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Call Your Representative: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act
Government prohibition on taxpayer funding for abortion was recently introduced in the House by Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL). So far over 175 Members of Congress have agreed to cosponsor the Smith/Lipinski bill titled the “ No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” (HR 5939). Read the text of the bill here.
It is important for pro-lifers to urge all Members of Congress to cosponsor the legislation with the goal of demonstrating that there is enough support to pass the bill. Call your Representative today at (202) 224-3121.
Priority calls:
Republicans: Biggert, Bilbray, Bono Mack, Capito, Castle, Dent, Djou, Dreier, Flake, Frelinghuysen, Hastings, Heller, Kirk, Lance, Mack, C., Nunes, Putnam, Reichert, Rohrabacher, Rooney, Royce, Young, B., Young, D.,
Democrats: Baca, Barrow, Berry, Bishop, Boccieri, Cardoza, Chandler, Cooper, Costa, Cuellar, Davis (AL), Doyle, Etheridge, Gordon, Hill, Holden, Kaptur, Kildee, Langevin, Lynch, Matheson, Melancon, Michaud, Mollohan, Neal, Obey, Perriello, Pomeroy, Reyes, Rodriguez, Ryan (OH), Salazar, Shuler, Skelton, Snyder, Space, Spratt, Stupak, Tanner, Teague
Join 40 Days for Life
Pro Life Activists around the world are taking part in 40 days of prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigil to end abortion in America. “40 Days for Life takes a determined, peaceful approach to showing local communities the consequences of abortion in their own neighborhoods, for their own friends and families. It puts into action a desire to cooperate with God in the carrying out of His plan for the end of abortion in America.”
St Michael Society editors attended the Washington, DC kick off rally and spoke with Alina Arias of Silent No More. She talks about 40 Days For Life, Silent No More and gives advice to anyone thinking about abortion.
Learn more and join 40 Days for Life here: http://www.40daysforlife.com
So Called Ban on Abortion Funding – Anti-Catholic History – Faith vs Works
I thought there is no public funding of abortion?
I wonder what Sister Carol Keehan, Bart Stupak and all the so-called Catholic health organizations think about U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi receiving an award from abortion giant Planned Parenthood in recognition of her efforts in ensuring that the abortion funding ban was not inserted in ObamaCare. Never mind, I don’t want to know.
History and Catholicsim:
I’m not looking to re-fight the Thirty Years War or defend all the actions of Mary I of England, but this interesting article should remind all Catholics that most of the history books we read are written by people that at their core are anti-catholic. If you like to read a good history of the Catholic Church to recommend Harry Crocker’s book:
Faith vs Works? I choose Christ.
The New Oxford Review has a wonderful piece by Stephen Rombouts. He takes on the debate between faith versus works and talks about having a “truly personal relationship with Jesus” through the Eucharist.
From the Lips of Walter Dellinger to the Ears of God
What was probably a publicity stunt to energize pro-abortion activists on the eve of the nomination hearings of Obama’s latest Supreme Court pick Elena Kagan, former acting Solicitor General Walter Dellinger predicted Tuesday night that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe vs. Wade, the landmark decision that brought about the murder of millions of children. The POLITICO today reports:
The noted liberal scholar said the 1973 decision has become a “trophy” that the court’s conservative bloc could overturn if a Republican president chooses a replacement for Justice Anthony Kennedy.
“I absolutely believe it,” Dellinger said during a forum cosponsored by POLITICO.
“For a while I thought that one could simply chip away at a lot more and more regulations that sort of protected access (to abortions) for the most affluent women but really made it impossible for women who were vulnerable to geography, poverty (and) youth,” he added. “But now I think that, actually, it is such a symbol of a kind of jurisprudence that conservatives have set themselves in opposition to.”
Catholics need to be engaged. Information on Elena Kagan found here and Students for Life has organized a petition. Sign it here.
More than $1 Billion of Your Money Spent on Abortion
LifeSiteNews.com is reporting that Rep. Pete Olson (R-Tex.) has exposed that taxpayers have funded pro-abortion groups for years.
At a press conference on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., members of Congress and pro-life advocates unveiled the GAO findings. According to the report, Advocates for Youth received a total of $8.7 million (2002-2009); the Guttmacher Institute, $12.7 million (2002-2008); International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), $93.8 million (2002-2009); Planned Parenthood Federation of America, $657.1 million (2002-2008); Population Council of the United States, $284.3 million (2002-2008); Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), $1.6 million (2002-2009).
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See the full story here.
A note from Congressman Randy Neugebauer
Erick Erickson has the full story at Redstate:
Bart Stupak’s Betrayal
For the Editors of St Michael Society, the shock over Bart Stupak’s betrayal this weekend has begun to turn into anger and grief. Its one thing to cave to pressures and intimidation but Stupak’s speech on the House floor sheds new light on the man. This was not a man who changed his vote because he was worn down by attacks. Bart Stupak’s speech on the House floor revealed a man, who in the end, decided to put the Democratic Party ahead the life of the unborn, the lives of women who will suffer from abortion, obedience to the bishops and sadly his faith. We need to pray for him and we must work to undo the damage he has done.
Here are the writings of respected voices on the topic:
Unfortunately, if Bart Stupak truly wanted to ensure that human dignity was respected in this legislation, he wouldn’t have surrendered. But surrender he did — and then some, declaring the Democratic party the protectors of the unborn on the House floor last night.
The Democratic party is nothing of the sort — which is another reason no one who wanted to defeat the taxpayer funding of abortion in Obamacare should have expected a Stupak-led victory in this Washington environment. It’s the party that will never offend the abortion industry. It’s the party that owns partial-birth abortion.
By caving at the last hour, he discredited all who stood with him. (What does it say about Ohio’s Marcy Kaptur and Pennsylvania’s Chris Carney that they had already agreed to vote yes even before the fig leaf of the executive order had come through?) In addition to undermining an encouraging partnership with pro-lifers across the congressional aisle, Mr. Stupak signaled that, in the end, you can’t count on pro-life Democrats.
Let me be clear: any representative, including Rep. Stupak, who votes for this healthcare bill can no longer call themselves ‘pro-life.’ The Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund will not endorse, or support in any capacity, any Member of Congress who votes for this bill in any future election. Now through Election Day 2010, these representatives will learn that votes have consequences. The SBA List Candidate Fund will work tirelessly to help defeat Members who support this legislation and make sure their constituents know exactly how they voted.
…in the 11th hour, he caved. He succumbed to the pressures of the most pro-abortion Administration in history just because they said they would write on a piece of paper that the federal government won’t fund abortion. It’s not even a law the President wrote. It’s not worth the Post-It note he wrote it on.
Shame on you Bart Stupak. Shame on all the other Members who walked the plank with you. You all sold out and scorned millions of voters who trusted you and believed in you.
Catholic or Lobbyist First
You have undoubtly heard the sad news of so called Catholic organizations supporting the current healthcare bill that funds abortions. Kansas City, Kansas Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann has done great work the expose the true motives of these organizations. He is also urging his flock to contact key members of Congress this week asking them to vote ‘no’ on the pro-abortion Senate Health Care Reform bill. His advice is sound for all of us.
You can read the Archbishop’s letter here. Here are the key contact numbers for interested Catholics:
More Polling in Key Districts Show Majorities Oppose Gov-Funded Abortion, Healthcare Reform
Whip counts are changing every five minutes it seems. For those of you not bogged down in Washington lingo, a whip count is the number of Members of Congress who are voting for/against a certain bill. In this case, the whip count on the healthcare bill is all anyone is talking about, as they should be. Pelosi needs 216 votes and counts are anywhere from 190 up to 204 for the bill.
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
Not only is this healthcare bill a complete disaster for the US economy if it passes but it will force all taxpayers for fund abortion on demand.
“We will do what is necessary to pass this healthcare bill” – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, March 16, 2010
And the Democrats are trying to do just that with the possibility of the “Slaughter Solution”, which would, in essence, “deem” the Senate bill passed by the House without an actual vote. No joke.
Anyway, don’t stop contacting your Member of Congress, especially if you live in any of the districts below – it’s believed that these Members are on the fence. Specific polling was done in these districts and its clear that people oppose government funding of abortion and that it would be political suicide for elected officials to vote for the healthcare reform bill.
Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121
Here’s the polling summary from the Susan B. Anthony List:
AR-04 Mike Ross
72% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (68% strongly oppose)
84% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (73% strongly oppose)
73% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (61% strongly agree)
65% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Ross if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (53% would be much less likely)
FL-02 Allen Boyd
73% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (60% strongly oppose)
75% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (61% strongly oppose)
63% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (52% strongly agree)
60% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Boyd if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (44% would be much less likely)
GA-12 John Barrow
78% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (59% strongly oppose)
76% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (58% strongly oppose)
64% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (53% strongly agree)
53% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Barrow if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (38% would be much less likely)
IN-02 Joe Donnelly
80% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (66% strongly oppose)
78% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (66% strongly oppose)
70% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (58% strongly agree)
60% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Donnelly if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (47% would be much less likely)
IN-08 Brad Ellsworth
80% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (69% strongly oppose)
81% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (71% strongly oppose)
72% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (60% strongly agree)
65% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Ellsworth if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (53% would be much less likely)
IN-09 Baron Hill
77% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (67% strongly oppose)
75% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (66% strongly oppose)
72% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (61% strongly agree)
61% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Hill if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (51% would be much less likely)
MA-02 Richard Neal
63% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (46% strongly oppose)
62% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (48% strongly oppose)
56% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (43% strongly agree)
47% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Neal if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (31% would be much less likely)
MI-05 Dale Kildee
75% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (57% strongly oppose)
75% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (57% strongly oppose)
65% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (53% strongly agree)
56% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Kildee if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (37% would be much less likely)
MN-08 Jim Oberstar
73% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (61% strongly oppose)
74% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (60% strongly oppose)
68% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (54% strongly agree)
56% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Oberstar if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (36% would be much less likely)
ND-AL Earl Pomeroy
80% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (62% strongly oppose)
79% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (62% strongly oppose)
73% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (58% strongly agree)
57% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Pomeroy if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (42% would be much less likely)
OH-01 Steve Driehaus
73% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (61% strongly oppose)
72% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (62% strongly oppose)
64% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (52% strongly agree)
55% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Driehaus if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (45% would be much less likely)
OH-06 Charlie Wilson
80% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (65% strongly oppose)
79% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (66% strongly oppose)
74% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (61% strongly agree)
64% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Wilson if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (51% would be much less likely)
OH-09 Marcy Kaptur
67% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (52% strongly oppose)
66% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (52% strongly oppose)
61% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (45% strongly agree)
47% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congresswoman Kaptur if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (38% would be much less likely)
OH-16 John Boccieri
80% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (67% strongly oppose)
79% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (67% strongly oppose)
71% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (60% strongly agree)
62% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Boccieri if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (50% would be much less likely)
PA-03 Kathy Dahlkemper
79% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (64% strongly oppose)
78% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (64% strongly oppose)
69% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (58% strongly agree)
65% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (50% would be much less likely)
PA-04 Jason Altmire
76% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (61% strongly oppose)
74% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (63% strongly oppose)
64% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (54% strongly agree)
58% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Altmire if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (46% would be much less likely)
PA-11 Paul Kanjorski
71% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (55% strongly oppose)
68% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (55% strongly oppose)
62% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (46% strongly agree)
53% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Kanjorski if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (39% would be much less likely)
PA-14 Mike Doyle
65% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (46% strongly oppose)
63% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (48% strongly oppose)
52% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (40% strongly agree)
44% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Doyle if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (27% would be much less likely)
RI-02 James Langevin
80% oppose using tax dollars to pay for abortions (66% strongly oppose)
78% oppose taxpayer funding of abortions as part of healthcare reform (66% strongly oppose)
53% agree that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation (38% strongly agree)
45% would be less likely to vote to re-elect Congressman Langevin if he votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion (34% would be much less likely)