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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Bowden

Madison Cawthorn introduces bill to prevent federal funds being used to pay for abortion travel expenses

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North Carolina Congressman Madison Cawthorn may be in his final months in the US House, but the far-right firebrand isn’t going down quietly.

Not satisfied with the end of federally-protected abortion rights thanks to the overturning of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court last month, Mr Cawthorn introduced a bill last week that would prevent the federal government from using taxpayer dollars to fund travel expenses for any American seeking abortion care.

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