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House Republican Leader Boehner Says Repealing Pro-Abortion Health Care Top Priority Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Republican leader in the House who could become Speaker if the GOP topples Democrats in November says the number one priority for his party is repealing the pro-abortion health care law. Rep. John Boehner said yesterday that such a move is the "No. 1 priority" for Republicans. Boehner said on a local radio show in Ohio that repealing the pro-abortion health care law would be the first focus of a Republican-led Congress if voters put his party in power after November. "They got everything else in the entire bureaucracy that they need to control our healthcare system ... with the signing of this bill," Boehner said during an interview on WFLA's "Bud Hedinger Show." "That’s why repealing this bill has to be our No. 1 priority." "I’ve never seen a bill pass the House of Representatives that the American people knew about, that the American people had discussed, debated, and had decided “no,'" Boehner said. "This is why the anger that’s out there, frustration that’s out there, and frankly, I think, a lot of this is now turning to resolve, resolving that the American people are going to do something about this," he added. The majority of Americans remain strongly opposed to the pro-abortion health care bill, in large part because of the massive taxpayer funding of abortion it contains, and polls show they support the lawsuits filed against it and repealing the bill. The strategy of "repeal and replace" has became a slogan of sorts for pro-life advocates and pro-life candidates looking to unseat the abortion backers who voted for the measure in the House and Senate.

Governor Tim Pawlenty Draws Cheers, Jeers for Declaring April Abortion Recovery Month St. Paul, MN (LifeNews.com) -- Tim Pawlenty, the pro-life Minnesota governor and potential 2012 Republican presidential candidate, is drawing cheers and jeers from pro-life and pro-abortion groups for declaring April as a month to help women negatively affected by their abortions. As LifeNews.com first reported two weeks ago, Pawlenty and Texas Gov. Rick Perry both declared April as Abortion Recovery/Awareness Month. Lisa Dudley, Director of Operation Outcry, a group that helps women who regret their abortions speak out, told LifeNews.com at the time that Pawlenty's move showed he has an "understanding of the consequences of abortion" and a " willingness to protect women and the unborn." Pawlenty's proclamation “encourages and promotes healing opportunities and raises awareness of the aftermath of abortion experienced by individuals and families,” It also recognizes that “many Minnesota organizations offer support and recovery services to those who have had abortions or who have been impacted by abortion” and that “many organizations in Minnesota promote policies that reinforce a culture of life and hope.” “Abortion recovery programs help individuals heal by providing counseling, support groups, encouragement,” the proclamation says. Now, Pawlenty is coming under fire from abortion advocacy groups Planned Parenthood and NARAL, which claim Pawlenty is merely pandering to pro-life groups.

Right to Life Opposes Pro-Life Democrats in West Virginia Over Abortion-Health Care Vote Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Two Democrats in West Virginia previously regarded as strongly pro-life have drawn opposition from National Right to Life because they voted for the health care bill that contains massive taxpayer funding of abortions. Today, the political arm of the National Right to Life Committee endorses opponents against Allan Mollohan and Nick Rahall. National Right to Life Political Action Committee endorsed four candidates seeking to replace the two West Virginia Democrats, who occupy the 1st and 3rd congressional districts. For the May 11 primary election, NRLC backed Republican David McKinley and Democrat Mike Oliverio in the first congressional district and Republican Elliott "Spike" Maynard and Democrat Bruce Barilla in the third congressional district. "Congressmen Alan Mollohan and Nick Rahall voted for the most abortion-expansive single piece of legislation ever to reach the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives," said NRLC PAC director Karen Cross. The move is somewhat ironic given Cross' former status as the executive director of West Virginians for Life, where she maintained a close working relationship with the two pro-life Democrats before they decided to endorse the pro-abortion health care bill in exchange for an executive order falsely purporting to ban taxpayer funding of abortions.

Assisted Suicide Next Week Ottawa, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- The Canadian Parliament is expected to vote on a bill next week that would legalize assisted suicide. Yesterday, Francine Lalonde, the MP sponsoring Bill C-384 to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada, had an article that was published in Le Devoir, a French language newspaper. There, she explains that Bill C-384 will have its second- Canada Parliament to Vote on MP's Bill Legalizing hour of debate on Tuesday and head to a second reading vote on Wednesday. "We expected Lalonde to trade with another MP and delay the vote, but this confirms that the vote is coming now," Alex Schadenberg of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition told LifeNews.com. Schadenberg urges pro-life advocates to contact their members of parliament immediately to urge them to oppose the bill. "Remember: C-384 gives medical practitioners the right to directly and intentionally cause the death of their patients, if the patient 'appears to be lucid,' and is suffering chronic physical or mental pain or is terminally ill," he explained. "That means that a person who is not terminally ill but 'appears to be lucid' and is living with chronic depression can be directly and intentionally killed by a medical practitioner." "We need to maintain the political pressure on every MP in Canada. We need you to send hand-written letters to your MP or to every MP," he has urged.