Unfortunately the Senate voted down a pro-life amendment tonight proposed by Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) which would have codified important pro-life regulations. This amendment would have covered unborn children under SCHIP and would have removed a dangerous loophole that could lead to tax-payer funded abortions. Now that the Allard amendment has failed it is clear that the SCHIP bills (both House and Senate versions) present an unacceptable threat to unborn children (to say nothing of the many fiscal and limited-government problems). Fortunately President Bush has promised to veto SCHIP legislation that does not protect the unborn or that violates his spending guidelines.
To see how your senators voted on this important pro-life amendment check the AdvanceUSA home page or pro-life page (vote results will be posted by Friday morning). For more information on SCHIP click here.