PA LifeLinks
e-newsletter
Oct. 3, 2021
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Powerful Personal Testimony
Watch
Rep. Kat Cammack talk about her own mother choosing life as she
testifies in defense of keeping the Hyde Amendment in place.
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How Did Your Congressional Representative Vote?
The so-called Women’s Health Protection Act,
which should be renamed the Abortion Without Limits Act, is
a disastrous bill which tragically passed the U.S. House of
Representatives recently. The bill would wipe out common sense
protections for preborn children and their mothers at both the state and
the federal level. It would mean an expansion of taxpayer funding of
abortion, an end to parental consent for abortion, and the demise of
laws which provide 24-hour waiting periods and informed consent for
abortion.
To find out how your Congressional representative voted on this dangerous measure, please click here. Meanwhile, it is vitally important to stop this bill in the U.S. Senate. To send a message to U.S. Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey to vote against the bill, please click here.
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Shawn’s Law Passed and Signed
By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director
A
bill known as Shawn’s Law passed its last legislative hurdle and has
now been signed by the Governor. The bill is named for a young woman who
died by suicide after being bullied into it by strangers in an online
chat forum. The legislation would enhance the penalties for anyone who
encourages an individual under age 18 or who has an intellectual
disability to die by suicide. As the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Dawn
Keefer (R-Dillsburg) stated, “Shawn’s Law addresses a very serious issue
that is claiming the lives of our most vulnerable and impressionable
people. No one who is struggling with depression and other mental health
issues should be given step-by-step instructions to end his or her own
life and be encouraged to do so.” For more on Shawn’s Law, please click here .
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Write for LIFE! Essay Contest
All
Pennsylvania students in grades 7-12 are invited to participate in our
essay contest. We are sharing this early in the school year to make sure
you set time aside on the academic calendar to enter. Winning essays
are published in our Summer edition of LifeLines and cash prizes are
awarded to the top three essays in each category. Click here for more information.
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People for Life of Erie will sponsor their eighth annual Life Run 5K/10K & Fun Walk on Saturday, October 9. Registration is $15 for ages 7-15 and $25 for ages over 15. For more information, click here.
Cambria-Somerset Citizens Concerned for Human Life will host a Pro-Life Prayer Breakfast at New Germany Immaculate Conception Hall on Saturday, October 23, 2021 from 9 am to 12 noon. The Keynote speaker this year will be actress Ashley Bratcher, who played Abby Johnson in the movie "Unplanned". As a pro-life speaker, she is nationally known, having spoke at the National Right to Life Convention and has an amazing pro-life story of her own to tell.
Michael Ciccocioppo, Executive Director, PA Pro-Life Federation, will
serve as the emcee. To register, contact Ann Poole at 814-472-8584 or
Steve Dillon at 814-241-2772.
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Pro-Life March in Philadelphia
The Say So March will take place Saturday, October 9 at 11 am,
starting at the Philadelphia Women's Center, 777 Appletree St. (the
largest abortion center in Philly) and processing prayerfully to the
Liberty Bell at 12 p.m. Additional information and registration are
available here.
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Pro-Life Thought of the Week |
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Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation
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