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Wisconsin Right to Life Launches Obamacare Opt-Out Campaign - Sign the Petition!
 

Wisconsin Right to Life is working with several legislators on legislation which will allow Wisconsin to opt-out of abortion coverage in the state-based insurance “exchanges” created by Obamacare.  Polling indicates that citizens do not want to subsidize abortion coverage or pay for abortions.

The new law requires federal agencies to subsidize and administer health plans that will pay for elective abortions.   The law also opens the door to direct federal funding of abortion in Community Health Centers, hundreds of which are operated by Planned Parenthood – the nation’s largest abortion provider.

The Executive Order signed by President Obama, widely and inaccurately reported as prohibiting taxpayer abortion funding under the law, cannot overrule the abortion impact of the law.   Unfortunately, the opt-out provision can only be applied to abortion coverage.   Action at the federal level will be needed to negate the impact of direct abortion funding at Community Health Centers.

Opt-out legislation cannot be introduced until January of 2011.  Wisconsin Right to Life is promoting a petition to our new Governor, who will take office then, letting him know that thousands of Wisconsin citizens want Wisconsin to opt-out of subsidizing abortions through health insurance under Obamacare.

You can download the opt-out petition here.   Or, you can sign up online and urge your friends and email address book to do so also.

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Wisconsin Right to Life will be reminding Wisconsin voters right up until election day of the following exchange that took place between Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) and Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI)  on the U.S. Senate floor on September 26, 1996:  The issue?  Partial-birth abortion.

Sen. Santorum: Will the Senator from Wisconsin yield for a question?

Sen. Feingold: I will.

Sen. Santorum: The Senator from Wisconsin says that this decision should be left up to the mother and the doctor, as if there is absolutely no limit that could be placed on what decision that they make with respect to that. And the Senator from California [Sen. Barbara Boxer] is going up to advise you of what my question is going to be, and I will ask it anyway. And my question is this: that if that baby were delivered breech style and everything was delivered except for the head, and for some reason that that baby's head would slip out -- that the baby was completely delivered -- would it then still be up to the doctor and the mother to decide whether to kill that baby?

Sen. Feingold: I would simply answer your question by saying under the Boxer amendment, the standard of saying it has to be a determination, by a doctor, of health of the mother, is a sufficient standard that would apply to that situation. And that would be an adequate standard.

Sen. Santorum: That doesn't answer the question. Let's assume that this procedure is being performed for the reason that you've stated, and the head is accidentally delivered. Would you allow the doctor to kill the baby?

Sen. Feingold: I am not the person to be answering that question. That is a question that should be answered by a doctor, and by the woman who receives advice from the doctor.   And neither I, nor is the Senator from Pennsylvania, truly competent to answer those questions.  That is why we should not be making those decisions here on the floor of the Senate.

This exchange left people speechless. It is bad enough that Feingold is the  pro-abortion poster child, but his comments following questioning by Santorum vividly display how an anti-life mentality has no stopping point.

Feingold supports taxpayer abortion funding here and abroad, no parental involvement in abortions for minors, abortion on demand for any reason, partial-birth abortion.   For Feingold, where does it end?   Apparently not even after birth.  Shocking, but it shouldn't be surprising.  The baby killed in a partial-birth abortion is mere inches from being fully born.  If it is acceptable to kill the baby at that point, when the baby's head is still inside of the mother,  why  should it matter if the baby is fully born?  After all, the whole purpose of the "decision" is to end with a dead baby.  Feingold is a true-blue, hard-core proponent of abortion -- they don't come any stronger.

Remember this when you vote in November! 

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According to a recent Gallup poll, being pro-life is the new normal in America. This is exciting news! Although the label you proscribe for yourself does not adequately determine your abortion position, people wanting to be described as pro-life displays a defining cultural shift in American values.

For decades, it was politically correct to be pro-choice. As a movement, we tried many strategies to attack the concept of "choice" to no avail. It was simply ingrained in the American mindset that to be pro-choice was compassionate and correct.

Gallup reports that "all age groups have become more attached to the pro-life label since 2005, with particularly large increases among young adults and those aged 50 to 64..." Both groups are significant because they represent population bulges. "Both genders have also become more likely to identify as pro-life with the increase among women coming mainly since 2008, whereas the increase in men started after 2006." Again, wonderful news and trends.

In other Gallup findings on the question of whether abortion should be legal or illegal, young people ages 18-29 have moved nine points from 14% to 23% in believing that abortion should be illegal in all circumstances. This shift occurred from the early 1990s to the present.

Much work remains, but it is deeply gratifying to observe the American culture turning to value human life.

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Last week, the Wisconsin Right to Life Political Action Committee (WRTL/PAC) announced its endorsement of Sean Duffy in the 7th Congressional District race.

 WRTL/PAC Chair Bonnie Pfaff noted that the endorsement is based on Duffy's strong commitment to the protection of all human life.

"We are extremely proud to announce our endorsement of Sean Duffy. His opposition to the use of taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions, his firm belief that parents should be informed if their minor daughters are seeking abortions, his opposition to legal abortion on demand and his desire to protect human life at all stages of development are positions shared by the vast majority of Wisconsin citizens," said Pfaff.  "We believe the election of Sean Duffy to the U.S. House of Representatives will greatly contribute to the building of a culture of life in our nation where every member of the human family is welcomed and cherished."

Duffy will face pro-abortion State Senator Julie Lassa in the November general election.  We will have more to say on this important race and other races throughout the state.  So, stay tuned!

Authorized and paid for by the Wisconsin Right to Life Political Action Committee, Richard Fox, Treasurer.  Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.

Wisconsin Teens 4 Life is an outreach of Wisconsin Right to Life.

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