By Dave Andrusko

Part Two looks at the rationing components of Senate Majority Leader Reid's health care restructuring bill. Part three is a fascinating examination of the use of MRI's to map the brains of unborn children.. Please send your comments on and or all parts to daveandrusko@gmail.com.  If you'd like, follow me on http://twitter.com/daveha.

"Health care reform is a signature issue for Democrats, but the attempt to overhaul the nation's health system has pitted liberals against centrists, exposing fissures 11 months before the 2010 midterm elections."
     -- CNN, December 11

"Overall, 44% of voters say they at least somewhat approve of the President's performance. That's the lowest level yet measured for this president. Previously, his overall approval rating had fallen to 45% twice, once in early September and once in late November. Fifty-five percent (55%) now disapprove."
     -- Rasmussen Reports, December 14

Pro-abortion Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid

If pro-abortion Democrats in the Senate are able to ram through a holiday gift to Planned Parenthood, it wouldn't be because they didn't know the public is opposed to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's bill and that this opposition is growing.

A narrow majority of Americans opposed the Senate Health care restructuring proposal a couple of weeks ago--49% to 46%. But two recent polls found growing resistance.

In its poll CNN described the Senate measure as "a bill that would major changes in the country's health care system." A whopping 61% opposed to only 36% who approved. Fox News' poll found 57% opposed to only 34% in favor.

Everyone is taking their best guess when the decision point may come in the Senate on the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (H.R. 3590). (See also, Part Two.) For example, earlier today, appearing on "Imus in the Morning, Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, said, "I think this week will be pretty determinative of how this thing comes out."

Pro-Life Congressman Bart Stupak

NRLC is strongly in opposition. Whereas pro-lifers were able to pass the Stupak-Pitts amendment in the House version, 240-194, the Senate equivalent (Nelson-Hatch) lost 54-45.

Both had the same intent: to prevent the proposed new government health insurance program -- the "public option" -- from paying for abortions, and also to prevent federal funds from being used to subsidize the purchase of private health plans that pay for elective abortion.

Your help is indispensable, more crucial than ever. Please telephone the offices of your two U.S. senators. The Washington offices of all U.S. senators can be reached through the Capitol Switchboard, 202-224-3121 (just tell the operator the name of your senator OR the name of your state).

Please note: In order for a bill to be sent to the House for further consideration, or to a House-Senate conference committee to be reconciled with the House-passed bill, it must first receive the support of at least 60 senators (out of 100) on what is call a "cloture vote" to end debate. If the Reid bill fails to achieve 60 votes for cloture, it will die in the Senate.

When you call, urge your two U.S. senators Urge to oppose the Reid health care bill (H.R. 3590), and to oppose "cloture."

To keep current on rapidly changing events, visit http://www.nrlactioncenter.com and http://powellcenterformedicalethics.blogspot.com.

Part Two
Part Three