What is FOCA?
The “Freedom of Choice Act” (FOCA) is a bill that poses the most serious threat to pro-life policies ever faced, and would bring about a national abortion policy far worse even than Roe v. Wade. This proposed national law before congress would remove all state and federal restrictions on abortion. It is expected that this will come to the floor soon after the presidential inauguration. The “Freedom of Choice Act” is quite the misnomer since it does just the opposite of what its name suggests.
If enacted, FOCA would do the following:
- create a right to abortion with no limits whatsoever
- eliminate even modest regulation of the abortion industry
- force American taxpayers to fund abortions
- reverse the ban on the partial-birth abortion procedure
- trample the conscience rights of physicians and other health care workers and institutions that oppose abortion
- strip parents of their right and responsibility to be involved in their minor daughter’s abortion decision.
At their November 2008 meeting, the United States Bishops' Conference voted to mobilize the resources of the conference, dioceses, and the entire Catholic community to oppose FOCA and all other attempts to eliminate existing pro-life laws and policies. This included a massive educational outreach to Catholics and the public at large, and a postcard signing event in dioceses nationwide the weekend of Jan. 24-25, 2009, urging members of Congress to reject the abortion extremism of FOCA.
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Resources:
READ THE January 2009 LETTER FROM BISHOP McMANUS ABOUT FOCA HERE.
Coverage from The Catholic Free Press:
The National Committee for a Human Life Amendment (NCHLA): www.nchla.org.