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https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2009/01/28/pro-life-gets-hip-in-new-campaign/

Posted: January 28, 2009

Get the word out by talking to friends about FOCA, hosting an event on campus using their handy checklist, or even buy a T-shirt. … If we say…"What the FOCA?!" it piques the interest of the culture and conveys the ridiculousness of the Freedom of Choice Act all in just three words. … If we say… "Stop the Freedom of Choice Act!" that is meaningful to those of us who know about FOCA, but it is meaningless to those who do not…

Will FOCA force the Catholic Church out of healthcare?

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2009/03/0...foca-force-the-catholic-church-out-of-healthcare/

Posted: March 6, 2009

These advocates don't believe that Obama would dare come after them in court, but I suspect they're being more than a little naive -- as are anyone who gets fooled by NARAL's dismissive take on the seriousness of Nadler's effort. … A proposed bill promising major changes in the U.S. abortion landscape has Roman Catholic bishops threatening to close Catholic hospitals if the Democratic Congress and White House make it law. … With the Catholic Church providing over 600 hospitals nationwide, servicing mostly needy areas, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wonders aloud today whether the Freedom of Choice Act pushed now by Rep…

Pre-empting FOCA?

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2008/11/19/pre-empting-foca/

Posted: November 19, 2008

It would also prevent hospitals, clinics, doctors' offices and drugstores from requiring employees with religious or moral objections to "assist in the performance of any part of a health service program or research activity" financed by the Department of Health and Human Services. … The proposed rule would prohibit recipients of federal money from discriminating against doctors, nurses and other health care workers who refuse to perform or to assist in the performance of abortions or sterilization procedures because of their "religious beliefs or moral convictions." … A last-minute Bush administration plan to grant sweeping new protections to health care providers who oppose abortion and other procedures on religious or moral grounds has provoked a torrent of objections, including a strenuous protest from the government agency that enforces job discrimination laws…

Catholic bishops: Fight FOCA

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Posted: November 12, 2008

If they shut down almost a thousand hospitals and clinics nationwide, the US would not just lose a significant portion of available health care, but the poor and working-class families that received the health care would have fewer options. … Some of the bishops, during the discussion, went as far as saying the Catholic Church should be willing to close some health facilities rather them allow them to be subject to a mandate to do abortions from the Obama administration. … The statement included talking points saying that the Catholic bishops were willing to work with Obama on common issues like the economy, immigration and health care, but ready to strenuously oppose any efforts to expand abortions further…

Ad: Obama and abortion

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Posted: October 13, 2008

Evangelicals who get lulled into thinking of Obama as a moderate because of his mellifluous speaking voice will find themselves in for a rude awakening after January if he wins. … It's quite telling that Obama declared this his top priority -- not terrorism, not national security, not the financial crisis, although I believe this quote came before most people knew we were heading into one. … " Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, joined pro-choice members of Congress and activists at a Capitol Hill press conference to introduce legislation that would codify Roe v…

Does FOCA mean an end to Catholic health care?

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2008/11/25/does-foca-mean-an-end-to-catholic-health-care/

Posted: November 25, 2008

Once the bill's sweeping nature becomes known, she believes that only the hard-Left Representatives and Senators would back the bill, leaving FOCA to die quietly as it has in every session of Congress for the last 15 years it's been proposed. … ") Though it's often referred to as a mere codification of Roe, FOCA, as currently drafted, actually goes well beyond that: According to the Senate sponsor of the bill, Barbara Boxer, in a statement on her Web site, FOCA would nullify all existing laws and regulations that limit abortion in any way, up to the time of fetal viability. … Henneberger believes that the bishops mean exactly what they say when warning that they will close the doors on every facility rather than be forced to perform abortions -- and wonders how the Obama administration plans to replace a third of all hospitals in the nation?…

Video: Don’t forget about ObamaCare and abortion

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Posted: August 19, 2009

As STAM says, call your elected representatives to register your opposition, but also take the time to ask these leaders of faith communities to explain their positions, because it looks as though they have a different agenda in allying with the White House for this plan. … Stop the Abortion Mandate coalition is urging its members to contact their elected officials, attend Townhall meetings to ask if their representative supports taxpayer funded abortion and make their voices heard on this important issue... … On the campaign trail, Obama told Planned Parenthood that the Freedom of Choice Act, which would eliminate state restrictions on abortion and repeal the Hyde Amendment ban on federal funding for it, would be his first legislative priority…

100 Days Presser: The FOCA Fade

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2009/04/30/100-days-presser-the-foca-fade/

Posted: April 30, 2009

And so I've got a task force within the Domestic Policy Council in the West Wing of the White House that is working with groups both in the pro-choice camp and in the pro-life camp, to see if we can arrive at some consensus on that. … The other thing that I said consistently during the campaign is I would like to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies that result in women feeling compelled to get an abortion, or at least considering getting an abortion, particularly if we can reduce the number of teen pregnancies, which has started to spike up again. … I think that those who are pro-choice make a mistake when they — if they suggest — and I don't want to create straw men here, but I think there are some who suggest that this is simply an issue about women's freedom and that there's no other considerations…

Ramirez: Trojan Donkey

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2009/08/21/ramirez-trojan-donkey/

Posted: August 21, 2009

Ramirez has a terrific collection of his works: Everyone Has the Right to My Opinion, which covers the entire breadth of Ramirez' career, and it gives a fascinating look at political history. … But Ramirez speaks to more than just the health-care debate; the entire populist agenda of Barack Obama and the Congressional Democrats is a Trojan horse for statism, whether it's cap-and-trade, FOCA, Card Check, or any of the rest of the Democratic agenda for 2009-10. … Michael Ramirez, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for Investors Business Daily, practically gallops away with the Trojan Horse ... or something more appropriate…

The Ed Morrissey Show: Grover Norquist, Cathy Ruse

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Posted: November 20, 2008

(And if the log-in prompt doesn't come up in the chat box below, use this link instead.) Jazz Shaw of The Moderate Voice moderates the chat, and he has his Troll Gun Trivia Contest running before the show, for those who get there early -- and are registered! … Ruse is executive director of the Gerard Health Foundation's Life Prizes program, and we'll talk about those awards as well as FOCA concerns in the next year. … Grover will explain his demand to return the $700 billion in TARP funding to the American people, and we'll talk in more specific terms about bailouts, economic policy, and the future of the Leave Us Alone coalition…

The Ed Morrissey Show: Andrew Malcolm, Dr. Charmaine Yoest

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Posted: May 5, 2009

(And if the log-in prompt doesn't come up in the chat box below, use this link instead.) Jazz Shaw of The Moderate Voice moderates the chat, and he has his Troll Gun Trivia Contest running before the show, for those who get there early -- and are registered! … We'll also talk about the previous Justice Sundays and find out what AUL has in mind for this upcoming confirmation process, and see what efforts AUL will make against FOCA. … In the second half, my friend Dr. Charmaine Yoest of Americans United for Life joins us for the first time to talk about her letter to Senator Patrick Leahy and the stakes involved in the appointment of David Souter's replacement on the Supreme Court…

Classic TEMS: Grover Norquist, Cathy Ruse

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2008/12/09/classic-tems-grover-norquist-cathy-ruse-2/

Posted: December 9, 2008

(And if the log-in prompt doesn't come up in the chat box below, use this link instead.) Jazz Shaw of The Moderate Voice moderates the chat, and he has his Troll Gun Trivia Contest running before the show, for those who get there early -- and are registered! … Grover discussed his demand to return the $700 billion in TARP funding to the American people, and in more specific terms about bailouts, economic policy, and the future of the Leave Us Alone coalition. … I'm on jury duty today and probably in court all day long, as voir dire begins on the case to which my panel has been assigned -- so no last-minute reprieve today for TEMS like yesterday…

Yes We Can!

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Posted: March 10, 2009

If the representatives of the Catholic Church who control the flow of vital health care services are willing to even suggest that they would remove all health care because of rules and laws regarding abortion and family planning, they are, in effect, threatening an even worse embargo and demonstrating that they really don't care about the welfare of the citizens in their communities. … The true issue is that they are apparently willing to cut off all emergency, required medical support to their individual communities because they do not agree with restrictions and legislation passed by the lawfully elected government of the United States. … One of the fundamental dangers - widely and correctly considered to be a threat to our national security - of allowing foreign, potentially hostile nations to control our supply of oil, is the concern that they could cut it off at any time for any reason to our detriment…

CNN Poll: Majorities oppose gay marriage, pro-choice now just plurality

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Posted: May 4, 2009

Perez' efforts to marginalize Prejean won't work, not with 54% of people agreeing with Prejean -- including Democrats like Barack Obama and Joe Biden, for that matter. … 33. Do you think marriages between gay and lesbian couples should or should not be recognized by the law as valid, with the same rights as traditional marriages? … Not only have gay-marriage advocates not made a dent in the last several months, another social-conservative demographic appears to have narrowed the gap between themselves and their opponents…

Specter to bail on the GOP?

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2009/03/07/specter-to-bail-on-the-gop/

Posted: March 7, 2009

Pennsylvania political experts say that Specter would likely face a more difficult challenge in 2010 because the Republican primary electorate in Pennsylvania has become more conservative. … Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) does not have the fall-back option of running as an independent should he lose his 2010 primary election, giving the senior lawmaker strong incentive to abandon his party this year. … With Pat Toomey suddenly looking for a rematch in a Republican primary and the RNC threatening to insert itself into the race, Specter may find the pastures greener on the other side of the partisan fence…

Roe anniversary: Pence introduces bill to end PP funding

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2009/01/2...niversary-pence-introduces-bill-to-end-pp-funding/

Posted: January 22, 2009

A coordinated effort to shine a light on the abuses of Planned Parenthood would focus more criticism on FOCA and might even result in at least a reduction of the subsidies received by PP. … "Yesterday, with more than 60 cosponsors, I re-introduced the 'Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act,' a bill that would deny any federal funding to Planned Parenthood of America. … Pence announced today, on the anniversary of Roe v Wade, that he will press Congress to act against the big-box abortion provider by stopping the millions of dollars it receives each year from the federal government…

Video: Jessen responds

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2008/10/27/video-jessen-responds/

Posted: October 27, 2008

While the Illinois AG told the legislature that the existing law could not be enforced, Obama actively blocked efforts to rewrite it so that abortionists could not simply stuff living infants into closets for them to die from neglect. … Obama likes to speak in soothing tones about abortion, claiming that "no one is pro-abortion" while promising radical change on behalf of the abortion industry -- which is what Planned Parenthood represents and to a large extent comprises. … Jessen survived an abortion and was fortunate enough to receive medical care, while Obama voted four times against a law that would have required doctors in Illinois to end their practice of abandoning infants that survived abortion with no medical care…

Can Obama get Democrats to support Card Check?

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2008/11/25/can-obama-get-democrats-to-support-card-check/

Posted: November 25, 2008

And on certain issues, such as FOCA and Card Check, will a few Democrats join them, or at least decline to vote at all on cloture, which would have the same effect? … Unless Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) can whip their caucuses into unity, numerous fault lines will be revealed: Southern Democrats vs. … With nearly complete control of Washington for the first time in three decades, Democrats are entering a treacherous power zone in which many of their priorities could easily be undone by the geographic, demographic and ideological factions that compete for supremacy within the party…

Card Check fading in the Senate?

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2009/03/10/card-check-fading-in-the-senate/

Posted: March 10, 2009

At least six Senators who have voted to move forward with the so-called card-check proposal, including one Republican, now say they are opposed or not sure -- an indication that Senate Democratic leaders are short of the 60 votes they need for approval. … Key Senate Democrats are wavering in their support of legislation that would give more power to labor unions, dealing a setback to labor's top priority as businesses warn of the damage the bill would cause... … However, the Wall Street Journal reports that several key Senators have second thoughts about their support, now that it will really count -- including one RINO who could make the difference…

Notre Dame invites Obama to give commencement speech

https://hotair.com/archives/ed-morrissey/2009/03/2...re-dame-invites-obama-to-give-commencement-speech/

Posted: March 20, 2009

Update: Obama will also give the commencement address at the Naval Academy, a much more appropriate venue -- although I should be clear in that the question of Obama getting honored at Notre Dame is for the school, and not Obama himself. … According to the church's catechism -- which Pope Benedict reminded Nancy Pelosi last month -- Obama would have effectively excommunicated himself already had he been Catholic, but a Catholic university now welcomes him for their commencement with an honorary degree. … The FOCA will federalize the question of abortion with the specific intent of striking down every moderating state law concerning abortion: parental notification, waiting periods, term limitations, and information requirements will end with its passage…

An open letter to our fellow Catholics on Election Eve

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Posted: November 3, 2008

More importantly, to expect a human man - who because he is human carries within him another broken, imperfect heart - to successfully, righteously and most of all disinterestedly resolve issues which have tested mankind for thousands of years is to assign onto him inhuman abilities; this smacks of idolatry and thus flies in the first and most fundamental priority of a believer: to have no gods before the One, the Creator. … Barack Obama - a mere human being with a thin resume and a seeming propensity for shutting down, punishing, intimidating or otherwise harassing those who do not fall in line (through the force of government, if possible) - is going to heal the human heart through his social programs and his redistributionism? … The "abortion reduction agenda" which Obama mush-mouths and others, like Kmiec, seem to interpret as they wish, is a kind of "trickle down social economics:" once poverty is eradicated - presumably through higher taxes, higher energy prices, higher unemployment and the redistribution of wealth - once all of the priorities of war, famine, capitalism and injustice are taken care of (this would include absolutely ensuring "a woman's right to choose" in any circumstance) and all the complex and messy matters of humanity have been sufficiently resolved, well, then the abortion issue will simply melt away…

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