July 17, 2006

Pending Legislation in Congress

Ingrid brought up the following pieces of legislation that require immediate listener attention.

1. The Marriage Protection Amendment is expected to see action this week. This is an amendment declaring marriage to be between one man and one woman.

2. The Pledge Protection Act (HR 2389). This act is designed to protect the Pledge of Allegiance from attacks by activist federal judges seeking to rule the pledge unconstitutional.

3. Child Custody Protection Act: (Senate Bill 403). This would make it a federal offense to transport a minor across state lines for an abortion, if the action circumvents the application of a state law requiring parental involvement in a minor's abortion.

4. Fetus Farming Prohibition Act: (Senate Bill 3504). This bill would prohibit someone from taking a human embryo created by fertilization or by cloning, gestating it for a number of months, and then aborting that human fetus for spare parts.

5. The Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act: (Senate Bill 2754). This act would give scientists an incentive to come up with other ways to get good stem cells that are flexible, and do so without destroying a human enbryo.

6. Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act: (HR 810). This would allow federal funds to be used so that any human embryo could become a target to be destroyed for stem cell research.

Ingrid then opened the phone lines for discussion. Topics included judging, catechizing our children to protect them from false teaching, and stem cell research.

Action Points

To reach your elected representatives about any of the current billis up for a vote, call the Capitol Hill Switchboard at:
202-224-3121