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CURRENT LIFE ISSUES:
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The House of Representatives has passed the bill requiring
girls under the age of 18 to notify their parents before
traveling to another state to have an abortion. The
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act (H.R. 748) passed
Wednesday on a bipartisan vote of 270-157. The bill next
moves to the Senate, where
Majority Leader Bill Frist said,
"no matter how few people it affects, it's an important
bill on the principles." While the House has passed a
version of the bill on two prior occasions, the Senate has never
voted on it -- in part because pro-abortion lawmakers have held
it up. Contact
your Senators and urge them
to support this bill!
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Assisted Suicide is threatening California now more than
ever! The
CA Assembly Judiciary Committee has endorsed the bill to permit
physician-assisted suicide, which
moves next to the Assembly's Appropriations Committee before a floor vote expected by May.
There will be a rally at
the Capitol, the morning of May 18th
to oppose AB654,
JOIN THE EFFORT!
u A report by the NRLC Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics exposes 40 states not honoring advance medical directives. In the wake of the Terri Schiavo case, authorities have urged Americans to complete advance directives, like living wills, to state in which circumstances they would want medical treatment, food, and fluids if they become incapable of making these decisions. However, the laws of all but ten states may allow doctors and hospitals to disregard advance directives when they call for treatment, food, or fluids. Learn more about how to protect yourself and your family from starvation!
The CPLC website
has all the breaking news!
www.californiaprolife.org
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CPLC:
u The finalists in the CA ProLife Youth Oratory Contest will be competing for the state title, and you are invited to attend! This annual event showcases some of California's brightest students as they present their award winning pro-life speeches to a panel of experts and judges. Last year's winner also took first place at the national level! It will be a great opportunity to encourage these dedicated students! Check out more information on the oratory contest!
CA
ProLife Youth Oratory Contest, State Finals
Saturday, April 30th, 10am
State Capitol, Room 4202
Sacramento, CA 95814
u You won't want to miss CPLC Director Brian Johnston's upcoming presentation:
"Death
As A Salesman: What's Wrong With Assisted Suicide" and AB
654
Tuesday, May 17th,
7p.m.
Sacred Heart Church
314 W. Workman St.
Covina, CA 91724
Sponsored by Council of Catholic Women
Brian will also be speaking at the Arkansas Right to Life Conference, on April 30th. Invite your family and friends to these presentations and learn more about this dangerous trend!
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O I N T H E A D V E N T U R E !
We are able to accomplish a great deal with the help of local
chapters and church contacts throughout California. If you are
interested in organizing a chapter in your area or would like to be
a pro-life representative within your church, we would love to have
you on our team!
Check out www.californiaprolife.org/volunteers
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to forward "Facts of Life" to your pro-life friends and family!
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"The
life I touch for good or ill will touch another life, and that
in turn another,
until who knows where the trembling stops or in what far place
my touch will be felt."
-Frederick
Buechner-
California ProLife Council (CPLC) www.californiaprolife.org is the largest statewide organization in California solely dedicated to pro-life issues. CPLC is a non-sectarian, non-partisan, non-profit grassroots organization of pro-life groups and individuals in California dedicated to protecting and fostering the most basic value of our society-respect for LIFE itself. We seek to educate our community in regard to abortion, euthanasia, and infanticide, to identify and organize the pro-life population of the state into an effective team, and to restore respect for human life to public policy. California ProLife Council is the California affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee, Inc. www.nrlc.org