Dear Congressman Steve Cohen,
You are already aware, I'm sure, that the 2003 congressional ban against partial birth abortion was intended to "draw a bright line that clearly distinguishes abortion and infanticide."
Did you also know that it says that partial birth abortion "poses serious risks to the long-term health of women and in some circumstances, their lives"?
It also states that "by choosing not to prohibit it will further coarsen society to the humanity of not only newborns, but all vulnerable and innocent human life, making it increasingly difficult to protect such life."
The "Freedom of Choice Act" seeks to overturn this ban. Whose freedoms, may I ask, does this act seek to protect?
After reading through the ban Congress passed in January 2003 on partial birth abortion, which President Obama promises to overturn with the "Freedom of Choice Act," I felt compelled to contact you.
I implore you to vote against the "Freedom of Choice Act."
This act, which would overturn the 2003 ban on partial-birth abortion, would allow for a "gruesome and inhumane procedure that is never medically necessary and should be prohibited."
Partial birth abortion "poses serious risks to the long-term health of women and in some circumstances, their lives."
Please take a moment to review [DOCID: f:publ105.108]:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=108_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ105.108
If "partial-birth abortion poses serious risks to the health of a woman undergoing the procedure . . . and could ultimately result in maternal death," then why would any lawmaker in America seek to overturn the ban and make partial birth abortion legal?
"In addition to promoting maternal health, such a prohibition will draw a bright line that clearly distinguishes abortion and infanticide, that preserves the integrity of the medical profession, and promotes respect for human life."
These words were documented in November 2003, but they are just as powerful and relevant for January 2009.
I implore you, as a representative of Tennessee, to do whatever is in your power to protect both the partially-born child and the mother, whose life is also at stake.
You and I both know that "The vast majority of babies killed during partial-birth abortions are alive until the end of the procedure. It is a medical fact, however, that unborn infants at this stage can feel pain when subjected to painful stimuli and that their perception of this pain is even more intense than that of newborn infants and older children when subjected to the same stimuli. Thus, during a partial-birth abortion procedure, the child will fully experience the pain associated with piercing his or her skull and sucking out his or her brain."
"Implicitly approving such a brutal and inhumane procedure by choosing not to prohibit it will further coarsen society to the humanity of not only newborns, but all vulnerable and innocent human life, making it increasingly difficult to protect such life. Thus, Congress has a compelling interest in acting--indeed it must act--to prohibit this inhumane procedure."
Again, Congressman Steve Cohen, I implore you to read the ban once more, which states, "For these reasons, Congress finds that partial-birth abortion is never medically indicated to preserve the health of the mother; is in fact unrecognized as a valid abortion procedure by the mainstream medical community; poses additional health risks to the mother; blurs the line between abortion and infanticide in the killing of a partially-born child just inches from birth; and confuses the role of the physician in childbirth and should, therefore, be banned."
As you review [DOCID: f:publ105.108], please consider voting AGAINST FOCA.
Thank you.
Lori Todd
Nashville, TN
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What follows is an open letter from Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D., the President and CEO of Americans United for Life (AUL) Action:
An Open Letter to President-Elect Obama on Behalf of All Ohio Parents
Dear President-Elect Obama,
A 14-year-old girl walked into a Planned Parenthood clinic in Cincinnati, accompanied by her soccer coach, John Haller. He was 21 years old and had initiated sexual activity with the girl when she was 13. Now that she was pregnant, Haller wanted her to have an abortion.
Rather than calling the parents as required under Ohio law, Planned Parenthood called the soccer coach’s cell phone and failed to verify he was the parent.
Planned Parenthood turned a blind eye . . . and performed the abortion. Afterward, they provided the girl with a bag of condoms and a Depo-Provera shot.
Thirty-six states across the country require some form of parental notification or consent prior to an abortion involving a minor child. And these laws are supported by 80% of the American people. In addition to the obvious reason that parents need to be involved when their child undergoes a medical procedure, these laws also protect young girls from sexual abuse. Research shows high percentages of teen pregnancies are fathered by adult men and a relationship between early teen sex and coercion.
President-Elect Obama, why do you oppose these parental involvement laws that protect our children from sexual abuse?
Despite Planned Parenthood’s actions, the parents of the Cincinnati teenager found out about her abortion and the sexual abuse perpetrated by her soccer coach. Eventually John Haller was convicted of seven counts of sexual battery and served three years in prison.
President-Elect Obama, the mainstream media refuses to ask you these questions, so we will:
Why have you promised Planned Parenthood that the first piece of legislation you will sign is the Freedom of Choice Act, a piece of abortion legislation which would eliminate ALL of the common-sense parental involvement laws across the country?
Sincerely,
Charmaine Yoest, Ph.D.
President and CEO, AUL Action
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