Public Policy
9.29.09 “This report shines a light on the positive contributions of pregnancy centers, maternity homes, adoption agencies, and pregnancy help medical clinics,” said Heartbeat International President Peggy Hartshorn, Ph.D. “These faith-based community organizations, 40,000 volunteers strong, brighten a woman’s future with the support she needs to bring new life into the world. This is one of the greatest volunteer service movements in the history of our country.” Read more...
9.10.09 - Heartbeat International joined Congressmen Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Joe Pitts (R-PA) along with eight other national pro-life organizations at a press conference on Capitol Hill today to voice opposition to H.R. 3200’s abortion mandate and to launch VOID the Abortion Mandate Virtual Rally, to educate President Obama and Congress about how the current health care legislation will pay for abortions.
8.6.09 – The "health care reform" being pushed by Washington bureaucrats and abortion industry lobbyists – if enacted in its current form – would elevate abortion for any reason at any time (all the way up until the day before the baby is born) to a protected right similar to the right to freedom of speech. There are things you can do TODAY to stop the abortion mandate. More. . .
7.16.09 - Heartbeat provided a forum for women representing eight congressional districts to deliver a clear message to Congress: “Pregnancy centers are good for America.” More...
5.7.09 - Women who rose to the challenge of an unexpected pregnancy, and their children saved by the compassionate work of pregnancy centers, joined Heartbeat’s second Babies Go to Congress™ event. More...
4.13.09 – Despite efforts by abortion-on-demand activists to compel students to protest nonprofit pregnancy centers affiliated with Heartbeat International, pregnancy centers continue to provide the hope. More...
3.27.09—Heartbeat International has joined www.Freedom2Care.org, a website and online coalition where Americans can speak up for conscientious healthcare. More...
3.24.09—Heartbeat International supports key members of the 127th Ohio General Assembly in their fight against the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). More...
2.28.09—The Obama administration published its official request to rescind the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regulation that clarifies that healthcare professionals have a right to conscience and should not be forced to participate in aborting a baby, or other medical services, that offend their moral convictions. More...
1.22.09, the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion, Heartbeat International launched “Babies Go to Congress” (BGTC) because nothing speaks to the success of the pregnancy center more than a mother with her baby. More...
1.23.09 – The following joint statement by Heartbeat International and 21 of the nation’s pre-eminent pro-life organizations was issued today in response to President Obama’s signing of an executive order revoking the Mexico City policy. More...
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