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The Respect Life Ministry of OLS-SA is hosting a group rosary at an online Zoom conference every Wednesday evening at 6:45 PM. We invite everyone to join us in praying this rosary as a group for the express intention of an end to abortion. At this time, we are also including an intention to end the Covid-19 pandemic. Click the article title for contact information and details.

There is a bill currently before the state legislature that would permit abortions for any reason for all nine months of pregnancy, eliminate conscience protections for medical professionals, require taxpayers to pay for the abortions whether or not they have moral objections, and prohibit the adoption of future laws that conflict with any provision of this bill. Please click the article title to find and use the link to make your objection to this bill known to your legislators.

The Respect Life group is offering free car magnets. Let all those who follow you know that you respect life—from conception until natural death.

Your help is needed to stop the Women's Health Protection Act, which has passed in the House, and is now headed to the Senate. This is the most radical pro-abortion bill ever attempted at the Federal Level (very much like the one waiting to be brought to a vote in NJ). This is not about women's health; it is not about choice; and fighting it is not about forcing our religious views on those who don't share them. Click the article title for more information on what this bill IS about.

Congress is trying to force Americans to pay for abortion with their taxes by removing the Hyde Amendment from appropriations bills. Historically, the Hyde Amendment and similar laws have protected taxpayers from funding abortions, with bi-partisan support, for many years. Make your voice heard. Sign the petition, call your representative, send email or regular mail--speak up! Now is the time to defend your religious freedom and the right to life.

If you have had an abortion, and are struggling with the emotional and spiritual pain left behind, or if you know someone who has had an abortion and is struggling, know that healing is possible! Click the article title to find out about Rachel's Vineyard, a "therapy for the soul" that combines a unique and creative process for psychological and spiritual healing.

If you have questions about the Hyde Amendment--what it is, why it's necessary, why it's not "forcing our views on others", check out the materials on the website link you'll find in this article.

There are three pending bills that are extremely important to defeat: the HR-5 "Equality Act" and the repeal of the Hyde Amendment on the federal level, and the "Reproductive Freedom Act" (S3030/A4848) on the state level. These should rouse us to action, as they are an assault on life, and on our religious freedom. Click the article title for more information.

The NJ Reproductive Freedom Act provides for the killing of babies with no limitations, infancticide, exploitation of women and sex trafficking, as well as organ harvesting. It removes protection of medical personnel on religious grounds, thus bankrupting religious freedom in this state. Please join us for a rally at the War Memorial Building in Trenton on Wednesday, June 9th, from 12 – 2 PM, to protest this travesty of a bill.

The Supreme Court has announced it will hear the case Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health. The case will pose a fundamental question to the court that challenges aspects of Roe v. Wade: “Whether all pre-viability prohibitions on elective abortions are unconstitutional.” In other words, is it constitutional to have certain legal pro-life protections before the preborn child is able to survive outside the womb? Click the article title for more information.

The UN and the World Health Organization are pushing hormonal contraceptives on nations whose culture doesn't want it, and they are tying contraceptives, abortion, and sex education to aid funding. Find out more about it in this interview with Obianuju Ekeocha, a Nigerian woman who speaks knowledgeably about all the issues surrounding this.

Your voices are being heard! The NJ Reproductive Freedom Act (S3030/A4848), introduced in the Senate and Assembly on October 8, 2020, has stalled, due to reluctance on the part of legislators to pass such an extreme act during an election year. But we can't be complacent! Keep up the storm against this evil act. Click the article title for a link to send an email to your state legislators.

March for Life’s Annual Rose Dinner Gala—a pro-life event benefiting the March for Life Education and Defense Fund—is going virtual! The event will take place online at 7 pm on Friday, January 29. The program will feature a variety of pro-life voices and organizations working to build a culture of life. Among them will be Tim Tebow,a two-time national champion, first-round NFL draft pick, and Heisman Trophy winner; Fr, Mike Schmitz, and Carl Anderson.

Lent will be here soon and before you know it, we will be celebrating the Risen Lord. What will you do during those 40 days leading up to Easter to foster your relationship with the Lord? Click the article title for a suggestion.

Pray and fast on the first Friday of each month remaining in 2020 to attain equal rights for babies in the womb. Click the article title for more information.

Check out the Family & Pro-Life News Briefs for September, 2020, on our Respect Life page, under Documents. This news brief includes articles on the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children, A Better Way to Plan Your Family, a condensed statement from the US Catholic Bishops, two articles on college, one on Respect Life Month, a short article on the US Birth Rate, and an article on "Jesus, Son of an Unwed Mom."

PRAY! St. Gregory the Great parish invites you to join in their efforts as either a Sidewalk Advocate, or a Prayer Warrior at church or at home. Our OLS-SA Respect Life group participated with St. Gregory the Great parish's pro-life prayer vigil last Spring, and welcomes the invitation to join them in continuing efforts to end the scourge of abortion.

Twenty-three human rights groups, including two medical associations, have requested that the abortion pill (mifepristone, or Mifeprex) be banned as an imminent danger to public health. Click the article title for more information.

This article is not telling you who to vote for, but does provide some information on one of the candidates that you need to know before your decision. Click the article title to see.