July 23, 2009 5:18 PM
Stop the Abortion Mandate - webcast 7/23 9 pm Eastern
"Help block one of the greatest threats to human life since the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision imposed abortion on America..."
Join the URGENT nationwide webcast event on Thursday, July 23, to prevent Washington D.C. bureaucrats and abortion industry lobbyists from forcing YOU to pay for abortions
Pro-Life Friends,
Sound the alarm!
Powerful abortion industry lobbyists and Wasington, D.C., politicians have just launched a massive effort to mandate taxpayer-funded abortions as part of their proposed trillion-dollar healthcare takeover.
This political power-grab is an effort to implement one of the cornerstones of the "Freedom of Choice Act" (FOCA), and could lead to a massive abortion industry bailout -- something the overwhelming majority of Americans oppose, and certainly cannot afford in these tough economic times.
Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion chain, received more than $350 million in taxpayer funding last year and ended the year with a $112 million surplus.
Now they want EVEN MORE!
It is unthinkable that -- at a time when American taxpayers are trying to stretch their dollars as far as possible, jobs are being lost, homes are foreclosed, food prices are on the rise, and the economy continues to decline -- the abortion industry's allies in Congress are trying to mandate taxpayer funding of abortion.
Under the proposed takeover, virtually every American will eventually be in a health plan that mandates abortion coverage. These heinous measures could also force honorable medical providers to violate their consciences and perform abortions -- or risk losing their jobs.
Simply stated, this abortion mandate must be STOPPED!
Learn what's at stake -- and discover how
to STOP this abortion mandate in its tracks
You are invited to participate in a one-time-only LIVE webcast event this Thursday, July 23,
at 9 PM Eastern (6 PM Pacific, 7 PM Mountain, 8 PM Central.)
The live event will be approximately 70 minutes long. If you have access to the Internet -- even with a dial-up connection -- you can listen in on the live webcast audio and ask questions.
During this nationwide event, you will discover:
- The shocking facts about the sweeping legislation that the political power brokers are trying to ram through before Congress goes on summer recess...
- The devastating implications of the proposed mandates -- facts the abortion industry doesn't want Americans to hear...
- Why respected leaders, national organizations, and pro-life people are joining together in record numbers to challenge this attempted power-grab...
- The exact action steps YOU can take to make a difference at this crucial moment...
- ... And much more!
Presenters for the nationwide webcast
In an historic display of unity, pro-life and pro-family organizations are joining together for the Stop The Abortion Mandate webcast. During the event you will hear from nationally known and respected leaders including...
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DR. JAMES DOBSON, Focus on the Family James C. Dobson, Ph.D., is founder and chairman emeritus of Focus on the Family, a non-profit organization that produces his internationally syndicated radio programs, heard on over 3,000 radio facilities in North America and in 27 languages in approximately 4,130 additional facilities in over 160 other countries. His commentaries are heard by more than 220 million people daily. |
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DR. CHARMAINE YOEST, Americans United for Life Dr. Yoest is President & CEO of Americans United for Life, the first national pro-life organization in the nation, whose legal strategists have been involved in every pro-life case before the United States Supreme Court since Roe v. Wade. Dr. Yoest has appeared on all of the major networks and cable outlets and testified at the Supreme Court nomination hearings for Judge Sotomayor. |
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TONY PERKINS, Family Research Council Tony Perkins is President of the Family Research Council where he has launched new initiatives to affirm and defend the Judeo-Christian values that this nation is founded upon. He is a former member of the Louisiana legislature where he served for eight years, and he is recognized as a legislative pioneer for authoring measures like the nation's first Covenant Marriage law. |
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FR. FRANK PAVONE, Priests for Life Fr. Pavone is National Director of Priests for Life, President of the National Pro-life Religious Council, and the National Pastoral Director of Rachel's Vineyard, the world's largest ministry of healing after abortion. He travels throughout the country preaching and teaching against abortion. He produces programs regularly for religious and secular radio and television networks. |
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MARJORIE DANNENFELSER, Susan B. Anthony List Marjorie is an original organizer of the SBA List, and serves as the organization's President and Chairman of the Board. She directs the group's mission, is the chief strategist, and serves as its primary spokeswoman. She regularly appears on radio shows around the country and publishes opinion pieces in the National Catholic Register, National Review Online, Townhall.com, and many periodicals. |
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DOUGLAS JOHNSON, National Right to Life Committee Douglas Johnson serves as legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC). A veteran of the battles against the "Freedom of Choice Act" and other threats, he says that the proposed healthcare bills "threaten to produce the greatest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade." Johnson will offer his perspective from the front lines of this battle now being waged.. |
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WENDY WRIGHT, Concerned Women for America Wendy is President of Concerned Women for America, the nation's largest public policy women's organization. She promotes legislation and international policies that are beneficial to women and families, briefs congressional and presidential staff on pro-family issues, and trains grassroots activists. She is frequently interviewed in national media on moral, social and political issues. |
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TOM MINNERY, Focus on the Family Tom is senior vice president of Government and Public Policy for Focus on the Family. His staff produces Citizen magazine, a monthly issues magazine; Family News in Focus, a daily information and analysis radio program broadcast; Teachers in Focus magazine; Boundless, an online "webzine" for college students; and Citizen Issues Alert, a weekly fax on hot issues. |
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KRISTEN DAY, Democrats for Life Kristen is the Executive Director of Democrats For Life of America and oversees all operations of the Washington, D.C. office. She speaks on behalf of women and pro-life Democrats and has been featured as a guest on radio talk shows like NPR's Talk of the Nation, the G. Gordon Liddy Show and has appeared on FOX News and Good Morning America and many other media outlets. |
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CONGRESSMAN CHRIS SMITH, U.S. House of Representatives Chris Smith has represented the citizens of New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District since 1981. Since that time, he has championed the rights of many - from children forced to toil in sweatshops to women sold into prostitution to unborn children whose life is threatened. He is dedicated to protecting the most vulnerable and serves as co-chair of the Congressional Pro-life Caucus. |
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PEGGY HARTSHORN, Heartbeat International Peggy has dedicated her life to helping women in crisis pregnancies. She and her husband founded a local pregnancy center in Columbus, Ohio where Peggy served as Chairman of the Board for more than 20 years. In 1986, she joined the Board of Heartbeat International and now sereves as president of the network of more than 1,000 pregnancy resource centers around the world. |
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CONGRESSMAN JOE PITTS, U.S. House of Representatives Joe Pitts is a seventh-term Congressman who represents the 16th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. Since he came to Congress in 1997, Joe has been a staunch fiscal conservative, promoter of human life and traditional family values, and a champion for human rights and humanitarian efforts around the world. |
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KRISTAN HAWKINS, Students for Life of America Kristan serves as Executive Director of Students for Life of America and serves as the organization's official spokeswoman. She has appeared on the Fox News Channel show Hannity & Colmes; she has also been quoted in numerous national and regional newspapers. In addition, she speaks to youth and adult pro-life organizations across the country. |
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DR. RICHARD LAND, Southern Baptist Convention ERLC Dr. Richard Land has served as president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission since 1988. During his tenure as representative for the largest Protestant denomination in the country, Dr. Land has represented Southern Baptist and other Evangelicals' concerns in the halls of Congress, before U.S. Presidents, and in the media. |
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MELINDA DELAHOYDE, Care Net A lifelong leader in the pregnancy center movement, Melinda Delahoyde was appointed President of Care Net in 2008. She has worked with Care Net from its inception, serving in various roles both on staff and on the Board of Directors. She previously represented Care Net as Board Chair Emeritus after serving as Chairman of the Board from 2003-2006 |
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JIM SEDLAK, American Life League / STOPP Jim serves as vice president of American Life League and executive director of STOPP International (Stop Planned Parenthood.) He is considered one of the leading experts on the harm caused by Planned Parenthood and has helped to close dozens of Planned Parenthood facilities. His work has been featured extensively in the national media. |
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DAY GARDNER, National Black Pro-Life Union Day
is founder and president of The National Black Pro-Life Union and
Director of Public Relations for the National Pro-Life Action Center on
Capitol Hill. She anchors a radio program for NPLR.net online and
WCAR-1040AM, Detroit. |
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CARMEN PATE, Point of View Radio Show Carmen is co-host of the national syndicated Point of View radio talk show. As a post-abortive woman, she has appeared as a regular spokesperson for life and family issues on television, radio and in print publications. Her work has included directing a pregnancy assistance center and assisting a coalition of pregnancy centers in board development and strategic planning. |
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DAVID BEREIT, 40 Days for Life David is the national director of 40 Days for Life, the groundbreaking pro-life initiative made up or prayer and fasting, peaceful vigils, and grassroots outreach. The effort has saved 1,561 lives and mobilized over 215,000 people in 240 cities across North America over the last 21 months. David will serve as host for this webcast. |
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Comments
Signed up and excited to hear what they have to say.
Posted by: Jill | July 23, 2009 6:50 PM
As I listened to the speakers tonight talk about the dangers of increasing federal funding for abortions in the health care reform legislation, I began to wonder about funding for abortions already occurring through private insurance companies. I certainly do not want my tax dollars to go towards abortion and I very thankful to be a patient at a pro-life OB/GYN clinic but for some reason, I had never before thought about our insurance dollars going to fund abortions through our employer insurance plan. Our insurance plan does cover abortions. I am very curious as to what you and other pro-life individuals think about this issue.
Posted by: Elissa | July 24, 2009 12:04 AM
I listened. To me it seem that what we really need to do is contact all of the pro-life democrats and tell them to keep standing strong. They're the ones who are holding the chips right now, and they need to know that we're behind them.
Posted by: Lauren | July 24, 2009 12:07 AM
What a bummer.. I signed up and the website never let me in... Is there such a thing as a " clogged" website? Must be...Maybe it will be available for viewing later...
Posted by: Lisa | July 24, 2009 12:24 AM
