House votes to pull funding for abortion-related training

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story
By Stephen C. Webster

The Republican controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted Wednesday in favor of an amendment which would permanently bar any public funding for medical training centers that educate doctors on how to perform abortions.

The amendment includes an exception for victims of rape or incest, along with women whose lives may be endangered by giving birth. Those provisions would make no difference, however, because the funding is not offered to carry out abortions.

Democrats had argued that educating doctors in how abortions are performed is crucial to saving lives in the event of pregnancies gone awry.

The amendment would ultimately prohibit teaching a number of basic gynecological procedures that are used not just for abortions. One such procedure is known as dilation and curettage, which is used to help doctors stop bleeding in the uterus or remove tissue after an abortion or miscarriage.

More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/26/house-votes-to-pull-funding-for-abortion-related-training/

[crazylikafox]

1. That's OK. We can always go back to coat hangers.

That's what we had before.

:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm:

[sakabatou]

2. So Boner, where are the jobs?

[ceile]

3. Morons.

You can't be an OBGYN without the knowledge. Painting with a broad brush here, but what's next? No training for gynos at all? How about we just get rid of women's doctors all together? That'll teach us to keep our legs closed.

[LeftinOH]

4. Republicans prefer traditional methods: Punching her in the stomach, pushing her down the stairs,

vigorous horseback riding, etc. And as always- the classic coat hanger.