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The blog for Massachusetts Citizens for Life: the pro-life movement in the Bay State since 1973.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Court Upholds MA Buffer Zone. Rienzi Will Appeal.
Two Spectacular Reasons to be in DC on the 25th
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| | One of Megan McCrum's little sisters co-made this video, Dance D C, which is taking the city by storm. Megan is the Program Director for the marvelous NRL Academy at the National Right to Life Committee. Matt Hanafin attended the Academy last summer and learned so much. If the 40th Anniversary, honoring Miss Nellie Gray, the March itself, meeting our new legislators, or our fabulous Caucus aren't enough to make you want to be in DC on Jan 25th, Dance D C will. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC-BomrJHHo WATCH YOUR EMAIL FOR AN UNBELIEVABLE OFFER! The wonderful pro-life owner of a car rental company just let me know that he is offering to rent 15 Passenger Vans for $40 per day to D C for any of you going to the March. This 40th anniversary price, which includes free mileage, taxes, fees & CDW (insurance) is about 75% off the normal rate. I'll let you know the contact info, etc. as soon as possible. This is so exciting! Anne PS, That is $2.67 per person per day. |
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Another Baby in the Womb Grabs the Doctor's Hand - See the Picture. Yes You Can Shop at Hobby Lobby
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| | Remember that wonderful picture of Baby Samuel grabbing the doctor's hand during surgery? It was amazing as was the story of its impact on photographer Michael Clancy who shared it with us at the Assembly for Life in 2010. This picture of Nevaeh Atkins, taken prior to her cesarean delivery, has gone viral. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=574138265946664&set=a.222484704445357.77909.220633694630458&type=1&theater¬if_t=photo_comment As you know, the administration is depriving the Christian company, Hobby Lobby, of their religious rights and freedom by forcing them to comply with the HHS Mandate. Hobby Lobby has decided to pay $1.3 million a day rather than pay for abortion and free contraception in their medical insurance plan. You can read the position of Hobby Lobby here. http://hotair.com/archives/2013/01/05/hobby-lobby-ceo-open-letter-honoring-god-is-more-important-than-turning-a-profit/ Hobby Lobby is also the group that bought the site of the Northfield Mount Herman School in Northfield, MA in order to donate the land for a Christian school. Last week H L donated the 217 acres to the National Christian Foundation. That seems to be typical for Hobby Lobby! http://www.charismanews.com/us/35118-hobby-lobby-donates-mass-campus-to-christian-foundation There is actually a Hobby Lobby store in Rhode Island (945 Bald Hill Road, Warwick, 401-821-5100) and they also have an on-line catalog, http://www.hobbylobby.com/catalog/catalog.cfm, so you can show your support for them if you wish. You may have wondered: Nevaeh is "Heaven" spelled backwards. Anne |
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Time Cover: Abortion Activists Losing - must read!
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| | Every once in a while, the mainstream media has to recognize reality. The Time Magazine cover says it all. You'll really enjoy Steven Ertelt's take below. A Happy New Year to us, one and all. Anne Shocking Time Magazine Cover: After 40 Years, Abortion Activists Losingby Steven Ertelt | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 1/3/13 12:28 PM
The mainstream media will get around to covering abortion this month as the nation marks 40 years of legalized abortion for any reason throughout pregnancy via Roe v Wade. Time magazine has released its issue, which comes to a shocking conclusion. The cover article makes the case that the pro-abortion side is losing the abortion debate,saying, "40 Years Ago, Abortion Rights Activists Won an Epic Victory With Roe v. Wade. They've been losing ever since."
The magazine also contains an article from Emily Buchanan of the pro-life women's group Susan B. Anthony List that rebuts what has become the modern talking point for Planned Parenthood and other abortion defenders — that abortion is about protecting women's health, some excerpts of which appear below: From its early beginnings, feminism was a young women's movement. Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, Charlotte Lozier and so many others began their suffragist work in their 20s. These women — the original feminists —understood that the rights of women cannot be built on the broken backs of unborn children. Anthony called abortion "child murder." Paul, author of the original 1923 Equal Rights Amendment, said that "abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women." So the pro-life movement hasn't changed the meaning of feminism, as has been suggested. It was the neo-feminists of the 1960s and '70s who asked women to prize abortion as the pathway to equality. Pro-life feminism has captivated a new generation of young women who reject the illusion that to be pro-woman is to be pro-choice. Gallup polling showed that among18-to-29-year-olds, there was a 5% increase in those labeling themselves"pro-life" between 2007–08 and 2009–10. The past few years have seen the emergence of young leaders like Kristan Hawkins of Students for Life of America, who is responsible for organizing more than 675 pro-life groups on college campuses across the nation, and Lila Rose of LiveAction, whose undercover video work has forced the abortion industry to confront and amend practices it cannot defend, as well as dozens of other future leaders who have assisted our organization as staff members and interns. Not only does this young generation of pro-life women shun the notion that abortion somehow liberates women; it views abortion as the civil- and human-rights cause of our day. Abortion is an injustice that permeates our society. Forty years after Roe v. Wade, we realize that a third of our peers are not here to share our progress and our hopes. It is our loss as well as theirs. Our fight transcends elections and legislative battles because our fight is in our hearts. This is why, 40 years after Roe, our movement is still growing. We won't give up; we can't give up. Our fight is for life.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Children of Men - not a hearty start to 2013
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Friday, December 28, 2012
Question 2: more good news
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| | We are very proud that Wayne Johnson, one of the consultants with whom we worked to defeat Q 2, has been named one of the Top 500 Political Consultants/Professionals in the U.S. for 2012 by the trade journal, Campaigns and Elections Magazine. Defeating Q 2 was Wayne's flagship effort in this election. The media has tried to downplay our win because they tend to be in favor of doctor prescribed suicide. It is most gratifying for the professionals to recognize the significance of our win and the importance of Wayne's work. Of course, your hard work was vital to our success. You are honored in the MCFL News, which is in the mail. Thanks again, Anne |
Monday, December 24, 2012
Pro-Life Christmas Greetings
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
Assembly, Caucus, and March for Life - info for your 2013 calendar
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
MCFL mourns the passing of Judge Robert Bork
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| | Judge Robert Bork was one of the finest legal minds of the second half of the 20th Century. He also had the ability to write for "everyman". The Tempting of America and Slouching Toward Gemorrah were both best sellers. It was heartbreaking for us, and a disgrace to the U S Senate, when he was "Borked". There is much talk about litmus tests for Supreme Court appointments. We right-to-lifers have always maintained that we do not want a litmus test, we want the most qualified Justices possible. Many of us were privileged to hear Judge Bork speak in Boston a few years ago at the Catholic Lawyers' Guild. He was a little frail physically but we all strained to keep up mentally with his presentation. Judge Bork is an example to us all. May be rest in peace. Anne |
Sunday, December 16, 2012
"The whole world seems on edge"
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| | I want to share with you this prayer that Steve Ertelt has featured at Life News: What everyone horrified and saddened by these shootings should do is take a moment to pray for a respect for human life and an appreciation of one another as human beings. The Christian writer Max Lucado has penned some very thoughtful words in his own prayer to God, demonstrating a clear yearning for love in a time of hate. "It's a good thing you were born at night. This world sure seems dark. I have a good eye for silver linings. But they seem dimmer lately," he writes. "These killings, Lord. These children, Lord. Innocence violated. Raw evil demonstrated." "The whole world seems on edge. Trigger-happy. Ticked off. We hear threats of chemical weapons and nuclear bombs. Are we one button-push away from annihilation?" Lucado continues. "Your world seems a bit darker this Christmas. But you were born in the dark, right? You came at night. The shepherds were nightshift workers. The Wise Men followed a star. Your first cries were heard in the shadows. To see your face, Mary and Joseph needed a candle flame. It was dark. Dark with Herod's jealousy. Dark with Roman oppression. Dark with poverty. Dark with violence." "Herod went on a rampage, killing babies. Joseph took you and your mom into Egypt. You were an immigrant before you were a Nazarene," Lucado prays. "Oh, Lord Jesus, you entered the dark world of your day. Won't you enter ours? We are weary of bloodshed. We, like the wise men, are looking for a star. We, like the shepherds, are kneeling at a manger," he concludes. "This Christmas, we ask you, heal us, help us, be born anew in us." |
Friday, December 7, 2012
Strike now!
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| | Recently it has been highly touted that doctor prescribed suicide is very popular in England and Europe. Here is a new wrinkle. Those who oppose religious leaders "imposing their values" are in favor of religious leaders supporting doctor prescribed suicide. Another chance for Massachusetts to strike! Please vote now! Thanks, Anne http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/06/assisted-dying-church-jews-call-legalisation_n_2249518.html?ncid=GEP |
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Kati and her unborn baby: update
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| | Bill has shared this with us todayHer full name is Kati Jansen and she lives in Minnesota. You may have noticed all the news media - including liberal ones - have announced that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a baby. I guess it has really gotten to the pro-abs because someone has set up a website called Royalfetus. God bless Kati and Kate and their babies! Anne PS-- The U S Senate just defeated the CRPD treaty! |
Monday, December 3, 2012
Treaty vote 12/4. If you haven't called, please read!
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| | The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Treaty vote is scheduled for tomorrow, Dec. 4th. The treaty would require disabled persons to receive "reproductive health" services. This could grant the UN the ability to force America to provide abortions or sterilization to the disabled at taxpayer expense. We have enough trouble with our own government in these areas, we don't need the UN telling us what to do! If you have not yet called Sen. Brown, 202-224-4543, please do so immediately (by 10am on Tuesday at the latest) to tell him to vote against the treaty. Thanks, Anne |
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Pro-life vote in 2012 elections - finally an explanation
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| | David O'Steen, Executive Director of the National Right to Life Committee, is the guru of statistics and analysis. We all felt that things got out of kilter on election day but haven't know why. This analysis may not be comforting but it is highly informative and answers the serious questions we have all had. Please check it over. Anne Learning from the 2012 Elections By David N. O'Steen, Ph.D., Executive Director, National Right to Life A determined, one-sided media together with a sequence of most unfortunate statements by candidates created a "perfect storm" that played into and greatly augmented the pro-abortion narrative in this election. This effectively neutralized the usual pro-life advantage. The pro-life movement and pro-life candidates cannot ever let this happen again. We must see that the issue before the public is how and why abortion is actually used in this country, and, of course, the baby who dies. If this is done, then with a majority opposed to abortion on demand pro-life political victories will once again be the norm. Much has been written about the effect of abortion on the 2012 presidential race and the apparent sudden shift in polls from the pro-life plurality (or majority, which we have seen in recent years) to a plurality or bare majority self identifying as pro-choice. What has not been reported is that 1) of those who voted on the basis of abortion, the pro-life vote for pro-life candidates essentially equaled the pro-abortion vote for pro-abortion candidates; and 2) basic attitudes on abortion itself have not changed. A plurality, or even majority, of the public continues to oppose the vast majority of abortions that are actually performed. While much has also been written about the "women's vote," race and ethnicity was a much greater determinant of how people voted than gender. The CNN exit poll found that Mitt Romney won 59% of the white vote while Obama won 93% of the black vote and 73% of the Hispanic vote. Significantly, Romney won 56% of white women and 51% of young white voters, 18-29. Church attendance was also a predictor of how one voted. Fifty nine percent of those who attend church at least once a week voted for Romney while 62% of those who never attend church voted for Obama. Pew Research reported that Obama won the overall Catholic vote 50% to 48%, but Romney won white Catholics 59% to 40%. This was an increase of 7% for the Republican candidate over 2008 when John McCain won 52% of white Catholics. This increase may be due to the Obama Administration's mandate that some Catholic and other religious institutions provide insurance coverage for items they find morally objectionable, as well as the very visible pro-abortion campaign for Obama. On the abortion issue both sides were very active. However the pro-life side was vastly outspent and the pro-abortion side, with substantial help from most of the media, was very successful in defining the abortion issue in terms most disadvantageous to pro-life candidates. They were also aided by unfortunate and politically disastrous comments by some candidates who oppose abortion. A post-election poll conducted by the Polling Company for National Right to Life found that 25% said that abortion affected their vote and that they voted for candidates who oppose abortion while 24% said abortion affected their vote and they voted for candidates who favored abortion. So pro-life PACs, including the National Right to Life PAC and the National Right to Life Victory Fund, did deliver the pro-life vote. In fact 27% recalled hearing or seeing something or receiving something in the mail from National Right to Life. This represented the largest such recall ever. And National Right to Life made one of the largest pro-life efforts ever. The NRL PAC mailed almost ten million pieces of mail to identified pro-lifers and the NRL Victory Fund and the NRL PAC collectively ran 41,513 radio spots, with 5,319 of them in Spanish on Spanish language stations. An additional 14,760 educational spots on the issue were run by NRL. What changed was that the pro-abortion side greatly increased their vote. In 2010 22% said abortion affected their vote and voted pro-life while only 8% said abortion affected their vote and voted pro-abortion. In 2008 the numbers were essentially the same: 25% said their vote was affected by abortion and voted pro-life while only 9% said abortion affected their vote and voted pro-abortion. So this year while there was a pro-life vote that was essentially equal to the pro-abortion vote, the pro-life advantage which in the past has consistently been delivered to pro-life candidates was nullified and no net advantage accrued to either side. The Polling Company poll found the same result among the 4% who said abortion was the most important issue affecting their vote. These voters divided evenly between Romney and Obama. Losing the net gain pro-life candidates have had in the past on this issue obviously hurt Romney, even if there was no net pro-abortion advantage for Obama. How did the pro-abortion side accomplish this? By being able to redefine in the public arena what pro-life and pro-choice mean and by being able to have their message amplified by vastly greater resources and a media eager to carry their message. Early on, the Obama campaign and their allies at Planned Parenthood, EMILY's List, and NARAL sought to define the abortion issue as a "war on women" and link it to contraception and family planning. This effort was assisted by the media furor that surrounded the campaign to defund Planned Parenthood in Congress. Whether or not the "war on women" theme alone would have produced the results desired by Obama and Planned Parenthood became a moot question when Todd Aiken, the Missouri Republican Senate candidate, made his comments on rape and abortion. From that point on for the media the abortion issue was ONLY about rape. Pro-life candidates were microscopically examined on the question of rape and abortion. Mitt Romney's pro-life position which contained an exception for rape was at times misrepresented and Paul Ryan's position contained no rape exception. The media coverage of the Republican convention was greatly dominated by the media's response to Todd Aiken's comments and the Republican Party platform was sometimes misrepresented as calling for a ban on all abortions with no exception for rape. In fact the platform is silent on the question of exceptions and states general principles in favor of life, while calling for the reversal of Roe. Such reversal would allow the state and federal legislative branches to legislate on abortion within their respective jurisdictions. Obama and other pro-abortion candidates had the luxury of having their position subjected to essentially no media scrutiny at all. Obama was not asked to explain his opposition to the bill to prohibit abortion for sex selection, or his position on late abortion after 20 weeks when the baby can feel pain, or his support for public funding of abortion or even his well documented opposition to protecting babies born alive during an abortion. All of which are positions at odds with the views of the vast majority of voters. Why does this matter? Because an overwhelming majority believes abortion should be allowed for rape and if that is the issue that defines what it means to be pro-choice or pro-life, then a majority will side with pro-choice label. The Polling Company poll found that only 21% would allow abortion at most for life of mother cases. Another poll released October 24 by Grey Matter Research found that only 18% would prohibit all abortions and 71% supported allowing abortion in cases of rape. Such figures are not new. Support for allowing abortion in cases of rape has been overwhelming throughout the years of the abortion debate. The success of the pro-abortion side in temporarily redefining what it means to be pro-life or pro-choice has been reflected in numerous recent polls. While a May 2012 Gallup poll found that 50% identified themselves as pro-life and only 41% identified themselves as pro-choice, the Polling Company post election poll found 51% now identifying as pro-choice and 43% as pro-life. The Resurgent America post election poll found 49% identifying as pro-choice and 43% as pro-life. Does this mean that there has been a fundamental shift in how Americans view abortion? No! It means that at the critical time of the election the pro-abortion side and their media allies succeeded in focusing the abortion issue on the single most difficult aspect of it for the pro-life side with enough voters to wipe out the usual pro-life advantage. The Polling Company found that: • 9% would prohibit all abortions • 12% would allow abortion only to save the life of the mother • 28% would allow abortion only for life of mother, rape and incest • 16% would allow abortion for any reason but only up to 3 months • 12% would allow abortion for any reason but only up to 6 months • 13% would allow abortion for any reason at any time • 11% don't know or refused. Grouping the first three categories as pro-life and the next three as pro-choice you get 49% pro-life and 41% pro-choice with only 25% actually agreeing with what is essentially the current legal status of abortion. This is in the same poll in which respondents self identified as 51% pro-choice and 43% pro-life. Significantly, 14% of those who identified themselves as pro-choice said they would allow abortion only in cases of the life of the mother, rape, or incest. At the same time a full 45% of those who identified themselves as pro-life said they would allow abortion in cases of rape and incest. Clearly the pro-life movement needs this category of people who oppose over 90% of all abortions to be identifying and voting for pro-life candidates and not for candidates with the unlimited abortion position held by Obama and his allies. Similarly, while Grey Matter Research found that 71% would allow abortion for rape, they also found that only 40% would allow abortion because "the mother just doesn't want to have the child," the true pro-choice position, or because "raising the child would be a financial hardship." Only 33% would allow abortion because "the mother wants a child of a different gender." A determined, one-sided media together with a sequence of most unfortunate statements by candidates created a "perfect storm" that played into and greatly augmented the pro-abortion narrative in this election. This effectively neutralized the usual pro-life advantage. The pro-life movement and pro-life candidates cannot ever let this happen again. We must see that the issue before the public is how and why abortion is actually used in this country, and, of course, the baby who dies. If this is done, then with a majority opposed to abortion on demand pro-life political victories will once again be the norm. While the outcome of 2012 is bitterly disappointing, we can learn from it and emerge stronger, more focused and more effective. Fortunately the actual political balance of power remains much the same and there are many opportunities for educative and life saving legislation at the state level, and the U.S. House remains in pro-life hands. Most important, recent reports indicate that the number of abortions continues to drop and lives are being saved. That is what this struggle is really about, why we in the pro-life movement do what we do and why we will keep doing it--only better. |
Urgent prayer request for Kati and her unborn baby
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Pro-life Christmas presents
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| | Today, in the parking lot of the local funeral home, the men waiting to help at the funeral stopped me to tell me how much they admire my Choose Life license plate. What a nice gift a plate would make for a loved one who is pro-life - and what a constructive present! Please check https://secure.rmv.state.ma.us/SpecialPlates/intro.aspx. We just had a note and check from Jean Armano, Chair of the Greater Lawrence MCFL Chapter with a nice surprise! Jean said, "We just had a fundraiser in which a few of us in our chapter made decorative scarves and sold them at local Craft Fairs. We have some scarves left and are selling them for $15ea. Anyone who wants one can contact me at <jeanarmano@comcast.net> or call Janet at the MCFL office at 617-242-4199 X230. All proceeds will go to MCFL."  |
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Write while you still have the right!
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| | After January 8, 2013, you and I will have no one representing us in DC - no one we can contact. A very important vote is coming up in the Senate this week. Thank goodness Sen. Brown is still representing us. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) treaty has been in the Senate since May. Harry Reid has announced a vote this week. The treaty could force America to sanction sterilization or abortion for disabled people–at taxpayer expense. Sen. Marco Rubi's amendment, which would have stopped the treaty from forcing abortion policy on countries that sign, was thwarted by Sen. John Kerry. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/27/rick-santorum-tell-senate-to-oppose-pro-abortion-crpd-treaty/ Please call (you could write but calling is better)Sen. Brown immediately at 202-224-4543. Ask him to vote against the CRPD treaty. |
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Please join us in giving thanks
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We are all so thankful for the defeat of Question 2 - it is still hard to believe. We are thankful for all of you who worked and voted.
As we are in the 40th year of the fight for life, we are planning to honor those who paved the way with their hard work and inspiration. At the Assembly for Life on January 27, 2013, we are going to do what we did at the 25th Assembly. As the people enter, a young group of Handbell Ringers from St Brendan's Parish in Bellingham will read the names of deceased pro-life activists. After each name, they will toll the bell. So many people have worked so hard to get us to where we are. As we prepare to recommit and fight harder, it is appropriate to honor them. In 1998 collecting the names of deceased activists was quite a chore. This time, John Triolo has set up a page on the MCFL website and it should be a snap. Please think of people you think we should honor and tell us at http://massprolife.com/?p=1130 The Board of Directors and the Staff of MCFL join me in wishing you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving! Anne PS. We are delighted to announce that Abby Johnson will be the featured speaker at the Assembly! |
Friday, November 16, 2012
Something old, something new, something borrowed...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
You are Invited to a Debate on Roe at Harvard!
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| | Debate at Harvard on the constitutionality of Roe v Wade Wednesday, November 14, 8:00 pm Harvard Hall, 1350 Mass. Avenue Sponsored by Harvard Right to Life and Law Students for Life Featuring Prof. Teresa Collett, University of St Thomas School of Law and Steve Aden, Alliance Defending Freedom (previously the Alliance Defense Fund) rsvp: Tina Whittington at twhittington@studentsforlife.org. |
Friday, November 9, 2012
Endorsements by MCFL PAC's--Results
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| | The PAC's have reported their results. The Federal PAC did not win any of their races. As a matter of fact, the Massachusetts delegation is back to 0% support for life. MCFL State PAC lists the winners (36 Democrats and 24 Republicans) who received PAC endorsement or recommendation. Please note the comments following the list. State Senate Michael Knapik (R), Second Hampden & Hampshire Richard Ross (R), Norfolk, Bristol, and Middlesex Michael Rush (D), Norfolk and Suffolk Thomas Kennedy (D), Second Plymouth and Bristol Robert Hedlund, Jr (R), Plymouth & Norfolk Jack Hart (D), First Suffolk Richard Moore (D), Worcester & Norfolk State House of Representatives Randy Hunt (R), Fifth Barnstable Fred "Jay" Barrows (R), First Bristol Alan Silvia (D), Seventh Bristol Keiko Orrall (R), Twelfth Bristol Elizabeth Poirier (R), Fourteenth Bristol Bradford R. Hill (R), Fourth Essex Frank A. Moran (D), Seventeenth Essex Jim Lyons (R), Eighteenth Essex Todd M. Smola (R), First Hampden Brian Michael Ashe (D), Second Hamden Nicholas A. Boldyga (R), Third Hampden Donald F. Humason (R), Jr., Fourth Hampden Thomas M. Petrolati, (D) Seventh Hampden Sean Curran (D), Ninth Hamden Angelo J. Puppolo (D), Jr., Twelfth Hampden Sheila C. Harrington (R), First Middlesex Paul Donato (D), Fifth Middlesex Thomas A. Golden (D), Jr., Sixteenth Middlesex James R. Miceli (D), Ninteenth Middlesex
James J. Dwyer (D), Thirtieth Middlesex Christopher G. Fallon (D), Thirty-third Middlesex Paul J. Donato (D), Thirty-fifth Middlesex Colleen Garry (D), Thirty-sixth Middlesex Bruce J. Ayers (D), First Norfolk Walter F. Timilty (D), Seventh Norfolk John H. Rogers (D), Twelfth Norfolk Vinny M. deMacedo (R), First Plymouth Geoff Diehl (R), Seventh Plymouth Thomas J. Calter, III (D), Twelfth Plymouth Eugene L. O'Flaherty (D), Second Suffolk Nick Collins (D), Fourth Suffolk Russell E. Holmes (D), Sixth Suffolk Edward F. Coppinger (D), Tenth Suffolk, Angelo M. Scaccia (D), Fourteenth Suffolk Kimberly N. Ferguson (R). First Worcester Peter J. Durant (R), Sixth Worcester Paul K. Frost (R), Seventh Worcester Kevin J. Kuros (R), Eighth Worcester George N. Peterson (R), Jr., Ninth Worcester Matthew A. Beaton (R), Eleventh Worcester John P. Fresolo (D), Sixteenth Worcester John J. Binienda, Sr. (D), Seventeeth Worcester Ryan Fattman (R), Eighteenth Worcester
Leonard Mirra (R), Second Essex Joyce Spiliotis (D), Twelfth Essex Linda Dean Campbell (D), Fifteenth Essex Joseph Wagner (D), Eighth Hampden Benjamin Swan, Sr (D), Eleventh Hampden Thomas Stanley (D), Ninth Middlesex Kevin Murphy (D), Eleventh Middlesex Angelo D'Emilia (R), Eighth Plymouth Robert DeLeo (D), Ninteenth Sulffolk Stephen L. DiNatale (D), Third Worcester Dennis Rosa (D), Fourth Worcester MCFL wishes to thank George Ross, Steven Levy, Richard Bastien , and Paul Adams (currently a Representative who ran for Senate) for their pro-life support while at the State House and encourages them to run again. Local people say someone also targeted Geoff Diehl, putting big money and effort against him in the final weeks of the campaign. Geoff already had an excellent campaign in place and went on to win. The pro-death lobby is already bragging that they will be bringing "Death with dignity" to the legislature again, so we'll be working hard on that. Again, thanks for all your efforts on Tuesday! Anne
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Q2 Victory Party on for tonight
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| | You all worked so hard to defeat Question 2 and keep Doctor-Prescribed Suicide out of Massachusetts. We did it! Now, let's celebrate. Friday, Nov. 9, 2012, 8 p.m. MCFL Office Schrafft Center 529 Main Street, Charlestown please bring a bottle of soft drink,. a bag of chips, a bunch of grapes or whatever |
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Laus Deo! Gratias ago vobis propter omne opus arduum vestrum.
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