropriations, 1992 (11/19/91).
-
- Support for Family Planning and Reform of Title X Family Planning
- Programs
-
- Since his service in the House of Representatives, George Bush has
- strongly supported family planning programs to assist low-income
- persons. His Administration has restored the integrity of Title X
- by implementing regulations that will stop the use of federal
- family planning funds for abortion-related activities. These
- regulations, which the Supreme Court found constitutional, are now
- returning Title X to its original purpose: providing services to
- women who are not pregnant and referring for care those who are.
-
- At the same time, the President has acted to ensure that women in
- the Title X program receive complete medical information about her
- condition from physicians. He issued a Presidential Memorandum
- reaffirming that these reform regulations do not inhibit the
- confidentiality of doctor/patient relationships. The
- implementation guidance is consistent with that principle.
-
-
- Promoting Alternatives to Abortion
-
- George and Barbara Bush are the proud grandparents of adopted
- children. They energetically promote adoption, not just as an
- alternative to abortion, but as a way of ennobling the lives and
- enriching the futures of parents and children alike.
-
- The President has committed federal support to help states
- dismantle legal, financial, and attitudinal barriers to adoption.
- At his urging, federal agencies are assisting State and local
- governments to remove obstacles to adoption.
-
- To facilitate adoption of children with special needs, President
- Bush has proposed to restore the special needs tax deduction to
- help families meet the costs of these adoptions. The President has
- also proposed to double the deduction from its previous level, to
- $3,000.
-
- Research Using Fetal Tissue
-
- The National Institutes of Health properly funds research involving
- transplantation into humans of fetal tissue derived from
- spontaneous abortions, ectopic (tubal) pregnancies, and cell
- cultures. The President supports that research, which may
- contribute to medical breakthroughs against various diseases.
-
- But the price for medical progress cannot be moral regress. That's
- why the President opposes federal funding of transplantation
- research involving fetal tissue from deliberately-induced
- abortions. Such research could, either now or in the future,
- encourage abortions, and it raises serious moral questions.
-
- The "Freedom of Choice Act"
-
- Certain members of Congress have introduced legislation to
- establish in federal law a virtually unrestricted right to abortion
- on demand. This bill would severely limit the States' ability to
- impose meaningful restrictions on abortions, even those late in
- pregnancy and those sought for sex-selection. It would also outlaw
- 24- or 48-hour waiting periods. And, it would invalidate numerous
- state laws providing for parental notification or consent when a
- minor child seeks an abortion, even though the Supreme Court has
- upheld such laws five times.
-
- President Bush has strongly condemned this legislation. He has
- vowed to veto the bill if it ever passes the Congress.
-
-
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