"House Would Ban Abortions on Federal Health Insurance" news article

Title

"House Would Ban Abortions on Federal Health Insurance" news article

Description

An excerpt of a Washington Post news article titled "House Would Ban Aborttions on Federal Health Insurance," published on July 31, 1981. The article describes how a bill introduced by Congressman John Ashbrook had prohibited federal employees from using their government provided health insurance to purchase abortions. The article also notes how Congressman Les AuCoin condemned the bill, stating "This madness has gone too far....Who do members of the House think they are to subject my daughter or anybody's daughter to such bondage?"

This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).

Identifier

PUA_MS147_493

Date

1981

Date Created

July 31, 1981

Is Part Of

Washington Post

Spatial Coverage

United States

Subject

United States. Congress. House.

Legislators--United States

Speeches, addresses, etc.

Abortion--Law and legislation.

Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Type

Text