Action Alert

Urge your senators to demand that the Senate send the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act to President Bush!

Please read the story on page 1 of this edition about the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, which has passed the House of Representatives and is awaiting action in the Senate. Then, visit the NRLC Legislative Action Center at www.nrlc.org and send a free e-mail to each of your U.S. Senators, urging them to demand an immediate vote to send H.R. 4965 to President Bush for his signature.

You also can send messages to your U.S. senators by calling their offices through the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. In addition, for many senators you can obtain fax numbers and phone numbers for both their Washington and in-state offices at the NRLC Legislative Action Center.

Because of security concerns, there are now long delays in delivery and counting of regular mail. Therefore, e-mail, faxes, and phone calls are highly recommended.

In addition, Congress is in recess until after Labor Day. Many senators are making public appearances in their states during the month of August, and/or over the Labor Day weekend. Such appearances can provide an excellent opportunity to directly urge a senator to demand a vote on sending the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 4965) to President Bush for his signature.

Your message to senators should be along these lines:

I am strongly opposed to the brutal partial-birth abortion procedure. The House has already passed the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act (H.R. 4965) by an overwhelming margin, and President Bush is eager to sign this bill into law. I urge you to demand an immediate vote to send this bill to President Bush for his signature. If this bill is not enacted, it will be the Democratic leadership of the Senate that is entirely to blame.

Please oppose any attempts to kill this bill with procedural obstructions or with "killer amendments," such as the Durbin Amendment. The Durbin Amendment would allow partial-birth abortions without restriction before a baby has provably reached the point of "viability," and even after "viability" based on abortionists' assertions that the mother is at any degree of "risk" of health problems. This amendment is a complete sham, which would allow abortionists to perform partial-birth abortions even on babies who could easily survive independently of their mothers.

Please also take these steps:

* Urge your fellow citizens to communicate with the senators, too. Utilize newsletters, church bulletins, call-in radio shows, and other means to alert pro-life citizens to this crucial fight.

* Write letters or op-ed essays for local newspapers, highlighting the critical votes that senators will soon cast.

* If you obtain information on any senator's position (including information reported in the press), please forward it to NRLC by e-mail to Legfederal@aol.com (preferred), or by fax to (202) 347- 3668, or by regular mail to NRLC, Federal Legislation, 512-10th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. 20004-1401. Thank you!