Remember 1994? The Republican Party released its "Contract with America" six weeks before the mid-term elections and took back Congress with a 54-seat swing on Election Day.
Absent from the Contract was any emphasis on policies that protect the unborn. When the new Congress convened, pro-life legislation was not a real priority. Protecting women and unborn babies from the violence of 4,000 abortions per day was put on the back-burner.
A detailed analysis of what looks to be the incoming Congress shows that it will likely be one of the most pro-life in history. But we cannot take anything for granted. We must assure the incoming leaders that there is a strong pro-life mandate and that Americans expect serious leadership and real progress in protecting unborn children.
We must first recover from our setbacks by moving the ball back to where it was prior to the Obama, Reid, and Pelosi regime and then begin to move the ball forward. We can’t just stop and repeal the pro-abortion agenda; we must work to advance our ambitious pro-life legislative priorities in order to save unborn lives.
Once again, much like 1994, the Republican Party has an opportunity to take back Congress and is drafting a legislative blueprint similar to the original Contract with America to lay out its plans should Republicans take the majority this November.
The protection of women and their children from the violence of abortion and the protection of taxpayers from funding it must be an integral part of any legislative blueprint released by the leadership of the GOP, and should be included under a specific plank addressing family values.
With the majority of Americans identifying themselves as pro-life, and with an even stronger majority agreeing that tax dollars shouldn't fund abortion, the consensus for passage of serious pro-life legislation couldn't be stronger.
Consider these common-sense pro-life legislative initiatives that enjoy broad support across America:
1. Legislation such as the “Protect Life Act” which would ensure that no federal funds authorized under the health care reform law are used to pay for abortions or subsidize insurance plans that cover abortions, prevent any part of the federal government from forcing insurance plans to cover abortions, and codify strong conscience protections.
67% of Americans oppose taxpayer funding of abortion in health care, according to a January 2010 poll conducted by Quinnipiac University.
2. Legislation such as the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” which would establish a permanent government-wide prohibition on the use of taxpayer dollars for abortion.
61% of Americans support a ban on taxpayer funding of abortion, according to a November 2009 poll conducted by CNN.
3. Legislation establishing parental consent for minors seeking abortion.
69% of Americans support parental consent for minors under 18 seeking an abortion, according to a July 2006 poll conducted by Gallup.
4. Legislation such as the “Child Pain Awareness Act” which would require abortion providers to notify women who want to have an abortion 20 weeks after fertilization that the evidence suggests their unborn child feels pain and they may request anesthesia for their unborn child in order to reduce or eliminate the pain.
77% of Americans favor such legislation, according to an April 2004 poll conducted by Zogby.
Send a message today to the Republican Party to let them know that when the ball is in their court, we expect no less than a slam-dunk for our pro-life agenda.
Just in time for the SBA List's "Conversation on Pro-life Feminism" this morning at The Yale Club in NYC (Which is now available to watch in full), SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser had an op-ed on Politics Daily continuing to herald the arrival of the 'mama grizzlies':
The day after another remarkable primary there is no question that the political apple cart is thoroughly upset and a realignment is taking place. As the final votes are counted, pro-choice Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) nears defeat to the pro-life Joe Miller, another pro-life attorney general candidate emerges from the Florida Republican primary, and the tea parties once again displayed their power at the polls.
But the remarkable political trends at work in 2010 involve more than a swing of the pendulum in a conservative direction. Masked by the debate over deficits, health care reform, immigration and "tea parties" is a development of potentially far-reaching significance: the redefinition or, if you will, the restoration of an authentic feminism that is pro-equality, pro-woman, pro-opportunity and pro-life.
Agree or disagree with this contention, pundits from across the political spectrum are taking a fresh look at a key development in Campaign 2010: the nomination and strong competition for major office of vibrant, pro-life women who both embody and embrace a vision of womanhood that bridges the modern feminist divide between motherhood and selfhood. Evidence of this development is impossible to miss for those paying attention: far greater numbers of highly credentialed pro-life women are running for every level of public office, most notably Senate seats and governorships. In several high-profile races, the question of authentic feminism is argued by the candidates themselves as in the Boxer-Fiorina Senate race in California. A haven for abortion-centered feminism may see its 17-year incumbent and ardent modern feminist knocked off by a strong, pro-life, successful CEO who fits the roots of feminism far more closely.
The emergence of a restored, authentic feminism could not be timelier: Aug. 26, 2010, is the 90th anniversary of when the final state ratification was forwarded to Washington, D.C., and the 19th amendment to the Constitution enacted Women's Suffrage into law. Nine decades after that historic event, the 2010 midterm elections are emerging as the "year of the pro-life woman." In academic, political and media circles and in the hearts of many women, an honest assessment is underway on the meaning of authentic women's leadership. The modern feminist movement helped to make enormous strides in advancing the economic rights of women, and in creating opportunities and legal protections in the workplace, athletic arenas, academia, and other areas of endeavor. But it did so at the profound cost of dividing women and diminishing their exceptional creative power as bearers and protectors of human life.
Evidence supports the fact that the "founding feminists" of the 19th century did not expect or desire this division. Susan B. Anthony's newsletter, "The Revolution," refused to carry advertisements for abortifacients, a potential source of significant revenue in its day, and regularly denounced abortion and infanticide. Anthony's Quaker background informed her perspective and kindled her passion. She abhorred the oppression of any human being, opposing abortion and drunkenness as tools of male oppression. But the masthead of her newsletter read: "Men, their rights and nothing more; women their rights and nothing less." She did not believe building rights was a zero sum game, but that all humanity's rights flourish when all are observed. Women's rights grew because of this view, not out of a call to restrict those of unborn children and men.
Today, despite this history, few terms provoke more animated debate than "pro-life feminism." Defined in much of the academic and mainstream media as a core principle of contemporary feminism, the idea of abortion rights has spurred many women, who otherwise embrace the ideals of equality of opportunity, to reject the label of "feminist." But increasingly the number and strength of the pro-life women rising in business and elsewhere -- and now emerging as candidates for offices from mayor, to governor, to member of Congress, to U.S. senator -- are forcing a profound reconsideration. A renewed, redefined feminism evident in this election cycle's trends witness the flowering of the natural roots of feminism. If those trends continue, 2010 will be the "Year of the Pro-Life Woman."
These days, few terms provoke more animated response from both the pro-life and pro-abortion sides than "pro-life feminism."
And why?
The right to end the life of an unborn child has been defined by most of the academic world and mainstream media as the centerpiece of contemporary feminism, causing many women, who otherwise support the ideals of equality of opportunity, to reject the label of “feminist.” But the increasing number and strength of pro-life women rising in business, academics, and now the political world is changing this notion. These women, including those endorsed by the SBA List Candidate Fund like Carly Fiorina in California, Nikki Haley in South Carolina, and Michele Bachmann in Minnesota, are forcing a profound reconsideration of the concept of authentic “feminism.”
The modern feminist movement helped to make strides for women—but at what cost? The death of untold numbers of unborn children and women—that is the profound cost of dividing women from their children and diminishing their exceptional creative power as bearers and protectors of human life.
Susan B. Anthony and the early feminists of the 19th century did not expect or desire this division between mother and child that has been perpetuated by women like Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda. The evidence is on our side: Susan B. Anthony’s newsletter, “The Revolution,” refused to carry advertisements for abortifacients, a potential source of significant revenue in its day, and regularly denounced abortion and infanticide.
Tomorrow at The Yale Club in New York City, an academic panel entitled “A Conversation on Pro-life Feminism” will continue the national conversation on the meaning of authentic women's leadership and address the charges and challenges that are being mounted in the media with increasing frequency (and occasional desperation) by advocates of the modern feminist revisionism.
Our scholars, led by Helen Alvaré, J.D, M.A., of George Mason University's School of Law, will address: • The claim that the first wave of women's rights activists were pro-life • The ethical and philosophical harmony of a pro-life feminist position • The long-term significance of the array of strong, pro-life female candidates running for federal, state and local offices this year
Don't miss this chance to hear from the experts on the history of authentic pro-life feminism and its implications, particularly as we approach the midterm elections and the "Year of the Pro-life Woman." Register now to watch the live webcast of the conversation.
Have you heard the news from Virginia? Yesterday, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli released a legal opinion that abortion clinics should be regulated by the state and held to the same health and safety standards as hospitals. Similar regulations already exists in 27 states, but pro-abortion groups like the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) of Virginia have already begun to attack this commonsense proposal designed to protect women.
This morning SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser had a debate with Tarina Keene of NARAL Virginia, who proved once again that pro-abortion advocates fight for radical abortion ideology—not women.
The SBA List will be working in the coming weeks to push pro-life Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia to support Attorney General Cuccinelli’s proposal. The lives of women in Virginia—and across the country—are on the line each day and our ideological differences should be set aside to make sure women are treated with respect and care in the safest possible conditions.
Check out this great interview with Congresswoman Musgrave in front of the U.S. Capitol with the Votes Have Consequences Express!
The pro-life Susan B. Anthony List is taking its fight against government-funded abortions on the road.
The group has started a cross-country bus campaign to call out lawmakers who agreed to an executive order on abortion funding, and also urge that more be done to prevent tax dollars from going to abortion groups.
During last-minute health care bill negotiations, Congressman Bart Stupak and several others gave up on insisting tough anti-abortion language be put in the legislation. Instead, they accepted an executive order to be signed by President Obama that would forbid taxpayer funding of abortions through the new law.
Former Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave has been traveling on the Susan B. Anthony List bus, and feels the order is insufficient.
"We've had an opinion from Congressional Research Services saying that the executive order is not sufficient to prohibit taxpayer funding of abortions," she said. "Take a look at the real story. These people said they were pro-life. They caved on the big one. The executive order is a sham."
The candidates and their supporters insist Musgrave and her group are wrong.
Meanwhile, Musgrave says her bus journey to each candidate's home district has shown her the pro-life cause is still a powerful one for voters.
"It hits very hard. The majority of Americans now self-identify as pro-life," she said. "There are more and more young people who are pro-life. We saw a poll just come out that shows 53 percent of the women now say abortions are just too easy to get."
As you may know, this May the Senate Armed Services Committee voted for an amendment from Senator Roland Burris of Illinois that will allow hospitals on military bases to provide elective abortions, funded by our tax dollars.
Regardless of any legal or political battles on the issue, the citizens of the United States oppose abortions in military hospitals proposed by this amendment. According to a poll conducted on July 14-18 by The Polling Company for the Center for Military Readiness and the Military Culture Coalition, Americans oppose abortions on military bases by a 49% to 41% margin. The percentage of voters strongly opposed (42%) outpaced those strongly in favor (26%). The poll also found that members of the military stand strongly against this practice, opposing it by 14 percentage points (51% oppose vs. 37% support). Both Independents (54% opposed vs. 37% supported) and Republicans (70% opposed vs. 22% supported) are resolutely against abortions in military hospitals.
Current law provides exceptions for abortions to be performed to save the life of the mother or in the cases of rape or incest--but that wasn’t enough for pro-abortion activists like Sen. Roland Burris.
According to http://www.lifenews.com/nat6376.html, Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi led the fight in the Senate Armed Services Committee against Burris’ amendment and spoke out about it on the Senate floor earlier this summer saying, "…if this stands, our military installations, Fort Bragg, Columbus Air Force Base, Keesler Air Force Base in my home state of Mississippi, their medical facilities will be able to be used for abortions, performed late term, abortions performed for purposes of sex selection, abortions performed for any reason."
Apparently, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee who voted in favor of this amendment are defending their vote by claiming that the amendment doesn't technically result in taxpayer funding for abortion. The truth is, if the Department of Defense (DOD) Appropriations bill passes with the Burris amendment, abortions on-demand will be performed at military hospitals—and it will be at the taxpayer’s expense.
Americans United for Life President Charmaine Yoest pointed out that military base hospitals are totally paid for by American taxpayers in terms of personnel and supplies.
"Advocates for the amendment argue that the change would not amount to taxpayer funding for abortion, but this is completely false. American taxpayers will be footing the bill for elective abortions by paying for these military facilities, additional equipment, and the use of needed military personnel to perform abortions. Further, more money may be used to search for, hire, and transport new personnel to perform those abortions.”
There is still time to fight the inclusion of the Burris amendment in the DOD appropriations bill—which won’t be voted on by the Senate until they return from recess in November. Visit the SBA List Action Center right now to take action and show congress your opposition to abortions on military bases. Let your voice be heard: our troops deserve better and the assault on the conscience of American taxpayers, and to Life must be stopped.
Great news out of South Carolina today. Over 20 states have similar laws on the books:
Joined by state lawmakers and pro-life advocates at the Carolina
Pregnancy Center in Spartanburg, Gov. Mark Sanford today signed H.3245, a
bill establishing a 24-hour waiting period before abortions. The new
law requires that a woman considering an abortion be given a full day to
review materials objectively explaining what an abortion is and how to
determine the age of an unborn fetus.
Catholics United, a group funded by George Soros, a self-avowed atheist and longtime financier of Planned Parenthood, NOW, and NARAL, sent disruptive protesters to our Votes Have Consequences stop in Erie, Pennsylvania where local pro-life activists called out Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper for selling out Pennsylvania values by providing a key vote for the passage of Obama’s health care bill.
The protesters – led by James Salt, political director of Catholics United and close associate of Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius (an avid pro-abortion activist and cheerleader of late-term abortionist George Tiller) – followed the bus as it made additional stops in Meadville, Grove City, and Butler.
It is important to note that during the health care debate, Catholics United actively opposed efforts to add Hyde amendment language to the bill to ensure taxpayer dollars wouldn’t be used to pay for abortions in health care legislation. From the start to the end of the debate, Catholics United worked to undermine the efforts of honest lawmakers working to protect the unborn, their mothers, and the conscience of American taxpayers.
So it comes as no surprise that Catholics United is now doing everything they can to undermine our efforts to educate pro-life voters as the mid-term elections draw near.
Catholics United protesters claimed the SBA List is lying about funding for abortion in health care because of an executive order issued by President Obama.
The problem with their argument is that the executive order doesn’t hold any legal weight, isn’t worth the paper it’s written on, and does not even attempt to address all the funding problems in the bill.
The executive order reiterates the accounting gimmick under which federal subsidies will be used to pay for insurance plans that cover elective abortion that Rep. Bart Stupak – the leader of the Democrats who sold out – objected to in a December press release: “… the segregation of funds to pay for abortion is another departure from current policy prohibiting federal subsidy of abortion coverage.”
For proof that the executive order did not ban federal funding of abortion in the health care bill, look no further than Pennsylvania, site of our rallies and Catholic United's protests.
Just over a month ago, on July 13th, HHS approved $160 million in federal taxpayer funding for Pennsylvania to establish a new high-risk insurance pool program that would cover any legal abortion in the state.
Only after the National Right to Life Committee and other pro-life groups and lawmakers very publicly protested the funds did HHS decide to ensure the taxpayer subsidized plan wouldn't include elective abortion.
But in assurances to pro-abortion groups, White House Office of Health Reform Director Nancy-Ann DeParle wrote in a blog post, “is not a precedent for other programs or policies given the unique, temporary nature of the program and the population it serves.”
So, it wasn't the executive order that made the difference, only a very public outcry only because pro-life groups were paying attention.
Thus, decisions made on whether abortions will be covered in taxpayer-subsidized health care will be decided on a case-by-case basis by President Obama’s appointees to HHS, not his executive order. And even if the executive order had any weight, it could easily be reversed by future presidents.
Instead of an executive order, Dahlkemper and other once pro-life Democrats could have held their ground and demand the insertion of statutory Hyde language permanently banning the health care bill from funding abortion. Of course, Catholics United opposed Hyde language, saying it went “too far.”
Stupak and Dahlkemper folded their cards, caved to party bosses, and now they are learning the consequences of their actions. Stupak has already retired, and our Votes Have Consequences project – with your continued support – is ensuring that every voter that cares about the protection of the unborn in Kathy Dahlkemper’s district knows she sold them out. And they’ll remember in November.
-- Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List
Over the weekend, the Votes Have Consequences Express hit the Indiana State Fair where the staff enjoyed eating different foods you can only find at a decent state fair:
On Sunday, the bus headed to Toledo, Ohio where it met up with local pro-life activists for a cook-out.
And today, the bus tour hit the Keystone State, making stops in Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper's district. As noted last week, Dahlkemper preempted the bus tour on the very front page of her Congressional website.
Besides her own spin, Dahlkemper supporters organized by Catholics United, a pro-abortion front group funded by pro-abortion billionaire George Soros, who also funds Planned Parenthood, NARAL and NOW, came to our stop in Erie and followed the bus to our additional stops:
More on them later.
Luckily, four times as many local pro-life activists were there to support their local speakers including Tim Broderick, director of People for Life; Abigayle A. Koller, team facilitator of Rachel's Vineyard; Marielle Lafaro, first vice president of People for Life, and Ed Franz, former candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 3rd District:
And here's a great shot from our stop in Meadville:
The Votes Have Consequences Express continued roaring through Indiana today, making stops in New Albany, Seymour, Columbus, Franklin, and in Indianapolis. Tomorrow, it'll head to the Indiana State Fair before heading to Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The most exciting development today was that the Indiana chapter of National Organization for (Pro-Abortion) Women actually showed up! What they failed to bring without a message. When asked by reporters why exactly they were there and why they were protesting us, they couldn't provide an answer.
And that's no surprise to me. They organized to stick up for Reps. Brad Ellsworth and Baron Hill... but Ellsworth and Hill want their constituents to believe that they fought against taxpayer funding of abortion. So I don't see how having pro-abortion supporters bolsters their argument. The logic of NOW is just mind boggling.
Anyway, have a great weekend, SuzyB readers and we'll continue to give you updates from the road.
The Indiana Right to Life and the Susan B. Anthony List are having a state tour. The goal is to push the idea that abortions are funded by taxpayers and focus on Joe Donnelly and Brad Ellsworths’ vote on the health care bill.
We need action! We are getting slammed by the anti-choicers. Please join us Friday, August 13th, 3:15 pm at the Statehouse for the Indianapolis stop. Please pass this information to other like-minded groups also.
Here's what I don't get.
If Reps. Brad Ellsworth and Baron Hill were responsible for ensuring that taxpayers didn't fund abortion in ObamaCare like they claim, why is NOW rushing to their defense? Hmmm.......
This morning, the Votes Have Consequences bus tour had a great start in Terre Haute, IN, the heart of Rep. Ellsworth's district. We had a ton of local media out to hear from Congresswoman Musgrave, Jennifer Buell from Wabash Valley Right to Life, Ryan McCann,, the Executive Director of Indiana Family Action, to name just a few of the great pro-life speakers! From Terre Haute, it was off to Vincennes where we were joined by local pro-lifers, including Father John Sasse, Associate Pastor, St. John the Baptist and St. Vincent De Paul Parish. (Thanks for the tips on where to get the best Indiana watermelons, Fr. John!) And off to Evansville, where we had a great crowd despite the 103+ (F) degree temperatures. It has been hot out here in Indiana, but one thing is for sure: this long, hot summer hasn't burned off any voter intensity on the Life issue. Votes Have Consequences, and Reps. Ellsworth, Hill, and Donnelly will be hearing from Hoosier voters at the ballot box in November.
The Votes Have Consequences Bus Tour is coming to Pennsylvania!
You can thank Rep. KathyDahlkemper, a Democratic Congresswoman selling out the 3rd District for making it all possible.
In 2008, Kathy Dahlkemper campaigned for Congress as a pro-lifer and won. But when push came to shove, Dahlkemper caved to Pelosi and Obama and is personally responsible for ushering in the biggest expansion of abortion since Roe v. Wade by supporting ObamaCare.
Kathy Dahlkemper put politics above principle, sold out Pennslyvania values, and now it's time for her to pay.
The Votes Have Consequences Bus Tour will roll through her district this upcoming Monday, August 16th. Here's a quick rundown of the press conferences and speakers. Local activists are invited to attend and bring homemade signs.
8:45 AM: Erie at the Erie Intermodal Transportation Center, speakers include Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave, Tim Broderick of People for Life, and Abigayle A. Koller of Rachel's Vineyard.
10:30 AM: Meadville at the Bicenntential Park. Speakers include Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave and Diane Gramley, president of the American Family Association of Pennsylvania
12:15 PM: Grove City at the Grove City Memorial Park. Speakers include Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave.
1:45 PM: Butler at the Diamond Square Park. Speakers include Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave, Amy Scheuring of the Woman's Choice Network and Chelsea Rearick of Life Choices.
If you're in the area, make sure to bring your friends, co-workers, family, etc. to any of the stops.
We already know that Dahlkemper is a tad bit worried about the bus roaring through her district considering the current splash on the front-page of her Congressional website:
Considering that Dahlkemper's name is spelled wrong -- Dahlkekmper -- and the text contains grammatical errors, I'd say her efforts to spin are off to a bad start.
Why the spin?
Check out our PA-03 polling results here -- 3 out of 4 voters in Pennsylvania's 3rd District oppose taxpayer funding of abortion, and oppose the overall health care bill by a margin of 51% to 39%. Monday should be fun.
We started off this morning with a flat tire in South Bend, IN, but thanks to a quick repair, we were on the road again in no time. The bus even made it in time to our South Bend stop for a photo op!
On to Rochester and Kokomo, IN..
And finally on to Lafayette, where Collin Knolhoff, a young pro-life speaker and activist, joined Congresswoman Musgrave and Tom Minnery.
The Votes Have Consequences Bus Tour has begun. This morning, the first stop was in Cincinnati, Ohio, where SBA List spokeswoman Marilyn Musgrave was joined by Paula Westwood of Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati, Bobbi Radeck, and a number of other pro-life activists from Ohio!
Members of Catholics United, a George Soros-funded group masquerading as a pro-life organization, was also there in an attempt to disrupt our first stop. Catholics United, along with the Catholic Health Association, defied the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and national pro-life groups by supporting the health care reform bill without real pro-life language. Thank you so much to all of our members in Cincinnati and the surrounding area who came out to stand up for the unborn and their mothers. Abortion is not health care!!
The SBA List ladies are now on their way to Muncie, Indiana. Check back later for more updates!
Did you know that “data suggest that among at risk women the combined provision of counseling and ultrasound results in nearly 60% more stated decisions for life than with counseling alone”?! 60%! Statistics created by Focus on the Family’s “Option Ultrasound Program” have concluded that since OUP’s humble beginning in 2004 roughly 81,000 babies have been saved. 81,000 precious and beautiful lives! Between 2004 and 2010 OUP has granted 378 ultrasound machines and 128 sonography trainings throughout the country. “The Option Ultrasound Program (OUP) provides grants to qualifying pregnancy medical clinics for 80% of the cost of a new ultrasound machine or sonography training for your medical personnel.”
Approximate costs for an ultrasound machine average: $21,000 - $33,000
Approximate training costs: $13,000 - $17,000
Saving a life & seeing your child for the first time: PRICELESS
With the help of Focus on the Family’s OUP, pregnancy medical clinics can file to become eligible to receive an ultrasound machine for their ministry at %20 of the cost (Focus on the Family covers the other 80%). Lee of Tennessee shares with Focus on the Family that “…going back to that first ultrasound, where I saw his heart beating, and then to hold him in my arms when he was born, I just thank God for every moment of it…that I made the right choice.” OUP had worked with organizations like Project Ultrasound to help more at risk women view ultrasounds and choose life. Project Ultrasound states that “Between seventy and ninety-percent of "abortion minded" mothers who see an ultrasound choose life, but only 40% of crisis pregnancy centers nationwide are equipped with ultrasound machines due their extremely high cost.”
Likewise, the Knights of Columbus have created the “Ultrasound Initiative.” “The Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative seeks to provide medically certified pro-life pregnancy centers with the modern technology to monitor the health of babies in utero, and to allow mothers to visually experience their development.” The ultrasound is literally a “window to the womb” in which parents are able to see and realize that their child is a human being not a “choice.” Creator and Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson stated that “Even from the early stages of pregnancy, a mother can see her developing child, hear the baby’s heartbeat, and to recognize the miracle of the new life within her.”
“To actually know that everything had developed in such a short amount of time, if I could not have seen that, I would still have been in disbelief that that is still a child. Just to see that big bright light (the heart beat) coming out of the machine was just incredible. To know that that was a human and that was a part of me…you just gain this closeness that was really life chancing for me and I guess that was the point that I had to stand up and say that this is my child too.” – A fathers ultrasound experience
The SBA List's Votes Have Consequences Express is headed cross country for its first stop tomorrow morning: Cincinnati, OH.
Tomorrow at 8:45 AM at Fountain Square (500 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202), SBA List spokeswoman and fmr. Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave will be joined by Paula Westwood of Right to Life of Greater Cincinnati, Bobbi Radeck, and other pro-life leaders and activists from across Ohio to say, "Votes have consequences!" to Congressman Steve Driehaus.
Planning to be there?? Email: information@sba-list.org, and check out www.sba-list.org/bustour for more details on the other stops!!
Starting next Tuesday, while Members of Congress are home
for their August recess, the SBA List team will travel across Pennsylvania,
Indiana and Ohio to bring a message to the “pro-life Democrats” and the voters
in their districts!
As you may remember, we’ve done it before, but this time
it’s different.
Seven months ago we stood outside district offices across
the Midwest with messages of thanks and encouragement, imploring Reps. Brad
Ellsworth, Kathy Dahlkemper, Steve Driehaus, Joe Donnelly, Baron Hill and Marcy
Kaptur to hold firm to their pro-life principles and honor the will of their
constituents.
Those Representatives, along with Congressmen Bart Stupak
and Alan Mollohan, had all the bargaining power in their hands—the power to
ensure lifesaving language be included in the health care bill. But, as we all
know, they chose to compromise their principles and pass a bill without
sufficient language protecting the unborn and American conscience.
That was their choice and now, through the expansion of
“health care,” untold numbers of unborn babies will lose their lives before
they’ve even taken their first breath.
So next week when the SBA List travels through Indiana,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, on our Votes Have Consequences bus tour, it will be to
mobilize pro-life voters across these districts. The only way to stop the
Obama-Pelosi legislative agenda, repeal their deadly laws and cancel the gusher
of tax dollars they’re channeling to abortionists, is to make sure that authentic
pro-life leaders are elected in November!
Do you live in Pennsylvania, Indiana, or Ohio? Come visit us
on tour! If you – or any of your friends– live near any of the cities and towns
along the tour route, we’d love for you to join us and send an even stronger
message for Life in 2010. Look for more updates on the SuzyB blog and SBA List
website as we confirm our locations.
SBA List’s Votes Have Consequences Bus Tour
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Cincinnati, OH
Muncie, IN
Fort Wayne, IN
5Elkhart, IN
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
South Bend, IN
Rochester, IN
Kokomo, IN
Lafayette, IN
Crawfordsville, IN
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Terre Haute, IN
Vincennes, IN
Evansville, IN
Jasper, IN
Friday, August 13, 2010
New Albany, IN
Seymour, IN
Columbus, IN
Franklin, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Saturday, August 14, 2010
State Fair in Indianapolis, IN
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Toledo, OH
Monday, August 16, 2010
Erie, PA
Meadville, PA
Grove City, PA
Butler, PA
More information about exact time and locations in the destination cities will be posted soon. We hope to see you there!
The Susan B. Anthony List is dedicated to advancing, mobilizing and representing pro-life women in the political process.
Its connected Candidate Fund increases the percentage of pro-life women in politics.
Remember 1994? The Republican Party released its "Contract with America" six weeks before the mid-term elections and took back Congress with a 54-seat swing on Election Day.
Just in time for the 
