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The Case–Church Amendment was proposed, as an amendment to several appropriations bills funding various departments of the United States Government, in 1972 and 1973.The first version actually to become law, passed by both houses of the Congress on June 29, 1973, and signed by President Richard Nixon on July 1, read: "None of the funds herein appropriated under this Act may be expended to ...
It was sponsored by Senator Frank Church of Idaho. [3] The Church Amendment of 1973, passed by the Senate on a vote of 92–1, exempted private hospitals receiving federal funds under the Hill-Burton Act, Medicare and Medicaid from any requirement to provide abortions or sterilizations when they objected on “the basis of religious beliefs or ...
He was the co-author of two legislative efforts to curtail the war: the Cooper–Church Amendment of 1970, and the Case–Church Amendment of 1973. [33] In September 1970, Church announced on television and in speeches across the country that "the doves had won."
In June 1973, Congress voted to discontinue funding of all combat activities in Cambodia. [citation needed] President Nixon vetoed the bill, which Congress narrowly failed to override. [4] Congress and the President then agreed to the compromise Case–Church Amendment, which would end all bombing on August 15, 1973.
1973 – The U.S. Church Amendment of 1973 prohibits hospitals receiving federal funds from discriminating against a doctor on the basis of whether the doctor provides abortions or sterilizations. [63] 1973 – The U.S. Supreme Court, in Roe v.
The amendment was presented by Senators John Sherman Cooper (Republican – Kentucky) and Frank Church (Democrat – Idaho) and attached to a major bill, the Foreign Military Sales Act of 1971. The proposal was introduced in response to the recent Cambodian Incursion , including Operations Binh Tay 1/Tame the West and Freedom Deal . [ 2 ]
As millions of Christians plan to sit out the election, church leaders face tough choices about how to inspire their congregations without violating the law. The Religious Vote Is Waning—And ...
The Case–Church Amendment approved by the U.S. Congress and signed into law prohibited further U.S. military activity in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia after 15 August 1973. This ended direct U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War, although the U.S. continued to provide military equipment and economic support to the South Vietnamese government.