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Missouri Lifeline 5/27/16
MRL Responds to St. Louis Fire Department Report on Planned Parenthood   
The following is a statement from Steve Rupp, President of Missouri Right to Life:

The St. Louis Fire Department released a report of the medical emergency calls placed by the St. Louis Planned Parenthood abortion mill from 1/1/09 through 4/6/16. This report was released in the settlement of a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed against it by Operation Rescue in 2013. The report showed that 58 emergency calls were placed requiring ambulance services at the St. Louis Planned Parenthood abortion mill. Many of these calls were due to life-threatening conditions. On May 13, 2016, an additional ambulance was seen at the St. Louis Planned Parenthood. Clearly, the facility is a danger to women, as well as their babies.

Missouri Right to Life has written and lobbied for the passage of a law that would require more detailed reporting and regular, frequent, and thorough inspections and audits of abortion mills. These requirements will hold the abortion industry accountable. Sadly, this legislation has not passed both the House and the Senate.

There is no sign that Planned Parenthood will cease its barbaric practices. How many more women will be harmed before the Missouri legislature sends this bill to the Governor?
So Many Sacrifices  
So many sacrifices have been made in the establishment and defense of this country and the freedoms on which it was founded. The men who signed the Declaration of Independence did not ask what public service could do for them but put their very lives at risk. Let us pray for such statesmen today.  

There have been so many sacrifices around the world made by our military and their families. One only need look at the military cemeteries in the U.S. and in foreign lands.

This Memorial Day weekend let us spend some time remembering those sacrifices, being thankful, and praying for those who have sacrificed so much.

Our country stands at a crossroads in deciding the type of government we will have. Will we have a republic that values the free-market system and respects the right of each person to practice their faith as they are called to do? Or, will we become a socialist state where the government controls our industry, our faith lives and our freedom of speech?

Let us pray that America will continue to be a beacon for freedom in the world. That Americans will make the right decisions in the coming months as they contemplate what kind of people and philosophies will determine the future of this country.

-Patty Skain, Executive Director, Missouri Right to Life
Missouri Senate begins scrutinizing Planned Parenthood files  
A Missouri Senate staffer has begun reviewing Planned Parenthood's internal records, including procedures for fetal tissue disposal...read more.
United Methodist Church votes overwhelming to withdraw from Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Congratulations to all pro-life Methodists on their success. Last week, on a vote of 425 to 268 (61% to 39%), delegates to the quadrennial General Conference meeting of the United Methodist Church voted that two United Methodist entities withdraw immediately from membership in the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC).... read more .
South Carolina becomes 14th State to enact Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act
This week South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) signed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act - a bill that protects unborn children from abortions after 20 weeks fetal age, a point by which there is compelling evidence that unborn children are capable of feeling pain...read more.
Growing Human Embryos Outside the Womb: New Record, Old Questions
There needs to be a pause for a deeper discussion about just why such research is being done, and if there are any ethical lines that should not be crossed. How many lives are worth sacrificing? One? One thousand? One million?... read more . 
Me Before You and the Slow Suicide of the West    
Another bad chapter in Hollywood's treatment of disability, assisted suicide...read more.
Pro-Life Around the State

June 10 - St. Louis - Komen Race for the Cure picket from 4-6 pm at the entrance on Bales. For more information visit stl-defenders.com.
 
June 18 - Jefferson City - Save the date! MRL Statewide Meeting, 10 am at Pleus Hall,  1208 E. McCarty St. Lunch will be provided. Guest speaker will be James Harris.

June 25 - St. Louis - Sidewalk counseling seminar, 13610 Barrett Office Dr. Manchester, MO 63021 beginning at 12:00 noon. 
Unborn children need your help. Help us save babies and end abortion with a generous donation to Missouri Right to Life today.