From the Florida Catholic Conference:

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Pro-Life Measures Scheduled
for the Florida House Today

Call To Action

State ACTION ALERT  Pro-Life Measures Scheduled for Florida House Today
Urge Your State Representative to Vote 'Yes'  
Background: On Tuesday, April 26, the Florida House begins several days in session with a special order calendar that includes six pro-life bills. This is an unprecedented opportunity for the Florida House to act to protect the life of our most vulnerable, the unborn. These measures are also expected to be voted on by the full Senate very soon.

Issue: Pro-life bills up for consideration by the full House include:

Abortion Constitutional Amendment - CS/HJR 1179 (Baxley) Prevents tax dollars from being used to provide elective abortion services and ensures that our state courts do not interpret the Florida Constitution to provide broader rights to an abortion than the federal Constitution.   Ultrasound Before Abortion - CS/HB 1127 (Porter)
Requires an ultrasound be performed and reviewed with a woman before she gives informed consent for an abortion. The woman may decline to view the ultrasound by signing an opt out form.

Parental Notice of Abortion - HB 1247 (Stargel) Strengthens the parental notice mandate by revising procedures for judicial waiver by a minor seeking an abortion. Bill provisions require a notarized letter from a parent that waives the right to be notified, provide maturity standards for judges to consider and limit the court in which a minor may seek a judicial bypass to the circuit in which she resides.

Abortion Regulation - CS/CS/HB 1397 (Burgin) Revises regulations governing the operation of abortion clinics

Health Insurance Exchange - CS/HB 97 (Gaetz, M.) Restricts abortion coverage when a subsidy is used to purchase insurance in the state exchange established by federal health reform.

Choose Life License Plates - HB 501 (Baxley) Provides that fees collected on the specialty license plate be distributed to Choose Life, Inc. for redistribution to crisis pregnancy centers assisting women considering an adoption plan for their child.

These bills, taken up on special order Tuesday, will likely be voted on either Tuesday or Wednesday - please take action immediately.  ACTION: Send an email message to your Florida Representative and urge him or her to vote 'yes' on these measures and protect the sanctity of life.


Click the link below to log in and send your message:
 http://www.votervoice.net/link/target/fcc/Q6P79Mzb.aspx