Here's Your Monday Update

VOTE FOR LIFE! MAKE YOUR PRO-LIFE VOICE HEARD ON OR BEFORE ELECTION DAY

Registering to Vote

You may register to vote online before October 14.
You may also register in-person at your polling location on Election Day, November 3.

Voting Absentee

If you are a registered Wisconsin voter, you may request an absentee ballot.
Absentee ballots may be requested online at MyVote.WI.gov.
Absentee ballot requests must be received by 5pm on October 29.
Absentee ballots must be signed by both the voter and a witness and returned by 8pm on Election Day, November 3.
Absentee ballots may be dropped off at your local municipal clerk’s office or at your local polling location on or before Election Day, November 3.
If you are returning your absentee ballot by mail, please complete your ballot and mail it as soon as possible to ensure that it arrives on or before Election Day, November 3.

Voting Early In-Person

You may visit your local municipal clerk’s office for an in-person absentee vote from October 20 to October 30. Please check in with your clerk’s office for voting hours.

Voting on Election Day

You may vote in-person at your polling location on Election Day, November 3, from 7am to 8pm.

Pro-Life Wisconsin is proud of the 100% pro-life candidates who recognize the personhood of the preborn baby and hold the principled and compassionate no-exceptions pro-life position. View a full listing of the endorsed candidates, here.

40 DAYS FOR LIFE: 6 BABIES SAVED
IN MILWAUKEE ON FRIDAY!

(40 Days for Life) — God saved so many babies in Milwaukee, Wisconsin this past Friday that Dan Miller momentarily lost track, but when he had a chance to review his notes, Dan reported that 6 babies were saved from abortion in a single day!

The first mom to choose life only stayed inside the abortion facility for three minutes before she left, telling Dan and his team, "This isn't right. I can't do it."

By the end of the day, 5 more lives were spared, bringing Milwaukee's total now to 20 in 20 days! Praise God!

When a friend repeatedly invited Dan to participate in the Cream City's 40 Days for Life vigil a decade ago, Dan replied that he'd rather have all four wisdom teeth pulled at the same time--without any medication. Dan was so creeped out by the abortion facility that he refused to drive by it going through town. Finally, he agreed to pray for one hour--but said he would never, ever return to the vigil again. God had other plans. Since then, Dan has helped save more than 1,500 babies.

Join us in praying for an end to abortion, and sign up to participate in the 40 Days for Life Fall Vigil (September 23 - November 1)! Wisconsin locations include Appleton, Green Bay, Madison, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Sheboygan, and Waukesha.

BABY BOTTLE CAMPAIGN VIRTUAL FUNDRAISER

Every year, Pro-Life Wisconsin partners with churches throughout the state and holds a Baby Bottle Campaign through our Helping Both: Pregnancy Support Program. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re moving the physical baby bottle campaign to a virtual baby bottle campaign. You can give online and help countless moms and their beautiful babies.

Crisis pregnancies happen all the time whether there is a pandemic or not but especially now, women need a supportive community to choose life for their preborn baby. The temptation of abortion is even greater in these difficult times. Sadly, many women are vulnerable in a crisis pregnancy to pursue an abortion.

We know that moms choose life because of the help that they receive from PLW’s Helping Both: Pregnancy Support Program. We work with local Pregnancy Resource Centers to save the life of the baby and heal the hearts of hurting moms. Helping Both fills the gap and changes lives.

We know that in this time, unemployment has affected families and limited their access to childcare, and education. It has stretched family resources and their ability to pay rent and/or their monthly bills. Our Helping Both Program fills the gap for families and gives the hope that moms in crisis pregnancies so desperately need. Your financial support means you are there for moms and their babies after birth too. Through the Helping Both Program, families have received food, gas, baby clothes, rent assistance, appliances, and financial assistance for their education. These are just a few of the ways this program has made a difference in the lives of pregnant moms in crisis.

Your generosity in this virtual baby bottle campaign provides the financial resources to continue supporting families in need. Please give generously today!

PRO-LIFE WISCONSIN SIGNS COALITION LETTER SUPPORTING THE CONFIRMATION OF AMY CONEY BARRETT TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

As Senate Judiciary Committee hearings for the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett begin today, Pro-Life Wisconsin is proud to have joined over 200 prominent leaders in signing the following letter:

Dear Members of the U.S. Senate and the Senate Committee on the Judiciary:

We, the undersigned, write to offer our full support for the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court. It is not often that such a broad community of stakeholders, representing freemarket, family, faith, education, business, and judicial interests comes together to speak with a clear and singular voice. Now is such a time. Because of the judicial philosophy she embraces, the confirmation of Judge Barrett is of critical importance both to our country and to future generations of Americans.

We believe a judiciary that rules based on the plain text of the Constitution and the law is essential to preserve the functioning of our governmental and social institutions. Judges who inject their own policy views into their decisions are not upholding the rule of law—they are creating new laws. We elect you, our senators, to do that. Judges have no legitimate hand in such business.

After a careful and thorough review of Judge Barrett’s work as a law professor, scholar, and Seventh Circuit judge, we firmly believe she possesses the judicial temperament and philosophy necessary to act as a bulwark for our Constitution and institutions of government. Specifically, we trust Judge Barrett, if confirmed to the Supreme Court, will:

Respect the Constitution
Protect our freedoms
Defend the separation of powers
Interpret the law as written
Not legislate from the bench

We therefore ask the members of the Judiciary Committee to favorably report Judge Barrett’s nomination to the Senate Floor. Likewise, we urge each senator to vote to confirm this highly qualified judge to the Supreme Court.

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 to give every penny that comes from the sale of the plates to Wisconsin’s incredible pregnancy care centers!

With over 1,500 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.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law. The CARES Act increases tax deductions for charitable donations for both individuals and corporations for tax year 2020. You may wish to consider the following provisions when determining your charitable giving this year:

Individuals who do not itemize their tax deductions may take a new "above the line" charitable deduction of $300 per taxpayer ($600 for a married couple). An "above the line" deduction reduces a donor's adjusted gross income and thereby reduces taxable income.

Individuals who do itemize may deduct donations up to 100% of their 2020 AGI, up from the previous limit of 60%.

Corporations may deduct up to 25% of taxable income, up from the previous limit of 10%.

To qualify for these special deductions, contributions must be made during tax year 2020. Payments on outstanding pledges also qualify, provided the payment is made in 2020.

ARE YOU PRO-LIFE BUT WON’T VOTE FOR TRUMP? HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR HIM ANYWAY: (LifeSiteNews, by Dan Zeidler) – “The presidential election must not be about personalities, not about less-than-perfect lives, not about disagreeable tweets and crude comments. This election is about what kind of country you, your children and grandchildren will live in, what kind of policies and principles that will affect us way into the future. President Donald Trump, along with his administration, has done more than any other U.S. president in history to implement public policies in support of the unborn…” Read the full op-ed here.

NO, PRESIDENT TRUMP’S REGENERON THERAPY DID NOT CONTAIN HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS: (LifeNews.com, by David Prentice, Ph.D., and Tara Sander Lee, Ph.D., of the Charlotte Lozier Institute [CLI]) – “Uninformed commentary has emerged this morning stating that President Trump has received a medication created with the use of human embryonic stem cells. CLI has reviewed the published information and our conclusion is straightforward: The president was not given any medicines to treat COVID-19 that involved the destruction of human life. No human embryonic stem cells or human fetal tissue were used to produce the treatments President Trump received–period.” Read the full op-ed here.

TRUMP DENOUNCES ABORTIONS ON CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME: THEY ARE ‘WORTHY OF LIFE’: (Live Action News) – “President Donald Trump affirmed the humanity of children with disabilities in a recent presidential message released by the White House to coincide with National Down Syndrome Awareness Month this October. Individuals with Down syndrome may experience physical and mental challenges as a result of an extra or partial chromosome 21. Regardless of these difficulties, surveys of people with the condition have found that 99% of them are happy with their lives.” Read the full story here.

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. 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: Pro-Life Wisconsin, Rock County Chapter meets monthly at the Beloit Public Library. For further information, contact Miriam at: plwrcc@charter.net.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY: Please join us in prayer every first Monday of the month from 5:30pm-6:30pm 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 920-279-3496 or ddurawa1@yahoo.com.

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

ONGOING - HIRING PRO-LIFERS! Go door to door in your community as a field director, and conduct a simple survey on pro-life issues with Wisconsin voters. Field directors are paid $10-15/hour and reimbursed $0.30/mile for their travels. Hours are flexible (up to 40 hours/week). Must be 16 years of age or older, abide by strict daily reporting requirements, and be in harmony with the pro-life position. Contact Jeremiah Cantrall at 414.628.4619 or by email at jeremiah@sbalistfield.org

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 webpages both here and here.

ONGOING - Join the Ave Maris Stella Group in our initiative to consecrate Wisconsin to the Immaculate Heart of Mary! Our group is comprised of Pro-Life Catholics who support the Act of Consecrating Wisconsin to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. We have petitioned the Bishops of Wisconsin and are working to find the best time, place, and avenue for this public consecration. You can sign the petition or commit to the prayer pledge here.

ONGOING - Participate in "Rosary at the Grotto" in Kenosha every Sunday (rain or shine) in reparation to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes stands just south of the St. Catherine's Commons Senior Living Complex (3524 Seventh Ave. Kenosha, WI). View flyer here.

SEPTEMBER 23 - NOVEMBER 1 - Join in prayer with one of Wisconsin's 40 Days for Life campaigns held statewide this Fall. Find a location near you here.

OCTOBER 17 - Join Men of Christ for Aiming for Christ. Come join other men and their sons for this classic event! Build on your faith and enjoy camaraderie in the great outdoors! Please arrive by 7:15 A.M. to settle in for our official start at 7:30. More information here.

OCTOBER 24 - Stop by the Pro-Life Wisconsin booth at the Men of Christ Conference in Madison. Registration, Vendors, & Confessions start at 7:00 a.m. Optional Rosary at 7:30 A.M. Opening Mass with Bishop Hying at 8:00 A.M. Program starts at 9:00 A.M. Concludes at 4:15 P.M. (Optional Parish Rosary at 4:30 P.M. & Mass at 5:00 P.M.) More information here.

NOVEMBER 8 - Gather at 4:00 p.m. at St. Katherine Drexel Parish (119 W. 7th St. Kaukauna) for "The National Day of Remembrance for the Aborted Child" hosted by the Kaukauna Knights of Columbus Council 1033. The event is free, but we encourage you to bring an item appropriate for a baby or an expecting Mother. Items will be donated to Vida Clinic in Appleton. Questions? Contact Ed Fisher, 920.224.2556 or fishered7@gmail.com.

DECEMBER 12 - Join us for the first Red Rose Rescue Conference at the Embassy Suites in Saint Louis, MO (11237 Lone Eagle Dr, Bridgeton, MO 63044). For more information, click 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