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Jan 07
2010
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Pro-life organizations are mobilizing in an attempt to help support the Democrat members of Congress who voted in favor of the pro-life Stupak amendment (which would permanently include language preventing tax dollars from funding abortions):
An influential conservative women's organization is planning a press tour in three Rust Belt states next week in an effort to urge a dozen-plus House Democrats to continue supporting the prohibition of federal funds for abortion in the health care reform legislation.
The Susan B. Anthony List will announce Thursday afternoon its plan to hold the events at the district offices of 13 House Democrats in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, CNN has learned. All of the Democrats voted in favor of an amendment authored by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Michigan, that forbids the use federal funds for abortion in the House version of the health care bill. The amendment was approved by the House, but a similar measure failed in the Senate.
A handful of other [pro-life] rights organizations are joining SBA List in this campaign including Focus on the Family, Family Research Council, 40 Days for Life, Concerned Women for America, Eagle Forum and Students for Life of America.
An organizer stressed that the events are being organized to thank the Democrats for supporting the abortion funding restriction and urge them to continue to do so. (CNN Political Ticker)
Keep up to date on the efforts of the Susan B. Anthony list on their blog.




