Politics & Government
(VIDEO) Latz: Abortion Funding Limits 'In Effect' Abortion Ban For Poor
Criticizes argument to limit money because some don't want to pay for abortion services.
Hopkins Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-District 44) was quick to object to like when Lakeville Sen. Dave Thompson (R-District 36) argued that abortion funding should be limited because some taxpayers don’t want to pay for abortion services.
Latz said he, personally, objects to giving tax credits for religious education, mortgage interest deductions on second homes and funding the Iraq war.
"Do I have the right to opt out?" he asked, adding that such an argument would “open up a long laundry list” of issues to discuss.
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The debate came Monday during a discussion about a bill to limit abortion funding for state-sponsored health programs. The Senate voted 40-26 to approve the bill.
Watch Latz’s full comments in the video above.
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