July 12, 2010
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Pro-Life Wisconsin to provide welcome to
Cecile Richards, Gov. Jim Doyle and Mayor Tom Barrett
 On Thursday, July 8, Planned
Parenthood of Wisconsin [PPWI] announced that Cecile Richards,
president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, will be the
keynote speaker for two fundraisers for gubernatorial candidate Tom
Barrett. Click
here to view event on PPWI's website.
Planned Parenthood and Cecile Richards can be assured of Pro-Life
Wisconsin’s presence at these fundraisers. Planned Parenthood’s theme
of ‘Moving Wisconsin Forward’ is disrespectful to the thousands of
babies they kill every year, babies who will never see the light of day
in Wisconsin.
We will prayerfully and peacefully protest the bloody collaboration of
Cecile Richards,
Governor Jim Doyle (a PPWI lifetime achievement award recipient) and
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (endorsed by PPWI for Wisconsin governor).
The communities in which these events will
be held – at the homes of Planned Parenthood supporters, in Milwaukee
on July 28 and Madison on July 29 – will not be able to ignore Planned
Parenthood’s destructive agenda.
To get involved with our peaceful protest of these events in Milwaukee
(July 28) and Madison (July 29), email virginia@prolifewisconsin.org or
call toll-free (877) 463-7945.
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Why is Planned Parenthood worried about
Wisconsin?
Why is Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of
America, coming to Wisconsin?
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin [PPWI] receives a LOT of money from the
state of Wisconsin, courtesy of the taxpayers – $12 million per
year in state and federal funding. PPWI's 2008 financial records list
$10 million in assets and a $20 million yearly budget. $8.6 million of
that budget is spent on employee salaries. In 2008, PPWI had enough
money to pay off a $400,000 loan owed to abortionist Dennis
Christensen.
PPWI has endorsed Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in the upcoming
governor's race.
Pro-Life Wisconsin made our endorsements for governor official on June
22 (read the press release here)
and
on
June
28, Planned Parenthood put out a press release about our
endorsements (read it here).
Rasmussen poll results show both of Pro-Life Wisconsin's endorsed
candidates lead Barrett by a significant margin. Read the Rasmussen
poll results here.
An Associated Press article, which was in Sunday's Chicago Tribune, Minneapolis Star Tribune and
others, discussed how the abortion debate will be one of the deciding
factors in the governor's race. Pro-Life Wisconsin's Matt Sande is
quoted in the article. Read the AP article here.
The conclusion here is – once again, for PPWI, it's all about the
money. A pro-life governor will cut PPWI's lifeline of taxpayer
funding. Vote pro-life!
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PLW launches petition to stop taxpayer
funding of abortions in Wisconsin
Pro-Life Wisconsin is calling upon the Wisconsin State Legislature to
pass legislation opting the state of Wisconsin out of abortion coverage
in its prospective state health insurance "exchange." United States
House Resolution (H.R.) 3590, the Patient
Protection
and
Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare)
allows
health insurance
plans offering abortion coverage to participate in a state's exchange
and to receive federal subsidies unless the state legislature
proactively opts-out of offering such plans.
Although the state exchanges do not go into effect until 2014, several
states have passed legislation to opt-out of abortion coverage
including Arizona, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, Missouri
and Oklahoma. In poll after poll, Americans overwhelmingly say they
oppose the inclusion of taxpayer-funded abortion in health care reform
legislation. The state of Wisconsin should not force us to participate
in the killing of our preborn brothers and sisters with our federal tax
dollars.
Download the petition here
or click here
to sign the petition online. We ask you to sign the petition and
encourage your family, friends and neighbors to sign it as well. Feel
free to photocopy the petition and gather as many signatures as you can.
Please mail the petition(s) to the Pro-Life Wisconsin state office at:
Pro-Life Wisconsin
P.O. Box 221
Brookfield, WI 53008-0221
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Milwaukee mom puts pro-life beliefs into action
From the Milwaukee Catholic Herald,
July
8:
In the end, a tiny newborn T-shirt and receiving blanket broke down the
wall of a woman’s heart. Her teenage daughter was pregnant and she was
encouraging her to obtain an abortion. But the two walked into the
Women’s Support Center of Milwaukee and into the arms of Mary Gilpin.
The executive director counseled the grandmother-to-be about the
benefits of life, of opening up to God’s will, and of the long-term
physical and emotional effects of abortion.
Before her daughter Lucia was born a year ago, Danielle Silva
Heckenkamp, as a volunteer with the Women’s Support Center, witnessed
similar difficult scenarios faced by unwed teen and young mothers, and
of families experiencing financial hardship.
Last January, Heckenkamp developed Swaddle for Life, a company
developed to aid families struggling with the commitment of a new baby.
For its first fundraiser, Swaddle for Life is hosting a trunk show,
Saturday, July 17 in the auditorium at Heckenkamp’s parish, St.
Stanislaus, on Historic Mitchell Street in Milwaukee.
“Local designers will be selling their products at the trunk show,” she
said. “Such items will include handcrafted purses and jewelry, baby
quilts, nursery décor and children’s clothing, which are a few items
among many more. The event was organized to provide a fun shopping
experience for a great cause, and we hope it can be a regular event in
the Milwaukee area.”
Click
here to read more.
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Pro-life Stations of the Cross and picnic
Pro-Life Wisconsin Dane
County will have pro-life stations of the
cross, said by Fr. Rick Heilman, on Sunday, July 18 at
5
p.m. at the Orin Rd. Planned Parenthood in Madison. The missionary
image of Our Lady of Guadalupe will also be present. Pro-Life
Wisconsin's
state director Peggy Hamill will be in attendance. Pro-life family
picnic to follow across the street at Our Lady of Victory property.
Bring dish to pass if able, not required. Table settings and drinks
will be provided. Bring your own lawn chairs. Call Jeanne at (608)
516-8632 any questions. Headcount helpful, not required, for picnic. View the event here
on our website.
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Pro-life news wrap-up
- Newsweek predicts birth
control will be sold over-the-counter within 5 years. Click
here to read.
- Thousands take part in a pro-life rally in Belfast, Ireland. The
pro-life effort is truly a global movement! Click
here to read.
- Our Sunday Visitor explores
the case of Dr. Oscar Biscet, who has been locked in a Cuban prison
cell as a prisoner of conscience, for his “dangerous” public stand
against abortion, the death penalty and euthanasia. While working as an
internal medicine specialist at the government-run Hospital Hijas de
Galicia in Havana, Biscet conducted a clandestine study that revealed
newborn babies being killed right after birth, a common practice
throughout Cuba, which has the most abortions in the hemisphere. He
confronted the government with the results, along with a letter
addressed to Fidel Castro accusing the Cuban National Health System of
genocide. Click
here to read.
- Government a no-show in Pat Mahoney's arrest case. Mahoney
was arrested for trespassing on Planned Parenthood property in
Washington, D.C., which is
actually public property. Click
here to read.
- Showing once again that overpopulation is a myth,
Mexico's falling birth rate is threatening its future. Mexico's birth
rate is barely above 2 children per family, which is below the
replacement level needed to maintain current population numbers. Click
here to read.
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Affiliate announcements
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Volunteers are
needed to help man pro-life
booths at the following county fairs: St. Croix County, Fond du Lac
County, Ozaukee County, Waukesha County, and Juneau County. Email
info@prolifewisconsin.org to get involved.
Pro-Life Wisconsin and the Rockford Pro-Life Initiative are
co-sponsoring a sidewalk counselor training session. The event will be
Saturday, July 31 from 9 a.m. to noon at St. Bridget Parish, 600
Clifford Ave., Loves Park, Ill. Sidewalk counseling is exactly what the
name implies — standing on the
sidewalk outside an abortion clinic, counseling women and couples on
their way inside. It is a last attempt to turn their hearts away from
abortion and offer real help. Veteran sidewalk counselor JT Eschbach
from the Pro-Life Action League will be conducting this free seminar
that is open to people of all ages who are interested in knowing how to
be an effective witness for Christ and life at an abortion clinic. This
training is also very helpful for anyone interested in learning
how to talk to people about abortion and help guide them to real help.
To attend, email Kevin at
everylifematters@comcast.net or call (815) 494-0333. You MUST pre-register in order to
attend. The Rockford abortion mill was recently in the news, after the
owner attacked sidewalk counselors with a chainsaw. Read it here.
Pro-life Wisconsin St.
Croix County is manning a booth from July
22 through July 25 in Glenwood City, Wis., sponsored by the Knights of
Columbus. As this is the 100th anniversary of the St. Croix
County Fair, we hope to promote the culture of life to many new
souls! If you would like to volunteer to be present at the booth
for a two-hour time slot, please contact Darla Meyers at (715)
386-1089. This is an easy way to not only promote the culture of life
but to leave spiritually rewarded!
Mark Kimble, a Dane
County
affiliate member, is doing an Appalachian Hike For Life this
summer. Mark has testified on pro-life issues at the Capitol and has
prayed in front of abortuaries in Madison for years. Pro-Life Wisconsin
is among the groups whom Mark will be donating the proceeds from his
Hike For Life to. Click here
for more information.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Dane
County maintains a regular prayer presence outside the Planned
Parenthood abortuary in Madison. Call Peter at (608) 256-0585 about
prayer dates and times.
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 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. Abortions are scheduled from 8
a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Planned Parenthood Appleton
North on 3800 N. Gillett St.
Pro-Life Wisconsin
Walworth County prays at Planned Parenthood in Delavan, 312 S.
7th St., on Mondays from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Call Phil for more
information, (262) 742-3299.
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 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 Kenosha
will have a Saturday prayer vigil at 11 a.m. in
front of Planned Parenthood in Kenosha, located at Roosevelt Rd. and
36th Ave. Contact Karie Kinzler at kakinzler7@yahoo.com or (262)
656-0301 for further details.
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.
Rock County Chapter of
Pro-Life Wisconsin encourages people to come to the Rockford
abortion mill to pray, witness and counsel. The Northern
Illinois Women’s Center is located at 10th St and Broadway, Rockford,
Ill. Mothers seeking abortion enter between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10
a.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays. The Rosary begins at 9:30 a.m. followed
by the Divine Mercy Chaplet. For more information please call Mary Jane
Stephan (815) 624-2270 or (815) 670-1166. PLW Rock County is also on Facebook!
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Courtesy
announcements
Swaddle for Life Trunk Show:
Fundraiser for Milwaukee-area
pregnancy centers. Local designers will be displaying handmade items
for purchase. Items include baby quilts, baby clothes and handpainted
nursery accessories. To be held Saturday, July 17 from 12:30 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. at St. Stanislaus Church, 524 W. Historic Mitchell St.,
Milwaukee. Bring a pack of diapers, which will be donated to a
pregnancy center, to receive 10% discount.
The Rockford Pro-Life Initiative will
have
a
pro-life
baby
shower
for a mother who chose life outside the
Rockford abortion facility. The baby shower for Brandi and her baby
girl will be held at St. Bridget's Parish from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on
Saturday, July 17. St. Bridget's is located at 600 Clifford Ave., Loves
Park, Ill. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this blessed, fun
and joyful event. Questions?
Email Kevin at everylifematters@comcast.net.
Third Annual Respect Life Retreat: On Friday July 16 through
Saturday July 17, the Servants of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Vigil for
Life of Madison are hosting the third annual respect life retreat. The
retreat will once again be held at Durwood's Glen in Baraboo, Wis.
Cost: $55 per person. Contact Jen Dunnett at (715) 340-2779 or
vitapretiosa@gmail.com to register.
Cemetery of the Innocents:
Would
you
like to make a strong pro-life statement without uttering a
word? The group Queen of Peace, Protector of Life is looking for
appropriate sites. 400 crosses made from PVC pipe, 40" high and 2' wide
spaced every 3 feet, representing the thousands of abortions daily in
the U.S. The display is presently set up at the intersection of Hwy B
and 27 in Hayward near the Fishing Hall of Fame. Have trailer, will
travel. Call Bob Ornberg at (218) 321-4600 or (715) 699-2876 or email
rornberg71@gmail.com.
Missionaries to the Preborn will
have a pro-life picket on
Saturday, July 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Greenfield, Wis. at S.
76th St. & W. Layton Ave. Park on S. 74th St. Signs will be
provided. Contact Jim Soderna with questions at (414) 462-3399.
40 Days for Life -
Appleton: The hours will be 7 a.m. til 5 p.m. every day at
Planned Parenthood, 3800 Gillett St., Grand Chute, Wis. For questions
or to schedule your time please call Jeanne at (920) 243-3665.
40 Days for Life -
Milwaukee: Save the date for the fall 40 Days for Life! Will be held
September 22 through October 31 at Affiliated Medical Services in
Milwaukee. For details call (414) 236-0688.
Pro-life Catholics in Berlin, Wis. gather outside the Oshkosh
Planned Parenthood the third Monday of every month at 6 p.m. for a
Rosary. Join them in praying for an end to abortion.
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.
St. Mary's Oratory Holy
Name Society 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.
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 Dunnett at (715) 340-2779.
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