Sen. Hawley and MRL Executive Director Susan Klein
Missouri Right to Life congratulates Josh Hawley and his family on his position as Missouri's newest U.S. Senator!
Sen. Hawley was sworn into office on Thursday, January 3, 2019. We are thankful for his pro-life work as Missouri's Attorney General and we look forward to Senator Hawley's work in the U.S. Senate to pass laws that will protect and defend innocent human lives.
Missouri Right to Life also congratulates Missouri's new Attorney General, Eric Schmitt, and his family on his new position as Missouri's Chief Law Enforcement Officer!
Attorney General Schmitt was sworn in to office at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 3, 2019. He becomes Missouri's 43rd Chief Law Enforcement Officer.
We look forward to AG Schmitt's leadership in defending common sense laws that give protection to innocent human lives.
Missouri Right to Life looks forward to working with these two new public servants as they work to pass and protect life-saving laws that will protect innocent human lives from inception to natural death.
The 2019 legislative session kicks off at noon on Wednesday, January 9, 2019.
Please pray for our elected officials in the State House and Senate and in the U.S. House and Senate as they begin their important work. Pray for the passage of pro-life legislation to protect innocent human lives at every stage of development whether at the beginning of life or in end of life decisions.
Pre-filing of legislation continues in the State House and Senate. To date there have been 200 bills and 14 various resolutions filed in the Senate. There have been 401 bills and 17 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 continue to review 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.
Click here for the full lifeline and information on all the bills we are keeping an eye on.
Life Links
Democrats Use Bill to End Shutdown to Try to Restore Planned Parenthood Funding Trump Cut
Link - House Democrats, under incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi, slipped language to fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business into their bill to end the partial government shutdown.
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Kansas Pro-Lifers "Infuriated" After Judge Overturns Ban on Dangerous Webcam Abortions
Link - A judge dealt a devastating blow to a Kansas law Monday that protects women from dangerous webcam abortions.
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Planned Parenthood Files Lawsuit to Allow Non-Doctors to Kill Babies in Abortions
Link - Planned Parenthood is suing to force Idaho to allow nurses and midwives to abort unborn babies.
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My New Year's Dream - A Nation United for Life
Link - Whether pro-life or pro-choice, all Americans can support the work of pregnancy centers.
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The fateful 19 months that culminated in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton
Link - As we reflect back today on Roe v. Wade's and Doe v. Bolton's 45 year reign, it's helpful to both veterans and newcomers to our Movement to talk about what took place the year and a half from the time the Supreme Court first agreed to hear the abortion cases until they were actually decided.
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Christians Should Stand Together Against Abortion, Join the March for Life January 18th
Link - This year, the annual March for Life in Washington DC (Friday, Jan. 18) takes place on the first day of the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Jan. 18-25).
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Pro-Life Around the State
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.
January 18 - Kansas City - prayer vigil in front of the Federal Courthouse, 400 E 9th St., from 12 noon to 1:00 pm.
January 26 - St Louis - Respect Life Apostolate Annual Roe v Wade Memorial mass, 10:00 am, Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis.
