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EMC 4D sonogram event a big success - with an amazing presentation

Last Sunday (June 9th) event in White Plains was wonderful and we understand Expectant Mother Care netted between $13,000 and $14,000 toward there purchase of three 4D sonograms.  Great job Chris Slattery!

The speaker Melissa Ohden, an abortion survivor, was just incredible. A wonderful pro-life spokeswoman with a near miraculous story. Below are several pictures from the event, and then two short youtube videos. The first video is Melissa on June 4th addressing a House Judiciary Subcommittee.  The second of a Disney Actress and pro-abortion activist who was addressing the same committee at the same time Melissa was there and when asked could not say she was pleased Melissa survived.

There were over 60 people at La Bocca Ristorante, where the event was held.

It was a tight fit!

Melissa, a compelling "still small voice" with a 20 minute presentation and taking a few questions.

Here is Melissa's statement before the House Judiciary Subcommittee back on June fourth of this year.

And here is actress Busy Philipps who doesn't seem to appreciate Melissa's survival. "Rep. Gohmert Asks Busy Phillips: Did Melissa Ohden have a right to life?"

 

AMA votes to retain opposition to assisted suicide.

Good. Would have been VERY bad if they hadn't.

Despite a concerted effort by euthanasia advocates, the American Medical Association has voted to retain its long-standing opposition to assisted suicide. The AMA affirmed CEJA 2, the report which recommended that the AMA retain its opposition to assisted suicide. The vote was 65-35, a huge margin of victory for doctors who want the AMA to continue treating patient, not killing them.

The vote is notable because the AMA is one of the largest medial organizations in the country, and medical societies are influential when it comes to legislators making policy decisions and in shaping public opinion.

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“We applaud the American Medical Association for maintaining their longstanding opposition to physician-assisted suicide. In doing so, the AMA sides with patients and people with disabilities who would be at risk for deadly harm through mistakes, coercion, and abuse, all the while carefully guarding the trust upon which the patient-physician relationship is based,” he said.

Vallière added: “Patients deserve care and protection, not a prescription for death. We trust that this decision will encourage states considering legislation to continue to reject assisted suicide.”

The AMA policy states:

It is understandable, though tragic, that some patients in extreme duress–such as those suffering from a terminal, painful, debilitating illness–may come to decide that death is preferable to life. However, allowing physicians to participate in assisted suicide would cause more harm than good. Physician-assisted suicide is fundamentally incompatible with the physician’s role as healer, would be difficult or impossible to control, and would pose serious societal risks.

In the past year, CEJA has deliberated twice and concluded both times that the current AMA policy on assisted suicide should be maintained.

In May 2018, CEJA released its report on assisted suicide and concluded:

After careful consideration, CEJA concludes that in its current form the Code offers guidance to support physicians and the patients they serve in making well-considered, mutually respectful decisions about legally available options for care at the end of life in the intimacy of a patient-physician relationship. The Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs therefore recommends that the Code of Medical Ethics not be amended.

At the AMA annual convention in June 2018, the delegates voted to send the assisted suicide report back to CEJA for further study. In October 2018, after considerable discussion, CEJA released a new report on assisted suicide. CEJA once again recommended that the AMA maintain its opposition to assisted suicide. The report concluded:

After careful consideration, CEJA concludes that in existing opinions on physician-assisted suicide and the exercise of conscience, the Code offers guidance to support physicians and the patients they serve in making well-considered, mutually respectful decisions about legally available options for care at the end of life in the intimacy of a patient-physician relationship. The Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs therefore recommends that the Code of Medical Ethics not be amended, that Resolutions 15-A-16 and 14-A-17 not be adopted and that the remainder of the report be filed.

Also recently, the World Medical Association also maintained its opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Great: Louisiana Democrat Governor signs heartbeat bill into law

This is good news - at least in some areas there are Democrats that we can vote for with a clear conscience.

Here is the press release from Democrats for Life of America

Governor Edwards is a Real Democrat Who Courageously Stands Up for Women and Children

(From left to right pictured above, Executive Director Kristen Day, State Representative Katrina Jackson, Donna Edwards. Governor John Bel Edwards and DFLA Board Chair Janet Robert)

PRO-LIFE DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR JOHN BEL EDWARDS SIGNS HEARTBEAT BILL INTO LAW   STATEMENT OF KRISTEN DAY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEMOCRATS FOR LIFE OF AMERICA   Democrats for Life of America congratulates Governor John Bel Edwards for his integrity and courage by signing Louisiana’s legislation to prohibit abortion once a heartbeat is detected.    Governor Edwards is a leader for the “pro-life-for-the-whole-life” movement by advocating for life in the womb, women with unplanned pregnancies, and support for families and for any person who needs assistance. We commend his consistent approach to governing.   In his first official act after his election in 2015, Governor Edwards signed an executive order to expand Medicaid, providing more than 450,000 of the state’s working poor with health-care coverage. As a result, new mothers have better access to prenatal and postnatal care, and Louisianans have better access to preventive and primary health care. Medicaid expansion has also been linked to more economic stability for families.   Governor Edwards has prioritized finding homes for children in foster care and children in need of loving homes. As a result, Louisiana set a record for the number of children adopted from foster care, increased the number of adoptions overall, and decreased the number of children in need of adoption; and abortions have dropped by 15 percent – from 10,211 in 2014 to 8,049 in 2018. The governor’s whole-life support includes funding for early childhood education, which was drastically cut by his Republican predecessor, and a living wage for families to support themselves.   Democrats for Life of America supports legislation to recognize the fact that life begins in the womb and the fact that a fetal heartbeat can be seen and heard at six weeks. However, we must continue to address the difficulty of our struggle to make the long-term commitment to that new life and the reality of the challenges that many women face, including poverty, pressure to abort their children, and news of a prenatal diagnosis. We urge states that passed, or are considering, reasonable abortion regulations to follow the lead of Governor John Bel Edwards by looking for opportunities and implementing meaningful support for economically vulnerable women and families.   The Republican Party’s efforts to pass abortion regulations that are unaccompanied by strong social supports will only cement the idea that "pro-life" people don’t care about the children after birth or about their mothers. The Democratic Party’s efforts to move away from the goal of making abortion “safe, legal, and rare” – the goal set by President Clinton –  along with an increased effort to exclude pro-life Democrats from the party, are only playing into the Republicans’ hands to reduce the effectiveness of the Democrats’ ability to protect both women and children.

Reminder & change of venue! Sunday, June 9th 4D Ultrasound unit fundraiser!

Nothing more vital!

See the new venue - La Bocca Ristorante

Expectant Mother Care-EMC FrontLine Pregnancy Centers

slatteryny@gmail.com

718-401-9400

Sunday June 9th, 2019 4D Ultrasound Units Fundraiser-Rye NY

When Sunday, June 9, 2019 from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM EDT Add to Calendar   Where La Bcca Restaurant 8 Church St. WhitePlains, NY       info - La Bocca Ristorante Expectant Mother Care-EMC FrontLine Pregnancy Centers slatteryny@gmail.com 718-401-9400

Will pro-lifers in NYC and suburbs finally see our very own 4D life-saving ultrasound machines in operation?   Well that depends on you, and me, and, on June 9th, I hope you will help us make that happen!   "Focus on the Family" which showed 4D ultrasound in Times Square earlier this month neither operates ultrasound machines in NYC nor finances our efforts to do so.   The future of many children are literally in our hands.   EMC has operated ultrasound units since 1986, including 3D units some years ago in NYC.   Our current equipment is now 10 years old and we literally provide thousands of pregnant girls and women in NYC with critical life saving sonogram services, but we must replace our equipment with top-of-the-line great image making units, now.   Many women in NYC and suburbs never see a sonogram or speak to a trained pro-life counselor, or pro-life nurse, before their final abortion decision. As you know, NYC has the highest abortion rates in America.   Mothers with unexpected pregnancies need good compassionate pro-life counseling, and quality testing, evaluations and practical, emotional and spiritual support. And a great ultrasound.   So many lives could be saved, if we can succeed with our June 9th fundraiser to replace our NYC equipment and add a new unit in Westchester County.   Please come up to Rye, NY as a single or a couple or help pull together a table of 10, for a very special evening of amazing inspiration from Melissa Ohden, and enjoy cocktails, music, dinner and dancing on Sunday, June 9th in Rye, NY from 3PM-7PM.  There is no fixed ticket price. Free will offerings will be taken.   Meet and hear testimony from a very unique lady, Melissa Ohden, who survived being actually aborted by her own mother.    See videos and testimony to the power of effective ultrasound use. Let us think big. Let's think 4D. Let's imagine lots of babies saved, and how happy mothers can be when supported with people who can be with them through a tough pregnancy, in centers in the South Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Westchester.

Great statement from pro-life rally @ PA. Planned Parenthood - Racism!?

The Rally of course was a response - over 1,000 people - to the fanatic Pennsylvania State Legislator Sims and his attack on pro-life free speech (this link takes you to a five minute interview with Ashley Garecht, the mother of the three teenage girls attacked verbally by Sims and is well worth watching) several days earlier.

Here, an African American woman corrects Sims on racism...

Here's a link to Matt Walsh, the guy who organized the Rally via twitter.

Focus on the Family's "Highlight Reel" from Alive in New York

This under five minute video definitely catches the spirit of the event. The two speakers are Alveda King, the niece of Martin Luther King Jr., and Ben Watson, former tight end with the New Orleans Saints. Alive in New York was put together by Focus on the Family.

"Alive from New York". Something for every right to lifer, including a bomb scare.

Huge success. Had to be 2,500 - 3,000 people in total, coming and going at the event from 2:30-4:30 this past Saturday. And tens of thousands of NY'ers and tourists passing by would have seen what was going on. The event stretched from 42nd St. up Broadway to 47th st.  WPIX channel 11 did have some (60-90 seconds) coverage. There were perhaps 350 pro-abortion supporters there with the usual drums and whistles. Some pictures of them at the end of this posting NO, changed our minds - why ruin this posting with their vile stuff? Also, around 4 o'clock the police evacuated the middle assembly 45-46 St. of close to a thousand people when a suspicious backpack was found right after the pro-abortion parade up the sidewalk had gone past that spot. The backpack was later found to be safe - picture at the end of this posting. This was right at the time the 4D sonogram images were being shown (see the video below the pictures) and that 45th St. screen had to be shut down.

Please circulate this posting!

This is Christian singer Francesca Battistelli - who is an original NY, NY'er!

Ben Watson, retired New Orleans Saints tight end - very active in the pro-life movement

Claire Culwell, abortion survivor - her twin was aborted. How sad! She met her birth mother ten years ago, who expressed great remorse.

And here is the brief video  "A live explanation of a 4D ultrasound"

 

Here's the suspect backpack -

Study "23 Million Females are Missing Due to Sex-Selective Abortion"

A recent study, reviewed by Stefano Gennarini on the C-Fam website.

NEW YORK, May 3 (C-Fam) Sex-selective abortion has caused the premature death of over 23 million females, according to the first-ever systematic global study of sex ratio imbalance. Demographers have noted the phenomenon of skewed sex ratios for decades. Millions of females are missing because of sex-selective abortion. This has led to increased trafficking in children and women. It has also led to increased rates of suicide, depression, and substance abuse among unmarried men. But the global scale of the phenomenon and how many girls exactly have been aborted has relied on uncertain estimates.

The natural sex ratio around the globe, with few variations due to genetics and geography, is around 1.05, or about 100 women to every 105 men. But the sex ratio at birth in many countries is in some cases dramatically skewed.

It is difficult to estimate the global impact of sex-selective abortion because abortions, and sometimes even births, are not always accurately tracked. The new study devised a statistical model for predicting the total impact of sex-selective abortion in countries that have a skewed sex ratio.

The authors found 23 million baby girls are missing globally as a “direct consequence of sex-selective abortion, driven by the coexistence of son preference, readily available technology of prenatal sex determination, and fertility decline.”

Most of these girls were aborted in mainland China, where 11.9 million girls are missing, and in India, where 10.6 million are missing. But according to the study’s authors the absence of females is also statistically strong in other countries, most of which are in Asia and Eastern Europe.

The authors cite son preference and the availability of prenatal sex diagnosis, combined with the accessibility of sex-selective abortion, as the main drivers of the skewed ratios.

 

Reminder: This Saturday, "Alive from New York" in Times Square!

An important opportunity to speak out for life. Sure to have media coverage. See below, and there will be a noon Mass at St. Patrick's.

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm - just get there!

“Alive from New York” is a Focus on the Family event designed to celebrate the sanctity of human life; marvel at the wonder of human development in the womb; and encourage advocacy for women facing unplanned pregnancies and the preborn. The event will feature live music and inspirational speeches from special guests, as well as abortion survivors. The culminating moment of the event will be a live 4D ultrasound broadcast on massive digital screens in Times Square.

Pro-life bus shelter/stop signs - an effective voice

Thanks to Maryl for sending us this - simple, direct, and attractive.

Bus Shelter Ads         By Maryl Turchi

 

We will never know the full effect of the ads that were posted on bus shelters in Westchester County.  The three ads, which ran for 20 months, were in busy locations with high pedestrian and auto traffic.  We selected 2 spots in White Plains near abortion mills: Planned Parenthood on Rt.119 and a facility on Mamaroneck Avenue plus one ad was strategically placed near Planned Parenthood in downtown Yonkers.  

 

These huge 4 ft x 6 ft colorful ads were the brainchild of pro-lifer, Frank Morganthaler.  In 2017, he enthusiastically presented the idea at the Westchester Putnam Right to Life Spring breakfast.  The response was huge and many donated to cover the cost of artwork and monthly rental. The last run of ads was paid for solely by Anne, a modest pro-lifer.   

 

Frank is a board member of LIFE OPTIONS CENTER, a pregnancy center in Yonkers.  He and I, as the director of LOC, met several times with a representative from SIGNAL OUTDOOR in Purchase, NY.  We designed an attractive ad, showing smiling women of different races above a bright pink banner saying 

                          “Pregnant?  Call for Help” in English and Spanish.  

The LIFE OPTION’s phone number was shown at the bottom in large print.  Our cell is answered 24/7.  

 

This direct, simple message prompted many to call; some looking for help and other inquiries from pro-lifers asking what help we gave so they could refer possibly pregnant women.  One conservative gentleman, active in his church, was thrilled to hear that our help was so readily available. 

 

 The presence of these ads was encouraging to pro-lifers who picketed the area near the abortion providers.  Even if a call did not result, those seeing the message got the idea implanted that there was help available; that being pregnant did not have to lead to an abortion.

 

The help offered was free pregnancy tests, emotional and material support such as maternity clothing, baby clothes, pampers, strollers and car seats—all for free.  Referrals for housing and free medical support were also shared.

 

Many thanks to Frank Morganthaler and those who donated to this effort.  “Well done, good and faithful servants.”

 

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