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March 22, 2010 |
Defending God’s Plan |
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In This Issue ·
Executive order a sham, says
Pro-Life Wisconsin ·
On the passing of Fr. Paul Marx,
OSB, founder of Human Life International ·
American Life League releases
annual report on Planned Parenthood ·
Easier access to morning after
pill doesn’t reduce pregnancies ·
Spring Awards Dinner ·
Good Friday Prayer Vigil ·
40 Days for Life: Entering the final week, 368
babies saved ·
Affiliate announcements ·
Courtesy announcements Contact Us Donate Visit us on the
Web or call (877) GOD’S-WILL |
Executive order a sham, says Pro-Life
Will do nothing to stop abortion funding in healthcare
legislation On Sunday, the Pro-Life Wisconsin Director of Legislative Affairs Matt
Sande made the following comments: “The President’s
executive order is a sham. It is not worth the piece of paper it is written
on. It doesn’t work to stop taxpayer-funded abortions in the healthcare bill
because it can’t, and because that’s not what it’s supposed to do. It can’t
stop the abortion funding because it does not have the force of law, the
courts will never recognize it as lawful and it can be repealed at any given
moment. And it was never intended to work because its only purpose was to
provide Congressman Stupak and his so-called pro-life Democrat colleagues
political cover for their YES votes. “The sad fact
remains that the Senate healthcare bill contains an abortion coverage mandate
and would subsidize private health plans in the insurance Exchange that
include coverage for elective abortion, a clear departure from current law.
Moreover, the executive order does nothing to address the inevitable
rationing of care. The legislation should have been scrapped and begun anew,
but now what we’re left with is an immoral bill that will usher in an
unprecedented surge in abortions across our land. May God have mercy on our
country.” On the
passing of Fr. Paul Marx, OSB, founder of Human Life International On March 20, Fr. Paul Marx, OSB, founder of Human Life
International, passed from this world into the Life that never ends. Often
referred to as "the father of the international pro-life movement",
Fr. Marx visited all 50 states and 91 countries in his over 40 years of
pro-life activism. Seeing the advance of anti-life forces before most did, he
founded the Peggy Hamill, state director, commented: Pro-Life
Wisconsin mourns this great loss and says, “Thanks be to God” for the life of
Fr. Paul Marx. So many of us at Pro-Life Wisconsin were blessed to have been
in the presence of and inspired by the wisdom of Fr. Marx. As we fight the
contraceptive mentality, we reflect on his words of warning, “Abortion starts
with contraception.” Fr. Marx, we pray for the repose of your dear soul. The Wake service for Fr. Marx
will take place Thursday, March 25, at 7 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial
will take place, Friday, March 26, at 3:30 p.m. at the American
Life League releases annual report on Planned Parenthood Number of abortion
facilites, express clinics and affiliates decline as chemical abortion use
rises Last week, American Life League released its annual report
for 2009 on Planned Parenthood. To read the report, click here. The report shows that Planned Parenthood continues to
increase its facilities that perform medical abortions while the number of
facilities, both express and non-express, decline. The total number of
facilities continues to decline as well. From
2008-09, Easier access to morning after pill
doesn’t reduce pregnancies The morning after pill, also called
emergency contraception, can cause chemical abortions and fatal blood clots. Read about the risks here. Now, a
series of studies in the Easier access does, however, increase risky
sexual behavior, as the following quote from the article illustrates, “Women
aren't typically given at-home supplies of emergency contraceptives in the From the British Medical Journal: Women given an advance supply of emergency
contraceptives were no more likely to have unprotected sex, to get an STD or
to change how they used other contraceptives, compared to women not given
advance supplies. This suggests that they are not less vigilant about safe
sex as a result. But surprisingly, the women were just as
likely to get pregnant. This was true in all the studies. The researchers aren't sure why having an
advance supply didn't lower pregnancy rates, especially since women who had
these pills were more likely to use them. Spring Awards Dinner
Sister Christa
Marie, FSGM, executive director of the Shrine, will give a keynote
presentation on the Memorial to the Unborn located at the Shrine. Sister
Christa Marie will discuss the vision behind, significance of and future
plans for this magnificent structure. 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.
Good Friday Prayer
Vigil
40 Days for Life:
Entering the final week, 368 babies saved This is the last week of 40 Days for Life, which wraps up this Sunday. If you haven’t made
it out to a vigil site yet, we urge you to do so. We thank all those who have
faithfully prayed and fasted for the success of the spring 40 Days for Life, which was observed
in the Wisconsin area in 40 Days for Life Vigil for Life of
Madison will hold
a closing vigil at 5 p.m. on Sunday, led by minister and youth pastor
Jeremiah Johnson of Apostolic Church of Sun Prairie. The closing will feature
praise and worship music, a reflection and prayer. 368 babies have been saved nationwide, according to 40 Days for Life. Six of those saves
happened in Affiliate announcements Pro-Life Wisconsin Pro-Life
Pro-Life 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 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 Rock County
Chapter of Pro-Life Wisconsin encourages people to come to the
Courtesy announcements 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 Vicki Thorn, founder of
post-abortion healing ministry Project Rachel, will speak in A&A Alexandrina Center is proud to announce Alan Keyes as the
guest speaker for their first-ever Spring Gala in The Shrine of Our Lady of
Guadalupe 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 The Servants of Our Lady of Guadalupe: 2010 spring mission for life with the
missionary image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The replica image was touch to the
actual Tilma of St. Juan Diego. The stops on this tour will focus on the
importance of being in solidarity with the most defenseless of our brothers
and sisters, as well as standing with those generous individuals who are
witnessing to the cause of life through the 40 Days for Life campaigns in our
state. Schedule: - Tuesday March 23: - Wednesday March 24: - Friday March 26: Green Bay 40 Days for
Life site at 3-4pm; Relevant Radio Chapel 4:30-5pm; - Saturday March 27: - Monday April 5: If you enjoy
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