Health Care! Now or never! Call immediately!

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning to ram the massive health care bill (H.R. 3200) through the House on short notice, without allowing consideration of a critical pro-life amendment.  The House must vote on a key procedural resolution called "the rule" before it can take up the bill.  Right now, the rule will not allow the amendment needed to specifically exclude abortion from the bill. Please TELEPHONE your Congressman IMMEDIATELY with a clear and firm message urging a NO vote on the rule, which is the procedural vote that would allow passage of H.R. 3200 with no amendments allowed.  The No vote will simply allow amendments. Urge also that he/she vote against the pro-abortion bill itself. I know you have already called and written your Congressmen about the health care bills, it is critical that you call again now.  This will just take a few minutes. It is fine to try calling tonight (Monday).  You may get someone or an answering service and can leave a message.  If not, please call first thing in the morning. There is more explanation below if you are interested.  It is now or never with this bill! Thank you for responding to save lives! Anne Fox, President John W. Olver (D-01), 202-225-5335 Richard E. Neal (D-02), 202-225-5601 James P. McGovern (D-03), 202-225-6101 Barney Frank (D-04), 202-225-5931 Niki Tsongas (D-05), Phone: (202)225-3411 John F. Tierney (D-06), 202-225-8020 Edward J. Markey (D-07, 202-225-2836 Michael Capuano (D-08), 202-225-5111 Stephen F. Lynch (D-09), 202-225-8273 William D. Delahunt (D-10), 202-225-3111   Dem Leaders Plan to Block Vote on Pro-Life Health Amendment, Fearing It Otherwise "Certain to Prevail": AP Stupak Leads Pro-Life House Dems in Clash Over Health Bill Abortion Funding By Kathleen Gilbert WASHINGTON, D.C., October 23, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A final attempt to block a vast federal policy shift in favor of abortion will not be granted a vote as the U.S. House of Representatives considers President Obama's health care bill, because Democrat leaders fear the attempt would likely succeed, reports the Associated Press today. As the health care bill prepares for a final battle on the House floor, Democrat Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan is going head-to-head against his own party leaders, who are steadily pressuring him and about two dozen other pro-life Democrats to fall in line behind the abortion-promoting measure. After his work to include abortion-blocking language in earlier versions of the bill that was thwarted at every turn, Stupak has vowed one more effort at a pro-life amendment on the House floor.  But Associated Press writer Erica Wagner reports that, since a pro-life amendment would likely attract support from both parties, Democratic leaders plan to block Stupak from offering it: "Such an amendment would be almost certain to prevail, since it likely would attract the votes of most Republicans as well as some Democrats. So Democratic leaders won't let Stupak offer it." If the vote is blocked, Stupak has repeatedly vowed that he and other pro-life lawmakers will resort to a last-ditch effort to thwart the measure by assembling "no" votes on a procedural measure that needs to pass before debate can begin.  Because of an amendment that pro-abortion Rep.s Henry Waxman and Lois Capps pushed through the House Energy and Commerce Committee in July, the House bill explicitly opens the subsidies collected under the public plan to abortion, directs subsidy monies to plans that cover abortion, and requires each U.S. region to have an insurance plan that covers abortion.  The Capps amendment largely mirrors language found in the Senate Finance Committee's version of the bill. This week, the House Democrats launched its first official survey feeling out how lawmakers will likely vote on the health care overhaul - a traditional time for leaders to focus pressure on lawmakers who have strayed from the party line. Stupak, whose pro-life amendment was rejected in the July meeting, has taken a leading role alongside GOP pro-life lawmakers against the bill's vast expansion of abortion.  Stupak lightheartedly referred to his disagreement with Rep. Waxman, with whom he has continued discussing the abortion issue.  "I'm a little taller. Our minds don't meet," said Stupak of the shorter Waxman.  Waxman, like other Democrat leadership including Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, and White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, continued to deny that the money directed to abortion providers under the bill qualifies as "federal funding for abortion services."  "We have done everything we can to ensure that there will be no federal funds for abortion services," said Waxman.  The Capps amendment contains a provision to segregate federal funds to abortion-covering plans such that none would pay for abortions directly.  However, as the funds would nonetheless free up other money to pay for abortions, the National Right to Life Committee's legislative director Douglas Johnson decried the measure as a "bookkeeping scam" designed to give the amendment the appearance of a compromise measure.  http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091023/D9BGMCP00.html WASHINGTON (October 23, 2009) --  The nation's largest pro-life organization has put members of the U.S. House of Representatives on notice that it regards an upcoming procedural vote on the health care legislation as a vote on whether to establish a new federal government program that would directly pay for elective abortions with federal funds. In a "scorecard advisory" letter sent this week to U.S. House members, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life organizations in all 50 states, focused on a key procedural resolution (called "the rule") that the House must approve before it can take up the massive health care bill (H.R. 3200).   The "rule" will specify what amendments to the bill, if any, may be considered on the House floor. In a story transmitted today (October 23), the Associated Press accurately reported that the House Democratic leadership currently does not intend to allow the House to vote on an amendment sponsored by Congressmen Bart Stupak (D-Mi.) and Joseph Pitts (R-Pa.), and supported by NRLC, which would, as the AP reported, "include the Hyde amendment restrictions in the health overhaul bill." The AP reported:  "Such an amendment would be almost certain to prevail . . . So Democratic leaders won't let Stupak offer it.  Instead, it appears they may have to take the risk of letting Stupak try to block action on the underlying bill, which he intends to do by assembling 'no' votes on a procedural measure [the "rule"] that needs to pass before debate can begin." As approved by Democratic-controlled House committees, H.R. 3200 contains at least two major components that implicate abortion policy.  It creates a new program of premium subsidies for health insurance.  The AP story discusses pro-life objections to allowing those subsidies to go to private plans that cover elective abortions.  Oddly, however, the AP story does not mention the other major abortion-related controversy generated by the bill, which centers on the proposed "public plan." NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson commented:  "The bill explicitly authorizes the public plan, a federal agency program, to pay for elective abortions.  Democratic leaders, including President Obama, have claimed that no federal funds would be used to pay for abortions, but this is a deception, because the public plan will be a federal agency program that can spend only federal funds.  The federal government would pay abortion providers for performing elective abortions -- a sharp break from decades of federal policy." "The public plan problem and the premium-subsidy problem are really separate and distinct -- the bill would need to be amended to get abortion out of the federal government plan, even if the premium subsidy program did not exist," Johnson said.  "Recent polls show strong public opposition to government funding of abortion and abortion coverage." NRLC has obtained and today makes publicly available a memorandum prepared for a Member of Congress by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS), which confirms all of the monies spent by the public plan would be federal funds (just as NRLC has previously documented) -- implicitly refuting the claim by Democratic leaders and President Obama that no "federal funds" would be used to pay for abortions. "The claim by Congressional Democratic leaders that the public plan, a federal agency program, could pay for abortions with 'private' funds, is a brazen deception -- a political hoax," Johnson said.  "The claim is implausible on its face, and it collapses if subjected to anything more than the most superficial scrutiny.  But for months, unfortunately, many journalists have allowed the Democratic leadership, Obama Administration officials, and President Obama himself, to get away with many demonstrably false statements regarding the abortion-related components of the pending bills." For example, in recent weeks White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has said several times that existing law (the Hyde Amendment) would prevent the programs created by the health bills from funding abortions.  Although this claim, too, is demonstrably false, no mainstream news operation or fact-checking operation has rebuked the White House for these deceptive statements.  Today's AP story does, however, correctly observe that "the Democrats' health overhaul bill would create a new stream of federal funding not covered by the [current abortion] restrictions." While campaigning for the presidency, Barack Obama committed to Planned Parenthood that he would cover abortion in his health care reform legislation and in its public plan.  "The pending legislation would establish a federal government program that would directly fund elective abortions, just as Obama promised Planned Parenthood," Johnson said.  "President Obama is trying to smuggle into law a federal abortion-funding program behind smokescreens of misleading rhetoric and calculated efforts at misdirection." NRLC has made available detailed documentation on the abortion-related components of the pending health-care bills, including bills approved by two U.S. Senate committees, on its website at http://www.nrlc.org/ahc.                        Join Mass Citizens

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"Health Care Support Rising" You can fix that!

I have been hearing from people who are concerned that the health care furor seems to have quieted somewhat. A poll released today (which, as you probably heard and saw, received wide coverage) might indicate that this is true.

A Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that support for a government-run health-care plan to compete with private insurers has rebounded from its summertime lows and wins clear majority support from the public.

Sizable majorities back two key and controversial provisions: both the so-called public option and a new mandate that would require all Americans to carry health insurance. Independents and senior citizens, two groups crucial to the debate, have warmed to the idea of a public option, and are particularly supportive if it would be administered by the states and limited to those without access to affordable private coverage.

But in a sign of the fragile coalition politics that influence the negotiations in Congress, Obama's approval ratings on health-care reform are slipping among his fellow Democrats even as they are solidifying among independents and seniors. Among Democrats, strong approval of his handling of the issue has dropped 15 percentage points since mid-September. At first it seems hard to believe this poll, but it is a wake-up call for us!

Our MCFL web site has a dedicated page with scores of articles on abortion, rationing, and denial of care. Please choose one that you like, print it out and FAX or mail it to your Congressman. Even if you can only email the article (the whole article, not just the link) that would be a help. We keep adding pertinent articles. If you keep sending them, the weakness among Democrats will increase. It may seem tedious to keep contacting our elected officials and sending them articles. This is about life and death so please keep up the good work!

Thank you,

Anne Fox, President

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"Conceived in Rape, Living With a Purpose", Harvard Event, 10/20

"Conceived in Rape. Living with Purpose"
A Discussion with Juda Myers
8 p.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Ticknor Lounge in Boylston Hall
Free pizza will be served.
Sponsored by Harvard Right to Life.

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NARAL doesn't like the Choose Life License Plates!

NARAL Pro-Choice Mass. seems to think pro lifers have no right to have these plates and that, if we do have them, the money should go to organizations that spread the NARAL philosophy. You can see the representative from NARAL on Emily Rooney's show with Merry Nordeen who heads the Choose Life efforts. You will be so proud to be on the pro life side! http://www.wgbh.org/programs/programDetail.cfm?programid=11 To view video, scroll to picture of license plate. This morning I was talking to Bill Kelley in Holyoke. He told me there had been only one person in town who had reserved a Choose Life plate, so he went out and got 11 other people. He promised me that he would get 11 more besides. In all of his 83 years, I don't think Bill has never broken a promise. I know each of us can do as well. Please print out applications for 11 people. http://www.machoose-life.org/images/ChooseLife_Registration_Application.pdf Good luck and thanks! Anne Fox, President Join Mass Citizens

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Rush for Life - Worcester Update

Oct 17 Sat and everyday 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil Protest (Day 25) at Planned Parenthood behind Best Chinese Restaurant 625 Lincoln St. Worcester. Beth in Phoenix knows of babies saved from abortion because people were praying at the 40 Days for Life vigil while the clinic was closed.  Women often arrive at the abortion facility without realizing it is not open every day. Beth said that's why it is important to be there praying every day of the 40 Days for Life campaign –- including the times the center is closed.  Check out the blog info at http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=292

A sleaze named Jack Huberman wrote a book that claimed Rush Limbaugh said Martin Luther King Jr's assasin (James Earl Ray) should get the medal of honor.  Trouble was Huberman did not attribute when or where Rush allegedly said this racist remark and still refuses to answer, because Rush never said this.  So Huberman is a liar.  But a lie goes half way around the world before the truth gets its shoes on, so CNN, MSNBC (including specifically Rachal Maddow) NYT and the major broadcast stations have all repeated this calumny.  It's a sad day that totally false remarks, lies, can be repeated by the Ministry of Truth; the mainstream media including NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN, and of course the New York Times.
http://newsbusters.org/people/radio/rush-limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh has always advocated the Pro-Life position strongly.  These anti-life bigots should not only be sued, but we should all avoid helping them profit from lies by boycotting these anti-life news outlets!
Rush: "Looking toward the future, Limbaugh expressed optimism that Americans, perhaps many yet to be born, would reject the pro-choice rhetoric, saying it evinces a cavalier attitude toward life itself.   "Every generation has thought from the beginning of time ... it's living in the 'last days,' ... yet it's never doomed and it's never finished, and it's never over with, and why is that? Well, because there's always a new generation or two that have yet to be born that don't know any of this negative stuff. And they eventually do get born despite the pro-abortion crowd, and they grow up and they decide they want a certain life for themselves that may not include some of all this rotgut that current generations are facing."

US criminalizes thought with "hate crimes" bill that is anti-Judeo-Christian heritage.
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=715334

Help a pregnant Northeaster student - http://www.birthright.org/
Marlyn at www.friendsoftheunborn.org  has offered to help with housing

Oct 24 Sat 9-10AM Prayer Vigil Protest at Planned Parenthood on Lincoln St. behind Best Chinese Restaurant 625 Lincoln.

The National Committee for a Human Life Amendment, NCHLA has a link for you to send messages to your Congressmen to stop abortion funding in any Health Care reform:
http://actions.nchla.org/link/target/nchla37056454.aspx

Oct 29 Wed 7PM Assumption College Hagan Hall Francis Cardinal George

More on Obama's Assistant Education Secretary Kevin Jennnings and his radical homosexual agenda - http://www.onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx?id=714792
Hear Jennings in his own words complain that Schools promote "Heterosexuality", and he doesn't think that is good!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--tEY8gwrlQ&feature=player_embedded

Thanks and God Bless,
Jay G.
http://www.dtf-jayg.blogspot.com/

Prayer Needs;
http://dtf-jayg.blogspot.com/2009/02/prayer-needs.html

Little Grace at Visitation House now weighs 6 lbs. Keep praying because the Prayers are working! There are now 10 moms, 6 babies and 4-year-old Max, Grace's oldre brother.

Health and spiritual needs: Jack McGuirk leukemia, Bob recently widowed, with two boys to raise, Peachie with Lupis, Barbara R.- URGENT as she is dying NOW;   Brian N.- cancer;    David- whose wife left family with 3 children; Lisa- who left husband and 4 children- that they reunite and the children and Dad find strength, comfort, and faith, and that the Mom returns home, Ron's sister with brain tumor, My cousin Barbara B. who's back on chemo, Chris T. second operation, Sherry, (waiting for lung transplant), Robbie Coudert, Lauri, four babies now at Visitation House Damien the newest and Grace gained weight and is a real fighter, Marilyn Birnie from "Friends of the Unborn", George recovery from leg surgery, John Benoit who's in Life Care in Auburn, Sean Seely married with 5 yr old twins has  leukemia, Pam G. and Molly full recoveries from Cancer, Georgia and her daughter 2 lb. 1 oz. daughter Grace who needs heart surgery, Keishela. Clyde that he is enlightened by the Holy Spirit, Joni and her husband from http://www.joniandfriends.org/ - special Prayer request for Caroline for health and spiritual healing, and for a paying roommate to live in her house. John Sinacola stomach cancer, Ian, Dave K. motorcycle accident, Lisa Lauring stage 4 lung cancer, Abortion workers seeking new jobs …

Recently Deceased: Patrick Swayze, 19 year old Brittany was in i.c.u., Ted Kennedy, Skip, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Al Thoman, Patty G., John Bellione, Bob DeMarco 51 father of three boys, Georga's father, Mike Paul's mother-in-law Dorothy, Dom DeLuise, Mari Loli of Garabindal, Jerry, Wes Schaefer, Defender of Life Pat Taylor…

Your testimony still needed!

The hearings at the State House on Tuesday were a pleasant relief for those who attended. After Planned Parenthood opened the show in their always-premiere position, the rest of the afternoon was filled with testimony from the "real people" who agree with us. The day ended - amazingly - around 5:00pm. We are most grateful to all of you who attended and testified. If you were not able to attend, you must email testimony. These bills are important for parents' right in general and in sex education in particular. Also, the bills we oppose could open the door allowing elements of the Health Care Frameworks to be taught. Your testimony can be as simple as a statement on parent's rights and responsibilities in educating their children followed by a list of the bills you support and those you oppose. We support: House, No. 472 Presented by: Elizabeth Poirier For legislation to require parental consent on sex education in public schools House, No. 485 Presented by: Michael F. Rush Relative to parental notification and consent for certain sexual education programs in the public schools House, No. 437 Presented by: Bradley H. Jones, Jr. Relative to requiring parental notification and consent prior to implementing curriculum concerning human sexuality House, No. 406 Presented by: William G. Greene, Jr. For legislation to prohibit public elementary or secondary school students from participating in certain surveys without parental consent House, No. 421 Presented by: Robert S. Hargraves For legislation to require parental consent for the attendance of students in sexual education classes in the public schools We oppose: House, No. 3434 Presented by: Alice K. Wolf Relative to the teaching of health education in schools House, No. 402 Presented by: Mary E. Grant For legislation to provide for a comprehensive health education program in the public schools. Senate, No. 218 Presented by: Harriette L. Chandler For legislation to provide health education in schools Please send your testimony to the House Chair of the Joint Committee on Education: rep.martywalz@HOU.STATE.MA.US For further information contact Massachusetts Citizens for Life 617-242-4199 or visit http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102767554648&s=2780&e=001CaPDPh-0EMhI6JFf8Jhj_VYCYKkiV6kRVfuIUu8e2a5z9vUp9ovVEzDNX9sKVJsG488U9UCEYgKTEfrSxmHpsDpu7r9Az-xtRWeWwp17C03wJeV8zS6vnyZgvJ_y8bEf7WMlULwNkNuP3jvTqjiykZq71bRIpy25 Marie Sturgis, Executive Director and Lobbyist, Mass Citizens for Life Join Mass Citizens

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Congratulations, "Choose Life" License Plates! Phase One Accomplished

Congratulations to Merry Nordeen and to everyone who has reserved a "Choose Life" license plate! In Massachusetts, the legislature does not have to approve the plates, but the organizer must have 3,000 people reserve their plates before the plates can be produced. If someone puts up a bond of $100,000, the plates will be produced with only 1,500 people reserving. Merry was fortunate to find a sponsor so the plates will happen with the 1,500 of us who have already reserved! It is extremely important to get the second 1,500 people to preserve the bond! The generous benefactor must not be left in the lurch. The generous benefactor must receive the bond back. All of us who will benefit from having the plates must continue to work as hard as we can to get 1,500 more people. Right now the number needed is 1,435 more reservations - let's get to it! Anne Fox, President Join Mass Citizens

Stop Obamacare Rally, Saturday, October 14, 10am - 2pm

The Senate Finance Committee just passed the Baucus Bill which: 1. Mandates abortion and abortion funding 2. Requires rationing and denial of care based on age or disability 3. Punishes doctors for giving good care to those over 65 Join those defending life, liberty, and freedom! Bandstand, Boston Common (corner of Park and Boylston) Saturday, October 17th, 10am - 2pm Features two pro life doctors: Dr Allen Unruh, Founder: South Dakota Right to Life Dr Mildred F. Jefferson, President, Crusade for Life past President, National Right to Life, Mass. Citizens for Life Dr Unruh discusses the bills: Part One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw8b6Iz1GRY Part Two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YEZILPU7v8 Part Three FIRST HALF: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLOw-Sb_0ew Part Three SECOND HALF: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2yHM7gZa5c Join Mass Citizens

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40 Days' National Leader in Springfield & Public Square Rosary (for Life) Tomorrow!!!

Dear E-mail list members that live in the Western Mass/New England area:

This e-mail came in to our info@pvmcfl email today. We are passing along this message for the
40 Days for Life group here in our area. We are sure that they would appreciate the support.

MCFL
Pioneer Valley

Dear Pro-Life supporter:

I received a last minute email late last night that I didn't see until mid morning today
and we just finalized arrangements a little while ago...

David Bereit, the National Director of 40 Days for Life, is coming to Springfield
and will be at our Vigil at 3550 Main Street in Springfield, MA tomorrow,
October 10, 2009, from ~11:00 A.M. until noon.  Check our website for directions.

Mr. Bereit is traveling with his wife Margaret and their 2 children and would love to
meet as many of the 40 Days supporters as he can.  I'm sure he will have many things
to tell us.  This will undoubtedly be a memorable occasion.

As it turns out, the Tradition, Family and Property movement's America Needs Fatima
is conducting a national Public Square Rosary Rally simultaneously at 4,327 sites across
our country tomorrow at 12:00 noon.  The site for Springfield is our Vigil site.

So if you can arrange your schedule to be in the Medical District, I'm sure you'll be blessed!

Thanks for all you are doing to promote respect for life in all it's stages!
God Bless you!
Tim Biggins
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life in Western Massachusetts

Walk to Aid Mothers and Children: pictures and round-up

We are so grateful to Helen Cross and her committee: Steve Fielding, Ed Long, Connie and Cathleen Murphy, June Newman, Holly O'Hara, and the many others who helped make this year's Walk Wonderful! Don Feder was his usual eminent emcee. Jim Sedlak was rousing about Planned Parenthood. The young people from the Boston Archdiocese, the Fall River Diocese, the Montrose School, St Sebastian School, Presentation Academy, Methuen, MIT, Tufts, and countless other schools and parishes added so much enthusiasm and commitment! We had a huge increase in people overall, especially small children and their parents, which is so heartening! Ed Boylan's pictures are well worth checking out. Anne Fox, President Join Mass Citizens

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Worcester Update: 40 days, Rosary and Pro-Life

Oct 8 Thu 9AM NewtGingrich headlines Catholic Citizenship breakfast at the Union Club at Park St. Boston. $50/person, RSVP info@catholic-citizenship.org or calling 781.932.1348
Oct 9 Fri 7PM St. Paul's Bible study. http://cathedralofsaintpaul.blogspot.com/  Pope Benedict's Post Synodal Apostolic Exhortation
Oct 10 Sat 9-10AM Prayer Vigil Protest at Planned Parenthood on Lincoln St. behind Best Chinese Restaurant 625 Lincoln.
Oct 10 Sat noon – National Rosary Rally, in front of the old Notre Dame Church corner of Front and Franklin St. in downtown Worcester.  Held at over 4315 sites including Leominster, Marlborough, Milford and Fitchburg.

Oct 13 Tue Boston State House Hearing Room 1A Sex/Health Education Bill hearing
Pro-life people support:
House, No. 472 Presented by: Elizabeth Poirier
For legislation to require parental consent on sex education in public schools
House, No. 485 Presented by: Michael F. Rush
Relative to parental notification and consent for certain sexual education programs in the public schools
House, No. 437 Presented by: Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
Relative to requiring parental notification and consent prior to implementing curriculum concerning human sexuality
House, No. 406 Presented by: William G. Greene, Jr.
For legislation to prohibit  public elementary or secondary school students from participating in certain surveys without parental consent
House, No. 421 Presented by: Robert S. Hargraves
For legislation to require parental consent for the attendance of students in sexual education classes in the public schools
Pro-life people oppose:
House, No. 3434 Presented by: Alice K. Wolf
Relative to the teaching of health education in schools
House, No. 402 Presented by: Mary E. Grant
For legislation to provide for a comprehensive health education program in the public schools.
Senate, No. 218 Presented by: Harriette L. Chandler
For legislation to provide health education in schools

Oct 14 Wed 2PM America Needs Fatima statue of Our Lady of Fatima in area.  Contact me.
Oct 15 Thu 7PM Mass. Family Institute fundraising supper, Newton Marriot. www.mafamily.org or call 781.569.0400 or https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d2/default.aspx?wid=28803

Oct 17 Sat 9-10AM Prayer Vigil Protest in front of new (empty) Planned Parenthood building at 487 Pleasant.St. Worc

40 Days for Life continues every day praying outside Planned Parenthood on Lincoln St., check out the blog info at http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=292           -  While all those people were out there praying, a woman walked towards the clinic for an abortion appointment. After people on the sidewalk spoke to her, she entered the nearby pro-life pregnancy center instead.  "The lady who was about to have the abortion told the counselor she started to shiver when she saw so many people praying," said Ken Groves of the Manassas 40 Days for Life campaign. "At that moment she said she felt God wanted her to have her baby.

Help a pregnant Northeaster student - http://www.birthright.org/
"Hi all - I'm basically just reaching out to all my contact for a tougher than usual Birthright case. I'm working with a Northeastern University senior who'e expecting in March and due to graduate in May. Northeastern does not allow her to stay in housing with a baby so now she needs to find housing for next semester. They also have not been helpful about childcare or options or even an EAP program like they might have for their employees.

So, her, her parents and the father of the baby are looking at ways to make this work so she can graduate. I guess I'm wondering if anyone has a friend or relative in Boston that might be able to watch an infant a few days a week (I believe the family could pay some - not a ton but probably a reasonable amount). Or maybe you know someone who has an apartment or room they could sublet or some other good housing situation?

Parents are 5.5 hours away and don't think it's a good idea to separate Mom and baby in the first two months so they can't take the baby home till she's done.
If nothing else I could use your prayers. Seems like a great family, a solid woman - her major is American Sign Language  - which is why she can't always have the baby at class with her - too hard to sign if the baby needs to be held or fed :)"

C-Fam Catholic Families International fights for the rights of unborn worldwide.
http://www.c-fam.org/campaigns/lid.2/default.asp
Human rights for all humans!  Help C-Fam gather 1 million petitions.

Oct 29 Wed 7PM Assumption College Hagan Hall Francis Cardinal George

Traditional Family Values candidates for public office in Massachusetts - http://www.mipac.org/

Obama's Education Secretary Arne Duncanson has hired a homosexual recruiter, Kevin Jennnings as asst. secreatry.  Urge Duncanson to fire Jennings for his radical homosexual proselytizing - http://www.capwiz.com/afanet/issues/alert/?alertid=14137916#

Thanks and God Bless,
Jay G.
http://www.dtf-jayg.blogspot.com/

Prayer Needs;
http://dtf-jayg.blogspot.com/2009/02/prayer-needs.html

Little Grace at Visitation House now weighs 6 lbs. Keep praying because the Prayers are working! There are now 10 moms, 6 babies and 4-year-old Max, Grace's oldre brother.

Health and spiritual needs: Bob recently widowed, with two boys to raise, Peachie with Lupis, Barbara R.- URGENT as she is dying NOW;   Brian N.- cancer;    David- whose wife left family with 3 children; Lisa- who left husband and 4 children- that they reunite and the children and Dad find strength, comfort, and faith, and that the Mom returns home, Ron's sister with brain tumor, My cousin Barbara B. who's back on chemo, Chris T. second operation, Sherry, (waiting for lung transplant), Robbie Coudert, Lauri, four babies now at Visitation House Damien the newest and Grace gained weight and is a real fighter, Marilyn Birnie from "Friends of the Unborn", George recovery from leg surgery, John Benoit who's in Life Care in Auburn, Sean Seely married with 5 yr old twins has  leukemia, Pam G. and Molly full recoveries from Cancer, Georgia and her daughter 2 lb. 1 oz. daughter Grace who needs heart surgery, Keishela. Clyde that he is enlightened by the Holy Spirit, Joni and her husband from http://www.joniandfriends.org/ - special Prayer request for Caroline for health and spiritual healing, and for a paying roommate to live in her house. John Sinacola stomach cancer, Ian, Dave K. motorcycle accident, Lisa Lauring stage 4 lung cancer, Abortion workers seeking new jobs …

Recently Deceased: Patrick Swayze, 19 year old Brittany was in i.c.u., Ted Kennedy, Skip, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Al Thoman, Patty G., John Bellione, Bob DeMarco 51 father of three boys, Georga's father, Mike Paul's mother-in-law Dorothy, Dom DeLuise, Mari Loli of Garabindal, Jerry, Wes Schaefer, Defender of Life Pat Taylor…

Important Public Hearings on "Sex Education", October 13th!

IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEARING! COMMITTEE: Joint Education Committee HEARING LOCATION: Hearing Room A1 DATE: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 TIME: 1:00 p.m. On October 13, 2009, the Joint Committee on Education will hold a public hearing on legislation that will affect your children. Please know when bills contain the term "health education" fully translated it means "sex education." Most of the bills requiring health education attempt to make Health a core curriculum subject, thereby making implementation of the Frameworks mandatory in all school districts. Under the Frameworks, students would be taught (numbers indicate learning standards or interdisciplinary objectives): how to get an abortion without parental knowledge (4.20 and 4.a, parental notification / judicial bypass); how to get contraceptives (4.7, whom to consultand 4.9, students report on state policy); behaviorsfor pregnancy prevention (4.8); acceptance of consensualpremarital sex (4.b); and, acceptance of homosexual behavior (4.3, 4.4, 4.14 and 4.b). Some of the bills below are commonsense legislation and should be supported, while others would usurp parental rights, especially in matters pertaining to children and sexuality. The bills below are of interest to all parents: Pro-life people support: House, No. 472 Presented by: Elizabeth Poirier For legislation to require parental consent on sex education in public schools House, No. 485 Presented by: Michael F. Rush Relative to parental notification and consent for certain sexual education programs in the public schools House, No. 437 Presented by: Bradley H. Jones, Jr. Relative to requiring parental notification and consent prior to implementing curriculum concerning human sexuality House, No. 406 Presented by: William G. Greene, Jr. For legislation to prohibit public elementary or secondary school students from participating in certain surveys without parental consent House, No. 421 Presented by: Robert S. Hargraves For legislation to require parental consent for the attendance of students in sexual education classes in the public schools Pro-life people oppose: House, No. 3434 Presented by: Alice K. Wolf Relative to the teaching of health education in schools House, No. 402 Presented by: Mary E. Grant For legislation to provide for a comprehensive health education program in the public schools. Senate, No. 218 Presented by: Harriette L. Chandler For legislation to provide health education in schools Please bring a written copy of your testimony to leave with the committee. If you cannot attend, please send your testimony to the Joint Committee on Education, Room 473G (House), Room 511B (Senate) State House, Boston, MA, 02133. For further information contact Massachusetts Citizens for Life 617-242-4199 or visit http://masscitizensforlife.org/frameworks.html#agenda Marie Sturgis, Executive Director and Lobbyist, Mass Citizens for Life Join Mass Citizens

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MCFL Health Care Radio Ads

This is the link to our health care radio ad, http://www.houndbite.com/?houndbite=17351 We have had very positive feed back on the ad. People are very grateful that someone is actively opposing the proposed plans. A few weeks ago, we had "saturation" (that is playing an ad enough times to be sure that everyone hears the ad often enough to get the points) on WTAG in Worcester and WHYN in Springfield. Right now we are running this ad in Boston on WRKO. The market in Boston is much more expensive than Worcester or Springfield. We have not yet been able to purchase enough time to reach "saturation" on WRKO. Please listen to the ad, consider how important it is for everyone to hear and understand. Then, please, make a contribution. We must reach the "saturation" point for this ad! Thank you, Anne Fox, President National Right to Life sent out this explanation on how abortion is faring in the Senate bills - very badly from our point of view. Their press release is below if you want to know what is really going on in Washington. Thanks again! WASHINGTON (September 30, 2009) -- Events this week in Congress provide fresh proof that top Democratic leaders in Congress are pushing forward with plans to establish massive new programs that would pay for elective abortions and subsidize insurance coverage of abortions -- which, if achieved, would break from decades of federal policy. "Bills currently advancing in Congress would establish direct federal funding of elective abortion, and tax subsidies for private insurance that covers elective abortions -- both drastic breaks from longstanding federal policy," commented Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life organizations in all 50 states. "Ongoing events on Capitol Hill demonstrate the hollowness of President Obama's public assurances that he does not seek government funding of abortion." The Senate Finance Committee today continued a series of meetings to amend the "America's Healthy Future Act," a health care restructuring bill proposed by Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mt.). The bill has a number of major abortion-related problems. Most of today's abortion-related debate in the committee focused on a proposed new program that would use tax money to help purchase private health insurance for about 19 million Americans. The bill specifically authorizes the use of these federal funds to pay premiums on private plans that cover elective abortions -- a departure from longstanding federal policy. Pro-life Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) pointed out that federal subsidies for coverage of elective abortions are not currently allowed under Medicaid, the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, or other federal health programs. Hatch offered an amendment, backed by NRLC, that would have prohibited federal funds from subsidizing plans that cover elective abortions, but would have allowed insurers to sell abortion coverage through separate supplemental policies not subsidized by federal funds. The Hatch Amendment failed, 10-13. Baucus and all other Democrats on the committee opposed the Hatch Amendment, except for Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND), who supported it. All of the Republicans on the committee supported the Hatch Amendment, except for Senator Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), who opposed it. By an identical roll call, the committee also rejected another Hatch Amendment that would have codified the Hyde-Weldon Amendment, which is a temporary law prohibiting any level of government from discriminating against health-care providers that do not wish to participate in providing abortions. On July 15, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee approved a different health care bill (S. 1679), which also contains provisions that would result in sweeping pro-abortion mandates and government subsidies for elective abortion. NRLC's Johnson commented, "Today's Finance Committee votes mean that the combined bill that will reach the Senate floor in a few weeks surely will contain provisions that would result in both pro-abortion federal mandates and huge federal abortion subsidies. However, the full Senate must vote on the pro-abortion subsidies, and other pro-abortion components as well." Meanwhile, in the House, Reps. Bart Stupak (D-Mi.), Joseph Pitts (R-Pa.), and 181 other members of the U.S. House on September 28 sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.), pointing out that the health care bill approved in the House Energy and Commerce Committee (H.R. 3200), including an amendment offered by Rep. Lois Capps (D-Ca.), "radically departs from the current federal government policy of not paying for elective abortion or subsidizing plans that cover abortion." The letter notes, among other things, that the Capps language "explicitly authorizes the federal government (the Department of Health and Human Services) to directly fund elective abortions, with federal (public) funds drawn on a federal Treasury account," through the proposed "public plan." The signers -- 25 Democrats and 158 Republicans -- urged Pelosi to allow a vote on the Stupak-Pitts Amendment to prohibit coverage of elective abortions by the public plan and subsidies for private plans that cover elective abortions. Seven other House Democrats have sent Pelosi similar letters in recent days, for a total of 32 Democrats. In response, on September 29 Rep. Capps sent Pelosi a letter in which she argued that the proposed public plan really would not be paying for abortions because "money is transmitted to a private contractor who then reimburses physicians." Johnson called Capps' argument "truly laughable -- it is like arguing that it is not the government paying for the abortions if the government sends the payment via the Internet." In reality, Johnson said, "The proposed public plan will be entirely a branch of the federal government, all of its funds will be federal funds, and when it pays for abortions, that will be direct government funding of abortion." Johnson also noted that the nearly united opposition to the Hatch Amendment by Senate Finance Committee Democrats, and the continued resistance by the House Democratic leadership to allowing a vote on the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, "support our theory that President Obama is misleading the public when he says he does not want federal dollars used for abortion. In an attempt to keep his 2007 promises to Planned Parenthood, the President is trying to smuggle sweeping pro-abortion policies into law behind smokescreens of contrived language, verbal misdirection, and outright misrepresentation." The National Right to Life Committee, the nation's largest pro-life group is a federation of affiliates in all 50 states and 3,000 local chapters nationwide. National Right to Life works through legislation and education to protect those threatened by abortion, infanticide, euthanasia and assisted suicide. Join Mass Citizens

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WALK TO AID MOTHERS AND CHILDREN this Sunday!

Join us in a celebration of life to aid women in need! 2009 MCFL Respect Life Walk to Aid Mothers and Children Sunday, October 4, Boston Common 1:30 pm Registration and Pre-Walk Celebration Music, pro-life speakers, visit pro-life vendors Free Ice cream, face-painting and balloon animals for children 2:30 pm Walk Our keynote speaker is James Sedlak, Vice President of American Life League' nationally recognized expert on Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the United States. Master of Ceremonies: Don Feder Pastor Basil Yarde, Rabbi Henry Morse The Respect Life Walk raises money to help support the life-saving work of 48 beneficiary organizations who help women choose life for their unborn babies. These organizations are run by volunteers who depend on our generosity to help provide food, shelter, prenatal and postnatal care, counseling services, materials needs, adoption services, and post-abortion counseling to aid women in desperate circumstances. They are counting on us! Obtain a sponsor sheet and start raising money to save lives! Call: (617) 242-4199, ext. 2 Or go online at: www.masscitizensforlife.org Walk photos welcome! If you have a camera, please submit good walk photos to: info@masscitizensforlife.org (please obtain written permission for any photos that include children) You can help greatly today. Please submit this bulletin notice to your church Put your faith into action to help women in crisis pregnancies choose life for their babies! The Massachusetts Citizens for Life Walk to Aid Mothers and Children will be held on Sunday, October 4 at 1:30 pm on Boston Common. Walk to raise money for 48 beneficiary organizations who help women in need with food, shelter, prenatal care, material needs, counseling and adoption services. Call MCFL at (617) 242-4199, or visit masscitizensforlife.org for a sponsor sheet. Thanks, Helen Cross, Walk Chair Join Mass Citizens

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October "The Rose" is now on-line

Dear E-mail list members,

    The October version of "The Rose" is now on-line. Please go to our website at this link:
http://www.pvmcfl.org/page18.html
Some highlighted stories are:

1) Health Care Bill (some developments on this story may happen this week)
2) Longmeadow Life Chain- This event will happen on October 17th, attached to
    this e-mail is a flyer for distribution.
3) Bethlehem House- How you can help. Attached is a United Way form you can
     download if you want to choose Bethlehem House as your agency to donate to
     through your payroll deduction.
4) Massachusetts legislation- six bills to look at and call our state legislators.

Please forward to family and friends of life.

Take care,

Julie Mishol
PV-MCFL "The Rose" newsletter editor

40 Days for Pro-Life

Tell President Obama that Health Care does not include abortion
http://www.realhealthcarerespectslife.com/#petition

Sep 23 Wed – 40 days for life starts in 212 cities across 45 U.S. states, 5 Canadian provinces, and Denmark. Sign up at  www.40daysforlife.com/worcester - Pray outside Planned Parenthood to end abortion
Sep 25 Fri 7PM St. Paul's Bible study. http://cathedralofsaintpaul.blogspot.com/  Pope Benedict's Post Synodal Apostolic Exhortation
Sep 26 Sat 9-10AM Prayer Vigil Protest at Planned Parenthood on Lincoln St. behind Best Chinese Restaurant 625 Lincoln.

Never forget – Catholic Vote
https://www.catholicvote.org/index.php?/site/donationpage/

Oct 2 Fri 8PM First Friday Mass with all night Eucharistic Adoration
Oct 3 Sat 8AM Mass 9-10AM Prayer Vigil Protest new Planned Parenthood at 487 Pleasant.
Oct. 4 Sun 1:30PM Walk for Life in Boston, 2-3:30PM Life Chain in Worcester
Oct 10 Sat noon – National Rosary Rally
Oct 29 Wed 7PM Assumption College Hagan Hall Francis Cardinal George

The loyal opposition party; Republicans on local TV, Charter TV3 Worcester, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday 7PM, Shari Worthington on Central Mass Chronicles.  Massachusetts needs a two party political system to avoid corruption.  Please consider all Pro-Life and Pro-Family Republicans to break the Democratic stranglehold on Political power that promotes abortion and the homosexual agenda.

Bishop Murphy's USCCB statement on Universal Health Care which explicitly prevents abortion and enforces conscience clauses.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKByGyTlgRc

Highlights from the Voter Values Summit
http://www.frcaction.org/vvs-webcast

Thanks and God Bless,
Jay G.
http://www.dtf-jayg.blogspot.com/

Prayer Needs;
http://dtf-jayg.blogspot.com/2009/02/prayer-needs.html

Little Grace at Visitation House now weighs 6 lbs. Keep praying because the Prayers are working! There are now 10 moms, 6 babies and 4-year-old Max, Grace's oldre brother.

Health and spiritual needs: Bob recently widowed, with two boys to raise, Peachie with Lupis, Barbara R.- URGENT as she is dying NOW;   Brian N.- cancer;    David- whose wife left family with 3 children; Lisa- who left husband and 4 children- that they reunite and the children and Dad find strength, comfort, and faith, and that the Mom returns home, Ron's sister with brain tumor, My cousin Barbara B. who's back on chemo, Chris T. second operation, Sherry, (waiting for lung transplant), Robbie Coudert, Lauri, four babies now at Visitation House Damien the newest and Grace gained weight and is a real fighter, Marilyn Birnie from "Friends of the Unborn", George recovery from leg surgery, John Benoit who's in Life Care in Auburn, Sean Seely married with 5 yr old twins has  leukemia, Pam G. and Molly full recoveries from Cancer, Georgia and her daughter 2 lb. 1 oz. daughter Grace who needs heart surgery, Keishela. Clyde that he is enlightened by the Holy Spirit, Joni and her husband from http://www.joniandfriends.org/ - special Prayer request for Caroline for health and spiritual healing, and for a paying roommate to live in her house. John Sinacola stomach cancer, Ian, Dave K. motorcycle accident, Lisa Lauring stage 4 lung cancer, Abortion workers seeking new jobs …

Recently Deceased: 19 year old Brittany was in i.c.u., Ted Kennedy, Skip, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Al Thoman, Patty G., John Bellione, Bob DeMarco 51 father of three boys, Georga's father, Mike Paul's mother-in-law Dorothy, Dom DeLuise, Mari Loli of Garabindal, Jerry, Wes Schaefer, Defender of Life Pat Taylor…

Good news about the Walk!

All these wonderful young people will be joining us! Please spread the word. The Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults COMING SOON Walk as Children of Light: Boston Respect Life Sunday You don't want your teens to miss this amazing day! 10am: Youth Rally with Bob Rice 11:30am: Mass at Cathedral 12:30pm: Pizza Party 1:30-3:30pm: MCFL Respect Life Walk Price: 15.00 Register now!!! www.oymboston.org Contact Kathy Stebbins kstebbins@rcab.org The Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults 66 Brooks Drive Braintree, Massachusetts 02184 617.746.5811 Join Mass Citizens

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Founding member of PV-MCFL Patricia Day has passed away

Dear e-mail list members,

 

PV-MCFL is saddened by the passing of Patricia Day on September 20, 2009. Pat was an original founding member of PV-MCFL and devoted countless hours to the defense of the unborn. She served as Ludlow Chapter chairman, edited "The Rose" newsletter for years, and worked diligently with her husband John in every aspect of running the Pioneer Valley Massachusetts Citizens for Life. We ask that you keep Pat, her husband John and their family in your prayers.

 

For more information, there is an on-line obituary and guest book at http://www.kapinosmazur.com

and for our members that live in the New England/Western Mass. area the funeral arrangements are as follows:

 

Services:

Patricia Day's wake will be held at the Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home, 64 Sewall Street, Ludlow, MA on Thursday, September 24, 2009 from 4-7 PM.

Funeral services celebrating her life will be Friday, September 25, 2009 with family and friends gathering at the Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home at 8:45 AM to be followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial in Christ the King Church, 41 Warsaw Avenue, Ludlow, MA at 10 AM.

Rites of committal will follow in Island Pond Cemetery, 500 Center Street, Ludlow, MA

 

Further information:

Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home is located at 64 Sewall Street, Ludlow, MA 01056. It is next door to Ludlow Printing and across the street from the old Ludlow Hospital

Christ the King Church is located at 41 Warsaw Avenue, Ludlow, MA. Take a left off the turnpike (RT.90) go ahead, after the overpass bear left at fork in the road.

Island Pond Cemetery is located at 500 Center Street, Ludlow, MA. It is across from Haviland Pond.

MCFL
Pioneer Valley

Updates: Dinner and Choose Life plates

The Mass. Citizens Annual Dinner was a sell-out with 450 people attending.  They were inspired by Professor Esolen remarks, especially on what we pro lifers see as the "seamless garment".  The video of his talk will be posted shortly on the web site. Congratulations to State Representative Elizabeth Poirier and her husband, Kevin, who is a former State Representative.  They received jointly the Dr Joseph Stanton Award "for outspoken courage in defense of life, through tireless personal example".   Marian Desrosiers, head of the Pro Life Office for the Diocese of Fall River, received the Ignatius O' Connor Award "for outstanding contributions to the pro-life movement". Local Chapter Service Awards, given to "the unsung hero of a chapter who has demonstrated outstanding service", were awarded to Don Golden, Longmeadow; Madeleine Lavoie, Greater Fall River; Jim Loughman, North Adams; and Claire Donohoe, West Roxbury/Roslindale. Pro-Life Community Awards, "given to a citizen or group who demonstrates outstanding support of a chapter's mission", were awarded to Eleanor McCullen, Newton; Msgr Francis McGann, Needham; Patricia Stebbins, Cape Cod; and The Watertown Knights of Columbus Charitable Trust. The enthusiasm and commitment of the attendees was inspiring! Choose Life License Plates Only 242 people needed and another excellent reason for reserving. We have been buying advertising for the Walk to Aid Mothers and Children and have learned that radio ads in Boston cost as much as $500.00 for 30 SECONDS. TV and newspaper ads cost in the tens of thousands. For forty dollars, you are spreading the word to more people than any of that other advertising, which is seen or heard only once. You will be interested to see how many people in your town have reserved:  http://www.machoose-life.org/Plate_Counts.htm The reservation form was inserted in the July/August MCFL News.  Or you can print it out, http://www.machoose-life.org/images/ChooseLife_Registration_Application.pdf Do it now! Anne Fox, President   Join Mass Citizens

How you and I will stop Obamacare!

"Obamacare is arguably the single most important issue of our time. It's not about taxes, debt, wasteful spending or burdensome regulations it's about our very lives, and the lives of our loved ones. Americans seriously need to wake up and see the horror staring them in the face, and then they need to let their elected representatives know, in no uncertain terms, exactly what they think of Obamacare." whistleblower

What do pro-lifers think of when we think of Obamacare?

abortion, euthanasia, denial of care, "death counseling", rationing, no choice of insurance or provider, life and death decisions made by some czar, no conscience rights for doctors or patients

Is it possible to correct these things? Some pro life congressmen tried to put in wording saying abortion would not be involved - wording was voted down! If euthanasia were removed, there would be nothing left of the plan.

But if the bill could have everything that is anti - life removed, would it be acceptable? Let's face it: officially, Mass Citizens deals with the life issues. We know it is impossible to remove the anti-life underpinnings of the plan but, even if it were possible, as individuals we have to be scared by this bill for other reasons.

We know that Massachusetts has run out of money covering just "universal insurance". This bill would be "universal health care". Trying to cover everything would be like the clunkers and would run out of money just as quickly. According to reports, a national health card would be required with access to personal bank accounts.

And we all know we have the best coverage of any country in the world right now.

I bring up health care with everyone I talk to, especially strangers. Almost everyone is opposed but doesn't realize that other people are also opposed because of the media coverage.

You wonder what we can do in Massachusetts. I'll tell you. We need to make every bit as much noise as people in the rest of the country. Even if it doesn't convince our Congressmen, they will go back to Washington after vacation and complain about how we were all over the place. That will influence the Congressmen who might change. The perception has to be that everyone is against it and we have to add to that perception.

Here is what has happened so far:

Markey's office has said he can probably meet with us.

Olver's office said he wasn't planning meetings but the people are keeping after him and his staff may be be softening

Tsongas has actually scheduled "Town Meetings" (schedule below). Good for her!

When we were meeting with Congressmen on FOCA, one person called to organize small groups to attend.
This time each of us must call demanding to know the schedule of "Town Meetings".
If your Congressman says he is not having meetings, we strongly suggest that you go in person to his office to make sure he knows how you feel.

Every one of us must act now! When you are denied care in November, it will be too late!

We will let you know as we get feedback on activity around the state. It is up to us!

Anne Fox, President


Schedule for Cong. Nicki Tsongas "Town Meetings"

Chelmsford, MA
August 8, 10AM to 12 Noon
Chelmsford Town Hall - Gymnasium
50 Billerica Rd

Hudson, MA
August 11th, 5PM to 7PM
Super Stop & Shop Grocery Store
10 Technology Drive (at Route 85)

Lawrence, MA
August 18th, 5PM to 7PM
Market Basket Grocery Store
700 Essex Street