The Erie Echo “voice for life”

Vol. XLVI No. 3 Circulation 5,606 November 2018 Presenting Uju Ekeocha 2019 Breakfast Speaker With all the challenges and difficulties of In her book Target Africa, published Africa, people complain and lament their earlier this year, Uju exposes the harm being problems openly. I have grown up in this done to African culture and African families environment and I have heard women (just as by what she describes as an “ideological much as men) complain about all sorts of colonialism” practiced by the western things. But I have NEVER heard a woman nations. This 21st-century colonialism is complain about her baby (born or unborn). driven by financial aid programs that require — Obianuju Ekeocha or pressure African countries to embrace People for Life will present its first abortion-on-demand and adopt population international Special Guest Speaker at the control programs. A documentary movie 41st Annual Pro-Life Breakfast this January. titled Strings Attached is Uju’s next effort in Obianuju Ekeocha was born in southeast her courageous battle against ideological Nigeria and has lived in the United Kingdom colonialism. Scheduled to be released this since 2006. Affectionately known around the fall, the movie as already been screened at the world as “Uju,” she is the founder and British Parliament. president of Culture of Life Africa, “an Uju has advised many African Members initiative dedicated to the promotion and of Parliament, African United Nations defense of the African values of the sanctity delegates, ambassadors, and other decision makers on human life issues. She has also Obianuju Ekeocha of life, beauty of marriage, blessings of Founder & President, Culture of Life Africa worked closely with many African religious motherhood, and the dignity of family life.” broadcast networks, including BBC television These values are under assault by the leaders to promote pro-life values in various countries. She has co-authored pro-life and radio, EWTN television and radio, Ave governments of many western, industrialized Maria Radio, and Relevant Radio. nations; powerful foundations; wealthy, declarations with several African Catholic bishops conferences. The 41st Annual Pro-Life Breakfast will western philanthropists; and United Nations be held at the Erie Bayfront Convention agencies. Uju has spoken at pro-life events in over 40 cities and 15 countries. She was a featured Center on Saturday, January 12, 2019, Culture of Life Africa is countering these beginning at 9 a.m. Reservations can be attacks on African values using the actual speaker at the 2016 West Coast Walk for Life in San Francisco. This October, she was the purchased online, through the mail, or at our words and voices of African women. The office, but they must be made in advance. The organization has organized major pro-life main speaker at an event organized by the student right to life organization of cost is $17 for those over 12 and $9 for ages conferences and March for Life rallies in 3-12. Children under 3 are welcome to attend African countries. Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Uju has also been featured on numerous at no cost. Child care will be available.

41:27. The top 5K winners were: Rosie Cooper (30) of Life Run 5K, 10K, & Walk Jamestown, NY with a time of 19:05; Peter Caulfield Thanks to all of the great volunteers who helped make (17) of Waterford, 19.36; and Aiden Seeman (15) of our fifth annual Life Run a big success and lots of fun! Edinboro, 19:48. Peter, by the way, was also the first And congratulations to all of our intrepid runners and place winner in this year’s pro-life oratory contest for walkers. It was a cool, damp “Second Saturday in high school students (11th-12th grade level). October,” but the weather did not dampen spirits or Please look on our website for a complete list of keep many people away. this year’s Life Run sponsors. We hope you will Life Run took place, as usual, at Burch Farms patronize as many of them as possible and tell them, Country Market and Winery. We are very grateful to “Thank you!” for their support. Mr. Tim Burch and Burch Farms for hosting our event Don’t forget to congratulate our race director and every year and for their wonderful hospitality. board member, Kelly Cooney on another great event The top 10K winners were: Mike Williamson (26) when you see her. If you received one of our beautiful of Erie with a time of 34:52; Alec Raynor (25) of Erie, Life Run t-shirts, you can also thank our board 34:56; and Scott Brumbaugh (38) of Bellfonte, PA, secretary (and t-shirt guru) Shauna Jackson.

Page 2 The Erie Echo November 2018 and Erie Area Election News State Representatives March for Life and has spoken at both this relatively common genetic condition. A events. similar provision in Pennsylvania law The only contested state House of already protects babies who are targeted Representatives seat in the Erie area is the Congress District 16 because of their sex. 2nd district seat, formerly occupied by state Pro-life incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R) Wolf is also one of only five Rep. Flo Fabrizio. Both candidates in the this is being challenged in the new 16th gubernatorial candidates endorsed by the race, Tim Kuzma (R) and Bob Merski (D) congressional district by Ron Dinicola (D). National Abortion Rights Action League. are rated “pro-life” by the Pennsylvania Pro- DiNicola is endorsed by the Planned Challenger Scott Wagner (R) is endorsed Life Federation PAC. Parenthood Pennsylvania Advocates, the by the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation and People for Life sent a questionnaire to political action arm of all three Planned National Right to Life. He served in the state both candidates prior to the spring primary Parenthood regional affiliates in senate from 2014 to 2018 and earned a 100% election. Kuzma returned his questionnaire Pennsylvania. is the pro-life voting record. Wagner is a cosponsor with 100% pro-life answers. No largest provider of abortions in the United of the bill to protect preborn children with questionnaire was received from Merski. States. It opposes any and all restrictions on Down syndrome that Gov. Wolf has pledged Merski did, however, return a abortion at any time in pregnancy and to veto. questionnaire with mostly pro-life responses supports full taxpayer funding of abortion. This past January, Wagner sponsored a in 2017 when he was running for Mayor of DiNicola is rated “pro-abortion” by the bus to the Washington, DC March for Life Erie. He indicated at the time that he would Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation PAC. and issued a strong pro-life statement that support a law prohibiting abortion, but would Mike Kelly has compiled a 100% pro-life concluded with these words: “I promise that require exceptions for rape and incest. He also voting record during his four-terms in the protecting life will always be one of my indicated that he was undecided about U.S. House of Representatives. He is guiding principles. I hope that you will join government funding for research that endorsed by the PA Pro-Life Federation and me in defending the unborn.” involves killing human embryos. National Right to Life political action In the 8th House district, incumbent committees. Lieutenant Governor Tedd Nesbit (R) is rated “pro-life” by the Rep. Kelly never misses the annual Pro- (D), candidate for lieutenant PPLF-PAC. The position of his challenger, Life Breakfast in Erie. governor, is running for office as a team with Lisa Boeving-Learned (D), is reported as incumbent Gov. . Fetterman “unknown.” Governor shares Wolf’s extreme pro-abortion position In all other Erie-area state House races, Planned Parenthood is responsible for one and has stated, “I am unabashedly pro- the incumbents are running unopposed. The out of every three abortions done in the choice, and will always fight to protect the PPLF-PAC has rated these candidates as , and this abortion giant knows constitutional right to an abortion.” follows: 1st district Rep. Pat Harkins (D), it has a friend in Pennsylvania: the current Candidate for lieutenant governor Jeff “mixed”; 3rd district Rep. Ryan Bizzarro governor, Tom Wolf (D). Bartos (R) is running for office as a team (D), “pro-abortion”; 4th district Rep. Curt Gov. Wolf is such a good friend, in fact, with candidate Scott Wagner, who is Sonney (R), “pro-life”; 6th district Rep. Brad that Planned Parenthood’s political action challenging pro-abortion Gov. Tom Wolf. Roae (R), “pro-life”; 7th district Rep. Mark committee has announced that it is spending Bartos shares Wagner’s pro-life position and Longietti (D), “pro-life”; and 65th district $2.5 million dollars to get him reelected. is endorsed by the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Rep. Kathy Rapp (R), “pro-life.” That is reportedly the largest amount of Federation PAC. money that Planned Parenthood has ever State Senate District 50 spent in any state on a mid-term election U.S. Senate Pro-life incumbent state Sen. Michele race. It is no wonder. Incumbent Sen. Bob Casey, Jr. (D) has an Brooks (R) has a challenger for her 50th Gov. Wolf volunteered as a Planned 80% pro-abortion voting record for 2018, district seat in the state Senate this year. The Parenthood escort (a.k.a. deathscort) back in according to National Right to Life. The challenger’s name is Sue Mulvey (D). the day, ferrying abortion bound women into politically left-leaning magazine Politico Mulvey has been endorsed by Emily’s the abortion facility and preventing them recently summed up the Casey record this List, a single-issue political action committee from interacting with any pro-life advocates way: “He has voted along with Planned whose mission is to bankroll and promote who might be on hand with information and Parenthood 75% of the time since 2011. And pro-abortion women who are running for offers of help and support. he voted with NARAL Pro-Choice America elective office. The Pennsylvania Pro-Life As governor, Tom Wolf has opposed 100% of the time in 2016 and 2017.” Federation (PPLF) PAC rates Mulvey as efforts to stop taxpayer money from flowing After working tirelessly for over 40 years “pro-abortion.” to agencies that carry out abortions. He to reshape the Supreme Court with a Sen. Brooks has a 100% pro-life voting vetoed legislation that would change the late- conservative majority that would reverse Roe record and is endorsed by the Pro-Life term abortion limit from six months to five v. Wade, pro-life Pennsylvanians witnessed Federation. She was the primary sponsor of months and stop brutal dismemberment Sen. Casey vote against two highly- Senate Bill 3, a measure to prohibit elective abortions in which the child dies as his or her qualified, conservative Supreme Court abortions after the fifth month of pregnancy arms and legs are torn away, piece by piece, nominees, Neil Gorsuch and Brett and to stop the horrendous dismemberment even at advanced stages of development Cavanaugh. Casey came out forcefully abortion procedure, also known as dilation when the child experiences the pain just like against Kavanaugh, promising a “no” vote, and evacuation. a newborn would. Wolf has also vowed to even before the Senate hearings began. S.B. 3 received strong support in the veto a bill that would provide a measure of Sen. Casey opposes the ongoing efforts Pennsylvania General Assembly. It was, protection for babies with Down syndrome to stop taxpayer money from flowing to unfortunately, vetoed by pro-abortion Gov. (and a measure of respect for other people Planned Parenthood and other abortion Tom Wolf on December 18, 2017. with Down syndrome). The bill would providers. Brooks is a frequent attendee at the disallow abortions where the child is targeted In contrast, Sen. Casey’s opponent, annual Pro-Life Breakfast and the Erie solely and expressly because he or she has Congressman (R) has a 100%

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FROM PAGE 2 interest in the movie. All the effort paid off; Abortion proponents do not want emphasis Elections | Barletta / Casey Gosnell opened in Erie on October 13, the placed on conception as any sort of milestone. national release date, and was expected to They much prefer to talk about “pregnancy” pro-life voting record, compiled throughout play through the 24th, or longer! and not the conception or existence of a his years of service in Congress. He supports One of the producers, Ann McElhinney, unique, living human being. It sounds better defunding abortion providers and voted for a was the Special Guest Speaker at People for to terminate a pregnancy than a human being. bill to defund Planned Parenthood Life’s 40th Annual Pro-Life Breakfast this After changing the subject, they insist that specifically. Barletta supported both of past January. Ann also spoke this October at the pregnancy does not begin until the President Trump’s Supreme Court nominees. the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation’s embryo is implanted in the uterus, about 6-12 Congressman Barletta also co-sponsored Celebrate Life Banquet in Harrisburg. days after conception. How “unscientific” of as well as voted for the Pain-Capable Unborn the Trump administration to worry about Child Protection Act, legislation to protect Two Little Words conception, when the real issue, they imply, unborn children by prohibiting abortion at 20 During the Obama administration, the is pregnancy and the relevant milestone is weeks. He has represented Pennsylvania’s mission statement of the Department of implantation. 11th congressional district since 2011. Health and Human Services contained the Interestingly, science now tells us that the Gosnell Movie line: “HHS accomplishes its mission through hormone EPF or Early Pregnancy Factor is programs and initiatives that cover a wide When People for Life learned that Erie was detectible in the mother’s bloodstream spectrum of activities, serving and protecting not among the cities where the movie Gosnell “within hours of fertilization,” long before Americans at every stage of life.” | The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer implantation. The Trump administration has added two was scheduled to open on its national release The complete updated mission statement little words to the end of that sentence: “from date, we immediately turned to the Erie pro- appears in the “Introduction” section of the conception.” Pro-abortion forces are life community. We posted alerts on our newly-released HHS Strategic Action Plan for reportedly very alarmed about this. It creates Facebook pages and issued an E-Mail 2018-2022. the impression that life begins at conception, Update, urging everyone to call and e-mail and to them, that is a very dangerous notion. Erie Gives Day Tinseltown Erie and Cinemark headquarters Pro-life overtones are even more evident Thank you to everyone who pitched in to help with requests for the movie. We also sent in another section of the document where it us bring pro-life educational materials and messages to several hundred local churches. says, “A core component of the HHS mission opportunities to northwestern Pennsylvania Many of you sprung into action, so much is our dedication to serve all Americans from by donating to the People for Life Education so that the local theater managers were conception to natural death.” Fund on Erie Gives Day! acknowledging that there had been a lot of Memorials Given by In Memory of Given by In Memory of Patty Morell Judy and Jo Ann Kinsel Concetta Schillinger John (Jack) Schillinger, Husband Phyllis Tarasovich Ann DiMarco Signal Technologies, Inc. Claudia L. Campbell Robert & Bonnie Albert Donald Mulson Ray & Peg Fitzgerald Jerry Stark Corry Manufacturing Donald Mulson Cathy Jetty Donald Mulson Given by In Honor of Betty & James Dalessandro Virginia Rocco Pete & Barb Sirianni Nina Austin Ray & Peg Fitzgerald Jack Schillinger

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March for Life Buses stop at a turnpike service plaza on the way to Washington and a stop for dinner, probably at The annual Washington, DC March for Life January 2019 a large food court, on the way home. Once in will take place on Friday, January 18, 2019. It www.PeopleforLife.life/january2019 Washington, the congressional office will mark the 46th anniversary of the January www.Facebook.com/PeopleforLife building cafeterias offer good food at 22, 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized reasonable prices –and you might even get to Pro-Life Breakfast abortion on demand. This is sure to be the meet your favorite U.S. Senator or Saturday, January 12, 2019, 9 a.m. most hopeful and upbeat March for Life ever. Erie Bayfront Convention Center Representative. You are also welcome to With the addition of Justice Brett Special Guest Speaker: Obianuju Ekeocha bring along your own supply of food and Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, the end of www.Facebook.com/ProLifeBreakfast beverages. Roe v. Wade – and restoration of justice for March for Life Bus Trip People for Life is happy to accommodate preborn babies – lies within grasp like never Leave Erie January 17, 2019, 11 p.m. groups of any size, including student and before. Return about 2 a.m., January 19 church groups. We make sure that groups can $55 per seat ($50 until December 17) People for Life has chartered three stay together, all on the same bus. If you are www.Facebook.com/MarchforLifeBusTrip Anderson motor coaches for the trip to thinking of organizing a group, or thinking of Washington. We will depart from Erie on Erie March for Life making the trip by yourself, we would be Saturday, January 26, 2018, 11 a.m. happy to help. Contact Tim Broderick at Begins and Concludes at Perry Square People for Life for answers to your questions 11 a.m. and conclude by 12:30 p.m. with a and a more in-depth discussion of what we program at the Perry Square Pavilion. The have to offer and how we can work together. Erie March historically took place before, Sponsor a Marcher instead of after, the March for Life Bus Trip. This January, as usual, there will be students But with the Washington, DC March for Life and families who would love to go to now being scheduled for the Friday before Washington for the March for Life but need the January 22 anniversary of Roe v. Wade some financial assistance. Our cost per bus instead of right on the 22nd, there is not seat is about $55. If you would like to help by enough time in early January to work in both donating any amount towards the Bus Trip the Pro-Life Breakfast and the Erie March. sponsorship fund, please call or e-mail People Outreach Booth Season for Life for more information or simply We participated in 10 major community indicate that your donation is for “bus events and three church events this year. Our Thursday evening, January 17 at 11 p.m. sponsorship.” Thank you! I Love Life balloons were a big attraction – There will also be a stop at Edinboro, if Erie March for Life 750 distributed at the Albion Fair alone. needed. Everyone who wants to be a part of We will march again on Saturday, January Great fun and positive messaging! the March for Life is encouraged to register 26, this time in downtown Erie. The Erie Unfortunately, Celebrate Erie was not in for our Bus Trip. The price per bus seat is March for Life will begin at Perry Square at the mix. A remake of the event excluded still only $55, and if you register many local non-profits. We and pay by Monday, December were not alone. But our friend 17, People for Life will 2018 PRO-LIFE CALENDAR 2019 U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly was still contribute $5, lowering your Nov. 6 Election Day: Midterm Elections so concerned that he wrote to cost to $50. Early reservations Dec. 10 International Human Rights Day the Mayor urging the City of are extremely helpful. You will Dec. 18 Last day for March for Life Bus Trip special discount offer Erie to reconsider our exclusion. also need $11 to ride the Metro Jan. 12 41st Pro-Life Breakfast - Bayfront Convention Center, 9 a.m. Communications (it’s easy and fun). Please join Jan. 17 March for Life Buses depart from Erie, 11 p.m. us! Every voice matters. If you Jan. 18 46th Annual March for Life - Washington, DC Please follow us on Facebook need help with the expenses, Jan. 19 March for Life Buses Return - approximately 2 a.m. and Instagram and send a sponsorship help is available. Jan. 26 Erie March for Life - Downtown Erie, 11 a.m. subscribe request for our E-Mail March 4 Last day for statewide PPLF Student Essay contest entries Enough extra resources to Updates. When something of April 13 People for Life High School Oratory Contest keep from getting hungry are pro-life importance happens or April 15 Last day to submit People for Life Student Essay Contest entries will happen in N.W. PA, you also essential, of course! We April 15 Last day for statewide PPLF High School Oratory Contest entries will be among the first to know. will make an early breakfast May 12 Mother’s Day / Mother’s Day Carnation Project