October 2014 Transforming society to respect and protect all innocent human life. You Came to Speak for Life! Legislature Overrides Governor’s Vetoes of Pro-life Legislation MRL PAC Goes Nine ate in the evening on September 10, long after the halls had emptied of hundreds for Nine in Primary who came to lobby for life, the Missouri legislature gave final approval to override Target Races Governor Nixon's vetoes of two pro-life bills and one line item veto of a budget Lincrease for Missouri's Alternatives to Abortion Program. To shut down a filibuster by pro- Missouri Right to Life abortion members, the senate used the rare procedural maneuver of calling the previous PAC played an active role in question. nine August primary races and The override of House Bill 1307 was passed with strong bipartisan support by votes of is pleased that candidates in all 117 to 44 in the House and by 23 to 7 in the Senate. The override of House Bill 1132 also nine targeted races emerged received bipartisan support and was passed in the House by 123 to 36 and in the Senate by 27 victorious! to 2. The line item veto was overridden by a vote of 120 to 36 in the House and a vote of 28 “In nine key races in to 1 in the Senate. which the pro-life candidates House Bill 1307 increases the time of reflection after counseling from 24 hours to 72 faced substantial opposition, hours before an abortion can be performed. This reflection time gives a woman time to con- including one in which the op- template her situation, research information about the dangers and consequences of abor- position was actively supported tion, and review the help and resources that are available to her through the alternatives to by Planned Parenthood and abortion program and other sources. other anti-life organizations, House Bill 1132 increases the maximum funding available for pregnancy resource cen- Missouri Right to Life PAC ters and maternity homes through tax credits. got involved, producing mail- As abortions continue to decrease, more and ings, radio ads, and online ads more women are choosing life and are in need urging voters to make the pro- of help and services. This increase in available life choice. We are pleased that funds for tax credits will help provide those they did. Pro-life voters came services. out in force, choosing all nine MRL PAC-endorsed candidates These bills work together to protect the women of Missouri and ensure that in this in the targeted races,” said Pam matter of life and death, they don't make a Fichter, President of Missouri decision that will have a detrimental effect Right to Life on them -- both physically and emotionally. “I want to thank every Pro-lifers across Missouri are so thankful and voter who helped make this pleased that these bills are going into effect. victory for life possible,” she added. “We have once again Missouri Right to Life thanks the spon- shown that Missouri is a pro- sors of these bills. We thank all the legislators photo - National Right to Life News life state!” who voted for these bills and for the over- rides. We are especially grateful to Speaker of Hundreds of pro-lifers attend the Sept. 10th veto session to proclaim support for protec- the House Tim Jones and to President Pro tions for women and for babies. Tem of the Senate Tom Dempsey. them there. If you don’t get any- population. There is this huge imbalance thing else out of this, remember between boys and girls. So I created this this — register to vote for crying army as a kind of symbol.” out loud... Nourry points out that in 2030, If the dude or woman is Chinese men will be virtually unable to for ripping human fetuses out find brides due to the literal eradication in the of their mother’s womb, don’t of the Chinese female. ever vote for that. Don’t ever say Live Action News 9/17/14 News ‘yes’ to that. It’s terrible. ... Phil is a strong supporter of the pro-life movement. Phil’s son Willie the Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson: shows his love for children by being an don’t vote for “ripping fetuses out adoptive father. Willie has a video clip save of their mother’s womb” posted on Youtube in which he speaks Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson is about the benefits of being an adop- date a conservative Christian who tells it like tive father. The video has over a quarter million views. I was personally touched Missouri Right to Life Annual it is, and he has been unashamed in the Membership Meeting and State- by the fact that they chose to adopt a past to put his pro-life views front and wide Education and Leadership biracial son, Will. Recently Willie and his center. Now, the reality television star Forum - Saturday, Nov. 15th wife Korie took in an exchange student has a new message: Don’t vote for pro- MRL will hold its Annual Member- from Taiwan named Rebecca. They fell abortion candidates or politicians. ship Meeting and its bi-annual in love with her and Rebecca is now part educational and leadership forum. Here’s what he had to say: of the Robertson family. The guest speaker for the forum There are about 90 to 100 LifeNews 9/17/14 will be Nancy Valko, past presi- million of us who claim Jesus. The dent of Nurses for Life. problem is only half of you register Artist exposes female With professional experience in to vote and out of the half of you sex-selective abortions that registers to vote, only half of medical and ethical decisions in that group actually goes and votes... To raise awareness about male areas of end-of-life decisions and gender preference and female sex- care, and non-heart beating organ Therefore, when you’re looking selective abortion wreaking havoc on donations, Ms. Valko will discuss up there and griping and complaining demographics in China and India, French the decline in medical ethics. about what you see in Washington, sculptor Prune Nourry created a huge All are welcome. Immaculate Con- D.C., you might as well shut up. The exhibit of clay sculptures of Chinese reason they’re there is we’re putting ception Parish, Pleus Hall, 1206 girls. E. McCarty, Jefferson City, 10:00 The exhibit, on a.m. Lunch provided with free- display at the China will offering. Call 573-635-5110 or Institute in New York email [email protected] I’m counting on you! City, is called Terracotta to register. Daughters. The display looks like an army of runs through 1, 2, 3 . Chinese girls. It pays 40 Days For Life homage to the daughters Sunday, November 2. lost to sex-selective There are peaceful prayer vigils 1. Pray for a return of abortions, and Nourry’s at one Kansas and three Missouri respect for life! focus was on girls from sites ... so now is a great time to the deep countryside find the one nearest you: 2. Continue defending of China, where sex- http://40daysforlife.com/location/ life! selective abortions on girls are at their highest 3. Send your most numbers. generous gift to In an interview support the mission of with CNN, Nourry said, Missouri Right to Life! “Terracotta Daughters Missouri Right to Life News is about sex-selective P. O. Box 651 abortions in India Jefferson City MO 65102 and China, which are Pam Manning, Editor Thank You! one-third of the world’s Contact MRL at 573-635-5110 or www.missourilife.org You -- loving life. Pass it on! We Like Women and Babies Too! n September 10, two diverse groups converged on the Missouri Capitol, both with Osupposedly the same goal - to protect Missouri women. A small group of Planned Parenthood supporters in purple shirts gathered on the Capitol steps calling for opposition to the override of Gov. Nixon’s veto of the 72-hour reflection period. They held signs which said “Protect Missouri Women.” Hundreds of Missouri Right to Life members and other groups supporting the override filled the Capitol rotunda in a sea of red shirts calling out, “We like women, yes we do. We like women, how about you?” Post-abortive women and those conceived in rape rallied the crowd with their personal witness of how abortion hurts women, calling for the increased reflection period. But which group is truly interested in protecting women? In the book Complications: Abortion’s Impact on Women, authors Angela Lanfranchi, Pam Fichter Ian Gentles, and Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy document the devastating impact of induced abortion on women. After several years of intense and rigorous research, the authors outline their findings that abortion harms women physically, psychologically, socially, and spiritually. The authors present evidence that the link between abortion and breast cancer is incontrovertible with 56 studies showing a positive association. The book also documents immediate physical risks of abortion from injury, including perforation of the uterus, and infections - and subsequent problems such as miscarriage, placenta previa, infertility, and premature births. Several large studies indicate a significantly higher maternal mortality from induced abortion than from childbirth. The psychological impact of abortion includes much higher rates of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicide. Post-abortive women are also more likely to contract autoimmune diseases. Chemical abortions too are associated with various risks including fetal malformations in later pregnancies, fatal toxic shock syndrome, hemorrhages, and ectopic pregnancies. The overall failure rate of chemical abortions is at least four percent with some studies suggesting a failure rate as high as 80 percent.