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March 8, 2010 |
Defending God’s
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This Issue ·
ProLifeWisconsin.org
has a new look! ·
Gov. Doyle signs
sex education bill ·
The Economist: Gendercide, the war on baby girls ·
Spring Awards
Dinner ·
On the passing of
Linda Schmidt, president of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society of Wisconsin ·
High school
seniors: Apply now for the Sharon Schumer Memorial Scholarship ·
Affiliate
announcements ·
Courtesy announcements Contact
Us Donate Visit us on the
Web or call (877) GOD’S-WILL |
ProLifeWisconsin.org has a new look!
We’ve re-designed our Web site… you
may not recognize it from before! ProLifeWisconsin.org has a new look.
Use the site as a resource for pro-life news and information, stay informed
on upcoming events, find ways to get involved, donate online and much more. Gov. Doyle signs sex education bill On February 24, Governor Doyle signed
Assembly Bill (AB) 458 into law as 2009
Governor Doyle’s signing of AB 458 is yet
another sad example of his bowing to the demands of Planned Parenthood of
Wisconsin. Planned Parenthood’s agenda in initiating and ramming through this
legislation is to: 1) sexualize our children at an early age; 2) get them on
contraception as soon as possible; 3) refer them to Planned Parenthood
abortion mills when the contraception inevitably fails; and 4) profit from
surgical abortions. Never the mind the deaths of innocent preborn children
and the physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual damage to vulnerable
young mothers and fathers – Planned Parenthood’s number one objective is to
make money! As parents and concerned citizens, we need
to fight this assault on our youth. Chastity/abstinence is the only message
that will protect their bodies and preserve their innocence. Pro-Life On November 5, 2009, the Wisconsin State
Assembly passed AB 458 by a vote of 48-43 (click here for the roll call vote). The
Wisconsin State Senate passed AB 458 on January 28, 2010, by a vote of 18-15
(click here for the roll call vote). Pro-Life
The Economist: Gendercide, the war on baby girls From The Economist March 4 print
edition [emphasis added] Killed,
aborted or neglected, at least 100m girls have disappeared — and the number
is rising IMAGINE
you are one half of a young couple expecting your first child in a
fast-growing, poor country. You are part of the new middle class; your income
is rising; you want a small family. But traditional mores hold sway
around you, most important in the preference for sons over daughters. Perhaps
hard physical labor is still needed for the family to make its living. Perhaps
only sons may inherit land. Perhaps a daughter is deemed to join another
family on marriage and you want someone to care for you when you are old.
Perhaps she needs a dowry. Now
imagine that you have had an ultrasound scan; it costs $12, but you can
afford that. The scan says the unborn child is a girl. You yourself would
prefer a boy; the rest of your family clamors for one. You would never dream
of killing a baby daughter, as they do out in the villages. But an abortion
seems different. What do you do? For millions of couples, the answer is:
abort the daughter, try for a son. In To
read more, click here. Spring Awards Dinner
Awards
will be presented for the legislator of the year and activist of the year.
Seats are $35 each. A limited number of seats are available, so register
soon! To
register, go to http://www.prolifewisconsin.org/files/2010AwardsDinner.pdf.
On the passing of Linda Schmidt, president of Citizens for
a Pro-Life Society of Wisconsin Linda
Schmidt – president of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society of Wisconsin, a very
dear friend to Pro-Life Wisconsin, one of the Notre Dame 88, a mother, wife
and grandmother – passed into eternal rest on March 2, 2010. Citizens for a
Pro-Life Society co-hosted two events annually with Pro-Life Wisconsin – the
Rally for Life in Despite
proof of terminal cancer, prosecutors of the Notre Dame 88 refused to drop
charges against her. Click here to read the story. To read
Linda’s obituary, click here. High school seniors: Apply now for
the Sharon Schumer Memorial Scholarship
Applications
are available from the state office or by clicking here for the link on PLW’s Web site.
Application deadline is April 15 – no exceptions! Affiliate announcements Pro-Life
Pro-Life Wisconsin Milwaukee County
gathers regularly on Saturday mornings
at the Affiliated abortion center
in 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, witness with signs or preach. Abortions are scheduled from 8 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday at Planned
Parenthood Appleton North on PLW Walworth County holds regular prayer vigils at
the Planned Parenthood in Delavan,
Pro-Life Wisconsin Waukesha County will
join other pro-lifers for weekly 40
Days for Life prayer in front of the Planned
Parenthood in Pro-Life Wisconsin Juneau County
gathers for prayer witness every Monday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Family Planning Health Services, Pro-Life
Wisconsin Kenosha will observe 40 Days for
Life by praying the Rosary every weekday, Monday through Friday, at 4:30 p.m.,
beginning on Ash Wednesday, in front of Planned Parenthood in Please join Pro-Life Wisconsin Racine for a prayer vigil every
Wednesday from 11 a.m. until noon at the Rock County Chapter
of Pro-Life Wisconsin encourages people to come to
the Courtesy announcements Bishop Ricken of Green Bay will join 40 Days for Life in Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats offer hope and healing for any person who has struggled with the emotional
and spiritual pain of abortion. Next retreat is April 16-18 in St. Anthony the Hermit Pro-Life Heralds will host a showing of Demographic Bomb
after 8 a.m. Mass and Rosary on March 13. Join us for all or part of these
Saturday morning events. St. Anthony the Hermit is located at N74 W13604
Appleton Ave. in Vicki Thorn, founder of post-abortion healing
ministry Project Rachel,
will speak in Eagle Forum of Wisconsin
meeting: Tuesday, March 9, 1 PM in the Community Room of the Brookfield
Library, Our special guest
will be Pastor David King ( Milwaukee God Squad), speaking on the role
of Christians in civil government. In addition to this dynamic speaker, we
will also discuss
issues on which we can take action. For more information
call Joan at 414-466-5431 A&A Alexandrina Center is proud to announce Alan Keyes as the
guest speaker for their first-ever Spring Gala in Sixth Annual Midwest Regional Bioethics Conference: Saturday, May 1 at the St. Francis Seminary
( Autonomy. Keynote Speaker: George Weigel. For information, go to wisconsincma.org,
email milwaukee@wisconsincma.org or call
(414) 758-2214. 40
Days for Life 40
Days for Life 40 Days for Life
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 The Servants
of Our Lady of Guadalupe has a prayer vigil every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
in If you enjoy receiving the Monday
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