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THE ERIE ECHO “voice for life” Vol. XL No. 2 www.peopleforlife.org April 2012 It’s a Woman’s Right to Know Pennsylvania lawmakers are pressing including transvaginal ultrasounds, are discourage the other? Shouldn’t the ahead with H.B. 1077, The Woman’s Right already a routine part of the abortion government stay “neutral” and not be to Know Act , despite hysterical opposition procedure. And of course she failed to note “choosing sides”? from Planned Parenthood and their foot that none of the laws, enacted or proposed, According the U.S. Supreme Court, the soldiers in the General Assembly. Governor require the transvaginal ultrasound method. government has every right to choose sides Corbett has indicated his support for the Speaking at a rally sponsored by the on behalf of innocent human lives. In legislation. Lancaster County Democratic Committee, Planned Parenthood v. Casey , the Supreme Similar laws are on the books in at least Pennsylvania State Rep. Babette Josephs of Court recognized that a state may “further 21 states already. The one in Texas was Philadelphia bashed female legislators who its legitimate goal of protecting the life of recently upheld by a three-judge panel of the support The Women’s Right to Know Act : the unborn by enacting legislation aimed at 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. “What are they? Women, or are they men ensuring a decision that is mature and The Women’s Right to Know Act will with breasts?” “I don’t believe they’re really informed, even when in so doing the state ensure that all women in Pennsylvania have women.... I believe they’re men with expresses a preference for childbirth over an opportunity to see an ultrasound of their breasts.” abortion.” unborn child before having an abortion. Others might conclude they are women If you support a woman’s right to be Many woman who have considered with a heart. fully informed before obtaining an abortion, abortion say they abandoned the idea after Lancaster Democratic Chairwoman please continue communicating with your seeing an ultrasound. It is no wonder that Sally Lyall expressed support for Josephs’ state representative and state senator, former abortion providers tell us they used crude remarks after the rally. The encouraging them to take action as soon as to make sure that none of their clients ever committee’s executive board had already possible and vote YES on H.B. 1077, The saw the ultrasound screen. It is also no voted unanimously to oppose The Women’s Women’s Right to Know Act . wonder that the abortion industry and Right to Know Act . abortion lobby are fiercely opposing The “[Pro-life females in the legislature] Women’s Right to Know Act . must believe that they are not capable of N.W. PA State Legislators Their strategy for opposing the bill? making their own health care choices, but Sen. Jane Earl (814) 453-2515 Hysterics, false information, and insults. they are capable of voting on bills that Sen. Bob Robbins (814) 336-2760 Speaking recently at the Jefferson control all of our behavior,” said Josephs. “I Sen. Mary Jo White (814) 728-2100 Educational Society in Erie, Michelle don’t understand it.” Rep. John Evans (814) 734-2793 Goldberg, a senior contributing writer to Some people might question whether Rep. Flo Fabrizio (814) 455-6319 Newsweek , said that supporters of right-to- providing important information – rather Rep. Pat Harkins (814) 459-1949 know laws (“tea partiers,” she called them) than denying that information – is what Rep. John Hornaman (814) 835-2880 were “demanding that women be vaginally amounts to behavior control. Rep. Brad Roae (814) 336-1136 probed for no reason whatsoever.” She But what if the mandated information Rep. Curt Sonney (814) 897-2080 neglected to mention that ultrasounds, might encourage one particular choice and Planned Parenthood President Obama’s Favorite ‘Charity’ In 2009 Planned Parenthood carried out Parenthood will continue providing care, no injunction to keep the cash flowing to his 332,278 abortions: 1 of every four abortions matter what. I know you’ll never stop favorite “charity.” In retaliation for Texas’ done in the U.S., 910 babies every day. fighting to protect... the choices that de-funding of Planned Parenthood, Obama Over one-half of Planned Parenthood’s America’s women deserve. As long as I announced that his administration would medical clinic revenue, $164 million , came have the privilege of being your president, stop funding the Texas Women’s Health from abortions. For every woman who neither will I.” When it comes to Planned Program , a program that provides received some sort of “prenatal service” Parenthood, Obama deserves to be taken at screenings for breast and cervical cancer, from Planned Parenthood there were 10 who his word. hypertension and diabetes, and STD testing received an abortion. A pregnant client was At least eight states have opted to stop for 100,000 low-income women. When New 390 times more likely to get an abortion funding Planned Parenthood since the Hampshire decided to redirect $1.8 million than an adoption referral. beginning of 2011, but not all have in federal grants to other agencies, Obama President Obama has released a video in succeeded. Indiana tried to redirect $2-3 came to the rescue announcing that the he which he pays homage to Planned million in Planned Parenthood subsidies to would circumvent the state authorities and Parenthood and pledges his ongoing support other agencies that do not do abortions, but send the money directly to Planned for “choice”: “I know that Planned Obama sued and obtained a federal continued on page 2 Page 2 T he Erie Echo April 2012 April 24 Primary Election Congress PA 3 Mike Kelly (R) has a 100% Scutella (D) are pro-abortion. Sean D. Wiley’s (D) pro-life voting record. | Missa Eaton (D) is pro- position is unknown. The following report is based on information abortion: “I don’t want a situation where the from the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation PAC STATE HOUSE government is involved in doctors office. That District 1 Pat Harkins (D) is pro-life. and research, including several candidate should be left to a woman, her doctor...” interviews, conducted by People for Life. District 2 Flo Fabrizio (D) is pro-abortion. Congress PA 5 Glenn Thompson (R) has a PRO-LIFE means that a candidate supports District 3 Ryan Bizzarro (D) is pro-life | Jason 100% pro-life voting record. | Charles Dumas’ (D) legislation to protect unborn children and Owen (R) is pro-life on abortion but said he position is unknown. supports positive alternatives to abortion. PRO- would have to see specific legislation regarding ABORTION means that a candidate would not PA Attorney General David Freed (R) is pro- banning human cloning and taxpayer funding of support legislation to protect unborn children; life. | Kathleen Kane (D) and Patrick Murphy (D) embryo-killing research before taking a stand. | would add so many exceptions to such legislation are pro-abortion. Regina Smith (R) is pro-life. as to render it meaningless; or, in the case of an PA Auditor General John Maher (R) and District 4 Curt Sonney (R) is pro-life. incumbent, has a pro-abortion voting record. Frank Pinto (R) are pro-life. | Eugene D. District 5 No response to the PPLF PAC Presidential Newt Gingrich (R), Ron Paul (R), Depasquale (D) is pro-abortion. questionnaire was received from Greg Lucas (R), Mitt Romney (R), and Rick Santorum (R) are pro- PA Treasurer Diana Irey Vaughan (R) is pro- but his website says he is “pro-life.” | Jason White’s (D) position is unknown. life. | Barack Obama (D) has a solid pro-abortion life. | Robert D McCord (D) is pro-abortion. record. A flyer comparing the candidates on five STATE SENATE District 6 Brad Roae (R) is pro-life. District 7 Mark Longietti (D) is pro-life. key human life issues is available at District 21 (includes eastern Erie County) Scott District 8 Dick Stevenson (R) is pro-life. www.peopleforlife.org. Hutchinson (R) is pro-life. District 17 Michelle Brooks (R) is pro-life. U.S. Senate David Christian (R), Sam Rohrer District 49 (western Erie County) Janet S. District 64 The positions of Lee James (R) and (R), Marc Scaringi (R), Tom Smith (R) and Anderson’s (R) position is unknown. | John C Thomas Myers (R) are unknown. Randall Smith (R) Steven Welch (R) are pro-life. | Bob Casey, Jr. Harkins (D) is pro-life. Brian Pitzer (D) and Terry is pro-life. (D) says he is pro-life. He has a 44% pro-life Monitor www.peopleforlife.org and People for District 65 Kathy Rapp (R) is pro-life. Rapp is voting record, and he voted for ObamaCare. Life’s E-Mail Updates for late-breaking information. the sponsor of the Women’s Right to Know Act . Joseph Vodvarka’s (D) position is unknown. FROM PAGE 1 abortions in Maryland, but the state does have the 155 or more marchers who came out for Planned Parenthood a law that holds a person criminally liable for the 2012 Erie March for Life on January 14, murder if he or she causes the death of an but our numbers were a bit lower than usual. Parenthood. Susan B. Anthony List President unborn child while committing a crime. Many people who were planning to march Marjorie Dannenfelser commented, “Obama Brigham does not have a Maryland medical were either stuck in their driveways or too is the most pro-abortion President in our license, so he was in fact acting illegally each unsure of the roads.