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People Concerned for the Unb rn Child People ConcernedPublished six times a year by People for Concerned the for theUnb Unborn Child rn Child Since 1969 - ’sPublished six times aoldest year by and People largest Concerned grass for theroots Unborn pro Child-life Organization 3050 Pioneer AvenueSince 1969 - Pennsylvania’s oldest and largest grass roots pro-life Organization www.pcuc.org ,3050 Pioneer PA Avenue 15226 Office: www.pcuc.org412-531-9272

Pittsburgh, PA 15226 Office: 412-531-9272 Editor: [email protected] Editor: [email protected] NEWSLETTER NEWSLETTER Fax: 412-531-5885 Fax 412-531-5885 May-June 2018 Vol. 47 No. 3

THANK FOR PRO-LIFE VOTES REALLY Mike Turzai & led BIG the PA House of Representatives NEWS!!! to a vote to NICK protect preborn babies ADAMS = diagnosed with possible Down syndrome. The vote was a great step forward in our goal to see that BANQUET children who are diagnosed with Down syndrome SPEAKER are protected here in Pennsylvania. HB 2050 passed with a vote of 139-56. Mark your date book and put a note on your Please thank Representatives who voted YES: refrigerator! Come to the PCUC Banquet on Bernstine, Christiana, Cook, Deasy, DeLuca, Sunday, October 21, at the Crown Plaza Pittsburgh Dowling, Dunbar, Dush, Ellis, English West in Green Tree and meet Nick Adams. For a Evankovic, Nelson, James, Kortz, Kulik, first look, see: www.c-span.org/video/?406536- Longietti, Maher, Markosek, Marshall, Matzie, 106/interview-nick-adams. Metcalfe, Mustio Nelson, Nesbit, Oberlander, Nick is a best-selling author, commentator and Ortitay, Petrarca, Pyle, Readshaw, Reed, Reese, founder of FLAG (Foundation for Liberty and Saccone, Sainato, Snyder, Turzai, Walsh, American Greatness), the leading voice for Warner and Wentling. Call PCUC for their American pride. You can get to know him better on phone or email. his page and by reading his books. We are disappointed that these local reps We look forward to introducing him to the voted NO = PRO-ABORTION: , Paul Pittsburgh pro-life family. We‟ll have lots more in Costa, Davis, Dermody, Frankel, Gainey, Miller, our July-August Newsletter. Don‟t miss it! Ravenstahl, and Wheatley. Call them and ask why they think it‟s OK to kill babies with one more LET’S DISQUALIFY ABORTIONISTS! chromosome than the rest of us. * * * * * * * * * * Three lawmakers are collecting their colleagues‟ signatures on a letter to Alex Azar, REVERSE ABORTION PILL HHS Secretary, calling on the department to make The Abortion Pill Reversal Network of doctors any entity that offers referrals for abortions and medical pregnancy centers is ever expanding ineligible for taxpayer dollars. The letter argues that with over 400 doctors who offer the APR protocol. the existing HHS rules are inadequate to prevent Dr. Barbara Susang-Talamo, who is part of this Americans‟ tax dollars from supporting the abortion network, explains that a person who has taken the industry. Circulating the letter are Representatives first pill must act quickly. Your call will be Ron Estes (KS), Wicky Hartzler (MO) and Chris answered by a live person 24/7! Get more Smith (NJ). All are Republicans. Call YOUR U.S. information NOW! Call 1-877-558-0333 or go to Representative and urge him/her to sign this letter. www.AbortionPillReversal.com> Keep this number Call PCUC if you need a name or number. close. Thank you to PA Pro-Life Federation, too.

MEMORIALS AND CELEBRATIONS Memory of William J. Schraeder In honor of the Crock Family from Teresa Schraeder from Dr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Crock Memory of Robert & Martina O‟Leary In honor of my precious Grandchildren: Amber, from Joseph & Sheila Krill Carlie, Ellie, Austin & Dakota Memory of all Spiritan Priests from John E. Kunz from “Lovie” Kovacik Memory of John Phillips from his dear wife, Betty In honor of Stephen & Mary Marinchek Memory of John Phillips from his sister, from Mr. & Mrs. Regis A. Marinchek Amelia Sears In honor of Phyllis Fleck from Charles Fleck Memory of John Phillips from Fran Fulkerson In honor of Ruth Reynolds from Daniel Reynolds Memory of George, Bill, Tom, Ed, David & Julius In honor of Helen Cindrich for her devotion to from Mr. Frank G. Kenski saving the unborn from Suzanne & Fred Turba Memory of Kevin & Allison Delfft In honor of the Hohos Family from Rose Marie Profozich from Catherine Hohos Memory of Gene Reed from Patricia A. Reed In honor of all Spiritan Priests from John E. Kunz Memory of Frank & Lucille Scurce In honor of Michael O‟Toole from Mary O‟Toole from Reno & Christine Vitale In honor of Valerie Laylock from Thomas Laylock Memory of Ed Huth from his dear wife, Catherine Memory of Mary Jo Koehnke Memory of beloved wife and mother, from Maureen McCauley Mary Jane Grefenstette from Memory of Patrick Gaudino Mr. Carl G. Grefenstette from Dolores Guadino Memory of Nancy J. Lang from her husband, Paul Memory of Angela Gogniat from Dorothy Olson Memory of Mary E. Hudic from Robert Nunez Memory of Angela Gogniat from Clay Bossart Memory of Ronald I. Gorecki Memory of Angela Gogniat from from Rosemary Gorecki John & Cathy McDonough Memory of Joseph Capo from his wife, Antoinette Memory of Angela Gogniat Memory of the Dolan-Ryan Family from St. Bernadette Ladies of Charity from Mr. & Mrs. Tom Ryan Memory of Ange Gogniat from Geraldine Poydence Memory of Jacqueline Buss O‟Donnell, sister of Memory of Angela Gogniat from Winnie Ritter Kathleen Weaver, from Anita Theiss Memory of Ann Bezila from Mary Winter Memory of Jacqueline Buss O‟Donnell Memory of the deceased members of the McKenna from Dave & Mary Lou Gartner & Labell Families from Joseph R. McKenna Memory of Jacqueline Buss O‟Donnell Memory of Marion Way from Thomas H. Way from Helen & Frank Cindrich Memory of Infant Brian Alexander Wehrli Memory of Maureen Cusack from Helen Cindrich from Thomas S. Wehrli Memory of Joe Hughes from Idy, Jack, LuAnn, Memory of William A. King from his wife, Naomi Missy, Kelsey, Debbie, Dennis, Mike, Sue, Memory of Alma Antonacci from Veronica Trach Rachel, Caitlin and Pappy Joe Memory of Lee Reynolds from Daniel Reynolds Memory of Nancy J. Lang from Paul J. Lang Memory of Helen & Joseph Kubistek Memory of Jack Donahoe from his wife, Joan from Mr. & Mrs. Regis A. Marinchek Memory of Emma Diaz from Winnie Ritter Memory of John & Michael Maimone Memory of Jack Laylock from Valerie Laylock from James & Joan Maimone Memory of Margaret Soboslay Memory of Elvira Bruno from her husband, Carl from John F. Soboslay Memory of Raymond J. Cubarney Memory of Rosemary Bendel from Joseph Krol from Mrs. Mary Ellen Cubarney Memory of Bob Mineo from Joseph Krol Memory of Frank Kielniarz from Steve Scholze Memory of Darlene Berchin from Denise Quayle Memory of her beloved son, Ronnie Firment from Sue Firment Friends, Memory of Emeric James Gruber When you send a gift for an HONOR or from Thomas & Mildred Gruber MEMORIAL, just ask, and we’ll be glad to send Memory of Rose Mueller from an appropriate card to the person you honor or Jackie & Lee Mueller the family of the person you remember.

Take this flyer into the voting booth on Tuesday, May 15, 2018

• All known pro-life candidates in southwest PA are listed .

• When there is no pro-life candidate, the district is not menti oned.

Vote • Primary Election – you can vote only in the party you are registered. • * indicates an incumbent. Pro- Life Abortion is an intrinsic evil - Support for an intrinsic evil disqualifies a candidate for public office.

U. S. SENATE Lou Barletta (R)…Jim Christiana (R)

GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA Paul Mango (R)…Scott Wagner (R)…Laura Ellsworth (R)

LT. GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA Diana Irey Vaughn (R)…Peg Luksik (R)……Jeff Bartos (R)

UNITED STATES CONGRESS

District 13 – Part of Westmoreland County John Eichelberger (R)…Steve Bloom (R)…Art Halvorson (R)...John Joyce (R)

Benjamin Hornberger(R)…Travis Schooley (R)… (R)

District 14 – All of Greene, Fayette, Washington and part of Westmoreland Counties Rick Saccone (R)…Guy Reschenthaler (R)

District 15 – All of Armstrong, Indiana District 16 – All of Lawrence, Mercer and part of Butler Counties and part of Butler Counties *Glenn Thompson (R) *Mike Kelly (R)

District 17 - All of Beaver and part of Allegheny and Butler Counties District 18 - Part of Allegheny County *Keith Rothfus (R) Janis Brooks (D) George Karpacs (R) (write-in)

PENNSYLVANIA STATE SENATE Only even-numbered Senate Districts are open for election this year.

District 32 - All Fayette; Part Westmoreland District 38- Part Allegheny *Pat Stefano (R) *Randy Vulakovich (R)…..Jeremy Shaffer (R)

District 46- Part Beaver; All Greene; Part Washington District 50 – All Mercer *Camera Barlotta (R) *Michelle Brooks (R)

PENNSYLVANIA STATE HOUSE

Allegheny County District 25 District 28 District 30 District 32 Steve Schlauch (R) Brandon Markosek (D) *Mike Turzai (R) *Hal English (R) *Anthony DeLuca (D)

District 33 District 40 District 45 Joshua Nulph (R) Paul Dixon (R)…James Roman (R)… (R) *Anita Kulik (D)

District 44 District 46 Bob Doddato (R)…David Bachman (R)…Scott LaRue (R)…Valerie Gaydos (R) * (R)

District 54 Mary A. Newborn (R)…Michael Korns (R)…Bryan Kline (R)…Bob Brooks (R)

Armstrong County District 55 District 60 District 63 *Joseph Petrarca (D) *Jeff Pyle (R) * (R)

Beaver County District 10 District 14 District 15 * (R) *Jim Marshal (R) Joshua Kail (R)

Butler County District 8 District 10 District 11 * (R) *Aaron Bernstine (R) *Brian Ellis (R)

District 12 District 14 District 60 District 64 * (R) *Jim Marshall (R) *Jeff Pyle (R) * (R)

Fayette County District 49 District 50 District 51 District 52 * (R) Randy Barli (D) * (D) Betsy McClure (R) *Matthew Dowling (R) * (R)

Greene County *Pam Snyder (D) District 50 Betsy McClure (R)

Indiana County District 55 District 60 District 66 District 62 *Joseph Petrarca (D) *Jeff Pyle (R) * (R) Mike Baker (R)…Jim Struzzi (R)…Julie Anderson (R)

Lawrence County District 9 District 10 District 17 * (D) Gregory Michalek (R) *Aaron Bernstine (R) * (R)

Mercer County District 7 District 8 District 17 *Mark Longetti (D) *Tedd Nesbit (R) *Parke Wentling (R)

Washington County District 15 District 40 District 46 Joshua Kail (R) Paul Dixon (R)… James Roman (R)…Natalie Mihalek (R) *Jason Ortitay (R)

District 48 District 49 District 50 Tim O’Neal (R) *Bud Cook (R) Randy Barli (D) *Pam Snyder (D) Betsy McClure (R)

Westmoreland County District 33 District 52 District 54 Joshua Nulph (R) *Ryan Warner (R) Mary A. Newborn (R)…Michael Korns (R)…Bryan Kline (R)…Bob Brooks (R)

District 55 District 56 District 57 District 58 District 59 *Joseph Petrarca (D) *George Dunbar (R) *Eric Nelson (R) * (R) *Mike Reese (R)

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THIS WAS “YEAR 46” Thank you, Tennessee Governor Despite inclement weather, the group Bill Haslam who signed a bill to cut off that prayed at Planned Parenthood on Good all funding to all abortion facilities. Friday was a fine mixture of young and old. Thank you to families who brought their children. We know God heard us. Thank you to “FAKE CLINICS” = FAKE NEWS everyone! Amy Scheuring, Executive Director of Women‟s Choice Network, reports that there is a concerted effort STUDENTS WALK OUT FOR LIFE to attack pregnancy support centers in Pittsburgh. A website called ExposeFakeClinics.com has support from Despite knowing they pro-abortion activists. They claim that any agency that faced detention for their does not provide or refer for abortion is “fake.” action, two Mount Lebanon The reality is that medical pregnancy centers— High School students joined those offering ultrasound and STD testing—are shown The National Pro-Life to be the most effective strategy to empower women to Walkout at 10 am to „honor choose life. Within the last six months, Amy reports that all the lives of the millions of Pittsburgh pregnancy centers have had fake client visits aborted babies every year.” (paid actors posing as real clients), daily rounds of They were joined by a small negative reviews from people who have never visited group of supporters who local clinics and defamatory tampering with their website. agreed that the walkout honored the classmates who Those of us who know the first-rate services our were not in school because they were aborted. local centers provide as well as the strong, faith-filled The students left class to gather for 17 minutes of people who work there must tell the real story. These silent witness, and then they returned to class. We attacks are the actions of a movement that is desperate. applaud their courage and initiative. We must realize that if these attacks do harm to one agency, then others will be in danger, too. Let us work to PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY: MAY 15 defend our allies with truth and constant prayer.

In the Primary Election, you BABY EMMA NEEDS A JEWISH HOME can vote only for candidates in Cecily Routman of the Jewish Pro-Life the party in which you are Foundation reports that there is a need for a Jewish registered. Every vote is adoptive home for baby Emma. Emma is an important. If a “light turnout” is predicted adorable two-month-old baby with light brown hair or if the weather is lousy, YOUR pro-life vote and blue eyes. She was recently diagnosed with is even more important. LIFEPAC’s list of Down syndrome. At birth, Emma weighed six candidates who responded with pro-life pounds, eleven ounces. She has no reported medical answers to the questionnaire is listed on complications and was in the well-baby nursery pages 3-4 of this newsletter. You can take after birth. She recently had her first smiles. Her this list into the polls and the voting area. parents are looking for a loving Jewish home. For additional questions, contact our Adoption Team at For additional copies of the LIFEPAC 212-400-8150 or [email protected]. flyer, call Mary Lou 412-793-0807. >>job, consumed with grief and unable to reconcile her REAL PRINCESSES decision within herself. She eventually did find healing Recently, Planned Parenthood and married her “prince.” After having two children of tweeted, “We need a Disney princess her own, she became an advocate for orphans and who‟s had an abortion.” Deanna adopted five children from Guatamala, Ethiopia and the Falchook, former Disneyland performer of Ukraine. Deanna ends her article, “Maybe the reason Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty tells her Planned Parenthood wants to rewrite the princess stories real-life story in an article called, “I was a is because stories of evil witches in pursuit of killing off Disney princess and I had an abortion.” beautiful princesses has already been told. I guess they (Medium.com) At age 18 and while working at Disney, don‟t like that part of the story.” Deanna became pregnant and aborted her baby. She Source: Pro-Life Union of Greater Philadelphia NL, immediately began to regret her abortion and quit her >> ATTACK AT TRYLIFE CENTER MAGEE PROJECT NEEDS YOU! International Women‟s Day (IWD) has been Meredith Parente leads observed for more than a century, bringing attention a prayer campaign that will, to various women‟s causes. This year, during the early morning hours of March 8, the official IWD, a with God‟s help, inspire the copper pipe with a message proclaiming administration at Magee International Women‟s Day, and signed by a radical Womens Hospital to cease women‟s group, was thrown through our entrance, the practice of abortion. shattering the glass door. Interestingly, TryLife Between the spring and Center, with an all-female staff, opens its doors fall “40 Days for Life” every day to young women facing obstacles most of us will never know. Obviously the battle for life vigils at the doors of Planned Parenthood, continues to intensify. we are asked to offer prayers on behalf of Source: Life Lines, Spring Edition, 2018 our area‟s largest maternity hospital. Magee

ST has a fine Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and WALMART TAKES A GOOD 1 STEP within its walls medical teams save lives, Walmart is removing the sex- obsessed, pro-abortion magazine repair broken bodies and treat cancer. So it “Cosmopolitan” from its checkout is sad to realize this is a place where babies shelves. The decision was made after are taken to be aborted, some in the later considering concerns raised by stages of pregnancy when they could live, parents and conservative groups thrive and make the world a better place. about the content of the magazine. Please decide soon to make a date for one Cosmo regularly advocates for abortion. It has criticized late-term abortion bans hour per week at Magee a special prayer and justified eugenic abortions of disabled unborn time for your summer. Connect to Meredith babies. It has blasted pro-life pregnancy centers for at [email protected]. helping women understand abortion risks and alternatives. It has allowed countless women to BABY RESCUED FROM DRAIN justify aborting their unborn babies for any reason According to news reports from South Africa, the at all. Last year, columnist Jill Filipovic even flat baby was left in a drain, but a woman who was out for a out stated that abortions are good because they walk found the child. Police say the baby was left there mean “better sex.” Source LifeNews.com, 3-29-18 deliberately, making it clear that the baby‟s mother or parents hoped the baby would die. OREGON SLIDES DOWN Even more amazing: 1) The baby was abandoned naked six feet underground in a freezing storm water Oregon lawmakers must know that their state is drain in the midst of a colony of stinging red ants. among the most dangerous places in American for 2) Charmaine Keevy, 63, was out for a walk with her people to live. Both houses of the legislature—by dog when it suddenly began barking loudly at a drain party-line votes—have sent to their liberal governor duct in the gutter. 3) A catering company boss who came a bill to allow starvation and dehydration of on the scene said she thought it was a cat mewing, but vulnerable Oregonians with illnesses such as when she got on her hands and knees realized it was a dementia and Alzheimer‟s. Called an amendment to baby crying inside the drain. 4) Charmaine began Oregon‟s “advance directive form,” the proposal waving down passing cars until motorist Cornie Viljoen puts the burden of option on the individual, not the pulled over. Viljoen grabbed a steel bar from the trunk medical provider. Rather than barring the removal of his car. He and Charmaine managed to remove the heavy concrete slab covering the storm drain so they of nutrition and/or hydration unless an advanced could look inside. directive signed by the patient gives permission to The baby was taken to a hospital. Police were called. withdraw food and water, the proposal would They began a search to try to find the mother. The authorize such an act of aggression unless the hospital staff called the baby Grace April. patient—while in a mentally competent state— The tragedy sparked a conversation in the community expressly disallowed forced dehydration and/or about the importance of telling women about pregnancy starvation. Source: Life Advocacy Briefing, 3-19-18 centers, shelters and churches. Life News, Apr. 2018 Pray for Ireland WE LOBBIED IN HARRISBURG Ireland is scheduled On the day that to vote in May on pro-life members of the PA House held whether to repeal its a rally on the steps Eighth Amendment, of the PA Capitol to which protects unborn intro-duce HB babies‟ right to life. If 2050, PCUC joined the amendment is grass roots friends overturned, the country could as well as representatives see abortions legalized for almost any reason from pro-life, pro- up to birth. family groups from all over PA to lend support and In a letter hand-delivered to Irish Prime encouragement. Among those at the rally were Minister Leo Varadkar, 17 pro-life leaders Chloe and Kurt Kondrich. Chloe’s Law, which asked him to consider how many women provides information, education and support to and children have been spared from pain and mothers whose babies are diagnosed with Down syndrome, was signed by Gov. Tom Corbett and death because of Irish pro-life laws. They enacted in 2014. estimated 100,000 children have been saved from abortion in Ireland. VOLUNTEERS FOR LIFE Ireland is seen as a beacon of life for the When you open your world. Anti-life forces are carrying out a PCUC Newsletter, be sure campaign to change Ireland to just another to remember that Joe pro-death country. Their “theme song” is Derrick (on left) was part that if Ireland‟s law changes, it will be easy of the team that stuffed, sealed and went to the post to defeat pro-life laws everywhere. office to get it to you. His Recently, as liberal publications were pal, Mary Kay, is famous predicting a victory for abortion in Ireland, a for the beautiful, tasty chocolate treats she always correspondent from Ireland reported in Our donated to PCUC for special events. Sunday Visitor that the anti-life campaign was bought and paid for by millionaire CLOSING OF 40 DAYS FOR LIFE George Soros. On Palm Sunday we thanked God for His blessings on our The pro-life movement in Ireland is spring vigil at young, vigorous and Faith-filled. Let us pray the Planned that this beautiful island where the Faith has Parenthood been preserved for many centuries will hold abortion mill on tight to its protection of God‟s little ones. Liberty Ave., downtown Pittsburgh. Rev. JANET MORANA: RECALL ABORTION W. Joseph We have at the PCUC office several copies Stump led us in of Janet Morana’s highly praised book, prayer and song. Accompaniment was provided by RECALL ABORTION, that she hopes will “end Randy Koslosky and his wife, Lisa. the abortion industry’s exploitation fo women.” After prayer, we walked the short distance to Let us know if you would like a copy. We can Catholic Charities where we ate, laughed and re- send it to you for a donation of $5 that includes lived special moments. Many thanks to Nikki Bruni postage, or you can stop at the office. We will and her crew, as well as our shift managers who be glad to see you. CALL 412-531-9272 made 40 Days for Life a pleasure and a privilege. BEFORE YOU COME, JUST IN CASE. PEOPLE CONCERNED FOR THE UNBORN CHILD 2018 – 2019 PRO-LIFE DIRECTORY AND RESOURCE GUIDE TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT OUR CELEBRATE LIFE BANQUET Sunday, October 21, 2018 at 1:00 pm – Crown Plaza Pittsburgh West

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