Good news! Our prayers were answered. The Massachusetts House and Senate adjourned their final formal session of the 2017-2018 legislative cycle this morning just before 2 a.m., and ALL of the major bills we’ve been fighting for the past 19 months FAILED. That means the bills I’ve been writing to you about since January of […]
Wonderful news! Late last week, we learned that the Assisted Suicide bills in the MA legislature have both FAILED. Technically, they were “sent to study,” which effectively kills them for the remainder of the 2017-2018 legislative session. Suicide advocates will now have to refile legislation in January of 2019 and begin the whole process anew. […]
The two MA bills seeking to legalize assisted suicide were both given extensions from the Joint Committee on Public Health on Wednesday. The Senate bill (S1225) now has until March 7th, 2018 for the committee to make a decision on it, and the House version of the bill (H1194) was extended until May 9th. This […]
Massachusetts Citizens for Life Board Member Mark J. Rollo, MD, wrote a fantastic op-ed in the Worcester Telegram opposing physician-assisted suicide, which we strongly encourage you to read. As I See It: The argument against assisted suicide bill With its decision to withdraw opposition toward physician assisted suicide, the Massachusetts Medical Society has turned back the […]
This week’s legislative hearing on physician-assisted suicide was one of the strongest pro-life showings I’ve seen on Beacon Hill. Working with a broad coalition of both local and national activists on this issue, MFI helped ensure that opposition to assisted suicide had a large presence at the hearing. Nearly a dozen doctors testified against the […]
On Tuesday, I’ll be at the State House testifying against the imposition of Doctor Prescribed Suicide in Massachusetts. Two years ago, when this same noxious bill was being considered on Beacon Hill, I was introduced to the story of fellow Marine J.J. Hanson. He was diagnosed with the same aggressive form of brain cancer that […]
I know many of you were involved in the 2012 statewide ballot referendum on assisted suicide, and over 1.5 million of you and your neighbors voted successfully to protect the sanctity of life. Thanks to a broad coalition of churches and faith leaders, as well as members of the medical profession and disability community, we […]
We are less than a week away from our annual Pro-Family Lobby Day! With much work to do this session, we need you to be a voice for MA families now more than ever. Please join us from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8th at the State House (Room 428) as we educate and equip […]
For the past month, we have been hosting pre-lobby trainings around the state to help prepare MA citizens for our Annual Pro-Family Lobby Day! Now, we’re only two weeks away, and we’re excited to help mobilize you to be a voice for the family here in the Commonwealth. Please join us for Pro-Family Lobby Day Wednesday, March 8th from […]
The pro-life movement experienced mixed results this week on both ends of the life spectrum. Sadly, the abortion industry in Texas was placed above the law as the U.S. Supreme Court shot down a Texas requirement for abortion clinics to meet basic health and safety standards. The president of our counterpart in Texas, Jonthan Saez, eloquently […]