Contact: Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, 540-538-4741; Brandi Swindell, 208-867-1307

WASHINGTON, May 14 /Christian Newswire/ -- Groups to hold a news conference on Friday, May 15 at 10:00 A.M.

The location will be in front of the White House on Pennsylvania Ave. across from Lafayette Park.

During the presidential campaign Mr. Obama made it clear that taxpayer funded abortions would be a part of his health care plan.

In a question about health care from the RH Reality Check web site the Obama campaign said,

"Senator Obama believes that reproductive health care is basic health care.  His health care plan will create a new public plan, which will provide coverage of all essential medical services.  Reproductive health is an essential service.

In a July 7, 2007 speech Mr. Obama stated,

"In my mind reproductive care is essential care.  It is basic care, and so it is at the center, the heart of the plan I propose."

The Obama campaign later clarified that "reproductive health care" included abortions.

Just last week President Obama's  budget recommendations encouraged the repeal of the Dornan Amendment which prohibited taxpayer funded abortions in Washington, D.C.

President Obama has now taken the first step in having American taxpayers pay for the killing of innocent children through abortion and reinforcing Mr. Obama's position as "The Abortion President."

The pro-life groups state if President Obama thought speaking at Notre Dame created a political and emotional firestorm wait until he tries to have American citizens pay for abortions and the killing of innocent children.

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, comments,

"We warned during the campaign if Mr. Obama was elected President he would be the most extremist pro-abortion President in American history and push for taxpayer funded abortions.  Sadly after just 100 days, the public is seeing the reality that Barack Obama has now become 'The Abortion President.'

"He has taken the first steps to make taxpayer funded abortions a reality by proposing to repeal a law which prohibited taxpayer funded abortions in Washington, D.C.  There is no doubt that President Obama wants to include abortions in his health care plan and have the American public pay for it.

"On Friday, May 15, we are announcing the start of a national campaign that will embrace social justice and human rights and stand against American tax dollars being used for abortions.  The campaign will begin in July when Speaker Pelosi has indicated that the debate on health care will begin in the House of Representatives.

"We will be calling the pro-life community and people of good will from around the nation to come to Washington, D.C. to be involved in 'The Birmingham Letter Project' which will include prayer vigils, rallies, demonstrations, lobbying and peaceful civil disobedience as we work to ensure our tax dollars are not being used to pay for abortions.

"The Birmingham Letter Project will run through the summer and into the fall as the House and Senate take up health care reform.  President Obama has indicated he wants his health care plan to be passed this year.

"The pro-life community is making it very clear that they will not go silently into the night and we will be a loud, bold and courageous voice for human rights and social justice on the streets of Washington, D.C."

Brandi Swindell, Director of Stanton Health Care and Generation Life, states,

"President Obama campaigned on a progressive platform in which he promised to bring unity to our nation and embrace human rights.  He also said a major priority would be to reduce abortions. 

"Sadly, those promises are now in tatters.  By promoting taxpayer funded abortions, Mr. Obama will clearly increase the number of abortions across the nation breaking his promise to reduce them.  He will also force millions of Americans who embrace social justice and human rights to pay for the killing of innocent children with their tax dollars.  This would include Catholics and evangelicals.

"This is not a President who is bringing healing and unity to America.  Rather, this is President who is dividing our nation by embracing the violence of abortion.

"As a young woman who works every day with women who are facing challenging pregnancies, I want to remind President Obama that social justice begins in the womb.  Please do not expand the violence of abortion and the diminishing of women by including taxpayer funded abortions in your health care plan.

"We would encourage the President to embrace a culture of life and affirm human rights for all.  It is hard to imagine that this President would take such a strong stand against torture while promoting abortion policies that crush social justice and brutalize innocent children."

For more information call:

Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney at   540.538.4741

Brandi Swindell at 208.867.1307