DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Monday, March 16, 2020

Are Abortions Starting Up in Wilkes-Barre?

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March 15, 2020

"I am valuable and worthy. My life has purpose."

Watch Kathy Barnette share her amazing story.

This inspirational story of the value of life from Kathy Barnette is amazing

Are Abortions Starting Up in Wilkes-Barre?

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director

gallagher@paprolife.org

For some time now, the Wilkes-Barre Planned Parenthood has denied performing abortions at its facility in Wilkes-Barre. But recently, the center has been added to the list of abortion facilities in Pennsylvania. (The total list of free-standing abortion centers numbers 18, but two are listed as closed.)

The status of the Planned Parenthood Keystone in Wilkes-Barre reads “open.” The “Patient Care Survey Data” provides the health inspection results for the center. This inspection report indicates that state health regulators surveyed the facility on January 13th and January 29th. The survey included “telemedicine abortion administration.”

It is a massive tragedy when a facility begins performing abortions in a community. Whether abortions are currently being performed in Wilkes-Barre or the facility is now gearing up to perform them, this is a devastating development in an area so dedicated to preserving innocent human life.

The health inspection report clearly shows that the aim of Planned Parenthood is to perform abortions—not to reduce them. At a time when so many Americans want restrictions on abortion, Planned Parenthood is once again demonstrating that it places money—the money derived from abortions—over the well-being of members of the human race.

It’s a phenomenal

alternatives-to-abortion

success story

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director

Imagine three college football stadiums, filled with capacity crowds. That has been the amazing reach of Pennsylvania’s Pregnancy & Parenting Support Services Program, which is administered by Real Alternatives, Inc. More than 318,000 clients have been served by the program, which has become a model for the rest of the nation. Those hundreds of thousands of women have made more than 1.6 million visits to the program’s service providers throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. There, they receive comprehensive counseling and support during challenging pregnancies. As the program’s literature states, “An alternative to abortion is not a pamphlet—it is another person.” Read more

Our Virtual Baby at 10 weeks!

Bones and cartilage are forming throughout the body but are still quite soft and fragile. The liver and kidneys are formed and functioning, but waste, like toxins or carbon dioxide, are removed through the umbilical cord and routed into mother's blood stream. The size of an olive, about 1.5 inches, the baby has now entered the fetal stage.

(Image and information from the app Sprout. )

CHAPTER EVENTS

The Susquehanna Valley Chapter Pennsylvanians for Human Life (SVC-PHL) cordially invites you to a Pro-Life Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at 9:30 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Express (Grand Ball Room) in Williamsport. Dr. Monique Ruberu will be the featured speaker. She co-leads two 40 days for life campaigns in downtown Philadelphia. She is a pro-life OB-GYN, pro-life advocate, trained sidewalk counselor and public speaker. BREAKFAST BUFFET: $15 Adult & $5 Children 10 & under RSVP: Doris at 570.745.3502 before Friday, March 20, 2020.

Bedford County Citizens Concerned for Human Life will hold their 16th Annual Pro-Life Dinner on Friday, April 24, 2020 at 6 p.m. at Clear Ridge Independent Fellowship Church, 516 Stayer Road, Everett. Marlene Downing, director of the HOPE Pregnancy Center in Philadelphia will be guest speaker. Tickets are Adults $20, Students $10, 4 and under free. RSVP by April 17 by calling 814-276-3638 or 814-652-6755. Checks are payable to Bedford County CCHL and can be mailed to Pam Lucas, 262 Zion Road, Everett, PA 15537.