HIGHLIGHT THIS WEEK:

SCS SB's 632 & 675 was third read and passed the Senate by a vote of 28 yes and 3 no on Thursday, March 8, 2018.
SCS SB's 632 & 675 is the omnibus tax credit bill that includes the extension of tax credits for donations to Pregnancy Resource Centers. These tax credits were due to expire in 2019.
SCS SB's 632 & 675 is sponsored by Senator Bob Dixon.
SCS SB's 632 & 675 now moves to the House for consideration.

NOTE:
SCS SB's 632 & 675 and HCS HB's 1288, 1377 & 2050 are the same omnibus tax credit bills, respective of each body.
HCS HB's 1288, 1377 & 2050 was referred to the Senate Economic Development Committee on Thursday, March 8.
HCS HB's 1288, 1377 & 2050 is sponsored by Representative Kevin Engler.

Budget Work Moves Closer to House Floor Debate:
Budget Committee moves recommended increase in Alternatives to Abortion funding to separate fund for rehabilitation from opioid addiction for pregnant women who qualify for Medicaid.

We will keep you updated as the Budget process continues.

Over many decades, Missouri Right to Life has been protecting life, through education, legislation and through the work of our Political Action Committees. We have heard numerous stories of people whose lives have been impacted in a positive way by the work that Missouri Right to Life has done for over 44 years. 

If you are one of those people who was able to choose life or have other compelling stories, please send us an email and let us know your story.

We are developing new promotional materials for Missouri Right to Life and would like to tell some of your inspiring stories of courage, of life-altering decisions, of help you received at just the right time.

Please email us at [email protected]. Send us your name, contact information and a brief version of your story.

Link - I Lived on Parker Avenue is a short documentary. It features David Scotton's journey from Louisiana to Indiana to meet his birth parents, who choose adoption instead of abortion nineteen years ago.

Link - The spotlight is on 'the adoption option' in I Lived on Parker Avenue.

Link - A Government Accountability Office study, requested by more than 120 Members of the House and Senate and released today, found that over a three-year period more than $1.5 billion in tax dollars went to three of the largest abortion "providers" in the world: Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Marie Stopes International, and International Planned Parenthood Federation.

Link - Far from being a burden on their families, a study from Boston Children's Hospital found that children with Down syndrome bring enormous joy to their loved ones.

Link - The suicides of elderly couples were once mourned as a great tragedy. Now, with the coming of legalized assisted suicide, we are beginning to see them celebrated.