AUL

"This is it"
Congressman Mike Pence
Chairman, House Republican Conference

Dear Londa,

As I write this, I've just come from a meeting on Capitol Hill, and I have an update for you on the battle to keep abortion out of health care. The bottom-line message I bring you from the Congressmen and Senators we talked with is this: now is the time to act . . . and we need YOU to win the day. Senator John Thune, Chairman of the Senate Republican Policy Committee told us, "This is when it gets down to the serious moment."

The message of the day was that your Congressman really needs to hear from you. A vote on the U.S. House health bill H.R. 3942 could come to the floor as early as this SATURDAY. We heard today that after the wins of two pro-life politicians, Bob McDonnell in Virginia and Chris Christie in New Jersey on Tuesday, abortion supporters in Congress are "really sweating." It’s up to us now to be sure they understand that Americans do not want abortion in health care reform.

The House Health Care BillYesterday, the House Rules Committee announced that the "rule" for considering the health care legislation will include language put forward by Representative Brad Ellsworth, D-Ind. which the House leadership is FALSELY describing as "pro-life." Rep. Ellsworth claims his Amendment would "prevent tax-payer funded abortions." Unfortunately, his amendment does NOT prevent taxpayer funding of abortion.

The Ellsworth Amendment allows the public option to pay for abortion on demand and allows government dollars to go to private plans that cover abortion. This amendment would undermine the only pro-life amendment that truly protects life in health care reform: the Stupak-Pitts Amendment.

Our pro-life friends on the Hill are concerned that the pro-abortion House Leadership will deny the Stupak-Pitts Amendment a vote. But without that amendment, pro-life Members cannot vote for health care reform.
How You Can Help Us Fight This Pro-Abortion Health Bill Vote:

Telephone1) Please CALL Rep. Lynn Jenkins at (785) 234-5966 TODAY

* Ask him to vote AGAINST a "closed rule"
(the rule is a procedural vote that determines whether a bill can receive a vote and a closed rule will shut out the Stupak/Pitts Amendment)
* Insist that House leadership ALLOW A VOTE on the Stupak/Pitts Amendment to prohibit abortion funding
(and no other watered-down substitution like the Ellsworth Amendment);

2) Please E-MAIL your Congressman.

3) JOIN Team Life! Team Life will help provide you the resources and help you strategize how to inform your community about the threat to life in health care reform. Sign Up to become a Team Life volunteer!

4) INFORM your friends and family by sharing our video ads about abortion in health care:

* Online Video Ad: Help us spread the word about AUL Action's online video ad "Don’t Be Fooled: Abortion is in Health Care Reform" -- we are advertising it on the Drudge Report this week to raise awareness among the pro-life grassroots about federally funded abortion in the current health care reform proposals. Post the link on your social networking sites!
* New TV Ad: AUL Action in collaboration with the Stop the Abortion Mandate coalition is premiering a new :30 second TV ad on CNN this week. This TV ad dispels the myths about abortion in health care reform.

5) FORWARD this e-mail to FIVE friends and family and get them involved in stopping abortion funding under the guise of health care reform!

Thank you for all your support as we work to show Congress and all Americans that "Real Health Care Respects Life"! As Congressman Pence told us today during our meeting: THIS IS IT!

Charmaine Yoest

For Life,

Charmaine
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.
President & CEO

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