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April 15, 2005

Conscience Exemptions Under Fire From Dems

What: Senate Bill 809; Access to Legal Pharmaceuticals Act (ALPhA)
House Resolution HR????;
Who: Introduced by New Jersey Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (Dem).
Introduced by New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney (Dem).
Source: Focus on the Family's CitizenLink daily newsletter: http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0036215.cfm

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April 14, 2005

Opponents of Planned Parenthood Launch New Campaign

Who: STOPP International vs. Planned Parenthood
Link: STOPP International: http://www.all.org/stopp/
Notable Quotes ...said more than a quarter billion dollars of taxpayer money goes to subsidize Planned Parenthood's 250,000 abortions each year.

"Here we are, as taxpayers, funneling $265 million into the coffers of Planned Parenthood," Bereit said, "and at the end of the year, they have net of $35.2 million left over."...

..."It is really an organization that is out there trying to spread its own ideas and philosophies with our money,"...

Action: Launched new campaign outside of Planned Parenthood's national conference with a prayer vigil.
Editor's Note: Taking a page out of the opposition's play book STOPP is going after the money angle to indirectly limit/stop abortion.
Source: Focus on the Family's CitizenLink daily newsletter: http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0036202.cfm

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April 13, 2005

Interstate Abortion Bill Moves Forward in House

Where: Federal House of Representatives
Who: House Judiciary Committee
Author: Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla
Regarding: Legislation to make it a crime to transport a girl across state lines to avoid parental notification requirements in some states.
Action: Passed 20-13 in Committe. Sent to House.
Source: Focus on the Family's CitizenLink daily newsletter: http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/a0036193.cfm

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