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PRO-LIFE WISCONSIN MOURNS THE PASSING OF FORMER STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAN LEMAHIEU

Pro-Life Wisconsin (PLW) is heartbroken to learn that former State Representative Daniel Roy LeMahieu of Cascade, formerly of Oostburg, died on Friday at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay. We pray for Dan’s eternal soul, his loving wife Rosemary, and all his children and grandchildren. We extend our deepest condolences to his second son, State Senator Devin LeMahieu.

We give thanks to Dan LeMahieu for his twelve years of dedicated and effective service to the pro-life cause in our State Capitol. A two-time PLW Legislator of the Year award winner, Dan was a consistent and ardent defender of all human life in Madison. He was a sponsor of the Wisconsin Personhood Amendment, legislation that would extend the inalienable right to life already found in the Wisconsin Constitution to all preborn children from conception.

Most notably, Dan was the author of the 2005 UW Morning-After Pill Ban, legislation that would have prohibited the UW System from advertising, prescribing, or dispensing the morning-after pill on its statewide campuses. Against all odds, he courageously and successfully led the fight for the bill’s passage on the Assembly floor, an effort for which he gained national recognition by the secular and Christian press including the Fox Evening News and the Rush Limbaugh show.

After Dan’s retirement from the Wisconsin Assembly, he poured his time, energy, and talent into Anchor of Hope pregnancy resource center, serving as development director and then board chairman. His love for life and family was inspirational, and his wisdom, passion, humor, and humility made him a joy to be around. We will miss him dearly. Thank you, Dan, for fighting the good fight, finishing the race, and keeping the faith!

A funeral service to celebrate Dan's life will be held at Bethel OPC in Oostburg on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Burial will take place at Oostburg Cemetery.
A live stream of the funeral service can be found by visiting wenig.live/DanLeMahieu.
Relatives and friends may greet the family at Wenig Funeral Home in Oostburg on Friday, February 25, from 3:00 until 7:00 p.m. and again at church on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at 11:00 a.m.

Memorials in Dan's name are appreciated to Anchor of Hope, Pro-Life Wisconsin, and Oostburg Christian School.

SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 28, 2022
LIVING COURAGE AWARDS DINNER

Join us for the Living Courage Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the Bridgewood Resort Hotel (1000 Cameron Way, Neenah, WI 54956) Social hour begins at 5:30 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.

Our keynote address will be given by pro-life advocates and post-abortive couple, Michael and Tallulah Caulfield. We will then honor our Activist of the Year, Tallulah Caulfield, and Legislator of the Year, Senator André Jacque. We hope you will join us for this impactful evening!

Formal invitation and registration details forthcomming.

SPONSOR OPPORTUNITY: Interested in sponsoring this event? Commit today! With four different levels of tax-deductible sponsorships available, this is a great opportunity for you and your business to contribute to the culture of life here in Wisconsin. Please contact Michele Grall, Development Director, to reserve your place as a sponsor. Michele can be reached by email at Michele.G@ProLifeWI.org or by calling 262.796.1111 ext. 115.

PRO-LIFE WISCONSIN PRAYER CARD ART CONTEST

The 5th annual Pro-Life Wisconsin Prayer Card Art Contest is underway for students in grades 1-12! Do you love painting, drawing, photography, or graphic design? Submit your artwork and have a chance to win the 2022 contest for your grade. Winning entries will be printed as a prayer card and distributed in your church and through PLW. All entries must be postmarked by April 30, 2022.

Grade winners will receive:
- Their design featured on a prayer card
- 500 prayer cards for their church
- 3 tickets to the 2022 PLW Love for Life Gala

ONE GRAND PRIZE WINNER will receive all of the above plus $100 cash.

For more details and to submit artwork, visit our website here.

40 DAYS FOR LIFE SPRING CAMPAIGN
MARCH 2 - APRIL 10, 2022

Help save lives by praying to end abortion in your community during the 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign March 2 - April 10, 2022. Since the founding in 2007, 40 Days for Life campaigns have saved 20,728 babies that we know of through prayer, fasting, a peaceful vigil outside of local abortion facilities. Commit to a prayer time with friends, family, or call us if you'd like a member of our Pro-Life Wisconsin staff to join you! If you or your campaign is in need of signs, we can ship you one or as many as you need. Please go to a campaign near you and get involved. View Wisconsin locations here.

40 Clergy, 40 Days: In past years, the presence of clergy has proven a very powerful witness and has influenced many women to choose life outside of abortion facilities! Our goal is to have one priest, deacon, or religious praying every day of the campaign for one hour. If you are a clergy member and would like to commit to one hour of prayer outside the local abortion facility, please sign up here. If you would like a member of our Pro-Life Wisconsin staff to join you on the sidewalks, let us know! Call 262.796.1111 or email info@prolifewi.org.

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 2,171 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.

U.S. SENATE TO VOTE ON LEGALIZING ABORTION-ON-DEMAND, CODIFYING ROE V. WADE: (LifeSiteNews) – “On February 28, the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate will vote on legislation that would enshrine abortion-on-demand in federal law, forcing states to allow the practice to go on virtually unregulated regardless of what the U.S. Supreme Court may say about Roe v. Wade […] However, the vote is likely to be little more than a symbolic gesture for Democrats’ left-wing base, since the Senate is evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats, and therefore would need at least ten Republicans to join every Democrat for it to pass under current rules.” Read the full story here.

THE ABORTION PILL IS NOT SAFER THAN TYLENOL. IT HAS KILLED DOZENS OF WOMEN AND INJURED THOUSANDS: (LifeNews.com) – “Bloomberg ran a headline this week claiming that the abortion drug is ‘safer than Tylenol,’ even though the facts prove otherwise. Millions of unborn babies have been killed with the abortion drug mifepristone, or RU-486, since its approval under the Clinton administration. Today, it is used for about 39 percent of all abortions in the U.S., according to the Guttmacher Institute. The FDA has linked the abortion drug to at least 24 women’s deaths and 4,000 serious complications between 2000 and 2018 […] Now, the number of unborn babies killed with the drug is expected to grow even more after the Biden administration, last year, began allowing abortion businesses to sell it through the mail without ever even seeing the pregnant mother.” Read the full story here.

NFL PLAYER WINS SUPER BOWL, THEN RACES TO BIRTH OF HIS CHILD: ‘It was a great day’: (Live Action) – “Los Angeles Rams player Van Jefferson had more than just a Super Bowl victory to celebrate last Sunday — he also welcomed the birth of his new son. According to ABC News, Van’s wife, Samaria, went into labor during the middle of the game and was seen leaving the stadium on a stretcher shortly after halftime. Samaria later explained on the TODAY show that her contractions started earlier that day, but they were spaced far enough apart that she wasn’t concerned.” 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, OCONOMOWOC – Public Prayer of the Rosary to entrust the whole world to Our Lady and ask her to intercede for our state, country, and world. Join us at Village Green Park (104 E Wisconsin Ave. Oconomowoc, WI 53066) every Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. View the flyer here.

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.

NOW THROUGH MARCH 1 – Biking for Babies is looking for young adults (ages 18-39) to join our National Ride team, helping to save and change lives through the work of our partnered pregnancy resource centers. We need 75 missionaries to partner with the 75 pregnancy resource centers that have applied with us this year. Applications are open until March 1, 2022 here.

FEBRUARY 23, OCONOMOWOC – The St. Jerome's Human Concerns Commission is sponsoring a free presentation at St. Jerome Parish (995 S Silver Lake St, Oconomowoc, WI 53066) on Wednesday, February 23, at 6:30 p.m. titled "A Conversation about Trafficking in Our Community." Presenters will be Deacon Steve Przedpelski of the Franciscan Peacemakers and Debra Schneider of the Faith Coalition Against Sex Trafficking - Waukesha County (FCAST). Appropriate for ages 13+; RSVP appreciated but not required. More information here. View the flyer here.

FEBRUARY 25, NEW BERLIN – A pro-life discussion event will be held at the Holy Apostles Welcome Center (16000 W. National Avenue in New Berlin) on Friday, February 25th, 6:00 p.m -9:00 p.m. with prayer, pro-life speakers, and a Q&A panel. The pro-life discussion event on Friday, February 25th will include the following topics: 1) "A Fall From Grace" Considering the influence of evil in the battle for life. 2) "Analysis of the Supreme Court Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Case " The meaning of this case and descriptions of some key points of the Roe v. Wade case. 3) "Archdiocese of Milwaukee Respect Life Structure, Communication and Activity" The mission of this ministry and ways to cultivate growth of its grassroots efforts in our archdiocese. 4) “The Mission of Life’s Connection and Pregnancy Resource Centers” Life’s Connection’s mission and positive impact in the Milwaukee area. 5) A Q&A roundtable. View the event flyer here.

FEBRUARY 25-27, NASHVILLE – Attend the Matthew Bulfin Educational Conference hosted by AAPLOG & ACPeds. This conference brings together pro-life researchers, physicians, medical students, medical residents, and policy makers for an educational seminar covering the most important topics of the year in life issues. Featuring great speakers with experience and expertise in addressing the most difficult questions facing pro-life physicians: from maternal mortality to sex ed, from adolescent decision-making to reversing RU-486, this conference will equip you to tackle the difficult questions. All med students and residents get all expenses (including travel) paid for by sponsors by applying for scholarships on the conference website.

FEBRUARY 27, SHEBOYGAN – Please join us for our 40 Days for Life Kick-Off Rally on Sunday, February 27, at 1:00 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall (833 Center Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53081). Michael and Tallulah Caulfield will speak about their abortion experience and God’s mercy and healing in their lives. View the flyer here.

MARCH 2–APRIL 10 – 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign! Help save lives by praying for an end to abortion in your community. View Wisconsin locations 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