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Nov 2 2019
Back in the Saddle Again…

In June, I returned to my role as the communications director and a spokesperson for a national pro-life lobby group. Honestly, I missed it but my husband and I had made the decision that I would stay home when our youngest was born. It was not long after that we discovered that both of our sons would be diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders.

I went back to work when both boys were in school but I still missed my old job. After teaching for a few years, I began working at a pregnancy center as the development director and then the communications director but I still missed my old job.

Fortunately for me, the job duties for the person who held the role had become very broad and it was felt that the communications director needed to also be a spokesperson again. The position was split off from development–which that person was also doing.

I was asked to return to my role. (Insert excited squeal here!)

I am excited to be back but as you can see from the last post, it’s been very busy in the intervening months. I can say without a doubt, don’t burn bridges when you leave an old job and always look for ways to improve and make yourself better at what you do.

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Feb 25 2019
Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

The Senate voted this evening to invoke cloture (a cloture vote closes out debate and move a piece of legislation to the floor for a full vote) on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The vote to invoke cloture failed 53-44 and 60 votes were needed.

Those voting against cloture were Senate members who virulently support abortion on demand.

Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) said on the Senate floor, “I urge my colleagues to picture a baby that’s already been born, that’s outside the womb gasping for air. That’s the only thing that today’s vote is actually about. We’re talking about babies that have already been born. Nothing in this bill touches abortion access.”

Sadly, 44 senators voted against cloture–effectively saying that they support infanticide.

The bill would not affect abortion. It would only require medical personal to treat a child who is born alive after an abortion.

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Feb 21 2019
ERA Fails in Virginia!

Democrats intent on bypassing the committee process and the rules in the General Assembly failed to get the votes they needed to pass the ERA in the state of Virginia.

The way the ERA is interpreted in states where it has passed (such as New Mexico), groups like Planned Parenthood have pushed successfully for taxpayer funding of abortions and the reversal of protective laws such as parental notification laws for minor daughters.

There is a very real fear that this would also happen in Virginia. In addition, as I mentioned in yesterday’s post, passage in Virginia would set off a tidal wave of court challenges and rulings regarding ratification of the amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

With every member of the General Assembly up for reelection this fall, it is imperative that pro-life members be re-elected.

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