I find it curious that, when it comes to the “pro-choice” crowd, the
choice is actually quite limited. Those offering alternatives to
abortion are branded as religious fanatics and even as dangerous.
Pregnancy resource centers which provide options other than abortion
are labeled as “fake clinics.” Now, there’s even a move to eliminate
the choices of medical professionals when it comes to performing
abortions.

If you doubt this, witness the effort by the Obama Administration to
get rid of a Health and Human Services rule that ensures the
conscience rights of medical professionals as far as abortion is
concerned.

As one doctor concerned about the situation noted, if physicians have
no conscience rights, no one is safe from forced abortions, government-
sanctioned euthanasia, and other actions hostile to life. The right to
die becomes the duty to die; the right to abort becomes the
requirement to abort. And the culture of our nation suffers in the
process.

Fortunately, there is an opportunity for ordinary citizens to fight
back against this latest instance of government intrusion. The
American Association of Pro-Life OB/GYNs is asking taxpayers to make
their voices heard on this issue.

If you visit the website www.freedom2care.org, you can send a message
to the Department of Health and Human Services, registering your
complaint as either a patient or a health care professional. You can
note how you want your doctor to be free to follow principles such as
the Hippocratic Oath, the Nuremberg Code, and general moral standards.
Medical professionals can point out how they do not want government to
restrict their freedom to practice medicine by forcing them to violate
ethical standards of care.

At this time of government takeovers, a morally bankrupt government
takeover of the health care industry is appalling. We can be thankful
that the Freedom2Care Coalition is standing up to this over-reaching
power grab by the federal government. As the coalition states, its
mission is “to protect and advance the free exercise of conscience
rights in health care, thereby protecting patients and upholding
American ideals and law.”

One’s conscience should be considered sacred. It’s that little voice
inside, placed there by the Almighty, which enables us to distinguish
between right and wrong. Despite 36 years of attempted brainwashing,
there are doctors today who realize that abortion violates that voice
within. Let’s do our part to support these caring medical
professionals who are willing to confront the pro-abortion political
machine. Go to www.freedom2care.org and give voice to your convictions
today.

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