[Pflienews] PharmFacts E-News Update: PA introduces CC with teeth, letters needed--ACTION NEEDED!]

Tue Apr 1 18:23:46 MDT 2008

*PharmFacts E-News Update -- 1 Apr 2008 AD (Updated 20:20)
ACTION NEEDED!
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*SAMPLE LETTER:*

Dear Senator N:

I am writing to ask you to support SB1255, a bill defending the right of 
conscience for health care professionals.  The right of conscience is 
one of the fundamental freedoms that our great nation was built on and 
recent debate has threatened to eliminate these protections for the sake 
of supporting highly divisive political agendas on controversial issues. 

Regardless of an individual's position on issues such as abortion, the 
so-called "morning after pill" and other forms of so-called 
"contraception", health care professionals including pharmacists, 
physicians, and other health care providers need to have the freedom to 
not be forced to act in ways they believe unethical, immoral or violate 
their sincerely held religious convictions.

In addition to the foundations of our nation, this right is well 
supported by previous federal legislation and by numerous, consistent 
and precedentive decisions in the courts.  Pennsylvania needs to enact 
similar legislation that protects individuals who follow their 
consciences from being subject to discrimination, harrassment, 
intimidation and possible loss of employment.

I appreciate your consideration and urge you to support SB1255. Please 
let me know how you plan to act on this bill.

Signed,
Your name

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Good afternoon!

I am the public affairs director for the Pro-Life Coalition of PA.  We 
have introduced a conscience clause bill in the PA Senate, and I am 
working to have the Senators hear from health care professionals in 
support of the bill.

Here is the link to the bill for PFLI members and readers:

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2007&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1255&pn=1777 
<http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2007&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1255&pn=1777> 

I could use the letters now.  I have attached the talking points memo we 
are currently using with the Senators. 

It would be best if the letters are not from an organization, but from 
each individual person.

The letters should go to the person's own senator, with a copy to Sen. 
Eichelberger as prime sponsor, and Senator Erickson as chairman of the 
committee overseeing the bill right now. To find a senator, go to:
http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/find_zip_action.cfm

They can be e-mailed to all senators.  I would like to be copied on the 
e-mails so I know what is going on when I meet with the senators.

Thanks.  God bless you today.

Peg Luksik
Founder of Mom's House
pluksik at aol.com

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