We've been hearing about President Obama's health care plan for weeks now, and it's clear we need health care reform. Too often we hear from families who have had their finances devastated by a serious illness or loss of health care coverage.
Congress is currently considering a bill to 'reform' health care, but, the fact is, the current version of the plan would actually hurt families by requiring them to pay for abortions through their tax dollars and their private insurance premiums. Not only that, but it would deny health care workers their rights of conscience to not participate in or perform abortions.
While congressional leaders have told their constituents that abortion is not included in the current healthcare reform bill, we know that if abortion is not specifically excluded, it will be required to the fullest extent possible. So far, every effort to explicitly remove abortion and include conscience protections for healthcare workers has been shot down.
Upholding the sanctity of human life is one of the pillars--the most foundational principles--of this ministry. Thousands of lives have been saved through our Option Ultrasound program, which provides ultrasound machines to pregnancy medical centers across the country so pregnant women can see their preborn babies.
If this health care bill is passed as it's currently written, we believe that this will be the biggest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade, and the pro-life cause will be set back years.
Will you prayerfully consider joining us in our efforts to preserve life, from conception to natural death, by making a donation to Focus on the Family? Your gift--whether a one-time or recurring gift--will help protect preborn life. To make a recurring gift, which allows us to best plan our efforts, select "Monthly" in the Frequency pull-down menu on our online donation page.
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