House Democrats Prevent Amendment Limiting Obama's Intl Abortion Agenda

Rep. Chris Smith had hoped to offer an amendment that would have made the bill abortion-neutral. It would have allowed the creation of the Office for Global Women's Issues, but only to promote legitimate women's interests, not abortion. During a meeting of the House Rules Committee on Wednesday night, House Democrats decided to shape the rules of the debate on the bill to disallow Smith amendment. LifeNews