California’s Barbara Boxer at forefront of standoff that led to measure’s downfall
California Sen. Barbara Boxer was among three main sponsors of a resolution in the U.S. Senate last week that would have added the term “reproductive health care” to a similar measure adopted unanimously in the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this month lamenting the slaying of late-term abortionist George Tiller.
Boxer joined with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota – all Democrats – in an attempt to add language to the House-passed resolution that drew strenuous opposition from pro-life lawmakers and ultimately resulted in the Senate passing no resolution on the Tiller matter.
The House resolution – HR 505 – was adopted June 9 by a vote of 423-0. HR 505 lamented Tiller’s killing in “his place of worship,” offered the House’s condolences to the Tiller family and condemned a growing trend of slayings at churches and synagogues. Notably absent from the House resolution was any mention of what Tiller did for a living or any mention of abortion-related violence of any kind.
Boxer joined with Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire and Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota – all Democrats – in an attempt to add language to the House-passed resolution that drew strenuous opposition from pro-life lawmakers and ultimately resulted in the Senate passing no resolution on the Tiller matter.The House resolution – HR 505 – was adopted June 9 by a vote of 423-0. HR 505 lamented Tiller’s killing in “his place of worship,” offered the House’s condolences to the Tiller family and condemned a growing trend of slayings at churches and synagogues. Notably absent from the House resolution was any mention of what Tiller did for a living or any mention of abortion-related violence of any kind.
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