Articles by David E. Smith
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David E. Smith
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03.26.12
Pro-abortion activists are working hard to defeat this legislation.
Last month we alerted IFI subscribers to the introduction of a very important pro-life bill known as the Ultrasound Opportunity Act (HB 4085) by State Represenative Joe Lyons (D-Chicago). This proposal ...
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David E. Smith
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03.23.12
Pro-life movie, October Baby is opening in theaters around the country this weekend. October Baby tells the story of Hannah, a young woman who learns that her life is much different than what she’s known up until now. After learning...
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David E. Smith
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03.15.12
In response to the unconstitutional mandate issued by the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) — a mandate requiring all employer health plans to include free contraceptives, sterilizations and abortion-inducing drugs, regardless of any moral or religious objections,...
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David E. Smith
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02.28.12
Please watch this video and encourage your church leaders to share it with your congregation. You’ll see David Barton, founder of WallBuilders, give insight into our responsibility to vote. He exhorts each of us to “come running to the polls...
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David E. Smith
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02.23.12
The Chicago Tribune published an article by Associated Press medical writer Lindsey Tanner which states that a growing number of teenagers and even younger children “who think they were born the wrong sex” are finding doctors willing to give them...
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David E. Smith
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02.23.12
Patients undergoing abortion procedures have just as much right to expect the State of Illinois to apply health and safety standards to their health as to the health and well-being of patients undergoing other types of outpatient treatment.
Take ACTION: Send an email or a fax to your state representative to urge him/her to support HB 4117 or even sign on as a co-sponsor.
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David E. Smith
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02.23.12
The beginning of the article in the New York Times says it all: “It used to be called illegitimacy. Now it is the new normal.” More than half of births to American women under 30 occur outside marriage. The fastest...
By David E. Smith
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02.22.12
On January 24th, in his State of the Union Speech, President Barack Obama told the states to raise the compulsory age of schooling to 18. State Senator Kimberly Lightford (D-Chicago) went right to work. On February 1st she introduced a...
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David E. Smith
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02.21.12
Working with the Catholic Conference of Illinois, IFI wants to alert you to an extremely important pro-life bill sponsored by State Representative Joe Lyons (D-Chicago). If passed, this bill would require abortion providers to simply offer an ultrasound picture to...
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David E. Smith
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02.17.12
Congressional District Breakouts of IFI’s 2012 Primary Election Voter Guide are now available for download!!
With Election Day just around the corner — March 20th, it is imperative that voters have information available to help them make educated decisions as...
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David E. Smith
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02.16.12
U.S. Representative Tim Huelskamp (R-Kansas) has introduced the Military Religious Freedom Protection Act (H.R. 3828) — a bill that would protect the conscience rights of chaplains serving in the United States Armed Forces. Illinois U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren (R-Geneva) has...
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David E. Smith
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02.14.12
SpeakOut Illinois, the pro-life coalition of which IFI is a proud partner, has scheduled a Pro-Life Lobby Day in Springfield on Thursday, March 8.
Several important pro-life bills are on the table this year, including the Ultrasound Opportunity Act and...
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David E. Smith
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02.14.12
Are you ready to take your family’s economy to the next level? Is your family ready to start a family business, but you just don’t know where to start? Join Generations with Vision in Wheaton for the third annual Family...
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David E. Smith
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02.13.12
A month ago I wrote an article drawing your attention to the fact that anti-family forces were planning their next steps to redefine natural marriage here in Illinois. Well, late last week they introduced a bill in the Illinois House...
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David E. Smith
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02.13.12
President Barack Obama’s sweeping new proposal announced at Friday’s press conference now places a burden to facilitate abortions on “insurers rather than religious institutions.” The problems with this “compromise” are obvious to most thinking Americans — obvious that is, to...
