U.S. Senate Passes Boxer-Snowe Amendment Repealing the Global Gag Rule

[The Straight Story]

U.S. Senate Passes Boxer-Snowe Amendment Repealing the Global Gag Rule

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Washington, D.C.– The U.S. Senate tonight passed an amendment by Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME) that would repeal the Global Gag Rule on international family planning assistance.

“The repeal of the Global Gag Rule policy is long overdue,” Boxer said. “Thousands of women have died because of this dangerous policy, and I will work as hard as I can to see that it is finally overturned.”

The Boxer-Snowe Amendment repeals the Global Gag Rule, which President Bush established by executive order on his first working day in office in 2001. Also known as the Mexico City Policy, the Global Gag Rule denies U.S. international family planning assistance to foreign non-governmental organizations that use their own funds to counsel women on the availability of abortion, advocate for changes to abortion laws, or provide legal abortion services.

The Boxer-Snowe amendment passed by a vote of 53-41.

http://boxer.senate.gov/news/releases/record.cfm?id=282006

[silverweb]

1. YES!

It's an important move in the right direction.

[Richard Steele]

2. Well, some good news for a change. recommended

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. What great news!

That rule has been an embarrassment forever!

Is the margin of the vote veto-proof?

I hope so!

[The Straight Story]

6. Hi Peggy

See you snuck out of the lounge :toast:

Not sure to answer your question, does not look like it from the initial vote but you know how things change.

[Zodiak]

11. No, it is not. 53-41

But it is a positive development. The Senate has been a real drag as of late.

This is somewhat encouraging....they have stood up to Bush's actions on his first day in office. Now just six and a half more years of destructive policy to go (and they'll have to do this one again because of the imminent veto...if it passes the House).

[earthboundmisfit]

4. Off to zee Greatest with this

The Global Gag Rule should've been abolished LONG ago

[IronLionZion]

5. Now we just need a Dem president to sign it into law

because what in the world makes you think Bush won't veto this when he did it his first day in office?

[The Straight Story]

7. If we have enough senators to show their receipt we may be ok

:rofl:

[budibudinski]

8. Bush will veto it..no one will take his 'power' away..

He's an asshole.

[cali]

10. yep. He's already said so. n/t

[LeftCoast]

9. You should post this to the Weekly Good News Roundup

***1st weekly GOOD NEWS Roundup!***

This is great to hear!

[The Straight Story]

12. Done - and I like the idea

we could use a good news thread.

[LeftCoast]

13. Thanks!

I think this first one has gone pretty well. Next time, I'm going to try and keep a list of news stories that I find throughout the whole week. I'd like it to be a group project, but I'd like the OP to be meatier than this week was.

:hi:

[rateyes]

14. WOW. No filibuster from the 'pigs?

I'm surprised, and pleased.

[sinkingfeeling]

15. Thank goodness!

[Auntie Bush]

16. So bush is responsible for killing people on the first day of his presidency.

What a guy! Beats killing frogs!

[Coexist]

17. Wonderful.