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Affordable Care Act the Greatest Expansion of Abortion Since Roe
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by Bill Saunders and Mary Novick | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 3/29/12 5:25 PM
After three days of oral arguments over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the observers inside the court room were able to gauge the level of skepticism on the part of the Justices over whether the Act can pass constitutional muster. The pundits have noted that the law is in trouble.
We will not know the final outcome until June, but what we have heard so far is good news because of a sometimes overlooked but very important fact: the ACA is the greatest expansion on abortion since Roe v. Wade (And this time - because the protections of the Hyde Amendment do not apply - abortion coverage is subsidized with your tax dollars and, for many of you, through your health insurance premiums.)
There are numerous ways that the ACA expands abortion.
The first way is through the state health care Exchanges required under ACA. There are two distinct problems with the state Exchanges. Firstly, the Act will permit health insurance plans that provide abortion coverage to participate in the state Exchanges. This means that health insurance plans that provide coverage for abortion services will be federally subsidized with your tax dollars.
Secondly, in order to give the perception that the federal government is not paying for the abortions, the Act requires that EVERY enrollee in plans that cover abortion-regardless of his or her sincerely held religious or moral convictions-must pay a separate insurance premium that will be pooled and used to pay for abortion services for other enrollees. The "abortion premium mandate" and the federal subsidization of health insurance plans that cover abortion expand the government's involvement in abortion coverage beyond anything that we have seen before.
The "preventive care" mandate in the ACA is also a great expansion of abortion because it is being used to require nearly every health insurance plan to pay for coverage for all FDA approved "contraceptives" without co-pay. This includes drugs with known life-ending mechanisms of action-including the abortion inducing drug ella.
Further, the ACA does not comprehensively prohibit the funding of abortion with the federal tax dollars that are authorized by and appropriated through the Act. This is a loop-hole that several states tried to exploit when they sought funding for abortion by including it in their "high-risk" insurance pool proposals. Once these attempts were exposed by pro-life groups, the Department of Health and Human Services issued regulations to prohibit abortion coverage through the pools. However, the White House was clear that these restrictions did not set a precedent for restrictions on abortion for other ACA programs. And, since there is no express prohibition on funding of abortion in the Act, there is nothing to stop states, pro-abortion groups, or the Obama Administration from trying to exploit other loop-holes.
There are a number of outcomes that are possible when the Supreme Court rules in this case. However, it will take a decision to repeal the law fully in order to protect Americans from the greatest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade.
LifeNews Note: Bill Saunders is an AUL attorney and LifeNews blogger, Mary Novick is an AUL paralegal.
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718+ Babies Saved Across the Nation During the 10th Campaign
One Baby Saved in West Chester
This campaign brings the total of saved babies to 5,763 so far and a total of 69 workers who have walked away from the death promoting industry. Also, 22 abortion facilities have closed down since 2007 during or after a 40 Days for Life Campaign was present in front of their establishments.
David Bereit always starts the Campaigns with, "I wonder what God has in store for us during this Campaign?" And now we know!
Locally, we have had more school and group participation and added some new churches and faces to our faithful prayer warrior list. Welcome and thank you for stepping out of your comfort zone in behalf of the unborn. Also, a thank you to all who have encourage the growth of our 40 Days in West Chester. Once down in front of Planned Parenthood everyone agrees that praying and witnessing is not a scary time but a time of great reflection on God, spiritual growth and we are given the opportunity to offer God's love and mercy to the most desperate and misguided people in our community. We open the bible and make its message real and alive.
Don and I personally wish to thank all of you who helped us fill the days that were not taken or had a few open hours. When those that can, do, it makes a significant difference for the unborn and the women going into Planned Parenthood to at least know that there are other life styles available to them.
Compiled vigil hours, indicate that we covered 75% of the open hours in front of PP. We know that many more hours have been covered and not told to us. It is really not about the hours but your faithfulness to life. National 40 Days request that we share our successes with them so that they can document to the "nay" sayers that prayer, fasting and witnessing through Jesus Christ brings forth new life, change of hearts and belief in God-given life.
Now, we are going into 40+ as babies die year round. If you can remain faithful in both witnessing, praying and fasting, please, do so. Every baby and misguided girl is worth our time and prayers year round as you already know. We all want a community where no more babies die and no more women cry.
If you have any suggestions for our 40 Days in Chester County, please, share them with me as I am always hoping to make our 40 Days the most successful.
Paulette Matthews
PauletteMatthews@hotmail.com
610-286-5450 (H)
484-832-2746 (C)
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PRO-LIFE CALENDAR
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Support us through United Way
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Contributions to CCPLC can now be made through The United Way.. We have been approved as a 'designated agency' meaning you can designate CCPLC as the sole recipient of your United Way contributions. When filling out your United Way contribution form, fill out the top with the appropriate information. Select the amount for payroll deduction or for a one time cash contribution. Go to the very bottom of the form to direct your donation to us. Note the minimum amount is $52, but you can donate as little as $5/month or $3/week both as payroll deductions. The gift amount is the deduction amount times the number of annual pay periods. Your employer should have the forms or, if not, contact us at www.chescoprolife.org, or call our office at
610-692-4463.
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Mark your calendar: June 23rd
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First Benefit Banquet for Generation Life : at "the Deck" at Harbor Pointe in Essington, 101 Taylor Ave, 5:30 - 7:30PM ($50 pp; $ 25 for students). Come and join us for an exciting night ! Big announcement will be made! You don't want to miss this vibrant group of young people who have brought the messages of chastity and sanctity of life to over 60.000 people this school year! For more information contact Uta Trogele utrogele@generationlife.org
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House of His Creation Swing Dance
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On Friday, May 11, 2012, House of His Creation will hold a Benefit Swing Dance featuring Ben Mauger's Roaring 20's Jazz Band. The event will take place at Rudy's Hall, 29-31 Main St. in Lititz, from 8-11pm. Attendees are encouraged but not required to dress in 1920's period attire.
Cost in advance: $15 per person, $25 per couple.
Cost at the door: $20 per person, $35 per couple.
Tickets are available online at www.hohcmothersdaydance.eventbrite.com
All proceeds will go to benefit our programs. House of His Creation exists to provide hope, restoration and service to single, young birth mothers and their children through Christ-centered homes.
For more information or to volunteer at the event please call Rachel at 717.859.1005
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Would You Like to Save Money and Support CCPLC?
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During these challenging economic times, we are all looking for ways to support our favorite causes while still being conscious of family budgets. .Chester County Pro-life coalition has recently partnered with Stream Energy to assist our supporters in helping us by simply doing something they already do: pay their energy bill.
Stream Energy's unique Power Up! Program helps raise funds by paying us monthly commissions when our supporters enroll for their electricity or natural gas service through Chester County Pro-life coalition.
The Power Up! Program is an excellent fundraising campaign for us because everybody uses energy already, and the commissions we receive are paid monthly for the duration of your relationship with Stream Energy. There's no extra out-of-pocket cost for you, and we benefit on an ongoing basis every month.
Please go to Chescprolife.streampowerup.biz to learn more about Stream Energy, and see how you can help us raise funds while possibly lowering your energy bill. It's a win-win for all!
Call Laura Gies at 484-340-0335 or John Bogumill at 720-320-8523 who will answer your questions and help you through you the simple signup process.
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Malvern Retreat House
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The new rector of Malvern Retreat House has asked us to bring the pro-life message to their retreatants on Saturday afternoons at 1:30. We are very pleased to get this opportunity. We could use some volunteers to help out on some Saturdays. It would not require giving a presentation, but would involve bringing pro-life materials from our office, setting them up, and being available to discuss them with anyone who wishes to.
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Generation Life Dance Classes
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Generation Life is sponsoring dance classes for young people on the third Friday of the month starting on January 20. They will be held at St Isaac Jogues parish hall. There will be two classes: one for High school students from 6:30 to 8 pm and one for College age and beyond from 8:15 to 9:45. The cost is $5.00 for high school students and $7.00 for college age and older.
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Urgent Need!
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There is an urgent need for Spanish-speaking sidewalk counselors. Many of the women who go to Planned Parenthood for abortions speak only Spanish. We need to be able to communicate God's Love to them in a language they understand. To learn more about it,call Katie Fleming (484-639-3491) or send an email (Kt4life40@comcast.net).
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Looking for a ProLife Business?
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Our Pro-Life Business Directory is a listing of business people who are proudly pro-life. Support them and let them know you got their name from our web site.
If you have a business, are pro-life, and would like to be identified as such in the directory and our newsletter, please let us know.
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Do You Have Yours Yet?
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Pennsylvania is one of only twenty one states to offer a pro-life license plate. Your purchase of this plate provides financial help to mothers and babies and is also an advertisement for Life that will be viewed by hundreds of thousands of people. To get your plate, go to www.pachoose-life.org or call 215-885-2919 for the required application. It is not tied to the renewal of your car registration, so you can apply at anytime. There is a fee of $43 ($20 to PennDOT, $3 to PA prisons and $20 goes to a Crisis Pregnancy center in your county).
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Prayer to Stop Abortions at Planned Parenthood
Father, all life is in Your care. You have entrusted us to one another, that we may show our brothers and sisters the same love You have for us.
We pray, then, for the least among us, the children in the womb. Protect them from the violence of abortion.
We pray for those that are scheduled to die. Save them from death.
Give new hope to their parents that they may turn away from the desperate act of abortion.
Grant conversion to the abortionist and to the staff.
Show us how we are to respond to the bloodshed in our midst, and lead us to the day when this place of death will be transformed into a haven for life.
Guard us with your joy and peace for in You, life is victorious.
We pray in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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