[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 27, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H2556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          THE 95-10 INITIATIVE

  (Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, last week the Pro-Life 
Democratic Members of Congress introduced an abortion reduction 
proposal called the 95-10 Initiative. This comprehensive proposal of 15 
different policy programs should reduce the number of abortions in 
America by 95 percent over the next 10 years by providing women with 
support, information, and viable alternatives to abortion.
  The initiative is a clear indication that pro-life Democrats in 
Congress, in conjunction with the Democrats for Life of America, are 
firmly committed to reducing abortions in America. By looking into the 
different reasons that women choose abortion rather than just 
politicizing the issue, we have been able to come up with a 
comprehensive and commonsense initiative that would empower women and 
encourage them to choose life.
  The 95-10 Initiative seeks to eliminate the pressures that lead to 
abortions through various measures, including adoption tax credits, 
abortion referral information, adoption referral information, and fully 
funding the special nutrition WIC program.
  Additionally, the initiative calls for expanding insurance coverage 
to pregnant women and to newborns, and removes pregnancy as a 
preexisting health condition. I strongly urge my colleagues on both 
sides of the aisle to join the pro-life Democrats in supporting a 
comprehensive 95-10 abortion reduction bill.

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