Wilson Votes to Prohibit Taxpayer Funded Abortions

Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. This piece of legislation prohibits the use of federal funds for abortion or healthcare plans that cover abortion, except in the cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is at risk. Due to the nature of the Affordable Care Act, the plans offered in the government healthcare exchanges do not appropriately identify whether or not a specific plan excludes abortion. This legislation would require disclosure of abortion coverage for each plan offered in the exchanges.

"Once again, the President and his colleagues have broken another promise to the American people. Washington Democrats passed Obamacare under the solemn promise that taxpayer dollars would not be used to cover abortions; yet, evidence exists that taxpayer subsidies are available for plans that cover this definitive procedure.

"Life begins at conception. The right to life is a precious, unalienable virtue endowed to us by our Creator. Forcing taxpayers who are morally opposed to contributing to abortions, which deprives the innocent unborn of this right, is unethical and contradicts the freedoms on which our nation was founded," Congressman Joe Wilson said.