Now it’s time for Congress to serve the people that elected them by banning federally funded abortion.

By Nathan A. Cherry

Martinsburg, W.V. – Though the issue of defining marriage is certainly front and center in our national spotlight presently. Not far behind is the issue of abortion. In particular is the attempt of government to further legalize and provide abortion services through federal funding via the healthcare legislation currently being debated in Congress.

It is a nearly undeniable fact that more Americans are “pro-life” than “pro-choice.” A fact I’m certain is not lost on death merchants like Planned Parenthood; who saw, incidentally, more facilities close in 2009 than ever before. Not only are they seeing facilities close at rapidly rising rates, they are seeing their directors turn pro-life and become vocal on the abortion giant’s efforts to ramp up its abortion numbers.

And how could we forget Senator Ben Nelson’s (D-NE) 11^th hour betrayal of Nebraskan’s and pro-lifers everywhere when he became the needed 60^th signature to advance the healthcare overhaul legislation despite his repeated promises not to do so considering its pro-abortion language. Senator Nelson has been fighting to save his political career in Nebraska since that fateful decision. Recently Nelson has pledged to vote against the final draft of the healthcare bill if any of the language he drafted on abortion is changed or watered down. It may be too late for Nelson’s political career and, more importantly, for the millions of innocent children that will be murdered thanks to his efforts.

To top it off, democrats and the “transparent” Obama administration seem content to shut the public out of the final round of healthcare debate, opting to talk behind closed doors in secret. Despite requests from CNN and CSPAN for the talks to be televised and for the public to be given access to them, lawmakers have been less than amiable. This, of course, causes questions of what liberals could be hiding from the public. (So much for transparency!) Even the Washington Times is attacking the blatant attempt of democrats to hide behind closed doors; even urging republicans to bring Congress to a halt in order to allow American access to healthcare negotiations.

This empirical evidence substantiates several facts:

1. The majority of Americans do not want federal funding of abortion in any healthcare legislation.
2. The majority of Americans want tighter restrictions on abortion services.
3. The majority of Americans want abortion on demand made illegal.

So why are lawmakers ignoring the wishes of the majority of their constituents? Why are the Senator Nelson’s of Congress knowingly working against the very people that elected them? Isn’t the democratic process supposed to be at work for everyday Americans regarding issues and legislation that directly affect them? Or, is it only appropriate during an election?

By now it should be no secret that Planned Parenthood is in the pocket of many liberal lawmakers. The ugly truth is that abortion is a business. It has nothing to do with women’s health or “reproductive services,” it has everything to do with untold billions of dollars exchanging bloody hands. Were it not for the money PP stands to gain from federally funded abortion there would be no need for secret healthcare negotiations. But, knowing the disdain most Americans have for using their taxes to fund abortion it has become necessary for shady lawmakers to resort to shady spaces to complete their death bill.

We at the Family Policy Council urge you to contact members of Congress to let them know that you do not support federally funded abortion and will not support any members of Congress that vote for a healthcare bill legalizing it. This is the time to speak up loud and clear with the message of life. You cannot complain about that which you do nothing to prevent.

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