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Rosary16

PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:40 pm
If so, read this urgent message:
Today, Congress is back in session and although they are focusing on economic amendments right now, eventually they will get to voting on the Freedom of Choice Act, a.k.a. FOCA. At first glance, FOCA looks like Roe vs. Wade the sequel. However, this pro-abortion bill has an agenda even more sinister than Roe vs. Wade. The information about to be disclosed is information they won't tell you in the fine print. Here is what would happen if this bill passes:

The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) would eliminate every restriction on abortion nationwide.
FOCA will do away with state laws on parental involvement, on partial birth abortion, and on all other protections.
FOCA will compel taxpayer funding of abortions.
FOCA will force faith-based hospitals and healthcare facilities to perform abortions.


Unfortunately, there's more:

This would eradicate state and federal laws that the majority of Americans support, such as:
Bans on Partial Birth Abortion
Requirements that women be given information about the risks of getting an abortion
Only licensed physicians can perform abortions
Parents must be informed and give consent to their minor daughter's abortion
FOCA would erase these laws and prevent states from enacting similar protective measures in the future.


Basically, it would hold pro-lifers, conservatives, and religious American (Catholic, Christian, Jewish, etc) hostage to a radical agenda and because religious hospitals would be sued if they refuse a woman an abortion on demand, they would shut down to avoid a lawsuit, let alone performing an abortion. Pro-life organizations such as the Right To Life Commitee, the AUL, etc. would be in trouble, as well. No one should be held hostage for the benefit of another group. That's not constitutional!
But there is a way to fight FOCA. There is a website called www.fightfoca.com and on it, you can sign a petition against FOCA. You still have time to do it because the FightFOCA petition will be sent to Congress soon. There is no age limit. Just scroll to the bottom of the site and you will see a box where you have to sign your first and last name, your email, etc. So far, the petition has 476,780 signatures and the numbers just keep growing. If you want to save the babies, if you're someone who believes in true freedom and that no one should be forced to compromise their beliefs, go to www.fightfoca.com TODAY and please, please, PLEASE with cherry on top, sign the petition! The babies will thank you!
God bless!  
PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:30 pm
Just insert one specific poison pill into this bill and it'll go down in flames in a Democratic congress. Amend the provisions with respect to this:

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Requirements that women be given information about the risks of getting an abortion


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Parents must be informed and give consent to their minor daughter's abortion


So that they also shield doctors from being sued when women suffer personal injury in abortions and were not given aforementioned consent. Simply put, trial lawyers are licking their lips thinking of all those brand spanking new cases they can sue for when patients who were ill-informed of the risks and/or under the age of consent are rendered sterile in an abortion procedure. Juries love to slap multi-million dollar judgements against these doctors. Throw in that provision, and the trial lawyers will be up in arms and the bill will fail. Signed, sealed, delivered. You will never win this matter on right to life terms with the current congress.  

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PostPosted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:53 pm
I've already gone around getting petitions for Right to Life of Michigan to prevent it from passing.  
PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:29 pm
This is horrifying legislation.  

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:51 pm
You said "abortion is already legal"

I merely was stating that some states do things the help prevent the abortion from being performed.  
PostPosted: Mon Jan 26, 2009 3:55 pm
Yeah, it is already legal. However, this makes it easier to access.  

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