Washington D.C., Aug 20, 2009 / 00:33 am
Sixteen pro-life leaders have made a new YouTube video to express their opposition to taxpayer funded abortion in President Barack Obama’s health care proposal. They said the plan threatens to create the largest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade.
Pro-life groups and individuals have formed a coalition called Stop the Abortion Mandate (STAM). The coalition charged that the legislation’s proposed health care plan will force taxpayers to fund abortions, create an “abortion mandate” and decide who has the right to live or die.
In the 90-second video, talk show host Carmen Pate called aspects of the health care bill the “largest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade.”
David Bereit of the 40 Days for Life campaign said the proposal would force taxpayers to pay for abortion on demand, while Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser said abortion will be included in any healthcare reform bill unless it is explicitly excluded.