Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement today after the House passed the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7) by a vote of 242 – 179:
“Although Americans were repeatedly told by the President that Obamacare would not include funding for abortion coverage, it has become evident that hardworking taxpayers are subsidizing abortion under the President’s health care program. Obamacare compromises Americans’ conscience rights, and today’s bill prohibits the use of federal funding to pay for abortions and bans taxpayer funding for health care plans that include elective abortion coverage. This past weekend I attended the Arkansas March for Life in Little Rock and heard from many Arkansans about the importance of speaking out for life and protecting the unborn. I am committed to passing pro-life legislation and will continue to work on a bipartisan basis with my colleagues on this important issue.”
In a September 9, 2009 address to a Joint Session of Congress, President Obama stated that “no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place.”
A September 16, 2014 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that over 1,000 insurance plans offered under Obamacare contained coverage for elective abortion services.
Congressman Hill participated in the Arkansas March for Life in Little Rock on January 18, 2015.
