Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Federal Funding for Abortion

Decades ago Grove City [PA] College's Federal Assistance was
terminated due to their refusal to submit HEW's Assurance
of Compliance with Title IX's nondiscrimination provisions.
Hillsdale [MI] College also refused, but Grove City sued
Bell, the HEW Secretary, all the way to the Supreme Court.
The decision was that even funds received indirectly are
Federal Assistance. This means that an American who
serves in the United States Armed Forces and qualifies for
GI Bill benefits may not use those funds to go to
non-compliant colleges. Neither college was guilty of
discrimination. They refused on principle.
What does this have to do with funding for abortion?
Under the logic of the SCOTUS decision, any woman who
receives a subsidy under the AHCAA Bill may not use that
money to pay for an abortion since Federal funding for
abortion is [hopefully] prohibited.

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