Abortions Covered In Health Care Reform

This is another call to action i made to my Facebook group concerning the new health care bill.  Please help me get this message out by forwarding it to as many people as possible.

To view or join the group go here. http://www.facebook.com/chrisulery?ref=name#/group.php?gid=10168895951

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Hey everyone!
It’s been quite a while since i wrote all of you and i hope all of you are doing well! I’ve been on the road the majority of the summer and have been really busy and haven’t had a lot of time to write. It’s been a great summer tho, i hope it has been for you as well.

The reason i’m writing you now is because it is again a crucial point in our nation’s history and it is imperative that we as pro-life believers stand up to defend innocent lives. All that is required for evil to prosper is for good men (or women) to do nothing. How can we call ourselves Christians and refuse to take a stand and fight for the things that our precious Jesus holds dearest to His heart? We MUST make our voices heard!

If your wife/girlfriend/husband/boyfriend (whatever you have) was having the people they love threatened you would lay down your life to defend them. It is our responsibility as the bride of Christ to do the same for Him. The bottom portion of this email will explain to you how to take the steps to make a difference. It is an email copied and pasted from Bound4Life (http://bound4life.com/blog), Jay Sekulow (http://aclj.org/), and Don Wildmon (http://action.afa.net/). I would recommend getting on their mailing lists if you’re not already.

Please don’t just read this email and then delete it doing nothing. It is our responsibility to fight! Lives are literally at stake, don’t let their blood be on our hands! We can make a difference if we will choose to step out of our comfort zones to do so. If you don’t understand all the legal stuff that’s alright. You do understand that Congress is pushing for national healthcare coverage that includes mandatory coverage for abortions. As long as you make it clear that you want abortion services removed from mandatory coverage than that is all you need to understand. Just call them and say that. You don’t have to understand anything else to call. Besides, everything you would need to understand is included in the bottom portion of this email if you will just take the time to read it. The bill is a death decree.

As you read this you are feeling prompted to do something to make a difference. Don’t ignore that or say “Someone else will do it.” ALL of us are needed right now. The rest of this email will explain what you need to do. Forward this on, write blogs, send messages, start threads, etc, whatever it takes to get awareness out there about this issue. Martin Luther King Jr. said this, “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Let’s not be one of Jesus’ “silent friends.” TAKE ACTION NOW!

“Storm the gates ye proud and strong. Are we not invincible?”

Living to destroy God’s loneliness,
Chris Ulery
http://www.CHPHMinistries.com
http://www.ChrisUlery.com
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From Bound4 Life:

Bullying Blue Dogs: Rep Waxman Twists Arms and Morals

Time is now. There is a 39 day window to make a difference before Congress returns after Labor Day, September 8th 2009

Much prayer has gone up in recent weeks for the House Blue Dogs to take a stand against the taxpayer-funded abortion mandate in this current health care reform bill. When a proposed bi-partisan amendment to reinsert “Dornan Amendment” language (prevents tax dollars from paying for abortions) was repeatedly blocked in the Appropriations Committee, it became apparent to everyone in the pro-life movement that an ominous freight train of death was rolling into the nation with an agenda cleverly shielded from the eyes of the American people.

Negotiations
Then a glimmer of hope was seen last week when the seven Blue Dog Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee began to take a stand on the issue. There were negotiations over their concerns, but last Friday the meeting exploded in anger as the Blue Dogs walked out on the Committee meeting declaring to the media that Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) had been negotiating in bad faith. Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA) went on to say, “I’ve been lied to. We have not had legitimate negotiations. Mr. Waxman has decided to sever discussions with the Blue Dogs who are trying to make this bill work for America.”

A Seeming Step Forward
Yesterday, Thursday, July 30th 2009, the Energy and Commerce Committee allowed a vote on an amendment to the Health Care Bill stating:

Health care legislation moving through Congress may not impose requirements for coverage of abortion, except in limited cases.

Extraordinarily, the amendment passed, and things seemed positive for moment. But the step forward was to be short-lived. Despite objections Chairman Waxman invoked special House rules to FORCE THE AMENDMENT TO A SECOND VOTE late Thursday night only after putting pressure on a couple of the committee members. Rep. Zack Space (D-OH), who had not voted the first time, voted “NO” on the amendment, and Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) changed his yes vote to “NO” giving Waxman his 1-vote majority.The amendment to prevent your taxpayer dollars from funding abortion was defeated 30-29.

Battle Lines
This is an outrage but it serves a vital function. It exposes the fact that the upper echelon of House leadership has a clear agenda to advance and expand the abortion industry. It demonstrates that they will do whatever it takes to ensure it’s success. The White House has not ruled out government-funded abortions yet, and they will be hand-picking the panel of medical experts that will make the decision. The battle lines over taxpayer-funded abortion have been made abundantly clear. In spite of the fact that 71% of Americans oppose government-funded abortion, agenda-driven bureaucrats are doing everything they can to move the freight train of death forward and running over anything and anyone that dares to get in their way. This bill is designed to “bail out” Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry at a time when the majority of Americans self-identify as “pro-life.” Take action now during August Recess to stop this death agenda that would be the greatest expansion of abortion since Roe v Wade.

Take Action:
1. You must call your Representatives and Senators during Recess and attend town hall meetings to tell them NOT to support the current health care reform bill. Be sure to tell them that you don’t want taxpayer-funded abortion.
2. California, Tennessee and Ohio residents should call Rep. Waxman, Rep. Gordon and Rep. Space to let them know that:
A. You don’t want your tax dollars to pay for abortion in a government take-over of health care, and…
B. They made the WRONG decision in voting in Committee to support it. (Tell Waxman he should not have undone the “YES” vote on the amendment. Tell Gordon he should not have changed his vote.)

1. Henry Waxman- (323) 651-1040 CA, (202) 225-3976 DC
2. Bart Gordon- (202) 225-4231
3. Zack Space- (202) 225-6265

3. Pray for the Blue Dogs. NOTE: Not all of them are pro-life.
A. Pray for boldness to stand up against political pressure seeking to advance the abortion agenda and undermine their conscience.
B. Pray that they would have a revelation of the sanctity of human life in the womb and fight to defend it.

4. Pray that the voice of Planned Parenthood would be silenced in the halls of Congress and that the will of the Lord would be clearly heard.

Take A Stand

Folks, retweets and email forwards aren’t enough! You must aggressively start to talk about this yourself. Start your own discussions, your own Facebook threads, MySpace bulletins and blogs, letters to your local newspaper editors and comments on political blogs. Attend town hall meetings with your Representatives and engage in public debate. Talk to your pastor. Address your church. Organize church prayer groups. The time is NOW. You have 39 days to make a difference before Congress returns after Labor Day on September 8th.

READY, SET, GO!

Matt Lockett
Director- Bound4LIFE & JHOP DC

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From American Center for Law & Justice:

As a committed member of the ACLJ, I urge you to take a bold stand today on behalf of life by contacting your Senators immediately.

As you know, Congress is pushing for national healthcare coverage that includes mandatory coverage for abortions. As a result, abortion would be considered a ”health benefit” in both government and private insurance plans … that’s EVERY health insurance plan in America, including YOURS.

This is reprehensible! The American Center for Law and Justice is demanding that Congress insert a critical exemption – REMOVE abortion services from mandatory coverage. And we need you to take action by getting personally involved!

Stand with the ACLJ to keep abortion services out of national healthcare legislation. Call Senator Pryor and Senator Lincoln immediately at the numbers we’ve provided for you below.

Decisions about this issue in the coming weeks are essential to the future of the pro-life movement – and, more importantly, the millions of unborn babies killed as a result of any insurance-covered abortion.

So make your voice heard today. Without a specific exemption, abortion will be a part of mandatory coverage under universal healthcare.

Uphold the sanctity of life! Call Sen. Pryor and Sen. Lincoln today and urge them to keep abortion services out of national healthcare legislation. Thank you.

* Senator Mark Pryor: (202) 224-2353
* Senator Blanche Lincoln: (202) 224-4843

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From American Family Association – Don Wildmon:

My friend Gary Bauer has proposed some questions for you to ask your Senators and Representative about ObamaCare. I’m asking all AFA supporters to get a group together and go to your Senators and Representative offices and ask these questions. Most Senators and Representatives have Townhall meetings in their district during their August break. Get the schedule and attend the meetings. Urge others to do the same. Have different groups at different locations to ask these questions to make sure the Congressman is consistent.

Here are Gary’s recommendations. Yesterday, President Obama conceded that there probably won’t be a vote on healthcare reform until “the end of September or the middle of October.” That means you have August to attend town hall meetings with your representative and senators, stop by their congressional offices, write letters to the editor and educate your friends and family members about the dangers of socialized medicine. To help you in that effort, we’ve produced a short list of key concerns and questions, which are copied below. Please share this report with like-minded folks and those who may be undecided and willing to listen. Thank you for everything you do to defend our shared values in your community!

1. ABORTION
Pro-choice groups, like NARAL and Planned Parenthood, are demanding that abortion be covered in any healthcare reform bill. In a recent interview with Politico, Laurie Rubiner, vice president for public policy and advocacy at Planned Parenthood, defends this demand by saying, “the alternative would be slashing benefits for millions of women who currently have [private] coverage for abortions…” In addition, key administration officials refuse to rule out abortion coverage. When asked on Fox News Sunday whether taxpayer money would go to pay for abortions, White House Budget Director Peter Orszag replied, “I am not prepared to say explicitly that right now. It’s obviously a controversial issue, and it’s one of the questions that is playing out in this debate.”

Pro-life senators on the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee forced a roll call vote on the issue when Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) attempted to add an amendment to the healthcare bill that would, in her words, “include women’s health clinics that provide comprehensive services…deemed medically necessary or appropriate.” She admitted that such “health clinics” would include Planned Parenthood. The pro-life amendment to prohibit funding of abortion lost 11-to-12.

Question for your Congressmen: Will you oppose any healthcare reform bill that uses my tax dollars to pay for abortions?