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PRO-LIFE WISCONSIN TESTIFIES BEFORE SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF BILLS PROHIBITING VACCINE DISCRIMINATION

On Wednesday, January 12, Pro-Life Wisconsin Legislative Director Matt Sande testified before the Senate Committee on Health in support of Assembly Bill 299/Senate Bill 383 and Senate Bill(s) 336, 337, and 342, legislation prohibiting vaccine discrimination and coercion.

Please watch Matt Sande’s public testimony courtesy of WisconsinEye HERE. Wisconsin Family Action, Vaccine Choice Wisconsin, and Wisconsin United for Freedom also testified in favor of the legislation, along with many individuals from across the state.

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. Current Wisconsin law protects residents from discrimination based on age, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and developmental disability in many areas of life, including employment, housing, education, and insurance. SB 336 simply adds “vaccination status” as a prohibited basis of 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.

Please CALL or EMAIL your state senator TODAY and urge him/her to "Pass 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 continue to make your pro-life voices heard in the Wisconsin Senate!

THIS WEEK: 2022 MARCH FOR LIFE D.C.

Pro-Life Wisconsinites embark on the March for Life trip to Washington D.C. this Wednesday, January 19! Please keep all the pilgrims in your prayers as they boldly witness to the beauty and sanctity of all life, beginning at the moment of conception.

Also, if you are traveling with us out to D.C., please be aware that the Mayor of Washington D.C. has imposed new mask and proof of vaccine mandates which will be in effect during our stay in the city for the annual March for Life. If you are registered for the trip with us, please read the following updates here and here, and plan accordingly as you see fit. We will be keeping a close eye on any further information and provide updates as necessary.

To join the waitlist, visit our website here.

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.

PRO-LIFE FRONT LINES 'WARRIOR' JIM SEDLAK DIES AT AGE 78 - HERE'S THE LAST THING HE DID TO EXPOSE PLANNED PARENTHOOD: (CBN News) – “Pro-life advocate Jim Sedlak spent his life "fighting the evils of abortion and the culture of death" and according to those closest to him, he spent the last minutes of his life exposing the dark side of Planned Parenthood. The 78-year-old died Monday, January 10, 2022, ahead of completing a soon-to-be-released report by the American Life League exposing the operations of the abortion giant. Read the full story here.

SUPREME COURT HALTS COVID-19 VACCINE RULE FOR U.S. BUSINESSES: (Associated Press) – “The Supreme Court has stopped a major push by the Biden administration to boost the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, a requirement that employees at large businesses get a vaccine or test regularly and wear a mask on the job. At the same time, the court is allowing the administration to proceed with a vaccine mandate for most health care workers in the U.S.” Read the full story here.

FEDERAL COURT BLOCKS CALIFORNIA BAN ON PRO-LIFE FREE SPEECH: (LifeNews.com) – “California pro-life advocates won a victory in federal court recently when a judge agreed to block a state law that restricts free speech outside abortion facilities. In late December, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California agreed with pro-life advocates’ request to temporarily block the law while their lawsuit moves forward, CBN News reports. Life Legal Defense Foundation, which is representing the pro-life advocates, said the law violates the First Amendment freedom of speech.” 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 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).

JANUARY 22, MAUSTON – Join us at 1:00 p.m. outside the Juneau County Courthouse (101 State Street, Mauston, WI 53948) on Sunday, January 23, for the March for Life! The event will last 49 minutes (one minute for each year since Roe vs. Wade) and will be followed by a reception at Reardon Hall in St. Pat’s Church (325 Mansion St. Mauston, WI 53948). View the flyer here.

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