The mainstream media and others have recently criticized pro-lifers for organizing active opposition to the radical Freedom of Choice Act, because the bill has yet to be introduced in Congress.  However, in early March, leading pro-abortion Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-New York), chairman of the House Judiciary committee that could consider the bill, said it is coming soon.  Senator Barbara Boxer is expected to introduce a companion bill in the Senate.

            The Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) would allow unlimited abortions for any reason throughout pregnancy.  This national law would overturn hundreds of pro-life laws in states across the country.  “Advocates and opponents of FOCA all agree that the bill would nullify every legal limit on abortion, state, federal or otherwise.  The shockwaves that FOCA would cause are immense and wide-ranging,” explained Matt Bowman, a pro-life attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund.

            In a pre-election campaign speech to Planned Parenthood, Barack Obama promised that the bill would be the first he would sign as president.