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It’s official. The concern pro-life organizations had about the ObamaCare legislation funding abortions has been confirmed, as the Obama administration has issued the final rules on abortion funding governing the controversial health care law. Nestled within the “individual mandate” in the Obamacare act — that portion of the Act requiring every American to purchase government — approved insurance or pay a penalty — is an “abortion premium mandate.” This mandate requires all persons enrolled in insurance plans that include elective abortion coverage to pay a separate premium from their own pockets to fund abortion. As a result, many pro-life Americans...

The Conference of Catholic Bishops has finally awakened and like Lazarus sprung to life at the call of righteousness. They have dug in their heels and are ready to defy Obama on his abortion plan: Better late than never. Three years ago the nation’s Catholic bishops followed their tired old “we can’t get involved in politics” 501 (C3) inspired rule of not saying anything political. They feared the loss of the Church’s tax exemption- as if ANY administration even a Democrat administration would have the nerve to take it away. The Catholic bishops watched Obama and Democrats not only campaign,...

The Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has sent a letter to Congressional Representatives urging them to pass The Protect Life Act, H.R. 5111. The act would achieve the pro life aims Barack Obama and his Catholic puppets in Congress claimed were in Obamacare, but knew were not. Referring to the “profound flaws in its treatment of abortion and conscience rights”, the letter lists the shortcomings of Obamacare and Obama’s phony executive order he “said” would insure continuation of the Hyde Amendment prohibiting federal funding of abortions. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...

You can’t be pro abortion and genuinely Catholic. There are no exceptions to this absolute “either or” choice, not even for nuns. This is what makes Catholic Health Association President Sister Carol Keehan’s position so dangerous to the lives of unborn babies. Here are three statements, one by Bart Stupak a rear pro life Democrat, one from Douglas Johnson, legislative director for National Right to Life, and one from the rather suspect Sister Carol Keehan. Which one do you think doesn’t ring true? Stupak: “If you pass the Stupak amendment, more children will be born, and therefore it will cost...