Earlier this month, the Reproductive Health Act (RHA) was introduced in the New York state legislature. This piece of legislation would make New York’s abortion laws among the most permissive in the country. It would legalize abortion in New York throughout all nine months of pregnancy. It would also repeal the current state laws that only allow licensed physicians to perform abortions. Furthermore, the bill also removes protections for accidental live births and disallows criminal changes for illegal abortions. This piece of legislation has the enthusiastic support of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the plan is to have the state legislature vote on the bill on January 22nd – the 46th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision.
The fact that Democrats in the New York state legislature have chosen to make this bill their top legislative priority is evidence of both their pro-abortion extremism and their blind loyalty to Planned Parenthood. (read more) This full-color booklet was co-written by John Stonestreet and top pro-life apologist Scott Klusendorf, and is co-sponsored by the top pro-life groups in America: Students for Life, Focus on the Family, Save the Storks, the March for Life, Life Training Institute, CareNet, and others.
The booklet will guide you through a three-week journey to pray for all of the victims of abortion: the unborn, expectant mothers and fathers in crisis, siblings, grandparents, and yes, even abortion clinic workers. It also includes prayers for pastors, as well as politicians and policy makers. But there’s something else powerful about this prayer guide. Each day features beautiful stories of life: of the dad who chose life for his son with Down syndrome, of the sibling who found peace for the loss of her aborted sister and forgiveness for her mom, of the student who courageously stood for life in a hostile college classroom. These stories will inspire you to also pick up the mantle and stand for life. (link to free booklet) The links below will take you to the live coverage of the March for Life:
(link to main page) (link for North America/ United States) You’ve heard these pro-abortion arguments before: pro-lifers only care about unborn babies, not the ones who are born; if you don’t like abortion, don’t have one; what about rape and incest, it’s a woman’s right.
Do you know how to respond? Today on the BreakPoint Podcast, John Stonestreet and Scott Klusendorf of the Life Training Institute walk us through how to refute those arguments, one-by-one, effectively, winsomely, and convincingly. (link to podcast of show) A Republican senator today introduced the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act — legislation protecting babies who survive abortions.
The bill would amend existing U.S. law to “prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in the case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.” Senator Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican, is behind the legislation and told LifeNews why the bill is needed. he is joined by 37 of his colleagues... ...Sasse’s bill, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, would protect newborns that survive abortions by requiring appropriate care and admission to a hospital. The legislation requires that, when an abortion results in the live birth of an infant, health care practitioners must exercise the same degree of professional skill and care to protect the newborn as would be offered to any other child born alive at the same gestational age. It also requires that the living child, after appropriate care has been given, be immediately transported and admitted to a hospital. Currently federal law does not adequately protect a born child who survives an abortion. (read full article) The abortion industry is heavily invested in making people believe that most Americans support their extremist agenda, but polling has found time and time again that this couldn’t be further from the truth. The goal of the abortion industry is not just the legalization of abortion, but for it to be taxpayer funded, available on demand, at any time, with no restrictions. This is also the controversial abortion platform adopted by the Democratic National Committee. Unfortunately for abortion activists, very few people agree with this mindset — including Millennials.
A new poll was recently released by Students for Life which shows that only 7% of millennialssupport taxpayer funding of abortion, and abortion with no restrictions. The poll found that while a narrow majority supports abortion being legal, a whopping 70% want restrictions, with 28% supporting specific restrictions, such as parental notification laws and banning late-term abortion. By a 3-to-1 margin, Millennials prefer that taxpayer funding go to federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) instead of Planned Parenthood, and 56% of millennials oppose selling abortion pills online. (read more) Democrats never miss a chance to promote abortion. And House Democrats, under incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi, slipped language to fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business into their bill to end the partial government shutdown.
Democrats want to restore the $100 million President Donald Trump took away from Planned Parenthood when he defunded its International arm during his first week in office. The Trump policy prohibits taxpayer funding to international groups that promote and/or provide abortions overseas. The House is set to vote tomorrow on the Democrats’ bill to fund the federal government. However, it’s unlikely the Senate will approve the measure and President Donald Trump will almost certainly veto it because it doesn’t contain the funding he wants for a border wall and security. (read more) The 2019 legislative session kicks off at noon on Wednesday, January 9, 2019.
Please pray for our elected officials in the State House and Senate and in the U.S. House and Senate as they begin their important work. Pray for the passage of pro-life legislation to protect innocent human lives at every stage of development whether at the beginning of life or in end of life decisions. Pre-filing of legislation continues in the State House and Senate. To date there have been 200 bills and 14 various resolutions filed in the Senate. There have been 401 bills and 17 various resolutions filed in the House. Your Missouri Right to Life Legislative Team is working with legislators on pro-life bills to file for the 2019 legislative session. We continue to review all bills filed and will be reporting weekly in the lifelines during the legislative session. We will update you on bills that have either a positive or negative impact on our ability to protect innocent human lives at every stage of life and development. Please ask your family & friends to sign up for our Pro-life Voice Action Alerts - email and/or texts. Click here for the full lifeline and information on all the bills we are keeping an eye on. |
Contact your elected officials Senator Josh Hawley 212 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-6154 www.hawley.senate.gov/contact-senator-hawley Senator Eric Schmitt 260 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 202-224-5721 www.schmitt.senate.gov/contact/ Representative Ann Wagner 2350 Rayburn Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 225-1621 wagner.house.gov/contact Washington Missouri Office 516 Jefferson Street Washington, MO 63090 (636) 231-1001 Click here to find your House Representative
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