Posted by
Bowe Hoy on Saturday, November 22, 2008 10:14:53 PM
The National Right to Life Committee is coordinating a petition drive to stop the so-called Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). FOCA is being aggressively pushed by abortion supporters and will most likely hit the Senate floor at the next session in January. Barack Obama, speaking to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, July 17, 2007 said the following: "The first thing I'd do as president is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. That's the first thing that I'd do."
The petition reads as follows:
THE NATIONAL PETITION TO STOP THE FEDERAL NO-LIMITS-ON-ABORTION BILL
To All U.S. Senators and U.S. House Members: We urge you to reject the so-called "Freedom of Choice Act" (FOCA).
This is a proposed federal law that would:
- make the brutal partial-birth abortion method legal again.
- require tax funding of abortion on demand, even when used as a method of birth control.
- nullify all state limits on abortion, including laws requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor.
President-elect Obama has endorsed the enactment of the FOCA
FOCA is an extremely dangerous bill and pro-lifers everywhere need to step up to stop it from becoming law. We need to notify our community about FOCA and give people the opportunity to voice their opposition to it. I am convinced that a significant majority of people will oppose FOCA once they realize how blatantly radical and far-reaching it is. This petition is an excellent way to empower people from our community to make a difference. Through it we can make our voices heard loud and clear, communicating to our congressional representatives that many people (I believe a significant majority) oppose this bill.