Dear AAPLOG Colleage: Re: the Blair House healthcare summit today, we want you to have clear, concise information on the tax-funded abortion issues. Here is the best we can offer: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said, “the law of the land is there is no public funding of abortion, and there is no public funding of abortion in these bills, and I don’t want our listeners or viewers to get the wrong impression.” On the other hand, Family Resource Council Action reports: The President is ignoring the pro-life victory in the House which passed the Stupak-Pitts amendment. This measure guarantees that the federal government does not pay for abortions. It was supported by 64 Democrats and all Republicans but one. The current bill contains a pseudo-compromise on abortion funding that violates the principles of the Hyde amendment – the landmark legislation that for 30 years has prevented government funding for private insurance plans that cover abortion. It also calls for $11 billion for community health centers with no restrictions on funding abortions, mandates so-called “preventative” services for women including abortion, reauthorizes the Indian Health Act without abortion funding restrictions, and creates a national plan run by the Office of Personnel Management to contract with plans that include abortion. AAPLOG says: You decide where the truth lies. And make your views known to your congresspersons: Do you want tax funding for abortions? To write your U.S. Representative, go to: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml To write your U.S. Senators, got to: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm Fill in the prompts, write your message. Send. Done. Jdc/aaplog
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