Larry Lee Pressler on Abortion & Contraception

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Abortion & Contraception85 votes · 77/100 consistent

Expand accessRestrict access

110 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Abortion & Contraception. 85 of them counted toward the score above: 15 toward “Expand access” and 70 toward “Restrict access”.

The other 25 did not count: 17 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 8 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1977-10-13	THAT THE HOUSE CONCUR IN A SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT #82 (SEE RC 594) TO H.R. 7555, THE BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR AND OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978. THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT #82 ALLOWS THE USE OF FUNDS FOR ABORTION IN CASES OF RAPE OR INCEST, WHEN THE MOTHER'S LIFE WOULD BE ENDANGERED BY THE PREGNANCY, AND WHEN THE PREGNANCY COULD CAUSE "SERIOUS HEALTH DAMAGE" TO EITHER THE MOTHER OR TO THE FETUS.H.R. 7555 · 95th Congress	Nay	Restrict access
1977-10-12	TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT #82 (SEE RC 594) AS MODIFIED BY AN AMENDMENT THAT ALLOWS USE OF THE APPROPRIATED FUNDS FOR ABORTIONS WHERE THE MOTHER'S LIFE WOULD BE ENDANGERED BY THE PREGNANCY, AND FOR CERTAIN "MEDICAL PROCEDURES" PERFORMED AS PROMPT TREATMENT FOR VICTIMS OF RAPE AND INCEST WHOSE PREGNANCY HAS NOT YET BEEN ESTABLISHED.H.R. 7555 · 95th Congress	Yea	Expand access
1977-10-12	THAT THE HOUSE RECEDE FROM ITS AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT #82 (SEE RC 594) TO H.R. 7555, THE BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, AND OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978. THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT FORBIDS THAT THE APPROPRIATED FUNDS BE USED FOR ABORTIONS EXCEPT IN CASES WHERE THE MOTHER'S LIFE WOULD BE ENDANGERED IF THE FETUS WERE CARRIED TO TERM.H.R. 7555 · 95th Congress	Nay	Restrict access
1977-09-27	TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO H. RES. 780, A RESOLUTION INSTRUCTING THE HOUSE CONFEREES ON H.R. 7555, THE BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, AND OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE, TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT #82 TO THE BILL. AMENDMENT #82 PROHIBITS THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ABORTION EXCEPT WHEN THE MOTHER'S LIFE IS ENDANGERED, WHEN MEDICALLY NECESSARY, OR IN CASES OF RAPE OR INCEST.H.Res. 780 · 95th Congress	Nay	Expand access
1977-08-02	TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT #82 TO H.R. 7555 WITH AN AMENDMENT RESTRICTING THE FEDERAL FUNDING OF ABORTIONS UNLESS A MOTHER'S LIFE WOULD BE ENDANGERED IF THE FETUS WERE CARRIED TO TERM. AMENDMENT #82 PROHIBITS THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR ABORTION EXCEPT WHEN THE MOTHER'S LIFE IS ENDANGERED, WHEN MEDICALLY NECESSARY, OR IN CASES OF RAPE OR INCEST.H.R. 7555 · 95th Congress	Yea	Restrict access
1977-06-17	TO AMEND H.R. 7555, THE BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, AND OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE FOR FISCAL 1978, BY PROHIBITING THE USE OF THE APPROPRIATED FUNDS TO PERFORM, ENCOURAGE OR PROMOTE ABORTIONS.H.R. 7555 · 95th Congress	Yea	Restrict access
1976-09-16	TO RECEDE AND CONCUR WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT #68 TO H.R. 14232. THE AMENDMENT BANS THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO PAY FOR ABORTIONS.H.R. 14232 · 94th Congress	Yea	Restrict access
1976-08-10	THAT THE HOUSE RECEDE FROM ITS DISAGREEMENT TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14232. THE SENATE AMENDMENT STRIKES A SECTION WHICH FORBIDS THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO PAY FOR, PROMOTE OR ENCOURAGE ABORTIONS.H.R. 14232 · 94th Congress	Nay	Restrict access
1976-06-24	ON A SEPARATE VOTE IN THE HOUSE, TO AGREE TO THE HYDE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 14232, WHICH PROHIBITS THE USE OF FUNDS IN THE BILL TO PAY FOR OR TO PROMOTE ABORTIONS.H.R. 14232 · 94th Congress	Yea	Restrict access
1976-06-24	TO AMEND H.R. 14232, BY PROHIBITING FUNDS UNDER TITLE II TO BE USED TO PAY FOR ABORTIONS OR TO PROMOTE OR ENCOURAGE ABORTIONS.H.R. 14232 · 94th Congress	Yea	Restrict access

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