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February
4 , 2006—
Urgent Alert: The Indiana House passed
two harmful bills. They must be stopped in the Senate!
Thanks to everyone who contacted their State Representative
regarding HB 1080 (Physical Plant Standards without
Grandfather Clause), and HB 1172 (Fetal Pain "Informed
Consent"). HB 1080 will lead to the closure of every
abortion facility in the state. HB 1172 will require health
professionals to give information to patients that is not
supported by medical science and violates religious freedom.
You'll find more detailed information about each of these
bills later on this page.
Despite
all our efforts, an eloquent plea in the legislature by Rep.
Peggy Welch, and even an
editorial in the Indianapolis Star opposing both
bills, the House passed both bills on Feb. 1, 2006. Now, our
focus must be on the Indiana Senate. Both bills will probably
be sent to the Senate Health and Provider Services Committee,
chaired by Senator Patricia Miller. We want to convince Sen.
Miller not to "hear" the bills and/or the members
of the committee to oppose the bills. Following are important
steps each one of us can take:
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Votes
HB1080 Abortion facilities. Feb-02-2006,
Vote Totals:
Yeas-- 60 (12-D, 48-R)
Nays-- 38 (35-D, 3-R)
Voting YEA:
D Robert J. Bischoff
D William C. Cochran
D David L. 'Dave' Crooks
D Jerry L. Denbo
D Chester F. Dobis
D Terry A. Goodin
D Sheila Johnston Klinker
D Thomas S. Kromkowski
D Joe Micon
D Dennie Oxley II
D Scott Pelath
D Paul J. Robertson
R Ralph Donald Ayres
R Robert W. Behning
R Matt Bell
R Bruce Borders
R Randy L. Borror
R Brian Bosma
R William E. Bright
R Tim Brown
R James Russell Buck
R Mary Kay Budak
R Lawrence Lee Buell
R Woody Burton
R Robert Cherry
R Suzanne Crouch
R Bill Davis
R Richard (Dick) Dodge
R Cleo Duncan
R Jeffrey K. Espich
R Ralph M. Foley
R William C. Friend
R David Nason Frizzell
R Eric A. Gutwein
R Timothy Harris
R Steven Heim
R Robert A. Hoffman
R Eric Koch
R Don Lehe
R Dan Leonard
R L. Jack Lutz
R Richard W. McClain
R Luke Messer
R Michael B. Murphy
R Tim Neese
R Kathy Kreag Richardson
R Michael Allen Ripley
R William 'Bill' J. Ruppel
R Thomas E. Saunders
R John Smith
R Marlin Stutzman
R Andy Thomas
R Jeffrey Thompson
R Gerald R. Torr
R P. Eric Turner
R Jacqueline Walorski Swihart
R Matthew D. Whetstone
R David Alan Wolkins
R Troy A. Woodruff
R David B. Yount
Voting
NAY:
D John C. Aguilera Jr
D Terri Jo Austin
D Dennis T. Avery
D Jeb Bardon
D Carlene Bottorff
D Charlie Brown
D Duane Cheney
D
William A. Crawford
D John Day
D Mae Dickinson
D Ryan Dvorak
D Craig R. Fry
D Benjamin (Ben) GiaQuinta
D F. Dale Grubb
D Earl L. Harris
D George Philip Hoy
D Clyde Kersey
D Robert D. Kuzman
D Linda Lawson
D Edmund M. Mahern
D Carolene Mays
D Winfield C. Moses, Jr.
D David Orentlicher
D Phillip Pflum
D Matt Pierce
D Gregory W. Porter
D Scott Reske
D Vernon G. Smith
D Dan Charles Stevenson
D Russell L. Stilwell
D Vanessa Summers
D Vern Tincher
D Dennis Tyler
D Trent Van Haaften
D Peggy Welch
R Phillip D. Hinkle
R Phyllis J. Pond
R John Ulmer
Excused from Voting:
Not Voting:
D B. Patrick Bauer
R Cindy Noe
Roll Call Votes HB1172 Information on pain and anesthetic
for a fetus. 02/01/2006
Vote
Totals:
Yeas-- 70 (21-D, 49-R)
Nays-- 30 (27-D, 3-R)
Voting
YEA:
D B. Patrick Bauer
D Robert J. Bischoff
D William C. Cochran
D David L. 'Dave' Crooks
D Jerry L. Denbo
D Chester F. Dobis
D Ryan Dvorak
D Benjamin (Ben) GiaQuinta
D Terry A. Goodin
D F. Dale Grubb
D Clyde Kersey
D Sheila Johnston Klinker
D Thomas S. Kromkowski
D Joe Micon
D Dennie Oxley II
D Scott Pelath
D Scott Reske
D Paul J. Robertson
D Russell L. Stilwell
D Dennis Tyler
D Peggy Welch
R Ralph Donald Ayres
R Robert W. Behning
R Matt Bell
R Bruce Borders
R Randy L. Borror
R Brian Bosma
R William E. Bright
R Tim Brown
R James Russell Buck
R Lawrence Lee Buell
R Woody Burton
R Robert Cherry
R Suzanne Crouch
R Bill Davis
R Richard (Dick) Dodge
R Cleo Duncan
R Jeffrey K. Espich
R Ralph M. Foley
R William C. Friend
R David Nason Frizzell
R Eric A. Gutwein
R Timothy Harris
R Steven Heim
R Phillip D. Hinkle
R Robert A. Hoffman
R Eric Koch
R Don Lehe
R Dan Leonard
R L. Jack Lutz
R Richard W. McClain
R Luke Messer
R Michael B. Murphy
R Tim Neese
R Cindy Noe
R Kathy Kreag Richardson
R Michael Allen Ripley
R William 'Bill' J. Ruppel
R Thomas E. Saunders
R John Smith
R Marlin Stutzman
R Andy Thomas
R Jeffrey Thompson
R Gerald R. Torr
R P. Eric Turner
R Jacqueline Walorski Swihart
R Matthew D. Whetstone
R David Alan Wolkins
R Troy A. Woodruff
R David B. Yount
Voting
NAY:
D John C. Aguilera Jr
D Terri Jo Austin
D Dennis T. Avery
D Jeb Bardon
D Carlene Bottorff
D Charlie Brown
D Duane Cheney
D William A. Crawford
D John Day
D Mae Dickinson
D Craig R. Fry
D Earl L. Harris
D George Philip Hoy
D Robert D. Kuzman
D Linda Lawson
D Edmund M. Mahern
D Carolene Mays
D Winfield C. Moses, Jr.
D David Orentlicher
D Phillip Pflum
D Matt Pierce
D Gregory W. Porter
D Vernon G. Smith
D Dan Charles Stevenson
D Vanessa Summers
D Vern Tincher
D Trent Van Haaften
R Mary Kay Budak
R Phyllis J. Pond
R John Ulmer
Excused from Voting:
Not Voting:
Find
contact information for your Representative. |
1.
First, if your Representative voted against these bills, be
sure and contact him/her and express your appreciation.
If your Representative voted FOR the bills, you may want to
contact him/her and express your disappointment. (See at right
for a list of how each representative voted on these bills.
Find contact info for your Representative at the bottom of
the list.) Also, please
contact Rep. Peggy Welch and thank her for speaking eloquently
from the floor on HB 1080.
2.
Contact
Senator Bob Garton, President of the Senate.
Urge him to stop these bills.
3.
Contact Members of the Senate Health Committee and encourage
them to oppose these bills. Here are the members
of that committee. Click on the link to send an e-mail, or
call 800-382-9467.
HEALTH & PROVIDER SERVICES
Senator
Patricia Miller, Chair
Senator
Gary Dillon, R.M.
Senator
Billie Breaux, R.M.M. or s34@in.gov
Senator
Beverly Gard
Senator
Marvin Riegsecker
Senator
Connie Sipes
Senator
Connie Lawson
Senator
Vaneta Becker
Senator
Ryan Mishler
Senator
Vi Simpson
Senator
Tim Skinner
4.
Write a letter to the editor!
You may want to consider including some of the points in the
information below.
5.
Tell your friends to take action.
The stakes are high. Tell them this is "not a drill."
We are at serious risk of losing reproductive rights and religious
freedom in the state of Indiana.
If
either or both of these two bills are HEARD in committee,
they're as good as passed and will become LAW. We must encourage
committee members NOT to hear these bills, and if they're
heard, to vote NO.
Now,
more than ever, we must make our presence known to our elected
officials!
Following
is more information about the two bills.
HB
1080--an attempt at an end-run around the authority of
the state department of health and close all Indiana abortion
clinics. This would be a dangerous and alarming development
for the health of women and families of Indiana, and make
it impossible for many women to choose to terminate a pregnancy
if that is the best decision for them according to their personal
and faith beliefs. Some additional points:
- This
bill is the functional equivalent of a BAN on abortion in
Indiana, which is legal under federal law. Legal abortion
will be unavailable by Jan. 1, 2007 in the state of Indiana.
- This
will NOT stop abortions from occurring. Half of unintended
pregnancies end in abortion. Women will still find a way
to have one, at greater risk to their own health and safety,
resorting to illegal, self-induced and dangerous abortions.
- This
is clearly an example of BIG GOVERNMENT and more, unnecessary
regulation. Clinics already pass numerous inspections and
have been deemed by the Indiana State Dept of Health to
be safe. Regulations in the proposed bill were not recommended
by the Indiana State Dept of Health, but were proposed by
Indiana Right to Life.
- This
is a case of double standards and discrimination against
abortion providers. No other regulated health care entity
has been forced into compliance in this manner, including
birthing centers and nursing homes.
HB
1172--would ignore the consensus of the medical community
and require abortion providers to tell women that life begins
at conception and that the fetus may feel pain, statements
that conflict with scientific and medical consensus. This
bill would require medical professionals to tell lies to their
patients, in a blatant attempt to influence their decision
about whether to terminate a pregnancy. The IRCRC believes
women deserve honesty, not lies. We believe women are capable
of making their own decisions about their reproductive health
without the intrusion of Indiana lawmakers who want to force
their own personal beliefs on others. Some additional points:
- HB
1172 is a violation of religious freedom. Religious communities
and faith traditions differ on this age-old discussion which
theologians and philosophers have debated for thousands
of years.
- This
is another example of intrusive big government. Why do legislators
think THEY should be able to dictate what YOUR doctor tells
you?
- This
bill is embarrassing for our state, a clear example of ideology
trumping science. There was no scientific or medical evidence
presented at the hearing, only statements from Indiana Right
to Life propaganda.
- If
legislators really cared about fetal pain, then why would
they not also want to tell women that their fetus might
feel pain if they choose childbirth? The only way to prevent
fetal pain during birth is to completely anesthetize the
woman and perform a C-section.
Act
now to stop both of these atrocious bills! These bills will
be coming to the Senate Health Committee soon, and if they
pass there, their chances for success before the full Senate
are alarmingly good.
Whether
by e-mail or by phone, please speak out today, and thank you
for keeping the faith for choice!
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