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A Pro-life Voter Guide for Tuesday, November 2nd

We have combined information from several sources and at the end is a link to the Right-to-Life Party website. Forward &/or copy - Spread this around!

NY Governor: Carl Paladino

 

NYS Comptroller: Neither

 

Attorney General:  Dan Donovan

 

US Senate

2 Year Term:  Joseph DioGuardi     

Full Term:  Jay Townsend

 

US House of Representatives

 District 17 (Mt. Vernon, parts of Green-burgh, Yonkers and the Bronx) - Anthony Mele

 District 18 (Pelm, Eastchter, New Rochle, Mamaronk, Rye, Harrison, Scarsdale, Wt Plains, Mt. Plesnt, No.Castle – Cortes DeRussy (Write in - MUST be spelled correctly!)

 District 19 (Peekskill, Yorktown, Cort-landt,, Somers, No. Salem, Bedford, Pound Ridge, Lewisboro, and Mt. Kisco; Putnam) - Neil DiCarlo (write in - MUST be spelled correctly!)

 

New York State Senate

District 34 (Eastchester, parts of Mt. Vernon, Yonkers, Pelham, New Rochelle, and the Bronx) - Frank Vernuccio, Jr.

District 35 (Towns of Greenburgh and Mt. Pleasant, most of Yonkers) - Liam McLaughlin

District 36 (Parts of Mt. Vernon and the Bronx) - Neither 

District 37 (Harrison, Mamaroneck, New Castle, No. Castle, Ossining, Rye, Scarsdale, parts of New Rochelle, and Wt Plains)  - Neither

District 40 (Northern Westchester, Putnam County, part of Dutchess County)) - Greg Ball

 

New York State Assembly

District 87 (Mt. Vernon, part of Yonkers) - Samuel L. Rivers

District 88 (Eastchester, Pelham, Scarsdale, part of White Plains and New Rochelle) - Rene Atayan

District 89 (Northeastern Westchester, Harrison, most of White Plains) - Neither

District 90 (Cortlandt, Ossining, Peekskill, Kent, Phillipstown, Putnam Valley) - Neither

District 91(Mamaroneck, Rye Town, Rye, part of New Rochelle) - Neither 

District 92 (Greenburgh, Mt. Pleasant, part of Yonkers) - Thomas Bock

District 93 (Most of Yonkers) - Mike Ramondelli

District 99 (Yorktown, No. Salem, Somers, part of Dutchess and Putnam) - Steve Katz

NY State Supreme Court

State Supreme Court: Matthew Byrne

State Supreme Court: James Burke

State Supreme Court: J. Emmett Murphy

Westchester County Court 

County Court: Douglas Martino

Westchester Family Court

West. Family Court: Mary Clark

West. Family Court: Raymond Belair

West. Family Court: Anthony DeCintio

Yonkers 

City Court: Richard Sweeney 

Putnam County

County Executive: Mary Ellen Odell

 Local Right to Life Party - www.righttolife-9jd.com 

Prolife presence at the White Plains Tea Party yesterday (Thursday, 10/28)

Rich Fuerst, chairman of the Westchester-Putnam RTL PAC, and one of several prolifers at the Tea Party.

A partial shot of the crowd - this was taken near the end of the rally, when many had already left. Total attendance was probably 300-350.

The Pope: "Bishops have the right to tell their citizens how to use their vote to promote the common good."

Speaking to the Bishops of Brazil -

 

CatholicVote.org: "Don't waste your vote"

go here for their website:

Vote Life, Faith & Family on November 2nd.

and the video:

 

Cardinal-designate Burke speaks about "obligation to vote for truth"

Cardinal-designate Raymond Burke stressed to Catholic voters in a recent interview that they have a “very serious” obligation to uphold the truth of “moral law” in the upcoming mid-term elections. He specifically cited protecting unborn children from abortion and defending traditional marriage.

Cardinal-designate Burke opened his remarks by saying that “as a bishop it’s my obligation, in fact, to urge the faithful to carry out their civic duty in accord with their Catholic Faith.” Clarifying that he does not endorse particular candidates, the prelate also spoke of his duty to relay “principles” to the faithful to help inform their vote.

Population Research Institute: The Facts on Obamacare and Abortion

A simple, straightforward, presentation.

 

What We're Up Against: Rachel Maddow interviews abortionist who explains how abortion is good for motherhood

This is from this week's Maddow feature on "The Assassination of

 

A Gandhi quote

Sent to us by Peace and Life Connections, a seamless garment/consistent ethic of life group.

Quotations of the Week

On the occasion of the Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking October 22-24 in Memphis, we offer two quotes from Mohandas Gandhi.        “I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary – the evil it does is permanent.”

       “It seems to me clear as daylight that abortion would be a crime.” (from All Men Are Brothers, Autobiographical Reflections, New York: Continuum, 1980, p. 150)

Pregnancy Care Centers under attack again! Hear Chris Slattery speak at the WPRTL Pro-life Gala about the latest attempts to shut them down with fines and intimidation!

Make your voices heard on this critical issue - this will be a long battle!

Christopher Slattery, founder and president of Expectant Mother Care: EMC Frontline Pregnancy Centers, was recognized for over two decades of untiring work on behalf of mothers in crisis pregnancies and their pre-born children.

Chris thanked everyone for the recognition he and Elizabeth Costanzo, executive director of the Right to Life Party, received that evening. Chris opened eyes when he spoke about the current efforts of New York City Council members to stifle EMC Frontline's crisis pregnancy center efforts on behalf of women.

 

Here is a Daily News editorial opposing the City Council pending legislation.

Proposal to regulate anti-abortion counselors is a bad idea 

National Review Online (NRO) also covered this, with links to the Wall Street Journal and NY Times articles.

Crisis Pregnancy Centers in New York City: What Misinformation?

Westchester-Putnam Right to Life PAC fourth annual dinner a big success

With 150 attendees, including Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino as guest speaker, this Political Action Committee event was a triumph.

The honorees were Elizabeth Costanzo and Christopher Slattery "for their dedication, leadership and untiring efforts in the defense of the sanctity of human life."

Here is an excerpt from Rob Astorino's remarks, which opened the dinner.

 

Some of the 150 attendees -

Wilma DeFiore

Co-honoree Chris Slattery with Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.

John Mark and Neil DiCarlo. Neil is running as a write-in candidate for Congress in the 19th District (John Hall (D) and Nan Hayworth (R) are both pro-abortion).

Kathy Brusstar, Eileen Slattery (wife of Chris), Andrea and Richard Barbuto

Brigid Faranda and Richard Fuerst. Rich is chairman of the Political Action Committee (PAC) of the Westchester and Putnam Right to Life Committee.

Long-time prolife champion, Monsignor Dermott Brennan

Mary Gormley, another prolife champion, with the evening's co-honoree Liz Costanzo

The politician table!

Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone, speaks with Elizabeth Rex, President of the Children First Foundation

And a partial view of the crowd ...

Kathy and Dan Brusstar's family pose with Brigid Faranda. That's Joe next to his dad, with Suzanne and Mary Margaret up front!

Joy Dechiario introduced the honorees. Joy was also responsible for the first annual and highly successful PAC Journal, listing supporters and donors.

Alan Mehldau, Joy, Liz and Rich. Liz is the Executive Director of the Westchester Right to Life Party.

Alan, Joy, Chris Slattery,and Rich. Chris is the founder and president of EMC Frontline Pregnancy Centers.

Mayor Phil Amicone's Proclamation from the City of Yonkers to Liz and Chris.

Bernadette Harris with Neil DiCarlo and his wife Deborah.

Next year - even bigger - even better - raising needed funds for prolife candidates!!

 

 

 

 

DiCarlo RTL write-in Candidate for Congressional District 19

PRESS RELEASE

Released: Sunday October 17, 2010

Decided: Tuesday October 12, 2010 at 6:00PM at the Winery at St. George 1715 E. Main Street

    Mohegan Lake, NY 10547 (914) 455-4272 Town of Yorktown, Westchester County, NY

Contact: Ed Riely (914) 271-5585 Liz Costanzo (914) 478-1189 Right to Life Party

 

Right to Life Groups Defy Party Pick by Declaring Neil DiCarlo Write-in Campaign for Congressional District 19

The Leadership of Lower Hudson Valley Right to Life Groups in Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, and Orange Counties announced their recommendations to pro-life and pro-values voters in the 19^th Congressional District* currently represented by pro-abortion congressman John Hall. Hall’s challenger is Nan Hayworth a pro-abortion ophthalmologist from the Town of Bedford in Westchester County.

These pro-life leaders had previously communicated with Republican and Conservative leaders in the five counties warning them of the implications of nominating a pro-abortion candidate to this congressional seat. Republican candidate Hayworth supports all aspects of Planned Parenthood’s pro-abortion agenda on hundreds of issues with three exceptions she says. Hayworth has stated that she opposes the use of taxpayer funds to pay for abortions, supports parental notification legislation, and says she opposes late-term abortions. Her husband Scott, an OB-GYN and President of Mount Kisco Medical Group, did abortions in the past, and heads the OB-GYN organization primarily responsibile for writing and lobbying the NY State Legislature for some of the most radically pro-abortion legislation seen in America, the so-called “Reproductive Health Act.” Scott Hayworth has personally lobbied legislators for passage of this legislation.

John Hall on the other hand is fully supportive of the federal and state abortion-on-demand polices of Planned Parenthood and its advocacy groups: NARAL, Family Planning Advocates of NYS, and Westchester Coalition for Legal Abortion. Hall opposed federal and state legislation banning partial birth abortion techniques and opposes fetal pain legislation. He supports the use of taxpayer funds to pay for the killing of human lives. Hall rushed to pay for embryonic stem cell research with public funds as soon as he became a member of Congress. He has become one of the abortion lobby’s most reliable supporters.

Given the fact that neither Hayworth nor Hall value human life, unborn in the womb, disabled, or terminally ill, WE CANNOT AND WILL NOT SUPPORT either one of them for any public office at any level. We will recommend to our members, and to all citizens of good will that they instead vote for Neil DiCarlo by WRITE-IN, be proud of their vote, and feel clean about it. Neil DiCarlo is thoroughly pro-life and a hard working citizen of our district who shares our values. DiCarlo was a vigorous candidate and ran spirited campaign for this seat in the recent high turnout republican primary. He received almost a third of the vote in spite of spending $29,000 to his opponents $650,000. As for picking winners and losers in the general election, we’ll let God take care of that. We work politically: to have pro-life candidates to vote for, to promote the value of children’s lives in public debate, and to influence the political process. We will do our duty and stand up for unborn children when we vote on November 2^nd!!

*The 19^th Congressional District includes: two towns in Rockland, nine towns and cities in northern Westchester County, all of Putnam County, Southern Dutchess County, and eighty percent of Orange County. 

Cortes DeRussy the write-in for 18th Congressional District!

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Doug Colety, Chairman
[email protected]
914-497-2876

WESTCHESTER GOP ENDORSES CORTES DERUSSY FOR CONGRESS

DeRussy Announces Write-in Campaign in 18^th District

 

White Plains, New York (October 19, 2010) -- Westchester Republican Committee Chairman Doug Colety today announced the Westchester GOP’s endorsement of the write-in candidacy of Cortes DeRussy for the 18^th Congressional District.

Said Colety, “I am pleased to announce that the Republican town and city leaders in the 18^th Congressional District have voted to support Cortes DeRussy in his bid to represent the 18^th Congressional District.  The Republican Party is committed to not only giving the voters an alternative to Tax and Spend Nita Lowey, but to winning this critical seat.  Cortes DeRussy is a true fiscal conservative and tax fighter who will stand up for the taxpayers of the 18^th District.  His message will resonate with voters who are ready for a change after more than 20 years of Nita Lowey’s consistent votes for higher taxes and spending.  I look forward to working with Cortes over the next two weeks to ensure that he is victorious on November 2^nd.”

DeRussy is a resident of Yonkers and has lived in Westchester County for almost 40 years.  He was a trustee in the Village of Bronxville for two terms and has served on numerous civic and not-for-profit boards.

The 18^th Congressional District is composed of part of Westchester County and Rockland County.

 

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Halfway through 40 Days for Life

An excerpt from the daily 40 Days for Life email:

... Last week I showed you pictures of the 40 Days
for Life vigil in Reno, Nevada -- where the
abortionist uses a sprinkler system to soak the
people praying outside his fence.

Despite this aggressive hostility, we just received an
incredible report from that location.

A woman driving out of the abortion center's parking
lot stopped to ask one of the local volunteer for her
phone number. Shortly after, the volunteer received
a text message.

This text sums up what 40 Days for Life is about --
and the impact a local vigil can have.

Here is the exact text message:


   I just wanted to send you guys a text to let you
   know that what you do out there does make a
   difference.

   When I went to that abortion clinic last week to
   drop off my money to terminate my pregnancy, I saw
   people standing out there with signs. I didn’t
   expect to see that and part of me felt ashamed.

   I drove through the gates anyway and went inside,
   gave them my money and made an appointment for
   2:30pm today.

   As I was driving away I couldn’t help but think
   that maybe there was another way. All this week I
   thought and prayed about it and I realized in my
   heart what the right thing to do was.

   I can’t help but think, that had you guys not been
   there that day to remind me that I had another
   choice, that maybe one more baby would have died
   today.

   Don’t stop what you’re doing. It matters. It did
   to me. From the blonde lady in the white SUV who
   picked up her money instead of aborting her baby
   today.

WOW.

And that's just ONE of the ...

... 3,000 lives God has saved -- that we know of ...

 

Pro-life win in Europe: conscience protections upheld for healthcare workers

This is from the Irish website, Faith & Life

A concerted effort to force European doctors to perform abortions in violation of their consciences has been comprehensively defeated at the Council of Europe.

Addressing the Assembly, Senator Mullen reminded the members that the rights of unborn children are recognised by the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. He pointed out that “[t]here is no such thing as a human right to abortion, nor has any text ever indicated such a right. However, it is a basic principle of human rights law that all human beings without exception have a range of rights including that of conscientious objection.”

Addressing Mrs McCafferty, Senator Mullen said, “I will support you when you seek measures to support women who are unhappily pregnant, so that they do not feel that their only option is abortion. I will take the lead, speaking as a man and as a legislator, in ensuring that our societies are welcoming and supportive at all times. But what I cannot do is join you in what is, in effect, the furtherance of a pro-abortion agenda, because, contrary to what it claims, the report is not about ensuring that all women receive necessary medical care in pregnancy.”

He drew attention to the fact that those consulted in the preparation of the report are self-confessed abortion advocates. The Senator concluded by referring to the increasing reluctance of doctors to involve themselves with abortion. “That is why I suggest that this report has been produced. Instead of smelling the cultural coffee, Mrs McCafferty and her allies are seeking to batten down the hatches and create internationally binding obligations, even as people in individual societies are becoming more uncomfortable about abortion and seeking more life-affirming alternatives.”

The final resolution urged that “No person, hospital or institution shall be coerced, held liable or discriminated against in any manner because of a refusal to perform, accommodate, assist or submit to an abortion, the performance of a human miscarriage, or euthanasia or any act which could cause the death of a human foetus or embryo, for any reason.”

In the end, McCafferty and other pro-abortion members voted against the amended report rather than affirm life and fundamental human rights. Among those lobbying for a clampdown on freedom of conscience were the pro-abortion groups Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and ‘Catholics’ for Choice.

"Values Voter" Candidates' Debate on Tuesday, October 12, in Mohegan Lake

The HVCL invites you to join in the candidates' debate on October 12 at the Winery at St. George on Route 6 in Mahopac. "Values voters" make up a large portion of the general voting block in New York and include many conservative and independent voters who have been making their voices heard through Tea Party events and candidates. We believe that these core conservative principles must be debated honestly by candidates and understood by voters before going to the polls. They are fundamentally connected to NY State's direction and to Albany's economic crisis and woes. We need more debates like this! Here is the invitation from the WPRTLC for the 40th NYS Senate District and the 99th NYS Assembly District:

"Each year, as citizens try to decide on how to vote, there are many questions on each candidate's position on family values and community issues. Most of the political rhetoric we hear is centered on taxes, government ineptitude and candidate mudslinging.

 The Westchester and Putnam Right to Life Committee will host a debate on Tuesday evening, October 12, at 7 p.m. at the Winery at St. George, 1715 E. Main Street (Rt. 6) in Mohegan Lake, NY. All the candidates for the 40th NYS District (Greg Ball and Mike Kaplowitz) and the 99th NYS Assembly district (Steve Katz, Jim Borkowski & Brendan Tully) have been invited to participate. We hope they will participate and we can get some straight answers from them. Join us for the debate!"

 

Ed Mechmann of NY Archdiocese Family Life office on the "Theology of the Body"

Ed has a very fine post up on his blog.

Excerpt below the link - hit the link for the whole highly recommended short post -

Reflections on the Theology of the Body

In discussing the Theology of the Body, one has to distinguish between (a) the doctrines of the Church, (b) Pope John Paul II’s teaching, and (c) the presentations given by teachers like Christopher West and others.  It would also be helpful to see the Theology of the Body in the proper context.

One always has to remember that the Theology of the Body is a theological explanation of the teachings of the Church, and is not a new doctrine in and of itself.  It is part of an effort by Popes John Paul and Benedict and others to propose a Christian anthropology of love that will provide a modern and accessible theological and philosophical explanation for the teachings of the Church.  You have to view the Theology of the Body in that context.

Catholic Bishops Pro-Life Committee issues statement for Respect Life Month

We are publishing the USCCB news release. The news release and the full press release can be found here:

http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-169.shtml

USCCB News Release

10-169
September 28, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

USCCB Pro-Life Committee Chairman Issues Statement for Respect Life Month

Cardinal DiNardo calls for awareness, prayer, healing and action in defense of life
Worldwide ‘Vigil for All Nascent Human Life’ set for November 27

WASHINGTON (September 28, 2010)—In a statement to mark Respect Life Month, October 2010, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston addressed direct threats to human life and called Catholics to “constantly witness to the inestimable worth and dignity of each human life through a loving concern for the good of others.” He also encouraged participation in the worldwide “Vigil for All Nascent Human Life” called for by Pope Benedict XVI at the start of Advent.

Cardinal DiNardo chairs the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

In his statement, Cardinal DiNardo noted populations particularly at risk: millions of unborn children in the womb, embryonic human beings destroyed “in the name of science,” and seriously ill patients “under threat from a renewed campaign for legalizing physician-assisted suicide.”

“The loss of even one child, and the pain experienced by the child’s mother and father in the aftermath of abortion, should impel us to redouble our efforts to end legal abortion,” Cardinal DiNardo said. He stressed the need “to ensure that every pregnant woman has whatever help she needs to turn away from this heartbreaking choice.” He highlighted Project Rachel, the Church’s healing ministry to women and men hurting after abortion, and called the ministry “a reflection of God’s love and mercy and His constant offer of forgiveness and healing.”

Cardinal DiNardo also noted the “urgent task” of “ensuring that health care reform … is not misused to promote abortion or to trample on the rights of conscience.”

“If we allow the dignity of every human life to guide the decisions we make as voters and public policy advocates, we can surely succeed in creating a more just and humane society,” Cardinal DiNardo said.

Cardinal DiNardo cited Pope Benedict’s “unprecedented request” for Catholics throughout the world to observe a “Vigil for All Nascent Human Life” on Saturday, November 27.

“I heartily encourage all Catholics, whether at home or traveling over the Thanksgiving holidays, to take part in this special prayer, whose purpose according to the Holy See,” he said, “is to ‘thank the Lord for his total self-giving to the world and for his Incarnation which gave every human life its real worth and dignity,’ and to ‘invoke the Lord’s protection over every human being called into existence’.”

Begun in 1972, the Respect Life Program stresses the value and dignity of human life. It is observed in the 195 Catholic dioceses in the United States. This year's theme is “The Measure of Love is to Love Without Measure.” The full statement follows and may be found online at www.usccb.org/prolife/programs/rlp/10dinardo-stmt.pdf.