Call to Action

Keep Abortion Funding Out of Healthcare Reform

Contact these legislators and urge them to oppose the pro-abortion Senate-passed health care bill or any other bill that does not contain the Stupak Amendment!

As we all know, the House may soon consider the Senate Health Care bill that is littered with pro-abortion language that includes federal mandates and subsidies for abortion. Even proponents who once voted for or advocated for passage of the House health care reform bill concede that the abortion language in the Senate bill is a deal-breaker that cannot be reconciled. Now our attention needs to be focused on the House as they may consider taking up the bill as soon as next week. House lawmakers that are considering voting for the Senate bill need to know that the bill they are about to vote on contains a long list of abortion policy problems that make their upcoming vote the most consequential on life issues since Roe v. Wade.

An NRLC synopsis describes seven separate pro-abortion components in the 2,407-page Senate bill, including provisions that would allow direct federal funding of abortion, federal subsidies to help purchase private insurance that covers abortion, and federal regulations that would expand access to abortion.

Please contact House members to oppose the Senate Health Care bill. Here is a list of members that comes from the House and Senate Republican Whip Offices who “believe House passage of the Senate’s health care bill will ultimately be decided by the 37 remaining House Democrats who voted NO to a government take-over last November, and the following 21 House Democrats who originally voted YES, but may now be on the fence…” - Michael Arcuri (NY)

- Marion Berry (AR)
- Tim Bishop (NY)
- Dennis Cardoza (CA)
- Chris Carney (PA)
- Jim Costa (CA)
- Joe Donnelly (IN)
- Steve Driehaus (OH)
- Brad Ellsworth (IN)
- Gabrielle Giffords (AZ)
- Baron Hill (IN)
- Paul Hodes (NH)
- Dan Maffei (NY)
- Harry Mitchell (AZ)
- Bill Owens (NY)
- Earl Pomeroy (ND)
- Mark Schauer (MI)
- Kurt Schrader (OR)
- Zach Space (OH)
- Dina Titus (NV)
- Charlie Wilson (OH)

You can find the 37 House Democrats who originally voted AGAINST the House Health Care Bill last year at this link. Here you can see how 100 of the most likely Democrat swing members reacted when asked to go on record with their position.

Below you can see some must-read news and analysis on how funding for abortion is becoming the central issue in this debate:

“Any House member who votes for the Senate health bill is casting a career-defining pro-abortion vote” Memo by National Right to Life.
“Stupak: There’s No Deal, And I Won’t Agree to a Promise to Fix the Bill in the Future” by John McCormack in the Weekly Standard.
“Abortion is bill’s remaining hurdle” by Patrick O’Connor in the Politico.
“Pelosi says House has votes for healthcare if vote were held today” by Michael O’Brien in the Hill.
“How Pelosi will game the Stupak 12” by Marc Thiessen in the Washington Post.
“Representatives Should Not be Fooled: ‘Yes’ Vote on Senate Healthcare Bill Betrays Constituents” Abortion Funding Poll by Susan B. Anthony List.
“Abortion Coverage in President Obama’s Health Care Reform Bill” WebMemo by the Heritage Foundation.
“Will the Democrats’ ‘Go It Alone’ Approach to Health Care Work” Memo by Sen. Jon Kyl and Rep. Eric Cantor.
“Fact Check: Abortion Fix” by Senate Republican Communications Center.
“Abortion Funding in the Senate Health Care Reform Bill” by the USCCB.
“Eight Reasons Abortion Is in the Health Care Overhaul” by FRC Action.
“Abortion and the Health Bill: There is no middle ground. Either taxpayers will fund it or they won’t” by Dr. Charmaine Yoest at AUL.
“Bishops Call Senate Health Care Reform Bill ‘Deficient,’ Essential Changes Needed Before Moving Forward”