Iron County Right to Life
PO Box 107
Caspian, Michigan 49915


Miracle
Iron County Right to Life meets the first Thursday of the month
10 a.m. in the conference room at the West Iron County District Library
116 W. Genessee
Iron River, Michigan
Everyone is invited to attend.

Annoucements:

Catholic Social Services Catholic Social Services has an office upstairs of the St. Agnes Catholic Church Office Building. The address is 620 4th Avenue , Iron River, Michigan 49935. They can be reached by calling 906-265-9911.

Counseling is available for Crisis Pregnancy, Adoption, Marriage, Family, Post-Abortion Counseling,Grief, as well as Substance Abuse and Problem Gambling. Counseling open to all faiths. Payment for counseling is determined by income.

The Iron Mountain office is 906-774-3323, 427 S. Stephenson Suite #215 , Iron Mountain, Mi 49801

CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION.

Decline to Sign Petition to Change Michigan’s Constitution

Have you ever regretted doing something after-the-fact because you didn’t have all the information at the time? Most people can relate to that type of experience. Some people in Michigan may have a common tale to tell, a tale which includes statements such as, “I wish I would have known.”

We have heard reports from college campuses, Detroit Tigers games, libraries, post offices, farmers’ markets and court houses of people circulating petitions to have Michigan's Constitution changed. The proposed change would allow the killing of human embryos in Michigan for stem cell research.

The vast majority of people in Michigan want to see cures and treatments for friends and loved ones who suffer from a disease or injury. So does Right to Life of Michigan. Cures are being promised by paid petition circulators: cures for cancer, cures for people with spinal cord injuries, cures to diabetes. Much is being pledged if Michigan’s Constitution is changed. Unfortunately, what’s being peddled to get people to sign the petition are lies.

Will cures come from human embryonic stem cells if we allow our constitution to be changed in Michigan? The simple answer is “No.” To date, not one human being has been treated with human embryonic stem cells. Those who are suffering with a debilitating ailment cannot even participate in a trial with human embryonic stem cells – there are too many dangers, the risks outweigh the unknown, questionable benefits.

Stem cell research using adult stem cells is taking place in Michigan with positive treatment results. The constitution in Michigan should not be changed to allow for the killing of human embryos for research. Please decline to sign the petition being circulated, and pass this information on to your friends and family members. Let’s live without regrets.


Taubman Throws the First Punch

The Gloves are Off

Billionaire shopping mall magnate A. Alfred Taubman has dropped $1.4 million into an organization which is purposely misleading the public on the issue of stem cell research. The budget of Michigan Citizens for Stem Cell Research & Cures doubled with the Taubman donation; the cash will continue the organization’s highly deceptive campaign to overturn Michigan’s 1978 law banning the killing of human embryos for research and the 1998 law which bans human cloning.

Right to Life of Michigan President Barb Listing said, “It doesn’t matter how much money a very rich person has donated. Right to Life of Michigan won’t be stopped in our efforts to prevent attempts at human cloning from coming to Michigan.”

Squaring Off

It has been announced that a state House committee hearing is slated for this month to address the “kill and cure” legislation. When there is a hearing, representatives from Right to Life of Michigan will be present and will speak in support of Michigan’s laws banning both the killing of embryos for research and human cloning.

Join Barb Listing in the Ring

Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund is in need of your prayers and financial support. Please join Barb as she leads the battle against the legalization of their “kill to cure” research and human cloning in Michigan.

To donate to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund add in the comment section “Ed Fund” so that your donation will be tax-deductible.


IRON COUNTY RIGHT TO LIFE is here to fight for the unborn, the mentally and physically disabled, and our elderly. All are at risk. We believe none of us have a “CHOICE” to say a human life should be terminated! Since January 22, 1973, at least 42,588,669 babies have been aborted.

    Our Goals
  1. Help save babies from abortion.
  2. Help mothers cope with their feelings of post abortion.
  3. Give physical and material help to mothers if needed.
  4. Educate the public to the moral implications of abortion and euthanasia.

    Our Resources
  1. We are an affiliate of Michigan Right to Life.
  2. We work through the legislative process to help change laws involving all life.
  3. Keep the focus on abortion and euthanasia through various activities in the community.

    Those activities include
  1. Acknowledge annually the anniversary date of Roe vs Wade, January 22.
  2. A booth at the Iron County Fair each year with the distribution of Educational material-Brochures
  3. Maintain the Pro-Life bill board located on US-2 West and 2 cemetery stones in memory of the aborted babies. Planning another billboard in East Iron County.
  4. We try to enter various parades in the community for awareness of the cause.
  5. Periodically compose letters to the local newspapers for publication.
  6. Petition drives are done to bring people up to date on various bills in Congress.

Please make a commitment to help reach these goals by working within the law to end the killing of the “unwanted”. Your prayers are most important to help changes come about in peoples hearts and therefore in the laws of our country.

If you would like to volunteer your time and talents please join us for our monthly meetings at 10:00 am on the first Thursday of the month in the conference room at the West Iron County Library, Iron River.
For more information contact:
Deb Brendal at 906.265.3449

To make a donation send to:
IRON COUNTY RIGHT TO LIFE
PO Box 107
Caspian, MI 49915

IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT US
Sue Gilligan - 265.3197
Jolane Spoke - 265.3791
Paulette Hutinen - 265.4238

The following information can be used for church bulletins. Right to Life of Michigan will provide concise, educational information on a monthly basis for church bulletins or church newsletters. Feel free to edit information as needed. If more information is desired, please visit the Right to Life of Michigan web site at www.rtl.org. Please pass on this information to your church leader or prolife representative.

The People’s Override
On June 9, the Michigan Senate and House voted to pass the Legal Birth Definition Act by votes of 23-11 and 74-28, respectively. Since this legislation was presented to the legislature via The People’s Override (a citizen initiated petition drive), the legislation needed only a simple majority vote to become law. This law which defines legal birth and the commencement of legal right and was designed to ban partial-birth abortion cannot be vetoed by Governor Granholm, but is presently being held up in court. For more information please visit Right to Life of Michigan at www.rtl.org.

The Unalienable Right to Life
July 4th marks the day when our country declared its independence. In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson wrote “We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. On the anniversary of our nation’s birth remember that the foremost of our rights is the right to life. For those facing an untimely pregnancy, please call 1-800-57 WOMAN.

Life’s Miracle
The wonder of life. A baby’s heart begins to beat approximately 20 days after conception! An unborn child’s brain waves can be detected as early as 42 days after conception. A six-week-old unborn child has all internal organs in place, and only time and nutrients are needed for full development. For more information about the beauty of life visit Right to Life of Michigan at www.rtl.org or call (616)532-2300.

Stem cell misinformation corrected
In an effort to correct the ongoing misinformation being disseminated by the main-stream media regarding embryonic stem cell research, Right to Life of Michigan Legislative staff sent a memo to Governor Jennifer Granholm and Michigan lawmakers highlighting several important issues regarding stem cell research in Michigan. FULL STORY

Thinking abortion?
You don't have to think this alone, see Becky's true story at Stand Up Girl.com

Do you have an unplanned pregnancy? Would you like to talk to someone?
Please call 1-800-57WOMAN - (1-800-579-6626)

A Letter of hope from the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Marquette
Project Rachel can be reached by calling 1.866.789.2604

Help is available, you are not alone.

Links to Life
The Fascinating Story of Life Before Birth.
American Life League
Priests for Life
Images of abortion
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Pro-Life
Feminists for Life of America

Psalm 139:13-15
Truly you have formed my inmost being: you knit me in my mother's womb. I give you thanks that I am fearfully, wonderfully made; wonderful are your works. My soul also you knew full well; nor was my frame unknown to you when I was made in secret, when I was fashioned in the depths of the earth.

Contact information for Michigan Representatives.

Contact your Federal Representatives and Senators and URGE them to support Life.




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