Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) is urgently warning us that Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) may attempt to muzzle pro-life leaders in Congress.
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The Pitts-Stupak Amendment, which bans federal funding of elective abortions and plans that pay for elective abortions, has be
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come the focal point of heated debate in Congress.
Nancy Pelosi has delegated to Henry Waxman (D-CA), the Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, the task of negotiating with Bart Stupak, the co-author of the pro-life amendment.
After the first 'negotiation,' Henry Waxman spoke to the AP about the refusal of Bart Stupak to back down from his demands for an explicit exclusion of abortion funding:
"We have a difference of opinion at the moment we cannot bridge," he said. "We have done everything we can to ensure that there will be no federal funds for abortion services."
Everything they can ... except for the one thing we have repeatedly asked for:
Put the Pitts-Stupak Amendment into the bill!
Now, Bart Stupak is convinced that Nancy Pelosi and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), the Chair of the Rules Committee, will propose a Rule that does not include any debate on the pro-life amendment - imposing a gag on pro-lifers.
However, no Rule can go into effect unless it is approved by a majority of the Representatives in the House.
Bart Stupak, who has been a warrior in this battle, has asked pro-lifers everywhere to demand that their Representatives oppose any Rule that muzzles pro-lifers in this critical debate.
Thank you for fighting to make sure that those who forever silence the unborn do not silence us.
For Life,
Marjorie Dannenfelser
President, Susan B. Anthony List
www.sba-list.org
