"Facts of Life" Email: May 5, 2005

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CURRENT LIFE ISSUES:


Join the rally to oppose AB654 at the Capitol on Wednesday, May 18th, beginning at 9am! 
If you are a Southern California resident, you can join the rally meeting at the Pershing Square fountain in downtown Los Angeles, also May 18th at 9am! 
Call 916-442-8315 for more details!

u Introducing E.P.I.C.! The Euthanasia Public Information Campaign needs your help in educating your community about the dangers of euthanasia and assisted suicide. This campaign utilizes the book and documentary, Death As A Salesman, as the basis for presentations to pro-life groups, churches, and other organizations.  You have the opportunity to lead a discussion or simply include the material in your local library.  These materials have been proven to change public opinion and even prevent pro-death legislation! Life is EPIC, be a part of it! 

u 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 April 27th on a bipartisan vote of 270-157.  The bill next moves to the Senate.  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!

u Assisted Suicide is threatening California now more than ever!  which moves next to the Assembly's Appropriations Committee before a floor vote expected in May. The 'safeguards' built in to this bill are few and faulty and there are serious risks involved!  Governor Schwarzenegger has not yet taken an official position on AB 654; CPLC has materials in Spanish and English that make it easy to communicate with him and other legislators about this issue.  Find out how to urge legislators to oppose this bill! 

u In a world so intent on ending the lives of the medically vulnerable, we love to celebrate when life triumphs! Read about the firefighter who suddenly spoke up after nearly ten years of silent semi-consciousness! 

The CPLC website has all the breaking news! 
 www.californiaprolife.org


WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CPLC:

u CPLC held its annual California ProLife Youth Oratory Contest state finals last weekend, and it was a smashing success! Our three finalists, Cedina, Simone, and Jonathan, offered three very different speeches on all of the optional topics: abortion, euthanasia, and stem-cell research.  It was a tough decision for our panel of judges, but we are proud to be sending our winner, Cedina, to the national contest held at the NRLC Convention in Minneapolis, MN.  Congratulations to all three students for a job well done and a big thank you to our fantastic judges and helpers!  Come join us next year!

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

u Equipping you with information and resources is part of our mission.  We are constantly updating our website to provide you with the latest news and legislation and opportunities to help preserve the value of Life.  Check out our web page for all the latest pro-life news, legislation, and general information and learn more about your part in the adventure. 

State legislators are acting on your behalf, help them out! 
CPLC provides information on current legislative proposals and makes it easy for you to communicate with your legislative representatives!  Send an email to your representatives in the Assembly and Senate; remind them that you vote pro-life and they should too!

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"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference.
The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference.
And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference."

-Elie Wiesel-


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

 

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