Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) supports the Protect Life Act (10.13.11)

[Bugsmadre]

Keep fighting the good fight Rep. Pence! Thank you for your strong voice of reason in a day where nothing makes sense anymore!

[TheJackalWalksFree]

@Bugsmadre You do know this would allow hospitals to refuse abortions even to save the womans life.

[Bugsmadre]

@TheJackalWalksFree Hi, I went back and re-read the bill in it's entirety. Here is the part that should put your concerns at ease. I have had two ectopic pregnancies myself and would never want to jeopardize a woman's life.

I will have to post a condensed version in the next post because of space limitations here.

[Bugsmadre]

(1) IN GENERAL- No funds authorized or appropriated by this Act (or an amendment made by this Act), including credits applied toward qualified health plans under section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or cost-sharing reductions under section 1402 of this Act, may be used to pay for any abortion or to cover any part of the costs of any health plan that includes coverage of abortion, except--

[Bugsmadre]

‘(A) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or

‘(B) in the case where a pregnant female suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would, as certified by a physician, place the female in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.