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Governor Signs Pro Life Bill

June 05, 2013
by Blue
Don White, HB 818, health care exchange, health care opt out, Oberlander, Senate Bill 3, Senator Kasunic, Senator Solobay
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HB 818, passed in the House in April, clearly prohibits the taxpayer supported insurance plans created under the federal health care exchange from covering elective abortions. On Tuesday, June 4, the Senate considered amendments that would have significantly weakened HB 818 and defeated them. HB 818 was passed by the full Senate on Wednesday, June 5 by a vote of 31 to 19. That vote is also reflected below. Governor Corbett signed the bill into law on June 17.

“The Senate took a stand in support of the dignity of human life. I applaud the efforts of the sponsors of this legislation, Representative Oberlander and Senator White. I also appreciate the senators who voted across party lines in support of life, namely Senators Kasunic and Solobay,” said Dr. Robert J. O’Hara, Executive Director of the PA Catholic Conference.

Votes against these weakening amendments were a courageous stand for the pro-life cause. Please look below to see if your Senator voted “no” on the weakening amendments. If he or she did, please send a note of thanks by clicking here. If your Senator voted “yes” on the weakening amendments, thus undermining the intent of the bill, please click here to ask them to cast pro-life votes in the future!

Allentown Diocese

On Schwank AmendmentOn Vance AmendmentOn Final Passage
Argall, David G. (R- Schuylkill)NoNoYes
Boscola, Lisa M. (D- Northampton)YesYesNo
Browne, Patrick M.  (R- Lehigh)NoNoYes
Folmer, Mike (R- Lebanon)NoNoYes
Mensch, Bob (R- Montgomery)NoYesYes
Rafferty, John C. (R- Chester)NoNoYes
Schwank, Judith L. (D- Berks)YesYesNo
Yudichak, John T. (D- Luzerne)YesNoYes

Altoona- Johnstown Diocese

On Schwank AmendmentOn Vance AmendmentOn Final Passage
Corman, Jake (R- Centre)NoNoYes
Eichelberger, John H. (R- Blair)NoNoYes
Kasunic, Richard A. (D- Fayette)NoNoYes
Wozniak, John N. (D- Cambria)YesYesYes

 

Erie Diocese

On Schwank AmendmentOn Vance AmendmentOn Final Passage
Hutchinson, Scott  (R- Venango)NoNoYes
Robbins, Robert D. (R- Mercer)NoNoYes
Scarnati, Joseph B. (R- Jefferson)NoNoYes
White, Donald C. (R- Indiana)NoNoYes
Wiley, Sean  (D- Erie)YesYesNo
Wozniak, John N. (D- Cambria)YesYesYes

 

Greensburg Diocese

On Schwank AmendmentOn Vance AmendmentOn Final Passage
Brewster, James R. (D- Allegheny)YesYesYes
Ferlo, Jim (D- Allegheny)YesYesNo
Kasunic, Richard A. (D- Fayette)NoNoYes
Solobay, Timothy J. (D- Washington)NoNoYes
Ward, Kim L. (R- Westmoreland)NoNoYes
White, Donald C. (R- Indiana)NoNoYes

 

Harrisburg Diocese

On Schwank AmendmentOn Vance AmendmentOn Final Passage
Alloway, Richard L. (R- Franklin) NoNoYes
Brubaker, Mike (R- Lancaster) NoNoYes
Corman, Jake  (R- Centre)NoNoYes
Eichelberger, John H. (R- Blair)NoNoYes
Folmer, Mike (R- Lebanon)NoNoYes
Gordner, John R. (R- Columbia)NoNoYes
Smucker, Lloyd K. (R- Lancaster) NoNoYes
Teplitz, Rob (D- Dauphin)YesYesNo
Vance, Patricia H. (R- Cumberland)YesYesNo
Waugh, Michael L. (R- York) NoNoYes
Yaw, Gene (R- Lycoming) NoYesYes

 

Philadelphia Archdiocese

On Schwank AmendmentOn Vance AmendmentOn Final Passage
Brubaker, Mike (R- Northampton) NoNoYes
Dinniman, Andrew E. (D- Chester)YesYesNo
Erickson, Edwin B. (R- Delaware)NoNoYes
Farnese, Lawrence M. (D- Philadelphia)YesYesNo
Folmer, Mike (R- Lebanon) NoNoYes
Greenleaf, Stewart J. (R- Montgomery)NoNoYes
Hughes, Vincent J. (D- Philadelphia)YesYesNo
Kitchen, Shirley M. (D- Philadelphia) YesYesNo
Leach, Daylin (D- Montgomery)YesNoNo
McIlhinney, Charles T. (R- Bucks) YesYesYes
Mensch, Bob (R- Montgomery)NoYesYes
Pileggi, Dominic (R- Delaware) NoNoYes
Rafferty, John C. (R- Chester)NoNoYes
Stack, Michael J. (D- Philadelphia) YesYesNo
Tartaglione, Christine M. (D- Philadelphia)YesYesNo
Tomlinson, Robert M. (R- Bucks)NoNoYes
Washington, LeAnna M. (D- Philadelphia) YesYesNo
Williams, Anthony H. (D- Philadelphia)YesYesNo

 

Pittsburgh Diocese

On Schwank AmendmentOn Vance AmendmentOn Final Passage
Brewster, James R. (D- Allegheny)YesYesYes
Costa, Jay (D- Allegheny)YesYesNo
Ferlo, Jim (D- Allegheny)YesYesNo
Fontana, Wayne D. (D- Allegheny)YesYesNo
Hutchinson, Scott (R- Venango)NoNoYes
Kasunic, Richard A. (D- Fayette)NoNoYes
Robbins, Robert D. (R- Mercer)NoNoYes
Smith, Matt (D- Allegheny)YesYesNo
Solobay, Timothy J. (D- Washington)NoNoYes
Vogel, Elder A. (R- Beaver)NoNoYes
Vulakovich, Randy (R- Allegheny)NoNoYes
White, Donald C. (R- Indiana)NoNoYes

 

Scranton Diocese

On Schwank AmendmentOn Vance AmendmentOn Final Passage
Argall, David G. (R- Schuylkill)NoNoYes
Baker, Lisa (R- Luzerne)YesYesNo
Blake, John P. (D- Lackawanna)YesNoYes
Boscola, Lisa M. (D- Northampton)YesYesNo
Browne, Patrick M.(R- Lehigh)NoNoYes
Gordner, John R. (R- Columbia)NoNoYes
Scarnati, Joseph (R-Tioga)NoNoYes
Gene Yaw (R- Lycoming)NoYesYes
John T. Yudichak (D- Luzerne)YesNoYes

 

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