Congressional votes on abortion

Republican Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri's recent comments about "legitimate rape" have sparked condemnation from members of both political parties, but when it comes to actual votes on abortion-related bills and resolutions, Akin's positions are shared by most members of his party and some conservative Democrats. The table below shows the results of 13 votes taken in the 112^th Congress relating to abortion and how Akin and members of Minnesota's congressional delegation voted.

Data for this table was obtained from the New York Times and the Washington Post's U.S. Congress votes database.

HR2: Repeals the Affordable Care Act	Yes: 245 D 3 R 242 No: 189 189 0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Amdt. 11 to HR1: Cuts Title X and Planned Parenthood funding	Yes: 240 D 10 R 230 No: 185 178 7	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
HR1: Defunds Planned Parenthood	Yes: 235 D 0 R 235 No: 189 186 3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Res. 35: Blocks funding for the Affordable Care Act	Yes: 240 D 3 R 237 No: 185 185 0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Res. 36: Blocks funding for Planned Parenthood	Yes: 241 D 10 R 231 No: 185 178 7	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
HR1473: 2011 Budget bill with D.C. abortion restrictions	Yes: 260 D 81 R 179 No: 167 108 59	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
HR3: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act	Yes: 251 D 16 R 235 No: 175 178 0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Amdt. 7 to HR1216: Bans abortion financing through grants	Yes: 234 D 13 R 221 No: 182 172 10	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Amdt. 2 to HR2112: Blocks spending on "abortion pills"	Yes: 240 D 14 R 226 No: 176 167 9	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
HR358: Prohibits abortion coverage from insruance plans under ACA	Yes: 251 D 15 R 236 No: 172 170 2	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
HR3541: Prohibits sex-selection abortions	Yes: 246 D 20 R 226 No: 168 161 7	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
HR6079: Repeals the Affordable Care Act	Yes: 244 D 5 R 239 No: 185 185 0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
HR3803: Restricts abortions in D.C.	Yes: 220 D 17 R 203 No: 154 148 6		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No