Truth Tour Grabs Media, Public's Attention

Promoting the Culture of Life and Fighting the Culture of Death since 1987 Catholic • Pro-Life • Pro-Family July-August 2009, Vol. 20 No. 4, Circ. 3913 www.defendlife.org • [email protected] Voice Mail: (410) 296-LIVE • Pro-Life Action News: (410) 296-BORN Lawsuit charges Truth Tour grabs media, public’s attention troopers with malice Certainly this group is made up For the ninth summer in a row, Arrest them first, figure out the of despicable people with no values, from July 27-31, Defend Life’s an- charges later. morals or ethics, and they are al- nual Face the Truth Tour rolled into A lawsuit filed July 27 in U.S. ready borderline – many with severe and out of towns and cities, mostly in District Court charges that that’s mental issues, I would imagine. Maryland, but also in West Virginia, what Maryland state troopers did E-mail to Herald Mail after metro D.C. and Pennsylvania. when they arrested and imprisoned Truth Tour stop in Hagerstown At each of 15 stops, local pro- 18 participants in Defend Life’s Face lifers joined with the 24 members the Truth Tour August 1 last year in I saw your images and, oh my of the traveling core team who were Bel Air. God, I felt like crying. I’m a 30- mostly young, mostly college stu- The suit, brought by Defend Life year-old man, mind you, not a little dents, and very pumped up about Director Jack Ames and five other girl. But that is the most horrible bringing the visual truth of the evil pro-lifers, charges the defendants thing I’ve ever seen. I just wanted of abortion to a public kept in the with wrongful arrest, search and you to know that you’re doing God’s dark by the mainstream media. imprisonment and malicious pros- work, man, keep it up. — Phone message to Defend Life See TOUR, page 2 See LAWSUIT, page 3

Defend Life demands protection, not arrests

Don’t mess with Defend Life. That’s the message the pro-life group delivered to the Maryland State Police, the town of Bel Air and the Harford County Sheriff’s Office at a July 20 press conference in Annapolis. Director Jack Ames and several attorneys put these officials on notice that Defend Life would not tolerate a repeat of last summer’s mass arrest of pro-lifers at its Face the Truth Tour stop in Bel Air. Truth Tour Co-Director Jonathan Benitez (foreground) rallies the See DEMAND, page 5 troops at the Harborplace stop in Baltimore. 2 Defend Life • July - August, 2009

TOUR, from page 1

“We met very hostile people, but we also met very gracious people,” said Angela Swagler, a Christendom College sophomore. As tour co-director, Swagler was the first one up each morning and the last one to bed. She aver- aged 4 to 6 hours of sleep a night. “God gives us the grace we need in these situations,” she reflected, adding, “I think I lived on adrena- line!” Swagler, one of the 18 arrested by state troopers at last summer’s Bel Air stop and held overnight in jail, said that this year, rather than Fr. Peter West of Priests for Life talks to demonstrators at the worry about a possible repeat of Harborplace stop. such happenings, “I learned to live in the moment: to participate, not tion,” he said. were very nice and professional. anticipate.” “We videotaped the guy driving To avoid a confrontation, we just But police everywhere were away and made a police report.” moved down the street.” mostly “cordial,” and there were In Westminster a business own- At the final stop in Bel Air, the only two minor incidents, said De- er, insisting that the demonstrators pro-lifers chose a new location, on fend Life Director Jack Ames. were on his property, “went ballis- Business Route 1, because it had “Somebody threw a small bat- tic, swearing and cursing,” Ames heavier traffic than last year’s site. tery at one of our signs in Frederick. recalled. Six or seven Bel Air police They knocked a hole in the lamina- “The police got involved; they cruisers parked quietly across the street from them, without interfer- ing, and the 2-hour stop went off without incident. But Ames sent a half-dozen pro-lifers to hold signs at Route 24 and McPhail Road, the scene of last summer’s arrest, “to establish that we were within our rights last year.” He also had a core team member make a “test call” complaining about the demonstrators. The “complainer” was told, “That’s all right – they’re within their rights” to hold such signs, said Ames. The amount of positive reaction Peter Shinn mans two signs in the median strip on Northern Parkway in Baltimore. See TRUTH, page 15

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LAWSUIT, from page 1 of eight trooper defendants, who, that ‘they’re [the Trooper defen- acting as State Police dispatcher dants] bringing them here [the State ecution in violation of the pro-lifers’ and logistical supervisor, allegedly Police barracks where Bolen was First Amendment rights to freedom helped coordinate the mass arrest. stationed] and they can all sit in a of speech, religion and assembly. “On audio tapes obtained un- cell for an hour . . . and two, or three The defendants include eight der the [Access to Public Records or four and rot . . . When a police of- Maryland state troopers, State Po- Law] request,” the complaint states, ficer tells them to “leave the county” lice Superintendent Col. Terrence “defendant Bolen expresses disgust they are not kidding . . . They need Sheridan, Harford County, the Town and contempt concerning the con- to understand that this is not accept- of Bel Air, three Harford County tent of plaintiffs’ pro-life message, able behavior.’” [Emphases are in sheriff’s deputies, and three Bel Air complaining that she had received complaint.] police officers. reports of ‘signs, real graphic ones, I Audio tapes of 911 calls re- mean the worst that I’ve heard so far, ceived by the State Police reveal Concocted false charges where they actually had, you know, passing motorists complaining that pictures of babies ripped apart, heads the pro-lifers’ signs and posters were Citing evidence from Maryland ripped off, that kind of stuff . . . I am “offensive,” “annoying,” “not cool,” State Police audio tapes, the suit al- about ready to tell them to get the “disturbing,” “awful,” “grotesque,” leges that state troopers, “improperly hell out of this county . . . because, “extremely inappropriate,” “disgust- and unconstitutionally motivated” you know, because I am a bitch.’” ing,” and “obscene.” by complaints from passing motor- In response to the complaints, ists about the graphic signs held by Sit in a cell and rot three troopers arrived at the protest the demonstrators, concocted false site, on Route 24 near Route 294, charges as the basis for their arrests. Later in the same tape, according and told the demonstrators that they Bias by the state troopers them- to the complaint, “Bolen reveals that “needed a ‘permit’ under a clearly selves was also a factor in the arrests, the motive for the impending arrest inapplicable county ordinance,” the the suit charges. she was coordinating is that ‘we told suit states. The complaint cites in particular them [plaintiffs and other pro-life The Harford County permit or- State Trooper Sgt. Donna Bolen, one advocates] to leave the county’ and dinance governs the placement of signs on public property but does not authorize the arrest or imprisonment of alleged violators. The troopers told the pro-lifers they must “pack up and leave” or they would be arrested on the spot for demonstrating without a permit. The pro-lifers then moved their demonstration about 4 miles away, near the intersection of Route 24 and McPhail Road in Bel Air, where they believed they would not be subject to State Police jurisdiction. At the new location, six state troopers arrived, supported by three Bel Air police officers and three Har- ford County sheriff’s deputies. The twelve officers carried out “a clearly prearranged and carefully Attorney Matt Paavola, shown here speaking at Defend Life’s July coordinated plan to arrest plaintiffs 20 press conference, helped file a lawsuit on behalf of Jack Ames and and their fellow pro-life advocates other pro-lifers. on account of the ‘offensive’ content 4 Defend Life • July - August, 2009 of their pro-life message,” the suit leased at the barracks.). Permit charge abandoned charges. The suit contends that the mass “One of the Trooper defendants arrest reflects a state policy, dating The original charge of demon- declared, ‘Arrest them all!,’ thereby from 2005, “under which two peace- strating without a permit was aban- evincing a predetermination to pun- ful and law-abiding associates of doned. ish all of the pro-life advocates for ‘Defend Life’ were designated ‘ter- Ten days later, the Maryland state their mere presence at the demon- rorists’ and ‘Defend Life’ was placed prosecutor entered a nolle prosequi stration, without regard to the par- under surveillance by undercover dismissing all charges, “terminating ticular conduct of each advocate.” agents of the Maryland State Police the groundless prosecutions in plaintiffs’ favor,” the suit states. Shoved to the ground “The Trooper defendants acted willfully and maliciously in falsely In the process of being arrested, Laura Beeson, then 17, arresting and imprisoning plaintiffs plaintiff Laura Beeson, then 17, from was allegedly shoved without probable cause and com- Las Cruces, New Mexico, was alleg- to the ground by mencing groundless criminal pros- edly shoved to the ground by one of ecutions against them,” the suit con- the troopers. one of the troopers. tends. Plaintiff Jessica Ward, of Rob- In addition to Ames, Beeson ins, Iowa, “was likewise subjected and Ward, the plaintiffs are Nathan to excessive force in that she was Homeland Security Intelligence Bu- Cain, of Williamsburg, Iowa; Jor- handcuffed too tightly, causing her reau (HSIB) during its 2005 ‘Face dan Mooney, a minor from Green- to develop numbness and swelling the Truth’ event in Maryland.” ville, South Carolina; Albert Steck- in both hands,” the suit states. Brought before the county com- lein III, of Bethesda; and Timothy Beeson and Ward reportedly un- missioner early on the morning of Sullivan, of Ravenna, Ohio. derwent invasive sexual searches: August 2, the five adult plaintiffs All seven are Roman Catholics both by a female state trooper at the were charged with what the com- “who are compelled in conscience State Police barracks, and Ward a plaint calls “three sham offenses”: to express their religious views, es- second time at the County Detention disorderly conduct, failure to obey a pecially with regard to the evils of Center (Beeson, as a minor, was re- lawful order, and loitering. abortion,” the suit states. “Plaintiffs have a deeply held be an informed Catholic! Recruit New Pro-Lifers religious belief that abortion is mur- Become a Bulk Distributor der and are motivated by their faith We will mail you 10 extra copies of READ this outstanding newsletter which to advocate against abortion on a you can place in church literature regular basis in traditional public racks and distribute in other ways. forums.” NATIONAL CATHOLIC WEEKLY The civil suit, which asks for Founded October 7, 1867 declaratory and injunctive relief Only $65 per year and monetary damages, was filed The Wanderer on behalf of the pro-lifers by Bal- 201 Ohio Street, St. Paul, Minnesotta 55107 410-296-LIVE (5483) See on-line edition www.thewandererpress.com [email protected] timore attorney Matt Paavola and the American Catholic Lawyers As- sociation. Reporters Needed for this Great Newsletter! The seven pro-lifers are de- Contact Diane Levero, Editor • 410-285-5942 • [email protected] manding a jury trial. Their suit is the second to be brought in regard to the August 1, Thursday Face the Truth Tour 2008, mass arrest in Bel Air. The Abortuary located in Beltway Plaza Shopping Center (On Belair Road just inside Baltimore Beltway) first suit was filed last September Every Thursday • Noon - 1PM • Call Kurt • 410-913-3931 • [email protected] by pro-lifers Angela Swagler, Beth Walsh and Joan Walsh. Defend Life • July - August, 2009 5

DEMAND, from page 1 “We’re here to see that the out- rage that occurred last year does not recur this year,” said Tom Brejcha, president and chief counsel of the Thomas More Society, a public interest law firm based in Chicago. “What’s at stake here is what’s called a ‘heckler’s veto,’ where people who disagree with the message of protesters exercising their First Amendment rights complain, and law enforcement shuts down that protest as a result,” said Brejcha. To head off a repeat of last year’s mass arrest, on July 13 Baltimore attorney Matt Paavola, a co-counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund, sent “demand letters” to Maryland State Angela Swagler (left) speaks at the press conference about her arrest Police Superintendent Col. Terrence by state troopers. Sheridan, the Town of Bel Air and Harford County Sheriff Jesse Bane. unsettling effects.’” After their arrest, however, they The letters asked for assur- Approximately 25 pro-lifers at- were not charged with failure to ance that the free speech rights of tended the press conference, includ- have a permit, but with disorderly this year’s Truth Tour participants ing Angela Swagler, who was one of conduct, failure to obey a lawful or- would be protected. 18 arrested by Maryland state troop- der, and loitering. Paavola warned that if no such ers at the final stop of last year’s Eleven days after the arrests, the assurance was given, he was pre- Truth Tour, on August 1 in Bel Air. State entered a nolle prosequi of the pared to file a complaint in federal “Because my speech was entire case – that is, it dropped all district court asking for an injunc- deemed offensive by police, I was criminal charges against the arrest- tion to prevent these agencies from arrested, imprisoned, shackled, and ed pro-lifers – without explanation. suppressing the pro-lifers’ First strip-searched twice,” said Swagler. On September 3 Swagler, Beth Amendment rights. “I’m here today to make sure Walsh and Joan Walsh filed a law- that justice is done and that no suit in federal district court against Enforced ‘heckler’s veto’ one else trying to protect innocent the Maryland State Police, Harford life has to go through what I went County and the town of Bel Air. “Last year Maryland State through.” Their complaint charges the de- Troopers enforced a ‘Heckler’s fendants with the illegal suppression Veto’ against our clients, suppress- ‘Pack up and go’ of free speech, unlawful arrest and ing their free speech in response to imprisonment, and invasive sexual citizens’ complaints that the content Coverage of the press confer- searches. of their speech was ‘offensive’ or ence by the WBAL, WJZ and WBFF ‘annoying,’” the attorney wrote. television stations included excerpts “Yet, as you well know, it is the from a videotape, released by De- responsibility of law enforcement fend Life, of the Bel Air arrests. to protect the right of citizens to On the videotape a state trooper exercise their right of free speech repeatedly tells Ames and Tour Di- especially when such speech stirs rector Beth Walsh that because they unrest, challenges the conscience of don’t have a permit, they need to the community, and has ‘profound “pack up and go.” 6 Defend Life • July - August, 2009 Terry launches Insurrecta Nex to end abortion

Operation Rescue founder Ran- that we are dealing with murder.” ney to Rome, visited the Coliseum dall Terry, never one to mince words We should not hesitate either, and saw two gladiators fighting to or actions in the fight to end abortion, says Terry. the death. has launched a new initiative called “I use very jolting rhetoric on “He was horrified! He jumped Insurrecta Nex. purpose: ‘murder,’ ‘child-killing,’ into the arena and cried, ‘Forbear, in The two Latin words mean revo- ‘slaughter.’ Some words wake peo- the name of Christ!’” says Terry. lution against death. ple up by their clarity; others lull Accounts say he was stoned to “Our mission is to raise up a new them to sleep. death by the crowd or stabbed by a generation – to train them, then un- “The child-killers created this gladiator – or maybe both. leash them to end child-killing, not “But word got to the emperor, just talk about it,” says Terry. Honorius. When he heard it, he out- Ending legalized child-killing lawed the games. They were liter- will require huge amounts of cour- ally brought to an end because one age and sacrifice, he warns. man had the guts to say, ‘In the name “If you think you can waltz into of Christ, stop the killing!’” hell and take the crown jewel of Sa- The lesson is obvious, says Ter- tan – child-killing – away without ry: we need to “jump in and end this conflict and controversy and con- killing.” frontation, you are kidding your- Although some pro-lifers advise self.” “keeping God out of the equation,” At a June 12-14 leadership train- Terry insists that we are fighting a ing conference organized by Terry “theocentric,” or God-centered battle. and held in Arlington, Va., he intro- Without God, human life is not duced a 14-part DVD series, titled sacred, he points out. “Insurrecta Nex,” that lays out the “If we’re not made in the im- Ending abortion will require huge project’s background and aims. age of God, what’s the first law in amounts of courage and sacrifice, In the series, taped in front of the animal kingdom? The survival says Randall Terry. a small studio audience of mostly of the fittest. But we are unique in young pro-lifers, Terry lectures on creation.” the theology and philosophy of so- new vocabulary to lull people to Without God, you cannot define cial revolutions in general, and ap- sleep: ‘uterine contents,’ ‘blob of good and evil, he adds. plies these principles to the anti- tissue,’ ‘a woman’s right to choose.’ “If you have God, who makes abortion movement. “Our mission is to shake people the rules, then the rules don’t change. Terry, who became a Catholic in out of their slumber, blow the trum- But if we make the rules ourselves, 2006, quotes frequently from Pope pet loud and clear.” then anything goes. You’re in a mor- John Paul II’s encyclical, Evange- Courage is the most important al freefall.” lium Vitae. virtue in this battle, Terry empha- If we’re going to end child-kill- “If the Christian world would sizes. ing, there will be a price to pay, one obey the words of Evangelium Vi- “It’s the propellant that fires the that can be summarized in what tae, child-killing would have already other virtues when you need them.” Terry calls the The Four Good C’s: been obliterated,” he asserts at one To make his point, at the begin- courage, controversy, conflict and point. ning of each DVD episode he cites confrontation. In his encyclical, Terry notes, the a “Saint of the Day,” each of whom “There were times when I was Pope does not hesitate to call abor- was notable for his courage in con- scared spitless, but I spoke out tion “murder,” saying, “The moral fronting evil. against child-killing because I feared gravity of procured abortion is ap- St. Telemachus, for example, parent in all its truth if we recognize was an Eastern monk who, on a jour- See INSURRECTA, page 10 Defend Life • July - August, 2009 7 NaPro family doctors challenge IVF By Michaela Dasteel, FCP were present at this July’s American Academy of FertilityCare Profes- NaProTechnology (NPT), a new sionals’ annual meeting hosted by science of women’s health and fer- Spirit FertilityCare in Harrisburg, tility, has thrown down the scien- Pa. tific gauntlet before what the world Dr. Boyle said of his study, is slowly coming to recognize as “Anybody who’s working in NaPro- an abomination of desolation in our Technology knows that there’s an time, the artificial reproductive tech- evolution in the process, that you get nologies (ART). much better with it over time. The purveyors of this eugenic “So, although on one level we form of medicine, who think noth- could be very proud to say that it’s ing of substituting lab coats and petri great to have a paper published, I dishes for the “one-flesh union” of also firmly believe that these are the the bodies of the beloveds, had bet- worst figures you’ll ever see for a ter hold onto their petri dishes. success rate of NaPro, and the only Our modern-day Dr. Franken- way is up in terms of our presented A study by NaPro family physicians steins have been put on notice by the success rate.” (clockwise, from top) Dr. Phil Boyle, research of three NPT family physi- His worst rates actually beat Dr. Joseph Stanford and Dr. Tracey cians that their in vitro fertilization IVF’s because the population studied Parnell shows NPT has baby-pro- (IVF) techniques of hyper-stimulat- was older (averaging 36 years), had ducing success as good as IVF. ing women’s ovaries, “harvesting” been trying to conceive longer (al- twelve or so of their eggs, fertilizing most 6 years) and 80-90 percent had maybe eight of them in a petri dish analyzed. The study concluded that already been in infertility treatment, with sperm from an act of masturba- “NPT provided by trained general with 33 percent of them already hav- tion (not necessarily the husband’s), practitioners had live birth rates coming tried and failed at IVF. screening these tiny children for ge- parable to cohort studies of more in- According to Dr. Tracey Parnell, netic defects, culling the ones with vasive treatments, including ART.” “These are the patients no one else abnormal genes or development (of- Bingo! Did you hear that? A wanted. . . a very different compari- ten caused by the way they’ve been family doctor trained in NaPro Tech- son group than most of the IVF or “produced”), transferring the “fit” nology can at least match the success infertility studies in the literature.” ones to Mom, freezing or aborting rates of highly specialized reproduc- Even so, 66 percent of those the excess – all these eugenic ma- tive endocrinologists and other prac- who’d been trying for 3 years went nipulations are no longer the only titioners of IVF. home with a baby. “evidence-based” game in town. Because the NaPro ethos recog- According to Dr. Joe Stanford, Last fall, the Journal of the nizes the right of the child to be con- this study will be repeated in mul- American Board of Family Medi- ceived under her mother’s heart and tiple practices, sharing the improve- cine published a landmark study by because they acknowledge marital ments as they happen so as to get the Joseph B. Stanford, MD, MSPH, intimacy as the proper environment synergy between research and prac- Tracey A. Parnell, MD, and Dr. Phil for handing on the gift of life, they tice. By the way, this first study had C. Boyle entitled “Outcomes from haven’t followed the herd down the no funding. Treatment of Infertility with Natural high tech rabbit hole of IVF, and left In addition to treating infertility, Procreative Technology in an Irish alone on terra firma, have become NaPro doctors have had great suc- General Practice.” world leaders in diagnosing and cess treating other women’s health Data from the first four years treating underlying causes of infer- issues in which “standard of care” (over 1,000) of Dr. Phil Boyle’s in- tility. fertility practice (1998 to 2002) were All three of the paper’s authors See NAPRO, page 10 P.O. Box 5427 Baltimore, Maryland 21285 www.defendlife.org Jack Ames, Director Proclaiming the Culture of Life and 410-337-3721 Fighting the Culture of Death since 1987 [email protected] defendlife.org August 18, 2009 Anno Domini Feast of Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Dear Friend of Defend Life,

Thanks to great pro-lifers like you, our 9th Annual Maryland Face the Truth Tour was the best ever. I probably say that every year, but I honestly believe it’s true! Here are some of the reasons. • Our Co-Directors, Angela Swagler, Christendom Class of 2012, and Jon Benitez (better known as Benitez) Mount St. Mary’s Class of 2010, were both superb leaders. Angela, from Erie, Pennsylvania, is someone anyone would be immensely proud to have as a daughter or granddaughter. She is as sweet and polite as any young lady could possibly be, but absolutely dedicated to doing things right! One of her greatest accomplishments was recruiting our 20 member Core Team, our largest ever. Thirteen members were students and seven were adults. Incidentally, Angela Swagler was recruited to last year’s Core Team by Joanie Walsh, last year’s Assistant Director. Joanie was the heroic young lady who fear- lessly videotaped last year’s illegal arrests. We just released this amazing video which you can see by visiting www.YouTube.Com and entering Defend Life Arrest in the SEARCH BOX. Please view this amazing and revealing video and share it with your friends! Speaking of Joanie Walsh, she will be entering the Poor Clare Sisters in Al- exandria, Virginia on September 17. Benitez was equally amazing with his attention to the 101 details which are so necessary to pull off an event like our Annual Summer Truth Tour. Benitez, who lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland will be graduating from Mount Saint Mary’s this coming May with a major in Theology. Seven different colleges were represented. Christendom College led the pack with four Core Team members, followed by Franciscan with two. Other schools included University of Delaware, Concord University, University of Richmond, Montgomery College and The Mount. Two others were home schoolers. • Another reason this was the best Truth Tour ever was 15 outstanding STOPS. Who will ever forget the nearly 100 persons at our luncheon at St. Mary’s in Hagerstown immediately after that great STOP. Con- necticut Avenue north of Chevy Chase Circle was another one of our mega stops as afternoon rush hour traffic inched by our graphic pictures of aborted babies.White Marsh Mall was the biggest and loudest STOP with 90 minutes of incessant honking thanks to the HONK FOR LIFE signs nearly every volunteer was holding. • Great publicity was another key! Bill Simpson did a phenomenal job of getting out the crowds for our 15 STOPS. Bill kept sending out high impact e-mails reminding you of our numerous stops and YOU respond- ed in great numbers! Bill also did a mind-boggling job with the media including the following: - WHAG Hagerstown – 1 interview/news spot - Hagerstown Herald Mail – 1 news story - Fox 45 Baltimore – 3 on-site spots & 2 studio spots - The Gazette – 1 news story - WBAL 11 Baltimore – 2 on-site news spots - Hanover Evening Sun - 1 news story - WJZ 13 Baltimore – 2 on-site news spots - Towson Times – 1 news story If there is a company or organization that is in need of a media pro to generate good publicity for itself, it could do no better than to utilize Bill Simpson who can be contacted at 301-300-3487 [email protected]. 8 Defend Life • July - August, 2009 9

Certainly, part of the media interest was due to the 18 illegal arrests that occurred on August 1, 2008 in Bel Air, compliments of the Maryland State Troopers who behaved like the Storm Troopers of Nazi Germany. Our arrests were completely ignored by the print media and all the TV media except Fox 45 who visited the Bel Air arrest scene with us as we relived what had happened. The Catholic Review is hereby given our First Annual Millstone Award for not only refusing to cover these abominable arrests, but later pulling a paid color ad that they had first accepted but later pulled without even calling us. Pray that now that former liberal editor,Dan Medinger, is gone, things will improve! I remember an editorial Medinger wrote way back in 1987 stating that there must be common ground between Planned Parenthood and the PRO-LIFE movement. I confronted him about this shortly after he had pulled another ad promoting a talk by Judie Brown, founder of American Life League. We received no phone call about that pulled ad either! • Another great part of our 2009 Truth Tour was our 5 outstanding luncheon speakers including Randy Terry, Monica Miller, Barry Sullivan, David Bereit, and Paul Schenck. You can obtain a copy of any of these outstanding talks by email- ing [email protected] and specifying the Truth Tour talk(s) you want us to mail you. • Another great aspect of our Truth Tour was the Center for Bioethical Reform Truth Truck that joined us all the way from Columbus, Ohio. It was driven by Jim Davis who logged 900 miles while accompany- ing us at our 15 STOPS including ones in West Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania. Visit www.CbrInfo.Org to find out more about the good workCBR is doing fighting abortion. Jim Davis is hereby awarded our FIRST ANNUAL HERO AWARD! • Our nearly 100 HONK FOR LIFE signs were invaluable. They were printed in black letters on yellow plastic stock. Each had DefendLife.Org on the bottom of it so there would be no question who was sponsoring this event. Our beauti- ful blue T-Shirts with huge white letters spelling PRO-LIFE were a big hit. We gave one to every participant as long as they promised to wear it publicly at least once a week Spring, Summer, and Fall. Most gladly accepted this challenge. We will be e-mailing these PRO- LIFE T-shirt recipients asking them to send us a picture of themselves and telling us briefly about one good thing that happened while wearing it. We already know of one life that was saved directly resulting from one of YOU who was wearing your PRO-LIFE T-shirt at morning Mass. Wear them proudly and wonderful things are bound to happen! If you didn’t get one, simply e-mail us [email protected] with your shirt size and address and we will mail you one if you promise to wear it publicly once a week, if only for a few hours. Consider wearing it while shopping or going to the gym. Speaking of T-Shirts, we plan to wear special PRO-LIFE T-Shirts at Maryland Terrapin and Navy football games this fall. Join us in the tailgating area prior to Maryland and Navy games. See the ad for game dates and times on page 16. Also, see page 16 for the outstanding speakers we have lined up for our Fall Defend Life Lectures. As of this writing, we still have a few slots open so contact Paul Pendergast or Eilleen Miller if your parish or congregation would like to host one of these outstanding speakers. And thanks for all you do to save innocent pre-born babies from death by abortion!

Long Live Christ Our King!

Jack Ames, Director

P.S. Thanks to all of you who gave so generously to our 9th Annual Face the Truth Tour. Because of YOU, we met and slightly exceeded our $16,000 goal! Also meet our new campus outreach director Diana Roccograndi at College Park (UMCP). See the ad on page 16. 10 Defend Life • July - August, 2009

INSURRECTA, from page 6 NAPRO, from page 7 has been given scientific evidence for effective alternatives to embry- God more than I feared what some- treatment is often chemical steriliza- onic stem cell research, it now has one would think of me,” recalls the tion via the birth control pill or phys- evidence of alternatives to IVF. veteran pro-lifer. ical sterilization via hysterectomy. The Death Cult unleashed by Roe As for controversy, Terry re- These disorders include polycys- is getting a challenge on its scientific minds his audience that Jesus said, tic ovarian disease, endometriosis, flank. We have a growing group of “If the world hates you, realize that post partum depression, PMS, recur- pro-life doctors out there. it hated me first.” rent ovarian cysts, recurrent miscar- They range from those who In contrast to The Four Good C’s, riages, heavy and/or painful menses won’t perform or refer for abortions, there are The Four Bad C’s, which and irregular and/or painful cycles in to those who refuse to prescribe make people falter in the day of trial, teenagers. abortifacient forms of contracep- says Terry: This last issue is what is often tion, to those who are using NaPro- 1. cowardice – We love our used as an excuse to put teenage girls Technology or other techniques that peaceful lives, our reputation, on the pill without admitting it’s for don’t rely on separating sex from our comfort zone. birth control. (NaPro physicians re- love from procreation in treating in- 2. compromise – When you alize that young women’s cycles of- fertility. know the right thing to do but ten don’t settle down until they are These doctors have backers in you don’t want to do it, you into their twenties.) the Personhood Movement who are look for ways to compromise: What does this mean for the pro- working to amend constitutions and “Maybe I don’t have to exact- life movement? We are all familiar pass laws worldwide so as to rec- ly say that.” Or maybe your with the numbers of surgical abor- ognize that all human beings from compromise is your silence. tions enabled by Roe v. Wade (over their biological beginning, from the 3. concession – I know that the a million per year). instant the sperm penetrates the egg, Pope called it murder, but But as big an issue is the number are people – whether in the fallopian that’s so extreme. I’ll just call of children who are now being sac- tube or in the petri dish. it “pro-choice.” rificed per IVF cycle (at least four in And with the advances in adult 4. comfort – We want to retain the U.S.). stem cell research and NaProTech- our comfort zone. But Jesus IVF and other progeny of Roe nology, there’s really no need, even said, pick up your cross. “I (embryo destructive research, chi- among the “death-eaters,” for those have never seen a comfortable mera and cloning) have little to do petri dishes anymore. cross. There are no padded with “a woman’s right to choose” Michaela Dasteel, FCP, is a Fer- crosses,” says Terry. and much to do with out-of-control tiltiyCare Practioner and director of doctors’ and researchers’ right to Potomac FertilityCare Services. She In line with his activist exhor- play God. and Dr. Rob Conkling of D.C. Metro tations, in July Terry led a small Leaving the personhood of this FertilityCare in Alexandria provide group of pro-lifers in demonstra- one class of human beings unde- Creighton Model charting instruction tions during confirmation hearings fined has opened the door not only for the patients of the NaPro physi- on Supreme Court nominee Sonia to one quarter of pregnancies ending cians in the D.C. area (Dr. Lorna Sotomayor. in abortion, but also to using peo- Cvetkovich at Tepeyac Family Cen- Terry called on pro-life senators ple in their earliest days and hours ter, Dr. Marguerite Duane at Spanish to aggressively question Sotomayor as subjects of experimentation and Catholic Center, Dr. Vivian Lugo in on the subject of abortion and to manipulation. Alexandria, and Dr. Amina Porter at filibuster her. Just as the pro-life movement Howard University Hospital).

Graphic Signs Save Lives! Order your own 3’ x 5’ laminated signs and start your own Truth Tours! www.facethetruthamerica.com • 412-835-8127 Defend Life • July - August, 2009 11 Cenacles of Life wage spiritual war on abortion Cenacles of Life is a relatively that they proposed. They mailed new program with a very ambitious one to the pastor of every parish in goal: to end the Culture of Death the country. through spiritual means. Their idea caught on. Today But Mary Weyrich makes it all there are 120 cenacles in 63 U.S. sound simple. dioceses. Cenacles of Life, she explains, “We want to have one in every are prayer groups that agree to meet diocese, as a gift to Our Lord. We’re once a week, preferably in a church, about one-third of our way there,” and pray two rosaries (10 mysteries), says Weyrich. offering up the rosaries with fasting At the Weyrichs’ parish, St. Rose to end the Culture of Death. of Lima in Paso Robles, Calif., the Each member agrees to fast one cenacle meets at the perpetual ado- day a week on bread and water. ration chapel every Friday evening Those who cannot fast on bread and at 5:30. water due to age or sickness can of- “We picked that time on pur- of Life, says Weyrich. fer a day of fasting from their favor- pose,” says Weyrich. “Just think Once you have begun a cenacle ite thing (such as watching televi- how people act on Fridays – very at your parish, she asks that you reg- sion or talking on the phone). self-centered: ‘Thank God, the ister it at their website, www.Cena- “It’s so simple: we go to pray in clesofLife.org. the presence of the Lord and offer The website has a map showing up our sacrifices; it’s hard to mess it ‘It’s so simple; the dioceses with cenacles and also up,” says Weyrich. we pray and offer up lists the parishes with cenacles by The mother of eight children state. Maryland does not yet have ranging in age from 16 to 34 recalls our sacrifices; any cenacles. that the idea for Cenacles of Life it’s hard to mess up.’ “This is a spiritual battle, and “just kind of evolved. we’re picking up the spiritual tools “The funny thing is, things that the Lord gave us,” Weyrich con- you’re doing for the Blessed Moth- week’s over, it’s been awful! Just cludes. er, you don’t know exactly how they give me a beer and pizza!’ “I really, truly believe that once got started.” “We want to counter that; we go there’s a cenacle in every diocese in Her inspiration came from in church and pray.” the U.S., heaven will take note and Mary’s appearance at Fatima. It’s easy to start a cenacle at your abortion will end.” “The Blessed Mother asked the parish, she says. children of Fatima to pray for the “Go to the pastor and say, ‘Can end of war. Now, there’s a war on we pray in church?’ Be sensitive unborn children: we’re praying to the time that is convenient for for an end of that war, just as she him.” asked.” The weekly set of rosaries only The term “cenacle” refers to the takes 45 minutes, she notes. TRUTH Upper Room, where Mary and the “But it’s so powerful! When TOUR Apostles prayed, awaiting the Holy you leave the church, you can hardly Spirit at Pentecost. walk straight, there’s so much grace About two years ago Weyrich flowing.” and her husband David, using funds EWTN evangelizer Fr. Andrew from their Weyrich Family Founda- Apostoli, of the Franciscan Friars of tion, put together a brochure explain- the Renewal, is the spiritual advisor ing the Cenacles of Life program “and really the leader” of Cenacles [email protected] 12 Defend Life • July - August, 2009 Judge won’t dismiss Defend Lifers’ suit

A federal judge has refused to grant motions by the Maryland State Police, Harford County, and the town of Bel Air to dismiss a lawsuit brought by three young women concerning their arrest during Defend Life’s Face the Truth Tour last summer. “The judge’s refusal to dismiss this lawsuit is a positive development for our clients, who deserve justice after what they endured,” said Dan- iel Blomberg, an attorney for the Al- liance Defense Fund, which filed the lawsuit on behalf of the pro-lifers. The suit, filed last September, ar- A Bel Air police officer places Defend Life demonstrator Laura Beeson gues that the women’s constitutional in a patrol car after her arrest on August 1. rights were violated by officers who arrested, strip-searched, and jailed Swagler, Elizabeth Walsh and her his opinion, describes as “hotly con- them overnight for peacefully hold- sister, Joan Walsh, counter that they tested.” ing anti-abortion signs along a pub- were obeying traffic rules and that “In support of their claim,” his lic highway. they did not adversely impact traffic. opinion notes, “the Bel Air officers In his June 3 opinion U.S. Dis- They maintain that the troopers attached affidavits to their motion to trict Judge Richard Bennett wrote, were responding to callers’ concerns dismiss or for summary judgment in “The Amended Complaint sets forth over the content of their message and which they claimed they played no sufficient facts to suggest that the were serving to censor their protest. significant role in the arrest. [State] Trooper Defendants, through “On the other hand, Plaintiffs their arrest of the Plaintiffs, executed have attached the arrest report, which a policy of suppressing free speech The Bel Air officers identifies each of the Defendant offi- that was based upon an unconstitu- cers as being present and assisting in tionally vague and overbroad ordi- claimed they played the arrest.” nance.” no significant role Sixteen pro-lifers at the August The lawsuit stems from the Au- in the arrests. 1 demonstration were charged with gust 1 arrest of 18 pro-lifers on the loitering, disorderly conduct, and final day of Defend Life’s 2008 Face failure to obey a lawful order. the Truth Tour. The three women allege that af- However, they were not charged They were among approximate- ter their arrest they were subjected under Harford County’s permit rely 25 demonstrators holding large to sexually invasive searches twice: quirement, despite the fact that the signs, many of them graphic pictures first, in the State Police barracks state trooper’s arrest report cites the of aborted babies, on the shoulder of parking lot and later at the Harford permit requirement as a basis for the Route 24 in Harford County. County Detention Center. arrest. The three state troopers who are The suit also charges three Bel On August 12, 2008, the State defendants in the suit contend that Air police officers with participating entered a nolle prosequi of the entire they arrived at the initial scene of the in the plaintiffs’ “unlawful and un- case (dropped the charges) against protest after receiving commuter com- constitutional arrest.” all the demonstrators. plaints that the demonstrators were The Bel Air officer defendants Although Judge Bennett grant- impeding and obstructing traffic. deny playing a role in the arrests, However, the plaintiffs, Angela a contention that Judge Bennett, in See DISMISS, page 14 Defend Life • July - August, 2009 13

In My Humble Opinion forts. These are what I’ll call “committed volunteers.” They take ownership of their various apostolates. One ‘Casual’ vs. ‘committed’ volunteers can count on them to show, rain or shine, whether they feel like it or not. By Janet Baker They understand the importance of their efforts, realizing that the lives of babies may hang in the bal- Most of us who work in the pro-life movement do ance. They will go the extra mile; they will take risks; so as volunteers. We have careers and families that oc- they will act on their own initiative, if need be, and are cupy the bulk of our time, but we do give our free time, not afraid to “think outside the box.” They understand in varying degrees, to save the babies and help bring where their efforts fit into the “big picture” of establish- about the Culture of Life. ing the Culture of Life; they don’t have an overly-exalt- What might bear some examination is the quality ed opinion of their roles, but neither do they depreciate of that time that we do put into pro-life efforts, and the their roles in a false, “humble-pie” fashion. amount and quality of self-investment that is attendant It will be the committed volunteers who will bring with the time that we are able to donate. about the Culture of Life, with God’s grace, guidance Most who are taking the time to read this newsletter and strength. My challenge here is primarily to the first do pour our hearts into this effort. We love God, our type of volunteers. By and large, most of us start in Church, families, nation, and of course the babies and that category. However, we cannot remain there and their moms. We all need to draw boundaries, and we yet hope that the Culture of Life will somehow be es- need to respect one another’s boundaries. tablished. We must all move beyond that perfunctory That being said, though, perhaps some might need stage of our activism and incorporate such activism into to examine the priority that pro-life activism has in our very lives. their everyday lives. I’m not necessarily speaking of Of course, we know that our activism will necessar- what we do, but the amount of effort that we put into ily stem and draw life from the quality of our Catholic the pro-life tasks that we’ve chosen to assume. lives in general (frequenting of sacraments, prayer, fi- I believe that there are two basic types of volun- delity to the Magisterium). teers, regardless of the type of volunteer endeavor be- A good place to start doing so is to take up fronting undertaken. Obviously, in the context of this news- line activism at your local abortuary. For lists of ongo- letter, we focus on pro-life endeavors. ing pro-life presences, consult www.defendlife.org for I’ll call the first type “casual volunteers.” They the Baltimore area and www.lifeguardsaves.com for come with good hearts, although they most often come the metro DC area. at the behest of others. They are very willing to fol- There’s also nothing to stop you from initiating a low directions that are given to them. However, they presence at a mill that currently has no pro-life pres- may not understand the “big picture” of the charitable ence; sadly, such opportunities do abound. We can help endeavor and thus may not understand their role and get any such effort started. importance of their tasks. We also encourage participation in the Face the Now quite often, most of us don’t grasp the full pic- Truth Tours. Speak out for the children and show the ture when we first start out. However, there are some truth of what abortion does to a helpless baby. More who for whatever reason don’t ask the questions and information can be found elsewhere in this newsletter. thus who don’t make the mission their own. In other The current political climate makes plain that we words, they don’t take ownership. haven’t much time to lose. Let’s get going. Not taking ownership, they often aren’t motivated to do what is necessary and reasonable to bring about a successful conclusion to the endeavor. They often will Moving? The Post Office regurgitate the popular misquote of Mother Teresa of WILL not forward Calcutta, claiming that God is not interested in results. your newsletter! Often, their interests in pro-life matters wane as other Please give us your new mailing address things attract their attentions. 410-296-LIVE (P) 888-838-5514 (F) Then there are the volunteers who do take a vested [email protected] interest in their efforts and the outcomes of those ef- 14 Defend Life • July - August, 2009 Sidewalk counselors: we’re unborn child’s last chance

By Emily Rolla of aborted babies to researchers. But once a woman feels you Citing the murder and traffick- care about her, then you can focus “It’s something you never, ever ing of unborn children, as well as on the baby. get over.” the damage done to mothers and “Say to them, you don’t have to Missy Smith was speaking from their loved ones, Smith urged her do this! We can get help for you.” experience at the Lifeguard-spon- listeners to get active on the front- He warned, though, while build- sored seminar on sidewalk counsel- line at abortion mills. ing a bond with the woman, not to ing in Bethesda July 18. “Make no mistake,” she said; get distracted and start socializing. Smith, who is post-abortive her- “this is Satan’s workshop!” “We aren’t there to socialize; we self, told the prospective sidewalk Dick Retta, speaking from his are there to dialog and save.” counselors at the seminar that a years of experience as a sidewalk After Retta addressed how to woman damages herself physically, counselor at Washington, D.C., properly approach and address an mentally and spiritually when she abortion mills, began by saying, abortion-minded woman, veteran has an abortion because she is de- “Sidewalk counselors and prayer sidewalk counselor Janet Baker nying the maternal instincts of her warriors are the last defense that spoke on how to prepare yourself body and soul. child has.” for counseling. The founder of Women Against He discussed the importance of A cell phone with crisis preg- Killing and Exploitation of Unpro- each job but stressed that if you de- nancy center numbers already protected Persons (WAKEUP) then de- cide counseling may not be for you, grammed is absolutely indispens- scribed how clinics sell body parts prayer is equally important. able, said Baker. He told the story of a woman “You don’t want to lose some- who was going in to abort her twins, one fumbling around for a CPC’s and while in the waiting room, saw number.” DISMISS, from page 12 the prayer circle outside. The idea You also don’t want to lose that others were praying for her – someone before you even have the ed parts of the various defendants’ and her children – made her change chance to talk to them, she said. motions to dismiss, he refused to her mind. “So don’t go in a bunch of pro- dismiss the bulk of the allegations Counselors and prayer warriors life or religious garb. They see you against the defendants. need to be single-minded while at and automatically think, ‘Right- Charges involving free speech, abortion mills, Retta cautioned. winger.’ ” due process, and unreasonable sei- With the prayer circles, “deaths- The first few times you - side zure remain against the three state corts,” and people counseling on the walk counsel, it’s overwhelming, troopers, State Police Superintendent fly, it’s easy to lose track of what’s she admitted. Col. Terrence Sheridan, the three Bel going on. “But if you feel called, swallow Air police officers, the Town of Bel “But there are three things the apprehension. Offer it up.” Air, and Harford County. to keep in mind,” he continued: Lifeguard, a D.C.-Northern Vir- Charges alleging unreasonable “Where are you? Why are you ginia-based pro-life organization, search and invasion of privacy also there? What are you doing there? offered the seminar attendees litera- remain against the Jane Doe 1 and We are there because of love.” ture, pamphlets, DVDs, 12-week Jane Doe 2 who allegedly conducted Be loud and clear, he advised. unborn baby models, and aprons to the strip-searches. “The deathscorts don’t want her to hold their material in when they are The suit now proceeds to the hear you” and will try to talk over at an abortion clinic. discovery phase, during which par- you. Counselors, Retta reminded his ties on each side may request or sub- Counselors should focus on the listeners, are the unborn child’s last poena documents and other evidence woman first, because an abortion- chance. Why? Smith summed it from the other party. minded woman is focusing on her up: “There is money and organiza- own best interests and not thinking tions, but what these women really about the baby, said Retta. need is a friend.” Defend Life • July - August, 2009 15

Letter to the Editor Communism, fascism are far from gone

Editor:

As a person who has been very involved in the fight against Com- munism and secular humanism in both political parties, I am very concerned when I read remarks such as that “communism and fascism and militarism have long gone . . . into the trash bin of history” Core team members pause for a group photo at the White Marsh stop. – especially when these statements come from someone who should TRUTH, from page 2 in the womb,” said Monty Phair of know better. St. Alphonsus parish, Baltimore. I am referring to that statement overall to the demonstrators and “A millisecond of exposure can in the article, “Catholic patriotism: their graphic signs was “incredible,” change behavior; you don’t know putting God first,” by Msgr. Stuart he said, especially at White Marsh: the long-term impact you could Swetland in the March–April De- “I never heard so many honks [of have.” fend Life. approval] in my life!” Swagler thinks that even the For several years I worked with The turnout of local volunteers considerable negative feedback the the late Congressman Clyde Doyle, at each stop was “huge,” Ames not- pro-lifers got can be looked at in a ranking member of the House Com- ed, with 90 people at Hagerstown positive way. mittee on Un-American Activities. and large numbers at Bowie, White “If they’re offended by the pic- If, as the monsignor has stated, Marsh and Hanover, Pa. tures, maybe they’ll think about why communism, fascism and milita- Media coverage of the event the pictures were offensive: abor- rism are long gone, what the heck was especially heavy this year, he tion is ugly and disgusting. does he think is happening in Chi- said. It included on-the-scene cov- “We’re planting seeds to make na, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, etc., ad erage by Fox 45, WBAL-TV and people think, and come to grips with nauseam? As a matter of fact, what WJZ-TV in Baltimore; NBC 25 in the reality of abortion.” the heck does he think is happening Hagerstown; the Towson Times, and today in Washington, D.C.? several of the Gazette newspapers. Hear the Great Joe Scheidler Statements such as this that Local pro-lifers were quick to are attributed to him only help the explain why they were there, hold- 3X Weekly enemies of our Church and our na- ing graphic signs of aborted babies 410-296-2676 (Baltimore Area) tion in their so far very successful in the sweltering July heat. 773-777-2525 (Unlimited Long Distance) efforts to hoodwink the American “Abortion is murder, and the people into surrendering without pictures show what happens,” de- a fight, and Monsignor Swetland clared Vera Cunane, a parishioner stay informed! should know that! from St. Joseph’s Church in Cock- Sign up for DEFEND LIFE email alerts eysville. • Visit www.defendlife.org Kenneth M. Fisher “People say that it’s just a pro- • Click on flashing icon Founder & Chairman cedure; they really need to see this • Fill in Name and Email Concerned Roman Catholics for what it is,” said demonstrator • Click on SUBMIT. You will receive an of America, Inc. Walt Zajac. automatic response which you must “Abortion is not a word or con- acknowledge! You must sign up! cept, but the actual killing of a child Non-Profit U.S. Postage PAID P.O. Box 5427, Baltimore, MD 21285 Baltimore, MD Affiliate, Mater Dei Chapter, Catholic United For Faith Permit No. 7433 MAILING label highlighted Like this great newsletter? pink?? Consider Donating! To continue receiving this outstanding newsletter: • Please donate! INSIDE: Truth Tour OR rolls through Md. • Simply contact us! Your generous donation to Defend Life will help defeat the culture of death so pervasive in America! Justine Kilkelly Dusquene University, Class of 2009 Western Maryland Face the Truth Tour WANTED SATURDAY, AUGUST 29 Public Relations or La Vale Mall, La Vale, Maryland Advertising Position 11:30 am – 1 pm Washington, DC Metro Area Deep Creek Lake, Route 219 717-451-3286 3:30 pm – 5 pm [email protected] Contact Tom Sheahen • 301-387-2522 • [email protected] Churches Needed for Upcoming PLEASE HELP Tailgating DEFEND LIFE for life Lecture Tours Join fellow pro-lifers in Michael Clancy the tailgating area at these University of Maryland football games 3 hours before game time!

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