{"id":2324,"date":"2010-07-22T17:59:04","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T17:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2010\/07\/catholic-group-comes-to-aid-of.php"},"modified":"2010-07-22T17:59:04","modified_gmt":"2010-07-22T17:59:04","slug":"catholic-group-comes-to-aid-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2010\/07\/catholic-group-comes-to-aid-of","title":{"rendered":"Catholic Group Comes to Aid of Democrats Who Supported Health Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Sabrina Eaton of The Plain Dealer and Kevin Eckstrom<\/strong> &#8212; (RNS) &#8212; A Catholic group that backed the health care reform bill will spend $500,000 on ads and organizers for at least four congressional Democrats who are under fire from anti-abortion groups for their support of the bill.<br \/>\nWashington-based Catholics United isn&#8217;t backing any Republican members of Congress because none supported the health care reform bill, according to spokesman James Salt.<br \/>\nSalt said Ohio Reps. John Boccieri and Steve Driehaus, Virginia&#8217;s Tom Perriello and Pennsylvania&#8217;s Kathy Dahlkemper  are facing a &#8220;coordinated misinformation campaign from a host of self-proclaimed pro-life groups intended to perpetuate the misconception that the health care reform bill passed earlier this year allowed for federal funding of elective abortion.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe group&#8217;s organizers and volunteers will monitor religious right activities in the targeted districts to counter inaccurate attacks. Earlier this year, it placed television ads on Driehaus&#8217; and Boccieri&#8217;s behalf. Salt said it plans to do so again.<br \/>\nCatholics United said its effort is a direct response to ads being placed by organizations such as the Susan B. Anthony List, Family Research Council, National Right to Life Committee, as well as national Republican groups.<br \/>\nSeparately, the group Democrats for Life of America is launching a website, www.wholelifeheroes.com, to support 16 Democrats who supported the bill. Officials said the group&#8217;s new Political Action Committee also hopes to lend financial support.<br \/>\n&#8220;These Democrats stood up for pro-life principles during the healthcare debate and delivered needed reforms that protect life at all stages,&#8221; said the group&#8217;s executive director, Kristen Day. &#8220;Now we are standing up for these Whole Life Heroes as they come under false, politically motivated attacks for defending their values.&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>Copyright 2010 Religion News Service. All rights reserved. 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