Thursday, October 14, 2010

AUL Action Briefs: The Truth Hurts

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Thursday, October 14th, 2010
This Week's Feature


The Truth Hurts: Politician Fights AUL Action Ad Over Vote for Abortion Funding

Rep. Kathy DahlkemperAUL Action made national headlines last week when Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper (D-Pa.) hired attorneys to try to pull our radio ad highlighting her vote for legislation permitting taxpayer-funded abortion. In response, AUL Action released a detailed, line-by-line analysis of our radio ad that demonstrates that every fact and assertion is absolutely true.

“Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper voted for the largest expansion of taxpayer-funded abortion in American history,” said Dr. Charmaine Yoest, President and CEO of Americans United for Life Action. “What’s worse, she voted against it before she voted for it and now hopes voters don’t know the difference.”

For more on this, click here

 

On The Docket

Important 2010 Election Fact: Health Care Law Permits Taxpayer-funded abortion

In an effort to mislead voters, the abortion industry and its Capitol Hill allies have waged an effective misinformation campaign - asserting that the new health care law does not allow taxpayer-funded abortion. AUL Action attorney Mary Harned wrote a concise explanation of how the federal health care law contains a major loophole that allows taxpayer funding for abortions, as well as several other loopholes that could lead to such funding.

In her detailed legal analysis, Harned explains, “The Affordable Care Act uses federal tax dollars to subsidize insurance plans that cover abortions, which is equivalent to directly paying for the abortions. ... Section 1303 of Title I, Subtitle D of the Affordable Care Act provides that Qualified Health Plans may provide abortion coverage to enrollees. While the section creates an accounting mechanism designed to prevent federal subsidies from being used to directly pay for abortions through [such plans], this provision is a departure from the status quo on abortion funding.”  

Read Harned’s full analysis on the AUL Action Blog
and please share this with voters you know. The American people need to have the facts in order to make an informed decision at the voting booth this fall. 

Does Your Rep. Stand Up For Life? See Our New Congressional Scorecard

This week, AUL Action launched an online voter information campaign - Life Counts - that includes a Congressional Scorecard showing Representatives’ voting record on eight key life issues. The new feature enables users to input a zip code to see how their Members of Congress scored on Life. Pro-life activists can also use Facebook and Twitter to help get the word out to friends and family that in this election, Life Counts.

AUL Action is your resource for election 2010. Click here to get started.  

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