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2017 March For Life Chicago
Thousands gathered at Federal Plaza in Chicago on Sunday, January 15, 2017 to stand for LIFE! Pro-life speakers at the march included Pat McCaskey of the Chicago Bears, three representatives from Congress, an abortion survivor, religious leaders, and pro-life students! We got news coverage on Chicago’s WGN TV News and local CBS TV News! More news coverage is likely to follow.
Overcoming Pro-choice Protesters
There was a pro-choice protest of the march, but pro-life marchers FAR outnumbered them! The march officially started at 2 pm, but the protesters scheduled their protest to start at 1 pm to deceptively make …
U.S. House Approves Federal Conscience Protection Act
Last night the U.S. House of Representatives passed the federal Conscience Protection Act (CPA) by a vote of 245-182. This vital legislation will help protect health care providers from being forced to pay for or participate in abortions, and allow victims of discrimination a “right of action” to defend their rights in court. (Read more HERE.)
Three Democratic Members voted in favor of the bill, including Dan Lipinski of Chicago’s south side. The only Republican to vote against the bill was Richard Hanna of New York. (Democrats voted 3 to 181. Republicans voted 242 to 1. There …
Speak Up for Federal Conscience Protection Act
Blue, blue California is not just an entity unto itself. As many have opined, as goes California, so goes the nation.
In their arrogance–or is it “pride”–California’s Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) has defied “the Hyde/Weldon amendments approved by the U.S. Congresses and leaders of both parties every year since 2004 by mandating “coverage of all elective abortions in all health plans under its jurisdiction.”
The Hyde Amendment (original amendment passed 9/30/76) “is a legislative provision barring the use of certain federal funds to pay for abortion unless the pregnancy arises from incest, rape, or to save the life …
Your Urgent Action is Needed on the First Amendment Defense Act
Responding to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month legalizing same-sex marriage, U.S. Representative Raul Labrador (R-ID) has introduced the First Amendment Defense Act (H. R. 2802).
H.R. 2802 protects religious freedom by prohibiting the federal government from punishing churches, charities or private schools for actions in opposition to same-sex marriage.
For example, the government could not revoke the tax exempt status of a church that refuses to perform a same-sex wedding because of their religious beliefs. It could not deny federal grants or contracts to any individual or institution (such as food banks or adoption agencies) that …
SBA List ‘State of the Unborn’ Calls on Obama to End Tax-Funded Abortion, Expresses Optimism for Pro-Life Movement
On March for Life, Eve of State of the Union, Pro-Life Leader Calls for Grassroots to Seize Momentum in 112th Congress
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — Today, in her first annual State of the Unborn video address, Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser called the 38th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision a unique opportunity for pro-life America. The address, available at www.sba-list.org/stateoftheunborn, coincides with the annual March for Life in Washington, DC.
“It’s not just a movement anymore. All the polls show this is pro-life America now,” Dannenfelser said. “It’s time …
