 Catholic U.S. Senators Abortion Voting Records 1995 - 2003 |
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| Representative | Representative's Bishop | ||
| Senator John Kerry 304 Russell Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 |
One Bowdoin Square, 10th Flr Boston, MA 02114 (617) 565-8519 Fax (617) 248-3870 |
Most Reverend Sean P. O'Malley, OFMCap. Archdiocese of Boston 2101 Commonwealth Boston, MA 02135-3193 |
617-254-0100 FAX 617-783-4567 |
| Special Notes: 2003 A) Co-sponsered HARKIN amendment SA260 to S3 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003) affirming "The decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113 (1973)) was appropriate and secures an important constitutional right should not be overturned." Special Notes: 1999 A) Voted for Roe v. Wade Resolution S1692. Harkin (D-IA) / Boxer (D-CA) resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was "appropriate," and secures "an importantconstitutional right" and should not be overturned. B) Co-sponsered S.1059 Amendment to repeal the restriction on use of the Department of Defense facilities for privately funded abortions. |
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U. S. SENATE ABORTION VOTES 2003 Source Senate Bill Clerk |
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B Pro - Life Vote N Pro - Abortion Vote ? Did Not Vote, Paired, Announced, etc |
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| ? | 1) Murray Amendment SA258 To provide for "Morning After Abortifacient Pill" as part of S3 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003) Failed 49 (B) to 47 (N), 3/11/03. |
| ? | 2) BOXER Motion To Kill S3 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003) by Re-committing To The Judiciary Committee Failed 56 (B) to 42 (N), 3/12/03. |
| ? | 3) DURBIN amendment SA259 designed to gut S3 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003) Failed 60 (B) to 38 (N), 3/12/03. |
| N | 4) SA260 S3 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003) HARKIN amendment to affirm "The decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113 (1973)) was appropriate and secures an important constitutional right should not be overturned." Passed. 52 (N) to 48 (B), 3/12/03. |
| ? | 5) SA261 to S3 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003) FEINSTEIN Amendment designed to gut Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act. Failed 60 (B) to 35 (N), 3/12/03. |
| ? | 6) S3 (Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003); Passed 64 (B) to 33 (N), 3/13/03. |
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U.S. SENATE ABORTION VOTES 2002 Source: Senate Bill Clerk |
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B Pro - Life Vote N Pro - Abortion Vote ? Did Not Vote, Paired, Announced, etc |
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| N | 1) Murray-Snowe amendment S2514 lifting ban on privately funded abortion services for women in the military (N) Passed 6/21/02 |
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U.S. SENATE ABORTION VOTES 2000 Source: Senate Bill Clerk |
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B Pro - Life Vote N Pro - Abortion Vote ? Did Not Vote, Paired, Announced, etc |
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| N | 1) S2549 Kill Murray (D-WA) amendment to allow abortions at overseas military hospitals. Passed 50(B) to 49(N), 6/20/00. |
| N | 2) HR4577 Kill amendment to prohibit funds to give morning after pill at schools. Failed.41(N) to 54(B),6/30/00. |
| B | 3) HR4444 Amendment urging China to cease forced abortions and sterilizations.Failed 43(B) to 53 (N), 9/13/00. |
| N | 4) HR4811 Mexico City Policy; Pass foreign aid bill without abortion related restrictions. Adopted 65(N) to 27(B),10/25/00. |
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U.S. SENATE ABORTION VOTES 1999 Source : Senate Bill Clerk |
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B Pro - Life Vote N Pro - Abortion Vote ? Did Not Vote, Paired, Announced, etc |
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| N | 1) Women in the Military. FY 00/01 Department of Defense Authorization Act, S 1059. Smith (R-NH) motion to table (kill) the Murray (D-WA)/Snowe (R-ME) amendment to repeal current law. Passed 51 (B) to 49 (N) (5/26/99). |
| N | 2) Federal Employees Health Insurance. S1282. Boxer (D-CA) motion to table (kill) the DeWine (R-OH) amendment to prohibit abortion coverage through the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program. Rejected 47 (B) to 51 (N) (7/1/99). |
| N | 3) Harkin (D-IA)/Boxer (D-CA) Roe v. Wade Resolution to "Partial-Birth" Abortion Ban Act of 1999, S1692 expressing the sense of the Senate that the Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision was "appropriate," and secures "an important constitutional right" and should not be overturned. Passed 51 (N) to 47 (B) (10/21/99). |
| N | 4) Fetal Tissue Research. "Partial-Birth" Abortion Ban Act of 1999, S 1692. Smith (R-NH) amendment requires disclosures regardind the transfer of fetal tissue from aborted babys . Rejected 46 (B) to 51(N); (10/21/99). |
| N | 5) Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1999, S1692. Final passage of the Santorum (R-PA) bill. Passed 63 (B) to 34 (N) (10/21/99). |
| Senator John Kerry |
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| TABLE 4 SELECTED PROLIFE SENATE VOTES 1998 Source Kendra / NRTL | |
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B Pro - Life Vote N Pro - Abortion Vote ? Did Not Vote, Paired, Announced, etc |
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| N | 1) S2057 Repeal prohibitions of abortions at overseas military hospitals. Failed 49(B) to 44(N), 6/25/98 |
| N | 2) HR1122 Overide presidential Partial birth Abortion veto (2/3 vote rqd) Failed.36(N) to 64(B), 9/19/98. |
| N | 3) S1645 Criminalize inter-state transport of minors for abortions (3/4 rqd). Failed 54(B) to 45 (N), 9/22/98 |
| TABLE 5 SELECTED PROLIFE SENATE VOTES 1997 Source Kendra / NRTL | |
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B Pro - Life Vote N Pro - Abortion Vote ? Did Not Vote, Paired, Announced, etc |
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| ? | 1) HJRS36 Released Intn'l family plannng bill without abortion related restrictions. Passed 53(N) to 46(B),2/25/97. |
| N | 2) HR1122 "Partial-Birth" Abortion Ban Act Passed 64(B) to 36(N), 5/20/97 |
| N | 3) S947 Strike from childrens health initiative ban of federal funds for abortions Failed 39 (N) to 61 (B) 6/25/97 |
| N | 4) S936 Amend defense budget to repeal ban on abortions at overseas military hospitals. Failed 48(N) to 51(B) 7/10/97 |
| N | 5) S1023 Amend budget to ban Federal health coverage for abortions Passed 54 (B) to 45 (N) 7/22/97 |
| TABLE 6 SELECTED PROLIFE SENATE VOTES 1996 Source Kendra / NRTL | |
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B Pro - Life Vote N Pro - Abortion Vote ? Did Not Vote, Paired, Announced, etc |
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| N | 1) HR3019 Amendment to strike funding of Intn'l family plannng bill without abortion restrictions. Failed 43(B) to 52(N) 3/14/96 |
| N | 2) HR3019 Amendment to fund Wash., DC abortions Failed 55(B) to 45(N), 3/19/96 |
| N | 3) HR3019 Amendment to permit assistance to hospitals not providing abortions Passed 63 (B) to 37 (N) 3/19/96 |
| N | 4) S1745 Kill amendment to repeal ban on abortions at overseas military hospitals. Failed 45(B) to 51(N) 6/19/96 |
| N | 5) HR3756 Kill amendment to permit abortions under Fed. Emp. health Ins. Passed 53 (B) to 45 (N) 9/11/96 |
| N | 6) HR1833 Overide presidential Partial birth Abortion veto (2/3 vote rqd) Failed.41(N) to 57(B), 9/26/96 |
| TABLE 7 SELECTED PROLIFE SENATE VOTES 1995 Source Kendra / NRTL | |
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B Pro - Life Vote N Pro - Abortion Vote ? Did Not Vote, Paired, Announced, etc |
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| N | 1) HR2020 Amendment to eliminate abortion restrictions. Passed 52(N) to 41(B) 8/5/95 |
| N | 2) HR2020 Amendment to prohibit abortion services. Passed 50(B) to 44(N) 8/5/95 |
| N | 3) HR2020 Amendment to prohibit abortions with broad exceptions. Failed 49(B) to 45(N) 8/5/95 |
| N | 4) HR1968 Amend. to prohibit UNFPA funding due to forced abortions in China. Failed 57(N) to 43(B) 9/21/95 |
| N | 5) HR2076 Kill amendment to permit abortions in prisons. Passed 52 (B) to 44 (N) 9/29/95 |
| N | 6) HR1868 Kill amendment to prohibit foreign abortion counseling. Passed 54 (N) to 44 (B) 9/29/95 |
| N | 7) HR1833 "Partial-Birth" Abortion Ban Act Passed 54(B) to 44 (N), 12/7/95 |
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