Mildred is on the death list. Are you?

It used to be the Hemlock Society but that cut too close to the euthanasia bone. People were catching on, so they changed their name to Compassion and Choices and now they brag that we cannot beat them on those two concepts.   National Compassion and Choices paid $85,000 for about 85,000 signatures to get the doctor prescribed suicide petition on the ballot. Now they need to raise more money. It seems that they have rented most every mailing list in Massachusetts. Mildred and Brian and Sandra heard from them. If you aren't yet on their list, you probably will be. Besides raising money, this gives them a chance to educate each person who receives their mailing.   We don't have an out-of-state group who will mail to the homes in the Commonwealth, but we do have you! Each and every one of us must talk constantly to friends and neighbors about the dangers of DPS. Please watch this video from the MCFL Caucus in DC. Please pay close attention. Jennifer shares many excellent points for you to use.  http://massprolife.com/videos.html  You can do it. Thanks, Anne                   DONATIONS - WE NEED AND APPRECIATE THEM!      THANK YOU!    For more information about the Pro-Life cause in Massachusetts or to get involved    please visit our website at massprolife.com.

Wayne: Wow! More on the March

Yesterday, Wayne Cockfield spoke to legislators and aides about the doctor prescribed suicide ballot question at the MCFL Legislative Breakfast.  Groups of nursing students were in the State House, so he spoke to them also. Wayne made an amazing case against the whole concept of doctor prescribed suicide. He got a standing O from the legislators and rapt attention from the students.   Last night he spoke in Worcester to a large group of local pro-lifers. Allison LeDoux arranged for the beautiful, accessible hall. Wayne was able to speak for longer and gave people really useful ideas. He explained that "compassion" means "to suffer with" and stated: "medical abandonment is not compassion" Today and tomorrow, Wayne has interviews. One of them is live on The Good Catholic Life, radio 1060 from Friday from 4-5pm in the Boston area.   You will want to hear Wayne at Faneuil Hall on Sunday from 2 - 4pm. I know you will enjoy hearing the Treblemakers from the Montrose School also.   March for Life: the police told marchers that the numbers this year were higher than the 400,000 last year. Some articles are reporting one half million marchers. See the March in one minute.   http://massprolife.com/add-video.html?task=play&id=57&sl=latest&layout=listview   I'll be looking for you on Sunday at the Assembly. Anne

Live from the March

The MCFL Caucus was amazing!  At one point I had to ask some people to move out to the foyer because I was concerned about fire laws.  It is wonderful to see the number of young people, but I also saw many who have come every year since the 70's. I will be sharing with you information from all our wonderful speakers.  Prof New closed the caucus with his usual great analysis of state laws.  She told us that planned parenthood has announced that 2011 was their worst year ever!  Twenty-Four states passed 92 pro-life laws.  Prof New's figures along with those reported by Texas at the NRLC Board meeting, indicate that states have defunded PP by more than $120 million. A local radio station is broadcasting live. Congressmen are lined up to speak.  The drizzle is very heavy as we set off. I'll get pictures to you ASAP.   Anne               DONATIONS - WE NEED AND APPRECIATE THEM!      THANK YOU!    For more information about the Pro-Life cause in Massachusetts or to get involved    please visit our website at massprolife.com.

Important items from NRLC Board meeting taken

Karen Cross, NRLC PAC Chair, directed us to www.nrlpac.org. Note the chart of a US Senate seats up in 2012.  In the states where McCain's vote was under 50%, the incumbent senators have 0% pro-life voting records except Senator Scott Brown, who voted with us 75% of the time last year. Karen also noted "Advantage for Pro-Life Candidates" at www.nrlpac.org.  Our vote is vital! Please www.nrlc.org for the thorough "Where Do The Republican Candidates Stand on Life" and "The Presidential Record on Life". The energy, commitment, and expertise of these members of the NRLC Board from across the country is inspiring.   Anne               DONATIONS - WE NEED AND APPRECIATE THEM!      THANK YOU!    For more information about the Pro-Life cause in Massachusetts or to get involved    please visit our website at massprolife.com.

Come to the 2012 Assembly for Life

If you are having trouble viewing the flier in the body of this message CLICK HERE       DONATIONS - WE NEED AND APPRECIATE THEM!      THANK YOU!    For more information about the Pro-Life cause in Massachusetts or to get involved    please visit our website at massprolife.com.

Sunday

Sunday: 39 years and 55 million dead babies. Who knows how many damaged women.   Catholics in the Archdiocese of Boston and others who are interested can join the Marchers in prayer as they journey to DC on Sunday at a local church at 3:00 pm or 7:00 pm.   http://www.bostoncatholic.org/uploadedFiles/BostonCatholicorg/Offices_And_Services/Offices/Sub_Pages/Pro-Life/Holy_Hour_for_Life/2012holyhour-parishlist.pdf    For Sunday also, we have joined Jill Stanek who says. "This Sunday, January 22, pro-life bloggers, tweeters, facebookers, commenters, debaters, apologists, and rabble-rousers will band together to counter NARAL's Blog for Choice Day by asking them everywhere they can, "What do you mean by that word, 'choice'"?   "The pro-life bloggers and their contributors are using the same day to ask them: 'exactly what do they mean by CHOICE'?  Feel free to join the party. If you tweet, add #tweet4choice to your effort. Use your facebook or similar accounts too!  It's good clean fun, and will drive NARAL nutz."   If you can't make the assembly on the 29th, you can still hear Wayne Cockfield.  "The Dangers of Doctor Prescribed Suicide - to You and to Society"  Wayne Cockfield, USMCRet, nationally known pro-life speaker who lost both his legs and partial use of one hand in battle, will speak about the dangers of the Doctor Prescribed Suicide petition, which will be on the Massachusetts ballot. Phelan Center, Blessed Sacrament Parish, 555 Pleasant Street, Worcester, on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 7:30 pm.  Sponsored by Massachusetts Citizens for Life.   Sunday ushers in the 40th post-Roe year. When the cause is life we will never give up. For those of us in Massachusetts, it will be the most challenging year we have ever had. With that in mind, we have chosen a more active, forceful logo for these emails. I hope you like it.                                                                                                                              I leave at the crack of dawn Saturday morning for the National Right to Life Board meeting in DC. I'll let you know what is happening there. Anne           DONATIONS - WE NEED AND APPRECIATE THEM!      THANK YOU!    For more information about the Pro-Life cause in Massachusetts or to get involved    please visit our website at massprolife.com.

What have we wrought?

Today's story of the woman whom a judge ruled should be forced by her parents to have an abortion and then be sterilized is not, unfortunately, bizarre in our world. Thank goodness another judge has overruled. The interesting part of the story appears in this excerpt from a report by Peter Schworm in the Globe. When you read it you will see that the woman's severe mental problems could very well have been caused by a previous abortion. She certainly needs prayers. What we have wrought! Anne   "Moe, who also suffers from bipolar disorder, has been pregnant twice before. On the first pregnancy, she had an abortion. On the second she gave birth to a boy, who is now in the custody of her parents, according to the Appeals Court ruling.   "At some point between her abortion and the birth of her son, she suffered a 'psychotic break', and has since been hospitalized numerous times for mental illness.     When she was in college, she began believing people were staring at her and saying she killed her baby. She becomes agitated when discussing her abortion, and has refused obstetric care and testing, the ruling stated. "                DONATIONS - WE NEED AND APPRECIATE THEM!      THANK YOU!    For more information about the Pro-Life cause in Massachusetts or to get involved    please visit our website at massprolife.com.

March for Life - Massachusetts News

Janet tells me that many buses are full but she can still fit in a few more people. The Braintree bus definitely has a few spaces. Sign up ASAP so that we can get your MCFL knitted cap to your bus captain. http://www.masscitizensforlife.org/    We have some delightful news about the Caucus. The link is a press release telling about a wonderful new program we have just started, which will be included at the Caucus. Michael will address Caucus-goers. http://massprolife.com/component/content/article/1-latest-news/224-massachusetts-citizens-for-life-announces-winner-of-first-annual-award-for-best-article-published-in-a-law-journal-by-a-law-student.html   We just received news that the 2013 March for Life will be held on Friday, January 25, 2013! It will be the 40th Anniversary and we will have come off a winning election. Now that it will be Friday, we can all go. Looking forward to seeing you in DC and/or the Assembly on the 29th! Anne     DONATIONS - WE NEED AND APPRECIATE THEM!      THANK YOU!    For more information about the Pro-Life cause in Massachusetts or to get involved    please visit our website at massprolife.com.