House Republicans use spending bills to push for abortion restrictions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% :Sen. Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, also isn't anticipating any new major moves on abortion through the appropriations process.
49% : It's unclear if the amendment will end up as part of the larger bill, but appropriations bills have already advanced in the House with anti-abortion provisions included.
49% : In 2018, House Republicans demanded a rider on the annual health spending bill that would have cut federal funding from Planned Parenthood and eliminated a federal family planning program.
45% : "I don't know anything that's going on in the House, but 60 votes in the Senate, either to make room to restrict abortion or to enhance or to increase its availability?"
43% : an increasing number of House Republicans are shying away from taking steps to restrict abortion at the national level as polls show majorities of Americans favor protecting the procedure.
40% : The VA said last year that medical facilities would offer abortion access to veterans and eligible dependents "in cases that endanger the life or health of an individual," even in states that ban abortion without exceptions.
39% : House Republicans are pressing for abortion restrictions in government spending and must-pass policy bills, giving lawmakers a way to show their anti-abortion bonafides without putting the difficult issue to a standalone vote.

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