Another FOCA rebuttal

Will FOCA"force taxpayers to pay for abortions" and "force Catholic Hospitals to perform abortions or be shut down?"

The pro-abortion claims this is

misleading.

While the federal government is currently restricted from directly funding abortions, several states directly fund abortions. FOCA would repeal the Hyde Amendment which implements this restriction. http://www.nchla.org/datasource/ifactsheets/4FSHydeAm22a.08.pdf

So yes, with the Hyde Amendment repealed, "taxpayers would be forced to pay for abortions" as they now do in 17 states.

The legislation lacks a provision for hospitals, doctors, nurses, and pharmacies to choose to not abort the unborn -- a conscience clause. This allows abortion advocates to later litigate a mandate to provide "comprehensive health services" (i.e. abortion) on a so-called non-discriminatory basis.

"Freedom of Choice" is Orwellian in eliminating the freedom of health care providers to choose not to kill the unborn.

So yes, with FOCA, without a conscience clause, Catholic hospitals will be forced to shut down. (They will not perform abortions.)