Key Blue Dogs back plan to restrict abortion access for incest, rape victims

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Monday January 31, 2011 · 1:58 PM PST

2011/01/31 · 13:58

Meet the Democrats -- six of them Blue Dogs, including Heath Shuler and Dan Boren -- who have co-sponsored the Republican legislation that would exclude incest and statutory rape from the legal definition of rape when it comes to publicly-funded abortion:

Dan Boren, OK-2*
Jerry Costello, IL-12
Mark Critz, PA-12
Joe Donnelly, IN-2*
Daniel Lipinski, IL-3
Mike McIntyre, NC-7*
Colin Peterson, MN-7*
Nick Rahall, WV-3
Mike Ross, AR-4*
Heath Shuler, NC-11*
* Blue Dog

Notice that on this list of ten Democrats who have agreed to cosponsor the GOP's inhumane restrictions on abortion, not a single one is a woman?

Despite receiving some support from Blue Dogs and anti-choice Democrats, the legislation is primarily a Republican initiative. It was introduced by Rep. Christopher Smith (R-NJ) and has been coponsored by 154 Republicans.

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