Facts of Life Email: November 23, 2005

CURRENT LIFE ISSUES:

u We're back! Although we were unable to pass Proposition 73, we are encouraged by positive response of so many. Thank you for all you did- it was a very close race! We've been anxious to return to our regular schedule of Facts of Life updates! 

u Assembly member Patti Berg is planning to reintroduce her euthanasia legislation in January. This past year, your efforts were successful in preventing Berg and other euthanasia advocates from gaining a majority of support in either the Assembly or the Senate! We plan on doing so again in 2006 and are already preparing fight this bill. Learn more about euthanasia and Berg's deadly bill here!

u The Supreme Court has already heard oral arguments in the case of Gonzales v. Oregon. This case questions the constitutionality of Oregon's assisted suicide procedures of dispensing federally controlled narcotics. Former Attorney General John Ashcroft maintained that the drugs should only be dispensed for a 'legitimate medical purpose' and that euthanasia was not such a purpose. It is the pro-life position that the federal government should not be forced to facilitate assisting suicide through the use of federally controlled substances. Currently, Oregon law allows for adults with less than a 6 month life expectancy to obtain a prescription for such medication. It is the only legal method of assisted suicide in the United States. 

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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CPLC:

u Are you ready for the Annual Prayer Breakfast and Rally? This year's event will take place Tuesday, January 24th. The breakfast will be held at the the Grand, 1215 J Street, Sacramento, from 8-10 am. Pro-life workshops will be held at the Capitol from 10:30-noon, and the Rally will be at noon on the West steps of the Capitol. This event marks the 33rd anniversary of the Roe V. Wade decision and features great pro-life speakers and opportunities for involvement. You won't want to miss it! Call our office at 915-442-8315 x304 for more information!

u Have a great holiday weekend! Be thankful for LIFE!

JOIN THE ADVENTURE!
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 join us!
Check out www.californiaprolife.org/volunteers

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"You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, 
but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings."
Pearl S. Buck

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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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