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2009 Right to Life Legislative Scorecards Available!


Ever wondered how your State Representative or Senator has voted on pro-life issues? 

Find out by checking out the Louisiana Right to Life Scorecards from the 2009 Legislative Session. 


On our site, we also have the 2008 Scorecard. 

Over the past two years, we have dealt with important life issues such as conscience protections and human cloning. 

Find out how your legislator voted by downloading the scorecard, and then contact them and either thank them for their good vote or express your frustration for their anti-life vote!

Don't know who your State Senator and Representative are?  Find out now!

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In other words, the more plates on the road, the more funds for the life-saving work of pro-life pregnancy centers.

If you do not have a Choose Life plate, it is time for you to get one!  You do not even have to wait till your current license expires!

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Opting LA Out of Obama's Subsidized Abortion
Legislative Session Preview Post Health Care Reform


Greetings!,

These are the times that test our convictions...

On Sunday night, instead State Legislative Session Preview
of sticking with the principles of the Hyde Amendment that segregate the business of abortion from our government, President Obama and Congress decided for America that abortion was health care and worthy to be funded.  The Executive Order agreed on by Cong. Stupak and President Obama does not fix these grave concerns, and can be rescinded at anytime.

Tragically, our government is now in the business of providing abortion on demand.

We are thankful that all seven Louisiana Congressmen and Senator Vitter voted against the measure, and we are disappointed Senator Landrieu chose abortion over Louisiana values.  Understanding the abortion expanding aspects of this bill, this fight for us was never about left or right, "scoring political points", or personal gain.  Instead, it was about our "special interest": the individual unborn lives that will never have the chance to celebrate their own birthday because of this "reform".

But, I believe we forget the lives of the unborn we represent if we decide to pack up our bags and go home.  These are the times that test our convictions, and it is time for us to respond.

For our part, we are moving forward, and taking Louisiana with us. 

Louisiana's legislative session begins this Monday.  And from Monday till the end of June, we will be making great strides for life in Baton Rouge.

Here are our two main efforts for this session:
  1. Opting Louisiana Out of Subsidized Abortion
    On Monday morning, before the President even signed the bill, we were on the phone with State Rep. Frank Hoffman discussing legislation that would opt Louisiana out of having to offer health care plans eligible for federal abortion subsidies.

    We are currently working with Rep. Hoffman and the Jindal Administration to draft this legislation and pass it in the coming months.  While this certainly does not solve all the problems of the health care bill, it at least takes a little of the sting off here at home.

  2. The Ultrasound Before Abortion Act (SB 528)
    As we alluded to last week, we are tremendously Ultrasound Before Abortion Actexcited about the "Ultrasound Before Abortion Act" authored by Senator Sharon Weston Broome and supported by Governor Jindal.

    Over the past six months, we have been working with experts to craft this groundbreaking legislation empowering women to know the truth about abortion.  Not only will it require abortion facilities to perform ultrasounds before every abortion and show them to the woman (they can choose to look or not), but every woman will receive an ultrasound print out of their unborn child before their abortion!  No other state has done this!

    As studies have shown, women are 2-3 times more likely to choose to parent or pursue adoption after seeing an ultrasound.  Not only do we hope women will be fully informed about abortion, but in knowing the truth, they will have the freedom to make a better choice.

    Check out this Times-Picayune article on the SB 528.

    Check out all the details on this legislation by visiting www.ProLifeLouisiana.org/Ultrasound.
Please stay tuned as the session progresses, and be ready to assist us by contacting your legislators in support of these critical measures!  Forward this email to educate others about the positive measures we are pursuing together to move Louisiana forward for life!

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For a Pro-Life Louisiana,

Benjamin Clapper
Executive Director
Louisiana Right to Life

P.S. If you can, I encourage you to contribute online to our legislative efforts.  We will be at the Capitol every week, and sometimes everyday, representing both the unborn and you, the pro-life people of Louisiana!

We need your support!  Follow this link, fill out the form, and be sure to write "legislative" in the comment box.  Thanks!

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Louisiana Right to Life (LARTL), established in 1970, works through education, legislation, activism, and service to restore the right to life in Louisiana by opposing abortion, euthanasia, and other life destroying actions.

Support our efforts by becoming an "Every Life, Every Month" Partner.

Visit us at www.ProLifeLouisiana.org.