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| Related Pages Ending Abortion How You Can Help in Any of a Number of Ways Contact Your Elected Officials Sample Letters on Current Issues Various Pro-life Talking Points and Sample Letters to Obama Obama Praises Roe v. Wade Decision on Its 36th AnniversaryIn the below statement by President Obama, highlighted in bold are just some of the things that you may wish to talk to him and your other legislators about. Using the below, the 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. Source: http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=1735 On January 22, 2009, President Obama praised Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down laws protecting unborn human life in all fifty states. The president reaffirmed his belief that killing a baby is a private family matter. He talked about equality for and fairness to all of our country's daughters, but he doesn't extending those rights and opportunities to female children in the womb. Plus, President Obama doesn't understand how much abortion hurts women and that a contraceptive mentality greatly contributes to increased numbers of abortions. [The March for Live Invitation to the then President-elect Obama, January 15, 2009.]
On the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we are reminded that this decision
not only protects women's health and reproductive freedom,
but stands for a broader principle: that government should not intrude
on our most private family matters. I remain committed to protecting
a woman's right to choose.
While this is a sensitive and often divisive issue, no matter what our views,
we are united in our determination to prevent unintended pregnancies, reduce
the need for abortion, and support women and families in the choices they
make. To accomplish these goals, we must work to find common ground to expand
access to affordable contraception, accurate health information, and
preventative services.
On this anniversary, we must also recommit ourselves more broadly to
ensuring that our daughters have the same rights and opportunities as
our sons: the chance to attain a world-class education; to have
fulfilling careers in any industry; to be treated fairly and paid
equally for their work; and to have no limits on their dreams. That is
what I want for women everywhere.
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