Posts from 2015

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WE NEED YOU TO CALL TODAY! Bathroom Bill coming to a vote tomorrow

by MFI News

My sources tell me the Bathroom Bill will very likely be voted on TOMORROW.  Beacon Hill shuts down for the rest of the year after Wednesday, so there is an all-out push by LGBTQ activists to get the Bathroom Bill passed.  Planned Parenthood is even jumping into the fray, organizing phone calls to legislators to […]

MEDIA RELEASE: Legal Review Shows Gender Identity Bill Will Only Impact Bathrooms – Eliminates Privacy Rights

by MFI News

Massachusetts Family Institute | Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lena Wakim | lena@mafamily.org | 781.569.0400 Legal Review Shows Gender Identity Bill Will Only Impact Bathrooms – Eliminates Privacy Rights. Mass Family Institute: Attorney General called on to defend statement that existing discrimination laws are not “adequate” for gender identity claims. Thursday, November 12, 2015 WOBURN — Legislators on […]

Of Note: “Joni’s Message” and “All Black Lives Matter”

by MFI News

Joni’s Message We encourage you to watch this timely video from Joni Eareckson Tada to Massachusetts legislators on the assisted suicide bill:   ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————- All Black Lives Matter Last week, MFI’s Jonathan Alexandre wrote an article for the NewBostonPost, exposing the truth about Planned Parenthood facilites as “factories of Black death.”  “Black Lives Matter.” The slogan, which started […]

Texans say “NO” to the Bathroom Bill

by MFI News

Tuesday’s defeat of the Houston Bathroom Bill was a huge victory for family values.  Our family policy counterpart in the Lone Star State, Texas Values, helped lead the charge that saw the Bathroom Bill go down 62% to 38%.  I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Texas Values President Jonathan Saenz over the past several years.  We’ve […]

A Letter to Legislators Regarding the Bathroom Bill

by MFI News

Yesterday we hand-delivered copies of this letter to every legislator on Beacon Hill. It highlights a bizarre case of alleged “discrimination,” but shows clearly that transgender “rights” are already being strictly enforced in MA public accommodations, like hospitals, and undermines the legal arguments attempting to justify the Bathroom Bill to our legislators: Dear Legislator,          My staff and I have […]

Is Your Quality of Life Too Low?

by MFI News

Hundreds of concerned citizens turned out yesterday for the public hearing on House Bill 1991, the Physician-Assisted Suicide bill.  The pro-life side was well-represented with doctors, lawyers, faith leaders and even misdiagnosed patients testifying against the bill. MFI Legal Counsel Jonathan Alexandre and I both spoke out against the bill as well. It was revealing how […]

Speak Out Against Assisted Suicide

by MFI News

This Tuesday, October 27, MFI staff will be heading to the State House in Boston to speak out against the horror that is physician-assisted suicide. Please join us at 1 p.m. in Hearing Room A1-A2 as we stand up for those who will be victimized by HB 1991, “An act affirming a terminally ill patient’s right to compassionate […]

Legislators still meeting about Bathroom Bill

by MFI News

Thank you to the many of you who have contacted your legislators, whether by phone call or email, in opposition to the Bathroom Bill. The Judiciary Committee members could vote to send this dangerous bill to the floor of the House after any of their meetings, and we need you to keep the pressure on them to […]

Why the transgender movement is NOT the same as the civil rights movement

by MFI News

MFI led the charge on Beacon Hill against the Bathroom Bill at yesterday’s legislative hearing. We had several pro-family panels of experts standing up for the right to privacy and security for all Massachusetts citizens in intimate spaces. These included lawyers, pastors and teachers, as well as MFI’s own legal counsel and myself. Unlike most hearings, there […]

PRESS RELEASE: Legislators Must Protect Privacy and Security of Women and Children First

by MFI News

Massachusetts Family Institute | Media Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lena Wakim | lena@mafamily.org | 781.569.0400 Legislators Must Protect Privacy and Security of Women and Children First Mass Family Institute:  Gender identity bill is a threat to privacy and legally redundant. WOBURN (October 6, 2015) — This afternoon on Beacon Hill, Massachusetts Family Institute will join dozens of concerned parents, educators, pastors, and […]