Here's Your Monday Update

WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE PASSES
PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION ACT

Senate Bill (SB) 592, authored by State Senator Patrick Testin (R-Stevens Point) and co-authored by State Representative Barbara Dittrich (R-Oconomowoc), passed both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature in late October and now awaits Governor Evers’ signature.

Known as the Prenatal Diagnosis Information Act, SB 592 would require physicians who administer prenatal or postnatal tests for congenital conditions to provide parents, upon a positive test result, with informative and supportive educational resources made available by the Department of Health Services (DHS). DHS would be required to provide current, evidence-based information about their child’s congenital condition that has been reviewed by medical experts and organizations specializing in that condition along with information on support programs and relevant resource centers.

Pro-Life Wisconsin testified in strong support of SB 592 before the Senate Committee on Health on October 12, 2021. On October 20, 2021, the full Senate passed SB 592 on a 20 to 11 vote. On October 27, 2021, the Assembly concurred in SB 592 on a 57 to 37 vote. Both floor votes were partisan with Democrats voting NO in lockstep. Hopefully, Governor Evers will see the compassion and love this legislation brings to vulnerable parents and children and sign it into law.

Studies demonstrate that following a prenatal diagnosis, close to 70% of Down Syndrome babies are aborted in the United States. Parents of children diagnosed with a congenital condition need to be reassured that there exists detailed information and valuable resources and organizations that can greatly assist them in learning about, caring for, and raising their child. Senate Bill 592 will go a long way toward encouraging and empowering parents to provide optimal care for their child in such challenging circumstances.

As human beings, we are not just valuable for what we can do, but for who we are. As God’s image bearers, we have intrinsic worth, inestimable value, and inviolable dignity. Caring for and loving a child with disabilities allows us to serve someone other than ourselves. It fosters patience, understanding, and gratitude for the gifts we have been given.

Pro-Life Wisconsin thanks Senator Testin and Representative Dittrich for introducing this much-needed legislation, and we thank Senate and Assembly Republicans for passing it. Should SB 592 be enacted into law, it will save and transform lives.

Join fellow pro-life Wisconsinites for an exclusive journey to our nation’s capital to be the voice of the preborn on privately chartered buses. You’ll leave for Washington D.C. on Wednesday, January 19th, and return to Wisconsin on Sunday, January 23rd. The March For Life (MFL) itself will be on Friday, January 21, 2022.

TRAVEL PACKAGE INCLUDES:

Bus fare and hotel stay
Complimentary breakfast/daily social hour at the Embassy Suites in Washington D.C.
Opportunity to pray outside Planned Parenthood
Optional visits to the MFL Expo and the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Participate in the 49th March for Life

You also have the option to purchase tickets to attend the MFL Rose Dinner and/or the Youth Rally and Mass event when you register.

Register early with the quad occupancy discount of $348 per person.
Limited triple, double and single occupancy options are available.
Anyone under 18 must travel with a chaperone or their parent/guardian.

Registration ends on December 20, 2021, so don’t delay!

Share this opportunity with your family, friends, classmates, pro-life club members, and affiliate members. Questions? Email Therese.A@ProLifeWI.org

WE'RE HIRING!

Are you interested in working full-time to end abortion? Pro-Life Wisconsin is hiring a new Operations Manager! The Operations Manager performs all the tasks necessary to provide for the effective and efficient operation of the PLW state office while assisting in the execution of PLW's plans and activities. Responsibilities include the following:

Oversees all the activities relating to the operation of the State Office
Works to facilitate an increase in the PLW donor and support base
Handle vendor based projects relating to office operations.
Processes incoming/outgoing daily mail and emails
Perform computer backups on a regular basis
Assists in our bulk mailings and The Banner (newsletter) preparation
Oversees the office equipment and supplies to ensure they are maintained including staff laptops, PCs, and related software
Oversees volunteers as needed
Handles bookkeeping functions to properly record all transactions within our accounting system
Works with our accounting firm to generate all necessary financial statements and appropriate IRS filings
Generates quarterly financial reports for the board
Assists in the generation of the yearly Budgets and Activity plans for PLW
Processes checks for payment of all bills, included but not limited to rent, utilities, and expenses
Prepares bank deposits as needed
Ensures that PLW fundraising proposals, reports, correspondence, and related materials are prepared in a timely and exemplary manner
Handles Human Resources Activities of New Employee Orientation and payroll/benefits administration

Read the full job description and application instructions here.

If you or someone you know is interested in this position, please send applications or inquiries to office@prolifewi.org

EMPTY MANGER CHRISTMAS CAROLING

We need your pro-life voice! Join us on Saturday, December 11, at 10:00 a.m. as we gather to pray and sing Christmas carols on the sidewalk outside of one of Wisconsin's last four remaining abortion centers, Affiliated Medical Services (1428 North Farwell Avenue Milwaukee, WI, 53202).

Pro-Life Wisconsin will pray and sing beside an empty manger – remembering the hundreds of thousands of babies aborted in Wisconsin. Caroling booklets will be provided. See you there!

PURCHASE YOUR CHOOSE LIFE WISCONSIN PLATE, AND SAVE LIVES FROM ABORTION!

Choose Life license plates have been available to Wisconsin motorists since late October 2017. Pro-Life Wisconsin and Wisconsin Family Council partnered to underwrite all the administrative costs of Choose Life Wisconsin, which allows us to give every penny that comes from the sale of the plates to Wisconsin’s incredible pregnancy care centers!

With 1,791 of these plates on cars in the Badger State, sales have resulted in a total of nearly $100,000 which has been granted to over twenty-five Wisconsin pregnancy resource centers in a little over two years.

If you would like to be a part of the mission to save lives, get your Choose Life Wisconsin license plate today! For more information call Pro-Life Wisconsin at 262-796-1111 ext. 110.

NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY LAUNCHES PROCESS TO EVENTUALLY OUTLAW ABORTION: (LifeSiteNews, by Personhood Alliance) – “On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Wilkes County, North Carolina, commissioners voted unanimously to protect pre-born children from abortion as part of the Personhood Alliance’s Safe Cities and Counties initiative, becoming the third county in the nation to do so. This was the first step in a unique three-phased approach that empowers citizens to take control at the local level and peacefully defy the unjust ruling of Roe v. Wade.” Read the full story here.

U.S. FEDERAL APPEALS COURT FREEZES BIDEN'S VACCINE RULE FOR COMPANIES: (Reuters) – “A U.S. federal appeals court issued a stay Saturday freezing the Biden administration's efforts to require workers at U.S. companies with at least 100 employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested weekly, citing ‘grave statutory and constitutional’ issues with the rule. The ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit comes after numerous Republican-led states filed legal challenges against the new rule, which is set to take effect on Jan 4.” Read the full story here.

ARE ASSISTED SUICIDE PRACTITIONERS EXPERIMENTING ON VULNERABLE PATIENTS? (Live Action News) – “Assisted suicide and euthanasia have been gaining in popularity globally under the guise of a dignified, pain-free death. People claim assisted suicide with the help of a doctor is preferable to dying a natural death from cancer, dementia, or other diseases. Yet is assisted suicide as peaceful and pain-free as claimed? And are the doctors responsible for it saviors — or killers?” Read the full story here.

GREEN BAY: Pro-Life Wisconsin affiliate, Pro-Life Green Bay, meets every 4th Monday of the month. For more information, contact prolifegreenbay@gmail.com

LA CROSSE: We would like to see at least two people pray every day of the week outside Planned Parenthood. If you can commit to this weekly prayer, please let Marie Allen know. We encourage people to pray in groups of two if possible. You may choose your own time, and sidewalk counseling and signs are optional. Pro-Life literature is available if anyone wishes to distribute it. Questions? Call 608-784-5189.

MILWAUKEE: Join us every Tuesday at 6:00 PM (rain or shine) to pray the Angelus followed by the Rosary in reparation for sins of ingratitude at the Fatima Shrine (141 N 68th St Milwaukee, WI 53213).

PRICE COUNTY: National Night of Prayer for Life takes place every year from 9:00 p.m. on December 8th to 1:00 a.m. on December 9. It was on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception that Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas and the unborn, first appeared to St. Juan Diego. The National Night of Prayer for Life bridges these two feasts to honor Our Blessed Mother and to pray for the sanctity of all human life.

ROCK COUNTY: For meeting times and other information, please email Miriam at

plwrcc@charter.net

WINNEBAGO COUNTY: Please join us in prayer every first Monday of the month from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. to exercise your 1st amendment free speech rights in the public right of way (nearest to Marcus Cinema) in Oshkosh, near Planned Parenthood (378S Koeller St, Oshkosh, WI 54902). Bring your own sign, or use one of ours! Contact Don Doro at 920-279-3496 or at ddurawa1@yahoo.com

WISCONSIN RAPIDS: Please join us in prayer on the 2nd Monday of each month at 4:00 p.m. along 8th Street near Planned Parenthood. Gather in the parking lot at 3:45 p.m.

ONGOING, KENOSHA – Participate in the Rosary in Kenosha at 6:00 p.m. every Sunday at Saint Therese Catholic Church (2020 91st Street Kenosha, WI 53143). Bring family and friends!

ONGOING – Toda America con Cristo and Family Life Council, Inc. has begun creating pro-life resources for the latino community. If you or someone you know would benefit from these resources please view the web pages both here and here.

NOVEMBER 13, WISCONSIN DELLS – Join Men of Christ for the "Saint Joseph Strong Men's Conference" at St. Cecilia Parish (603 Oak St. Wisconsin Dells, WI) from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Speakers include Bishop Donald Hying, Father Donald Calloway, and Steve Karlen. More information here.

NOVEMBER 14, CEDARBURG – Join us for a FREE showing of The Roe V.Wade Movie on November 14, at noon at the Rivoli Theater (W62N567 Washington Ave, Cedarburg, WI 53012).

DECEMBER 4, ELM GROVE – St. Mary's Visitation Parish in Elm Grove will be offering Holy Mass for the intention for an end to abortion every First Saturday of the month. It will be a Traditional Latin Mass (low Mass) at 10:00 a.m. All are welcome!

For inclusion on this list, please send a PDF or JPEG of the event flyer along with a short write-up about your event to info@ProLifeWI.org