We’re getting tired of saying it, Mr. President! Abortion is still not healthcare! Today, SBA would like to remind President Obama that we already have a bipartisan consensus on healthcare: that Abortion should stay out of it!    more »

Susan B. Anthony List endorsed Senate candidate Jane Norton from Colorado was on the Fred Thompson show this past week to talk about her campaign. Visit her website at www.janenortonforcolorado.com You can listen to the interview by opening up the file below.

As the Health Care Summit between President Obama and congressional leaders approaches, the Susan B. Anthony List, in coalition with 31 nation and statewide pro-life groups, sent President Obama a letter urging him to listen to the pro-life American majority. The health care debate has divided the country, but there has been one area of consistent bipartisan consensus: across all demographics, Americans do not want taxpayer-funded abortion in health care reform.

The same coalition also sent a letter to members of the Republican leadership who will be meeting with the President. Seventy two percent of Americans agree that taxpayer dollar should not be used to fund abortion on-demand. Stupak language must be added to any health care bill and we will work endlessly to support members of Congress who work for Life!

See the letters attached.

If you're in Washington this week for CPAC 2010 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, be sure to stop by the Susan B. Anthony List table. We'll have a ton of stickers and would love to meet you! Also don't forget that SBA President Marjorie will be moderating the "Saving Freedom One Life at a Time" Panel at 9:15 a.m. on Friday.

Join “40 days for life” a period of prayer and action to end abortion!

40 Days for Life takes a determined, peaceful approach to showing local communities the consequences of abortion in their own neighborhoods, for their own friends and families. It puts into action a desire to cooperate with God in the carrying out of His plan for the end of abortion in America.

Find out more: http://www.40daysforlife.com/about.cfm?selected=welcome

 

Check out this new video from the Population Research Institute.

The myth of overpopulation has been used for years by environmental activists who insist, without basis, that the world will soon be overflowing with people and without the means to sustain. These pro-abortion radicals have advocated for forced abortion and forced sterilization as a means to control population. Get educated so you can fight the lies!

Fun fact for all you pro-lifers who have been following the Olympics in Vancouver this week. The Canadian women's curling team is favored to win and has more than that to be excited about!



"As with all curling teams, Team Canada features five members. Well, six, if you really want to get technical with it," reports Chris Chase of Yahoo Sports News:



Chase reports that Kristie's teammates were more than supportive when they found out she was pregnant. Though she may not have to play because she is an alternate, Kristie will still get a medal if the team wins.

(h/t American Papist)

WTOP and Lifenews are reporting that today the Virginia state legislature passed a bill to create a pro-choice license plate. The license plate, which was advocated for by NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia and Planned Parenthood, is supposed to be the pro-choice counter to the yellow "Choose Life" license plates.

WTOP reports that the Virginia Senate voted to create the plates specifying that after the first 1,000 plates were sold, $15 from each $25 plate would go to Planned Parenthood.

Bummer, huh?

Actually no. Cue the pro-life majority of legislators in the Virginia State House.

From Lifenews:


In response to his opposition, Gilbert said that the Virginia Pregnant Women Support Fund "was a better fit for the language of the plate."


Gilbert’s amendment passed by a vote of 56-43, and the overall vote for the plates passed 77-22. Well, congratulations Virginia!

A message from Susan B. Anthony List President, Marjorie Dannenfelser:

Dear SBA List Friends,

That’s a lot of candles, Miss Anthony.

And today we have a lot to celebrate.  One hundred ninety years ago today, Susan B. Anthony and a great human rights legacy was born.  She and her movement pushed the doors of political life open for women.  Our organization’s namesake, we celebrate that she also saw the connection between human rights of all people, consistently rejecting the notion that one person’s fundamental rights could come at the expense of another’s.  She stood for the rights of every human being – especially the most vulnerable.  



Not surprisingly, many women’s groups tend to leave that fact out.  But it’s true!

Susan B. Anthony’s pro-life stance is evident in her writings. The proprietor and business manager of the early feminist newspaper The Revolution, Anthony published many articles under a simple pseudonym, “A.”

In an article entitled “Marriage & Maternity,” Anthony referred to abortion as “the horrible crime of child-murder,” and said that abortion would “burden [a woman’s] conscience in life, [and] it will burden her soul in death.”

Even at a time when her newspaper was in dire need of advertisers to prevent it from folding, the paper refused to place advertisements for abortionists masquerading as legitimate health providers.

She never sat on the sidelines, watching the great human rights battles of the day play out – come what may.  She stepped up, never gave up and never lost hope.  She died before the 19th Amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote passed.  But she never stopped fighting for it.

This is the model my husband and I want for our children.  When someone is being bullied, never stand idly by.  When a stranger is hurt or in need, YOU be the one to step into the void and help.  And when unborn children and their mothers are in crisis LOVE THEM BOTH.  When almost 4,000 children per day die from abortion at the hands of an abortion industry that feeds on mothers who need and deserve better, NONE of us should stand by.  We can all do something to rally our nation to the point where all children are protected in the law.  


It’s this brand of original, authentic pro-life feminism that resonates with today’s American woman.  And it’s why the old guard of abortion-promoting feminists struggles to remain relevant.  

In our increasingly pro-life culture, the ‘pro-choice’ label has worn out its usefulness.  The modern feminist mantra calling for a taxpayer-funded abortion in every home flies in the face of Susan B. Anthony’s legacy of equal rights for all, born and unborn.    

That’s why I’m so proud to have you on our team.  The pro-life team that advances the true woman-centered approach to politics.  The approach that honors the dignity of both mother and child.

With that vision, you and I are taking back lost ground for Life.  And we are rolling back the culture of death that brought us here.






The voice of pro-life women is critical to ending abortion in this country. Thank you for your support and dedication toward advancing Susan B. Anthony's Legacy in honor of women and the innocent unborn.

God Bless,
Marjorie

    Thanks to the efforts of thousands of dedicated pro-lifers, Personhood Colorado has collected and submitted enough signatures to put the Colorado Personhood Amendment up for a vote. Assuming enough signatures are verified by the state, the amendment will appear on the ballot for voters to decide in the November elections.

    The amendment would change the state constitution to apply the term “person” to “every human being from the beginning of the biological development of that human being.” Unborn children would thus get the same right to life that born persons enjoy, effectively outlawing abortion.

    Assuming the signatures are verified, the amendment will be placed on the ballot as an initiative for voters to approve or deny.

    Personhood Colorado led the campaign to gather the 76,047 signatures of registered voters required to get an initiative on the ballot. The organization submitted 79,817 signatures to the Colorado Secretary of State.

    Thousands of pro-life volunteers worked tirelessly for weeks, gathering signatures without pay. The campaign had no paid staff members.

    “We are thrilled with these results. These signatures represent thousands of hours of hard work,” remarked Gualberto Garcia-Jones, co-sponsor of the amendment. “All of our volunteers are 100% committed to seeing that the dignity and personhood of preborn babies is recognized in Colorado, and it shows.”

    As with any signature campaign to get a proposition on the ballot, some signatures will be deemed invalid because they are not from legally registered voters. Should 3,771 signatures be thrown out, putting the campaign below the 76,047 threshold, pro-lifers will have an additional 15 days to gather more signatures.

    Colorado had a similar amendment on the ballot in the 2008 election that was rejected. But pro-lifers certainly have not quit and have no intention of doing so.

    “Our grassroots, volunteer campaign will continue to be a success, because we are working towards a very worthy cause -- protecting the lives of innocent Colorado citizens,” Garcia-Jones said. “The 79,817 signatures are an indicator that the people of Colorado are determined to protect innocent life; we will not rest until every child is protected by love and by law.”

    Personhood movements are underway in several other states for the November election, including Florida, California, Montana, Mississippi, and Missouri.

Susan's birthday is coming up on the 15th! Will you help us celebrate Susan's birthday by telling your friends about SBA List on facebook?

How You Can Help!

1. Invite 15 of your facebook friends before February 15th!
-Under SBA's profile picture on our fan page, click "suggest" to friends, and invite at least 15 of your pro-life friends.

2. Make SBA your status! Before or on the 15th, donate your facebook status to the pro-life cause.
-Here's an example if you need help thinking of one: "Are you pro-life? Become a fan of Susan B Anthony List and support pro-life women in politics: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Susan-B-Anthony-List/53674651369?ref=ts"

3. Post SBA's link to your page, or your friend's facebook walls
-Copy and paste this link to your page or your friend's pages: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Susan-B-Anthony-List/53674651369?ref=ts

4. Use your own ideas!
Come up with your own fun ways to tell your friends about SBA on facebook! If you come up with a great idea, post it on our wall!

Here's the follow up from last week's coverage of a Russian article entitled "Finish it off so it doesn’t suffer," which called for the killing of disabled babies after their birth.

Russian journalist Aleksandr Nikonov said that "the killing of the newborn is in fact the same as an abortion or super-late term abortion" and called disabled newborns "defective blanks" and "newborn idiots." His article, stating that depriving disabled infants of life is "true humanism," has outraged many parents of disabled children in Russia, including Snezhana Mitina and Svetlana Shtarkova -- both mothers of children with developmental disabilities.

Watch this video report from Radio Free Europe to see how these mothers are fighting back against hate and intolerance toward disabled children in Russia.

(h/t Creative Minority Report)

Well, Superbowl Sunday has come and gone. Did the Tim and Pam Tebow ad live up to all the hype?

As Robin Abcarian of the Los Angeles Times put it this morning, "Boy tackles mom. That was about it...a lighthearted take on a mother-son relationship."

The Tebow's ad spots, which lasted about 30 seconds each, and featured a loving and humorous moment between Pam Tebow and her son, Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, "Timmy."

As Pam Tebow describes her "miracle baby" and ambiguously recounts of the "many times she almost lost him," suddenly Pam Tebow is tackled by her son. Popping right back up she scolds him for interrupting. After he lovingly apologizes asks, " You still worry about me, mom?" she says, "Well yeah, you're not nearly as tough as I am."

As reported in the LA Times, reaction from pro-life and pro-abortion leaders:



Not all pro-abortion groups agree with O'Neill. In response, former president of Catholics for Choice Frances Kissling said, "It's absurd to claim that this is an endorsement of violence against women. These people came across as affectionate, loving, funny and happy."

Ehem, the tackling in line with the football theme of the Superbowl, must have been the humor Focus on the Family president Jim Daly was referring too a few weeks ago. Indeed, the notion that a pro-life ad might be funny sent pro-abortion bloggers into fits of rage.

Laura Martin over at rhrealitycheck.org said, "I'm here to tell you, Jim Daly, that there is nothing funny about abortion or your vicious campaign to control women. And there never will be."

Newsflash for all you pro-aborts. You're right, there is nothing funny about abortion. Life, on the other hand, is full wonder, surprise, humor, and love. The Tebow ad wasn't about abortion, it was about family, and the joy that Pam Tebow has received through the life of her son.

To watch the ads, visit: www.focusonthefamily.com

 

Susan B. Anthony List President appeared on Fox and Friends this morning to debate Rebekah Spicuglia of the Women's Media Center about the Tim Tebow ad set to air on CBS during the Superbowl this Sunday.

Great job Marjorie!

Be sure to tune in this afternoon at 4:45 EST to CNN's Rick's List. Marjorie will be debating NOW President Terry O'Neill, LIVE!

Continue to show the Tebow your support at www.blockhardfortebow.com and gear up for the game on Sunday!

…And you thought Abortion was bad, check this out via RT.com:

The article titled “Finish it off so it doesn’t suffer,” which calls for the euthanasia of disabled newborn children, has caused public outrage in Russia and has led to fierce debates in the blogging community.

In the article under question, the author says that “the killing of the newborn is in fact the same as an abortion or super-late term abortion” and calls disabled newborns “defective blanks” and “newborn idiots”. He states that depriving disabled infants of life is “true humanism”.

The Union of Russian Journalists has accused the author of the article of breaching professional ethics.

Looks like Russia has its own Peter Singer on its hands.

Defenders of Life! Looking for a way to keep a STEADY and POWERFUL assault on the plague of abortion? Look no further than a new online prayer campaign entitled:

 

THE GREAT PRAYER PROJECT

 

The basic premise is this: one full year beginning March 25, 2010 completely covered in non-stop prayer with the specific intention of ending abortion worldwide. PERIOD. It’s a rather easy setup. Simply sign up on the website and create a username and password and then you are able to go to the “Calendar” and sign up for any available time slot during the entire year. Days are broken up into 20-minute time slots and are all based on Eastern Standard Time so if you aren’t in EST, be aware that you are signing up for EST time slot specifically. Plenty of helpful hints on the website are given to help folks along in their prayer if they are a little unsure of how to fill their time slot.

 

March 25^th is quite an appropriate date for such an undertaking seeing as it is the feast of the Annunciation, the very day when Christ took on flesh a HUMAN PERSON inside of Mary’s womb, a sure reminder of the immeasurably precious gift within every woman’s womb.

 

Hats off to the creators of this project for having the zeal and conviction to pull this off! May all those fighting for life be blessed in their efforts!

 

Here is the link to the website: The Great Prayer Project - End Abortion

 

LifeNews reported this week on a shocking turn of events. Ireland was attacked today by the group Human Rights Watch for what they perceived as an affront to basic human rights. What could be this assault you ask, what basic human rights are being denied in Ireland? According to the HRW, Ireland is depriving its’ citizens of the “fundamental human” right to have an abortion.

Of course, they fail to take into account the right to life of the unborn child.

What’s even more disturbing is the fact that Ireland’s laws protecting the unborn were not set up just a few years ago, but have been a major force in their legal system since 1861. The Irish Constitution explicitly recognizes the humanity of the unborn child and states that all life must be protected, from conception until natural death.

Rebecca Roughneen, a pro-life advocate in Ireland, argued that, “Neither I, nor the majority of Irish women, need abortion to ‘enjoy’ our human rights.”

So why doesn’t Human Rights Watch look out for those that are really suffering from a lack of human rights? Those lacking the fundamental right to life? The unborn.

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