We are but a few days away from the inaguration of Barak Hussein Obama as the next president of these United States. If he keeps his words to Planned Parenthood, his first act as president will be to sign into law the FREEDOM OF CHOICE ACT, H.R. 1964 and S1173 introduced on April 19, 2007 by Senator Barbara Boxer of California and Congressman Jerrold Nadler of New York. Both are democrats and introduced the legislation just hours after the Supreme Court had in GONZALES v. CARHART upheld a limited ban on partial-birth abortions. Congressman Nadler in a letter stated that" today, the Supreme Court declared open season on women's lives and their right to control their own bodies, their health and their destinies".

The bill reads as follows:

Sec. 4. INTERFERENCE WITH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROHIBITED.

(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.--It is the policy of the United States that every woman has the "fundamental right" to choose to bear a child, to terminate a pregnancy prior to fetal viability, or to terminate a pregnancy after fetal viability when necessary to protect the life or health of the woman.

(b) PROHIBTION OF INTERFERENCE.--A government may not---
(1) deny or interfere with a woman's right to choose---
(A) to bear a child;
(B) to terminate a pregnancy prior to viability; or
(C) to terminate a pregnancy after viability where termination is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman; or

(2) discriminate against the exercise of the rights set forth in paragraph (1) in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information.

(c) CIVIL ACTION--An individual aggrieved by a violation of this section may obtain appropriate relief (including relief against a goverment) in a civil action.

Section 6 applies(the act) " to every Federal, State, and local statute, ordinance, regulation, administrative order, decision, policy, practice, or other action enacted, adopted, or implemented before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act." viability is to be determined not by a standard but by the abortion physician.

Current legislation that would by nullified by this legislation includes the following:

----State abortion reporting requiremnts in all 50 states
----laws concerning parental notification (44 states)
----40 states restrict late abortions
----46 states provide protection for

physicians, nurses and other health care providers whose conscience would not allow them to participate in a procedure resulting in the abortion of an infant.

----27 states protect institutions that have similiar problems of conscience.
----the partial-birth bans would be lifted
----mandatory counselling providing the option of abortion along with other options would be nullified. Offering only abortion would be the norm.

These effects would be only a sampling of the consequences if the FREEDOM OF CHOICE ACT is passed. Passage would require government funding for abortion, no matter what the reason.
Hospitals and health care providers could not refuse to perform an abortion on the grounds of conscience. Many Catholic Hospitals would likely close because the church does not allow abortion performed at its hospitals. Federal funding currently coming to Catholic hospitals would be withheld forcing the hospitals into financial collapse. One third of all American hospitals are operated by the Catholic Church. The closing of even some of these hospitals would interfere with the quality of health care available to millions of Americans, especially charity patients.


Why are we concerned now when the legislation is nearly 2 years old and has still not been passed by Congress? The answer is found in President Elect Obama's promise to Planned Parenthood and in the dramatically increased number of pro-choice representatives and members of the Senate that were elected in November.

What can we do ? Contact your Senator and Congressman and express your concerns.
Alert fellow christians and pro life friends. Pray fervently. The lives of millions are at stake.