If you have not had a chance to contact Governor Kaine about the Choose Life license plate bill, please do so as soon as you can!
Please Call, Email and most importantly Send a letter to Governor Kaine at the below address expressing to him that you are in support of Senate Bill 817 including the Choose Life license plate.
Please include in your communication that this license plate is "about helping families adopt" which is the primary purpose of the funds raised for pregnancy resource centers. We all know families that have been trying to adopt for years, so hopefully we can all help those great people wishing to adopt.
The Honorable Timothy M. Kaine Governor's Office P.O. Box 1475 Richmond, Virginia 23218 Office phone number: 804-786-2211
Thank you again for all of your hard work!
2009 General Assembly Budget Conferees are Meeting
The Conference Committee are meeting over the next few days to work out the provisions of the House and Senate versions of the budget.
The four pro-life amendments in the House version of the budget are:
This proposed amendment would prevent state funds for being used for subsidizing embryonic stem cell research and for research on cells and tissues derived from induced abortions.
The following Budget Items are patroned by Del Bob Marshall (R) House District 13, Prince William:
Budget Item 301#2h -
This proposed amendment directs the Board of Health to develop a regulatory program for outpatient surgical centers and physicians offices that perform 25 or more abortions per year.
Budget Item 4.5.04 #1h –
This proposed amendment would prevent state funds for being used for Medicaid abortions. Currently the State of Virginia is funding certain abortions where pregnancy results from rape or incest as well as certain abortions where fetus is believed to have incapacitating physical deformity or mental deficiency.
Budget Item 4-5.04#2h -
This proposed amendment would prohibit taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
Immediate Action Needed:
Please contact your Senator and request that he/she ask the Senate Conferees to support the House amendments banning state funding on embryonic stem cell research, Medicaid abortions and Planned Parenthood, and to support the amendment on regulations of abortion clinics. Request that they be kept in the final version of the state budget that will be presented to the Governor.
Attached is a list of the House and Senate members of the Conference Committee. If your delegate or senator is a member of this committee, it would be especially helpful for your to contact them. Be sure to give your name and address so that he will know that you are his constituent.
You can go to the buttons in the section above this alert to contact your delegate and senator.
Citizen influence at this important time as the Budget Conferees are meeting on the Virginia State Budget is extremely effective. Constituent Viewpoint Hotline Number is 800.889.0229 or 804.698.1990.
If you need further information, please contact the VSHL office.
Please forward this alert to your pro-life family and friends.
Thank you for all your efforts on behalf of all human life!
For life,
Maggie Disney Virginia Society for Human Life, Inc. 6767 Forest Hill Ave., Suite 270 Richmond, VA 23225 804.560.8745 voice 804.560.8746 fax
Life saving Bill goes to full House of Delegates in VA General Assembly
HB 2579, sponsored by Del. Kathy Byron (R-22nd), will require that an ultrasound procedure be done on a pregnant woman in order to determine the gestational age of her unborn child before an abortion can be done. The mother of the baby will be given the opportunity to view the ultrasound images. This bill expands on the already existing "Women's Right to Know" informed consent law in Virginia.
Please contact your Delegate and ask him/her to support HB 2579. Ultrasound bills do save lives!
Pro-Life Bills in Committee on February 19th
Tomorrow at the Virginia General Assembly the Senate Education and Health Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m., in Senate Room B of the Virginia General Assembly Building. At that time the following two pro-life bills will be considered:
HB2579, patroned by Delegate Kathy Byron (R-22, Campbelll), would require that every mother shall be given the opportunity to view an ultrasound image of her unborn baby prior to the abortion. This bill passed the House of Delegates on a vote of 62-36.
HB2634, patroned by Delegate Ben Cline (R-24, Rockbridge) would require physicians to offer to anesthetize an unborn baby prior to abortion and to include in informational materials a statement an an unborn baby at 20 gestational weeks has a physical structure necessary to feel pain and react to physical stimuli in a manner in in an infant or adult, would be interpreted as a response to pain. This bill passed the House of Delegates on a vote of 64-34.
Also, tomorrow at the Virginia General Assembly the House Transportation Committee will meet at 8:30 a.m, in House Room C of the Virginia General Assembly Building, will meet and consider SB817, patroned by Senator Richard Stuart (R-28th, Montross). This bill was amended in the House of Delegates to include the CHOOSE LIFE license plate. The amendment passed on a vote of 20-19.
Citizen influence at this important frame of time for the adoption of state laws protecting innocent human life from conception until natural death would be extremely effective.
Please try to attend these meetings and let your presence be seen.
Please contact the members of the Senate Committee on Education & Health and ask them to support HB2579 and HB2634 as reported from the House of Delegates, and contact members of the House Transportation Committee and ask them to support SB817 as amended in the Senate.
Use the buttons above to contact your delegate or senator and to get further information on these items.
Constituent Viewpoint Hotline Number is 800.889.0229 or 804.698.1990.
If you need further information, please contact the VSHL office.
Please forward this alert to your pro-life family and friends.
Thank you for all your efforts on behalf of all human life.
For life, Maggie Disney Virginia Society for Human Life, Inc. 6767 Forest Hill Ave., Suite 270 Richmond, VA 23225 804.560.8745 voice 804.560.8746 fax
Call to Action
February 16, 2009
Good news! Important bills in support of pro-life issues have been passed by the House of Delegates of the Virginia General Assembly and crossed over to the Senate for consideration. Each bill will be assigned to the appropriate Senate committee for consideration. Subject to being approved by the committee, the bills will go on the floor of the Senate for vote.
Please notify your Senator of these bills, that you support their purpose and ask him to vote for the bills. Be sure to tell him your name and address so that he will know that you are his constituent. You can find the name of your Senator by going on www.vshl.org, clicking on Virginia General Assembly, clicking on finding your legislator, filling in your address and clicking on “lookup”. For the names of your senator and delegate, you may also ask your city/town or county registrar whose telephone number is in the blue pages of the telephone book.
Ask your senator to vote for:
HB (House Bill)2444 sponsored by Delegate Mark Sickles and HB2455 sponsored by Del. O’Bannon, have been amended to prohibit Virginia tax funds from being used for unethical research that would require the killing of human embryos in order to extract their stem cells for research or that would use fetal tissue obtained from aborted babies for research. Stress the importance of keeping the amendments.
Page 2, Call to Action, February 13, 2009
HB2579 sponsored by Del. Byron, amends the Informed Consent law to require the abortionist to determine by ultrasound image the gestational age of the unborn baby and offer the mother the opportunity to view the image.
HB2634 sponsored by Del. Cline, would require physicians to offer to anesthetize the unborn baby prior to performing the abortion and to include in informational materials a statement that an unborn baby at 20 gestational weeks has a physical structure necessary to feel pain and react to physical stimuli in a manner in an infant or adult would be interpreted as a response to pain.
Ask your Delegate to vote for:
SB (Senate Bill)817 sponsored by Senator Stuart, was amended to authorize the issuance of a Choose Life license plate the proceeds from which would be distributed to non profit organizations that provide assistance to the mother and child involved in a crisis pregnancy.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call –
Maggie Disney
Virginia Society for Human Life
804-560-8745
Geline Williams
804-330-0210
CHOOSE LIFE - February 10 the there was a surprise on the Senate Floor when SB817, patroned by Senator Richard H. Stuart (R-28th, King George) was amended by Senator Cuccinelli to include the CHOOSE LIFE license plate language.
Please contact your Delegate and ask that he/she support SB817 as reported from the Senate.
Updated Informed Consent - Two bills amending the Informed Consent legislation have passed the House of Delegate will be sent to the Senate Education & Health Committee. HB2579, patroned by Delegate Kathy Byron (R-22, Campbelll), would require that every mother shall be given the opportunity to view an ultrasound image of her unborn baby prior to the abortion. HB2634, patroned by Delegate Ben Cline (R-24, Rockbridge) would require physicians to offer to anesthetize an unborn baby prior to abortion and to include in informational materials a statement an an unborn baby at 20 gestational weeks has a physical structure necessary to feel pain and react to physical stimuli in a manner in in an infant or adult, would be interpreted as a response to pain. Please contact your Senator and ask that he/she support HB2579 and HB2634 as reported from the House.
Funding for Unethical Research - HB2444, patroned by Delegate Mark Sickles (D-43rd, Fairfax) and HB2455, patroned by Delegate John O'Bannon (R-73rd, Henrico) have been amended to protect Virginia taxpayers for funding unethical research that would require the killing of human embryos in order to extract their stem cells for research or the use of fetal tissue obtained from aborted babies. Please contact your Senator and ask that he/she support HB2444 and HB2455 as reported from the House.Budget Amendments There were four pro-life budget amendments submitted by Delegate Robert R. Marshall (R-13th, Prince William, that were reported out of the House of Delegates Committee on Appropriations. Please contact your Delegate and ask that he/she support the following budget amendments on HB1600: Item 301 #2h This amendment directs the Board of Health to develop a regulatory program for outpatient surgical centers and physicians offices that perform 25 or more abortions per year.; Item 4-0.01 #6h This amendment would prohibit state funding of embryonic stem cell research itself. State funding of research on aborted babies would be prohibited. Item 4-5.04 #1h This amendment says that no expenditures from general, special or other nongeneral fund sources may be made out of any appropriation by the General Assembly for providing abortion services, except as otherwise required by federal statute. However, nothing herein shall prevent a physician from providing medical assistance to preserve the life of a pregnant woman provided that every possible measure shall be taken to preserve the life of the unborn child of the pregnant woman. Item 4-5.04 #2h This amendment says that no expenditures from general, special or other nongeneral fund sources may be made out of any appropriation by the General Assembly to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof.
Citizen influence at this important frame of time for the adoption of state laws protecting innocent human life from conception until natural death would be extremely effective.
Please go to the VSHL Virginia General Assembly website http://www.vshl.org/virginia_general_assembly.html to contact your delegate or senator and to get further information on these items. Constituent Viewpoint Hotline Number is 800.889.0229 or 804.698.1990. If you need further information, please contact the VSHL office. Please forward this alert to your pro-life family and friends. Thank you for all your efforts on behalf of all human life. For life, Maggie Disney Virginia Society for Human Life, Inc. 6767 Forest Hill Ave., Suite 270 Richmond, VA 23225 804.560.8745 voice 804.560.8746 fax
House Bill 2444 and House Bill 2445, both introduced by Delegate Mark D. Sickles(D-43rd Fairfax), would promote state funding for research in biotechnology companies will be before the House Science and Technology Committee this afternoon at 4 p.m.
Action needed now. Contact the committee members listed below.
Please contact the members of the committee immediately and let them know that it is not acceptable to use state program or taxpayer funds for life-destructive research.
If you need further information, please contact the VSHL office.
Thank you for all your efforts on behalf of the unborn!
For life, Maggie Disney Virginia Society for Human Life, Inc. 6767 Forest Hill Ave., Suite 270 Richmond, VA 23225
Members of the House Committee on Science and Technology, with their email addresses, are:
Delegate Kristen J. Amundson, D, 44th District (Alexandria)
