"Facts of Life" Email: May 12, 2005

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 President Bush has vowed that federal funds will not be used to support research that requires killing human embryos, but the U.S. House of Representatives may soon vote on bills that would overturn the President’s pro-life policy. According to a House Republican leadership aide, a vote could occur before the end of May.  Your help is needed! Learn more about this bill, and communicate with your representative in the U.S. House, urge them to oppose H.R. 810!

u The U.S. Senate is fast approaching a razor-close vote over the question of whether Senate Democrats will continue to be allowed to filibuster to block approval of President Bush's judicial nominees.  The Senate will soon decide whether a judicial nominee should be able to achieve confirmation if he or she enjoys the support of a simple majority of the Senate, which is the position supported by pro-life Senator Majority Leader Bill Frist and most Republican senators. Appeal to your senators to support putting an end to filibusters of nominees to federal judgeships!

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 Assisted Suicide is threatening California!  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 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 encourage legislators to oppose this bill! 

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

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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CPLC:

u CPLC staff will head to Minneapolis, Minnesota in June for the annual National Right to Life Convention. The convention is always a great opportunity to meet and share with pro-life people from all over. There will be informational seminars, banquets, a prayer breakfast, and a memorial service for Terri Schindler-Schiavo, given by her brother Bobby. Anyone who believes in the value of life can come! Check it out!

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 ACSI, the Association of Christian Schools International, is preparing for the 2005 series of conferences and conventions. There will be events in Sacramento, in October and in Anaheim, in November.  If you'd like to go for free, contact us! We are looking for volunteers to help host our booths and we would love to have you on our team. Call 916.442.8315 for more information!

J 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 join us! 
Check out www.californiaprolife.org/volunteers 

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"Spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour’s duties will be the best preparation for the hours and ages that will follow it."
—Ralph Waldo Emerson—

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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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