Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) would nullify all state and federal laws that “interfere with” access to abortion before “viability” as determined by the abortion provider.  It would overturn partial birth abortion bans, eliminate parental notification, and force taxpayers to fund abortion.

·         FOCA advocates claim that the bill’s purpose is to codify Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court decision allowing abortion on demand.  But FOCA will invalidate all pro-life laws that the Supreme Court has upheld since Roe.

·         FOCA creates a fundamental right to abortion.

·         FOCA would repeal the Hyde Amendment, allowing unlimited federal funding for abortion.

·         FOCA would invalidate state and federal laws protecting women and health care providers, including:

o    Full disclosure to the patient (ultrasound of the baby, information about pain inflicted on the baby or possible complications to the mother).

o    Parental notification or consent for minors seeking abortion.

o    Waiting periods.

o    Restrictions based on fetal viability allowing for abortion on demand through all nine months of pregnancy.

o    Protections for doctors and nurses who decline to commit or assist in an abortion.

o    Protections for religiously affiliated hospitals and public hospitals that do not perform abortions.

o    Exclusions for abortion coverage from health care plans of federal employees.

·         Overturns bans on partial-birth abortion, a gruesome late-term procedure that partially delivers the baby, inserts a device to suction the brains from the baby’s skull, crushes the skull and removes the baby from the birth canal.

The Freedom of Choice Act is extreme even for many who identify themselves as "pro-choice."

Urge your U.S. Senators and Representatives to oppose the Freedom of Choice Act.

Contact them at 202-224-3121