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Just days after millions of people around the nation marched for women’s rights, the House of Representatives passed an amendment on Tuesday preventing the use of taxpayer money for abortions.

Despite Representative Suzan DelBene pleading her case before congress, H.R. 7 will become permanent after the House voted along party lines 238 to 183. The bill prohibits federal agencies from using funds for abortion services except in instances of rape, incest, or when the mother’s life is in danger.

“This weekend, millions of women marched across the country to send a clear signal to Congress and President Trump: Hear our voices, protect our rights,” DelBene said in her address on the House floor. “Yet here we are, just two days later, voting on the same extremist policies that House leaders have been pushing for years."

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