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Pennsylvania Pro-Life Online News from the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
November 17, 2008
A publication of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
4800 Jonestown Rd., Suite 102
Harrisburg, PA 17109
717-541-0034
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In this issue:
Pro-Abortion Executive Orders and Stopping FOCA
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Niece on Obama and Abortion
Pro-Life Movement Could Face Major Challenges in 2009
Let's Make the Next March for Life the Biggest Ever!
On the Death of Catherine Baker Knoll
Educate Your Pastors!
Students: Enter Our Essay & Oratory Contests!
PA Pro-Life Website Enhancement
Chapter Information from Around the State!
Help us in our life-saving work! Quick, easy online donation now available. Donate by logging onto http://www.paprolife.org/donate.
Pro-Abortion Executive Orders and Stopping FOCA
By Charlene Bashore, Esq., Legislative/Political Action Committee Director
(bashore@paprolife.org)
Sen. Barack Obama's victory on election day will bring tremendous challenges to all who seek to protect the lives of unborn children. Already, his transition team is studying the executive orders put in place by President Bush which prohibited funding new embryonic stem cell research and the Mexico City Policy which prohibits funding programs overseas which promote abortion. Unfortunately, these sweeping changes can be made solely within the prerogative of the new administration, without any input from Congress. (See http://lifenews.com/nat4559.html .)
FOCA, the "Freedom of Choice" bill, however, would require action from Congress. This, you may recall, was what candidate Barack Obama pledged to Planned Parenthood would be his foremost legislative priority. This bill would wipe away the legislative strides made by the Pennsylvania Legislature over the course of the past two decades. For more detailed information about this potentially devastating legislation and what you can do now to help prevent its passage, please visit our website (www.paprolife.org).
Despite the disappointing loss of the pro-life presidential ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin, more locally, within the State Capitol, our pro-life majorities in both the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and State Senate are essentially unchanged. In addition, our two pro-life statewide elected officials, Attorney General Tom Corbett and Auditor General Jack Wagner were both re-elected.
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Niece on Obama and Abortion
Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece says her uncle's dream remains unfulfilled because President-Elect Barack Obama is pro-abortion.
"President-Elect Obama has promised actions that will only increase the number of abortions," Dr. Alveda King told LifeNews.com. "The elections are over. The pro-life battle begins anew," Dr. King added. For more on this story, visit http://www.lifenews.com/nat4566.html .
Pro-Life Movement Could Face Major Challenges in 2009
Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Education Director Maria Vitale has written a column for LifeNews.com about the major challenges the pro-life movement may face in 2009. But there's also the hope that the movement will emerge from those challenges stronger than ever. Read more at http://www.lifenews.com/nat4544.html .
Let's Make the Next March for Life the Biggest Ever!
Please consider attending the 2009 March for Life on January 22, 2009 in Washington, D.C. Given pro-abortion gains in the White House and Congress, it's more important than ever to let Washington know about your dedication to ending legal abortion and protecting unborn children and their mothers. To learn more about the march, visit www.marchforlife.org. If you know of buses going to the March for Life from your area, please let us know the contact name and number by e-mailing lifelines@paprolife.org. And, if you're a post-abortive woman or man, the Silent No More Awareness Campaign would like you to help lead the march. You can register for the campaign at www.silentnomoreawareness.org.
On the Death of Catherine Baker Knoll
Catherine Baker Knoll, state Lieutenant Governor, two-term State Treasurer, and a long-time friend of the pro-life community, passed away on Wednesday, November 12. Throughout her lengthy public service to the Commonwealth, Catherine Baker Knoll held a consistent pro-life position. The Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation extends its deepest sympathy to her family and friends throughout the Commonwealth.
Educate Your Pastors!
Encourage your pastors to become educated on the pro-life movement. Invite them to sign up for the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Online News. They can register by simply sending an e-mail to lifelines@paprolife.org with the word "subscribe" in the subject line. Also, ask them if they would like a subscription to our quarterly newspaper, LifeLines. To subscribe, they simply have to send their name and address to lifelines@paprolife.org.
Students: Enter Our Essay & Oratory Contests!
Students can show their pro-life commitment and win cash prizes in the process by entering our essay and oratory contests.
The deadline for essay entries is March 1. Students in grades 7-12 are eligible. Contestants must write a pro-life essay about abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, or stem cell research. Word limit is 500 for grades 7-9 and 750 for grades 10-12. Each essay should include a cover page with the student's name, address, phone number, grade, and name of school or indication that he or she is homeschooled. Essays can be e-mailed to lifelines@paprolife.org or mailed to the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation; 4800 Jonestown Rd., Suite 102; Harrisburg, PA; 17109.
The oratory contest is open to high school juniors and seniors. Students must prepare and deliver a five to seven minute pro-life talk on abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, or stem cell research. Students compete in a regional contest in March or April; the top two finishers in each regional contest then go on to the state contest in Harrisburg April 26th. Students interested in competing should e-mail lifelines@paprolife.org or call 717-541-0034 for more details.
PA Pro-Life Website Enhancement
Visit www.paprolife.org and you'll find a new feature. Our technical expert, Bill Chen, has added a search box, which allows you to find pages within the site that contain the keywords you select. Why not log on and try out this feature, today!
Chapter Information from Around the State
Live in Southeast PA? Contact SE Regional Coordinator Heather Wilson to find out more about joining a chapter in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, or Philadelphia County. You can reach Heather by phone at 610-480-8743 or by e-mail at wilson@paprolife.org.
Live in the Southwest? If you'd like to become involved in a chapter, contact Southwest Regional Coordinator Bryce McMinn, who set up a regional office in Washington County. Here's his contact information: Bryce C. McMinn, Southwest Regional Coordinator; Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation; 74 Oak Spring Road, Suite 101; Washington, PA 15301; Work Phone: 724-228-1162; Cell Phone: 412-835-2812; E-Mail: mcminn@paprolife.org.
Active Chapters:
(County names are followed by chapter names)
Adams--Adams County PHL
Allegheny--Allegheny County PHL North Hills, Allegheny County PHL South Hills
Beaver--Beaver County PHL
Bedford--CCHL Bedford County
Berks--Berks County PHL
Blair--CCHL Blair County
Bradford--Bradford County PHL
Bucks--Bucks County Right to Life
Butler--Butler County PHL
Cambria--CCHL Cambria/Somerset
Cameron--Elk/Cameron Right to Life
Centre--CCHL Centre County
Clearfield--CCHL Dubois
Columbia--Montour-Columbia PHL
Crawford--Crawford County Citizens for Life
Cumberland--Cumberland County PHL
Dauphin--Greater Harrisburg PHL
Elk--Elk/Cameron Right to Life
Erie--People for Life
Fayette--Greater Fayette County Respect-Life Comm.
Greene--Greene County PHL
Huntingdon--Huntingdon County Pro-Life
Jefferson--CCHL DuBois
Juniata--CCHL Mifflin/Juniata
Lackawanna--Carbondale PHL (northern Lackawanna)
Lackawanna--Scranton PHL (southern Lackawanna)
Lebanon--Lebanon County PHL
Lehigh--Allentown PHL & Bethlehem/Easton PHL
Luzerne--Wyoming Valley PHL (northern Luzerne)
Luzerne--Hazleton PHL (southern Luzerne)
Lycoming--Susquehanna Valley PHL
McKean--McKean County Right to Life
Mercer--Pro-Life of Mercer
Mifflin--CCHL Mifflin/Juniata
Monroe--Pocono PHL
Montgomery--Montgomery County Right to Life
Montour--Montour/Columbia PHL
Northampton--Bethlehem/Easton PHL
Northumberland--Northumberland PHL
Philadelphia--Philadelphia County Right to Life
Pike--Wayne/Pike PHL
Potter--New Chapter Organizing now
Somerset--CCHL Cambria/Somerset
Susquehanna--Susquehanna County PHL
Tioga--Endless Mountains PHL
Venango--Venango County PHL
Warren--Warren County Right to Life
Washington--Washington County PHL
Wayne--Wayne/Pike PHL
Westmoreland--Westmoreland County Right to Life
York--York County PHL
Footnote: PHL – Pennsylvanians for Human Life
CCHL – Citizens Concerned for Human Life
If you would like more information on the chapter in your county, or if your county is not listed and you'd like to start a local chapter, please contact our office for information at 717-541-0034 or via email at ciccocioppo@paprolife.org.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Events
Attend the March for Life!
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