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For immediate release:
Thursday, September 23, 2010
National Right to Life commends House
Republican "Pledge to America"
to repeal Obama health law and
permanently bar federal funds for abortion
September 23, 2010
WASHINGTON --
The National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the
nationwide federation of right-to-life
organizations, commended U.S. House Republican
leaders for including critical pro-life
priorities in the "Pledge to America" action
plan that is being released today.
The "Pledge to
America" outlines a plan of action that the
Republican leaders say they will pursue if
Republicans win majority control of the House in
the November 2 general election. The action
plan includes a pledge to repeal and replace the
recently enacted Obama health care law. It also
includes pledges to "establish a government-wide
prohibition on taxpayer funding of abortion and
subsidies for insurance coverage that includes
abortion," and to "enact into law conscience
protections for health care providers, including
doctors, nurses, and hospitals."
"We welcome the
Republican leadership's commitment to repeal and
replace the Obama health care law, which is a
top priority for the pro-life movement because
that law, when fully implemented, would result
in the rationing of lifesaving medical
treatments, and
an array of federal subsidies for abortion
as well," said NRLC Legislative Director Douglas
Johnson. "In addition, a permanent
government-wide prohibition on federal funding
of abortion is long overdue, and we applaud the
inclusion of that legislation in this action
plan."
The
legislation referred to is the No Taxpayer
Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 5939), an
NRLC-backed bill introduced by Congressman
Chris Smith (R-NJ) on July 29, which already
has
175 co-sponsors.
"National Right
to Life commends House Republican Leader John
Boehner, Republican Whip Eric Cantor,
Congressman Kevin McCarthy (R-Ca.), Congressman
Peter Roskam (R-Il.), and the others who are
responsible for producing an action plan that
includes these critical pro-life
components," Johnson concluded.
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