7/23/09
Abrotion in Healthcare Reform Bill
Gov’t-Run Health Care = Taxpayer-funded abortion: a cornerstone of the Freedom of Choice Act will be a direct mandate under the new healthcare plan, forcing Americans to subsidize abortions. Everybody’s taxes, yes, yours too, could be increased to help pay for abortions. See what you can do at www.stoptheabortionmandate.com
7/17/09
Health Care Bill
TAKE ACTION: Health Care Bill May Mandate Abortion Coverage
staff reports
'This will affect Americans across the country throughout all walks of life.'
Under the largest piece of health care legislation in decades, virtually every American would be required to have health care coverage that meets "minimum benefits standards" established by the Obama administration. Those benefits would include abortion unless Congress acts to explicitly exclude abortion from the health plan.
Three U.S. House committees are set to consider the monster bill this week and next, and life advocates are sounding the alarm.
"This legislation will mandate and subsidize abortion and then tax the Americans who stand for one of the very principles that this nation was founded on — the right to life," Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., said at a news conference Wednesday.
"This will affect Americans across the country throughout all walks of life. It will affect the insurance companies that are forced to cover abortion. It will affect the employers, who will be forced to purchase plans that cover abortion. It will affect the individuals, who are forced to pay for coverage of abortion."
Carrie Gordon Earll, senior analyst for bioethics at Focus on the Family Action, said the legislation would set the pro-life movement back decades.
"Three of the major pro-life policy issues we've highlighted in recent months — the Freedom of Choice Act, which would enshrine abortion into federal law; pro-life spending restrictions like the Hyde Amendment, which bans spending tax dollars for abortion in most cases; and the freedom of conscience rights of health care providers who don't want to commit abortions — all come together under this 'reform' package," she said.
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staff reports
'This will affect Americans across the country throughout all walks of life.'
Under the largest piece of health care legislation in decades, virtually every American would be required to have health care coverage that meets "minimum benefits standards" established by the Obama administration. Those benefits would include abortion unless Congress acts to explicitly exclude abortion from the health plan.
Three U.S. House committees are set to consider the monster bill this week and next, and life advocates are sounding the alarm.
"This legislation will mandate and subsidize abortion and then tax the Americans who stand for one of the very principles that this nation was founded on — the right to life," Rep. Joe Pitts, R-Pa., said at a news conference Wednesday.
"This will affect Americans across the country throughout all walks of life. It will affect the insurance companies that are forced to cover abortion. It will affect the employers, who will be forced to purchase plans that cover abortion. It will affect the individuals, who are forced to pay for coverage of abortion."
Carrie Gordon Earll, senior analyst for bioethics at Focus on the Family Action, said the legislation would set the pro-life movement back decades.
"Three of the major pro-life policy issues we've highlighted in recent months — the Freedom of Choice Act, which would enshrine abortion into federal law; pro-life spending restrictions like the Hyde Amendment, which bans spending tax dollars for abortion in most cases; and the freedom of conscience rights of health care providers who don't want to commit abortions — all come together under this 'reform' package," she said.
Go To: http://www.capwiz.com/fof/callalert/index.tt?alertid=13746776&type=CO
7/6/09
Time to Stop Funding Planned Parenthood
A troubling development is underway in Washington. Planned Parenthood is at it again. The pro-abortion organization is working on Capitol Hill to secure more funding - more taxpayer dollars for its work. According to its own annual report, the largest abortion provider in the world already receives almost $350 million of its annual $1 billion budget from the federal government. Now, as the U.S. House of Representatives considers how to spend taxpayer dollars for the year ahead, Planned Parenthood is again asking for more.
On Wednesday, the House Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee will take the first step in determining how much federal funding Planned Parenthood will receive. We believe this amount should be zero. That is why we are working with Representative Mike Pence and Senator David Vitter to support legislation that would prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving any Title X family planning money. This is the time to stop funding Planned Parenthood. That's why this legislation is so important. As the legislative process unfolds, I will continue to keep you updated. Take a moment and stand with the ACLJ in sending a powerful message to Congress - stop funding Planned Parenthood now. You can add your name to our petition here. https://www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3460&ac=1
On Wednesday, the House Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee will take the first step in determining how much federal funding Planned Parenthood will receive. We believe this amount should be zero. That is why we are working with Representative Mike Pence and Senator David Vitter to support legislation that would prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving any Title X family planning money. This is the time to stop funding Planned Parenthood. That's why this legislation is so important. As the legislative process unfolds, I will continue to keep you updated. Take a moment and stand with the ACLJ in sending a powerful message to Congress - stop funding Planned Parenthood now. You can add your name to our petition here. https://www.aclj.org/Petition/Default.aspx?sc=3460&ac=1
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