Missouri Lifeline - 12/7/2018

Legislative Update

The First Regular Session of the 100th Missouri General Assembly will kick off at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, January 9, 2019.

Pre-filing of legislation for the 2019 session began Saturday, December 1, 2018. At this time there have been 155 bills and 14 various resolutions filed in the Senate. And, there have been 179 bills and 7 various resolutions filed in the House.

Your Missouri Right to Life Legislative Team is working with legislators on pro-life bills to file for the 2019 legislative session. We have also begun reviewing all bills filed and will be reporting weekly in the lifelines during the legislative session. We will update you on bills that have either a positive or negative impact on our ability to protect innocent human lives at every stage of life and development.

Please read these updates. Your knowledge on these important life issues is important for when you speak with your legislators. Your involvement with your legislator is very important!

When we put out a legislative alert for phone calls, e-mails and letters to legislators you need to be ready. Your involvement is important to the passage of good solid pro-life legislation.

Click here for the full update.

Prayers for the Bush Family

Missouri Right to Life and National Right to Life mourn the death of President George H.W. Bush. The 41st president died last week at age 94.

During President Bush's term in office, his Administration urged the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to pass laws to protect unborn children, stating, "protection of innocent human life - in or out of the womb - is certainly the most compelling interest that a State can advance."

President Bush opposed measures such as the so-called "Freedom of Choice Act," which would have imposed "an unprecedented regime of abortion on demand, going well beyond Roe v. Wade."

President Bush used the power of his veto to stop ten bills that contained pro-abortion provisions, including four appropriations bills which allowed for taxpayer funding of abortion.

He vowed he would "veto any legislation that weakens current law or existing regulations" pertaining to abortion."

President Bush also vetoed U.S. funding of the United States Population Fund (UNFPA), citing the agency's participation in the management of China's forced abortion program. He steadfastly refused to fund research that encouraged or depended on abortion, including transplantation of tissues harvested from aborted babies.

Link: The Pro-Life Journey of President George H.W. Bush

A summary of President Bush's pro-life record can be found here.

Life Links

Pro-life, Disability Groups Petition SCOTUS to Uphold Indiana Abortion Law

Link - Supporters say the law helps prevent discriminatory eugenics practices, especially against children with Down syndrome.

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Babies kicking in the womb are making mental maps of their bodies

Link - Life before birth is amazing.

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Support the Fighting Irish Doctors and Nurses

Link - in May, 2018 overwhelmingly approved removing Ireland's long-standing, constitutional protections for unborn babies and left the details up to the Irish government.

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Spreading 'Happiness Through Socks'!

Link - John has Down syndrome and has always loved wild patterned socks. In 2016, John had this great idea to go into the sock business with his father. And so they did.

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Are IVF embryos persons? A mum and dad who lost theirs say they are

Link - On March 3 a liquid nitrogen storage tank at the University Hospitals Fertility Center in Cleveland failed. More than 950 patients lost over 4,000 frozen eggs and embryos.

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Pro-Life Around the State

December 8 - St. Louis - National Night of Prayer for Life. 17 parishes throughout the archdiocese of St. Louis are participating. Details can be found here.

January 16-19 - Sedalia - 46th Annual March for Life bus trip to Washington, D.C. Click here or Carol Turner at 660 620-1590 for more information. Click here to download a registration form.

January 17-19 - St. Louis - 46th Annual March for Life bus trip to Washington, D.C. Click here for details about the Missouri Caravan.

February 2 - Jefferson City - MidWest March for Life: MidWestMarchforLife.com.

March 12 - Jefferson City - Pro-Life Action Day 2019, Please print off the flyer and distribute to your pro-life friends, family and church members.

We are your pro-life voice in Jefferson City! Help us save babies and end abortion with a generous donation to Missouri Right to Life today.

Thank you for your continued support.

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