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Another pro-life group has set its sights this new year on repeal of ObamaCare and federal funding of abortion.
Americans United for Life sees opportunities for the pro-life movement with conservative leadership returning to the U.S. House of Representatives. So does the group Susan B. Anthony List. Former Colorado Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave of Votes Have Consequences, a division of the Susan B. Anthony List, tells OneNewsNow that voters spoke loudly last November.
"Well, everybody's been sworn in [for the 112th session of Congress], and I think the message that was sent by the American people in the election of 2010 ought to be remembered as these folks get to work," says Musgrave.
The first message sent to Congress by the people, says the former member of the House, is repeal of the healthcare reform law. "[Along with passage of] two signature pieces of legislation carried by pro-life heroes Chris Smith [of New Jersey] and Dan Lipinski [of Illinois] and Mike Pence [of Indiana] that would stop government funding of abortion," she adds. [Editor's note: Smith and Lipinski are sponsors of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act; Pence is sponsoring the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act.]
The pro-life spokeswoman explains that repeal of the healthcare law, Barack Obama's signature piece of legislation from his first two years in office, would mean restoration of conscience protections for people in the medical health field, including pharmacists.
The House is expected to vote today (Friday) on a resolution to move forward with repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the formal name for the healthcare bill. If that passes, a vote on the law's repeal is expected as soon as Wednesday next week.
Musgrave contends it is time for pro-life voters to contact their elected representatives. "Everett Dirksen once said: 'When I feel the heat, I see the light,'" she quotes. "And we want this 112th Congress to feel the heat of pro-life Americans around this country."
Dirksen served the state of Illinois in both houses of Congress -- 16 years in the House, then 19 years in the Senate. In 1966, he introduced a constitutional amendment that would have permitted public school administrators to provide for organized prayer by students. It fell far short of the two-thirds vote needed.
Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
Publish Date: January 7, 2011
