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FOCA FACTS

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FOCA Impact

"FOCA would coerce all Americans into subsidizing and promoting abortion with their tax dollars. And FOCA would counteract any and all sincere effors by government to reduce abortions in our country."
- Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia

"[FOCA] would wipe out a very large number of existing state laws on abortion ... and override nearly 40 years of jurisprudential experience on the subject of abortion."
- USCCB Memorandum on FOCA

Changes in the Law

If FOCA becomes law there would be sweeping changes in the legal landscape of abortion. Hundreds of state laws would be nullified including: - All informed consent laws would be overturned. Informed consent laws require that a woman be given accurate medical facts about the abortion procedure, the alternatives available, and her legal rights, all for her own protection.

- All parental notification laws would be nullified. This means that any pregnant girl, no matter how young, could have an abortion without telling her parents. Nurses and doctors would not be required to inform the parents of minors if they referred for or provided an abortion. Only six states currently are without some kind of parental involvement law.

- All laws requiring a waiting period before abortion so that a woman can take time to think about her decision would be eliminated.

- The Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 would be reversed. This ban was vetoed twice by President Clinton, and finally signed into law by President Bush. It was tied up in court for 4 years, and finally became effective on April 18, 2007. It banned the brutal practice of aborting a child who was delivered normally, all but the head, and then killed.

- The Hyde Amendment, which restricts taxpayer funding of abortions, would be reversed.

- Religiously affiliated hospitals that do not currently allow abortions in their facilities would be forced to either perform abortions or stop providing health care.

- Military hospitals would now be required to provide abortion the same as any other health procedure.

- Health insurance for federal employees would have to cover abortion as a regular procedure with no restrictions.

- Abortions would no longer have to be performed by licensed physicians, creating a greater likelihood of complications and safety issues for women.

- Health and safety regulations at abortion clinics could be invalidated.

- Doctors, nurses, and hospitals that conscientiously object to abortion would no longer be protected from lawsuits if they created a delay or inconvenience for a woman wishing to obtain an abortion.

- Artificially implanted cloned human embryo�s could now be allowed to be carried to term.

- FOCA would require any government program that provides, pays for, or insures childbirth or healthcare services to do the same for the abortion procedure.

- All public hospitals and medical schools that restrict access for abortion procedures would now be open to be used for these procedures.

- Taxpayers would now be required to pay for elective abortions with their tax dollars under the Medicaid program and in the military.

How FOCA Came to Be

The Supreme Court upheld the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act on April 18, 2007. The very next day the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) was reintroduced in the Senate and House by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY).
Other versions of this proposed legislation had been introduced over the years, beginning in 1989. Now, however, abortion advocates feared that the Supreme Court could add further restrictions on abortion and needed a way to insure this would not happen.

Planned Parenthood, the nations leading provider of abortion, immediately called for the passage of FOCA: The U.S. Supreme Courts ruling yesterday...has unraveled more than 30 years of precedent protecting womens health. We call on Congress to pass the Freedom of Choice Act. 2 Why would they do this?

Planned Parenthood and pro-abortion Congressmen (to date there are over 120 Democratic Congressmen cosponsoring the House and Senate bills) want absolutely no restrictions on abortion. This includes everything - from minors having to tell their parents of their intention to get an abortion to taxpayer funded elective abortions through Medicaid.

What YOU can do.
1. Educate yourself. Very few people are aware of of the devestating effect FOCA can have on the lives of women. The resourses listed below have excellent information on FOCA.

2. Educate others. Abortion advocates rely on you doing nothing. Law is a political issue. Without your involvement and that of others, FOCA will take effect.

3. Get your church involved. Distribute bulletin inserts and ask your priest or pastor to become involved.

4. Write, call, or email your Congressman. Tell him or her that you oppose FOCA because

5. Contact your U.S. Representative and two U.S. Senators by FAX letter, e-mail, or phone. Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at: 202.224.3121; or call Members local offices. Full contact info can be found on Members of Congress web sites, at: www.senate.gov and www.house.gov.

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