Abortion

The U.S. House on Friday rejected an amendment that sought to strip Planned Parenthood of taxpayer funding.

The Pence Amendment was voted down 247 to 183.

"It's despicable that once again Congress has voted to fund this deadly organization," said Family Research Council President Tony Perkins in a statement. "The vast majority of Americans do not want taxpayers’ dollars going to abortion organizations. more >>

Over 36,000 Americans joined a last-minute nationwide webcast Thursday to hear from more than a dozen top-level pro-life leaders about the massive effort to mandate taxpayer-funded abortions as part of a proposed trillion-dollar healthcare takeover.

“As a candidate, President Obama said he wanted to make abortions rare. This health care proposal gives the lie to that statement,” said Tom Minnery, vice president of Government and Public Policy for Focus on the Family.

“Obviously, we all know what is taxed, what is subsidized, what tax money is used for will expand. If abortions are subsidized, we’ll get many thousands more abortions. Many thousands of unborn children will die if abortion is covered in these regulations,” he added. more >>

A Catholic nurse who was forced against her will to assist in a late-term abortion procedure has filed a lawsuit against New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital.

With the legal help of Alliance Defense Fund, Cathy Cenzon-DeCarlo filed the complaint with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday.

Federal law states that hospitals that receive tax dollars cannot under any circumstances force employees to participate in abortion procedures. more >>

One of the most prominent leaders in the progressive evangelical movement is hailing a new “common ground” bill as a “good and wise piece of legislation” that addresses both how best to prevent unwanted pregnancies and support pregnant women who desire to carry their baby to term.

“The bill demonstrates how searching for common ground can lead to higher ground, in ways that both sides of the debate can embrace,” commented the Rev. Jim Wallis, president of the progressive Christian network Sojourners.

“It could lead to genuine progress in reducing the number of abortions and improving the quality of life for women and children - all by addressing the real issues that lead to abortion,” he added. more >>

Christian and pro-life groups are sounding the alarm over hidden abortion coverage in the already deeply contentious health care bill.

Dr. Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention – the nation’s largest Protestant denomination – declared on Tuesday that “all pro-life Americans need to speak out and speak out now” about the health care bills being considered by Congress.

The conservative Christian leader warned that the current health care reform bill could “open the door” to the “greatest expansion of government subsidized abortions in our nation’s history.” more >>