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Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) should have told the Democrats that every bill has anti abortion language hidden in them, because...
(Is there any bill that does not have anti abortion lsnguage in it, when the Republicans are involved ? When a Republican tells you that there is no anti abortion language in it, you might be safer to assume he is telling you a lie. The question is when it will be inserted.)
Houston ranks No. 1 among U.S. cities thought to have the most victims of human trafficking.
The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, introduced by Sen. John Cornyn
The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, introduced by Sen. John Cornyn’s excuse for adding the abortion rider is that because the Hyde Amendment is the law of the land, inserting these restrictions will simply “maintain the status quo.” But it doesn’t really because this time, rather than being the usual annually approved rider, it’s authorizing restricting abortions for five years.
"The Hyde Amendment is, indeed, routinely attached to appropriations bills that are approved on an annual basis. Cornyn's bill, however, is an authorization bill for five years, meaning that the abortion restrictions would be in place for a much longer period, without congressional review."
"...the bill would also "expand the Hyde amendment beyond taxpayer funds to apply to other pools of revenue such as the fees collected from perpetrators of human trafficking in the legislation currently being debated."
The restitution fund’s coffers are filled by money from fines.
American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Massachusetts challenged HHS' distribution of funds connected to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) because the organization prohibited these funds from being used to pay for contraceptive and abortion referrals and services.
Until recently, USCCB subcontracted with organizations that aided trafficking victims, but banned them from using any federal funds to provide or refer for contraception, condoms and abortion care. Since many trafficking victims have been raped by the traffickers and forced into prostitution, these services are vital.
"The court is right to insist that organizations receiving government funding cannot use their religion as an excuse to discriminate and withhold crucial services from victims of human trafficking," said Brigitte Amiri, senior staff attorney with the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project. "The court's decision ensures that people who have been forced into horrific circumstances will have access to all necessary services - including reproductive health care - to rebuild their lives."
https://www.aclu.org/reproductive-f...ictions-government-funded-trafficking-victims
(Is there any bill that does not have anti abortion lsnguage in it, when the Republicans are involved ? When a Republican tells you that there is no anti abortion language in it, you might be safer to assume he is telling you a lie. The question is when it will be inserted.)
Houston ranks No. 1 among U.S. cities thought to have the most victims of human trafficking.
The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, introduced by Sen. John Cornyn
The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, introduced by Sen. John Cornyn’s excuse for adding the abortion rider is that because the Hyde Amendment is the law of the land, inserting these restrictions will simply “maintain the status quo.” But it doesn’t really because this time, rather than being the usual annually approved rider, it’s authorizing restricting abortions for five years.
"The Hyde Amendment is, indeed, routinely attached to appropriations bills that are approved on an annual basis. Cornyn's bill, however, is an authorization bill for five years, meaning that the abortion restrictions would be in place for a much longer period, without congressional review."
"...the bill would also "expand the Hyde amendment beyond taxpayer funds to apply to other pools of revenue such as the fees collected from perpetrators of human trafficking in the legislation currently being debated."
The restitution fund’s coffers are filled by money from fines.
American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Massachusetts challenged HHS' distribution of funds connected to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) because the organization prohibited these funds from being used to pay for contraceptive and abortion referrals and services.
Until recently, USCCB subcontracted with organizations that aided trafficking victims, but banned them from using any federal funds to provide or refer for contraception, condoms and abortion care. Since many trafficking victims have been raped by the traffickers and forced into prostitution, these services are vital.
"The court is right to insist that organizations receiving government funding cannot use their religion as an excuse to discriminate and withhold crucial services from victims of human trafficking," said Brigitte Amiri, senior staff attorney with the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project. "The court's decision ensures that people who have been forced into horrific circumstances will have access to all necessary services - including reproductive health care - to rebuild their lives."
https://www.aclu.org/reproductive-f...ictions-government-funded-trafficking-victims
