Mothers must pass test befrore they will be allowed to take their own children home from the hospital.

WASHINGTON - April 20, 2009 – A sweeping government policy for all new births in the United States has just passed the House of Representatives and is now headed to the Senate. The Mother’s Act (H.R.20) , if passed, will mandate that all new mothers be screened by means of a list of subjective questions that will determine if each mother is mentally fit to take her newborn home from the hospital.

Just imagine that after your child is born, you are told that you can’t take him or her home since a multiple-choice questionnaire wasn’t answered correctly. Just imagine being told that the only way you can take your child home is if you or your spouse goes into treatment or on anti-depressants, which we know cause psychosis, delusions, and even homicidal thoughts. This is insanity!

Unfortunately, this bill is on a fast track - no public debate, no public disclosure of the broad impact on our society and that is why we need you to act now!

The Mother’s Act violates our Constitutional right to privacy and your right to liberty and it is just outright dangerous. That is why we need you to help stop this. We urgently need you to call and email each Senator on the HELP Committee and tell him or her that you STRONGLY OPPOSE the MOTHER’S ACT and that you are OUTRAGED that there was NO public debate or disclosure on the impact this would have on our society as a whole.

Please call the following Senators on the HELP Committee and tell them that you want the Mother’s Act to die in committee.

Lisa Murkowski, R: 202-224-6665, Ark.
McCain, R: 202-224-2235, Ariz.
Christopher Dodd, D: 202-224-2823, Conn.
Johnny Isakson, R: 202-224-3643, Geo.
Tom Harkin, D: 202-224-3254, Iowa
Pat Roberts, R: 202-224-4774, Kan.
Edward Kennedy D: 202-224-4543, Mass.
Barbara Mikulski D: 202-224-4654, Maryland
Richard Burr, R: 202-224-3154, N.C.
Kay Hagan, D: 202-224-6342, N.C.
Judd Gregg, R: 202-224-3324, N.H.
Jeff Bingaman, D: 202-224-5521, N.M.
Sherrod Brown, D 202-224-2315, Ohio
Tom Coburn, R 202-224-5754, Okla.
Jeff Merkley, D 202-224-3753, Ore.
Bob Casey, D 202-224-6324, Penna.
Jack Reed, D 202-224-4642, R.I.
Lamar Alexander R 202-224-4944, Tenn.
Orrin Hatch R 202-224-5251, Utah
Bernard Sanders, I: 202-224-5141, Ver.
Patty Murray, D, 202-224-2621, Wash.
Michael Enzi, R, 202-224-3424, Wyo.