Abortion funding; repealed. (HB62)
Introduced By
Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg) with support from co-patrons Del. Mark Dudenhefer (R-Stafford), and Del. Bob Marshall (R-Manassas)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✗ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
☐ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Funding for certain abortions. Repeals the section authorizing the Board of Health to fund abortions for women who meet the financial eligibility criteria of the State Plan for Medical Assistance in cases in which a physician certifies that he believes that the fetus would be born with a gross and totally incapacitating physical deformity or mental deficiency. Read the Bill »
Status
02/28/2012: Failed to Pass in Committee
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 12/19/2011 | Committee |
| 12/19/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100460D |
| 12/19/2011 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 01/18/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB62) |
| 01/23/2012 | Assigned HWI sub: #4 |
| 01/26/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 1-N) |
| 01/31/2012 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (12-Y 9-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2012 | Read first time |
| 02/02/2012 | Read second time and engrossed |
| 02/03/2012 | Read third time and passed House (64-Y 35-N) |
| 02/03/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE (64-Y 35-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/06/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/06/2012 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/16/2012 | Reported from Education and Health with amendment (8-Y 7-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/16/2012 | Rereferred to Finance |
| 02/28/2012 | Passed by indefinitely in Finance (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
I think that people, should be assisted. if they cant afford an abortion they wouldnt be able to afford to take care a kid properly. or the medical bills that would come along with it. also i believe that abortions should be illegal if completly needed for extreme measures. if a mother cant properly care for the baby, plce it in a well foster home who can.
If a handicapped child is born to a woman who meets the financial criteria for Board of Health funding, who do you think is going to cover the cost of that child's care, whether medical, foster, educational. Is this supposed to show monetary savings or moral judgement? It would only increase taxpayer costs and add to the problems already facing the poorest in our community.
Well, public funding of the abortion of a handicapped child of poor parents is certainly one way to address poverty and the problems facing the handicapped. We won't have any more poor, handicapped people if we kill them all first, right?
It is prodominately the woman's right and the family's right to decide if they would be mentally and financially capable to uphold the responsibilities. No one else can tell the woman and her family what is best for her. If she decides not to have this child, then it is best for her to be able to get it in a safe and an affordable way.