Facts of Life Email: December 15, 2005

CURRENT LIFE ISSUES:

u A recent study in Norway demonstrates the lasting effects of abortion on women. University of Oslo researchers compared 40 women who had had a miscarriage with 80 who chose to have an abortion. Miscarriage was associated with more mental distress in the six months after the loss of a baby - but abortion had a much longer lasting negative effect. The proportion of women who had a miscarriage suffering distress decreased during the study period, to just 2.6% at five years. But among the abortion group 20% were still experiencing distress at five years. Read the complete story.

u Not only are we preparing to oppose euthanasia legislation here in California, but pro-life efforts are waging anti-death campaigns all over the world! In a rare prosecution of someone who aided a patient in killing herself, a Dutch court has sentenced a man who says he is a "suicide consultant" to one year in prison for helping a woman die. In the Czech Republic, churches and faith groups from across the religious spectrum have been united by their opposition to a paragraph in the draft penal code. Under the new code, euthanasia would no longer by treated as murder. Learn more about euthanasia, including how you can help keep it out of the law books!

u Honor your loved ones this season by making a donation to CPLC in their names! Tax deductible donations are a great to demonstrate your value of life and share your legacy with others. Click here for more information about how your contribution allows us to do important work!

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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CPLC:

u Would you like to play a big part in our upcoming pro-life efforts? Be a sponsor for our annual Prayer Breakfast and Rally! All sponsorships are tax deductible and include a free table for ten. This year's event will take place Tuesday, January 24th. The breakfast will be held at the the Grand, followed by pro-life workshops and a rally held at 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! Go to www.californiaprolife.org/breakfast or call our office at 1-800-924-2490 for more information!

u Plans are already underway for the 2006 CPLC Youth Oratory Contest! This unique opportunity is open to all high school juniors and seniors. Students research, write and present an original pro-life speech on abortion, euthanasia, infanticide, or embryonic stem cell research and compete for local, state, and national honors! Visit www.californiaprolife.org/speak for all the details!

JOIN THE ADVENTURE!
CPLC has a variety of educational resources for you to share with your community. Learn more about all the current issues and how to get involved!

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"Human dignity has gleamed only now and then and here and there, in lonely splendor, throughout the ages, a hope of the better men, 
never an achievement of the majority."
James Thurber

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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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