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FOCA Impact

"FOCA would coerce all Americans into subsidizing and promoting abortion with their tax dollars. And FOCA would counteract any and all sincere effors by government to reduce abortions in our country."
- Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia

"[FOCA] would wipe out a very large number of existing state laws on abortion ... and override nearly 40 years of jurisprudential experience on the subject of abortion."
- USCCB Memorandum on FOCA

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A New Fundamental Right?

FOCA would establish a new fundamental right (one certainly not envisioned by the writers of our constitution). A woman would have the ability to legally abort her child until the moment of birth without any restriction. In the last stages of pregnancy, a �health� reason for the abortion would be required. However, "health" has been so loosely interpreted in abortion law as to include even mental stress. This requirement does not prevent any late term abortion.

In a letter to Congress, Cardinal Justin Rigali stated: "Despite its deceptive title, FOCA would deprive the American people in all 50 states of the freedom they now have to enact modest restraints and regulations on the abortion industry. FOCA would coerce all Americans into subsidizing and promoting abortion with their tax dollars. And FOCA would counteract any and all sincere efforts by government to reduce abortions in our country."

FOCA would overturn every state law that has been enacted to restrict abortion in any way. This includes even state laws that have been shown to reduce the number of abortions, a supposed goal of FOCA supporters.