CHRISTIANS FOR LIFE AND LIBERTY 10/18/2017 HHS DEFINES LIFE...

US Dept HHS defines human life as ‘beginning at conception’  
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_______________________________________________________________ United States Department of Health and Human Services Draft Strategic Plan FY 2018 - 2022 Introduction Organizational Structure

HHS accomplishes its mission through programs and initiatives that cover a wide spectrum
of activities, serving and protecting Americans at every stage of life, beginning at conception.
Eleven operating divisions, including eight agencies in the U.S. Public Health Service and
three human services agencies, administer HHS’s programs. While HHS is a domestic agency
working to protect and promote the health and well-being of the American people, the
interconnectedness of our world requires that HHS engage globally to fulfill its mission. In addition,
staff divisions provide leadership, direction, and policy guidance to the Department.  __________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________  Live Action News
 HHS to define human life as ‘beginning at conception’
https://www.liveaction.org/news/new-hhs-strategic-plan-protects-american-lives-beginning-conception/?utm_source=crtv-white-house-brief-newsletter&utm_campaign=crtv-white-house-brief-newsletter&utm_content=crtv-white-house-brief-newsletter October 12, 2017

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a draft of its new strategic plan for 2018-2022,
and with the addition of a few small words, it’s clear that there is a major change.

Formerly, the document stated the following in its introductory information:

     HHS accomplishes its mission through programs and initiatives that cover a wide spectrum of activities,
     serving Americans at every stage of life.
The new edition now states this:

     HHS accomplishes its mission through programs and initiatives that cover a wide spectrum of activities,
     serving and protecting Americans at every stage of life, beginning at conception.

 
        8 weeks from conception

The change might be five little words, but its meaning is deep. It signifies that at the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services knows and accepts the truth, that life begins at conception (fertilization). Pro-life activists
have said it for decades, scientists have proved it, and abortion supporters have denied and flat-out ignored it,
but it’s true: life begins the moment a new human life is created – at fertilization. HHS is committed to protecting those lives.

READ: Science confirms that human life begins at fertilization
In addition to this change, HHS’ first strategic goal is to “Reform, Strengthen, and Modernize the Nation’s Health Care.”
In the introductory paragraph, it is made clear that there is a mission to improve health care in the United States for
all Americans, including those still in the womb. It states:

     HHS is dedicated to reforming, strengthening, and modernizing the Nation’s health care system. By promoting
     greater affordability and balancing spending, strengthening health care quality and patient safety, improving
     access and expanding choices, and investing in the health care workforce, HHS seeks to improve health care
     outcomes for people we serve. While we may refer to the people we serve as beneficiaries, enrollees, patients,
     or consumers, our ultimate goal is to improve healthcare outcomes for all people, including the unborn, across
     healthcare settings.
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Another addition is noticeable in the third strategic goal, which states that the HHS works to “Strengthen the Economic and
Social Well-Being of Americans across the Lifespan.” HHS clearly states that not only does life begin at conception, but it
should end at “natural death”:

     A core component of the HHS mission is our dedication to serve all Americans from conception to natural death, 
     but especially those individuals and populations facing or at high risk for economic and social well-being challenges, 
     through effective human services.
The changes are welcome moves for those who advocate for the protection of preborn humans in a country where preborn eagles
currently have more rights. It’s a small step, but it is a step in the right direction, acknowledging that life exists inside the womb.

READ: Scientists say life begins at conception with a burst of fluorescence

While former HHS Secretary Tom Price recently resigned from his position, pro-life Teresa Manning serves as deputy assistant
secretary for population affairs, overseeing the federal funding for family planning programs, and Charmaine Yoest, former president
of Americans United for Life, serves as assistant secretary of public affairs.

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