DC Council delays forcing pro-life non-profits for paying for abortions
Tuesday, Dec 2, 2014
The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Casey Mattox regarding the DC Council’s decision to postpone a vote on the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act:
“The council's unusual decision to postpone a vote on this hopelessly illegal bill was the right thing to do. The council seems to have heard the voices warning them not to waste D.C. taxpayer dollars promoting the abortion lobby’s interests. There is simply no prospect that a court would uphold a bill forcing D.C. prolife non-profits to pay for abortions. The D.C. Council has wisely stepped back from the ledge and – for now – respected fundamental freedoms and avoided raiding taxpayers’ paychecks.”
“The council's unusual decision to postpone a vote on this hopelessly illegal bill was the right thing to do. The council seems to have heard the voices warning them not to waste D.C. taxpayer dollars promoting the abortion lobby’s interests. There is simply no prospect that a court would uphold a bill forcing D.C. prolife non-profits to pay for abortions. The D.C. Council has wisely stepped back from the ledge and – for now – respected fundamental freedoms and avoided raiding taxpayers’ paychecks.”
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