Identical Stupak Amendment to be Introduced & Schaumburg Planned Parenthood Express clinic will be closing

UPDATE: Identical Stupak Amendment to be Introduced The Stupak abortion coverage ban that passed the House of Representatives last month is headed for the Senate. Republican Senator Orrin Hatch and Democratic Senator Ben Nelson are planning to introduce an amendment to the Senate health care reform bill that is virtually identical to the Stupak amendment. With both Republican and Democratic support for this damaging amendment, it is entirely possible that the resulting health care reform legislation will eliminate access to private health insurance coverage of abortion.  See article: Sen. Nelson: I Won't Support a Health Bill Without Stupak Language for more information.  Today, pro-choice activists from around the country are gathering on Capitol Hill to lobby against the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, which as you know bans government money from funding abortions in the  U.S. House passed version health care reform legislation. The event is being sponsored by the Feminist Majority Foundation and co-sponsored by the usual suspects: Planned Parenthood, NOW, NARAL, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, ACLU, and many others. You see, the other side is scared. They know that passing pro-life amendments like Stupak-Pitts in health care reform legislation will take money out of the pockets of the abortion industry giant, Planned Parenthood. And as abortion facilities continue to close and the number of Americans who oppose abortion rises (a recent CNN poll reported that 63% of Americans oppose abortion), Planned Parenthood knows they are going to need federal funding of abortion to keep afloat. Today, we need Capitol Hill to hear your pro-life voice now more than ever.  Please call your senators TODAY and tell them that government funding of abortions is NOT healthcare and they should oppose it at all costs.  Click here for contact information on your senators. Also: Schaumburg Planned Parenthood Express clinic will be closing STOPP researcher Marie Hahnenberg has discovered that the Schaumburg, Illinois, Planned Parenthood express facility will be closing January 14, 2010, after six years in business.   Phone:  847-839-1600 to hear this message."Closing this facility was a difficult decision, but one we had to make to ensure we are able to serve the needs of all patients in the Chicagoland area," says the facility's recorded message. In an apparent frenzy to reduce its inventory and make some quick money, the facility is offering a buy-one, get-one-free deal on birth control pills, emergency contraception, the NuvaRing, the patch and condoms. Since PP increases the cost of its contraceptives fourfold, the affiliate still stands to reap a hefty profit from its two-for-one sale.