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Victory or Defeat: The Stupak Amendment

Katie Walker / American Life League:
On Saturday night, National Right to Life Committee and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops gave Speaker Nancy Pelosi the push she needed to pass HR 3962, the "Affordable Health Care for America Act." Some pro-lifers heralded victory. The Stupak Amendment kept some abortion funding out of the government-run public option. Others, including American Life League, called the night a crushing blow to human rights and the battle for a culture of life. "As the health care debate moves into the Senate, the pro-life movement must repudiate the half measures currently being touted as victory in some pro-life circles," said Judie Brown, president of American Life League. "Far too many vulnerable human beings' lives hang in the balance, not to mention the credibility and integrity of the entire pro-life effort." "NRLC and the USCCB have dealt a horrific blow to the pro-life movement," she continued. "If we don't act now and expose this deal for what it is, National Right to Life could again sell out the pro-life movement with the Senate vote."

Posted by Editor at November 11, 2009 01:48 AM