President Obama’s government-run, abortion-promoting health care plan hasn’t gone away. Although there have been bigger headlines in the news this week, we cannot forget the ongoing fight in Congress against a proposed government health care scheme that would go against the consciences of hundreds of thousands of Americans by providing abortions with taxpayer money nationwide.
Reuters continued to report today that the bill has seen considerable resistance in the House from the “Blue Dog Democrats;” fiscally conservative Democrats who oppose the plan based on its impending negative impact for “hospitals, doctors, and patients.” We also cannot forget the fabulous 19 pro-life Democrats, including Kathy Dahlkemper (PA-3), who sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week refusing to support the proposed plan unless it explicitly excludes abortion.
While these developments are promising, now is not the time to slacken our efforts to defeat this bill. Back in 2008, in his speech to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, President Obama stated that in his mind "reproductive care is essential care, basic care, so it is at the center, the heart of the [health care] plan that I propose." When asked for clarification later, an Obama spokesman said that reproductive care included abortion. If this bill passes, Americans will be forced to pay for abortions nationwide for years to come! The damage to the pro-life cause will be nearly impossible to undo for years to come.
Don’t forget to tell your Representatives to ban the funding of abortion as they work through this bill. Abortion hurts American women and kills 1.3 million baby Americans in the womb each year. Tell Congress you don’t want tax dollars to pay for abortions!
