Join thousands of Texans from across the state for the Texas Rally for Life at the State Capitol in Austin on Saturday, January 28, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The Rally commemorates the 33rd anniversary of the tragic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, which has claimed the lives of more than 46 million unborn babies. Roe has also hurt women, leaving emotional and physical scars on untold numbers of women.Meet at 1:00 p.m. at Republic Square at 4th and Guadalupe streets in Austin for the march on CongressAvenue to the rally at the State Capitol at 2:00 p.m. (Parking is available at both sites.) Tell our elected officials and the media that Roe Hurts Women. Bring a banner with your organization or church.
For more information visit www.texasrallyforlife.org or call 512-477-1244.Listen to a 60-second radio ad by clicking here (right click to download). Over 40 pro-life, pro-family organizations from across the state are cosponsors. For a list, click here. (To add your organization to list, send an email to rally@texasallianceforlife.org.)To make a donation to support the Texas Rally for Life, click here.
Here is a partial list of other pro-life events also being held in Texas:
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled hearings beginning on Monday, January 9, at 11 a.m. (Central Standard Time) to consider the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito, Jr. for the U.S. Supreme Court. Live webcast of the hearings will be available at C-SPAN.org. Judge Alito has served as a judge on the federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals since 1990. The American Bar Association recently gave Judge Alito a "well qualified" rating, its highest.
President Bush nominated Judge Alito in October to replace pro-abortion Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who remains on the Court until a successor is confirmed by the full Senate.
On Friday, January 6, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether to review a lower-court's ruling to block enforcement of the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, which President Bush signed into law on November 5, 2003. Partial-birth
abortion is a gruesome method used late in pregnancy in which the abortionist partially delivers a live unborn child, with usually only the head remaining in the birth canal, kills the child, and then completes the removal of the baby. The lower court struck down the pro-life law, ruling that Roe v. Wade prevents the ban on partial-birth abortion. For an excellent summary of the issues before the Court from National Right to Life, click here. The Supreme Court is expected to announce its decision on Monday, January 9, on whether to accept the case.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of the federal ban on partial-birth abortions. Abbott filed the brief on behalf of Texas and 14 other states. For a copy, click here.
National Poll Shows Hispanics Are Pro-Life, Support Parental Consent for AbortionDemocrats For Life of Texas (DFLT) is applying for membership of its caucus on the Advisory Committee to the Democratic Party of Texas Executive Committee (SDEC). As part of this process, 10 signatures are needed on a petition in at least 16 of the 31 state senatorial districts. Pro-life Democrats are urged to sign the petition and to get the signatures of as many others as possible. All those signing should be registered to vote. The rules DO NOT require that the person must have voted in the last Democratic primary.
To download a copy of the petition, click here. The petition is by state senatorial district. Make multiple copies of the petition for pro-life Democrats in different senatorial districts. (To find your state senatorial district, click here. For a state map, click here.)
Please send signed petitions to Democrats for Life of Texas, P.O. Box 7276, Austin, TX 78713-7276.For more information on the petition or membership in Democrats for Life of Texas, contact Keith Sterzing at sterzing@io.com or 512-401-8392 in the Austin metro area. For other areas of Texas, contact Dr. Lois Kershen, President of DFLT, at llkerschen@aol.com. Help bring Life back into the vanguard of the Democratic Party!
A recent poll confirmed that Hispanics in America are predominantly pro-life and support parental consent before abortions can be performed on underage girls. The poll, released by the Latino Coalition, a Washington-based organization, sampled 1,000 adult Hispanics between December 10-13, 2005, with a +/-3.1% error margin. According to the poll, 57% of Hispanics identify themselves as "pro-life" while only 27% describe themselves as "pro-choice" (15% didn't know or refused to answer). On this issue of parent consent for abortion, the margin of support was 57% to 37% (8% didn't know or refused to answer).In the November, 2004, presidential election, President Bush carried nearly 60% of Texas Hispanic voters compared to 43% four years before. Pro-abortion U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-El Paso) attributed the president's strong showing among Hispanics to effective campaigning. "One of the things they really pushed was the abortion issue," he told the El Paso Times.P.O. Box 49137 * Austin, Texas 78765 * (512) 477-1244 * TexasAllianceforLife.org * Donate
