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Senate Roll Call 747, 100th Congress · September 13, 1988

TO RECONSIDER THE WEICKER, CT MOTION TO INSIST THAT THE SENATE RECONSIDER AN AMENDMENT TO PERMIT USE OF MEDICAID FUNDS FOR ABORTIONS IN THE CASE OF PREGNANCY FROM RAPE OR INCEST. APPROPRIATIONS, TO PERMIT THE USE OF MEDICAID MONEY FOR ABORTIONS IN THE CASE OF PREGNANCY FROM RAPE OR INCEST.

47 yea · 43 nay5 not voting or present
Democrat21 yea · 32 nay
Republican29 yea · 13 nay

Solid = yea, faded = nay.

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

  • Health CareA yea counts toward “Expand coverage”

    model(0.85): Permitting Medicaid funds for abortions expands healthcare coverage.

    Tagged by: keyword:medicaid

    Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

  • Abortion & ContraceptionA yea counts toward “Expand access”

    model(0.90): Permitting Medicaid funding for abortions protects reproductive access.

    Tagged by: keyword:abortions

    Axis: Expand access ← → Restrict access

  • Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

    excluded:model-unclear (0.85) Abortion coverage in Medicaid is a social policy fight where fiscal impact is incidental.

    Tagged by: keyword:appropriations

    Axis: Fiscal expansion ← → Fiscal restraint

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.

Yea (50)

Nay (45)

Not voting or present (5)

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