From Wisconsin Right to Life -- FOCA to be introduced

Rep. Nadler (D-NY) Will Introduce Monstrous FOCA, the Freedom of Choice Act, Soon.

Hello, Wi Catholic,

Well, it's official. The most notorious anti-life bill ever — the Freedom of Choice Act
(FOCA) — will be introduced in the new Congress. A spokesperson for the expected House
author, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), says it will be "sooner rather than later…It is among the congressman's priorities." Even more onerous, Rep. Nadler is Chair of the House Judiciary subcommittee that could hear the bill! Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is expected to introduce
the companion bill in the U.S. Senate. We must stop the passage of this bill and would greatly appreciate a gift from you so we can ramp-up our Stop FOCA postcard campaign.

FOCA would make unlimited abortions a national law and overturn all of the right-to-life laws and court decisions from the past 36 years. The number of abortions will skyrocket! Of particular concern to Catholic hospitals would be FOCA's removal of conscience rights. Some of the nation's bishops have threatened to close the 624 Catholic hospitals in the US rather than comply with a law forcing them to perform abortions. Other bishops are saying that a good strategy would be to just ignore the law and non-comply. Wisconsin Reps. Gwen Moore and Tammy Baldwin were co-sponsors of FOCA in the last Congress.

Wisconsin Right to Life is conducting a major postcard campaign and other activities to defeat this monstrous legislation. Please help stop FOCA with your generous gift today.

Barbara L. Lyons,
Executive Director