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In preparation for the upcoming Show Me Life, pro-life action day on March 13th, Missouri Right to Life has shirts available for sale. You can order them by emailing us at  [email protected]  or call our office at 573-635-5110.  We can either ship the shirt to you or have it for pick up at the Pro-life action day in the first floor rotunda of the Capitol building.  

Sizes are small, medium, large, XL and 2XL

T-shirt: $10.00
Hoodie:$20.00
Polo:     $20.00
Golf:     $30.00  

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Legislative Update  February 9, 2018

Budget Work Continues:
Budget work continues in the House and Senate. Consideration of the increase in Alternatives to Abortion funding ($7,096,917) continues to be a topic of discussion. We will keep you updated as the Alternatives to Abortion funding moves through the budget process.

Committee Hearings this week in the House and Senate included:
The House Rules Committee on Administrative Oversight met Monday, February 5 and voted Do Pass to move HCS HB 1288 (sponsored by Rep. Kevin Engler), 1377 (Champion for Children Tax Credit - Sponsored by Rep. Sara Walsh), and 2050 (Champion for Children Tax Credit - Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Austin) to the House floor for debate.

The Senate Economic Development Committee met Tuesday, February 6 and voted Do Pass to move SCS SB 632 (sponsored by Senator Bob Dixon) to the Senate floor for debate.

Committee Hearings Scheduled for Feb 12 - Feb 16:
The House Fiscal Review Committee will be reviewing bills, including pro-life bills, before final debate and passage by the full House.

The House Children and Families Committee has scheduled an executive session for Tuesday, February 13 on HB 1266 (sponsored by Rep. Donna Lichtenegger), the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act to prevent abortions on babies that feel pain during an abortion.

  Click here for the full update and information of all of the bills we are keeping an eye on.
Life Links 
 
Missouri House Passes Pro-Life Bill Requiring Parental Notification Before a Teen's Abortion

Link - The Missouri House approved a bill Wednesday to require that both parents be notified if an underage girl wants to abort her unborn baby. This year's bill needs a second House vote to move to the Senate.
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National Right to Life applauds congressional repeal of Independent Payment Advisory Board

Link - The repeal of the bureaucratic body created by Obamacare was included in the broader appropriations measure, which passed the U.S. House and U.S. Senate early this morning.
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Late-term abortion ban fuel emotions of abortion advocates

Link - Last week's Senate vote on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act once again sent abortion advocates into a tail spin.
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Meet Lucas Warren, the first Gerber baby with Down syndrome

Link - a very visible and enthusiastic support for human exceptionalism and equal moral worth.
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First State-Sanctioned Three-Parent Babies to be Born

Link - It is odd, isn't it? We go to radical lengths to help women have babies-as we also allow them to be destroyed in the womb if a baby is deemed undesirable for reasons of life circumstance, disability of the fetus, sex, or whatever.
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Once Quadriplegic, Woman Celebrates Lasting Improvement from Adult Stem Cells

Link - It's now been 15 years since her adult stem cell transplant, and what she has been able to accomplish since then is incredible.
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Nursing homes misuse powerful antipschyotic drugs to control residents, new report says

Link - U.S. nursing homes have significantly reduced the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs among their elderly residents, responding to pressure from many directions. Yet advocacy groups insist that overmedication remains a major problem, and want the pressure to intensify.
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Pro-Life Around the State  

March 13 - Jefferson City - MRL Pro-Life Action Day at the State Capitol. All are welcome to attend. Click here for more details. 

June 28-30 - Overland Park, KS - SAVE THE DATE! This year's National Right to Life Convention is right next door -- in Overland Park! Click here for more details, including registration information.

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.


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