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Given by Pastor Matthew Chandler of The Village Church, this is the best pro-life sermon I have ever heard. The most important message throughout is this:
There is no sin so great or so evil that it has more power than the Cross of Jesus Christ, not even murder.
Read moreLast Tuesday, October 28, three Gilbert School Board members voted to redact certain passages from a required biology textbook that discusses an abortion method to terminate pregnancy. Prior to the meeting, Ms. Christine Accurso, a pro-life Gilbert resident, alerted the
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"Women who abort their babies have a 2 times higher rate of depression, 2 times higher rate of substance abuse, and 3-6 times higher rate of suicide than women who choose not to abort." Dr. James DeCook.
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I recently sent the following email to Governor Jan Brewer and these Arizona Republican representatives who either plan to vote YES to Arizona’s Medicaid expansion, or are leaning toward voting YES. I wanted them to know, without a doubt, that they will have a hand in increasing grisly preborn deaths.
Dear Representatives Kate Brophy McGee (LD28); Heather Carter (LD15); Doug Coleman (LD16); Jeff Dial (LD18); Karen Fann (LD1); Tom Forese (LD17); Doris Goodale (LD5); Ethan Orr (LD9); Frank Pratt (LD8); Bob Robson (LD18); T. J. Shope (LD8); Andy Tobin (LD1):
No matter how much anyone protests, the fact is that if you vote to expand Medicaid in Arizona, you are voting for the deaths of thousands more preborn children, even infanticide, as this undercover video confirms: INHUMANE: Undercover in America’s Late Term Abortion Industry: Infanticide in Arizona.
You realize, don’t you, that in late term abortions, the abortionist dismembers the “fetus” in utero and sucks out its brains.
Read moreThe following letter dated February 16, 2014 was written by Mrs. Brynley Mosley, B.S., R.N., from Lake Havasu City, Arizona. She sent hard copies of the letter to all Arizona senators. She also posted it on the internet. Ms. Mosley attended the Feb. 12, 2014 Health and Human Services Committee hearing where she spoke out against this bill (SB1157). She noted that there were 167 others who were Against the bill, 30 For, and 2 Neutral. Using Arizona Voices (azvoices.gov) 113 Strongly Opposed and 2 Opposed.
In spite of strong opposition, the bill passed 4-3-0 as follows:
For: Republicans Kelli Ward (Sponsor), Nancy Barto, Judy Burges, Kimberly Yee
Against: Democrats Ed Ableser, David Bradley, Katie Hobbs
Click HERE for a video of the meeting.
Read moreThanks to Education Action Network for alerting Gilbert Watch about this upcoming meeting.
The next meeting of the Sex Education Committee at TUHSD (Tempe Unified High School District) is Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 4:30PM at the district office, 500 W. Guadalupe Rd., Tempe 85283.
Vicki Hadd-Wissler, Director of Education for Planned Parenthood AZ, has been recommended to the committee to provide curriculum for Sex Ed at TUHSD.
TUSD will NOT be allowing pro-life pregnancy centers or adoption agencies an opportunity to provide curriculum.
Please attend this meeting to speak out against bringing Planned Parenthood and its agenda to students. TUHSD has allowed only 15 minutes total for public comment, from 4:30 pm to 4:45 pm. Each member of the public can speak for only 2 minutes. Even if TUHSD closes their ears to you, your words might reach a student who listens.
Planned Parenthood has been allowed 90 minutes for their presentation.
For further information contact Peggy McClain wildcatswin@cox.net. Here is a link to the Governing Board’s Agenda.
Those of us who fight for Life in this country are literally in a battle of Life versus Death, and Good versus Evil. Planned Parenthood performed 357,166 abortions in 2012. They routinely file lawsuits against Pro Life legislation. They despise anyone who gets in the way of their ability to perform abortions, and that includes pregnancy centers that encourage mothers and fathers to keep their babies or place them for adoption in loving homes.
Today’s young people should be made aware that an abortion stops their own child’s beating heart, and if they take this action, they should also know that they will never forget what they did. Most will despise themselves and the adults who betrayed them.
Read morePlease add the Arizona Daily Independent to your list of newspapers to replace the local Leftist rags (Arizona Republic, the Tribune, Payson Roundup, et al). Their motto is: "There are NO sacred cows."
Dexter Duggan has written a thorough account of the February 4 Sex-Ed meeting in Tempe. Why on earth these government schools are enamored with teaching sexual education to minors makes little sense. The incidences of STDs, teen pregnancies, and sexual experiences at earlier and earlier ages is the result.
Read morePlease read what Christine Acurso, executive director of First Way Pregnancy Center, has to say about the upcoming Sex Ed Curriculum Committee meeting at TUHSD on Tuesday, Feb 4, at 4:30 pm. Please attend this very important meeting and stand against Planned Parenthood’s presence in our schools.
Dear Friends,
The next sex education curriculum committee meeting for the Tempe Union High School District is Tuesday, February 4 at 4:30pm. It will be held at:
Desert Vista High School (in the Media Center)
16440 S. 32nd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85048
It is important, as a community, that we continue to show our support of them choosing what is best for these students. We have not heard what they plan to do with the information on the three curricula they received from Planned Parenthood at the last meeting, but we do know that the agenda for this coming Tuesday’s meeting includes two more curricula presentations. The first one is called Choosing the Best and is currently in two of their schools now. The other one is called TOP (Teen Outreach Program) and will be presented by an employee of the Maricopa County Department of Health. With a simple google search on TOP it was easy to find Planned Parenthood’s all across our country that use this program and promote it heavily. I even watched a couple of you tube videos where they talk about TOP’s "value." So, even though they don’t have a Planned Parenthood employee presenting the curriculum, we should be very suspicious of this option.
I encourage all of you to attend Tuesday’s meeting so that the committee knows that we plan to stay on top of this to ensure they know of our support.
If you plan to attend again and bring a sign, I encourage you again to have signs that say "Keep Planned Parenthood Out of Our Schools" or something of that nature. It is important that we maintain the peaceful, prayerful and respectful presence. They will not allow any signs in the actual meeting. I encourage everyone who attends to come inside to the meeting when it begins at 4:30pm and be present as long as possible. I know that PP has called out their people to attend this as well, so the earlier we show up, the better. If you are inclined to speak, even if it is momentarily, please be sure to get there early and sign up by filling out a "request to speak" card. It was certainly a powerful moment at the last meeting when one of our speakers asked everyone to stand who was against PP having any influence what-so-ever on the TUHSD students. I hope that happens again! It was good to take a stand and have it mean so much!
Most especially, your presence is requested at this meeting! May God bless you in your goodness!
Peace,
Christine Accurso
Executive Director
1st Way Pregnancy Center
3501 North 16th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Phone: (602) 261-7522
Fax: (602) 257-9520
Web: www.1stway.net
by Allyson Fernstrom, Jessica Richardson, Elizabeth Morton, Lisa Keiser, Sylvia Miller, Janelle Hansen, Michelle Hottya, Marinah Farrell, Wendi Cleckner, and Tory Anderson
1. Arizona’s Licensed Midwives (LMs) are well-educated, qualified, tested, and certified through the Department of Health under the Office of Special Licensing. They gain experience through years of study and leveled apprenticeships. Some midwives enter the field already credentialed as registered nurses, certified nurse midwives, naturopathic physicians, public health administrators, North American Registry of Midwives (NARM), Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), and other advanced degrees. Claims that LMs are undereducated are false and misleading.
2. All homebirth clients must meet certain low-risk standards to qualify to birth at home. Midwives must ensure that candidates for homebirth have regular prenatal care, be offered routine prenatal testing, be checked periodically throughout the progress of labor, and meet additional criteria for Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) and breech births such as being within 25 miles of a hospital. Pregnant women who do not meet the criteria are referred to an OB/GYN or CNM for a consultation to discuss possible transfer of care.
3. Risk of VBAC uterine rupture varies from 0.5-1% and risk of breech is 3%. This is less than or similar to other pregnancy or delivery risks; 12% preterm delivery, 7% gestational diabetes, 5% preeclampsia, 1% placental abruption, and 0.5% Placenta Previa.
Read moreThanks to Jared Taylor for sending this to Gilbert Watch.
Speech by Mother Teresa of Calcutta to the National Prayer Breakfast, Washington, DC, February 3, 1994
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