FRC Action's Super PAC Launches Ad Campaign Urging 12 Congressmen to Support 'No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act'

WASHINGTON, May 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Faith Family Freedom Fund, a political action committee associated with Family Research Council Action, launched a radio ad campaign in 12 congressional districts today, calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to approve H.R. 3, the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act." The House is expected to debate and vote on the legislation on Wednesday, May 4.

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The ad buy will run on both news/talk and Christian radio stations in the districts of the House Members including Charlie Bass (R-NH), Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Richard Hanna (R-NY), Shelly Capito (R-WV), Christopher Gibson (R-NY), Nan Hayworth (R-NY), Jason Altmire (D-PA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Dennis Cardoza (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Marcy Kaptur (D-OH).

This legislation would codify the Hyde amendment across the government to prevent government funding for abortion. Last month, the Faith Family Freedom Fund targeted eight Congressional districts urging support for H.R. 3.

"On Election Day, the American people made clear their opposition to using their hard- earned dollars to pay for abortions and most especially during a time of such economic turmoil," said Faith Family Freedom Fund Chairwoman Connie Mackey. "Polling continues to show that Americans do not want federal dollars paying for abortion regardless of their view over the legality of abortion.

"Just as Congress finally restored the ban on taxpayer abortion funding in Washington, D.C., this bill will apply the same principle across the federal government. We call on these House Members to vote to ensure that American taxpayers are not complicit in a lethal assault on the most fundamental of all human rights – the right to life," concluded Mackey.

In the ad, a voice says:

"For 35 years, the Hyde Amendment has protected federal tax dollars from being used for abortion. Obamacare changed that. This is the voice of Congressman Hyde."

A recording of pro-life champion Congressman Henry Hyde then plays:

"I believe nothing in this world of wonders is more beautiful than the innocence of a child.

"That little, almost born infant struggling to live is a member of the human family, and abortion is a lethal assault against the very idea of human rights and destroys, along with a defenseless little baby, the moral foundation of our democracy.

"Our moment in history is marked by a mortal conflict between a culture of death and a culture of life, and today, here and now, we must choose sides."

The ad concludes:

"Support the 'No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act,'" and lists the name and number for that district's representative.

Click below to hear the audio of the ad running in Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack's district.

Faith Family Freedom Fund Hyde Ad: http://downloads.frcaction.org/EF/EF11D18.mp3

SOURCE Family Research Council Action