FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 18, 2007

Contact: Marc Tuttle, Communications Director, (262) 796-1111 – cell: (262) 408-0506

Pro-Life Wisconsin affiliates to mark Roe v. Wade with hometown memorial services

Brookfield, WI – While hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers across the country converge on Washington, D.C., local affiliates of Pro-Life Wisconsin will ensure the tragic effects of Roe v. Wade are remembered closer to home. Monday, January 22nd, will mark the 34th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade, court decision. It is estimated that over 47 million abortions have been committed in the U.S., including over 480,000 surgical abortions in the Badger state.
Eight Pro-Life Wisconsin affiliates will hold prayer services or smaller marches for life in their hometowns this weekend. These events help keep local communities focused on the daily face of abortion.
“There’s a tendency to see abortion as a national problem,” explained Marc Tuttle, Communications Director of Pro-Life Wisconsin. “But in reality, abortion is a local problem. The children being aborted are our neighbors, the children of our friends and acquaintances. These local events remind us that we are, indeed, our brother’s and sister’s keeper. Even if abortion is still legal, it doesn’t have to continue in our own backyards. We must speak out for the victims of abortion no matter what is, or is not, going on in Washington.”
Pro-Life Wisconsin affiliates will be involved in the following events on Sunday, January 21st and Monday, January 22nd:

In Marathon Co., a memorial service will be held at St. Mary’s Oratory in Wausau, Sunday, January 21st. Morning mass at the Oratory will be followed by a pro-life prayer chain at 11:00 a.m. along Grand Ave. in Wausau. There will also be a lunch at 12:00 p.m. with presentations at 1 p.m. by Julie Grimstad, executive director of Life is Worth Living, Inc., member of Pro-Life Wisconsin’s Speakers Bureau, as well as pro-life speaker Tony Kovach. Contact Ron Putzer, (715) 842-5368, for more information.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Dane Co. will hold a day of prayer and commemoration on Monday, January 22nd. The day will begin with Mass at 12:10 p.m. at St. Patrick’s on Main St., followed by prayer and public witness at the Planned Parenthood abortion facility on Orin Rd. from 1-2 p.m. For more information please call Jeanne Breunig, (608) 831-3139.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Juneau Co. will be holding their annual march for life at the Juneau County Courthouse in Mauston, 101 State St., on Monday, January 22nd. The evening will begin at 7 p.m. with remarks from numerous members of the local clergy, followed by a prayerful march around the courthouse. Please contact Jim Schmidt, (608) 565-2478, for more information.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Fox Valley will hold a Solemn Assembly and Repentance service on Sunday, January 21st, from 3:15-4:30 p.m. at the Outagamie County Courthouse, 410 S. Walnut Street, in Appleton. For more information please call Mark Gabriel, (651) 238-9218.

Pro-Life Wisconsin Chippewa Valley will hold a memorial service and march for life in Eau Claire. Participants will gather at Owen Park for prayer and remarks from local pro-life leaders, and then will march down Water St. Please contact Chris Lynch, (715) 552-3349, for more information.

Pro-Life Wisconsin Milwaukee/Waukesha Co. will hold a kick-off gathering in Waukesha to start a Stop Planned Parenthood program in Waukesha Co. The meeting will be held at 913 Clinton Ave., (beneath The Steaming Cup in downtown Waukesha), at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, January 21st. Contact Marc Tuttle at PLW’s state office, (262) 796-1111, for more information.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Walworth Co. will hold a prayer vigil at the Planned Parenthood in Delavan from 12 noon – 1 p.m. on Monday, January 22nd. Call Kathy Ribnek, (262) 893-8700, for more information.
Pro-Life Wisconsin Kenosha will hold a prayer vigil on Monday, January 22nd from noon to 1 p.m. at the Planned Parenthood in Kenosha, located at the corner of Roosevelt Road and 36th Avenue. Please contact Mary Messerlie, (262) 605-0251 for details.

Pro-Life Wisconsin represents over 29,000 pro-life families, and has 16 local affiliates across the state. Pro-Life Wisconsin is dedicated to restoring the legal protection of the inalienable right to life of all human beings in our state, both born and preborn. In addition to leading local efforts through our affiliates, Pro-Life Wisconsin represents the concerns of the pro-life community and the preborn children through our legislative efforts at the State Capitol.

For more information about Pro-Life Wisconsin, or to schedule interviews about these events, please contact Marc Tuttle, Communications Director – (262) 408-0506.

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