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Senator Murkowski – Abortion
Pro-Choice Votes:
January 29, 2009: S.Amdt. 80 to H.R. 2 “To codify regulations specifying that an unborn child is eligible for child health assistance.” Murkowski (R-AK), Nay http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00026
January 28, 2009: S.Amdt. 65 to H.R. 2 “To restore the prohibition on funding of nongovernmental organizations that promote abortion as a method of birth control (the "Mexico City Policy").” Murkowski (R-AK), Nay http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00019
March 14, 2008: S.Amdt. 4233 to S.Con.Res. 70 “To require that legislation to reauthorize SCHIP include provisions codifying the unborn child regulation.” – “amends the definition of the term `targeted low-income child' under title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide that such term means an individual under age 19, including the period from conception to birth, who is eligible for child health assistance under such title XXI by virtue of the definition of the term `child' under section 457.10 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations after 'children'.” – Murkowski (R-AK), Nay http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=2&vote=00081
October 18, 2007: S.Amdt. 3330 to S.Amdt. 3325 to H.R. 3043 “To prohibit the provision of funds to grantees who perform abortions.” Murkowski (R-AK), Nay http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00379
September 6, 2007: S.Amdt. 2708 to H.R. 2764 “To prevent contributions to organizations that perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning.” Murkowski (R-AK), Nay http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00320
April 5, 2005: S.Amdt. 278 to S. 600 “To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.” Murkowski (R-AK), Yea http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=109&session=1&vote=00083 Sponsor – Mrs. BOXER: “Mr. President, today I am offering an amendment to overturn the so-called Mexico City policy which undermines some of our country's most important values and goals.”
July 9, 2003: On the motion to table – S.Amdt. 1141 to S.Amdt. 1136 to S. 925 “To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.” Murkowski (R-AK), Nay
Excerpts from Sponsor’s Floor Speech – Mrs. Boxer:
“Madam President, the reason I was happy to have the clerk read the first three findings in this amendment is that I think these words really speak to what the United States is all about, which is free speech, the ability for people to be told the truth, and the ability of medical professionals not to be gagged from telling the truth.
Most unfortunately, what is happening right now, as a result of this administration's policy known as the Mexico City policy, foreign nongovernmental organizations--in other words, nonprofit organizations--that received USAID family planning funding are restricted in how they can help their patients.
Frankly, I can't believe this regressive policy is even here in the 21st century. It is killing women. This is not something that is preventing abortions. Its impact is that women will seek illegal abortions. It is what happened in this country. Hundreds of women in this country died every year because they could not get access to safe, legal abortions until Roe v. Wade. Then we said to women, this is a legal option. It is your call. It is up to you at the early stages of the pregnancy. It is really a very straightforward and fair law.”
March 12, 2003: S.Amdt. 260 to S. 3 “To express the sense of the Senate concerning the decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade.” Murkowski (R-AK), Yea
Sponsor: Senator Tom Harkin (D – Iowa) SEC. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE CONCERNING ROE V. WADE. (a) FINDINGS.--The Senate finds that-- (1) abortion has been a legal and constitutionally protected medical procedure throughout the United States since the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113 (1973)); and (2) the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade established constitutionally based limits on the power of States to restrict the right of a woman to choose to terminate a pregnancy. (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.--It is the sense of the Senate that-- (1) the decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113 (1973)) was appropriate and secures an important constitutional right; and (2) such decision should not be overturned. COSPONSORS(4): Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] - 3/12/2003 Sen Edwards, John [NC] - 3/12/2003 Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] - 3/12/2003 Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] - 3/12/2003 http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=108&session=1&vote=00048
The Anchorage Daily News recently reported that Denali Kid Care funds Abortions. Read about it here: http://www.adn.com/2010/06/17/1329098/denali-kidcare-funded-664-abortions.html
Senator Murkowski has been a strong advocate of this program, see here: http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=111&session=1&vote=00031 and here: http://senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00403
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