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Bishops' Letter to the then President-elect Obama, January 13, 2009

Using the below letter or the other sample letters in this area and the other food for thought in writing to President Obama, please put a letter in your own words (or use a sample letter as is), and mail it to your federal House representative and your two federal senators as well as President Obama. It's much better to send a form letter than not to send a letter at all.

In a January 13 letters to the then President-elect Barack Obama and Congress, the U.S. bishops addressed opportunities and challenges and promised "to make this period of national change a time to advance the common good and defend the life and dignity of all." The letter, which outlined "an agenda for dialogue and action," was signed by Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. A corresponding letter was sent to Vice-President Joseph Biden and each member of Congress. The below sample letter is a small excerpt of the bishops' letter. It has been edited to make it more useful as a basis for others' letters to President Obama and other legislators.

Source: http://usccb.org/bishops/letters/LTRObama.pdf (The below sample letter is an edited excerpt.)
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Jane Doe
12345 Main St
Minneapolis MN 55418-3209

Date

President Barack Obama
The President of the United States of America
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20500

Dear Mr. President:

Subject: Please Protect the Pre-born

I would like to work with you to protect the lives of the most vulnerable and voiceless members of the human family, especially unborn children and those who are disabled or terminally ill. Please consistently defend the fundamental right to life from conception to natural death. Opposed to abortion as the direct killing of innocent human life, I will encourage one and all to seek common ground to reduce the number of abortions in morally sound ways -- ways that affirm the dignity of pregnant women and their unborn children. I oppose legislative and other measures to expand abortion. I will support the work of the U.S. bishops to retain essential, widely supported policies that show respect for unborn life, protect the conscience rights of health care providers and other Americans, and prevent government funding and promotion of abortion. The Hyde amendment and other provisions which for many years have prevented federal funding of abortion have a proven record of reducing abortions. Efforts to force Americans to fund abortions with their tax dollars pose a serious moral challenge and jeopardize the passage of essential health care reform.

Thank you for your consideration of my position on this important issue.

I would appreciate a response to my letter.

Sincerely,

[Signature]
Jane Doe

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