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PRO-LIFE WISCONSIN VICTORY FUND PAC ANNOUNCES 2022 CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS

Candidate endorsements by the Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund political action committee (PAC) are now available to be viewed on the Pro-Life Wisconsin website. The Victory Fund PAC has endorsed a total of fifty-seven candidates for state office in the upcoming fall primary and general elections. Included on the endorsement page is a message on what it means to be “100% pro-life.”“We proudly endorse these candidates who recognize the personhood of the preborn baby and hold the principled and compassionate no-exceptions pro-life position,” said Matt Sande, director of the Victory Fund PAC. “For thirty years, Pro-Life Wisconsin has held high the banner of total protection for all preborn children. Because we insist on this high standard, more candidates for elected office are 100% pro-life. With the overturning of Roe and Casey, it is now more important than ever that we elect a total protection pro-life state legislature and a total protection pro-life governor. It will be up to them to ban abortion without exception in Wisconsin.”Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund PAC supports candidates for public office who demonstrate a commitment to protect preborn children – in all circumstances and at all stages of development – as full persons under the law. To be “100% pro-life” is to know that a human being begins at conception and to therefore understand that there may never be a legal exception to his or her inalienable right to life. Accordingly, it requires defending the preborn child conceived in rape, the preborn child whose mother’s life or health is perceived to be in danger, the disabled preborn baby, and the tiny embryo vulnerable to experimental research. It requires establishing legal personhood (equality of all human beings before the law) for the preborn in our state constitution.“Our preborn brothers and sisters deserve total and permanent legal protection of their right to life,” said Sande. “As God’s image-bearers, preborn children from the moment of conception have intrinsic worth, inestimable value, and inviolable dignity. Now is the time to enshrine the personhood of each preborn child in the Wisconsin Constitution. We believe in this goal, as do our endorsed candidates.”CONTACT:Matt Sande, PLW Victory Fund PAC DirectorP: 262.352.0890E: Matt.S@ProLifeWI.orgPaid for by the Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund PAC, George Kriegl, Treasurer. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s agent or committee.

PRO-LIFE WISCONSIN BILLBOARD VANDALIZED

Sometime within the last week, vandals took it upon themselves to add some color to one of our billboards on northbound 41, near Allenton. The 'I AM A PERSON' message has been seen by millions of people over the years. The placement, color, and shape of the vandal's paint speak to what they really think of the preborn child – they want it to be open season on preborn children all the time.

Pro-Life Wisconsin has been fighting for the personhood rights of the preborn child since the very beginning. Dan Miller, State Director of Pro-Life Wisconsin, said, 'It's a wonderful thing that most abortion is now illegal in Wisconsin, thanks to the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, so now we turn our sights on protecting the preborn child fully by giving them personhood status in the law. Stopping abortion is just the tip of the iceberg."

If you'd like to help us replace this billboard, please donate here.

"IT COULD HAVE BEEN ME"

Pro-lifers in West Bend responded to the 'Bans Off Our Bodies' protest this last Saturday by having a three-hour Rosary Rally instead of the normal one hour they've been doing for the last 15 years!

Robert Dwyer, who has been organizing the group for many years, said, "I've felt compelled to do more ever since an acquaintance shared with me that she and her husband had an abortion because their child had a cleft palate I was born without one leg, and it seared my heart to do more in that one single instant. I was so happy that my parents loved me for who I was. It could have been me in any other scenario, to be aborted, because of my disability. I felt like their child and I were the same."

If you'd like to pray with Robert and his group in West Bend regularly, you can email him for the details at robertdwyer700@yahoo.com

PRO-LIFE BRIDGES DAY

Pro-Life Wisconsinites gathered on Friday, July 8 to share the message that "abortion takes a human life." National Pro-Life Bridges Day, originally scheduled for July 8, was postponed nationally until July 29, but that didn't stop these dedicated pro-lifers from reaching thousands of motorists with the truth. Thank you to all who participated!

We hope you will join us again on Friday, July 29, in your community. If you would like to learn more about how to get involved with this event or others, contact Pro-Life Wisconsin Outreach Director, Corrie Christiaansen at Corrie.C@ProLifeWI.org.

SIGN THE PETITION: DEMAND GOVERNOR EVERS AND ATTORNEY GENERAL KAUL ENFORCE WISCONSIN'S ABORTION LAW s.940.04

Since the United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on June 24, 2022, which overturned Roe and Casey, Wisconsin’s 1849 criminal abortion ban, statute 940.04, has taken full effect. Wisconsin’s abortion providers, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin and Affiliated Medical Services, are no longer performing abortions.

Yet on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul sued in Dane County Circuit Court to overturn Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion ban, arguing that s.940.04 has been superseded or impliedly repealed by Wisconsin’s post-Roe abortion regulations and is therefore unenforceable.

It is the job of our state’s top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Kaul, to enforce laws protecting human life, not sue to overturn them. Read Pro-Life Wisconsin's full statement here.

Sign the petition to demand that our elected leaders enforce Wisconsin’s pre-Roe criminal abortion statute 940.04 immediately.

PURCHASE YOUR CHOOSE LIFE WISCONSIN PLATE! SAVE LIVES AND HELP WOMEN.

Since late October 2017, Choose Life license plates have been available to Wisconsin motorists, and every penny earned through the sale of the plates directly aids Wisconsin's incredible pregnancy resource centers and initiatives. With over 2,171 of these plates on cars in the Badger State, sales have resulted in over $152,466 granted to over twenty-five Wisconsin pregnancy resource centers in nearly five years.

With a greater need to serve pregnant women in our state, be a part of the mission to save lives and aid women, get your Choose Life Wisconsin license plate today! For more information call Pro-Life Wisconsin at 262-796-1111 ext. 110.

For a list of pregnancy resource centers in Wisconsin, visit CrisisPregnancies.org

ANTIABORTION LAWMAKERS WANT TO BLOCK PATIENTS FROM CROSSING STATE LINES: (The Washington Post) – “Several national antiabortion groups and their allies in Republican-led state legislatures are advancing plans to stop people in states where abortion is banned from seeking the procedure elsewhere, according to people involved in the discussions[…]The Thomas More Society, a conservative legal organization, is drafting model legislation for state lawmakers that would allow private citizens to sue anyone who helps a resident of a state that has banned abortion from terminating a pregnancy outside of that state. The draft language will borrow from the novel legal strategy behind a Texas abortion ban enacted last year in which private citizens were empowered to enforce the law through civil litigation.” Read the full story here.

THE LIMITATIONS OF JOE BIDEN’S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON ABORTION: (Vox) – “On Friday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order dedicated to protecting abortion rights, following repeated calls from Democratic lawmakers and advocates to do so. The order, which directs several federal agencies to take action on abortion, has been described by some legal experts and activists as an important first step, though it falls short of what many previously called for. ‘Let’s put it this way: Nothing in his executive order will fundamentally change the everyday lives of poor women in a red state,’ Georgetown University health law professor Lawrence Gostin told Vox.” Read the full story here.

MICHIGAN LEGISLATORS FIGHTING COURT’S BLOCK ON ABORTION BAN: (LifeSiteNews) – “Republican politicians in Michigan have filed a request with the Court of Appeals to overturn a Michigan judge’ injunction preventing the state’s pre-Roe abortion ban from having effect. In a filing with the Michigan Court of Appeals dated July 6, 2022, Republican legislators argued that a current ban on the state’s abortion ban was ‘judicial overreach, indeed, extreme judicial overreach.’ In May, Judge Elizabeth Gleicher from the Michigan Court of Claims ruled in favor of Planned Parenthood and blocked the state’s 1931 abortion ban, which was due to take effect upon the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The 1931 law had made it a felony to commit abortions except to save the life of the mother and banned the advertisement or sale of abortion-inducing drugs.” Read the full story here.

MEDICATION ABORTION IS COMMON; HERE’S HOW IT WORKS: (AP News) – “Medication abortions became the preferred method for ending pregnancy in the U.S. even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. These involve taking two prescription medicines days apart — at home or in a clinic.” Read the full story here.

CRAWFORD COUNTY: Life Guardians pro-life group meets monthly in Boscobel. Email Heather at heatherkramer79@gmail.com for more information or check out the Facebook page here.

GREEN BAY: Pro-Life Green Bay is an active pro-life ministry in Northeast Wisconsin and meets regularly throughout the year. 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).

Pro-Life Students of Milwaukee (PRISM) is an affiliate for high school students in the greater Milwaukee area. PRISM meets monthly and hosts pro-life events throughout the year. Email PRISM@ProLifeWI.org for more information.

OZAUKEE COUNTY: Come celebrate with us! Pro-Life Wisconsin Ozaukee County in conjunction with the Knights of Columbus will once again be marching in Cedarburg's 4th of July Parade! In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling, this will be a great opportunity to come together in celebration as we bring the good news to our hometown. In saluting our country, we are also affirming that we are one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all -- born and unborn. Family, friends, strollers, and wagons are welcome! We will be gathering at Fireman's Park for the 10 am start and then distributing life savers along the one-mile route. For further details, please contact Erik Stanton at 262.993.6183 or Charmaine Herbert at 262.617.9633.

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 – Walking with Moms in Need: The Catholic Church has a long history of service to those who are most vulnerable. From pregnancy care centers, to foster care and adoption agencies, and from maternity homes to parish-based ministries, the Church consistently bears witness in word and deed to the beauty and dignity of every human life—including both mother and child. This program asks parishes and parishioners to adopt and support those centers and agencies that are actively helping Moms in Need. View the flyer here or visit the website here.

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.

POST-ABORTIVE VIDEO – There is hope and healing for mothers and fathers who now regret their abortion and deeply grieve the loss of their little child. A new day is dawning; be not afraid. Seek the help you need. Your wounded heart can be healed through the love and mercy of Jesus Christ. Go to Him, seek Him, and receive the help you desire to be healed and live in hope once again. Watch this video for more information on where to find help. There are millions and millions who regret their abortions. You are not alone.

JULY 11, MADISON – Join us for an ecumenical pro-life gathering to pray and learn more about a Post-Roe world on Monday, July 11 at 7:00 p.m. at High Point Church (7702 Old Sauk Rd, Madison, WI 53717). Pro-Life Wisconsin Legislative Director Matt Sande will speak on Pro-Life Wisconsin’s legislative map forward.

JULY 14, STEVENS POINT – Join us at 6:00 p.m. at the Portage County GOP Office, (1001 Brilowski Rd, Stevens Point, WI 54482) for a showing of the film Unplanned. A brief presentation with Pro-Life Wisconsin staff will follow.

JULY 16, MENOMONEE FALLS – Live your Catholic faith in a fun and hands-on way! Join families and religious community members from around Southeastern Wisconsin for a day of entertainment, games, crafts and kid-friendly activities, plus music all day long by The Scally Brothers. Bring your family for a day filled with engaging outdoor activities, enjoy a picnic dinner and then end the night with an optional Arise Worship Night in the park. Registration ends soon – don't miss out! Register here.

JULY 23, SLINGER – Join the Knights of Columbus Unity Council #12743 from St. Lawrence & Resurrection Parishes for the annual “Drive for the Unborn" golf outing at Scenic View Country Club (4415 Club Drive, Slinger, WI 53086). The cost is $80 per person, and the format is a 4-person team scramble with a shotgun start at 8:00 am (check-in by 7:30 am). Funds are donated to the Seed of Hope Center in West Bend, the Women’s Support Center of Milwaukee, several local K-C Ultrasound initiatives, projects sponsored or promoted by Pro-Life Wisconsin, and other similar Culture of Life causes and organizations in southeast Wisconsin. Payment is due at event check-in. Checks should be made payable to Knights of Columbus #12743. To sign up, contact Russ Koth at roscoerr@charter.net or call 262-224-3112. The signup deadline is Monday, July 18th. This is NOT restricted to Knights of Columbus members – ALL ARE WELCOME.

JULY 23, FRANKLIN – Stop by the Pro-Life Wisconsin booth at the Republican Party of Milwaukee County’s Summer Picnic at Tri-County Baptist Church (8040 S 100th Street, Franklin, WI 53132) from 11:00-2:00 p.m.

JULY 29 – National Pro-Life Bridges Day! Stay tuned for exact locations and times throughout Wisconsin.

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