Indiana Right to Life?

I agree with Mike Fichter, the Executive Director of Indiana Right to Life. He expressed dismay at Rep. Baron Hill's "vote to expand taxpayer funding of agencies that promote abortion" in foreign countries. The government far too frequently takes money from taxpayers-- and giving it to abortion providers is an especially aggravating example. But it seems odd that, in the 9th District's last election, Mr. Fichter's organization endorsed a candidate who did the same thing within our country-- taking $50-60 million per year from taxpayers to give to Planned Parenthood. (In the 2006 budget, this was done through HR3010.) Indiana Right to Life failed to endorse the one candidate who would not vote for such a thing-- and failed to ask the candidates' position on this issue in their election questionaire. Hopefully, Mr. Fichter's group will be more principled in 2008.

In response to:
"Right to Life leader unhappy with Hill" in Jeff/NA News-Tribune (July 5, 2007)
Rep. Baron Hill’s recent vote to expand taxpayer funding of agencies that promote abortion as a method of family planning in foreign countries is a slap in the face to voters in Indiana’s ninth congressional district who took Rep. Hill at his word when he stated his support for the 95-10 plan, a strategy promoted by Democrats for Life to reduce abortions by 95 percent over the next 10 years. Hill’s promotion of the 95-10 plan took many forms in the weeks leading up to the November 2006 elections, including campaign stops in heavily Catholic areas in the district. Now it is clear that his actions were not due to any convictions about protecting human life, but about getting elected to Congress...