First Sunday of Lent

First Sunday of Lent (3/1/20)

• First Freedom News (USCCB, 2/26/20) 

• As per a 2/26/20 email from NJ Right to Life, "two motions to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the Pain Capable and
  Born Alive bills both failed to reach the necessary 60 votes.
  Below is the Vote Tally.  .
  
  Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (S.3275): 53-44  
  All Republicans Senators except Collins (R-Maine) and Murkowski (R-AK) voted Yes.
  All Democrat Senators except Casey (D-PA) and Manchin (D-WV) voted No.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (S.311): 56-41
  All Republicans Senators voted Yes.
  All Democrat Senators except Casey (D-PA), Manchin (D-WV) and Jones (D-AL) voted No.
  
  Sens. Sanders, Warren, and Klobuchar missed both votes."

• Catholics asked to sign petition opposing assisted suicide in N.Y. (Catholic Courier, 2/3/20)

PETITION:Puberty is Not a Disease! Ban transgender drugs and surgeries for minors.

International Concerns

• Protect Nigeria's Christians from Persecution.



National Concerns

• Petition: STRIKE DOWN the "Abortion on Demand Act" [aka, the deceptively named “Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019”] (Susan B Anthony List) 

• URGE Pres. Trump: Enforce EXISTING Obscenity Laws (America Needs Fatima)

• Support the Heartbeat Bill, HR 3985 (cf, LifeSite)

• Senate Fails to Pass Born-Alive Legislation (Human Life Action)
• Born-Alive Legislation Deserves a Vote in the House (Human Life Action; USCCB)
• Sign a Born Alive Discharge petition

• Support the Life at Conception Act

• Support the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (Human Life Action; AFA Action)

• Support the Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act (cf, USCCB)

• Support S. 2590/HR 4934 The Dignity for Aborted Children Act (Human Life Action)

• Support H. Con. Res. 79, that assisted suicide is a “deadly, discriminatory and non-compassionate practice” (USCCB) 

• Oppose the Misnamed Equality Act (Human Life Action)

• Opppose the Misnamed International Violence Against Women Act (cf, C-Fam)

• Oppose the Misnamed Do No Harm Act (cf, American Life League)

• Oppose HJ Res 79, as it is "intended to insert language into the U.S. Constitution that could invalidate any limits whatsoever on abortion, including late abortions, and require government funding of abortion"  (cf, NRLC) 
• "Reach out to your Senators and ask them to oppose the ERA[HJ Res 79]" (Family Policy Alliance 2/15/20 email).

• Oppose the Misleadingly Named Medicare for All Act (cf., Politico)

• Support the Equal Campus Act, HR3243/S1168 (USCCB)

• Support the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (cf., USCCB)

• Urge the President and Congress to Maintain the Refugee Resettlement Program (Pa Catholic Conference) 

• Support S. 874, the Dream Act of 2019 (USCCB Justice for Immigrants) 

• Support S. 2394/HR2529, the New START Nuclear Weapons Treaty (USCCB) 

• NO to "the Shaheen amendment...[in] the Senate’s State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs (SFOPS) appropriations bill" (Human Life Action).

The Commonwealth of Pa

(Pa Catholic Conference Legislative Review and Voter Voice)

• Act Now: Wolf's Budget Sends Taxdollars to Planned Parenthood (Pa Family Council)

• Support the Telemedicine Bill (SB 857) as passed by the Pa House (Pa Catholic Conf)

• Support the Perinatal Hospice Care Act (Pa Catholic Conference)

• Support the "Buyer Beware Act" (SB 60) to fight human trafficking (Pa Catholic Conference)

• Support the Fetal Remains Bill, HB 1890 (Pa Catholic Conference) 

• Support the "Heartbeat" Bill (Pa Catholic Conference) 

• Support the Down Syndrome Protection Act (Pa Catholic Conference)

• Please ask the governor, Pa Senate and Pa Assembly for a religious exemption for adoptions (Pa Catholic Conference) (See also the Pa Family Council link.)

• Call for Funding Increase for Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) (Pa Catholic Conference)  
• Please ask Governor Wolf to SIGN House Bill 800 on the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) (Pa Catholic Conference)

• Support school choice in the Harrisburg School district (Pa Catholic Conference), and ask for co-sponsorship of Speaker Turzai's bill (Pa Catholic Conference) 

• Oppose SB 614, SB 224, and HB 1404 (Pa Family Institute).

Pennsylvania March for Life [Harrisburg, 5/18/20] 

Pa ProLife Federation petition

The Garden State

• Support the NJ Pain Capable Unborn child Protection Act, A 1686/ S537 (http://protectviablebabies.com/take-action/)

• "Legislation (S2173/A3818) to remove a religious exemption and mandate immunizations for children....this legislation undermines parental rights and should be vigorously opposed" (NJRTL email, 1/10/20).