The 2009 ProLife Signature-Ad Petition

The misnamed Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) would, if passed and signed into law, invalidate every restriction against abortion in every state, even the current restrictions that have been found to be consistent with Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court. FOCA would invalidate: parental notification laws, waiting periods, requirements for disclosure of abortion risks, and it would invalidate the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban. Furthermore, if passed, FOCA would challenge the right of religiously-based hospitals and clinics to refuse to perform abortions, and it would force the repeal of all restrictions on federal funding for abortions. There is also a danger that some, or all, of the FOCA provisions could become law under the so-called Prevention First Act (PFA) which is primarily a proposal to force abortion funding on taxpayers and insurance companies. The problem with both FOCA and PFA is that these proposals clearly violate states' rights, and they fail to take into account the scientific fact of the humanity of the unborn child. Therefore, we the undersigned urge those in public office, or in any position of power and influence, to steadfastly oppose any such legislation, which does not protect states' rights, and the inherent right to life of the unborn child. If either FOCA or PFA is passed and signed into law, in any form that does not fully protect states' rights, and the fundamental right to life of the unborn child, we the undersigned hereby petition the US Supreme Court to declare such legislation unconstitutional based on the 10th Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution.