Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation April 14, 2016
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Help Us Ban Dismemberment Abortions
Leaders in the Pennsylvania House abruptly pulled a bill from the House calendar that would ban brutal dismemberment abortions in Pennsylvania. These abortions tear a baby limb by limb from a mother's womb and can prove risky to a mother's health.
Please call Speaker of the House Mike Turzai and Majority Leader Dave Reed and urge them to put House Bill 1948 up for a vote because you don't want babies and mothers to suffer from dismemberment abortions. Speaker Turzai's number is (717) 772-9943 and Rep. Reed's number is (717) 705-7173.
Thank you for making these critical calls!
End Dismemberment Abortions
By Matthew Wagner, Education Director
lifelines@paprolife.org
"We are known by the company we keep"
"Birds of a feather flock together"
Mantras like these are told to us at a young
age, and repeated as war  nings throughout life as we become teenagers and young adults. The same can be said of our country. Consider our "company" and the proverbial "birds" we flock with when it comes to allowing pre-born children to be torn apart in their mother's womb in dismemberment abortions.
The United States is only one of seven countries worldwide that allow the horror of dismemberment abortions...a horror Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy referred to in Gonzales v. Carhart as "...laden with the power to devalue human life". These countries include China, Vietnam, North Korea, and Singapore, all of whom perform horrible human rights violations such as political imprisonment, restrictions on freedom of speech, religious persecution, repression of minority groups, and detention without trial. Is this the kind of company the United States wants to keep?
Dismemberment abortions, which are performed on unborn babies as old as 24 weeks in Pennsylvania, occur after the baby has brain waves, legs, arms, every organ in place, and have even developed teeth and fingernails. Of the approximately 1 million abortions performed annually in this country, almost 9% are performed on these pre-born babies. Approximately 1,550 Pennsylvanians died from this abortion method in 2014.
Thankfully, there IS something we can do to end our affiliation with the countries that currently allow this atrocity. House Bill 1948 will ban dismemberment abortions in Pennsylvania and lower the age of a legal abortion in Pennsylvania from 24 weeks to 20 weeks.
Call and email your representative in the PA House of Representatives with this urgent message: "Please support House Bill 1948, which bans dismemberment abortions in Pennsylvania. These abortions are brutal for babies and harmful for mothers, and they need to be outlawed."
If you don't know who your state Representative is, or you need contact information, click here. (http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/#address ) Enter your address and a window will pop up with the names and contact information for your state Representative.
We need to act quickly to pass HB1948 to protect those who are most vulnerable among us from a horrible death. Passing HB1948 has the added advantage of removing Pennsylvania from the shadow of these countries with such terrible human rights records.
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Pro-abortionists call in Cecile Richards in attempt to thwart ban on dismemberment abortions
Here's a great article by our own Maria Gallagher that provides an update on HB1948, the dismemberment ban.
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The Walls are Talking--
and It's Eye-Opening
By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director
gallagher@paprolife.org
Certain images sear the conscience in Abby Johnson's horrific and all-too-true tale "The Walls Are Talking."
A 16-year-old clutching a teddy bear as she heads in for an abortion...the frantic face of a young woman coerced into aborting quadruplets by her controlling boyfriend...an abortion center worker reassembling baby body parts in a "Products of Conception" lab.
Johnson is the former director of a Planned Parenthood facility in Texas. Her first book, Unplanned, provided her personal inside account of life at an abortion center and her eventual conversion to the pro-life cause.
In her latest offering, Johnson offers first-hand testimonies by numerous individuals who used to work in the abortion industry. A number of them are post-abortive themselves. And yet, despite their familiarity with abortion, time and time again they are shocked by what transpires inside abortion center walls.
Perhaps one of the most jarring passages is about a woman identified as a "frequent flyer" at an abortion center--meaning someone who returns to the abortion facility repeatedly. "Angie" is in her mid-thirties, and visits the abortion center for her 9th abortion. Angie seemed to be a comedian at heart, and jovially tells women in the waiting room, "I've done it eight times before, and I have no regrets."
As the abortion center staffer walks by, Angie asks, "Hey, do you mind if I see it?" referring to her aborted child. Her wish is granted, and her 13-week-old baby--in parts--is placed before her.
"That's a baby," she says. "That was my baby." Then she begins to sob uncontrollably, saying over and over again,"What did I do?"
As long as abortion remains an abstraction, it goes on day after day, week after tragic week. It is only when eyes open to the tragic reality of abortion--the death of a helpless child--that hearts change and laws change.
That is why Pennsylvania's proposed ban on dismemberment abortions is so important. It would end the brutal practice of tearing a baby limb by limb from a mother's womb.
Women deserve better than a callous offer to take the life of their children one arm and one leg at a time. Dismemberment abortion is cruel, and such a flagrant violation of human rights should not be tolerated in our 21st century world.
Editor's Note: If you use your Amazon Smiles account to purchase Abbey's book and select the PA Pro-Life Foundation Education Fund as your charity of choice, a portion of the proceeds will come back to the Federation to educate people about pro-life issues.
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Do You Have a Preemie Success Story?
Was a member of your family born very prematurely? If so, we'd like to hear from you! Please share your preemie success story with us. Just send an email to our Legislative Director, Maria Gallagher, at Gallagher@paprolife.org . We could profile your favorite preemie in an upcoming edition of the PA Pro-Life Online News!
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Registration for the Pro-Life Event of the Year
is Now Open
Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia is one of our nation's foremost pro-life leaders. A prolific writer and a captivating speaker, Archbishop Chaput is a tireless defender of the rights of preborn children, pregnant women, and families. Seats will go fast, so reserve yours today here.
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National Right to Life PAC Supports Ted Cruz for President
The National Right to Life Board of Directors has voted to support Texas Senator Ted Cruz in the upcoming Republican Presidential primaries, including the Pennsylvania primary which occurs April 26th. For more information, visit our blog here.
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More Evidence of the "Slippery Slope"
of Dr. Prescribed Suicide
This article by National Right to Life talks about four Belgium patients who were killed by Euthanasia and then quickly moved to a surgical room to have their organs removed for donation. That is the callous view of life allowing doctor prescribed suicide brings and why we must be ever-vigilant against it!
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Run for Life in the Pittsburgh Marathon!
Help the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Education Fund save
precious lives by participating in "Dick's Pittsburgh Marathon."
Please join our team in Pittsburgh on May 1, 2016 by signing up TODAY, or join us in spirit by donating here.
Try it now! Go ahead, don't be shy! Help save precious babies,
so one day, they can run in this great race too!
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Chapter Information From Around the State
The Pennsylvania Pro-Life
Federation is made up of more than
40 volunteer chapters all across the state.
Check out upcoming events of our
chapters and consider getting involved:
Pro-life Flea Market--
Wyoming Valley Pennsylvanians
for Human Life
April 15, 2016 2:00-6:00 PM
April 16, 2016 8:00 AM-6:00 PM
Westminster Presbyterian Church
2 Lockart St. Wilkes Barre PA 18702
12th Annual Pro-Life Dinner
& Silent Auction--Bedford County CCHL
Friday, April 29, 2016
Dinner 6:00 PM
Silent Auction 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Featured Speaker: Jewels Green
Come Hear the Regional Oratory Contest Winners
Adults $17 - Students $10 - 4 & under free
RSVP 623-1314 by 4/16/16
Checks should be made out to Bedford County CCHL
Mail checks to: Pam Lucas: 262 Zion Rd; Everett, PA 15537
Youth for Life Art & Essay Contest-- Deadline May 11, 2016
Theme "Why I'm Thankful My Mom Chose Life" or "How has the movement (or a pro-life individual or leader) shown respect for unborn babies, the elderly and disabled persons?" For rules and more information email the Scranton Chapter, Pennsylvanians for Human Life at:
prolifescranton@hotmail.com
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Live in Southeast PA? Contact SE Regional Coordinator Carla Ezell to find out more about joining a chapter in Bucks, Montgomery, Chester, Delaware, or Philadelphia County. You can reach Carla by e-mail at ezell@paprolife.org. If you live in another part of the state and you'd like to get involved in a local chapter, contact Executive Director Michael Ciccocioppo at ciccocioppo@paprolife.org or by phone at 717-541-0034.
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