I have not as of yet confirmed the dates on this but we do need to get serious on this matter. This is a serious Bill and we need to make sure it does not go through. We must pray strongly for this Bill to die a quick death and we need to contact our Representatives and Senators immediately and tell them to put a STOP to this NOW. It is against everything we, as Christians, believe and what God's Word says about the sanctity of life.
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For those of you who do not know, the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) [also known as freedom to kill act] is set to be signed if Congress passes it on January 21-22 of 2009. The FOCA is the next sad chapter in the book of abortion. If made a law, virtually all limitations on abortion will be lifted, which will result in the following:

> 1) all hospitals, including Catholic hospitals would be required to perform abortions upon request. If this were to happen, some U.S. Bishops have indicated they would consider closing down Catholic hospitals rather than perform abortions - more than 30% of all hospitals in the United States are Catholic.

> 2) Partial birth abortions would be legal and have no limitations.

> 3) All U.S. tax payers would be funding abortions.

> 4) Parental notification will no longer be required.

> 5) the number of abortions could increase by as much as 100,000 annually.

Perhaps most importantly the government would then have control in the issue of abortion. This could result in a future amendment that would force women by law to have abortions in certain situations (down syndrome babies, etc) and could even regulate how many children a woman is allowed to have.
Needless to say this information is disturbing, but sadly true. As Catholics, as Christians, as anyone who is against the killing of innocent children, we must stand as one. We must stop this horrific act before it becomes a law.
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