Church Politics - U.S. Senate / Harkin Resolution (SA 260)
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Sense of the Senate concerning Roe v. Wade
a.) Findings
The Senate finds that--
- abortion has been a legal and constitutionally protected medical procedure throughout the United States since the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113 (1973)); and
- the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade established constitutionally based limits on the power of States to restrict the right of a woman to choose to terminate a pregnancy.
b.) Sense of the Senate
It is the sense of the Senate that--
- the decision of the Supreme Court in Roe v. Wade (410 U.S. 113 (1973)) was appropriate and secures an important constitutional right; and
- such decision should not be overturned.
Catholics voting in favor of the above resolution:
- Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)
- Susan Collins (R-Maine)
- Tom Daschle (D-S.D.)
- Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.)
- Richard Durbin (D-Ill.)
- Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
- Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.)
- John Kerry (D-Mass.)
- Mary Landrieu (D-La.)
- Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.)
- Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.)
- Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
- Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
- Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
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U.S. Senate / Partial Birth Abortion bill
Catholics voting against restricting partial-birth infanticide:
- Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)
- Susan Collins (R-Maine)
- Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.)
- Richard Durbin (D-Ill.)
- Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
- Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.)
- Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.)
- Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
- Jack Reed (D-R.I.)
