06/27/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/27/2024 13:46
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Bob Good (VA-05) introduced the Life Act, the strongest bill protecting life in Congress, to outlaw abortion at the federal level. His legislation makes it a federal crime for a licensed medical professional who accepts federal funds to perform or prescribe an abortion at any point after fertilization. After celebrating the two-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson decision, Congress should continue working to protect life at the federal level. The Supreme Court's decision returned the issue "to the people and their elected representatives," not merely to the states as some claim. "There are 63 million fewer Americans alive today because of Roe v. Wade. Even after this horrific ruling was overturned, abortion remains the leading killer in America. It has prematurely ended the life of countless doctors, teachers, pastors, and engineers," said Good. "Thankfully, the Dobbs decision did overturn Roe, finding there is not a Constitutional right to abortion, and returning the regulation of abortion to the people's representatives. In a post-Roe America, Congress must legislate to protect life. It is our duty to follow the sciencethat life begins at conception and end abortion so that every American has the chance to live." Rep. Good's Life Act builds on the consensus of House Republicans to provide stronger enforcement mechanisms for pro-life laws. In the 117th Congress, over 80 percent of the Republican conference supported life at conception initiatives, including H.R. 1011(Rep. Mooney, R-WV) and Discharge Petition #16(Rep. Good, R-VA). The Life Act punishes abortionists, but it protects health care providers acting in good faith to save a woman's life. It also ensures that ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages, and stillbirths can still be appropriately treated. The bill also specifically protects:
As a condition of accepting dollars for administering federally regulated health care programs, the provider would not be able to perform an abortion. This would apply to Medicaid, CHIP, Indian Health Service, Veterans Health Administration, TRICARE, and Title X. It also prohibits federally regulated health plans from covering abortions. This includes employer-sponsored plans regulated under the Employee Retirement and Income Security Act (ERISA), plans offered under Affordable Care Act and plans for federal employees.
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