From Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director
The PA House of Representatives may
take a vote on final passage of House
Bill 818 as early as Monday,
April 22. This common sense bill would ensure that Pennsylvania
opts out of abortion funding under the health insurance exchange created by the
federal health care law.
Please call your state
Representative now with this urgent message: "I don't want public funds to pay for
abortion in Pennsylvania. Please support House Bill 818."
If you don't know who your state
Representative is, please go to link
provided below and type in your street address, city, and zip code; a window
will then pop up with the name and contact information for your state
Representative. Please call both
the Capitol and the district offices.
Background: The Affordable Care Act, also known as the federal health
care law, contains a provision which allows states to opt out of abortion
funding in the new health insurance exchanges operating in their state as a
result of "health care reform." Twenty-one states have already
passed legislation to opt out of this abortion funding.
House Bill 818 simply continues Pennsylvania's long-standing
policy of banning public funding of abortion. National public opinion polls have consistently shown that the vast
majority of Americans oppose taxpayer funding of abortion.
Research has also shown that abortion rates rise dramatically when public
funding of abortion occurs.
If you have any questions, please call Legislative Director Maria Gallagher at 717-541-0034.
Thanks for making
these critical calls! Please share this urgent alert with pro-life
friends and family members. Remember, pre-born girls and boys and their
mothers and fathers are counting on you! If you have any questions, please call Legislative Director Maria Gallagher at 717-541-0034.
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