Republican Senators Urge Suspension of Federal Abortion Funding
By Lawrence Jones
Christian Post Reporter
Thu, Nov. 15 2007

Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kans.), joined by 12 other Republican senators, is calling upon Democratic leaders in Congress to halt federal funding of abortion while cases of “negligent medical practice” are investigated.

Brownback and Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) have sent a letter to Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and House Representative David Obey (D-Wis.), who both chair Senate and House appropriation committees, asking them “to suspend funding in all future Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations bills for organizations that promote abortion.”

The senators agree that federal funding should be suspended to abortion groups like Planned Parenthood pending further investigation of “troubling accusations of negligent medical practice.” the rest