Contact: Jeff Sagnip, 202-225-3765, jeff.sagnip@mail.house.gov; chrissmith.house.gov

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2014 /Standard Newswire/ -- Due to the repeated failure of the Obama Administration to make good on promises for abortion transparency in the Affordable Care Act, pro-life leaders hope to inform consumers which Obamacare insurance carriers/plans include coverage of abortion and which do not. With "open season" beginning Nov. 15, the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) and Family Research Council (FRC) have been examining healthcare.gov and state-based exchanges for general information on abortion coverage and the accessibility of that information.

The Charlotte Lozier Institute has  reported on the lack of transparency of the exchange plans.  This summer, the non-partisan government watchdog agency, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), released a report identifying 1,036 ObamaCare plans that cover abortion on demand and receive taxpayer subsidies.

On Thursday, pro-life leaders, including researchers from CLI and FRC and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), sponsor of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act (H.R. 7), will share their findings to date. H.R. 7 has 171 co-sponsors in the House.

What: The launch of a transparency website follows the release of a newly surfaced video in which key Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber called the "lack of transparency" with which the law was passed a "huge political advantage."

Who:

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair, Bipartisan Congressional Pro-life Caucus

Arina Grossu, Family Research Council

Genevieve Plaster, Charlotte Lozier Institute

Kerri Kupec, Alliance Defending Freedom

When: Thurs., Nov. 20, 2 p.m.

Where: The House Triangle,  pictured below, which is located in the grassy and slate triangle area on the Capitol Building's East Front lawn, just off Independence Ave. near the intersection of New Jersey Ave.