REAL Women's Voices

April 26th was a day for real women to lobby their legislators. This second annual event was co-sponsors by Concerned Women for America, American Victims of Abortion, Democrats for Life, NOEL for Life, the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, the Religious Freedom Coalition, Students for Life of America, Virginia Society for Human Life and West Virginians for Life. These and other groups sent representatives to Washington D.C. where they met with members of Congress.

The abortion lobby continues to peddle the myth that all women are 'Pro-Choice' despite the fact that poll after poll shows that Americans - including women - are more pro-life. The event was held "to set the country straight" and help people understand that abortion is harmful to women and children.

Key issues like Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Judges, the Ban on Human Cloning and the Child Custody Protection Act were among those discussed. Concerned Women for American interviewed Maureen Gregory, a CWA Prayer and Action Chapter leader from Georgia .

The Contracepted Society

The Contracepted Society

Steve Mosher of Population Research InstituteTo Testify on China's Coersive Population Control Program

Population Research Institute President Steve Mosher, China expert and author of several books, will testify before a House subcommittee about China. Mosher who has lived in China will talk about the systematic human rights abuses that take place under the Communist government’s coercive population control program.

Chinese women are forced to abort their children and are sterilized by the thousands every year. The program mandates a maximum of one or two children for most Chinese families. Because sons are favored in China, girls are often aborted so their parents can try again for a boy without exceeding their legal quota of children. PRI estimates by 2020, up to 15% of young Chinese men will be unable to find brides.

The hearing of the House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations is called “Human Rights in China: Improving or Deteriorating Conditions?” and will be chaired by Rep. Christopher Smith (R.-N.J.).

Internship Opportunity in Political Campaign of Congresswoman Melissa Hart

Anyone interested in an internship in the political campaign of Congresswoman Melissa Hart should contact Luke Myslinski by e-mailing Luke@peoplewithhart.com

Congresswoman Melissa Hart was first elected to Congress in 2000. Hart is the first Republican woman ever to represent Pennsylvania in either house of Congress.

Before her election to Congress, Hart served for ten years in the Pennsylvania Senate, where she chaired the Senate Finance Committee and earned a reputation as a tireless advocate for Pennsylvania taxpayers

In 2003, Congresswoman Hart was appointed a member of the Republican Whip Team, the group of legislators responsible for guiding the party’s agenda through Congress.
Hart serves on the Committee on Ways and Means which has broad jurisdiction on critical issues such as economic policy, international trade, welfare, Social Security, Medicare and health care policy.

A native of the North Hills of Pittsburgh, Hart is a graduate of North Allegheny High School, Washington & Jefferson College, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Hart is running for re-election in a district with a Democratic advantage in voter registration of more than 55,000. She has won six elections in solidly Democratic districts by running aggressive, grass-roots campaigns that involve volunteers—Republicans and Democrats alike—from throughout the district who share her commitment to building a brighter future for our region and for the entire nation.

Congresswoman Hart has a reputation for Protecting the Unborn and has sponsored the following pro-life legislation:

Hart sponsored H.R. 1997, the Unborn Victims of Violence Act or “Laci and Connor’s Law.” Before this legislation was passed, if an unborn child was murdered, the family has no legal recourse for the loss of the child. H.R. 1997 created criminal liability under federal law for the injury or death to an unborn child if the assailant commits a violent act against the pregnant mother. This legislation passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. President Bush signed it into law on April 1, 2004.

Hart cosponsored the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act. This legislation, which passed both the House and the Senate, prohibits the barbaric procedure known as Partial Birth Abortion. President Bush signed the Partial Birth Abortion Ban into law on November 5, 2003.

After learning that a number of public schools had offered the morning after pill to their students without parental consent, Hart sponsored the School Children Health Protection Act. (H.R. 926) which denies federal funds to a school that provides the “morning after pill.” Our schools should not act as pharmacists, especially when parents are not involved in the decision.

Congresswoman Hart cosponsored H.R. 1357, the Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005, which makes it a crime under federal law to clone a human embryo for reproductive or therapeutic purposes.

HART COSPONSORED THE CHILD INTERSTATE ABORTION NOTIFICATION ACT which prohibits the transporting of a minor across state lines to avoid laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. This legislation passed by the House of Representatives with a vote of 270 to 157. The legislation is currently being considered by the Senate.

Congresswoman Hart Co-sponsored THE RU-486 SUSPENSION AND REVIEW ACT along with 70 of her colleagues in the House of Representatives. H.R. 1079 provides for the suspension of the distribution of the drug RU-486 pending a review by the Comptroller General of the United States of whether the Food and Drug Administration followed proper procedures in approving the drug.

The Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act was sponsored by Melissa Hart. It authorizes $79 million in federal funding to launch a cord blood inventory and research system, and it provides $158 million for the reauthorization and expansion of the ongoing federal bone marrow transplant program. The bill also brings cord blood and bone marrow stem cell data under a new program to provide an easy, single access point for information for doctors and patients. This bill passed the House of Representatives by an overwhelming majority of 431 to 1.

Congresswoman Hart and a number of her colleagues have joined together in urging the Bush Administration to block any American foreign aid dollars from funding organizations that promote or perform abortions abroad.

President Bush Addresses National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

President Bush Addressed the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on April 7, 2006 The Following are excerpts of that speech:

"This morning.... We recognize in one another the spark of the Divine that gives all human beings their inherent dignity and worth, regardless of religion."

"Through fellowship and prayer, we acknowledge that all power is temporary, and must ultimately answer to His purposes. And we know that affirming this truth is particularly appropriate in the heart of a capital built upon the promise of self-government. No one understood this better than Abraham Lincoln. In November 1864, after being reelected to his second term, Lincoln declared he would be the most "shallow and self-conceited blockhead" on Earth if he ever thought he could do his job "without the wisdom which comes from God and not from men." Throughout a terrible Civil War, he issued many exhortations to prayer, calling upon the American people to humble themselves before their Maker and to serve all those in need." Bush continued.

"Our faith-based institutions display that same spirit of prayer and service in their work every day.. ... people of faith need compassion if they are to be true to their most cherished beliefs. For prayer means more than presenting God with our plans and desires; prayer also means opening ourselves to God's priorities, especially by hearing the cry of the poor and the less fortunate. When the tsunamis hit those on the far side of the world, the American government rightly responded. But the American response is so much more than what our government agencies did. Look at the list of organizations bringing relief to the people from Indonesia to Sri Lanka. They're full of religious names: Samaritan's Purse, American-Jewish World Service, Baptist World Aid, The Catholic Medical Mission Board. They do a superb job delivering relief across the borders and continents and cultures." the President remarked.

"Today, millions of people across this Earth get the help they need only because our faith-based institutions live the commandment to "love thy neighbor as thyself." Often, that means remembering the people forgotten or overlooked in a busy world: those in Africa suffering from HIV/AIDS, young girls caught up in the global sex trade, victims of religious persecution. In these great moral challenges of our times, our churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples are providing the vision that is changing lives. " Bush told the crowd of nearly 2000 people assembled at the Hilton in Washington, D.C.

A look into the college culture: What value do we place on human life?

Awhile ago I posted a link to a web page about a 2005 PBS Frontline Special The Last Abortion Clinic. While much of this special was biased, the segment on their web site called "Shifting Attitudes" at www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/clinic/shifting/ gives readers a peek into the "college culture" This may prove particularly valuable to parents who are preparing to send their children off to college this fall. This interview with ten college age women is an eyeopening look at the pressures young women face which lead many to sexual experimentation and abortion. The need for a pro-life presence on college campuses is obvious.

Roughly 1/3 of the abortions in this country are performed on college age women. The interview quoted one college woman, "The pressure to have sex, but not have babies is a big part of what goes on right now". Many choose abortion. Some abort their children without telling their parents and others are pressured into it BY their parents. I'd like to ask the parents who promote abortion, "Have you looked into the face of a newborn child lately?" I cannot imagine how anyone could say that fininshing college is more impoartant than a newborn child's life. Yes, it would be nice if all women had a husband, a house with a picket fence, two cars and a college education before having a child, but if the woman is pregnant, she already HAS a child.

I am interested in learning about the activities of college pro-life organizations in Pennsylvania and elsewhere. If you are a member of a college pro-life group, please e-mail lifeissues@hotmail.com for further details.

Are you registered to vote? VOTESPA.COM

This is a critical election year for the pro-life movement. Pro-life leader Senator Rick Santorum is up for election and pro-abortion Governor Ed Rendell is up for election. Pennsylvanians will also be voting for all 19 Congressional seats as well as 25 State Senate seats, and 103 State House seats.

The last day to register before the May 16 Primary is April 17. If you are not registered to vote by April 17 in the Republican or Democratic Party, you cannot vote in the May 16th Primary elections. Registered Independents cannot vote in the Party Primaries on May 16. Contact your County Voter Registration Office or go to www.votespa.com

VOTESPA.COM and click on the link which says voter registration application.

For Resources on Euthanasia Visit InterLIFE: The Book Shelf

For some interesting books on euthanasia including Eugenics and Other Evils by G. K. Chesterton and Culture of Death:The Assault on Medical Ethics in America by Wesley Smith visit InterLIFE: The Book Shelf

Abortion Hurts Women - Testimony of Vera Faith Lord

Over the years I have heard or read numerous testimonies from women harmen by abortion. Vera faith Lord suffered for twenty years after her abortion.
"I have to tell you my story, because if any case exemplifies a supposed guilt-free abortion, it is mine. I've heard every rationalization -- every single one. I have lived behind the feel good, warm and fuzzy walls of public opinion, political correctness, and conventional wisdom and I am here to tell you it is all unmitigated, absolute nonsense." To read her testimony visit http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles/LorAbor.htm

Catholic Charities of Boston Ends Adoption Program - March 10, 2006 - Statement of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston, On Adoption Programs

"We have encountered a dilemma we cannot resolve. In spite of much effort and analysis, Catholic Charities of Boston finds that it cannot reconcile the teaching of the Church, which guides our work, and the statutes and regulations of the Commonwealth."from the Statement of Catholic Charities.
March 10, 2006 - Statement of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston, On Adoption Programs

Sue Cirba to Address Susquehanna Valley Prayer Breakfast

The Susquehanna Valley Chapter of Pennsylvanians for Human Life will have a PRO-LIFE PRAYER BREAKFAST on Saturday, March 18, 2006 at 9:30 A.M. at The Valley Inn Banquet Room, Duboistown. Sue Cirba's talk, 'Abortion, the Bible and the Christian' will focus on what the Bible has to say about abortion, and the Christian's response. Mrs. Cirba has a degree in Theology from the University of Scranton, and in Religious Education from Marywood College. She has worked as a Religious Education Director, a Teacher, and is currently Education Director of the Scranton Chapter of Pa. for Human Life. For further information contact lifeissues@hotmail.com.

"Holistic Sexuality" by Dr. Hanna Klaus

For an intelligent and thoughtful commentary on our culture's approach to education in human sexuality versus the more holistic approach offered by Natural Family Planning read "Holistic Sexuality" by Dr. Hanna Klaus at http://www.itest.slu.edu/theologicalview/readings2/klaus.html

Oppose "Morning -After Pill"

The Newsletter of the Pro-Life Union of Southeastern Pa. suggests that pro-life people to voice theis opposition to the morning after pill: " We ask all readers to check your pharmacy about this lethal chemical. Do they dispense or force their employees to dispense? It harms the woman and if pregnant, it will kill her child, which is its purpose. PP is attempting to compel Target to force their employees to dispense. Walgreens has fired four employees for not dispensing. One of the four, Rich Quayle gave up a $100,000 year job, “I’m not here to kill anybody and I won’t do it.” We all use drug stores. Let walk with these courageous pro-lifers and speak out at our local pharmacies. That’s a minimum. A poll of 859 pharmacists showed that 69% felt they should be free not to dispense the “morning after pill.”"

Partial Birth Abortion Ban Case to Be Reviewed

By Susan Cirba

On February 21, 2006, the Supreme Court agreed to review Gonzales v. Carhart, the case in which President Bush’s Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 was struck down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The Partial Birth Abortion Ban of 2003 was the culmination of years of effort by pro-life organizations to place a federal ban on the grisly abortion procedure where an unborn child in the second or third trimester is partially delivered and then killed. The unborn child is pulled from his mother’s womb feet first except for the head. The abortionist then stabs the partially-delivered child in the back of the neck with scissors to make an opening large enough to put a suction tube through. The child’s brain is suctioned out and the abortionist delivers a dead baby.

The public became aware of partial-birth abortion in 1992 when Ohio abortionist, Martin Haskell circulated an instruction paper explaining the procedure. Pro-life organizations have been working since then to ban this violent procedure on the state and national level. The U.S. Congress twice passed a ban on partial-birth abortion and President Clinton twice vetoed it. Congress twice failed to override Clinton’s vetoes.

The election of President Bush in 2000 brought hope for protecting unborn children. In the 108th Congress a new bill was prepared to ban partial birth abortion. It was sponsored by Pennsylvania’s Senator Rick Santorum, and passed through Congress. On Nov. 5, 2003, President Bush signed the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 and remarked, " For years, a terrible form of violence has been directed against children who are inches from birth, while the law looked the other way. Today, at last, the American people and our government have confronted the violence and come to the defense of the innocent child."
Within hours of its signing, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the ACLU, and Center for Reproductive Rights challenged the law in three states. Gonzales v. Carhart is one of those challenges and is expected to be heard by the Supreme Court in the Fall.

In 2000, the Supreme Court ruled on Nebraska’s partial- birth abortion ban in Stenberg v. Carhart. It declared Nebraska’s law criminalizing partial-birth abortion unconstitutional because it lacked an exception to protect the woman’s health. The district court in Gonzales v. Carhart declared the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 unconstitutional citing the Supreme Court’s ruling in Stenberg v. Carhart. Sandra Day O’Connor was the tie-breaking vote in that 5-4 decision. O’Connor retired from the Supreme Court in 2005 and was recently replaced by Samuel Alito who is thought to interpret the Constitution as it was originally intended.

Thirty-one states have enacted partial-birth abortion bans, but due to court challenges, none of these bans are in effect.

The Rapid City Journal

The South Dakota Senate voted 23-12 Wednesday to ban nearly all abortions. The House and Senate versions of the Bill (for a link to the text of the bill read yesterday's posts) need to be reconciled before it is sent to the Governor. For further information read:
The Rapid City Journal

Euthanasia -Archdiocese of Boston - 02/17/2006 - Ripple effect -Mistreating the people at the bottom

Recently, an eleven-year-old handicapped girl, Haleigh Poutre, was beaten by her adoptive parents. The doctor who was supposed to be caring for Haleigh ordered her feeding tube removed. The Catholic newspaper for the Archdiocese of Boston had a good editorial on the subject. Read "Ripple Effect" Below.
Archdiocese of Boston - 02/17/2006 - Ripple effect -Mistreating the people at the bottom

Life begins at the time of conception - In South Dakota HB 1215 establish certain legislative findings, to...

Life begins at the time of conception.... to read the text of the South Dakota bill banning most abortions click here:
HB 1215 establish certain legislative findings, to...

South Dakota Abortion Bill -The Rapid City Journal

To read about the status of the proposed South Dakota bill banning abortion without all the New York Times pro-abortion propaganda click here:
The Rapid City Journal

Vote Due on South Dakota Bill Banning Nearly All Abortions - New York Times

Please pray for lawmakers in South Dakota who are preparing to vote on a bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions in S. Dakota. Read the New york Times Article:
Vote Due on South Dakota Bill Banning Nearly All Abortions - New York Times

Like Terri Schiavo, Haleigh Poutre Not Safe When Others Decide Her Fate

The lives of disabled individuals are threatened by a growing attitude among physicians that some lives are not worth living. This article from Lifenews.com is shocking to say the least. Pass it on.
Like Terri Schiavo, Haleigh Poutre Not Safe When Others Decide Her Fate

Informed Consent Legislation

The evidence for a link between abortion and breast cancer is so compelling that some states have begun to include the ABC Link in Informed Consent Laws:

In 1995, Louisiana enacted a law protecting a woman’s right to know about abortion and fetal development. It became the FIRST STATE IN THE NATION to include information on the abortion-breast cancer connection in its information booklet given to pregnant mothers considering abortion.

Montana enacted a law in 1995 to expressly require that abortionists inform women of the relationship between abortion and breast cancer.

In 2003, Texas enacted legislation to require abortion providers to provide informed consent to women seeking abortion. The law went into effect Jan.1 2004.The information booklet, "A Woman’s Right to Know", published by the Texas Department of Health states: "Your chances of getting breast cancer are affected by your pregnancy history. If you have carried a pregnancy to term as a young woman, you may be less likely to get breast cancer in the future. However you do not get the same protective effect if your pregnancy is ended by an abortion. The risk may be higher if your first pregnancy is aborted."

Why not Pennsylvania?

Hillary Clinton Donates $$$$ to Bob Casey Campaign

According to Lifenews.com Hillary Clinton has donated $10,000 to the Senate campaign of Bob Casey Jr. The donation was made from her political action committeeHillPAC and is the largest donation Clinton gave to any candidate in 2005.

Hillary Clinton has a solid pro-abortion voting record. In 2003 for instance when the Senate voted on the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, 64 Senators voted "Yes" but Hillary voted "No". Hillary also voted for the Harkin amendment which said Roe. v. Wade should NOT be overturned. She voted for S. 1050, the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2004 which would have allowed Department of Defense Facilities to be used for privately funded abortions. Fortuantely the bill was rejected.

Perhaps Hillary Clinton made her contribution to the Casey campaign in an effort to "soften" her stance on abortion. Keep in mind that Clinton voted against President Bush's Supreme Court Nominees John Roberts and Samuel Alito so she is still casting pro-abortion votes.

Perhaps Hillary is contributing to the Casey campaign to let her pro-abortion friends know Casey is "OK" with her. A little advice for Bob Casey: If I were running for dog catcher and Hillary Clinton gave me a nickel, I'd return it.

For those interested in the LIfeNEws Article: Hillary Clinton Donates Campaign Cash to Pro-Life Democrat Candidate

President Bush's Remarks to the March for Llife

January 23, 2006

THE PRESIDENT:

"The strong have a duty to protect the weak."

"I appreciate so very much your work toward building a culture of life -a culture that will protect the most innocent among us and the voiceless. We are working to promote a culture of life, to promote compassion for women and their unborn babies. We know -- we know that in a culture that does not protect the most dependent, the handicapped, the elderly, the unloved, or simply inconvenient become increasingly vulnerable."

"The America of our dreams, where every child is welcomed in law -- in life, and protected in law may still be some ways away.... We're making progress in Washington. I've been working with members of the Congress to pass good, solid legislation that protects the vulnerable and promotes the culture of life. I signed into law a ban on partial birth abortion. (Applause.) Infants who are born despite an attempted abortion are now protected by law. (Applause.) So are nurses and doctors who refused to be any part of an abortion. (Applause.) And prosecutors can now charge those who harm or kill a pregnant woman with harming or killing her unborn child." (Applause.)

"We're also moving ahead in terms of medicine and research to make sure that the gifts of science are consistent with our highest values of freedom, equality, family, and human dignity. We will not sanction the creation of life only to destroy it." (Applause.)

" ..... this progress is a tribute to your perseverance and to the prayers of the people. I want to thank you, especially, for the civil way that you have engaged one of America's most contentious issues. I encourage you to take heart from our achievements, because a true culture of life cannot be sustained solely by changing laws. We need, most of all, to change hearts.... persuading increasing numbers of our fellow citizens of the rightness of our cause. "

" ..... a movement that appeals to the noblest and most generous instincts of our fellow Americans -- and that is based on a sacred promise enshrined in our founding document that this movement will not fail."(Applause.)

The previous remarks are excerpts fromPresident Bush's remarks to the March for Life demonstration on Jan. 23, 2006.

March for Life on EWTN - Abortion Hurts Women

Watch or listen to live coverage of the March for Life on EWTN radio or television or on the Internet at http://www.ewtn.com Tens of thousands of pro-life people including women carrying signs saying "I regret my abortion" are marching in protest of Roe vs. Wade. These women want to make others aware that abortion hurts women. One woman named Maria from Operation Outcry said "I had three abortions and I am no longer able to bear children". Georgette Forney said "Abortion has hurt us and we are here to tell our story."
She recommends women contact Priests for Life http://www.priestsforlife.org for more information.

Kate Adamson, Stroke Victim, Advocate for the Right to Live, Author, to Speak in Scranton Jan. 28

Kate Adamson lives in Los Angeles, California with her family. She is an outspoken advocate for the right to live and be recognized as a viable contributing human being despite disabilities and testified before Congress following the death of Terri Schiavo. Kate Adamson will speak at the Respect Life Prayer Breakfast on January 28 at 9:00 a.m. in Scranton. The victim of a double brain stem stroke, Kate wrote about her experience in her book Kate's Journey.

Quotes from her book, Kate’s Journey:
"I lay there looking at the doctor and my husband. "It’s hard to tell if she can understand. I think she can hear us." the doctor said. Yes! I can hear you. I can’t move or speak, but I hear you. Kate thought. My husband refused to believe I was dying but the doctor offered little hope."
"Fate placed Steven (Kate’s husband) in the elevator with my doctor who was telling the nurse, I was the worst thing he had seen in a very long time. He said I was a tragic case and could look forward to death if I were lucky and life if I were unlucky."

Kate was being fed through a feeding tube but for an eight-day period, did not receive food. During that time she thought:
"I was starving. I thought I was going insane. I was screaming out in my mind, Don’t you know I need to eat? The hunger pangs were unbearable. This continued for another five days. I could think of nothing but eating…."

"I never had time to pray much, but now I had all the time in the world. Praying is the only thing I can do. I can think but I can’t talk – except to God. Ok God here’s the deal. Let me live. I may never by the same…but I may be someone."

I highly recomment the book which can be purchased from Kate's web site http://www.kate Those wishing to hear Kate in Scranton on the 28th need to make a reservation by January 23 by calling pa. for Huaman Life at 570-343-5099.