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Participate in the largest gathering of pro-lifers in our state! The Third Annual March for Life Wisconsin is this Dobbs Day - June 24, 2023, commemorating one year since the historic Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling which overturned Roe v. Wade. Rally for life as we press onward to establish legal personhood for every preborn child! The lives of over 62 million preborn children killed by abortion will not and cannot be forgotten. We must keep abortion out of our state! Register by Monday, June 12.

Saturday, June 24th
Wisconsin State Capitol
1:30 p.m. – Rally
2:15 p.m. – March

BUS PICKUP LOCATIONS:
1. Green Bay and Appleton
2. Wausau and Stevens Point
3. Racine, Milwaukee, and Oconomowoc
4. Eau Claire and Tomah
5. La Crosse
6. Boscobel

Bus tickets are $20/person or $50/family. *Those providing their own transportation are encouraged to register for FREE so we can estimate numbers.

Join us for an evening with fellow pro-life Wisconsinites on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at the Great Dane Pub–Hilldale (357 Price Pl, Madison, WI 53705). Enjoy drinks, appetizers, and fantastic company from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Your first drink is on us!

We will also hear briefly from our Pro-Life Wisconsin Legislator of the Year, State Senator Julian Bradley, who has worked tirelessly in our State Capitol to uphold the dignity of the preborn child.

Bring a friend and come prepared to meet other pro-life Wisconsinites from the Madison area and beyond. Let's continue to work together for a Wisconsin in which all lives are respected and cherished.

ANNUAL PRO-LIFE WISCONSIN ART CONTEST

The 6th 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 2023 contest for your grade. If chosen as a winner, we will reach out to your pastor for a pro-life prayer which will be printed on the back of your artwork in prayer card form. Prayer cards will be printed and distributed through your church and PLW. All entries must be postmarked by May 1, 2023.

Grade winners will receive:
- Their design featured on a prayer card
- 500 prayer cards for their church
- 3 tickets to the 2023 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.

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 2,376 of these plates on cars in the Badger State, sales have resulted in over $210,993 granted to over twenty-five Wisconsin pregnancy resource centers in 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

PRO-LIFERS SUE MINNEAPOLIS TO OVERTURN ‘UNCONSTITUTIONAL’ ABORTION BUFFER ZONE LAW: (LifeSiteNews) – “The City of Minneapolis has crossed the constitutional line in efforts to force abortion friendly laws to the disregard of guaranteed First Amendment rights. On April 5, 2023, Thomas More Society attorneys filed a federal lawsuit against Minnesota’s largest city on behalf of Pro-Life Action Ministries and several of the interdenominational Christian nonprofit organization’s staff members. The complaint, as submitted to United States District Court, District of Minnesota, challenges Chapter 405 of the Minneapolis City Code, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief from the violation of free speech, the right of expressive association, and the free exercise of religion, all constitutionally protected rights.” Read the full story here.

OXFORD STUDY: ALL FORMS OF HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION RAISE BREAST CANCER RISK: (Live Action News) – “According to a press release, in the case-control study 'there was a significant increase in risk of breast cancer associated with hormonal contraceptive use, regardless of whether the contraceptive last prescribed was a combined (oestrogen and progestogen) oral preparation (23%), a progestogen-only oral preparation (26%), an injected progestogen (25%), or a progestogen-releasing intra-uterine device (32%).'” Read the full story here.

HOUSE REPUBLICANS REQUEST CONGRESS DEFUND ENFORCEMENT OF THE FACE ACT: (Live Action) – “A group of House Republicans is asking that Congress defund enforcement of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, arguing that recent prosecutions of pro-lifers showed the Biden administration was unable to properly apply the law. ‘The Biden Administration has proven time and time again that it cannot be trusted to faithfully implement and enforce the FACE Act, as written by Congress,’ Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and 11 other House Republicans said last week.” Read the full story here.

APRIL 27, MADISON – Pro-Life Wisconsin's brand new event, the Spring Social, will be held at The Great Dane–Hilldale (357 Price Pl, Madison, WI 53705). Join us for a night of refreshments, conversation, and a brief special address from our Legislator of the Year. Register here.

JUNE 24, MADISON – June 24, marks one year since the historic Dobbs decision which overturned Roe v. Wade. Join us as we press onward to establish personhood for every preborn child here in Wisconsin! We must keep abortion out of our state! Bus pickup locations include Appleton, Boscobel, Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Milwaukee, Oconomowoc, Racine, Stevens Point, Tomah, and Wausau. Register here.

SEPTEMBER 21, BROOKFIELD – Mark your calendars for our annual Love for Life Gala on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. Join fellow pro-life Wisconsinites for an evening celebrating life at the Brookfield Conference Center! More details and registration to come.

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.

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.

APRIL 17, BROOKFIELD – Join us for "The Gospel of Life - A Brief Summary" one Monday each month (upcoming: May 15, and June 19) from 7:00 -8:00 p.m. at Saint John Vianney Parish (1755 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005). Kevin Gilpin from Holy Apostles will present and structure a one-hour in-person discussion following your at-home reading of The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae) encyclical. Register here.

APRIL 18, NEENAH – Together for Life benefiting Vida Medical Clinic and Support Services is hosted annually in the spring. This annual fundraising dinner banquet brings together friends of Vida for an evening of celebration, recognition, and support for Vida. The evening features a social hour, dinner, speakers, Michael and Tallulah Caulfield, and highlights from the organization. The event also includes a prayer service prior to dinner and other evening event festivities. Learn more here.

APRIL 22, GREENDALE – The Milwaukee Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women invite you to the Spring Layette Luncheon on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at St. Alphonsus Parish Community Room (6060 W. Loomis Rd, Greendale, WI 53129). View the flyer here. Questions? Call Jean Kelly @ 262-797-0937 or jeanakelly@hotmail.com

MAY 6, WEST BEND – First Saturday Traveling Rosary for Life. Join us for Rosary and Eucharistic Adoration on Saturday, May 6, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Augustine Parish (5479 County Rd Y, West Bend, WI 53095). Each month a different parish in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee will host a Rosary for Life on the First Saturday of the month. For a complete listing, please email Deacon Jim Matthias at matthiasj@archmil.org. View the flyer here.

MAY 15, BROOKFIELD – Join us for "The Gospel of Life - A Brief Summary" one Monday each month (upcoming: June 19) from 7:00 -8:00 p.m. at Saint John Vianney Parish (1755 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005). Kevin Gilpin from Holy Apostles will present and structure a one-hour in-person discussion following your at-home reading of The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae) encyclical. Register here.

JUNE 3, MILWAUKEE – First Saturday Traveling Rosary for Life. Join us for Mass followed by Rosary, Adoration, and Reconciliation on Saturday, June 3, at 9:00 a.m. the Archdiocesan Marian Shrine (141 N 68th St, Milwaukee, WI 53213). In case of inclement weather, service will be held at St. Augustine (6762 W Rogers St, West Allis, WI 53219). Each month a different parish in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee will host a Rosary for Life on the First Saturday of the month. For a complete listing, please email Deacon Jim Matthias at matthiasj@archmil.org. View the flyer here.

JUNE 19, BROOKFIELD – Join us for the last "The Gospel of Life - A Brief Summary" from 7:00 -8:00 p.m. at Saint John Vianney Parish (1755 N Calhoun Rd, Brookfield, WI 53005). Kevin Gilpin from Holy Apostles will present and structure a one-hour in-person discussion following your at-home reading of The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae) encyclical. Register here.

JULY 1, NEW BERLIN – First Saturday Traveling Rosary for Life. Join us for Rosary and Eucharistic Adoration on Saturday, July 1, at 9:00 a.m. at Holy Apostles Church (16000 W National Ave, New Berlin, WI 53151). Each month a different parish in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee will host a Rosary for Life on the First Saturday of the month. For a complete listing, please email Deacon Jim Matthias at matthiasj@archmil.org. View the flyer here.

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 created pro-life resources for the latino community. If you or someone you know would benefit from these resources please view the web pages 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.