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5/12/2006
CWA Commends Congress for Striking Bill that Would Allow Abortion in Military Hospitals WASHINGTON, May 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Concerned Women for America (CWA) commends the House for soundly defeating an amendment introduced by Rep. Robert Andrews (D-New Jersey) that would have allowed military health facilities to perform abortions on demand. The Davis/Sanchez/Harman Amendment to the Department of Defense Authorization (H.R. 5122) is legislation that exploits women in the military. “The American people can be relieved that we have one less bad piece of legislation in the House,” said Lanier Swann, CWA’s Director of Government Relations. “Pro-abortion advocates have been trying to sneak this bill in for almost a decade, but each year, the House strikes it down. Congress knows that our military hospitals are not there to end lives but to save them.” “Our brave men and women in uniform place themselves in harm’s way to protect the United States and to save lives every day. To allow abortions in military medical facilities would send a mixed message. Turning these places into abortion clinics will detract from their intended purpose of healing. “CWA’s Washington staff and our grassroots chapters have worked tirelessly to prevent passage of this bad legislation. Our voice has been heard, and thousands of unborn babies’ lives have been saved.” Concerned Women for America (CWA) is the nation’s largest public policy women’s organization.
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