Facts of Life Email: January 27, 2006

CURRENT LIFE ISSUES:

u The annual CPLC Prayer Breakfast and Rally was a huge success! Over 300 people attended the Prayer Breakfast, including several legislators. We were treated to encouraging words from Pastor Rick Cole and introduced to many children born through the life-saving efforts of the Bishop Gallegos Maternity Home. The workshops and rally at the Capitol saw a great union of pro-life groups, legislators and life-champions from all over California. If you missed the event, be sure to mark your calendar for next January, when we will surely have pro-life victories to celebrate!

u Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that the legalization of euthanasia should be decided by voters instead of politicians. Lawmakers are preparing to debate whether to legalize physician-assisted suicide in California, with Assembly members planning to reintroduce their previously under-supported euthanasia bill. Schwarzenegger refused to describe how he feels personally about allowing doctors to help terminally ill people die and seemed to suggest he would be uncomfortable signing legislation that may land on his desk this year. Find out how you can influence the Governor's position on this deadly issue!

u Support is building for federal legislation that would ensure that college women facing unexpected pregnancies know about alternatives to abortion. The measure would help women find resources they need to avoid pressures that make them feel abortion is their only solution. Sen. Elizabeth Dole, a North Carolina Republican, has teamed up with Rep. Melissa Hart of Pennsylvania for legislation that would provide colleges and universities with grants to set up “one-stop centers” offering information and resources for child care, parenting, family housing, and adoption. According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, the research arm of Planned Parenthood, 52 percent of all abortions are performed on women under age 25. Read the complete story at our news page!

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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CPLC:

u Help us give CA students the opportunity to stand up for LIFE! Plans are already underway for the 2006 CPLC Youth Oratory Contest, but we need your help to make sure every pro-life student has the chance to speak! Can you host a contest in your hometown? It's easier than you think! 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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"When a man steals to satisfy hunger, we may safely conclude that there is something wrong in society - so when a woman destroys the life of her unborn child, it is an evidence that either by education or circumstances she has been greatly wronged."
Mattie Brinkerhoffn, 1869

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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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