Dear ACL Supporter

Barak Obama’s move to lift America’s ban on overseas aid being used to fund abortion in poor countries has put enormous pressure on the Rudd Government to follow suit.

With Parliament resuming next week, this pressure is set to intensify. It is vital we e-mail our politicians this week and urge them to use our foreign aid money to protect women and their babies, not to have them aborted.

Some pro-abortion politicians argue that funding for abortion is needed to reduce maternal deaths. However, trained midwives, blood stocks and a clean birthing environment are far more effective in preventing maternal death than providing abortions. In fact, a $2 birthing kit can cut maternal deaths in the third world by up to two thirds.

Last year, thousands of you joined our Make A Stand campaign Aid not Abortion. Your e-mails to politicians helped stave off a strong push for Australia’s ban to be lifted. Unfortunately Obama’s move and his enormous popularity has ramped up the pressure on the Rudd Government to now revisit the issue.

In response, we have updated our Make A Stand campaign Aid not Abortion. The latest information and a quick link to your local Federal Member and Senators is available on this site. Please log on and send your e-mail now. It doesn’t matter if you responded last year, a fresh wave of e-mails is needed this week. Our nation must not export the pain of abortion to the world’s poor. There are better ways to improve maternal health in developing countries and our aid money should help fund these.

God bless,

Jim Wallace AM
Managing Director

Media Contact: Glynis Quinlan on 0408 875 979

Australian Christian Lobby
Canberra, Australia

Tel: (02) 6259 0431

Fax: (02) 6259 0462

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