Call to Action

As we approach the year two thousand and ten, we approach the year of the Personhood Amendment. With activity in 32 states, at least one is likely to pass, but fight vigorously anyway to make sure.

But don't let this very important issue mak e you loose track of the bigger picture. Fight for the unborn, yes, but also fight for the poor, the young, the old, the gay, women, et cetera. Fight for free speech, freedom of religion, for the separation of church and state, for school reform, for a more reasonable language (Esperanto), for a more reasonable numeral system (dozenal), and for logical arguments.

Fight against euphemisms, restrictions on freedom, and unequal treatment.

Lighting a fire under the anti-abortion movement

I've always been opposed to abortion intellectually, but things like the Grantham Collection and Justice [f]or All exhibit have really got me invested emotionally.

WARNING: Graphic images. But remember that this is common, completely legal, and defended vigorously by many well-meaning people.

Alert: Stupak Condemns Amendment

Join Bart Stupak in Condemning Pro-Abortion Language

Dear _____, Today, the Senate approved an end to the debate on the Manager's Amendment that finalizes abortion funding in theSenate Health Care Reform Bill. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) praised the Senate bill, describing it as having "abortion language that is completely different from the House -- thank God." One thing is clear to me. Nancy Pelosi sees the chance to replace the pro-life Stupak-Pitts Amendment in the House with the pro-abortion Manager's Amendment. Tell your Senators and Representative to oppose any bill that includes this pro-abortion Manager's Amendment. Bart Stupak (D-MI) called the Manager's Amendment "unacceptable" and said, "We are going to hold firm and make sure that the Stupak-Pitts language stays when this amendment is brought back to us. We will not vote for the bill if that language is not there." If Nancy Pelosi strips the Stupak Amendment out of the HouseHealth Care Reform Bill and dares Bart Stupak to defeat the bill on the final vote, we need him to know that we have been with him every step of the way. Go here to tell your elected Members of Congress that anything less than the Stupak-Pitts Amendment is unacceptable. For Life, Marjorie Dannenfelser President, Susan B. Anthony List www.sba-list.org P.S. Tell Congress to reject the Manager's Amendment that forces taxpayers to fund health care plans that cover elective abortions.

"Clean Feed"

Okay, by now everyone knows that the Senate health care bill funds abortions but has otherwise been pussified to the point of being a giant handout to insurance corporations* (still a mandate to buy but no public option and not even the Medicare buy-in for those 55-64).

Maybe you haven't heard that Australia is considering across-the-board censorship on anything deemed "inappropriate".

*...and yet Republicans STILL are fighting against it!

Abortion coverage could be MANDATED!

Americans United for Life: Senate passes the pro-abortion Mikulski Amendment under the guise of preventive care

WASHINGTON, DC -- Today the Senate accepted the Mikulski (D-MD) amendment to the Senate health care bill by a vote of 61-39. The amendment does not explicitly require abortion coverage, but it also fails to explicitly exclude it. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) could categorize abortion as “preventive care,” and would therefore recommend coverage for abortion by all private plans. The recommendation would force private plans to offer abortion coverage, furthering the abortion lobby's agenda of mainstreaming abortion as health care.

Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest stated, “Abortion is not ‘preventive care.’ In this amendment, Sen. Mikulski apparently intends to expand abortion services under the guise of mandated preventive care. This deceptive tactic underscores the need for an amendment that explicitly prohibits the government from mandating that private insurance companies cover abortion under the guise of "preventive care.”

Senator Murkowski’s amendment would have ensured that abortion is not classified by the government as “preventive care” or as a “preventive service.” The Murkowski proposal was defeated 41 to 59.

Dr. Yoest added, “The Senate failed the first test to stop mandatory abortion coverage by voting against the Murkowski proposal. Senator Murkowski’s amendment would have prevented abortion from being categorized as ‘preventive care.’ It is critical that such language be added to the Senate health care reform bill. Otherwise, for the first time in history, the federal government could mandate that private insurance companies cover abortion."

To go to AUL’s analysis of the Mikulski v. Murkowski Amendment, click here.

AUL President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest and Staff Counsel Mary Harnedare available to provide further comment and analysis on the Mikulski Amendment and other women’s health issues in the health care bill. To arrange an interview, contact Heather Smith 202-270-9962 orHeather.Smith@aul.org.

About Americans United for Life

Americans United for Life (AUL) is the first national pro-life organization in America. In 1980, AUL successfully defended the Hyde Amendment before the U.S. Supreme Court in Harris v. McRae.

Take action! Save lives!

EDIT: It passed. ☹

Dear _____,

Remember the old phrase, When it rains, it pours?

Well, in the midst of this huge health care battle, Congress is attempting to sneak abortion funding into the District of Columbia through the 2010federal budget appropriations bill, an action that we know will lead to the loss of an additional 1,000 innocent unborn boys and girls every year.

Tell your elected representatives to reject this pro-abortion legislation.

We fought to shut down this bill all summer and now, with pro-lifers heavily engaged in the fight over the health care bill, Nancy Pelosi andHarry Reid are trying to sneak this legislation in right before the end of the year.

Pro-abortion leaders hope to break the longstanding policy of preventing federal funding of abortions without anyone noticing. The policies that the federal government adopts in our nation's capital often foreshadow policies they intend to adopt across the nation. I have news for Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid: we did not fight against this legislation all summer just to give up when unborn babies and their mothers need us the most.

Tell your representatives that they need to oppose this drastic departure from the current federal policy of banning taxpayers from funding elective abortions.

Already, half of all pregnancies in the District of Columbia end in abortion. According to recent estimates, this legislation will result in 1,000 more abortions every year -- funded by you and me.

Tell your representatives to draw a line in the sand and oppose this deadly legislation.

For Life,

Marjorie Dannenfelser
President, Susan B. Anthony List
www.sba-list.org

P.S. As 2009 comes to an end, many pro-abortion politicians are attempting to rush through unpopular legislation. Any contribution that you can afford will be put to use shutting down these pro-abortion legislative initiatives.

***URGENT!***: Nelson-Hatch Amendment

This post was going to be "Why Abortion is NOT a Reproductive Right", but I have URGENT news.

Contact your Senators and tell them to vote YES on the Nelson-Hatch Amendment (the Senate's Pitts-Stupak).

Strategic Pro-Life Update

Senate Health Care Reform Bill Update

Dear [name],

I want to share with you some details about the reality of this health care reform bill.
The abortion issue is the Achilles heel of this terrible legislation.

That's why we need you to tell your Senator to block this pro-abortion bill.

The passage of the pro-life amendment championed by Bart Stupak (D-MI) in the House has thrown the pro-abortion Democrats into disarray. Diana DeGette (D-CO), the co-chair of the pro-choice caucus, has warned Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) that pro-abortion Representatives would rather defeat thehealth care bill than allow the Stupak Amendment to pass.

In other words, pro-abortion Democrats would rather risk the wholesale defeat of health care reform than allow a ban on abortion funding.

This will give a golden opportunity for a coalition of Republicans and pro-life Democrats to defeat the bill on final passage in the House of Representatives.

This is the reason that Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are so focused on attempting to include abortion funding in the Senate bill. From their perspective, the Stupak Amendment is a poison pill that must be removed in the Senate for health care reform to have any hope of passing in the House.

However, Ben Nelson (D-NE) has said he is drafting language like the Stupak Amendment on the floor of the Senate and is threatening to block the bill as long as it includes abortion funding.
Tell your Senators to stand with Ben Nelson on his decision to stop this legislation.
For Life,

Marjorie Dannenfelser
President, Susan B. Anthony List
www.sba-list.org
P.S. Donate today to help us continue our battle to defend life in Congress.


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Personhood Movement

Go here to find out how to protect human rights in your state. PersonhoodUSA may be a Christian organization, but personhood is a secular cause. Dr. King was a reverend. The abolitionists used religion in their arguments.

BREAKING NEWS! Calls needed NOW!

Moments ago, Planned Parenthood sent out a mass
e-mail blast to abortion supporters calling it an
EMERGENCY ...

... Here's what they're terrified of:

Late last night, the House leadership -- realizing
their health care reform bill didn't have the needed
votes while containing an abortion mandate -- agreed
to allow a vote today on the bi-partisan pro-life
amendment offered by Rep. Bart Stupak and Rep. Joe
Pitts that explicitly excludes government funding of
abortion in health care reform.

Your calls and e-mails made the difference to allow
for this amendment which could help to save millions
of lives from abortion -- and prevent Planned
Parenthood and the rest of the abortion industry from
receiving a massive government funded bailout!

Now, everything comes down to what's happening on the
House floor right now.

Planned Parenthood is begging abortion advocates to
call Congress now and "reject this attack..." by
demanding opposition to the Stupak/Pitts amendment.

If they succeed and the abortion mandate is not
removed from health care reform, Planned Parenthood
will be sending out a victory e-mail tomorrow -- and
preparing to ramp up its operations to handle the
largest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade.

Even if you have called before, it is critical that
you pick up the phone RIGHT NOW and tell your U.S.
Representative: "Remove abortion funding and mandates
from health care reform!"

If you know your Representative's name, call him or
her through the House switchboard at:

(202) 224-3121

If you need to look up your Representative's
information, go to:

http://tinyurl.com/yg6jot5

You've already demonstrated that the pro-life voice
can make a powerful impact.

Now, everything depends on today.

PLEASE CALL NOW!

For Life,

Stop the Abortion Mandate Coalition
http://www.StopTheAbortionMandate.com

P.S.- For more information and the latest updates,
visit http://www.StopTheAbortionMandate.com or read
the breaking news story from the New York Times at:

http://tinyurl.com/ybzv34g

Articles

There were a few WTF news stories, but there's one I want to call your attention to.

If any of my international readers live in Venezuela, here's your time to shine.

Insanity

This article made me so angry.

The school board president's email is here. Do with it as you please.

GET TO IT PRO-LIFERS

I look on Youtube and search for atheist videos. What do I find? A bunch of logically sound arguments in against the existence of a supreme deity. Sometimes dissecting, line-by-line, another video.

I search for pro-life videos what do I see? A bunch of videos with slow zooms and pans on pictures of babies overlaid with sappy music and titles like "Abortion? No; life is precious". Videos that just scream "Oh, look at me. I figured out how to use Windows Movie Maker!" Nobody cares you figured out the star wipe transition.

THEY'RE ALL PRACTICALLY THE SAME FREAKING VIDEO.

Pro-lifers, I know you're capable of it. Post more than touching slideshows and "from the heart" commentary.

SHOW NO MERCY!

Sue America

All of these anti-youth laws violate equal protection. Anyone interested in taking it to the SCotUSA?

Equality

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Those are the words this nation was built upon. I, too, believe, as Dr. King put it, "one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed". History is full of examples of groups gaining equality. However, we aren't quite there yet. The young, the poor, the LGBT community, the unborn, the foreigners, are all denied the equality and human dignity that they deserve as human beings.

I call to you today, on this random day in September, to stand up and fight for what's right!

Followup

Yesterday's post got me to thinkin'. How many of you would be interested in advocating a law that limits the number of hours a student can be required to work on schoolwork (dropping to zero on breaks, of course)?

You own yourself

Here's a shoutout to all my young readers.

The MPAA doesn't own your eyes. The schools don't own your time. The government has no business telling you what to wear, how to allot your time, when you can be outside, what you can say, what you can drink, where you can work, or anything else.

You are your own people. Not homework machines, not chore robots.

You are human beings like the rest of us.

Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Everyone, see if there's one nearby. Who says we don't care about women‽

Another CtA

Been a while since I myself delivered a Call to Action.

It's August recess. If you happen to be going* to a Town Hall, please bring up how abortion is antithetical to healthcare.

*If you go just because of this blog, I'll be surprised. ♥☺♥

National Debt

If we pay it up, we can impose long-overdue sanctions on China's repressive dictatorial regime.

BTW, China is NOT communist.