November 7, 2009, U.S. House Vote on Stupak Amendment

The health care bill in Congress received its first favorable vote in a chamber of Congress Saturday night, November 7. Passage of the legislation came after lawmakers voted for the prolife Stupak Amendment to remove abortion funding from the legislation. The U.S. House approved the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, 240-194. The Stupak-Pitts Amendment removed two major pro-abortion components from H.R. 3962. Specifically: (1) the amendment would permanently prohibit the new federal government insurance program, the "public option," from paying for abortion, except to save the life of the mother, or in cases of rape or incest; and (2) the amendment would permanently prohibit the use of the new federal premium subsidies ("affordability credits") to purchase private insurance plans that cover abortion (except to save the life of the mother, or in cases of rape or incest). The amendment was sponsored by prolife Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) and Joe Pitts (R-PA).

This is how the Michigan House delegation voted on the Stupak Amendment: 

1. U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak (D) - voted prolife by supporting the Stupak Amendment

2. U.S. Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R) - voted prolife by supporting the Stupak Amendment

3. U.S. Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R) - voted prolife by supporting the Stupak Amendment

4. U.S. Rep. Dave Camp (R) - voted prolife by supporting the Stupak Amendment

5. U.S. Rep. Dale Kildee (D) - voted prolife by supporting the Stupak Amendment

6. U.S. Rep. Fred Upton (R) - voted prolife by supporting the Stupak Amendment

7. U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer (D) - voted for federal funding of abortion

8. U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R) - voted prolife by supporting the Stupak Amendment

9. U.S. Rep. Gary Peters (D) - voted for federal funding of abortion

10. U.S. Rep. Candice Miller (R) - voted prolife by supporting the Stupak Amendment

11. U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R) - voted prolife by supporting the Stupak Amendment

12. U.S. Rep. Sander Levin (D) - voted for federal funding of abortion

13. U.S. Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D) - voted for federal funding of abortion

14. U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D) - voted for federal funding of abortion

15. U.S. Rep. John Dingell (D) - voted for federal funding of abortion