The Suzy B Blog


May 24, 2012 Pro-life County Executive Protects Right to Free Speech nomatterhowsmall In Westchester, NY, one brave pro-life County Executive has stood up to political pressure by vetoing a bill that would hinder peaceful protest, prayer, and sidewalk counseling outside of abortion clinics in the county. Earlier this month, the Westchester County Board of Legislators approved the “Reproductive Health Care Facilities Access” law by a 10-7 party line vote. The bill would create a 25-foot “buffer zone” around abortion clinics and allow clinic personnel to call the...Read More Tags: abortion clinic, free speech
May 11, 2012 Record-Breaking Attendance at Canada's March for Life! lbutkus On May 10th in Ottawa, Canada, almost 20,000 pro-lifers rallied on Parliament Hill to show their support for the pro-life movement. Sponsored by the Campaign Life Coalition, the attendance record exceeded expectation and broke last year’s previous record of 15,300 to 19,500! According to our friends at LifeNews.com, in May 1969, the nation’s Parliament passed Trudeau’s Omnibus Bill that struck down abortion laws and stripped away protection from Canada’s unborn children. Then, in...Read More Tags: March for Life, pro-life
May 4, 2012 Chen Guancheng: Pro-Life Hero bcody The story of blind human rights activist Chen Guancheng’s daring escape from house arrest to the U.S. embassy in Beijing, and his subsequent release to a Chinese hospital has received much attention. The media storm grew when reports came out revealing that Chen left the embassy only after U.S. officials told him that Chinese officials were threatening his family’s life if he remained at the embassy. He claims that U.S. officials ensured him of his and his family’s safety if he left for the...Read More Tags: Chen Guancheng, China, one-child policy, Sex selective abortion
May 4, 2012 Three Babies Saved! lbutkus Kristan Hawkins, President of Students for Life of America, shared on LifeNews.com that through the work of the courageous students, the lives of three babies have been saved! The first child was saved at Moorpark College, where one mother was contemplating abortion but had a change of heart when a student shared with her information about fetal development. This student also accompanied the woman to a pregnancy care center so she could receive counseling and learn more information....Read More Tags: America's Youth is More Pro-Life Than Ever Before, Students for Life
Apr 24, 2012 Come out to meet Rep. Musgrave in Chicago or Phoenix! nomatterhowsmall Attention pro-lifers in the Southwest and Midwest! The SBA List is announcing Regional Campaign for Life events. Next month, the SBA List’s own former Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave will visit Phoenix, AZ and Chicago, IL to visit with members of the SBA List family from across the southwest and Midwest regions. She will be sharing more important details about the SBA List’s plan to defeat President Obama and elect pro-life leaders this November. If you live in the area or are able to travel,...Read More Tags: 2012 elections, Regional Campaign for Life
Apr 20, 2012 Ireland Stands for Life Chris Crawford This week, Ireland’s Dail, their legislative branch, defeated a bill that would have repealed the nation’s abortion ban by a landslide 109-20 margin. The bill would have legalized abortion, allowed doctors to perform abortions without a woman’s consent, and even made certain pro-life activity and protesting punishable by law. It would have also gutted the conscience protections that doctors currently enjoy in Ireland. While members of the Socialist party have tried to change Ireland’s...Read More Tags: ireland, pro-life
Apr 20, 2012 Bike for the Unborn lbutkus What do bikes and pro-life organizations have in common? Not much, except for the upcoming event “Bike for the Unborn”. This bike riding pilgrimage is going to take place in Southern California from June 12-16. It is a bike ride to raise money for pro-life organizations, but just as importantly, for “the rejuvenation and renewal of pro-lifers who come from coast to coast.” The bikers will pray and work to cultivate a culture of life.It will be 250 miles over 5 days, but pro-lifers...Read More Tags: action, advocacy
Apr 2, 2012 A Look Back at the 40 Days for Life Campaign lbutkus Looking back at these 40 days of prayer, fasting, and peaceful protest it looks as though there has been great success in the efforts of all the pro-lifers who participated in the 40 Days for Life Campaign! According to Sean Carney of 40 Days for Life- in the past 40 days, 668 babies have been spared from abortion — that we know of!Sean notes that many of the local campaigns are still compiling reports, so it’s highly likely that this number will increase as the national team receives more...Read More Tags: 40 Days for Life, planned parenthood
Mar 15, 2012 New Study Finds Abortions Can Cause Depression Anissa Borchardt Mental health problems associated with abortion are often underestimated. Abortion can be a very traumatic event and have lasting negative effects. A new study released by scientists in China proves this to be the case. Lifesite news reports on a study that recently found a strong correlation between abortion and depression. Researchers from Anhui Medical College in China used a sample of 6,887 women oh which 3,264 had an abortion. It was found that women were 49% more likely to...Read More Tags: abortion, depression, post-abortion healing
Mar 2, 2012 Obama Threatens To Defund Women's Health Program Chris Crawford President Obama and his allies have spent weeks accusing their opponents of waging a “war on women.” However, the President is threatening to defund an entire women’s health initiative in Texas if the state doesn’t fund Planned Parenthood.The Medicaid Women’s Health Program (WHP) in Texas provides preventative health services to hundreds of thousands of women in Texas. The services are focused on preventive care such as contraceptives, STD testing, and screening for hypertension, diabetes, and...Read More Tags: Barack Obama, planned parenthood, Texas