Here's Your Monday Update

SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE TO HOLD
PUBLIC HEARING ON BILLS PROHIBITING
VACCINE DISCRIMINATION

The Senate Committee on Health will hold a public hearing on Assembly Bill 299/Senate Bill 383 and Senate Bill(s) 336, 337, and 342 this Wednesday, January 12, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 201 Southeast of the State Capitol.

Pro-Life Wisconsin SUPPORTS:

Assembly Bill (AB) 299 / Senate Bill (SB) 383, companion legislation prohibiting proof of vaccination for COVID-19 as a condition of receiving business and government services;
Senate Bill (SB) 336, legislation prohibiting discrimination based on vaccination status;
Senate Bill (SB) 337, legislation prohibiting businesses from discriminating against customers due to their vaccination record;
Senate Bill (SB) 342, legislation prohibiting the government from discriminating against any person based on whether the person has received a vaccine against COVID-19;

Some of the bills apply generally to all vaccines and all epidemics, and some only to those associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus. We prefer the former. For example, SB 336 provides the most comprehensive protection against vaccine discrimination. But the remaining three bills are a good step in the right direction and will set a good precedent. Accordingly, we support passage of all four bills.

The Personhood Alliance/Pro-Life Wisconsin vaccine ethics position 1) opposes the production and testing of vaccines using the remains of aborted human beings, and 2) opposes forced or coerced vaccination.

Assembly Bill 299/Senate Bill 383 and Senate Bill(s) 336, 337, and 342 all reinforce our vaccine ethics position. For the many Wisconsinites who earnestly avoid any entanglement in the abortion industry, discriminating against them for refusing a vaccine produced from or tested using aborted fetal cells is repugnant – a total violation of conscience. Many pro-life Wisconsinites reject the use of the Pfizer, Moderna, and Janssen/Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines and would vehemently oppose any discriminatory coercion of their use.

And whether a vaccine is ethically produced and tested, it is unethical, and highly offensive, for the state, a business, or any entity to discriminate against individuals who may strongly resist it for a variety of health, conscience, religious, or personal reasons. Vaccines can kill or severely harm people with auto-immune disorders, who may not even know they have such disorders. The fact that vaccine injury and death is an acknowledged medical reality demands that a person’s choice to avoid the health risks for himself/herself be respected.

We are entering a time of unprecedented coercion. COVID-19 vaccination is required to engage in the daily activities of American life in many parts of the country, including our nation’s capital. Privileges for the vaccinated; punishments for the non-vaccinated.
Coercion severely undermines the public trust and tramples on our cherished rights, including our First Amendment right to freely exercise our religious beliefs, our Fourteenth Amendment guarantees of liberty, equal protection, and due process of law, and our Article 1, Section 18 Wisconsin constitutional guarantee of liberty of conscience. These four bills protect our right to make our own health decisions, our right to follow our conscience, and our right to freely exchange in commerce.

ACT NOW!
With your help, Pro-Life Wisconsin will fight for passage of AB 299/SB 383, SB 336, SB 337, and SB 342. Again, the Senate Health Committee will hold a public hearing on all four bills this Wednesday, January 12, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 201 Southeast of the State Capitol. Matt Sande, Pro-Life Wisconsin Legislative Director, will testify in favor of all four bills.

Please ATTEND the public hearing and testify or register in favor of AB 299/SB 383, SB 336, SB 337, & SB 342.
If you are unable to attend the public hearing, please CALL or EMAIL your state senator TODAY and urge him/her to “Support AB 299/SB 383, SB 336, SB 337, & SB 342.” Tell them, “Vaccine discrimination is immoral, unconstitutional, and un-American!”
Don’t know your state senator? Go to legis.wisconsin.gov and type in your home address under “Who Are My Legislators” or call the Legislative Hotline: 1-800-362-9472.

Thank you and God bless you.
Please make your pro-life voices heard in the Wisconsin Senate!

HEARTFELT THANK YOU

Thank you to all who donated to our year-end matching campaign! Because of your generous investment and the incredible benevolence of three donors who provided the matching dollars, our year-end $85,000 matching gift challenge was fully met. All donations up to $85,000 were matched dollar for dollar this past December, and we could not be more grateful.

Your generosity allows us to propel our life-saving vision into the new year and work toward a society in which every human life is welcomed, treasured, and loved.

Thanks to you, our Pro-Life Wisconsin family, we look forward to this new year with great hope and optimism, knowing that God will equip us with what we need to continue to fight this spiritual battle with strength, grace, stamina, and perseverance.

With the help of our financial donors, affiliates, volunteers, and prayer warriors, we will advance ever closer to our final mission of ending the tragedy of abortion in Wisconsin. We press onward in faith that 2022 will be another fruitful year of building a culture of life!

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 2,087 of these plates on cars in the Badger State, sales have resulted in over $100,000 granted to over twenty-five Wisconsin pregnancy resource centers in nearly three 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.

AMERICANS EXCITED ABOUT MARCH FOR LIFE AS SUPREME COURT POISED TO OVERTURN ROE V. WADE: (LifeNews.com) – “Organizers of the March for Life, which will take place days after D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s vaccination mandate takes effect, announced Thursday that the annual event will proceed as planned. ‘The 49th annual March for Life, including the rally and pre-rally concert, will go on as planned,’ the pro-life organization said in press release, noting that ‘outdoor events are not impacted by the Washington, D.C., vaccine mandate.’” Read the full story here.

ABORTION TOP CAUSE OF DEATH WORLDWIDE FOR THIRD YEAR IN A ROW DURING 2021: (LifeSiteNews) – “Abortion was the leading cause of death worldwide last year, with about 43 million abortions performed in 2021 […] Including abortion, the number of deaths that occurred last year surpass 100 million, of which about 42% can be attributed to abortion […] According to the WHO, the number of abortions performed per year is between 40 million and 50 million, with about 125,000 abortions per day, of which about 3,000 are performed in the United States. About 63 million babies have been killed in abortions in United States since the Roe vs. Wade decision in 1973.” Read the full story here.

UKRAINIAN WOMEN EXPLOITED AS COUNTRY BECOMES SURROGACY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: (Live Action News) – “Surrogacy has become increasingly accepted around the world, and developing countries have become hotspots for wealthy couples looking to purchase children along with women to bear them. According to the India Times, the world’s new surrogacy capital is Ukraine […] Demand has also allegedly skyrocketed after Asian countries like Nepal, India, and Thailand all outlawed commercial surrogacy. In those countries, women were frequently being exploited — and the same is now happening in Ukraine.” 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).

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.

HIRING – Childcare Needed! If you or someone you know can provide childcare for a four-month-old baby, please contact Robin Becker at Seed of Hope: 262-338-1205.

HIRING – The Board of Directors with Dodge County Pregnancy Support Center in Beaver Dam is looking to fill the position of Executive Director. Salary will be based on credentials. 24-36 hours per week based on your schedule. Please contact: jrschott@sbcglobal.net or 920-318-6791.

JANUARY 15, ROCKFORD – Join us for the second annual Walk for Life on Saturday, January 15 at 11:00 a.m. at the Rockford Federal Courthouse (327 Church St. Rockford, IL 61101). We will begin with a rally and then walk several blocks past the State of Illinois building, and back to the Federal Courthouse to conclude in prayer. The event will end at 1:00 p.m. More information available here.

JANUARY 21, WAUKESHA – Join us at 6:30 p.m. inside Saint Joseph Church (818 N East Ave, Waukesha, WI 53186) for the Rosary Walk for Life. After a short homily by Father Matthew, we will leave St. Joseph Waukesha and walk downtown on Main Street, stopping in front of Planned Parenthood for prayer before reaching Life’s Connection. Download the flyers here (English and Spanish).

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