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Down syndrome Protection Act Advances

Pennsylvania House Health Committee took a decisive 17-9 vote in support of House Bill 2050, the Down syndrome Protection Act. The legislation (and its companion Senate Bill 1050) would ban abortion of an unborn child as a result of a Down syndrome diagnosis. The bill proceeded to the
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April 13, 2018
by Hill
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abortion, anti-abortion, disability rights, Down Syndrome, down syndrome protection, HB 2050, pro-life, SB 1050

Families, Advocates and Lawmakers Join in Support of ‘A Life Worth Living’

“It was a wave of humanity that lifted us out of institutions, brought us home, got us into schools and included us in the community of life, and now it will require another wave of humanity to stop the targeting of Down syndrome around the world.” Karen Gaffney, Disability Rights Cha
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March 16, 2018
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abortion, anti-abortion, Chloe's law, Down Syndrome, Down Syndrome Prenatal and Postnatal Education Act, down syndrome protection, Down Syndrome Resources, HB 2050, Michael Turzai, pro-life, SB 1050, scott martin

Down Syndrome Protection Act Strives to Ensure Protection and Inclusion

“We’re raising the concern in Pennsylvania because of some tragic trends in European countries. In Iceland, they’ve become notorious for the claim that Down syndrome has been nearly eliminated. What they fail to mention is that Iceland has a 100 percent abortion rate of pre-born child
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March 02, 2018
by Hill
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abortion, anti-abortion, Chloe's law, Down Syndrome, Down Syndrome Prenatal and Postnatal Education Act, down syndrome protection, Down Syndrome Resources, HB 2050, Michael Turzai, pro-life, SB 1050, scott martin

Resolved: Down Syndrome Lives Matter

Pennsylvania State Senator Scott Martin (R-Lancaster) asked an important question, “What kind of society do we want to live in?” Sen. Martin believes we should live in a world where everyone, including individuals with Down syndrome, is respected and admired for the joy and contributi
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September 19, 2017
by Hill
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abortion, anti-abortion, dignity, dignity of the human person, Down Snydrome, life, pro-life

Advocates, Lawmakers ‘Stand up for Life’ at Capitol Rally

Standing  united on the steps of the state’s Capitol, pro-life advocates and lawmakers renewed the call to stand up for life by urging passage of legislation (House Bill 77 or Senate Bill 3) which would reform Pennsylvania’s Abortion Control Act. State Rep. Kathy Rapp, who was inspire
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June 07, 2017
by Hill
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abortion, abortion ban, anti-abortion, dismemberment, dismemberment abortion ban, HB 77, prolife, Representative Kathy Rapp, SB 3

Tell Congress: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion

UPDATE: The pro-life No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7) passed with bipartisan support by a vote of 238-183 in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 24, 2017. Contact our U.S. Senators and urge them to support it. Sunday, January 22, 2017, marked the 44th anniversary
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January 23, 2017
by Hill
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abortion, anti-abortion, Congress, No taxpayer funding for abortion act, pro-life, U.S. House of Representative

The Gruesome Reality of Abortion

In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe published a book that changed the course of American history. Her brutal depiction of slavery in Uncle Tom’s Cabin illustrated the real human cost of the defining political controversy of her time. Stowe’s tale of one fictional family’s devastating exper
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January 09, 2017
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2015 abortion report, abortion, anti-abortion, hope after abortion, pro-life, project rachel

Planned Parenthood: Setting the Record Straight

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops researched the facts about the Planned Parenthood debate. Here is a fact sheet to help set the record straight. (Download a printable version here) In 2015, a series of undercover videos showed officials of the Planned Parenthood Federa
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October 02, 2015
by Hill
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abortion, anti-abortion, defund planned parenthood, planned parenthood, pro-life, USCCB, women's health care

Archbishop Chaput: There is no equivalence

On August 10, 2015, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. CAP. explained why other moral issues are not equivalent to abortion in his column on CatholicPhilly.com. Here is an excerpt: Here’s a simple exercise in basic reasoning. On a spectrum of bad things to do, theft is
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August 12, 2015
by Hill
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abortion, anti-abortion, Chaput, gospel of life, human dignity, innocent life, life, morality, pro-life

Thousands to pray for end to abortion

Over 10,000 worshippers, many of them youth from schools around the nation, are expected to gather in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to pray for an end to abortion at the Opening Mass of the National Prayer Vigil for Life, Sunday, January 23, at 6:30
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January 21, 2011
by Hill
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abortion, anti-abortion, life, march for life, national prayer vigil for life, pro-life, roe v wade, USCCB, washington dc

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