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Clearing Up Confusion About Heartbeat vs. Dismemberment

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We understand that some churches have recently received requests from the Heartbeat Coalition to make their petitions available after services.  Right to Life of Michigan (rtl.org) recommends that this is counter productive as explained in the article below.

Thank you again to everyone who signed the petition to ban dismemberment abortion. We reached our goal.  The signatures are currently being reviewed and validated by the election commission. Then the citizen initiated legislation to ban this late term abortion in Michigan will advance to the legislature where it is expected to pass and go into effect and cannot be vetoed by the governor.

Please read the following message for further information:

May 20, 2019Prolife News

On their website and in conversations with many, we’ve heard that the Heartbeat Coalition is misleading people about Right to Life of Michigan’s dismemberment abortion ban, telling people it will not save lives. The Heartbeat Coalition says the heartbeat ban they are working on with their own petition drive will save lives in Michigan. That’s not accurate.

Here’s a couple of quick points explaining why:

  • The heartbeat petition drive is not organized by Right to Life of Michigan and is separate from the petition drive to bypass Governor Whitmer’s veto of the dismemberment abortion ban.
  • Michigan law already bans abortions before and after a heartbeat is detected. Governor Whitmer wants to repeal our existing 100% abortion ban before Roe v. Wade is overturned and it can be fully enforced again.
  • A heartbeat ban can’t go into effect until Roe v. Wade is overturned. Our 100% abortion ban would also then be fully enforceable, making the heartbeat ban irrelevant. A heartbeat ban can never go into legal effect or stop a single abortion in Michigan.
  • The U.S. Supreme Court can use any prolife law to overturn Roe v. Wade, including a dismemberment ban.
  • We fear a pro-abortion judge could abuse the heartbeat ban to stop our 100% abortion ban from being fully enforceable when Roe v. Wade is overturned, keeping abortion legal in the first weeks of pregnancy.
  • Our dismemberment abortion ban would take away the most common late-term abortion procedure and will save lives. There is a legal path for it to be upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court if they aren’t ready to overturn Roe v. Wade.
  • Focusing on a dismemberment ban helps us educate Michigan citizens about the violence of abortion, just like the movie Unplanned.

Below is an in-depth discussion of this confusion.

Currently, the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision blocks significant abortion bans from going into effect. That includes Alabama, Georgia, and other states that have recently signed different bans into law; lower courts strike these laws down using the precedent of Roe v. Wade. A heartbeat bill needs Roe v. Wade to be overturned in order to go into effect.

Michigan is unique. Michigan has a 100% prolife abortion ban already on the books. It bans all abortions except to save the life of mother, including before a heartbeat is detected. The Michigan Supreme Court and lower courts have consistently ruled that our 100% ban is in legal effect, but not fully enforceable because of Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton. Once Roe v. Wade is gone, our 100% abortion ban goes back into full effect.

There is no practical chance that a conservative U.S. Supreme Court would uphold a heartbeat ban as constitutional while still blocking other abortion laws from taking effect.

A heartbeat ban could never go into legal effect in Michigan or stop a single abortion, because Michigan already has a heartbeat ban, legally speaking. You can’t double-ban something!

Planned Parenthood fears our 100% abortion ban. Governor Whitmer says she wants it repealed as soon as possible. Bills to repeal it have been introduced by pro-abortion state legislators. Even pro-abortion Attorney General Dana Nessel understands our road map to ending abortion in Michigan and wants to stop it.

Despite assurances from the Heartbeat Coalition and their legal advice from outside our state, there is a chance a heartbeat ban could harm our 100% prolife abortion ban. In the hands of a pro-abortion judge arguing that the new law replaces our 100% old law, a heartbeat ban in Michigan could keep abortions legal in the first few weeks of pregnancy after Roe v. Wade is overturned, costing thousands of unborn lives. We don’t like to discourage people who are excited about making a difference, but our view is based on legal advice from constitutional attorneys who are experts with Michigan law.

If you’d like to read some of those legal opinions, please click here and click here.

We’ve tried to explain these facts to the Heartbeat Coalition and their leadership from Ohio and Indiana.

We don’t need a heartbeat ban to end abortion in Michigan! We already have the exact law we need; we just need Roe v. Wade overturned for it to fully work. If there’s no practical chance for a heartbeat bill to go into legal effect, why put our current abortion ban in any danger? The Heartbeat Coalition says their ban will help force the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, but nobody can force the U.S. Supreme Court to take up any case. They can overturn Roe v. Wade using any prolife law once they are ready, including a dismemberment ban, or perhaps the Alabama abortion ban that’s more protective than a heartbeat ban.

We appreciate the prolife fervor of the Heartbeat Coalition’s Ohio and Indiana leadership; the heartbeat ban is a right bill, but for the wrong state. Our appeal to them is to focus their efforts on another state that isn’t in Michigan’s unique legal position. For example, when Roe v. Wade is overturned, abortion will remain legal through all nine months of pregnancy in New York, the exact opposite of Michigan. A heartbeat bill in New York could go into legal affect there after Roe v. Wade is overturned and save so many lives. A heartbeat ban can’t legally save a single life here; it only has educational value.

It would be terrible if we botched a golden opportunity before us to educate Michigan citizens directly about the violence of abortion. When people see a video showing how dismemberment abortions work, it changes them. The movie Unplanned has been sweeping the nation because it shows the truth about abortion. This is exactly the right moment to have those conversations.

The Heartbeat Coalition has been confusing people about our dismemberment ban. It’s true a dismemberment ban won’t entirely ban late-term abortions, but it will stop many late-term abortions. The Abortion Industry relies on the dismemberment abortion procedure as the cheapest, quickest method. By using the dismemberment method, it allows them to “donate” the baby’s organs and other body parts for experiments. Taking that barbaric procedure away from them will save lives.

Our dismemberment ban simply adds the definition of the dismemberment abortion procedure to our existing partial-birth abortion ban. The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld partial-birth abortion bans as constitutional, even with Roe v. Wade. Our dismemberment abortion ban has a legal path to being upheld in the courts, even if the Supreme Court isn’t ready to overturn Roe v. Wade. If the Supreme Court is ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, Michigan is set to ban all abortions—no heartbeat ban is necessary.

We’re strongly encouraging all prolife people in Michigan to focus on getting our dismemberment ban done by achieving the monumental taskof collecting 400,000 signatures. It would be such a waste if we fail in that effort because people were confused and distracted by a separate effort to ban something that’s already banned.

We’ve labored for 52 years to protect Michigan’s 100% abortion ban so that when Roe v. Wade is overturned, we can end all abortions in Michigan, not just abortions after 6 weeks. The end of Roe v. Wade is in sight! Let’s not risk snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in Michigan. We can’t lose focus on this out-of-state heartbeat plan from leaders who won’t be here to help pick up the pieces if it works out poorly.

Let’s complete this life-saving task of ending dismemberment abortions by working alongside our long-time Michigan prolife and pro-family allies.

(Repost of Right to Life of Michigan’s May 20, 2019 Prolife News)

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION NEEDED – STOP NY ABORTION LAW VOTE 1/22/19

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Please watch this short video that explains the implications of the NY State Reproductive Health Act (RHA) due for a vote on Tuesday, January 22, 2019.

Then sign the petition to the NY State Legislature to abandon this legislation. This Act will make Kermit Gosnell’s activities legal.

The petition is available at:

https://citizengo.org/en/node/168065?tc=ty&tcid=53311689

 

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Thanks to the Jewish Pro-Life Foundation for supplying this information to us.  See their website at:  https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/

Help Save the Lives of Uncontacted Tribes

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For years I’ve been a member of Survival International.  Please join us in our quest to save the uncontacted tribes around the globe, as governments, logging and mining corporations are burning down their villages, killing the people, and all for money, profit, and control.

These people have endured since the beginning of mankind and they have a right to live on their land.  They are innocent and do not bother or hurt anyone.  If you believe in the sanctity of life, then add them to your group of people to stand up for.

It only takes a few moments to send an e-mail to the various government leaderships.  Your e-mails help put pressure on the people and governments who are more concerned with money than they are human life.

To learn more about Survival Internationals, please click on the link below:

http://www.survivalinternational.org/

Monsanto and Their Big Food Allies Are at it Again

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They’re trying to prevent clear GMO labeling on the package by persuading Congress to pass legislation that would allow food manufacturers to hide GMOs in their products using just a QR code.

Ever heard of a QR code??

Don’t feel bad if you haven’t, polling shows that more than 80 percent of Americans have never used a QR code. That’s because it’s a fading and unpopular technology that will confuse consumers. Americans have a right to know what they are eating. That means we need clear labeling on the package.

Take action: tell your senators to fight for clear GMO labels on food packaging.

Defeating Big Food’s attempt to block state labeling was a huge win for GMO labeling, but the fight isn’t over. We won’t stop working for you until we’ve secured federal legislation mandating GMO labels on food packaging. But we can’t do it alone. We need you to take action right now.

Tell Congress that you won’t stop fighting for your right to know. Ask your senators to advocate for clear GMO labels, not just high-tech gimmicks.

Thanks for standing with Just Label It!

 

Stop the UN Global Abortion Tax

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There is a huge problem brewing at the United Nations.

What if the United Nations raised a tax on global goods and services? And what if the United Nations used processed from those global taxes – paid for by you and me – to fund abortions and to push legalizing abortions in pro-life nations where unborn children are protect?

That what if is dangerously close to becoming a reality. And that’s why LifeNews.com is partnering with our friends at CFAM to stop it.

Leading pro-life groups have been following the machinations connected to a global tax on financial transactions for many years. It is an idea that has been discussed and considered around the world and at the UN for a long time and it is among the most dangerous ideas imaginable for the unborn child and the family.

As CFAM has noted: The UN and its agencies raised hundreds of millions of dollars through voluntary contributions from Member States from private sources. Such funds come with strings attached, demands for accountability and transparency. Top UN officials and others would like for the UN to have its own money, its own revenue stream precisely so their budgets will not be beholden to democratic bodies to whom they must be accountable.

Enter the Tobin Tax, a tax on international financial transactions, that would become an independent revenue stream of billions of dollars for the UN.

UN bureaucrats say the revenue of a Tobin Tax would go to humanitarian causes. But already UN officials, including the Secretary General, say that abortion is a humanitarian issue. The head of the UN Human Rights Office recently said abortion must be made legal for medical reasons in the context of the Zika epidemic.

ACTION: LifeNews and CFAM need your help today to mount a signature campaign to stop the implementation of the UN Global Abortion Tax. Please sign the petition today!

This petition campaign is the very beginning of the fight against the Global Abortion Tax and we need your help today! You can sign the petition here. Over 14,000 people have already signed the petition and we need help today to sign and share it!

Once you’’ve signed the petition, please send it to your friends and family around the world. You can also help us reach more people with the petition by making a donation to LifeNews.com here.

2016 Black History Month

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Dear friends,

Right to Life of Michigan once again will sponsor Black History Month. You are invited to attend each and everyone of the series of events, beginning on February 1, 2016, through February 23, 2016. These are events you will not want to miss. All events are free of charge and open to all!

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Monday, February 1, 2016, 12-2 p.m. Oakland University, Rochester, Mi – Abortion=Choice?

Thursday, February 11, 2016, 7-9 p.m. Wayne State University, Detroit, Mi – Unborn Black Lives Matter

Saturday, February 13, 2016, 1-3 p.m. Solanus Casey Center, Detroit, Mi – Abortion: Too High a Price

Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 7-9 p.m. Gilead Baptist Church, Taylor, Mi – Abortion: Terminating God’s Creation

For more detailed information, please click on the following link. Please feel free to copy/share posters of each event available on the following link.

http://www.rtl.org/events/blackhistorymonth/index.html

For more information please call the RLM Multicultural office at 313-212-1326  or  you may e-mail  speakerseries@rtl.org

Please share with all your prolife family and friends.

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National Right to Life activities for prolife youth!

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Dear Friends,

I am sharing with you three (3) events young prolife folks can get involved in, each  is sponsored by National Right to Life and  is a unique opportunity to reach hundreds of prolife youth and give them a means to articulate and channel their prolife  passions.  Please share with a prolife student(s) you may know, your local prolife  youth group, etc.

National Right to Life Academy – The National Right to Life Academy is a unique, fully acredited, five-week academic summer program for college students who are eager to put their prolife passion to work.  Next years session begins at the 46th annual Right to Life Convention, and lasts from July 7 – August 12, 2016.  For more information please visit:  www.nrlc.org/academy

National Right to Life Video Contest – Use your talents to give a voice to the voiceless.  It’s fun, it’s easy.  And it makes a difference!  The rules are simple:  be 15 to 25 years old, films must be 30 sec to 3 min long, and the deadline is June 15, 2016  The winner receives free registration to the National Right to Life Convention and tickets to the annual Prayer Breakfast and Closing Banquet.  The top 3 finalists also get free entry into the LifeFest Film Festival in Hollywood California.  For full rules and to submit please visit:   www.nrlconvention.com/video-contest

The National Right to Life Prolife Essay Contest and The Jane B. Thompson National Oratory Contest – These contest are nationwide events sponsored by the National Right to Life Educational Fund and implemented through NRL’s state affiliates.  Each is a unique opportunity to reach hundreds of prolife  youth and give them a means to articulate and channel their passons.  For more information on the Essay Contest please visit:  www.nrlc.org/students/2016essaycontestquestion     For more information on the Oratory Contest, please visit:
www.nrlc.org/students/oratorycontest

For additional information regarding the 2016 National Right to Life Convention to be held July 7, 8, 9, 2016 in Washington, DC  please visit:   www.NRLConvention.com

Christmas blessings to each of you!
Chris

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Chris MacDonald
Office Manager
Wayne County/Downriver
Educational Resource Center
2010 Eureka
Wyandotte, MI 48192

If a Fetus is Just a ‘Clump of Cells’ Explain These Unborn Babies Getting Surgery in the Womb | LifeNews.com

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The Daily Signal has an in-depth article today on doctors’ controversial efforts to perform successful surgeries on babies.  Of course, no one would ever find

Source: If a Fetus is Just a ‘Clump of Cells’ Explain These Unborn Babies Getting Surgery in the Womb | LifeNews.com

Stand in Defense of Life and Liberty

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Dear Friend,

I know this is one of the most hectic seasons of the year, but I am writing because I know you are never too busy to take a stand in defense of life and liberty. Even if you have recently sent a message, please urge Congress again to protect conscience rights for pro-life health care providers. Click here.

Congress has to pass funding for the 2016 Fiscal Year very soon. So our time to advocate for protections is limited. The Abortion Non-Discrimination Act (ANDA) will close loopholes in existing law and provide a private right of action, so that health care providers, whose freedom of conscience is denied, can defend their rights in court. It is now part of the House of Representatives’ appropriations bill for funding HHS. The policy of ANDA has long had bi-partisan support and ANDA’s enactment will simply mean that existing law will be made stronger and easier to use in defense of conscience rights.

Please urge your members of Congress to make sure ANDA is enacted into law as part of the 2016 Fiscal Year funding legislation. Government must not force Americans to violate their religious and moral beliefs about respect for life when they provide health services.

Today, please

Take action and then share this call to action:

Repost the alert across your social media platforms
Follow us on Twitter @NCHLA then repost our tweets using #StandWithCathy
Personalize your message. It will stand out if you add a phrase or sentence to personalize your email, i.e. As a medical professional; As a woman and a physician/nurse; As a patient who relies on a pro-life medical provider…

Remember, more detailed information is available on our website, NCHLA.org. Also, you can learn more about the real people and services whose freedoms have been denied by going to the Conscience page of the USCCB.

We must speak up now to protect our cherished right of conscience. Thank you for acting in defense of life and liberty. Tell everyone you know to join us in raising our voices. Together we will be heard!

Amy McInerny