January
30, 2012
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Planned
Parenthood of Wisconsin applauds religious
discrimination
Following the Obama Administration’s August
1, 2011, decision to require all health
insurance plans to cover contraceptives and
sterilizations as basic care, the federal
Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) issued a final ruling on January 20
requiring most employers to cover
contraception and sterilizations in their
health plans with no employee cost-sharing
such as co-pays or deductibles. Catholic and
other religiously affiliated hospitals,
universities and social service agencies
will be forced to provide coverage for
prescription birth control and
sterilizations to their covered employees.
In a “concession,” HHS Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius said these non-profit institutions
will be given an additional year to comply
with the requirement.
Planned Parenthood and other pro-abortion
groups, of course, applauded the
decision. Catholic bishops across the
country have condemned the Obama
administration’s suppression of religious
freedom.
Catholic Vote has the whole list.
Archbishop
Listecki of Milwaukee, Bishop Ricken
of Green Bay and Bishop
Morlino of Madison have
spoken out.
Bishop Ricken read his letter to the
faithful at Mass yesterday, receiving a
standing ovation. Planned Parenthood of
Wisconsin is on record as opposing any
religious exemptions, as well as the
one-year stay before the HHS rule goes into
effect.
More from
the NBC affiliate in Green Bay:
Green Bay, WI
– A Green Bay Catholic Bishop took time
Sunday to a read a letter during Mass,
calling on Catholics in Northeast
Wisconsin to take action against new
healthcare regulations. The regulations
Bishop David Ricken is opposing come from
the Dept. of Health and Human Services,
which announced this week most
church-affiliated groups will be required
to offer their workers coverage, that
includes contraception plans.
Under the new
law churches and other employers with a
religious base have a year to comply with
the changes so they have time to adapt, but the
bishop said they can never adapt.
“It’s a direct
disconnect against our principles, our
philosophy, our background, our teaching,”
said Ricken. “If we don’t protect the
rights to religious liberty for all faiths
we’re going to be in trouble as a nation.”
After he read the letter to the
congregation Sunday, a standing ovation
followed.
Planned
Parenthood responded to the church’s
opposition. In a statement to NBC26, they
said, “Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin
applauds the decision by the United States
Department of Health and Human Services to
ensure access to affordable birth control,
and not further expand the refusal
provision to the birth control coverage
benefit under the Affordable Care Act.”
They add,
“Planned Parenthood believes all women,
regardless of their employer, should be
able to access the birth control coverage
benefit. That’s why Planned Parenthood
opposes the current provision that allows
religious employers like churches and
church associations to deny this important
and economically valuable benefit to their
employees. Planned Parenthood also
disagrees with adding the one year waiver
provision to the final rule.”
In an interview with
the FOX affiliate in Green Bay, Planned
Parenthood stated that "Catholics are in the
minority..."
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Personhood
bumper stickers now available
 We now have
Wisconsin personhood bumper stickers in the
office! Call us toll-free at (877) 463-7945 or
email info@prolifewisconsin.org for your free
bumper sticker.
Visit PersonhoodWisconsin.com
to sign the petition and learn more.
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Personhood
Wisconsin billboard effort expands
 We’ve got
the personhood bumper stickers and the
personhood billboard in Green Bay… and now we
have a personhood billboard in the Milwaukee
area!
Look for it in Mequon, on Port Washington Road,
at the Pioneer Road intersection. It went up
Wednesday, January 25.
We are proud to partner with Youth Defence,
Ireland’s largest and most active pro-life
group, and Personhood USA
on this effort. Visit PersonhoodWisconsin.com
to sign the petition and learn more.
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David
Bereit, founder of 40 Days for Life, to speak at
two PLW events
David Bereit, the founder of 40
Days for Life, will be speaking at
two Pro-Life Wisconsin events!
We are hosting an "Evening with David Bereit" in
Madison on Thursday, April 26. Register online here.
David will be the keynote speaker at our Annual
Spring Awards Dinner, to be held Saturday, April
28 in Green Bay. Register online here.
Register today for these can't-miss events! David
is a dynamic speaker with a very inspiring story
to share about how 40 Days for Life has made a
pro-life impact around the world.
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Pro-Life
Activist Training Camp
 Pro-life groups in
Madison are teaming up to put on a pro-life
activist training camp. This
day-long conference will provide a comprehensive
training session for pro-life activists.
The
conference will be held on Saturday,
February 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the
Bishop O'Conner Center in Madison (702 S. High
Point Road).
Co-sponsored by
Pro-Life Wisconsin, Vigil for Life, the Diocese
of Madison and the Wisconsin State Council of
the Knights of Columbus.
Confirmed
presentations include:
- Men and Abortion: Bob Atwell,
founding board member of Relevant Radio and
co-executive producer of Bella
- Sidewalk Counselor Training:
JT Eschbach of Pro-Life Action League,
Chicago, IL
- Post-abortion counseling: Mary
Mead of Rachel's Vineyard and Silent No More
- Medical Decision Making:
Marisa Beffel of the Catholic Medical
Association
- Educating Your Legislators:
Matt Sande of Pro-Life Wisconsin
- Planned Parenthood Exposed:
Jerry Schmutte of Pro-Life Wisconsin
- Answering the Hard Questions:
Patrick Delaney of the Diocese of Madison
Click here
to sign up today! You can also register by calling
262-796-1111 ext 10.
The
training will provide both conceptual information
(learning how the abortion industry targets the
poor, the marginalized, racial minorities and
children, how to answer common objections to the
pro-life message and more) and practical hands-on
information (how to help heal post-abortive men
and women, how to sidewalk counsel, how to protect
yourself if you're ever rendered unable to make
your own medical decisions and more).
Registration
is only $8/individual or $20 for a family. Lunch
included.
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March
for Life wrap-up
Thank you to everyone who joined us in DC,
along with those who prayed for an end to
abortion in their home towns. Every year, the
March for Life gets bigger and bigger. And
Wisconsin continues to be well-represented!
Close to 20 buses from around Wisconsin
traveled to Washington, DC for the March. Many
carloads of people drove separately, and
dozens of individuals and groups of students
from several Wisconsin colleges and high
schools flew out. Bishop Ricken of the Diocese
of Green Bay attended the March with the
Diocese’s group.
Read an article about the Vigil for Life Mass,
held the night before the March, here.
After the rally, Rep. Sean Duffy held a
pro-life reception for people from Wisconsin
at his Capitol Hill office. Hundreds of people
turned out to visit Duffy’s office. Other than
Rep. Duffy, speakers at the reception included
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, Sen. Ron Johnson, Rep.
Reid Ribble, Rep. Chris Smith, Rep. Paul Ryan,
Raymond Arroyo of EWTN and National Review
columnist Kathryn Jean Lopez.
To get an idea of just how big the March is,
watch a minute-long time lapse video of last
year’s March for Life here.
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Affiliate
activities
Central Wisconsin Chapter of PLW is hosting a
screening of the movie 180 on
Thursday, February 9 at 7pm on the UW-Marathon
County campus in room 180.
For more info email snich060@uwsp.edu or call Janet
at (715) 848-2174. Feel free to bring your own
popcorn, snacks and soda. Bring your friends and
family!
Pro-Life Wisconsin Walworth Co. prays at Planned
Parenthood in Delavan, WI. Signs are provided.
Contact Phil Cullen for info - 262-742-3299.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Juneau County gathers for prayer
witness every Monday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at
Family Planning Health Services, 522 State Road
82 # F, in Mauston. Please call Richard Irwin,
(608) 565-6706, for more information. They meet
every second Tuesday of the month at the Hatch
Public Library in Mauston at 7 p.m. in the
Community Room.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Marathon County prays the Rosary
once a month on Saturday at 10:45 a.m. at Family
Planning Health Services. Call Ron Putzer at
(715) 842-5368 to confirm date.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Fond du Lac County prays in front of
Planned Parenthood, 333 N. Peters Ave., Fond du
Lac, on the second Saturday of the month from
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. For information, call
Ann at (920) 921-6062. A pro-life Rosary is said
at 8:30 a.m. before the 9 a.m. Mass each
Saturday at St. Mary's Church, Marquette St. at
E. Merrill Ave., Fond du Lac.
Vigil for Life-PLW Dane County has a perpetual
presence on the sidewalks in front of Madison's
Planned Parenthood abortion facility (3706 Orin
Road, Madison, WI 53704). Each day that Planned
Parenthood is open for business (every week
day), 2 people (at least!) will be scheduled to
be present on the sidewalk. The times and days
are as follows: Monday-Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 11
a.m.; Thursday 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.; and Friday, 1pm
- 3pm. Individuals or groups are needed to sign
up for these 2-hour shifts, especially on a
monthly basis. You may also "stop by." Those
interested should click
here to view the online scheduling
calendar or contact affiliate leader Laura
Karlen at (608) 445-2064 or email
laura@vigilforlife.org.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Chippewa Valley prays and gives
public witness against abortion and
contraception outside the Eau Claire Planned
Parenthood (1231 Menomonie St.) every Thursday
from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and the first Saturday of
the month at 11 a.m.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Milwaukee County gathers regularly on
Saturday mornings at the Affiliated abortion
center, 1428 N. Farwell Ave. in Milwaukee,
between 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. SIDEWALK
COUNSELORS ARE NEEDED! If you can come pray or
counsel women entering the abortuary, please
contact Peggy Hamill, (262) 796-1111, or e-mail
info@prolifewisconsin.org for more information.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Outagamie County invites you to love
your preborn neighbor as yourself, by going out
to the places where abortions are sold and
committed. Please plan to come and sidewalk
counsel (beside the driveway), pray and witness
with signs at Planned Parenthood Appleton North
on 3800 N. Gillett St.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Waukesha County will join other
pro-lifers for monthly prayer in front of the
Planned Parenthood in Waukesha, 426 W. Main St.
Prayer gatherings will be held the fourth
Saturday of every month at 10 a.m.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Kenosha has consecrated our
fight against Planned Parenthood to Jesus
through Mary. We pray every Saturday at 11
a.m. in front of the Planned Parenthood
facility, located at Roosevelt Road and 36th
Avenue in Kenosha. Please come and pray the
Rosary, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and other
prayers with us. For more information contact
Karie Kinzler at kakinzler7@yahoo.com or at
(262) 656-0301.
Please join Pro-Life Wisconsin Racine for a prayer vigil
every Wednesday from 11 a.m. until noon at the
Racine Planned Parenthood, 832 Main St. All are
welcome to join with your presence or your
prayers.
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Courtesy
announcements
The third Monday of every month All Saints
Catholic Church in Berlin says a Rosary for
life at the church's monument for the unborn
after a 5:15p.m. Mass. Everyone welcome.
Pro-lifers pray the Rosary every Thursday
evening at 6 p.m. at the West Bend Planned
Parenthood, 532 Shepherd’s Drive, West Bend,
WI. Located on the West end of town,
approximately 1-1/2 miles west of Hwy 45 on
West Washington Street (aka: Highway 33) in
West Bend. It is in a shopping mall on the
north-side of the street. We are on the
sidewalk.
Holy Hour for the Unborn: St. John the
Evangelist Parish, 8500 W. Cold Spring Rd.,
Greenfield, Wis. We come together every fourth
Wednesday of the month from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. to
pray for the end of abortion. The church has 24
hours of Adoration seven days a week. Contact
Kathy Knaack with questions,
Kathy.knaack@gmail.com.
Cenacles of Life meets every
Saturday morning at St. Pius X Catholic Church
in Cambridge at 8:30 am to pray two rosaries for
an end to the culture of death.
Cenacles
of Life
meets at St Mary’s Good Shepherd Chapel, 108
McHenry St, Burlington, WI every Wednesday at 6
p.m., and recites the second oral Rosary in the
main body of the church, finishing at 7:15 p.m.
Cenacles
of Life
meets every Saturday morning at 6:45 a.m. to
pray two Rosaries for pro-life intentions before
the 7:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary's Catholic Church
in Pine Bluff, west of Madison.
The Servants of Our Lady of Guadalupe has a prayer vigil
every Monday at 4:30 p.m. in Wisconsin Rapids on
8th St. by the Shopko mall to pray for the
closing of the Planned Parenthood. If you have
any questions contact Will Goodman at (608)
698-7443.
The Servants of Our Lady of Guadalupe has a prayer vigil
every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in Stevens Point in
front of the strip mall next to Family Video to
pray for the closing of Family Planning Health
Services. If you have any questions contact Jen
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