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On MSNBC, Ryan speaks about abortion
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Congressman Tim Ryan
STAFF REPORT
The common-sense approach to reducing the number of abortions in the United States is to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, said U.S. Rep. Timothy Ryan, D-17th, on Monday’s MSNBC television show “Hardball with Chris Matthews.”
However, preventing unwanted pregnancies can’t be realistically discussed without making contraception accessible and available and funding social programs that give women incentives to bring their babies to term, said Ryan, of Niles.
To that end, he and others have introduced legislation titled “Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act,” which calls for $615 million to finance programs to fight teen pregnancy through contraception and abstinence education, child-care aid for poor mothers, adoption advocacy and child-care centers on college campuses.
“I think we can have a dramatic reduction in the number of abortions. This is totally doable,” Ryan said.