Your words are needed to expose the ugly reality of abortion

Prolife people have an opportunity to expose the ugly reality of legal abortion. The mainstream media did not cover the murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell. The media adage "if it bleeds, it leads" has at least one glaring exception. If children who survive abortions are the ones who are bleeding, the story won't lead. Not only has it not led, the story of Kermit Gosnell trial has been largely ignored by national networks. We must not forget the horrible acts of this convicted murderer and the negligence of government officials who allowed his "house of horrors" clinic to operate for years.

ACTION NEEDED: Spread the message of the murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell through blogs, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, responding to online articles and by submitting letters to the editor of local newspapers.

SAMPLE LETTERS OR POSTS TO GET YOU STARTED

Contact your legislator about the Religious Liberty, Conscience Protection Act

S.B. 136, Religious Liberty & Conscience Protection Act, protects the conscience rights of individual health care providers, health facilities, and employers providing health care plans, enabling them to refuse participation in any medical procedure or research that violates their religious beliefs or moral convictions. The legislation creates a fair balance between the conscience rights of the employee and the needs of the employer. If the objectionable service comprises a substantial portion of the employee's regular duties, the employer would not be required to accommodate the employee. The bill also protects patients by affirming that services may not be refused based on the status of the patient or the patient's ability to pay. The Michigan Senate Health Policy Committee reported the bill to the full Senate by a vote of 5 to 1 on March 21.

ACTION NEEDED: Contact your Michigan Senator with this message: "Vote yes on S.B. 136. Protect religious liberty and conscience rights! Providing medical services and protecting fundamental rights can be done."

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE MICHIGAN SENATE

Contact your legislator about the Abortion Insurance Opt-Out bill

Right to Life of Michigan supports H.B. 4065 and 4066 to remove abortion coverage from health insurance plans in Michigan. The Abortion Insurance Opt-Out bill will exclude abortion as a covered benefit in plans operating under the Michigan exchange mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal health care reform law. The ACA contains a provision allowing the states to exclude abortion as a covered benefit in the health insurance plans operating under the exchange. This provision is known as "the abortion opt-out." In addition, H.B. 4065 and 4066 would exclude standard abortion coverage from health insurance plans in Michigan, whether public or private. Purchasers of health care insurance who want abortion as a covered benefit in their plan may purchase an optional rider adding this coverage.

ACTION NEEDED: Contact your Michigan Representative with this message. "Please support H.B. 4065 and 4066. I do not want my health care premiums or tax dollars paying for abortion."

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE MICHIGAN HOUSE

Educate others about life before birth - Life After 40

Since January 22, 1973, 55 million unborn children have been aborted. Their opportunity to feel a mother's sweet caress or to hear a father's hearty laugh was taken away by two U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. Despite this tragedy, protectors of life have worked for 40 years to save vulnerable members of our human family. Lives have been spared from the violence of abortion because of the dedication of prolife people like you.

You can make a difference! For 40 weeks before the 40th memorial of Roe on January 22, we celebrated the development of human life by sharing a fact about the unborn child every week. Join our efforts and share the story of life before birth with your family and friends using email and social networks. After 40 weeks, a baby is born and after 40 years of Roe, life begins again.

ACTION NEEDED: Share fetal development facts with your friends and family on social networks. Purchase advertising space using our free print ads, or print and distribute them as flyers. You can also make a pledge and share a fetal development fact each week for the 40 weeks of pregnancy.

Supreme Court upholds health care reform

The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling upheld the Affordable Care Act of 2010. In National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, the court ruled that the individual mandate requiring virtually every American to own health insurance is a tax, not a penalty, and thus legal for Congress to enact. The ruling is a call to action for prolifers everywhere to repeal the law. Numerous provisions exist in the law that force federal taxpayers to heavily subsidize abortion insurance and authorize federal bureaucrats to ration life-saving medical treatment.

HEALTH CARE REFORM LAW INFORMATION AND CURRENT STATUS

ACTION NEEDED: Contact your U.S. representatives and senators and urge them to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Tell them you oppose taxpayer subsidies for abortion and rationing of life-saving medical treatment.

Report details abortion clinic abuses in Michigan

The Abortion Abuses and State Regulator Agency Failure Report released by Right to Life of Michigan has shown that most of Michigan's abortion clinics are not in compliance with dozens of state laws or regulations. The report also cites a vital need for oversight and enforcement on the part of Michigan agencies charged with holding health providers and facilities to account. The report prompted a hearing in the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Licensing & Regulatory Affairs.

ACTION NEEDED: Download the report or share it online with your friends and family. Our state government must hold abortion clinics accountable for failing to follow state law and regulations.

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Congressional Contact Information
Our U.S. senators and representatives are in Washington to serve our needs. If you would like to write or speak to your senator or representative about a prolife issue or law, CLICK HERE

President and U.S. Senators' Records on Life

Learn more about the views on abortion and other prolife issues of President Barack Obama, Senator Carl Levin and Senator Debbie Stabenow

OBAMA RECORD ON LIFE

LEVIN RECORD ON LIFE

STABENOW RECORD ON LIFE

Michigan Capitol Directory

Promote life by keeping in touch with Michigan lawmakers. Here is contact information for Michigan elected leaders

GOV., LT. GOV, SEC. OF STATE AND ATTN. GEN.

MI SENATORS

MI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

How a Bill Becomes a Law
Learn about the legislative process in Michigan. This guide from the Michigan Legislative Service Bureau explains the steps needed for a prolife bill to become a Michigan law. LEGISLATIVE PROCESS GUIDE

Michigan Newspaper Contact List
Letters to the editor are an important part of many newspapers. These letters allow readers to voice their views and respond to stories and editorials in the paper. MICHIGAN NEWSPAPER CONTACT LIST

LifeNotes
LifeNotes is a series of in-depth educational fact sheets produced by the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund which focus on specific life issues. LIFENOTES DIRECTORY

Prolife Picketing
Provides information, guidelines and suggestions for prolife picketing. MORE

Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (DPOAHC) is a legal mechanism which allows you to appoint a person (agent/patient advocate) to make health care decisions for you should you become unable to do so. FULL BOOKLET

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Your words are needed to expose the ugly reality of abortion Prolife people have an opportunity to expose the ugly reality of legal abortion. The mainstream media did not cover the murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell. The media adage "if it bleeds, it leads" has at least one glaring exception. If children who survive abortions are the ones who are bleeding, the story won't lead. Not only has it not led, the story of Kermit Gosnell trial has been largely ignored by national networks. We must not forget the horrible acts of this convicted murderer and the negligence of government officials who allowed his "house of horrors" clinic to operate for years. ACTION NEEDED: Spread the message of the murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell through blogs, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, responding to online articles and by submitting letters to the editor of local newspapers. SAMPLE LETTERS OR POSTS TO GET YOU STARTED Contact your legislator about the Religious Liberty, Conscience Protection Act S.B. 136, Religious Liberty & Conscience Protection Act, protects the conscience rights of individual health care providers, health facilities, and employers providing health care plans, enabling them to refuse participation in any medical procedure or research that violates their religious beliefs or moral convictions. The legislation creates a fair balance between the conscience rights of the employee and the needs of the employer. If the objectionable service comprises a substantial portion of the employee's regular duties, the employer would not be required to accommodate the employee. The bill also protects patients by affirming that services may not be refused based on the status of the patient or the patient's ability to pay. The Michigan Senate Health Policy Committee reported the bill to the full Senate by a vote of 5 to 1 on March 21. ACTION NEEDED: Contact your Michigan Senator with this message: "Vote yes on S.B. 136. Protect religious liberty and conscience rights! Providing medical services and protecting fundamental rights can be done." CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE MICHIGAN SENATE Contact your legislator about the Abortion Insurance Opt-Out bill Right to Life of Michigan supports H.B. 4065 and 4066 to remove abortion coverage from health insurance plans in Michigan. The Abortion Insurance Opt-Out bill will exclude abortion as a covered benefit in plans operating under the Michigan exchange mandated by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal health care reform law. The ACA contains a provision allowing the states to exclude abortion as a covered benefit in the health insurance plans operating under the exchange. This provision is known as "the abortion opt-out." In addition, H.B. 4065 and 4066 would exclude standard abortion coverage from health insurance plans in Michigan, whether public or private. Purchasers of health care insurance who want abortion as a covered benefit in their plan may purchase an optional rider adding this coverage. ACTION NEEDED: Contact your Michigan Representative with this message. "Please support H.B. 4065 and 4066. I do not want my health care premiums or tax dollars paying for abortion." CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE MICHIGAN HOUSE Educate others about life before birth - Life After 40 Since January 22, 1973, 55 million unborn children have been aborted. Their opportunity to feel a mother's sweet caress or to hear a father's hearty laugh was taken away by two U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. Despite this tragedy, protectors of life have worked for 40 years to save vulnerable members of our human family. Lives have been spared from the violence of abortion because of the dedication of prolife people like you. You can make a difference! For 40 weeks before the 40th memorial of Roe on January 22, we celebrated the development of human life by sharing a fact about the unborn child every week. Join our efforts and share the story of life before birth with your family and friends using email and social networks. After 40 weeks, a baby is born and after 40 years of Roe, life begins again. ACTION NEEDED: Share fetal development facts with your friends and family on social networks. Purchase advertising space using our free print ads, or print and distribute them as flyers. You can also make a pledge and share a fetal development fact each week for the 40 weeks of pregnancy. Supreme Court upholds health care reform The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 ruling upheld the Affordable Care Act of 2010. In National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, the court ruled that the individual mandate requiring virtually every American to own health insurance is a tax, not a penalty, and thus legal for Congress to enact. The ruling is a call to action for prolifers everywhere to repeal the law. Numerous provisions exist in the law that force federal taxpayers to heavily subsidize abortion insurance and authorize federal bureaucrats to ration life-saving medical treatment. HEALTH CARE REFORM LAW INFORMATION AND CURRENT STATUS ACTION NEEDED: Contact your U.S. representatives and senators and urge them to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Tell them you oppose taxpayer subsidies for abortion and rationing of life-saving medical treatment. Report details abortion clinic abuses in Michigan The Abortion Abuses and State Regulator Agency Failure Report released by Right to Life of Michigan has shown that most of Michigan's abortion clinics are not in compliance with dozens of state laws or regulations. The report also cites a vital need for oversight and enforcement on the part of Michigan agencies charged with holding health providers and facilities to account. The report prompted a hearing in the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Licensing & Regulatory Affairs. ACTION NEEDED: Download the report or share it online with your friends and family. Our state government must hold abortion clinics accountable for failing to follow state law and regulations. Resources: Follow us through social networking Congressional Contact Information Our U.S. senators and representatives are in Washington to serve our needs. If you would like to write or speak to your senator or representative about a prolife issue or law, CLICK HERE President and U.S. Senators' Records on Life Learn more about the views on abortion and other prolife issues of President Barack Obama, Senator Carl Levin and Senator Debbie Stabenow OBAMA RECORD ON LIFE LEVIN RECORD ON LIFE STABENOW RECORD ON LIFE Michigan Capitol Directory Promote life by keeping in touch with Michigan lawmakers. Here is contact information for Michigan elected leaders GOV., LT. GOV, SEC. OF STATE AND ATTN. GEN. MI SENATORS MI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES How a Bill Becomes a Law Learn about the legislative process in Michigan. This guide from the Michigan Legislative Service Bureau explains the steps needed for a prolife bill to become a Michigan law. LEGISLATIVE PROCESS GUIDE Michigan Newspaper Contact List Letters to the editor are an important part of many newspapers. These letters allow readers to voice their views and respond to stories and editorials in the paper. MICHIGAN NEWSPAPER CONTACT LIST LifeNotes LifeNotes is a series of in-depth educational fact sheets produced by the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund which focus on specific life issues. LIFENOTES DIRECTORY Prolife Picketing Provides information, guidelines and suggestions for prolife picketing. MORE Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care (DPOAHC) is a legal mechanism which allows you to appoint a person (agent/patient advocate) to make health care decisions for you should you become unable to do so. FULL BOOKLET
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