X-Original-To:  christia@asuacad.bitnet, MB09
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.christia
Date:         Tue, 7 Apr 1992 09:38:00 CDT
From:         MB09@SWTEXAS.BITNET
Subject:      Re: abortion/FOCA

Hello Pro-Lifers,

As I have promised you, I have a sample letter for you to send your Congress-
people.

First of all, I found what exactly what FOCA says:

"Except as provided in subsection, a State may not restrict the right of a
woman to choose to terminate a pregnancy -- before fetal viability; or _at
any time_, if such termination is necessary to protect the life or _health_
of the woman."

Here is the sample letter.  Please use your own words.

Dear Senator [or Congressman] ____________________________,

I am writing to you regarding the so called "Freedom of Choice" Act (S.25)
[or H.R. 25 if addressing a Congressman].

Because of the Supreme Court's definition of the word "health" in Doe v
Bolton (1973), abortion is currently legal throughout all nine months of
pregnancy for any reason whatsoever or for no reason whatsoever, for a
girl of any age, without her parents' knowledge or consent, a situation
which most Americans find appalling when they learn that such is the case.

This Act would maintain this current legal status of abortion-on-demand
regardless of what the Supreme Court does with Roe v Wade.  For 20 years
the pro-abortion lobby has been hiding these facts from Congress and the
public by focusing on the so-called "hard cases" which by _their_ statistics
account for less than 3% of the almost 1.6 million abortions done every year.
Children are losing their lives and women are being brutalized and exploited
by an industry which cares only for its multi-million dollar/year profits.
Please use your influence to reverse this intolerable situation.

I oppose abortion-on-demand and I respecfully ask you to vote _against_
the so called "Freedom of Choice" Act.

Sincerely,


Here is another shorter version:

Dear Senator [or Congressman]________________________,

I am writing to ask you to oppose the so called "Freedom of Choice" Act
(S.25) [H.R. 25].

If this bill is passed, it will ban all states the right to put any
restrictions at all on abortion.  According to the polls a majority of
Americans feel that there should be parental consent or notification
before a minor can get an abortion.  This act will ban this important
restriction.  I feel that if a minor has to get parental consent to get
an aspirin from the school nurse or for any elective surgery, then she
should also get this this same consent to get an abortion which is surgery.

Please oppose S. 25 [H.R. 25]

Sincerely,


The addresses for all Senators:

The Honorable _____________________
Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20510


The address for all Congressmen:

The Honorable _____________________
House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515

President George Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C.  20500

Write to President Bush too!  It is important to also write to Pro-Life
Congresspeople.  They are under a lot of pressure to buckle-in.  Be sure
to also thank President Bush and all Congressmen and Senators who are
consistently Pro-Life.

Please let me know if you write and if you get a response.  If you have any
questions about this or any other Pro-Life issue, please ask.  I may not be
able to answer them, but have plenty of sources who probably can.

May Christ's Peace and Love be with you,

Michelle
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