Petition against freedom of choice Act

A the more confrontational issues in the political and moral sphere is abortion. Organize campaigns based on politicians, activists on both sides or legitimate protest against and some extremists have instigated violence as a result. Barack Obama engaged during the 2008 campaign, and then Democratic candidates for planned daughter in law who sign freedom of choice Act (FOCA) if he is elected. This commitment led groups across the country spread, a petition the Government to the implementation of the FOCA Cree buy in. Legislative HistoryIn 1970, Congress, presents the first attempt, federal legislation, the legalization of abortion. "National Abortion Act" would be offset by the contradictory States to abortion laws. Bill failed, but in 1973 shutdown ROE decided v. Wade, which legalized abortion in the first quarter. Additional judgments limited the scope of Roe, and the introduction in the Senate of the first version of the FOCA in election ActAlthough 1989.Freedom sponsored several versions of the FOCA in the House of Commons and the Senate, none were passed. 2007 Senate presented the latest version. Sponsored by Senator Barbara Boxer, Bill was "an act to protect, compatible with Roe v. Wade, and for other purposes freedom of women to choose to carry a child or to terminate a pregnancy." In 2008 the Bill died committee.Americans United for life (AUL) even if no room in the 111. Congress has proposed FOCA frowned is not knowledge upon groups of President Obama of parenthood in 2008 from right-to-life. AUL, the self-proclaimed "first evangelist national organization in America" challenged the legalization of abortion since 1971. AUL "legislative arm of the American United States for life" started action a campaigNE petition FOCA fighting in 2007. The petition has currently more than 700,000 signatures.The FOCA PetitionThe fight FOCA petition to combat, which is sent to the Congress and the President should FOCA reintroduced, is as follows: "I am against freedom of choice Act (FOCA), because: FOCA is a radical attempt to abortion on demand in American law, Foca tried existing laws page, to seek protection that I and the majority of Americans to support;" FOCA prevents that to take the States to safeguard measures in the future. "Set"ControversyPrior January 2009, an E-mail of unknown origin, began circulating warning OFAC"sign" in January 2009, which a taxpayer funded abortion, repeal of freedom by the laws of the opinion and the removal of limits on abortion partial birth and cancellation of parental notification, the "Number of abortions to raise a minimum of 100,000 every year", and requirements caused women have abortions in certain situations as well regulate how children female have.Current FactCheck.org LegislationAccording many of the claims in the e-Mail can could force the Government are ultimately be ambiguous and not precise answers that the new legislation has not been submitted. However, according to the Act of 2007, fact check many alerts not, including families by abortion regulations forced. In an interview in April 2009 the President followed Obama DOS on your commitment to the FOCA a priority, although he still feels itself as a supporter of pro choice.