Contact: Mallory Quigley, Susan B. Anthony List, 703-380-6674, mquigley@sba-list.org

WASHINGTON, March 21 /Christian Newswire/ -- Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser issued the following statement on a potential Executive Order from the White House to address concerns about abortion funding in the health care legislation:

"An executive order on abortion funding would do nothing to fix the problems presented by the current health care reform legislation that the House is considering today. The very idea is a slap in the face to the pro-life movement and should be offensive to all pro-life Members of Congress.  An executive order can be rescinded at any time at the President's whim.  The courts could and have a history of trumping executive orders.
 
"If this was a sincere attempt to meet pro-life concerns then you would hear the cry of pro-choice Members and groups.  Rather Rep. Diana Degette, co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus told The Huffington Post on Saturday that 'If there was an executive order saying they weren't going to use federal funds in the bill to pay for abortions that would be fine with me, because we've stipulated to that even though we don't like it, That's the compromise we came to way back in July.'
 
"In the end, no pro-life Member of Congress could, in good conscience, play politics with the lives of hundreds of unborn children.  If they do, there will be a quick downhill slide to defeat on Election Day."

The Susan B. Anthony List has been leading the fight against abortion funding in health care reform for over a year, spending nearly $2 million on a grassroots campaign of targeted television and radio ads, 1.3 million automated calls, 70,000 patch-through constituent calls, 1.2 million letters and petitions to Congress, two media and grassroots tours in pro-life Democratic districts, television ads in six districts and comprehensive polling in 20 pro-life Democratic districts.

The Susan B. Anthony List is a nationwide network of Americans, over 280,000 residing in all 50 states, dedicated to mobilizing, advancing, and representing pro-life women in politics. Its connected Candidate Fund increases the percentage of pro-life women in the political process.