WASHINGTON. D.C. (Special) – Mississippi Representatives and Senators are among those endorsing proposed legislation in the U.S. Congress that would prohibit the use of federal taxpayer funds for abortion.
The legislation, introduced Jan. 9 in the U.S. House of Representatives and known as H.R. 7, has not yet been assigned a number in the U.S. Senate after its introduction by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R.-Miss.) on Jan. 25.
The legislation has 46 co-sponsors in the Senate, including Cindy Hyde-Smith (R.-Miss). It has 115 co-sponsors in the House, including Mississippi Congressmen Trent Kelly (R.-District 1), Michael Guest (R.-District 3), and Mike Ezell (R.-District 4). The remaining Mississippi Congressman, Bennie Thompson (D.-District 2) is not listed among the sponsors.
“Most Americans do not want their hard-earned tax dollars being used for abortion on demand, but our current patchwork of regulations has brought years of uncertainty,” Wicker said. “The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act would simplify federal rules, ensuring that American tax dollars are never used for the destruction of innocent, unborn life.”
Wicker said the legislation would make permanent the restrictions on funding for elective abortion and elective abortion coverage, including the Hyde Amendment, many of which currently rely on annual approval.
It would also eliminate Obamacare’s taxpayer subsidies for elective abortion coverage in federal Affordable Care Act exchanges through refundable tax credits.
Laws passed by the Mississippi Legislature in recent years resulted in the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that permitted abortion on demand across the U.S., with theDobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling by the court in June of last year returning the abortion debate to the several states for action.
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