Pro-lifer: Beware the ‘Freedom of Choice Act’
Charlie Butts – OneNewsNow -
Pro-life supporters face an enormous challenge — or opportunity — as they cast their votes in November.
The National Right to Life Committee is concerned because one of the presidential candidates supports repeal of the Hyde Amendment. NRLC spokesman Douglas Johnson explains why he feels that would be bad news for pro-lifers and unborn children.
"The Hyde Amendment is a proven abortion reduction policy that cut off federal funding for abortion and has saved, at a minimum, more than a million lives," he attests. "So that would have a drastic impact, obviously, if it were to be repealed — far greater than any positive impact that could be had by adoption reform."
Johnson says repeal is only the first phase of the agenda. He shares that his group is "very concerned" that one of the major presidential candidates is committed to a measure known as the Freedom of Choice Act — "which would not only require federal funding of abortion, but would knock flat virtually every state and federal limitation on abortion," notes the pro-life activist.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has indicated one of his first acts as president would be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act.
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