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"Facts of Life" Email: April 14, 2005
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CURRENT LIFE ISSUES:
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The
CA Assembly Judiciary Committee has endorsed the bill to permit
physician-assisted suicide. The
committee voted 5-4 to endorse AB 654, which would permit
physician-assisted suicide for people with fewer than six months
to live. The bill moves next to the Assembly's
appropriations committee before a floor vote expected by May.
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Major clashes on
vital pro-life issues have been occurring in Congress and will
continue to do so during the coming months. Senate Republican leaders are
proposing a reform to prevent Democratic filibusters intended to
inhibit the election of the President's judicial nominees.
Congress may also consider further legislation dealing with the
rights of incapacitated persons. The United Nations General
Assembly adopted a declaration urging all member nations to
enact bans on all forms of human cloning. Read
about all the current pro-life issues and find out how to make
an impact!
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More
dangers of Prop 71 were revealed in a recent
news article, this time focusing on the expensive
conflicts of interest surrounding the program. The
directors of the $3 billion stem cell institute have direct ties
to the biotech firms that stand to gain!
Members
of the panel charged with overseeing
Check out the CPLC website to keep up with the latest in life issues! www.californiaprolife.org/news/index
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CPLC:
u You are invited to attend the state finals of the CA ProLife Youth Oratory Contest! 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! The event will be held at 10am, April 30th, at the capitol building in Sacramento, and will be a great opportunity to encourage these dedicated students! Check out more information on the oratory contest!
u You won't want to miss CPLC Director Brian Johnston's presentations, 'Combating Euthanasia', at the Lutheran's for Life Conference, April 17th in Sacramento, at Stanford University, April 23rd in Palo Alto, and at the Arkansas Right to Life Conference, on April 30th. Bring your family and friends and learn more about this dangerous trend!
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!
You are always welcome
to forward "Facts of Life" to your pro-life friends and family!
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"Never
doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
~Margaret Mead~
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
© CPLC, State Affiliate of National Right to Life Committee
California ProLife Council, 2306 J Street Ste 200, Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone: (916) 442-8315 e-mail: info@californiaprolife.org