FOCA is Coming!

It is official. The most notorious anti-life bill ever — the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) — will be introduced in the new Congress. A spokesperson for the expected House author, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), says it will be “sooner rather than later…It is among the congressman’s priorities.” Even more onerous, Rep. Nadler is Chair of the House Judiciary subcommittee that could hear the bill.

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is expected to introduce the companion bill in the U.S. Senate.

FOCA would make unlimited abortions a national law and overturn all of the right-to-life laws and court decisions from the past 36 years. The main effect — the number of abortions will skyrocket.

Of particular concern to Catholic hospitals would be FOCA’s removal of conscience rights. Some of the nation’s bishops have threatened to close the 624 Catholic hospitals in the US rather than comply with a law forcing them to perform abortions. Other bishops are saying that a good strategy would be to just ignore the law and non-comply.

Wisconsin Reps. Gwen Moore and Tammy Baldwin were co-sponsors of FOCA in the last Congress.

Wisconsin Right to Life is conducting a major postcard campaign and other activities to defeat this monstrous legislation. To learn more about FOCA and what you can do, click here.

Barbara Lyons