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Excerpts from Melissa Ohden's talk at the EMC 4D sonogram fundraiser.

This was such a wonderful talk. If you hit the link you can see 10 minutes worth - about half Melissa's talk. Thanks to Mert Melfa for doing the work on this.

 

Brighteon Video:  https://www.brighteon.com/6047870730001

 

Excerpts of Melissa Ohden, who recently testified before Congress, speaking at the EMC Frontline Pregnancy Center Dinner, White Plains, New York. June 9, 2019.

Here is Melissa's website. - Melissa Ohden- well worth a visit!

Oregon eliminates the 15 day required waiting period for assisted suicide.

And of course no one would ever by pressured by family (or beneficiaries) or the government to "get out of the way".

Senate Bill 579 eliminates physician-assisted suicide waiting periods for those diagnosed as near death. The Oregon House passed the bill 35-22 yesterday. It will now become law unless the governor vetoes it.

Oregon Bill SB 0579 which enables a physician to wave the 15 waiting period states:

Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if the qualified patient’s attending physician has medically confirmed that the qualified patient will, within reasonable medical judgment, die before the expiration of at least one of the waiting periods described in subsection (1) of this section, the prescription for medication under ORS 127.800 to 127.897 may be written at any time following the later of the qualified patient’s written request or second oral request under ORS 127.840.

“The Legislature heard from highly qualified and experienced medical professionals who testified that this bill is not only unnecessary but dangerous,” says Lois Anderson, Oregon RTL executive director. “They voted largely down party lines to fulfill the ominous agenda of a handful of their colleagues.”

The journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings, in a November 2005 article, printed that survival predictions were made, as part of a study, for 468 patients in hospice programs. Only 20 percent of the predictions were accurate.

“While it is incredibly hard for physicians to accurately prognosticate someone’s life expectancy,” says Anderson, “It is not incredibly hard for a person in a position of influence to bully a sick person into obtaining lethal drugs. Eliminating the waiting period will make this even easier.”

By waving the 15 day waiting period, a person who is approved for assisted suicide could die by assisted suicide without an opportunity, if depressed, to change their mind.

The assisted suicide lobby argues that assisted suicide laws have not expanded in Oregon, therefore there is no fear of expansion in other jurisdictions. Previous to this bill, Oregon had expanded assisted suicide by re-interpreting the meaning of terminal illness. In January 2018, Fabian Stahle proved that the Oregon Health Authority re-interpreted the meaning of terminal illness. Now Oregon has expanded the language of the legislation.

The Netherlands euthanasia law has expanding, not by changing the language of the law, but by changing the interpretation of the law. The latest Netherlands euthanasia statistics suggest that the euthanasia law was re-interpreted to include euthanasia for “completed life.”

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.