At a time when American taxpayers are trying to stretch their dollar as far as possible due to lost or diminished jobs, home foreclosures, rising food prices and the declining economy, President Barack Obama and abortion industry allies in Congress would mandate taxpayer funding of abortion. You and I will be paying for abortions.
The government does not have the right to force us taxpayers to pay for someone else's abortion, whether we are pro- or anti-abortion. Tell Congress to vote against the healthcare bill unless precise language is included that stops taxpayers from funding abortions. Tell the House of Representatives to vote against any rule proposed by the Committee on Rules does not allow an explicit vote on the Pitts-Stupak Amendment. The Pitts-Stupak Amendment specifically includes language to prohibit taxpayer dollars being spent on abortions.
I also want to mention that a majority of Americans -- 63 percent -- support conscience protection rules, which protects doctors, nurses and other medical workers should they choose not to perform a medical procedure, like abortion, to which they are morally opposed. Conscience protections are not currently in the healthcare legislation. The Pitts-Stupak Amendment also includes conscience protection for medical workers. This is the second reason to tell the House of Representatives to vote for the Pitts-Stupak Amendment.
-- Dr. Mary Pat Huxley, Ventura