Abortion is a subject in America today that can inflame passions on both sides of the issue. Add to the equation $300 million and it can become a downright explosive topic. According to Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Center (FRC), “A majority of American’s oppose funding abortion –[…] still Planned Parenthood receives more than $300 million in tax payer funding each year for “family planning” projects that help bolster their abortion trade” (FRC)

As someone who believes it is time for Americans to step away from the sidelines and step into the foray and take back America from those in our government who have forgotten that they are there at the behest of the American populace, I am always ready and willing to put my support behind projects that will lift America up and reinforce “Faith, Family and Freedom”(Mike).

Below is a copy of the letter that will be delivered by FRC to the President.

Dear President Bush,

We are writing you because of a lingering issue that has undermined your Administration’s consistent commitment to ensure that federal funds deployed for family planning projects not be used to promote abortion as a method of family planning.

For seven years the Clinton-era regulations governing Title X family planning services have continued. One thing that most Americans can agree upon is that abortion is not a form of family planning. Yet, these Title X funds continue to be used by abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood to promote abortion despite the plain statutory provision from 1970 banning such use.

Regulatory changes promulgated under President Reagan clarified the law that Title X recipients may not refer for abortion or combine family planning services with abortion services. These regulations were defended by President George H.W. Bush and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in Rust v. Sullivan (500 U.S. 173) in 1991. Unfortunately, by the time they were being enforced, President Clinton took office and rescinded these pro-life regulations. He then implemented statutorily unsupported regulations that require recipients of Title X funding to refer for abortion. Moreover, these regulations allow the collocation of abortion clinics with their affiliated Title X family planning clinics - in some cases utilizing the same waiting rooms, staff and facilities. More than a minimal economic separation between abortion providers and family planning clinics is warranted.

We respectfully ask that you make the necessary changes to the Title X regulations to prevent U.S. taxpayer funds from being used to promote and facilitate abortion. Collocation of family planning and abortion facilities sends the wrong message, defies Congressional intent, and should not be allowed. Mandatory abortion referral policies cannot be squared with the intent of this program to reduce and not to promote abortion. Changes to the Title X regulations are still possible. We ask you to make the much- needed changes to ensure that federally supported family planning services are separated from abortion services.

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For many Americans, Senator Brownback eloquently puts this subject matter into prospective when he says, “While we continue to have a rigorous debate in this country about abortion, we should be able to come to some fundamental agreements. We should not use tax dollars to subsidize abortion clinics – particularly when there are serious concerns regarding their compliance with state law and medical standards” (FRC)

If you are one of those that find yourself sitting on the sidelines wondering if you should get involved, remember, “The job of our representatives and “we the people” is to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America” (Jerome Corsi, The Late Great USA).

Remaining Steadfast,

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