Pro-Life Congressman Will Head Up Republican Convention Platform Committee

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A pro-life Congressman has been selected to head up the Republican Party's platform committee at its upcoming convention. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, a freshman California lawmaker, will lead the panel the last week of August to craft the party's positions on abortion and other issues.

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Conservative Groups To Send Letter Asking Bush To Revive Domestic Family Planning Gag Rule, 5-07-08

Nearly 80 conservative groups have signed a letter that will be sent to President Bush Tuesday, asking him to ban federal funding for family planning groups that provide abortion referrals or share facilities with abortion providers, according to Tom McClusky, vice president of government affairs at the Family Research Council, The Hill reports. Concerned Women for America and the Eagle Forum are also involved in the push. Former President Reagan first issued regulations more than 20 years ago, which were in effect only briefly. Former President Clinton rescinded the ban soon after he took office in 1993.

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Choose Life License Plates available in MO

Jefferson City, MO (LifeNews.com) -- After a long and successful legal battle, Missouri residents are now able to support adoption efforts with the purchase of a Choose Life license plate. Plate supporters unveiled the artwork for the plate in a capital reception surrounding by leaders of pro-life groups and state legislation. LifeNews.com, 5-2-08.

Missourians can get a Choose Life license plates by going to the Choose Life of Missouri website at http://chooselifemissouri.org/.

President of Eagle Forum Phyllis Schlafly says: "It is wonderful that Missouri now has the Choose Life license plate. I am sure that all pro-life and pro-adoption Missourians will enjoy

proclaiming the Choose Life message on their car! I know I will!"

Pro-lifers urge passage of legislation, 4-25-08

What would it mean to Tennessee if SJR 127 passed the House of Representatives?

Some people think it would mean all abortions in Tennessee would instantly become illegal.

In fact, it would mean that Tennessee voters would be allowed to vote on whether the amendment should become part of the Tennessee Constitution, according to David Fowler, of Family Action Tennessee. He is a former state senator.

Read entire article, 4-25-08

Notre Dame To Host Bobby Schindler, Phyllis Schlafly, 4-07-08

NOTRE DAME—Bobby Schindler, brother of the late Terri Schindler Schiavo and syndicated columnist Phyllis Schlafly, founder and president of Eagle Forum, will be among the keynote speakers Friday, April 11 at the University of Notre Dame.

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30 seconds to save a life

There's a devastating sickness abroad in our land.

HIV? No, that's very serious and alarmingly widespread, but it pales in contrast to the sickness I'm talking about here. Polio? No, the Salk vaccine seems to have brought that scourge under control. Cancer? No, although hundreds of thousands of Americans are afflicted with this dread malady -- and too many die -- it's not the sickness I'm 'm not talking about. by Pat Boone, July 28, 2007

Missouri Senator Claire Mccaskill Disinvited To Speak At A Catholic School Graduation

St. Joseph’s Academy, a Catholic high school in St. Louis, MO, rescinded its invitation to Sen. McCaskill, whose daughter is in the graduating class, to speak at this year’s commencement. The basis for decision: the St. Louis archdiocese forbids giving a public forum to people whose worldviews clash with the principles of the Roman Catholic Church. Sen. McCaskill is an ardent supporter of abortion, embryonic stem cell research, and human cloning. Stltoday.com, 5-2-07.

Mexico: Big Abortion's safety net

When the U.S. government began dropping the hammer on American tobacco companies, these corporations became alarmed that their prospects for long-term survival might be no better than it is for the people who buy their products. Their response was to redirect their marketing efforts toward foreign countries where the governments don't regulate the sale and use of these little white cancer sticks. The plan worked, and today, an enormous percentage of the profits made by "Big Tobacco" are generated by cigarette sales in foreign countries. WorldNetDaily.com, April 11, 2007

Equal Rights for the Unborn in Kansas

The bill, "Alexa's Law," will allow the state of Kansas to charge those who kill an unborn baby with murder. The bill was stuck in a Senate committee until supporters found a way to bypass the committee process and get it to the floor of the Senate. The Senate approved "Alexa's Law" and it will move to the House after spring break. The bill is named after a murdered teenager’s unborn child. Associated Press, 3-28-07.