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Wade may currently leave our country helpless to defend infants
moments before birth, but even now we can and must protect those struggling
for their lives outside the womb," said Cathy Cleaver Ruse , Esq.org.

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The March of Dimes is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is
to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant
mortality.

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"We applaud the Department of Health and Human Services for initiating this
important and humane effort . Many of these children, such as the recent March
of Dimes National Ambassador who needed multiple surgeries before reaching
school age, require extensive treatment. We should be strengthening, not weakening this program so essential
to the health of mothers and children.
"The March of Dimes is very pleased that President Bush proposes increased
funding for community health centers.
"The March of Dimes is pleased that President Bush included in his budget
a series of tax proposals designed to encourage charitable giving.

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Congress passed the Born-Alive Act with overwhelming bipartisan support in
2002 after hearing jarring testimony about the delivery and neglect of living
infants during failed abortions." HHS has also advised state agencies which receive grants
under the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to respond to reports of
medical neglect of live-born infants.4
million (37%) of births in hospitals, and the Early and Periodic Screening,
Diagnosis , and Treatment (EPSDT) program is a lifeline for millions of low
income infants and children.

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Every day about 11,000 babies
are born in the United States, two-thirds of whom do not receive the full
panel of simple and lifesaving tests recommended by the March of Dimes.

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However, we are troubled
about the impact the proposed Medicaid budget changes could have on the
viability of these centers that depend on funding from that program.

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The March of Dimes strongly opposes any attempt
to narrow Medicaid benefits for these at risk groups. Founded in 1938, the March of Dimes funds programs of research,
community services, education , and advocacy to save babies and in 2003
launched a five-year campaign to address the increasing rate of premature
birth.

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This
is not the time to cut federal support for these vital tests.

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In today's announcement, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt vowed to "investigate
all circumstances where individuals and entities are reported to be
withholding medical care from an infant born alive in potential violation of
federal statutes. Medicaid is the single
most important source of coverage for maternity services, accounting for 1. Women of child-bearing age comprise 30% of the patient
population receiving health care at these centers. The March of Dimes is deeply concerned that constraining the
NIH research budget will make it impossible to fund important scientific
investigations that will lead us to the interventions needed to reverse this
disturbing trend and to address a broad array of other critical research
questions concerning maternal and newborn disease and disability.

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Bishops ' Official Hails Move by HHS to Protect Infants Who Survive Abortion

WASHINGTON, The Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) today announced plans to vigorously enforce violations of the
Born-Alive Infants Protection Act. These centers are an important source
of maternal and child health services, particularly in rural communities and
inner cities.
"While the March of Dimes is pleased that the President's budget
recognizes the importance of investing in research through the National
Institutes of Health, the recommended increase of less than 1% in funding for
2006 is woefully inadequate to support the nation's biomedical research needs. The Foundation has long
supported screening for early detection and treatment of both metabolic
disorders and hearing deficiencies in newborns.marchofdimes.

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In 2003,
for example, nearly 36% of the patients seeking care at community health
centers were insured through Medicaid. For more information, visit the March of Dimes Web site at
http://www.

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The Act ensures that any infant who is
fully born and shows signs of life is considered a human person entitled to
the full protection of the law -- whether or not the baby is born during a
failed abortion.

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Nurses at Christ Hospital in Illinois, for
example, testified that numerous babies were born alive and then left to die,
sometimes in soiled utility closets, including infants with non-fatal
disabilities as old as 23 weeks' gestation. Jennifer Howse, president of the
March of Dimes, issued the following statement on the proposed budget that the
Administration released today:

"The budget proposal released by the Administration this morning opens the
door to the elimination of critical health services for the most vulnerable
women, infants and children.
For example, a recent report from the National Center for Health Statistics
concluded that nearly two-thirds (61%) of the 2001-2002 increase in the infant
mortality rate is attributable to the growing problem of low birth-weight and
pre-term births.

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, Director of
Planning and Information for the USCCB Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities.nacersano.

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March of Dimes Deeply Concerned About Some of the Administration's Budget Proposals

Tax
incentives hold promise as a stimulus for increasing the resources that
charities, including the March of Dimes, can devote to strengthening our
communities and improving the health of children and families.

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Memorial sites for babies lost due to neural cord defects, such as Spina Bifida and Anecephaly.

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Watching these children grow and
develop seems a miracle , a miracle often the result of Medicaid and EPSDT
services.

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"The March of Dimes is also very concerned about the proposed elimination
of all funding earmarked for newborn screening.

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