Doctors Use 3-D Printer to Save Baby's Life!

There are some good stories today, including one of a woman who died.  Doctors delivered her baby, discovered her heart problem, put in a pace-maker which brought her back to life and - she and the baby are doing just fine. I think this one takes the best today.  I still don't "get" this creation by 3-D printing, but...  Anne http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/23/doctors-save-babys-life-use-3-d-printer-to-print-him-a-new-airway/

Preventing Gosnelling in Massachusetts

"Dr. Gosnell is only the front man; and the real trial has only just begun. The defendant is the abortion license in America."      Prof. Robbie George who spoke at 2011 MCFL Mother's Day Dinner   Are there facilities practicing in the Gosnell manner here in Massachusetts?  We can't be sure - because Massachusetts has essentially NO regulations.  In the 1970's, Massachusetts Citizens for Life was instrumental in passing a law which required, among other things, that abortion facilities have fire extinguishers and elevators that would accommodate stretchers.  This sensible law was overturned.  Massachusetts does not even require these basic safeguards for women.  Abortion facilities have much lower standards than any other type of surgical facility, and so-called "doctor's offices" like the one where Laura Hope Smith died, have no oversight at all!   Massachusetts has the 9th highest abortion rate in the country! More than 22,000 babies are killed in our state every year.  That has to stop!  We desperately need our state to actively protect the lives and health of mothers and their babies.   Massachusetts Citizens for Life is starting a campaign to make the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reveal whether or not they have any standards or do any inspections of abortion facilities.  We will be pressing them to answer these questions and to apply the same standards to abortion facilities as they do to other ambulatory medical facilities.   As we embark on this endeavor over the next few weeks we hope that you will get involved in our effort.  You can make a difference!    Now that the general public is aware of the Gosnell atrocities, we have the opportunity to shed light on other Gosnells who are operating in the shadows, possibly right here in Massachusetts.   Please help with a donation to this live-saving effort.  http://masscitizensforlife.org   Thank you for your much-needed support!   Anne

DPS in Vermont: Finally, the Rest of the Story

We have all been wondering exactly what happened in Vermont.  According to Vermont State Representative Anne Donahue in a letter to the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, "Our radical new social policy that endorses having doctors write prescriptions that will kill their patients, cobbled together by just a few individuals from bits and pieces of language drafted on the fly, was passed by two votes in the Senate and 10 votes in the House." Among other things, the Oregon "safeguards" are gone - that tells you how bad it is.  Rep Donahue was one of the courageous leaders who held off this law for so long.  As a person concerned for life and law, you must read her letter.  http://www.timesargus.com/article/20130517/OPINION02/705179982 The death lobby hopes this will open the floodgates, at least in the Northeast.  Our MA defeat of DPS becomes more and more significant! Thanks again, Anne

Huge Increase in Murders of Born Babies - By Their Mothers! MGM IRS

Mark Rienzi has spoken at a number of our Conventions.  He has an amazing way of looking beyond the conventional.  Statistics show large declines in murders - except of children under a year old.  Please read his chilling analysis. http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/05/14/gosnell-abortion-murder-infanticide-column/2158421/ Some home truths about the abortion mentality.  You can tell from the title that this insouciant presentation will be enjoyable, thought provoking, and quotable. http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/05/the_magic_gosnell_moment.html Were you surprised that the IRS hadn't gone after pro-lifers?  You didn't have to be. http://washingtonexaminer.com/report-irs-denied-tax-exempt-status-to-pro-lifers-on-behalf-of-planned-parenthood/article/2529750 We have always said that the babies benefit when abortion is in the news and people have to face it.  We must make sure the babies are benefiting.  Please share the first two articles - they are powerful! Anne

"There Must be a Record"

Every once in a while, we read an article that says exactly what we have been trying to say.  This article by J.R. Dunn articulates so much - that we have reached a turning point, that it needs to be recorded, that we need to turn "Gosnell" into a verb, noun, etc and use it on every occasion.  It is a long article.  The good part starts right after the Obama picture.  The author talks about a book.  Jack Cashel, who did a marvelous documentary video of the March for Life comes to mind.  There are other writers who have done this kind of work.  Please pray that someone will take it on.  As Jim McFadden always said, "There must be a record." Please let me know what you think of the article. Thanks, Anne

Live From the State House and Vermont Finale

Vermont has definitely passed an Oregon bill - but worse - and the governor will sign today.  It took the death lobby eight years, countless treasure and incredible arm-twisting.  Remember: Maine and Connecticut stopped bills in committee in the last few weeks and, of course, MASSACHUSETTS overcame a 50-point deficit to defeat at polls.   Hearings today were supposed to go from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.  At 1:00 pm, the Committee actually moved to Gardner Auditorium.  By that point, Linda Thayer and Marie O'Donnell had been called.  Everyone else testified in favor of HB 450, "An act relative to healthy youth," which is about sex ed.  According to the people testifying, HB-450 would solve all problems in society.  Here are some provisions:   Sexual Health education shall…stress the importance of effectively using contraceptives and barrier methods to prevent unintended pregnancy and STI's Teach the students the skills to effectively negotiate and implement safer sexual activity Information on abstinence may not be provided separate from information on contraceptives and disease prevention Sex ed must be consistent with the Massachusetts Comprehensive Health curriculum framework establish a procedure to enable parents to bring to the attention of the department any sexual health curriculum or program which they believe is inconsistent with the requirements of this act counts the number of students who opt out of sexual heal ed Does not seek to determine whether schools have notified parents explicitly as to sex ed content        The problem, among others, is that this is "Opt out."  As Representative Betty Poirier testified, it is necessary that these programs be "Opt in," so that parents can exercise their rights and responsibilities.  HB-433, HB-466, require that parents "opt in" their children to these kinds of classes.   Please write a little testimony in favor of HB-433, HB-466 and opposed to HB-450  Send it to the Chairs: Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, 617-722-1673 Sonia.Chang-Diaz@masenate.gov  and Representative Alice Peisch 617-722-2070 Alice.Peisch@mahouse.gov.  Be sure to include your name and address and request that your testimony be shared with entire committee.   At the hearings, I met a number of wonderful pro-life people I hadn't known.  You are the best!  Anne

Fwd: "Clinics Operating on the Gosnell Model"

The Boston Globe online came through with typical flying colors this morning  where it announces that Kermit Gosnell was found guilty in the death of three "fetuses that prosecutors said were alive when they were removed." We were upset when the media did not cover the trial.  Now we get this deceptive coverage. We are very fortunate that The National Right to Life News, LifeNews, American Thinker, etc covered the trial and the basic points of law and logic. I want to share with you two of the best pieces I have found.  They are from National Review Online, where the editors coined that phrase "clinics operating under the Gosnell model" - a phrase which, unfortunately, we will be using a lot in the future.  The other is by Bill Saunders whom you will remember from our 2011 Convention. These articles are a great way to start your day!  Anne http://www.nationalreview.com/article/348196/gosnell-not-aberration http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/348186/gosnell-and-our-society%E2%80%99s-twisted-logic

Gosnell Convicted of First Degree Murder!

| BREAKING NEWS ALERT NYTimes.com | Video   BREAKING NEWS Monday, May 13, 2013 3:34 PM EDT   Jury Finds Philadelphia Abortion Doctor Guilty of First-Degree Murder Dr. Kermit Gosnell, a West Philadelphia doctor known for performing late-term abortions, was found guilty on Monday of three out of four counts of first-degree murder. The verdict came after a five-week trial in which the prosecution and the defense battled over whether the fetuses Dr. Gosnell was charged with killing were alive when they were removed from their mothers. Dr. Gosnell was acquitted of one first-degree murder charge involving an aborted fetus and was also acquitted of third-degree murder in the death of a 41-year-old patient. READ MORE » http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/kermit-gosnell-abortion-doctor-found-guilty-of-murder.html?emc=na

GOSNELL JURY HUNG ON TWO COUNTS

	http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/13/kermit-gosnell-jury-hung-on-two-counts-doesnt-say-which-ones/

Memorial to the Unborn - Find Your Picture!

	At the Walk to Aid Mothers and Children, June took pictures of those at the Memorial to the Unborn who did not have their own cameras.  If you are one of those people, your promised picture is at  http://masscitizensforlife.org/memorial-to-the-unborn-at-the-respect-life-walk/. Thanks for coming to the Walk and enjoy your picture!  Anne

Thank You!

	Thanks to all of you who took part in Rose Drives for Mother's Day.  You have made such a difference in what we can accomplish to protect life! If there was not a Rose Drive at your church, please contact Janet Callahan about arranging one.  Call 617-242-4199 or email Janet jcallahan@masscitizensforlife.org. As Janet always says, "Rose Drives save lives!" Bless you for all you do! Anne

Cardinal Withdraws From BC Graduation - Please Thank Him

Cardinal O'Malley has issued a strong statement pointing out that Catholic institutions are not supposed to honor people whose public views oppose Church teaching.  He announced that he would not be attending the BC Graduation in which the Archbishop of Boston traditionally participates.  http://www.pilotcatholicnews.com/article.asp?ID=16007 The Cardinal deserves a show of support.  Please call 617-782-2544, 617-254-0100, or e-mail ArchbishopSean@rcab.org In case you need the other numbers to call urging withdrawal of the invitation: Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., President, Boston College, tel. 617-552-3250, 617-552-8000, or e-mail William.Leahy.1@bc.edu Rev. Myles N. Sheehan, S.J., Provincial Superior, New England Province of the Society of Jesus, tel. 617-607-2800, or e-mail sjnen@sjnen.org This really has people's Irish up!  Anne

Another Monster Helps Teach the Value of Unborn Life

According to news reports today, Ariel Castro, the man accused of holding three women captive in his house for more than a decade, could face the death penalty if it's determined he is responsible for the deaths of the victims' unborn children, prosecutors said Thursday. The death penalty would mean he had been convicted of murder.  It would only be murder if those babies were human beings.  The situation is so outrageous that even hard-core pro-abs cannot object to his being convicted of murder.  Great news:  Besides teaching people about conditions and personnel in abortion clinics, the Gosnell trial has convinced a reporter covering it to change his pro-abortion commitment and become pro-life.  The more that people know, the more who will join him. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/08/reporter-covering-gosnell-murder-trial-changes-his-mind-on-abortion/ Keep up the good work! Anne

Bringing Abortion on Demand to Ireland. Why Would BC Honor the Architect?

Beth graduated from Boston College.  She sent the links below and the contact information.  She is horrified that BC is honoring Enda Kenney, Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland by giving him an honorary degree and having him speak at graduation. Kenney is trying to change Ireland's abortion laws which now protect babies and their mothers to make them even more permissive than ours.   In 1982, Ireland had a referendum to keep abortion illegal.  MCFL sent over thousands of packets of materials to help with the winning effort. The pro-life movement in Ireland is working very hard against these laws.  Why, then, would BC honor him?  Please make some calls on your own and to BC alums.  Thanks, Beth, for letting us know what we can do. Anne Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J., President, Boston College, tel. 617-552-3250, 617-552-8000, or e-mail William.Leahy.1@bc.edu Rev. Myles N. Sheehan, S.J., Provincial Superior, New England Province of the Society of Jesus, tel. 617-607-2800, or e-mail sjnen@sjnen.org His Eminence, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, tel. 617-782-2544, 617-254-0100, or e-mail ArchbishopSean@RCAB.org http://www.cardinalnewmansociety.org/CatholicEducationDaily/DetailsPage/tabid/102/ArticleID/2213/Boston-College-to-Honor-Irelands-Pro-Abortion-Leader.aspx http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/publications/chronicle/FeaturesNewsTopstories/2013/top-stories/commencement042413.html http://www.bc.edu/offices/commencement/

Doctor-Prescribed Suicide in Vermont!

DPS has passed in Vermont!  The final vote in the Senate came because an outspoken opponent of DPS flipped.  So the Senate originally passed a bill that didn't change the ways things are now.  Then the House passed Oregon-style language.  Our hope was that the Senate would hold out so the two bills would have to go to Conference Committee to be reconciled - which held great hope.  Vote on Tuesday was ok.  On Wednesday, language was added and passed which makes the Vermont language worse than Oregon.  It is expected that the House will accept this language, which means there will be no conference committee. Our amazing people in Vermont have not given up so the story is not over for sure. As soon as it is over for sure, the death lobby group, Compassion and Choices, formerly the Hemlock Society (which has an amazing PR machine), will be all over the national news claiming that the dam has broken and everyone in the country will soon have the "right" to control his death (most suicides are committed by men). Just remember, when the people spoke, it was to defeat DPS here!  And thank you all again for that vital victory! Anne

Horrible, But You Need to Read and Watch

Katie, whose daughter, Julia, is the Walk Baby, and I were just discussing the inherent dignity of each individual.  Obviously there are those who don't yet see that.  We need to be aware of what is really going on behind the doors of abortion mills.  It is another way to convince people of the horrors of all abortions.  Anne P.S.  Both these links are on the Drudge Report, so a lot of people will see them. http://www.nationalreview.com/article/347657/abortion%E2%80%99s-underside/page/0/3 http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/08/late-term-abortion-doc-caught-comparing-unborn-baby-to-meat-in-a-crock-pot/

Your Testimony Needed, May 14th

Testimony concerning "sex ed" bills will be heard by the Education Joint Committee next Tuesday, May 14th at 10:00 am in Room A-1 at the State House.  Your presence and testimony will be very powerful.  As the 14th gets closer, if you find you cannot get there in person, you may submit written testimony to the Chairs: Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, 617-722-1673 Sonia.Chang-Diaz@masenate.gov and Representative Alice Peisch, 617-722-2070 Alice.Peisch@mahouse.gov.  Be sure to include your name and address and request that your testimony be shared with entire committee. The government will take over all aspects of education, particularly those having to do with morality unless we stop them!  As Linda Thayer says, "Parents do not send their children to school to learn how to get secret abortions." We support: HB 333, HB 466, HB 431, HB 440, and HB 452 (only this will be heard on May 30th).  These are basically bills which ensure parent's rights. We oppose: HB 421, SB 202, HB 366, HB 450, SB 209, HB 522, and HB 2092  These bills are of the Health Curriculum Guidelines type that we have been fighting for years. Please list all these bills, then go to: http://masscitizensforlife.org/get-informed/legislation/2013-2014-legislative-agenda/ and pick a couple to say a bit more about. We learned last June, when the legislature was considering a bill that would have forced doctors to tell patients about doctor prescribed suicide, that citizens have a lot of clout.  Please use yours!  Thanks, Anne

What is Happening at the Gosnell Trial?

By Dave Andrusko, May 3, 2013 The Common Pleas Court jury of seven women and five men have finished their deliberations for the week in the murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell. They will return on Monday, but not before having apparently moved on from considering charges against Gosnell's co-defendant (according to multiple news sources including the Philadelphia Inquirer and CNN) and on to the 72-year-old abortionist charged with five counts of murder. Eileen O'Neill, 56, is charged with six counts of theft by deception (she is accused of posing as a licensed doctor) that form the basis of racketeering and conspiracy counts for her alleged role in a "corrupt organization." The jury, CNN reported "asked to be given the written definition of RICO charges, and a property receipt for the medications removed from the clinic and put into evidence. RICO charges extend from the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. "After consulting with attorneys, Judge Jeffrey Minehart answered the jury in the deliberation room. Gosnell and his co-defendant, Eileen O'Neill, 56, were not in the courtroom." However the most important request of the day was clearly for records compiled the day Gosnell's abortion clinic was raided, February 18, 2010. According to the Inquirer's Joseph A. Slobodzian, they asked for the police property receipt for all medicines and drugs removed from the Women's Medical Society. Why is that significant? It is of critical importance in the context of another request—"identifying details to help them differentiate the four babies – known thus far as babies A, C, D and E – allegedly killed by Gosnell or his staff after they were born live during illegal late-term abortions." Jack McMahon, Gosnell's flamboyant defense attorney, has stated flatly that no babies were born alive—that every movement, twitch, even scream witnesses testified to were simply "reflexes." They weren't born alive, McMahon argued, because Gosnell administered the drug Digoxin that would have killed  the babies in utero. But (a) police found no evidence of Digoxin when they searched the abortion clinic, and (b) according to prosecutors, "Gosnell had stopped using the drug to save money," Slobodzian explained. "Instead, prosecutors allege, Gosnell gave patients heavy doses of the labor-inducing drug Cytotec so they would spontaneously abort. If the fetus was alive, Gosnell allegedly would then cut the spine to kill it." CNN summarized the bundle of charges lodged against Gosnell who, prosecutors say, made millions off of illegal late-term abortions: "The [four] babies Gosnell is accused of killing include one that a former employee testified whined after it was expelled from its mother; one that a former employee testified was a large baby boy that breathed before having its neck snipped and was placed into a plastic box the size of a shoebox; one whose neck was snipped after an employee played with the baby; and one that was delivered into a toilet and appeared to be swimming before being scooped up and having its neck snipped." In addition, "Gosnell also is charged with conspiracy, abortion at 24 or more weeks of pregnancy, theft, corruption of minors, solicitation and other related offenses. He and O'Neill have pleaded not guilty." Gosnell also stands accused of one count of third degree murder in the 2009 death of Karnamaya Mongar, who was 41. Prosecutors say Gosnell's untrained, unlicensed assistants administered an overdose of Demerol, a powerful painkiller. Last week, without explanation, Judge Minehart threw out three of the seven first-degree murder counts, one count of infanticide, and all five abuse-of-corpse charges which were about the fetal body parts authorities found when they raided Gosnell's abortion clinic, ironically not because of abortion but because they believed he was running an illegal "pill mill." In his testimony, Philadelphia Chief Medical Examiner Sam Gulino told the jury about an "unprecedented" task. According to the Slobodzian, that task was "Examining bag after bag of frozen fetuses removed from Kermit Gosnell's West Philadelphia abortion clinic." Without guidance what to do, Gulino said "he finally began opening the red and blue plastic bags that were crammed into Gosnell's freezer and found the remains of 47 aborted fetuses ranging in age from 12 weeks – the end of the first trimester – to late second trimester and beyond the 24-week ceiling under Pennsylvania's abortion law. "Some were stored in makeshift containers such as a cut-down plastic distilled water jug or juice container. Other remains, body parts, were stored in cat and dog food containers."

Fox News Documentary Friday Night: "See No Evil - The Kermit Gosnell Murders"

We received this note from Fr. Frank Pavone at Priests for Life: Dear Friends, I informed you recently of the FOX News Channel documentary "See No Evil – The Kermit Gosnell Murders." Please note that the date on that has now been moved up to this Friday, May 3, at 9pm. Thank you for anything you can do to spread the word about the documentary and the new date for it. The more people who watch this, the more the true face of abortion is exposed, and the stronger our case that when secular media cover these topics, people respond! The Facebook event that we have set up for this documentary is Facebook.com/events/564620810244408/. So few people know about Gosnell.  The more they know and are horrified, the more they will turn against "safe and legal" abortion.  Please spread the word.  Thanks, Anne

Rose Drives Save Lives!

Welcome to the beautiful month of May!  Rose drives to benefit the educational efforts of Massachusetts Citizens for Life are taking place across the state in May and June.  We want to thank all of those volunteers who are coordinating the drives or helping out in any way! You see, the rose drive has always been a major fundraiser for MCFL but is becoming even more essential in these tough economic times because it can help make up the shortfall as individuals may not be able to be as generous at the moment as they once were. There are still about 500 Catholic Churches and hundreds more non-Catholic Christian Churches and other religious institutions not yet covered for May and June.  If you attend one of these Churches and can help us in any way with this easy but highly effective fundraiser, or just want more information, please contact me at jcallahan@masscitizensforlife.org or 617-242-4199 ext. 230.  Possibilities include Mother's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day, or any Sunday between now and the end of October, Respect Life Month. Yours for Life, Janet Callahan Director of Special Projects

Important State House Hearings, May 14th! Save the Date.

Linda Thayer, MCFL Vice-President of Educational Affairs has alerted us to a number of bills at the State House which are important to bringing up our children with pro-life principles and protecting them from exploitation by the pro-death lobby.  These bills will be heard on May 14th.  Your testimony in person is ideal.  If you are not able to be there in person on the 14th, your written testimony is still very important. Please: 1.  Mark your calendar 2.  Read the bills with Linda's analysis and decide what really interests you 3.  Start thinking about your arguments pro or con I'll get back to you with more specifics in a few days.  As Linda says, parents don't send their children to school to learn how to get an abortion without the parents' knowing.  Anne   BILLS REGARDING SEXUALITY EDUCATION AND THE SCHOOLS 2013-2014    THESE ARE BILLS WE SUPPORT   HB 333 "An Act regarding parental notification and consent" Beaton (R) Hearing Date: May 14 Makes school programs involving sexuality issues an elective requiring written parental permission Makes materials used accessible to parents Defines human sexuality issues and behaviors Protects religious rights of teachers and school staff not to participate in programs that violate their beliefs Includes sexuality issues covered in any activity or portion of an activity directed to students    [counseling sessions and confidentiality?] HB 466 "An Act requiring parental consent on sex education in public schools" Poirier (R) Hearing date: May 14 Makes sex ed programs, curriculua, units of study and activities an elective requiring written parental permission Protects religious rights of teachers and school staff not to participate in programs that violate their beliefs HB 431 "An Act relative to parental notification" Jones (R) Hearing Date: May 14 Makes programs primarily* involved with sexuality education and issues an elective requiring written parental permission Makes materials used accessible to parents Protects religious rights of teachers and school staff not to participate in programs that violate their beliefs *the word primarily may allow controversial material to be embedded in other areas of instruction; for example "Accessing Community Health Care Resources" HB 440 "An Act regarding parental notification and consent" Lombardo (R) Hearing Date: May 14 Makes sexuality education an elective requiring written parental permission Defines "school program" and "alternative sexual behavior" [counseling sessions and confidentiality?] Makes materials used accessible to parents Protects religious rights of teachers and school staff not to participate in programs that violate their beliefs Requires parental permission for students to participate in surveys that invade personal and family privacy HB 452 "An Act regarding surveys in public schools" Orrall (R) Hearing Date: May 30 Requires parental permission for students to participate in surveys that invade personal and family privacy    THESE ARE BILLS WE OPPOSE HB 421 "An Act relative to comprehensive health education in schools" Henriquez (D) Hearing Date: May 14 Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework construed as a guide for local districts in the development and selection of curriculum, textbooks and instructional materials SB 202 "An Act providing health education in schools" Chandler (D) Hearing Date:  May 14 Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework construed as a guide for local districts in the development and selection of curriculum, textbooks and instructional materials HB 366 "An Act relative to providing health education in schools" Decker (D) Hearing Date: May 14 Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework construed as a guide for local districts in the development and selection of curriculum, textbooks and instructional materials HB 388 "An Act relative to comprehensive sexual education and violence prevention programs" Fox (D) Hearing Date: May 14 …ensures youth have access to … resources that help them make healthy and safe decisions Requires condom use and STI prevention be taught within health curriculums calls for a report on the provision of health education by schools calls for a count on the number of students who opt out of sex ed Does not seek to determine whether schools have notified parents explicitly as to sex ed content HB 450 "An Act relative to healthy youth" O'Day (D) Hearing Date: May 14 Sexual Health education shall…stress the importance of effectively using contraceptives and barrier methods to prevent unintended pregnancy and STI's Teach the students the skills to effectively negotiate and implement safer sexual activity Information on abstinence may not be provided separate from information on contraceptives and disease prevention Sex ed must be consistent with the Massachusetts Comprehensive Health curriculum framework establish a procedure to enable parents to bring to the attention of the department any sexual health curriculum or program which they believe is inconsistent with the requirements of this act counts the number of students who opt out of sexual heal ed Does not seek to determine whether schools have notified parents explicitly as to sex ed content SB 209 "An Act relative to healthy youth" Clark (D) Hearing Date: May 14 Sexual Health education shall…stress the importance of effectively using contraceptives and barrier methods to prevent unintended pregnancy and STI's Teach the students the skills to effectively negotiate and implement safer sexual activity Information on abstinence may not be provided separate from information on contraceptives and disease prevention Sex ed must be consistent with the Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework establish a procedure to enable parents to bring to the attention of the department any sexual health curriculum or program which they believe is inconsistent with the requirements of this act counts the number of students who opt out of sexual heal ed Does not seek to determine whether schools have notified parents explicitly as to sex ed content HB 522 "An Act regarding an analysis of health education in the commonwealth" Walz (D) Hearing Date; May 14 Checks whether school curricula are in alignment with the Massachusetts Comprehensive Health curriculum framework Counts number of student who opt out Does not seek to determine whether schools have notified parents explicitly as to sex ed content HB 2092 "An act relative to consent and counseling" Story (D) Hearing Date: -- ----- Would lower the age of consent for a minor's abortion from 18 to 16 Consent for a minor's abortion could be given by certain family members over the age of 25 Consent for a minor's abortion could be given by physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologist, social workers   (in school)

Who Says Babies Are Not Born Alive From Abortions? See Video

The media, acting as mouthpieces for the pro-death forces, would like to make us think that the Gosnell facility has nothing to do with abortions because aborted babies are not born alive. Well, President Obama certainly thought babies were being born alive when, in the Illinois legislature, he spoke and voted against protecting them. Lila Rose's Live Action has again come through to educate the public at just the right moment: Live Action's new undercover videos Since the purpose of abortion is to produce a dead baby - no matter where the death occurs - the abortionists make sure that happens.  The "toxic substance" mentioned in the video is a new wrinkle - different from "snipping" their spinal cords to kill the little ones. We know there are problems in Massachusetts.  We'll be working on that in the coming months. I want to remind you that we are very fortunate that Lilsa Rose is going to speak at our Banquet on October 10th.  Lila spoke to our Youth Conference while she was still a student.  She was so impressive and yet so unassuming.  She has accomplished so much since then.  It is a real honor for us to have her. Please forward this email to everyone you know.  We must keep this pot boiling!  People must pay attention to the reality of abortion! For life, Anne PS The general public overwhelming has a positive opinion about Planned Parenthood but that will be changing.  PP is getting pounded.  Watch for future emails.

Walk to Aid Mothers and Children Was Delightful!

As Matt said, "God was with us at the Walk."  The weather was absolutely perfect and La Salette is really beautiful in the spring.  We had the nicest people:  Lloyd, who has 90th birthday coming up, Julia, the Walk baby whose smile sparkles, has her 2nd in a couple of days, Allison, whom I haven't seen since she was in college, was down from New Hampshire with her five adorable little ones, the first people to register who came all the way from Great Barrington, and, of course, many, many youth groups..  When I arrived at the Monument to the Unborn at the end of the Walk. the courtyard in front was chock full of strollers. Definitely our kind of Walk. The Walk Committee: Helen and David Cross, June Newman, Elinor Rafferty, Connie and Cathleen Murphy, Madeline McComish, Ken Evans, Ed Boylan, Matt and Judy Hanafin, Dana Marrocco, and Janet Callahan did a marvelous job!  The people at La Salette were so gracious and accommodating! The changes in date and venue had an impact.  The Walk was perfect in every way but it was one of our smaller Walks.  You know what, that is ok.  Much as we love to see each other, the main purpose of the Walk is to raise money for the beneficiary groups who help pregnant women, their children, and post-abortive women.   This year is different because we have the on-line sponsors and donors.  If you were not able to make the Walk, please go right away to www.respectlifewalk.org and click "Register."  You still may donate to a walker, team, or beneficiary or simply make a donation.  It is never too late to save a baby or a mother. My thanks to all of you who have already walked and/or donated.  To everyone, else, please be part of this life-saving effort, www.respectlifewalk.org.  Register. A mighty thanks to all!  Anne

VOTE PRO-LIFE TODAY, APRIL 30th

This is to remind you that the MCFL Federal PAC has endorsed Michael Sullivan (R) for U.S. Senator.  If you are a Republican or unenrolled, you can pick up a Republican ballot and vote for Sullivan. The MCFL State PAC has endorsed Nick Collins (D) in the First Suffolk State Senate District (South Boston and Dorchester).  You will need to be a Democrat or unenrolled to vote for Collins in this race. Turnout will be very small so your vote and the votes of those you get to the polls will decide these two important races.  Polls are open 7:00am - 8:00pm.