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ReutersU.S. House considers shipping contraceptives abroadWed Jun 6, 2007 3:33PM EDT
By Richard Cowan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Family planning groups outside of the
United States would be allowed to receive contraceptives from the
U.S. government under a Democratic plan moving through the U.S.
House of Representatives that could prompt a veto by President
George W. Bush.
Next week, the House Appropriations Committee is expected to
debate the measure, which is attached to a bill funding diplomatic
and foreign aid projects in the fiscal year starting October 1.
Democrats, who gained control of Congress this year after mid-term
elections, aim to loosen restrictions that deny aid to groups abroad
that provide family planning services including advice on abortions,
although they are not trying to lift a ban on abortion funding itself.
If passed by the House and Senate, the provision could provoke a
veto by President George W. Bush, warned Rep. Dave Weldon, a
Florida Republican.
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