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So Called Ban on Abortion Funding – Anti-Catholic History – Faith vs Works

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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.

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Bart Stupak’s Betrayal

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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:

Kathryn Jean Lopez:  

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.

William McGurn

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.

Susan B. Anthony List

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.

CWA

…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. 

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Pro-Life Leaders Comments on Stupak Caving

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Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI), a Catholic, self-proclaimed pro-lifer who we have praised time and again on this blog, caved to the pressure today from Nancy Pelosi and President Obama. He struck a deal on healthcare reform that says the President will sign an executive order that upholds current law regarding federal funding of abortion and protects conscience rights. HERE is the text of the executive order.

Many pro-life groups, including the Family Research Council, Americans United for Life and the Susan B. Anthony List, have all shot down the authenticity of the executive order, declaring it essentially not worth the paper it’s printed on. And lest one forget, one of the first executive orders signed by President Obama during his first week in office was to send money overseas for abortion.

Below are statements from pro-life leaders on this most recent news:

Penny Nance, Concerned Women for America

“The deal made includes an illusory promise from the President that after his health care bill passes, he will sign an executive order to ensure that the Hyde Amendment is applied to the bill. However, it is the height of absurdity to trust the most pro-abortion President in history, especially in a back room deal he is surely using to scrape a few more votes from the bottom of the barrel.

“Our members know that under the Constitution of this country, Congress makes the laws of the country and not the President. This executive order is not worth the paper on which it’s written. An executive order from the President can be just as easily undone. The fact that Rep. Stupak says this is a strong statement by President Obama outlining his intent is utterly astounding especially since President Obama is the one who ensured that the Stupak-Pitts pro-life amendment was not included in the Senate bill.”

Doug Johnson, National Right to Life Committee
“A lawmaker who votes for this bill is voting to require federal agencies to subsidize and administer health plans that will pay for elective abortion, and voting to undermine longstanding pro-life policies in other ways as well. Pro-life citizens nationwide know that this is a pro-abortion bill. Pro-life citizens know, and they will be reminded again and again, which lawmakers deserve their gratitude for voting against this pro-abortion legislation.

“The executive order promised by President Obama was issued for political effect. It changes nothing. It does not correct any of the serious pro-abortion provisions in the bill. The president cannot amend a bill by issuing an order, and the federal courts will enforce what the law says.”

Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life Action
“This deal to pass the largest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade is a tragedy for America. We believe that Mr. Stupak’s choice to succumb to the intense pressure of the last week has resulted in his endorsement of a charade that does not even begin to address the anti-life provisions in this legislation. The American people do not support taxpayer funding of abortion and Speaker Pelosi and the President have undermined representative democracy by working to pass this legislation with this unprecedented contortion of the legislative process.”

Kristan Hawkins, Students for Life of America
“I am extremely disappointed to hear that Con. Stupak and other Democrats who call themselves ‘pro-life’ have caved to a promise President Obama made to them. Why would he trust him when in his first week as President one of his first actions was to fund abortions overseas with tax-payer dollars. Legal scholars agree that an Executive Order will not be strong enough to prevent tax-payer money from funding abortions in the new healthcare take over. Further, Con. Stupak and his other Democrats with them have sold out millions of Americans with disabilities and expensive-to-treat diseases. Make no mistake about it: healthcare rationing will take place with those who need it most and now the 72% of Americans who disagree with tax-payer funded abortions will pay for the slaughter of innocent life.”

Lila Rose, Live Action
“We are dismayed that Congressman Stupak has made a backroom deal with pro-abortion forces. Stupak and his colleagues have appointed President Obama to do their job for them, making the President the sole guardian of pro-life integrity in the health care plan. The chickens have elected the fox to guard the henhouse. It is absurd to trust that Obama, the most pro-abortion president in our history, will stop taxes from paying for abortions. We can only imagine the foul pressures brought upon Congressman Stupak by Obama’s Administration and Pelosi’s Majority. If this bill is not stopped, the consequences of Stupak’s deal with pro-abortion forces will lead to the deaths of countless more defenseless, unborn Americans. With this bill, the IRS will be Planned Parenthood’s cashier as Americans are forced to fund this horrific human rights abuse.”

Bradley Mattes, Life Issues Institute

“Bart Stupak and other so-called pro-life Democrats in the House have sold out America’s unborn babies on a promise made by the most pro-abortion president in our nation’s history.

Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com

“Barack Obama spent less than one week in office before issuing an executive order making Americans fund abortion performance and promotion aboard. Anyone who thinks he and his administration won’t seek ways to fund abortion via this health care bill hasn’t been paying attention.”

Brian Burch, CatholicVote.org
“The decision by Rep. Stupak to accept an Executive Order to solve the abortion issues in the health care legislation is unconscionable. The Executive Order fix is a band-aid solution that fails to solve the fundamental problems in this bill, and can be repealed at any time, for any reason, by the President or future presidents. The Order is likely to be challenged by pro-abortion groups, and could be struck down by the courts.

“Regrettably, Rep. Stupak has abandoned those who have stood by him during the recent weeks and months. The Catholic Bishops along with CatholicVote.org and every major pro-life organization oppose this ‘fix.’ We have defended Rep. Stupak for months, but today we stand in protest of his decision.

“The Stupak-Obama purported fix also sets the stage for a new front in presidential politics that will further politicize the abortion issue. The decision over taxpayer funding for abortion and critical conscience protections now rests with President Obama, Kathleen Sebelius, and future presidents.

“Catholics have worked hard to make the protection of unborn life a two-party effort. Pro-life members of the Democratic Party encouraged these efforts over the last year. But today’s decision by Rep. Stupak and his colleagues, coming only months after the phony compromise of Sen. Nelson will be difficult to overcome.

“We are convinced Rep. Stupak will come to deeply regret today’s decision.”

Day Gardner, National Black Pro-Life Union

“Polls have consistently shown that America does not want this healthcare monster for many reasons, yet, apparently it is being shoved down our throats anyway. any Americans put so much trust in Rep. Bart Stupak and the other Democrats who stood with him when they promised that they would stand firm–no matter what–to insure there would be NO taxpayer funded abortion.

“President Obama is a staunch abortion supporter. He doesn’t care about the 50 million children (including 17 million black babies) that have been butchered by abortionists since 1973. He will say whatever it takes to get this horrible bill passed including issuing an ‘executive order’ to do so.

“It’s amazing that after saying over and over that there was no tax payer funding for abortion in the 2700 page monster—he issued an order about tax payer funding in abortion. President Obama lied…again. And Rep. Bart Stupak is just another member of Congress who promised so much, yet delivered so little.”

Jennifer Giroux, Women Influencing the Nation
“All one needs to know in order to understand this new government healthcare and supposed ban on federal funding of abortions is the order which directs the Secretary of Health and Human services (Kathleen Sebelius) to develop within 180 days a ‘model set of segregation guidelines’ for compliance…….no doubt these guidelines will mirror the respect and compliance she showed for the late term abortion laws in Kansas under her watch as Governor – that would be NONE. God have mercy on our nation”.

Bobby Schindler, The Terri Schiavo Foundation
“The passage of government controlled health care will further reveal the truth of futile care theory (death panels), forcing countless families to watch their loved ones die the same inhumane death we watched my sister Terri die”

 Dr. David Stevens, Christian Medical Association
“Millions of poor patients and those in medically underserved areas currently depend on care from faith-based hospitals, clinics and physicians who follow life-affirming ethical standards such as those found in the Hippocratic oath and the Judeo-Christian Scriptures.

“National polling reveals that 95 percent of faith-based physicians say they will be forced to leave medicine without conscience protections. The last-minute deal for an Executive Order relating to abortion and conscience—the deal that changed the ‘No’ votes of pro-life Democrats to ‘Yes’–was like trading a birthright for a mess of pottage. The executive order, which added no additional conscience protections whatsoever, can be changed tomorrow by this President, or later by any subsequent President, with the stroke of a pen. The healthcare bill, meanwhile, becomes permanent law.”

 Dorinda Bordlee, Bioethics Defense Fund  
“The language of the Executive Order reveals that it was a meaningless sham designed to induce the Stupak Democrats to vote ‘yes’ on the Senate bill that provides federal subsidies and direct funding of abortion. The Obama administration knows full well that statutory law overrides executive orders. The President acting alone cannot “extend” the Hyde Amendment policy to new programs as the Executive Order vaguely purports to do – only the Congress can do that.  A court challenge (i.e. by Planned Parenthood) would immediately invalidate the null promises of the Executive Order.  Bioethics Defense Fund is deeply disappointed that the Stupak Democrats allowed empty words and an obvious political ploy to trump the sanctity of life principle that they claimed to defend.”

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Healthcare Update and Photos

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UPDATE1: The Executive Order will NOT work to stop government-funded abortion. Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life says:

“Once again, the proposal to address the problem of abortion funding in the health care bill through use of an executive order is a tacit acknowledgement that the bill as it stands is pro-abortion legislation. Both the President and the Speaker have repeatedly denied this stark fact.

Furthermore, the AUL legal team has concluded that an executive order is not an adequate fix to mitigate the Senate bill’s establishment of taxpayer-funded abortion.  For example, an executive order cannot prevent insurance companies that pay for abortions in the exchanges from receiving federal subsidies.

In addition, executive orders can be undone or modified as quickly as they are created. President Obama revoked the Mexico City Policy, through the use of an executive order, and thereby allowed federal tax dollars to finance organizations that provide abortions internationally for the first time in years.

This fact, coupled with the Administration’s repeated endorsement of the pro-abortion lobby’s agenda, force any reasonable person to conclude that this bill will clearly create the largest expansion of taxpayer-funded abortion in American history.”

A lot has happened in the past 24 hours on the healthcare front. The abortion talks collapsed in the House. “Deem and Pass” has been shelved.  Obama floated the idea of using an executive order to say that the Senate bill doesn’t fund abortion (a bad idea). One key Democrat stated that the House “makes up rules as they go along”.

SMS editors covered the giant Code Red tea party rally where there were tons of people wearing “Abortion is Not Healthcare” stickers and holding up signs indicating they don’t support the government funding abortion. One protester (photo below) even had a sign about Pelosi invoking the intercession of St. Joseph.
Philip Klein has a good summary of what happened today, especially in the abortion area here: http://tinyurl.com/yjrrejw.

Pictures from the tea party rally are here and some favorites are below:

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Catholic Action Alert — Working to Preserve Sanctity of Life in Health Care

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Update from today’s Good Morning America:

BREAKING — HOW HEALTH REFORM COULD PASS — ABC’s George Stephanopoulos sees new wiggle room in the professed opposition by Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan, leader of the pro-life Dems. Stupak told George on “GMA”: “My group is holding firm: We’re still ‘no’ votes. … As you know, I wanta pass health care — I vote voted for it before. … My group of 12 here — we can make the difference on this vote. But at the same time, there’s a principle we’re standing up for. … Protect the sanctity of life and keep current law — no public funding for abortion. Let’s keep that principle intact. Then you could probably get our votes. Probably.”  Please continue to call!

Earlier this afternoon, the House Reconcilliation bill was posted on the House Rules Committee website.  This posting starts the 72 hour review period before the House will vote on the Majority’s health care package.  Timing remains fluid, but based on the 72 hour timeline, the House is expected to vote on health care reform on Sunday afternoon, although the schedule could slip further. 

Members of the House have been told that the House will be in session and voting on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  In addition Majority Leader Hoyer indicated that the House may have votes on Monday earlier in the day than previously scheduled.  (The announcement regarding Monday indicates that consideration of the health care bills may spill over into Monday.)  In addition, President Obama has again postponed his overseas trip (this time until June) to focus on generating votes for the Majority’s health care package.

The reconciliation text is designed to make changes the Senate-passed health care bill, H.R. 3590, after H.R. 3590 is signed into law.  As expected the text does not contain the Stupak amendment that protects against federal funding for abortion coverage, nor does it contain language to ensure that none of the authorities granted by the bill are not used to mandate abortion coverage, nor does it contain the Hyde-Weldon conscience protection provision.

It is important for Catholics and all advocates and defenders of the sanctity of life to keep up their activities to encourage Members to oppose H.R. 3590 unless pro-life concerns are resolved.  Catholics and pro-lifers may be particularly interested in focusing our efforts on the following Members of Congress.  However, please note that it is best if Members are contacted by their own constituents, NOT citizens from other parts of the country. 

Undecided — no public position for or against the Senate bill based on abortion language: Altmire (PA), Bocceri (OH), Boyd (FL), Carney (PA), Ellsworth (IN), Hill (IN), Kanjorski  (PA), Mollohan (WV), Ortiz (TX), Pomeroy (NC), Rahall (WV)

Public opposition to the Senate bill based on abortion language: Berry (AR), Costello (IL), Dahlkemper (PA), Donnelly  (IN), Driehaus  (OH), Cao (LA), Kaptur (OH), Lipinski (IL), Stupak (MI)

You may also be aware that Rep. Kildee (MI), Wilson (OH) and Perriello (VA) have endorsed the Senate abortion language, and Rep. Oberstar (MN) has also indicated he supports the Senate bill policies on abortion funding.

On behalf of the sanctity of life and in the defense of our faith, SMS prayerfully requests that you call these targets if you live in their Districts or States and we ask that you pray for defeat of any health care legislation that does not preserve the sanctity of life.

House of Representatives — 202-225-3121

Senate — 202-224-3121

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Catholic or Lobbyist First

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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:

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More Polling in Key Districts Show Majorities Oppose Gov-Funded Abortion, Healthcare Reform

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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)

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From the Breviary – 3/15/10

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Yesterday, those of us in the Diocese of Arlington were asked to keep a day of prayer and fasting by Bishop Loverde to ask God’s protection and guidance for those who are crafting health care legislation.  I imagine that it is no accident that the petitions for Evening Prayer in the Divine Office for yesterday started off with these:

Glory to God the Father, who has promised through his Son to grant what is asked by those who pray together. With confidence in this promise, let us pray:
– Lord, save the people you have redeemed.

Lord, you gave the Law to Moses on Mount Sinai, and brought it to perfection in your Anointed One,
may all recognize the Law written in their hearts, and keep it faithfully as a covenant.
– Lord, save the people you have redeemed.

Give those in authority a true concern for their brothers and sisters entrusted to their care,
and inspire the hearts of the people to support their leaders.
– Lord, save the people you have redeemed.

It may be a good idea to keep these petitions close to you in the coming days and pray them everyday as we grow closer to a vote on this legislation.  We cannot know what God will allow to happen, but we do know that it is our job to pray for the best.

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SBA List Poll: Voting for Abortion-Funded Obamacare is Political Suicide

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The Susan B Anthony List, a great organization that helps to elect pro-life women, distributed a poll last week in several of the targeted congressional districts of pro-life Democrats. These Dems are part of Congressman Bart Stupak’s soldiers – those Democrats who are not happy that the current healthcare bill they are being asked to vote on funds abortion on demand with government dollars.

No doubt the Obama Administration and Nancy Pelosi are doing their best to arm twist as many of these Congressmen and women as possible. The polling results below should give them extra ammo to vote NO. We showed some of the best questions and answers below in handy charts.

Worth noting is that not only do their constituents oppose taxpayer funds paying for abortions through healthcare but that voting for this bill would be political suicide.

Also, here’s a couple highlights from the overall polling numbers:

  • 3/5 agreed that abortion and abortion funding have no place in healthcare legislation
  • 2/3 don’t want to use tax dollars to pay for abortions
  • Over 50% say they would not vote for a candidate who votes for healthcare legislation that includes federal government funding of abortion.

Full results are here: www.sba-list.org/poll.

INDIANA’S 8TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN BRAD ELLSWORTH

 

 

 

 

 

INDIANA’S 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN BARON HILL

 

 

 

 

 

PENNSYLVANIA’S 11TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN PAUL KANJORSKI

 

 

 

 

 

 

PENNSYLVANIA’S 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN JASON ALTMIRE

 

 

 

 

 

 

OHIO’S 16TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN JOHN BOCIERI

 

 

 

 

 

 

OHIO’S 9TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSWOMAN MARCY KAPTUR 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OHIO’S 6TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN CHARLIE WILSON 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OHIO’S 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: CONGRESSMAN STEVE DRIEHAUS

 

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