Posted on 01/31/2008 12:54:37 PM PST by Gopher Broke
Chris Freund, Vice President
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Action Alert: Today is Virtual Pro-Life Lobby Day
Today, pro-abortion advocates will descend on the state capitol for Planned Parenthood's annual "pro-choice" lobby day. The halls will be filled with high school and college age girls carrying the pro-abortion message to legislators.
In their crosshairs this year is Virginia's abstinence education policy. Recent studies have shown that abstinence education programs in Virginia are working, which means less profit for the nation's largest private provider of abortion. During the fall they successfully lobbied Governor Kaine to cut off funding for abstinence ed programs - and now they want to change the public policy of Virginia from abstinence based to so-called comprehensive sex ed.
Two bills, SB 155 and HB 1403, would affectively end abstinence education in Virginia's Family Life Education curriculum. This is despite the fact that polling shows between 60 and 80 percent of parents want abstinence education. But then again, Planned Parenthood has never cared a bit about what parents want.
"Pro-choicers" will also be decidedly against bills that give women true "choice." They will advocated against:
HB 1315 and HB 1556 - bills that update Virginia's Informed Consent law to include an ultrasound and information about fetal pain. Planned Parenthood is decidedly anti-Informed Choice.
HB 429 and SB 762 - bills that would make coerced abortion a crime. Planned Parenthood is decidedly anti-Uncoerced Choice.
HB 894 and SB 437 - bills that would improve the health and safety standards of Virginia's abortion clinics. Planned Parenthood is decidedly anti-Safe Choice.
While you can't be here in Richmond today, I urge you to participate in The Family Foundation's Virtual Pro-Life Lobby Day! Legislators will see hundreds of pro-abortion advocates today. Make sure that they are not the only people legislators hear from.
ACTION: Email your legislator today and urge them to vote pro-life and to vote against changing Virginia's abstinence based education policy!
Link to list of VA Delegates and Senators...most have emails.....
http://leg1.state.va.us/081/mbr/MBR.HTM
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