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Dear Friend,
Yesterday,
while Americans United for Life Action was busy fighting for you in the final
hours of the vote for the House health care bill, Planned Parenthood sent an
urgent e-mail of desperation trying to rally pro-choice activists to help them
fight the pro-life Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts-Kaptur-Dahlkemper-Lipinski-Smith
Amendment.
What they
didn’t account for is that YOU have been an incredible champion for life over
these past few months by vigorously contacting Congress through phone calls,
e-mails, letters and district office visits. That teamwork led to a remarkable victory.
The
pro-life Democrats and Republicans took a stand for the sanctity of life by passing
the Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts-Kaptur-Dahlkemper-Lipinski-Smith
Amendment on a vote of 240 to 194. This amendment prohibits the use of federal dollars to fund abortion in health
care.
This victory is a
step toward a future where both
political parties
defend Life.
But one
victory does not mean the battle is won.
Yesterday’s
rhetoric from the Democratic leadership indicates an intention to subvert
the bipartisan pro-life majority. We
are deeply concerned that Democratic leadership intends to undermine this
victory that reflects the will of an overwhelming majority of Americans.
The
battle will move quickly over to the Senate.
We all have to take a deep breath and refocus our efforts toward watching
the final language of the Senate bill to ensure that pro-life protections
remain in the final health care bill.
While we
applaud the passage of the Stupak-Pitts amendment, serious concerns about H.R.
3962 remain. The Rules Committee did not
permit amendments to address concerns about conscience protection, the use of
comparative effectiveness research and end of life provisions. (See our legal
team’s analysis on the AUL blog.)
We must
keep a watchful eye on Congress in the coming days and weeks to make sure the health
care bill contains pro-life protections. Every moment that you took to wait on
the line to talk to your Congressmen, write an e-mail or letter, you helped protect
the sanctity of life.
Thank you for standing strong with us in showing
Congress that Real Health Care Respects Life!
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For Life,
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.
President & CEO
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P.S. Please help us continue fighting the rest of the
health care reform fight in the U.S. Senate through supporting our efforts to
protect and defend life by following
this link to a secure donation page.
P.S.S.
Please thank Members of Congress who stood with us in achieving a strong
pro-life bipartisan victory. You can view the
list of votes here.
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