Funding Planned Parenthood in the Omnibus "blatantly violates...natural rights"

Through the Bible in a Year, in 2016!

Nationwide polling recently indicated that "53.3 percent support defunding Planned Parenthood, while 31.5 percent oppose it" (PRNewsWire, 12/2/15).  As per Representative Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma,

"Congress can and should defund Planned Parenthood in the pending 'Omnibus' spending bill....It’s a question of will and commitment to principle....Obama and the Democrats are willing to shut down the government to keep taxpayer money flowing into Planned Parenthood.  Republicans should remember that we have the majority in both chambers."

With many defenders of human life and marriage/family taking their eyes off the ball, Planned Parenthood may very well receive votes for continued funding tomorrow from many who identify themselves as "pro life"!  The Texas GOP has issued a resolution:

"....all federal elected officials should act and vote to fully defund Planned Parenthood at every opportunity. Specifically, this means those federally elected officials should not support any funding resolution – an appropriations bill, an omnibus package, a continuing resolution, or otherwise – that contains any funding for Planned Parenthood, including mandatory funding streams....

"any course of action which deviates from the prescribed moral position stated above is hereby disavowed...as it blatantly violates...the natural rights of those humans subject to these abhorent procedures."

Tell our elected officials to keep Planned Parenthood out of the budget and to co-sponsor/ support pro life and pro marriage/family positions on legislation, advocated by the USCCB/NCHLA (1, 2) and the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference....

• Email Fitzpatrick, Casey, and Toomey, asking for co-sponsorship/support of the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (HR 940), the Women's Public Health and Safety Act (HR 3495), the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (HR 7), the State Marriage Defense Act (HR 824 / S 435), the First Amendment Defense Act (HR 2802 / S 1598), and the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act  (HR 1299 / S 667), as well as for all federal funding of Planned Parenthood to stop.

• Email all of Bucks County's representatives and senators in Harrisburg, asking for co-sponsorship/ support of the Whole Woman's Health Funding Priorities Act (Pa House Bill 1623), as well as for all state funding of Planned Parenthood to stop.  Ask for opposition to "doctor prescribed suicide" and Pa House Bill 1510/Senate Bill 974, which the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference calls "intolerant and prejudiced against people of faith."

While the world may try to tell us otherwise, Christ and His Church tell us that human life and marriage/family are of inestimable value!"  

Pro-Life

• Protect Rights of Conscience and Religious Liberty (H.R 940). 
• Urge House Support for Women's Public Health and Safety Act (HR 3495) 

As per the USCCB, "Action alerts for pro-life issues can also be found through our partner organization, the National Committee for the Human Life Amendment."  The NCHLA's "Current Action Alerts" include the following:

• Protect the Rights of Pro-Life Health Care Providers! (updated on 10/23/2015) 
• Please Support the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act! (updated on 1/22/2015)

As per the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference,

• "Use Tax Dollars for Life Not Death" (Pa House Bill 1623)

Marriage and Family

• State Marriage Defense Act of 2015 (HR 824 / S 435)
• First Amendment Defense Act (HR 2802 / S 1598)
• Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2015 (CWPIA) (HR 1299 / S 667)

 As per the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference,

• Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Religious Liberty (Pa House Bill 1510/Senate Bill 974) 

"Alerts" from the following also deserve your consideration:

• Pro Life Coalition of Pennsylvania, "The leaders of the Pa. House Pro-Life Caucus, i.e., Rep. Kathy Rapp, Rep. Bryan Cutler and Rep. Bryan Barbin, have drafted legislation to amend Pa.'s current Abortion Control Act to ban abortions in Pa. after 20 weeks gestation and by dismemberment. This proposed legislation has the same exceptions as Pa.'s current Abortion Control Act....These pro-life leaders have also sent a memo to other Pa. House members that requests they co-sponsor this legislation....If your Pa. House member has a pro-life record and/or position, please encourage him or her to co-sponsor this legislation. The member can do so by contacting Rep. Rapp at 717-787-1367 or klrapp@pahousegop.com"
• Family Reseach Council Action Page
• National Organization for Marriage's Advocacy Center
• National Center on Sexual Exploitation (nee Morality in Media)
• PaFamily.Org

Come 2016, our voices in defense of human life and marriage/family need to be MUCH better heard!