"Sixty votes will be needed to send Sen. Harry Reid's health care proposal to the Senate floor for debate. Sen. Ben Nelson, one of the most closely watched swing votes, should vote no.
Why? Because Reid’s proposal, like that approved in the U.S. House, would place immense burdens on small and medium-sized rural hospitals in the Midlands. It would not prevent further steep increases in health care costs." Visit:
Omaha World-Herald to Sen. Nelson: "Just say 'no' to Reid plan":
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Pennsylvanians Call Your U. S. Senators Regarding Health Care Bill
From Ted Meehan:
Call your US Senators and tell them to vote "NO" on cloture on Saturday night.
If the Senate brings this process to a vote, and passes it, they will have betrayed the US Constitution, common sense and your civil rights. Several senators are still on the fence. Some believe Bob Casey's pro-life views will motivate him to oppose the bill. The bill, in its present form, would provide federal tax funding for abortion, and would usurp your right to purchase private health care insurance, by imposing a Public Option on America. In the short run, employers would be discouraged from providing health care for their employees - by a short term financial incentive. Once you are dropped from coverage by your employer, you will be required to enter the Public Option. As fewer policy holders keep their coverage, the Insurance companies will be forced out of the marketplace. Then, the Government Takeover of Healthcare will be complete. Bureaucrats, like the ones who recently advocated cutting back on mamograms and Pap smears, will be in charge of overseeing all of your healthcare decisions.
Your Senators can still keep this from happening. But you need them to vote "No" on Cloture. You should let them know that you will consider any vote FOR cloture as a vote for Socialized Medicine and Taxpayer Funding of Abortion.
1. Call Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA): (202) 224-6324 or Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121.
2. Then call Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA): (202) 225-4254 or Congressional switchboard: (202) 224-3121.
Call your US Senators and tell them to vote "NO" on cloture on Saturday night.
If the Senate brings this process to a vote, and passes it, they will have betrayed the US Constitution, common sense and your civil rights. Several senators are still on the fence. Some believe Bob Casey's pro-life views will motivate him to oppose the bill. The bill, in its present form, would provide federal tax funding for abortion, and would usurp your right to purchase private health care insurance, by imposing a Public Option on America. In the short run, employers would be discouraged from providing health care for their employees - by a short term financial incentive. Once you are dropped from coverage by your employer, you will be required to enter the Public Option. As fewer policy holders keep their coverage, the Insurance companies will be forced out of the marketplace. Then, the Government Takeover of Healthcare will be complete. Bureaucrats, like the ones who recently advocated cutting back on mamograms and Pap smears, will be in charge of overseeing all of your healthcare decisions.
Your Senators can still keep this from happening. But you need them to vote "No" on Cloture. You should let them know that you will consider any vote FOR cloture as a vote for Socialized Medicine and Taxpayer Funding of Abortion.
1. Call Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA): (202) 224-6324 or Congressional Switchboard: (202) 224-3121.
2. Then call Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA): (202) 225-4254 or Congressional switchboard: (202) 224-3121.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Operation Rescue - Woman Charges Abortionist With Forced Abortion
"Flint, MI – A recently filed lawsuit against troubled abortionist Abraham Alberto Hodari alleging a horrific forced abortion may explain his recent efforts to sell off his abortion clinics.
On June 17, 2009, Caitlin Bruce filed a suit against Hodari and his assistant, “Victor”, over an incident that took place at Hodari’s Flint, Michigan, abortion clinic in April, 2008. In that suit, Ms. Bruce alleges that she went to Hodari’s clinic seeking an abortion, but before the procedure began, she changed her mind and decided against it. She notified Hodari that she no longer wanted the abortion.
However, Hodari and his assistant, Victor, forcibly restrained Ms. Bruce, holding her down. Ms. Bruce screamed “Stop, stop, I don’t want this,” but her mouth was covered to muffle her pleas while Hodari forced the abortion upon her." Visit:Operation Rescue:
On June 17, 2009, Caitlin Bruce filed a suit against Hodari and his assistant, “Victor”, over an incident that took place at Hodari’s Flint, Michigan, abortion clinic in April, 2008. In that suit, Ms. Bruce alleges that she went to Hodari’s clinic seeking an abortion, but before the procedure began, she changed her mind and decided against it. She notified Hodari that she no longer wanted the abortion.
However, Hodari and his assistant, Victor, forcibly restrained Ms. Bruce, holding her down. Ms. Bruce screamed “Stop, stop, I don’t want this,” but her mouth was covered to muffle her pleas while Hodari forced the abortion upon her." Visit:Operation Rescue:
Monday, November 16, 2009
National toll free pregnancy help hotlines
National toll free pregnancy help hotlines
Care Net: 1-800-395-HELP
Bethany Christian Services: 1-800-BETHANY
America's Crisis Pregnancy Helpline: 1-800-672-2296
Birthright: 1-800-550-4900
Liberty Godparent Home: 1-800-542-4453
National Life Center: 1-800-848-5683
Care Net: 1-800-395-HELP
Bethany Christian Services: 1-800-BETHANY
America's Crisis Pregnancy Helpline: 1-800-672-2296
Birthright: 1-800-550-4900
Liberty Godparent Home: 1-800-542-4453
National Life Center: 1-800-848-5683
Star Parker: Abortion, Health Care and Socialism
"According to Johnson, '....Planned Parenthood really tries to instill in their employees and the women coming in for abortions that this is not a baby, that this is just a mass of cells. You know, don't say 'baby' in the clinic. Don't say 'baby' to the women coming in for an abortion. And so you begin to believe that. You begin to believe that it's not a life.'"AddThis utility frame:
Sunday, November 15, 2009
What would Obama's Health Care Plan mean for children with chronic diseases? Students for Life of America
"Gunner James Hawkins was born on January 30, 2009. On March 17, Gunner was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF). The diagnosis came as a complete shock to our family since none of our relatives have ever been diagnosed with this genetic disease."
During the 2008 presidential election, the issue of reforming U.S. healthcare was highly debated. Since the election, the current Presidential Administration and Congress have moved rapidly to change healthcare in the United States. After Gunner’s diagnosis in March, we started researching what a nationalized healthcare plan would mean for Gunner and his CF treatment. What we found was alarming and it’s is the reason for the creation of this website.
No one is focusing on what nationalized healthcare would mean for individuals with chronic, life-threatening diseases. It’s time we change the debate.
During the 2008 presidential election, the issue of reforming U.S. healthcare was highly debated. Since the election, the current Presidential Administration and Congress have moved rapidly to change healthcare in the United States. After Gunner’s diagnosis in March, we started researching what a nationalized healthcare plan would mean for Gunner and his CF treatment. What we found was alarming and it’s is the reason for the creation of this website.
No one is focusing on what nationalized healthcare would mean for individuals with chronic, life-threatening diseases. It’s time we change the debate.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Pennsylvania Legislature Poised to Side Against Abstinence Education?
The following is the text of HB1162 which frames abstinence education in a dirparaging light. How about drafting a law that warns parents of the failure of Planned Parenthood style sex education? Someone should tell the legislators listed below that it is not the abstinent students who get pregnant or contract sexually transmitted diseases. It is the teens who come out of Planned Parenthood with their paper bag full of condoms, or prescriptions for birth control pills. Birth control fails. The Pennsylvania Legislature has no business promoting Planned Parenthood's self serving agenda. Sue Cirba
PRINTER'S NO. 1712
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1162 Session of
2009
INTRODUCED BY PASHINSKI, BARRAR, BISHOP, BRADFORD, BRENNAN,
BRIGGS, BUXTON, DePASQUALE, FRANKEL, GINGRICH, GROVE,
HARHART, JOSEPHS, KOTIK, MANDERINO, McILVAINE SMITH, MOUL,
MURT, O'NEILL, PAYTON, PETRI, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROSS,
SABATINA, SAYLOR, SHAPIRO, SIPTROTH, WALKO, WHEATLEY AND
YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 30, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 30, 2009
AN ACT
Providing for parental notification concerning abstinence-onlyuntil-
marriage programs or instruction in public school
curricula in grades 6 through 12.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Notice Home
Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Abstinence-only-until-marriage programs." Instruction that
emphasizes abstinence from sex to the exclusion of all other
types of sexual and reproductive health education, particularly
regarding safe sex through the use of contraception and condoms
for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and
unintended pregnancy. This type of instruction promotes sexual
abstinence until marriage and either avoids any discussion about
the use of contraceptives and condoms or only reveals failure
rates associated with such use.
"Medically accurate." Information supported by the weight of
research conducted in compliance with accepted scientific
methods and recognized as accurate and objective by leading
professional organizations and agencies with relevant expertise
in the field.
"Parental opt-out." The form sent along with a notice to a
parent or guardian alerting them to abstinence-only-untilmarriage
programs or instruction given to his or her child.
Section 3. Findings.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) According to "Parent-Child Communication: Promoting
Sexually Healthy Youth" by Nicholas Lagina (2002), numerous
research studies have shown that parental involvement in a
child's education and positive communication between parents
and children have a positive impact on sound decision-making
and healthy relationships.
(2) According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy, teen childbearing costs taxpayers $9,100,000,000
nationally and $389,000,000 in this Commonwealth in 2004.
(3) According to a 2008 Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention study, one in four teenage girls today is infected
with a sexually transmitted infection.
(4) According to Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc.
(2007), 76% of voters strongly favor legislation to require
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public schools to inform parents about whether or not their
children are being taught the risks and benefits of
contraception and how to prevent diseases such as acquired
immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV).
(b) Intent.--It is therefore the intent of the General
Assembly to establish this act, which will: require schools to
send information to parents about the content of specific public
school curricula for grades 6 through 12 as they pertain to
abstinence-only-until-marriage programs or instruction, and
methods of preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted
infections; allow parents and guardians to excuse their children
from abstinence-only-until-marriage instruction; inform them of
their right to be involved in their children's education; and
provide an enforcement mechanism.
Section 4. Parental notification.
The principal of any public school that receives abstinenceonly-
until-marriage program funding or elects to teach
abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in any grade 6 through
12 shall, at the beginning of each school year, or, for a pupil
who enrolls in a school after the beginning of the school year,
at the time of that pupil's enrollment, send a notice home along
with a parental opt-out form to the parents or guardians of
affected students stating the following:
(1) Your child will be participating in abstinence-onlyuntil-
marriage instruction.
(2) Abstinence-only-until-marriage programs do not teach
students how to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted
infections other than by remaining abstinent.
(3) Your child is not receiving the following
20090HB1162PN1712 - 3 -
information:
(i) Methods, other than abstinence, for preventing
pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including,
but not limited to, acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(ii) Medically accurate instruction on the correct
use, risks and benefits, including safety and efficacy,
of Food and Drug Administration-approved methods for:
(A) Reducing the risk of contracting sexually
transmitted infections, including AIDS and HIV.
(B) Preventing pregnancy.
(iii) Medically accurate instruction that provides
all students with the necessary skills for making and
implementing responsible decisions about relationships
and sexuality, including the use of all effective methods
to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,
including AIDS and HIV.
(4) Parents and guardians have the right to review
abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula in their entirety.
Written and audio visual educational materials used in
abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, including those
delivered by outside speakers, shall be made reasonably
accessible for inspection.
(5) Parents and guardians have the right to excuse their
children from all or parts of abstinence-only-until-marriage
instruction.
Section 5. Opt-out.
(a) Option.--At the request of a parent or guardian, a pupil
shall be excused from all or parts of abstinence-only-untilmarriage
instruction. The principal shall notify all parents or
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guardians of their ability to withdraw their children from the
instruction by returning a signed opt-out form, which will be
sent along with the notice.
(b) Prohibition.--A pupil may not be subject to disciplinary
action, academic penalty or other sanction if the pupil's parent
or guardian declines to permit the student to receive
abstinence-only-until-marriage instruction.
Section 6. Curriculum review.
The school shall inform parents or guardians of affected
students of the opportunity for commenting on curriculum via the
local school board or an alternative process either by including
information about this process or in a separate notice to be
mailed at the beginning of each year, or, for a pupil who
enrolls in a school after the beginning of the school year, at
the time of that pupil's enrollment.
Section 7. Enforcement.
(a) Complaint.--Any parent or guardian who believes that he
or she failed to receive a notice in conformity with the
requirements of section 4 may file a complaint with the district
superintendent of schools. Within 30 days of receiving a
complaint, the district superintendent shall take any warranted
corrective action and notify the complainant and the principal
what, if any, corrective action was taken.
(b) Appeal.--If the district superintendent takes no
corrective action, or if a parent or guardian is not satisfied
with the action taken, the parent or guardian may appeal to the
local school board. Upon receipt of notice from the district
superintendent, as required in subsection (a) or 30 days after
filing a complaint with the district superintendent, the parent
or guardian may take their complaint to the local school board
20090HB1162PN1712 - 5 -
for review. The local school board has 30 days to take any
warranted corrective action and notify the complainant and the
district superintendent what, if any, corrective action was
taken.
(c) Further appeal.--Any parent or guardian may appeal to
the Secretary of Education. Upon receipt of notice from the
local school board, as required in subsection (b) or 30 days
after filing a complaint with the local school board, the parent
or guardian may appeal to the secretary. The secretary shall
investigate the claim and make a finding regarding compliance
with this act. If the secretary makes a finding of substantial
noncompliance, the secretary shall take corrective action,
including prohibiting the district from accepting Federal and
State abstinence-only-until-marriage funding for a period of at
least one calendar year.
Section 8. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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PRINTER'S NO. 1712
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1162 Session of
2009
INTRODUCED BY PASHINSKI, BARRAR, BISHOP, BRADFORD, BRENNAN,
BRIGGS, BUXTON, DePASQUALE, FRANKEL, GINGRICH, GROVE,
HARHART, JOSEPHS, KOTIK, MANDERINO, McILVAINE SMITH, MOUL,
MURT, O'NEILL, PAYTON, PETRI, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROSS,
SABATINA, SAYLOR, SHAPIRO, SIPTROTH, WALKO, WHEATLEY AND
YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 30, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 30, 2009
AN ACT
Providing for parental notification concerning abstinence-onlyuntil-
marriage programs or instruction in public school
curricula in grades 6 through 12.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Notice Home
Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Abstinence-only-until-marriage programs." Instruction that
emphasizes abstinence from sex to the exclusion of all other
types of sexual and reproductive health education, particularly
regarding safe sex through the use of contraception and condoms
for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and
unintended pregnancy. This type of instruction promotes sexual
abstinence until marriage and either avoids any discussion about
the use of contraceptives and condoms or only reveals failure
rates associated with such use.
"Medically accurate." Information supported by the weight of
research conducted in compliance with accepted scientific
methods and recognized as accurate and objective by leading
professional organizations and agencies with relevant expertise
in the field.
"Parental opt-out." The form sent along with a notice to a
parent or guardian alerting them to abstinence-only-untilmarriage
programs or instruction given to his or her child.
Section 3. Findings.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) According to "Parent-Child Communication: Promoting
Sexually Healthy Youth" by Nicholas Lagina (2002), numerous
research studies have shown that parental involvement in a
child's education and positive communication between parents
and children have a positive impact on sound decision-making
and healthy relationships.
(2) According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen
Pregnancy, teen childbearing costs taxpayers $9,100,000,000
nationally and $389,000,000 in this Commonwealth in 2004.
(3) According to a 2008 Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention study, one in four teenage girls today is infected
with a sexually transmitted infection.
(4) According to Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc.
(2007), 76% of voters strongly favor legislation to require
20090HB1162PN1712 - 2 -
public schools to inform parents about whether or not their
children are being taught the risks and benefits of
contraception and how to prevent diseases such as acquired
immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV).
(b) Intent.--It is therefore the intent of the General
Assembly to establish this act, which will: require schools to
send information to parents about the content of specific public
school curricula for grades 6 through 12 as they pertain to
abstinence-only-until-marriage programs or instruction, and
methods of preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted
infections; allow parents and guardians to excuse their children
from abstinence-only-until-marriage instruction; inform them of
their right to be involved in their children's education; and
provide an enforcement mechanism.
Section 4. Parental notification.
The principal of any public school that receives abstinenceonly-
until-marriage program funding or elects to teach
abstinence-only-until-marriage programs in any grade 6 through
12 shall, at the beginning of each school year, or, for a pupil
who enrolls in a school after the beginning of the school year,
at the time of that pupil's enrollment, send a notice home along
with a parental opt-out form to the parents or guardians of
affected students stating the following:
(1) Your child will be participating in abstinence-onlyuntil-
marriage instruction.
(2) Abstinence-only-until-marriage programs do not teach
students how to prevent pregnancy or sexually transmitted
infections other than by remaining abstinent.
(3) Your child is not receiving the following
20090HB1162PN1712 - 3 -
information:
(i) Methods, other than abstinence, for preventing
pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, including,
but not limited to, acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
(ii) Medically accurate instruction on the correct
use, risks and benefits, including safety and efficacy,
of Food and Drug Administration-approved methods for:
(A) Reducing the risk of contracting sexually
transmitted infections, including AIDS and HIV.
(B) Preventing pregnancy.
(iii) Medically accurate instruction that provides
all students with the necessary skills for making and
implementing responsible decisions about relationships
and sexuality, including the use of all effective methods
to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections,
including AIDS and HIV.
(4) Parents and guardians have the right to review
abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula in their entirety.
Written and audio visual educational materials used in
abstinence-only-until-marriage programs, including those
delivered by outside speakers, shall be made reasonably
accessible for inspection.
(5) Parents and guardians have the right to excuse their
children from all or parts of abstinence-only-until-marriage
instruction.
Section 5. Opt-out.
(a) Option.--At the request of a parent or guardian, a pupil
shall be excused from all or parts of abstinence-only-untilmarriage
instruction. The principal shall notify all parents or
20090HB1162PN1712 - 4 -
guardians of their ability to withdraw their children from the
instruction by returning a signed opt-out form, which will be
sent along with the notice.
(b) Prohibition.--A pupil may not be subject to disciplinary
action, academic penalty or other sanction if the pupil's parent
or guardian declines to permit the student to receive
abstinence-only-until-marriage instruction.
Section 6. Curriculum review.
The school shall inform parents or guardians of affected
students of the opportunity for commenting on curriculum via the
local school board or an alternative process either by including
information about this process or in a separate notice to be
mailed at the beginning of each year, or, for a pupil who
enrolls in a school after the beginning of the school year, at
the time of that pupil's enrollment.
Section 7. Enforcement.
(a) Complaint.--Any parent or guardian who believes that he
or she failed to receive a notice in conformity with the
requirements of section 4 may file a complaint with the district
superintendent of schools. Within 30 days of receiving a
complaint, the district superintendent shall take any warranted
corrective action and notify the complainant and the principal
what, if any, corrective action was taken.
(b) Appeal.--If the district superintendent takes no
corrective action, or if a parent or guardian is not satisfied
with the action taken, the parent or guardian may appeal to the
local school board. Upon receipt of notice from the district
superintendent, as required in subsection (a) or 30 days after
filing a complaint with the district superintendent, the parent
or guardian may take their complaint to the local school board
20090HB1162PN1712 - 5 -
for review. The local school board has 30 days to take any
warranted corrective action and notify the complainant and the
district superintendent what, if any, corrective action was
taken.
(c) Further appeal.--Any parent or guardian may appeal to
the Secretary of Education. Upon receipt of notice from the
local school board, as required in subsection (b) or 30 days
after filing a complaint with the local school board, the parent
or guardian may appeal to the secretary. The secretary shall
investigate the claim and make a finding regarding compliance
with this act. If the secretary makes a finding of substantial
noncompliance, the secretary shall take corrective action,
including prohibiting the district from accepting Federal and
State abstinence-only-until-marriage funding for a period of at
least one calendar year.
Section 8. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 90 days.
20090HB1162PN1712 - 6 -
Monday, November 09, 2009
Million Med March - November 21, 2009 - Noon to 3 pm - Capitol Building in Harrisburg
Calling all doctors, nurses, health care professionals and patients:
My name is Edward Chastka and I am a psychiatrist practicing in the Reading, Pennsylvania area for the last 19 years. During that time I've seen the practice of medicine, which I love, destroyed, first by the actions of the insurance industry and now by the threat of government takeover of medicine.Do not fool yourself! The government insurance option means government takeover of medicine because no private insurer will be able to compete with the federal government for long.
There are reforms that can improve the practice of medicine and bring down the cost without higher taxes or a government takeover. We at Physicians 4 Patient Care are sponsoring the "Million Med March", a series of rallies all across the country to inform doctors, nurses, health care professionals and patients of these alternatives.
Please join us for the "Million Med March-Pennsylvania"on the steps of the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on November 21, 2009, noon to 3 PM.
For further details please visit: www.millionmedmarch.com
My name is Edward Chastka and I am a psychiatrist practicing in the Reading, Pennsylvania area for the last 19 years. During that time I've seen the practice of medicine, which I love, destroyed, first by the actions of the insurance industry and now by the threat of government takeover of medicine.Do not fool yourself! The government insurance option means government takeover of medicine because no private insurer will be able to compete with the federal government for long.
There are reforms that can improve the practice of medicine and bring down the cost without higher taxes or a government takeover. We at Physicians 4 Patient Care are sponsoring the "Million Med March", a series of rallies all across the country to inform doctors, nurses, health care professionals and patients of these alternatives.
Please join us for the "Million Med March-Pennsylvania"on the steps of the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on November 21, 2009, noon to 3 PM.
For further details please visit: www.millionmedmarch.com
Pelosi's Health Care Means Rationing Politics - WSJ.com
The Wall Street Journal has an excellent editorial called The Lords of Entitlement, an excerpt follows: "The bill is instead a breathtaking display of illiberal ambition, intended to make the middle class more dependent on government through the umbilical cord of 'universal health care.' It creates a vast new entitlement, financed by European levels of taxation on business and individuals. The 20% corner of Medicare open to private competition is slashed, while fiscally strapped states are saddled with new Medicaid burdens. The insurance industry will have to vet every policy with Washington, which will regulate who it must cover, what it can offer, and how much it can charge." Visit: Pelosi's Health Care Means Rationing Politics - WSJ.com:
Tony Phryillas' Comments on the House Health Care Vote
"In case you're wondering which Pennsylvania members of Congress supported the Pelosi Health Care Bill, which will raise taxes and put your family's current health care coverage at risk, see the list below.
If you see any of the names on a ballot next May or November, vote for the other person:
Robert Brady (D-PA-1)
Chaka Fattah (D-PA-2)
Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA-3)
Joe Sestak (D-PA-7)
Patrick Murphy (D-PA-8)
Christopher Carney (D-PA-10)
John Murtha (D-PA-12)
Paul Kanjorski (D-PA-11)
Allyson Schwartz (D-PA-13)
Mike Doyle (D-PA-14)
Posted by TONY PHYRILLAS at 9:15 AM"
If you see any of the names on a ballot next May or November, vote for the other person:
Robert Brady (D-PA-1)
Chaka Fattah (D-PA-2)
Kathy Dahlkemper (D-PA-3)
Joe Sestak (D-PA-7)
Patrick Murphy (D-PA-8)
Christopher Carney (D-PA-10)
John Murtha (D-PA-12)
Paul Kanjorski (D-PA-11)
Allyson Schwartz (D-PA-13)
Mike Doyle (D-PA-14)
Posted by TONY PHYRILLAS at 9:15 AM"
Helpers of God's Precious Infants to Pray at Abortion Center
HELPERS OF GOD’S PRECIOUS INFANTS TO PRAY AT ALLENTOWN ABORTION CENTER
SATURDAY: November 14th, 2009, Join other young adults as we pray
the rosary at Allentown Women’s Center (1409 Union Blvd; rear entrance)
at 9:00 am till 10:00 am for an end to abortion.
HELD EVERY SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
***We meet at 7:00 am St. Ann’s Basilica in West Scranton. Rides are available.
*** Fr. Ed Buchheit from St. Ann's joins us each month.
For more info e-mail amagni@tedthorsen.com.
SATURDAY: November 14th, 2009, Join other young adults as we pray
the rosary at Allentown Women’s Center (1409 Union Blvd; rear entrance)
at 9:00 am till 10:00 am for an end to abortion.
HELD EVERY SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
***We meet at 7:00 am St. Ann’s Basilica in West Scranton. Rides are available.
*** Fr. Ed Buchheit from St. Ann's joins us each month.
For more info e-mail amagni@tedthorsen.com.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting | NBC Chicago
Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting | NBC Chicago: "But instead of a somber chief executive offering reassuring words and expressions of sympathy and compassion, viewers saw a wildly disconnected and inappropriately light president making introductory remarks. At the event, a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Department of Interior's Bureau of Indian affairs, the president thanked various staffers and offered a 'shout-out' to 'Dr. Joe Medicine Crow -- that Congressional Medal of Honor winner.' Three minutes in, the president spoke about the shooting, in measured and appropriate terms. Who is advising him?"
The mother who brought down the Fort Hood killer - Times Online
"A police officer and mother of one was hailed a heroine yesterday after it emerged that she almost single handedly ended the massacre at America’s biggest military base" Visit:
The mother who brought down the Fort Hood killer - Times Online:
The mother who brought down the Fort Hood killer - Times Online:
My Way News - Landmark health bill passes House on close vote
"WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic-controlled House has narrowly passed landmark health care reform legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard won victory on his signature domestic priority."Republicans were nearly unanimous in opposing the plan that would expand coverage to tens of millions of Americans who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. The vote was 220-215. Visit:
My Way News - Landmark health bill passes House on close vote:
My Way News - Landmark health bill passes House on close vote:
Friday, November 06, 2009
Republican Leader John Boehner | Speaker Pelosi’s Government-Run Health Plan Will Require a Monthly Abortion Premium
The Republican leader writes: "Health care reform should not be used as an opportunity to use federal funds to pay for elective abortions. Health reform should be an opportunity to protect human life - not end it. Unfortunately, Speaker Pelosi’s 2,032-page government takeover of health care does just that."
What of all these supposedly pro-life Democrats who have been telling their constituents the Hyde Amendment would keep abortion out of the health care bill? Pelosi's bill has a section titled: “Abortions for which Public Funding is Allowed”. That's on line 17, p. 110, section 222. The Health and Human Services Secretary is given the authority to determine when abortion is allowed under the government-run plan. Yeah, that's right, Kathleen Sebelius, the Health and Human Services Secretary who as Governor of Kansas took thousands of dollars of campaign contributions from an abortionist. The speaker’s plan also requires that at least one insurance plan offered in the Exchange covers abortions. Even more alarming is the monthly abortion premium that will be charged of all enrollees in the government-run plan. To learn more visit:Republican Leader John Boehner | Speaker Pelosi’s Government-Run Health Plan Will Require a Monthly Abortion Premium:
What of all these supposedly pro-life Democrats who have been telling their constituents the Hyde Amendment would keep abortion out of the health care bill? Pelosi's bill has a section titled: “Abortions for which Public Funding is Allowed”. That's on line 17, p. 110, section 222. The Health and Human Services Secretary is given the authority to determine when abortion is allowed under the government-run plan. Yeah, that's right, Kathleen Sebelius, the Health and Human Services Secretary who as Governor of Kansas took thousands of dollars of campaign contributions from an abortionist. The speaker’s plan also requires that at least one insurance plan offered in the Exchange covers abortions. Even more alarming is the monthly abortion premium that will be charged of all enrollees in the government-run plan. To learn more visit:Republican Leader John Boehner | Speaker Pelosi’s Government-Run Health Plan Will Require a Monthly Abortion Premium:
Planned Parenthood Director Leaves, Has Change of Heart
The forty days for live prayer vigil participants in Bryan/College Station Texas had been praying outside the Planned Parenthood for five years. They prayed not only for the babies and the women going into the clinics, but for the conversion of the employees. Abbey Johnson was Planned Parenthood Director for the past two years, but is not anymore. Johnson joined the pro-life side this past October after witnessing an ultrasound of an abortion. From the article,Johnson said, "the non-profit was struggling under the weight of a tough economy, and changing it's business model from one that pushed prevention, to one that focused on abortion.
'It seemed like maybe that's not what a lot of people were believing any more because that's not where the money was. The money wasn't in family planning, the money wasn't in prevention, the money was in abortion and so I had a problem with that,' said Johnson." Visit: Planned Parenthood Director Leaves, Has Change of Heart:
'It seemed like maybe that's not what a lot of people were believing any more because that's not where the money was. The money wasn't in family planning, the money wasn't in prevention, the money was in abortion and so I had a problem with that,' said Johnson." Visit: Planned Parenthood Director Leaves, Has Change of Heart:
Ellsworth angers abortion foes | POLL » Evansville Courier & Press
"Pitted against the Ellsworth amendment are the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, the National Right to Life Committee, Indiana Right to Life and Vanderburgh County Right to Life.
'It was a bayonet in the back from someone who said he was on our side,' said Doug Johnson, Washington, D.C.-based legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee" The story continues:
Ellsworth angers abortion foes | POLL » Evansville Courier & Press:
'It was a bayonet in the back from someone who said he was on our side,' said Doug Johnson, Washington, D.C.-based legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee" The story continues:
Ellsworth angers abortion foes | POLL » Evansville Courier & Press:
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Who is Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan?
"WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Associated Press is reporting that a source has told them the shooting suspect in Thursday's attacks on the Fort Hood Army Post in Texas is Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan, an Army mental health professional." The story continues, "The AP said that officials are trying to determine if Hasan was his birth name, or if he converted to the Islamic faith at some point in his life." Visit: Who is Maj. Malik Nadal Hasan?:
U.S. Officials Identifies Gunman at Fort Hood - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com
"A shooting rampage Thursday afternoon at the Army's Fort Hood in Texas killed 11 and wounded 31 before the gunman was killed and two suspects taken into custody.
All three of the people believed to have carried out the shooting were soldiers, Lt. General Bob Cone told reporters Thursday evening, though the motive remains unclear." Visit: U.S. Officials Identifies Gunman at Fort Hood - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com:
All three of the people believed to have carried out the shooting were soldiers, Lt. General Bob Cone told reporters Thursday evening, though the motive remains unclear." Visit: U.S. Officials Identifies Gunman at Fort Hood - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com:
A Legislative Alert from New Jersey Right to Life on the HR 3962 Health Care
Health Care Bill may be voted on Saturday, November 7, 2009. Take Action Now!
Contact Member of Congress - H.R. 3962 includes abortion funding Take Action!
Urge No Vote on the Rule and H.R. 3962
The House is expected to take up a vote on H.R. 3962, the Health Care Bill this Saturday, November 7. A manager's amendment to H.R. 3962 has been released and does not include any new language on abortion funding. As it stands right now, H.R. 3962 authorizes federal funding for abortion in the public option and subsidies for private insurance that includes abortion through affordability credits. The House will vote on the Rule before it votes on final passage of the bill. Pro-life citizens are urged to to encourage a No vote on the Rule and H.R. 3962 because it is expected to include a phony compromise amendment by by Rep. Brad Ellsworth (IN) which will still allow abortion funding by the federal government.
Please call and email your member of Congress immediately.Tell them to Vote No on the Rule and H.R. 3962 because it includes funding for abortion. You can reach your Member of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121. You can also email your Member of Congress with a prewritten message by going to the "Take Action Now" Section of this Alert and following the simiple instructions.
The phony compromise is being offered in an attempt to get some pro-life Democrats to support the bill. Pro-Life Democrat Congressman Bart Stupak who has been an unwaivering pro-life supporter said he would oppose the Ellsworth amendment and would continue urging his colleagues to oppose bringing the bill to the floor until there is satisfactory languge added to the bill that prevents abortion funding.
Contact Member of Congress - H.R. 3962 includes abortion funding Take Action!
Urge No Vote on the Rule and H.R. 3962
The House is expected to take up a vote on H.R. 3962, the Health Care Bill this Saturday, November 7. A manager's amendment to H.R. 3962 has been released and does not include any new language on abortion funding. As it stands right now, H.R. 3962 authorizes federal funding for abortion in the public option and subsidies for private insurance that includes abortion through affordability credits. The House will vote on the Rule before it votes on final passage of the bill. Pro-life citizens are urged to to encourage a No vote on the Rule and H.R. 3962 because it is expected to include a phony compromise amendment by by Rep. Brad Ellsworth (IN) which will still allow abortion funding by the federal government.
Please call and email your member of Congress immediately.Tell them to Vote No on the Rule and H.R. 3962 because it includes funding for abortion. You can reach your Member of Congress by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121. You can also email your Member of Congress with a prewritten message by going to the "Take Action Now" Section of this Alert and following the simiple instructions.
The phony compromise is being offered in an attempt to get some pro-life Democrats to support the bill. Pro-Life Democrat Congressman Bart Stupak who has been an unwaivering pro-life supporter said he would oppose the Ellsworth amendment and would continue urging his colleagues to oppose bringing the bill to the floor until there is satisfactory languge added to the bill that prevents abortion funding.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Pro-Life Judges Win in PA See Election Returns: Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information
The Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation PAC endorsed Joan Orie Melvin for PA Supreme Court and she won. Judy Olson and Sallie Mundy were the top vote getters for PA Superior Court. Temp Smith fell short by a small margin. Patricia McCullough and Kevin Brobson, also pro-life, won for PA Commonwealth Court.
Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information
Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
New Jersey Governor Corzine Concedes Defeat
Democrat Governor Corzine of New Jersey concedes defeat to Republican Chris Christie as reported by Fox News at 11:00 p.m. election night Nov. 3, 2009.
YouTube - Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC): Government Option Will Not Work
Rep. Joe Wilson on Government run health care. Visit:YouTube - Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC): Government Option Will Not Work: "
Monday, November 02, 2009
StopTheAbortionMandate.com:
Visit StoptheAbortionMandate.com to see what you can do to keep abortion out of health care legislation. This is crucial at this time. From their web site: "VOID the Abortion Mandate Help prevent U.S. government money from funding abortions through health care reform: 1.) Help keep abortion OUT of health care. Tell Congress to “Void the Abortion Mandate”" Visit:StopTheAbortionMandate.com: Home:
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