[Pflienews] PharmFacts E-News Update: WI mandatory abortion pill bill ACTION needed!

Mon Jan 14 20:58:26 MST 2008

*PharmFacts E-News Update -- 14 Jan 2008 AD #4

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*Pro-Life Wisconsin*

Monday Update

January 14, 2008

Defending God's Plan

In This Issue

·         Action Alert 
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·         Open letter to Archbishop Dolan 
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·         How do men look back at past abortions? 
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·         High school seniors: Apply now for Sharon Schumer Memorial 
Scholarship 
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·         /Roe v. Wade /affiliate events 
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·         Courtesy announcements 
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Links

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*/*ACTION ALERT*/*

*State Assembly to Vote _January 23, 2008 _on *

*"Chemical Abortion Hospital Mandate"*

/ /

On _Wednesday, January 23, 2008, _the Wisconsin Assembly will *_vote on 
final passage_* of Assembly Bill *(AB) 377*, legislation that would/ 
/force/ _all_ /Wisconsin hospitals -- regardless of their religious 
affiliation -- to provide "emergency contraception (EC)," including the 
*morning-after pill *and the* intrauterine device (IUD)*, to alleged 
victims of sexual assault upon their request.

Preliminary approval was given to AB 377 on December 11, 2007, when the 
Assembly voted 56 to 41 on Assembly Substitute Amendment (ASA) 1, an 
amendment that returned the bill to its original form with NO conscience 
protections and one technical change. A procedural objection was then 
made that effectively delayed a vote on final Assembly passage until 
January 23, 2008.

*Please click here for the roll call vote on adoption of ASA 1 to AB 377 
to see how your state representative voted on preliminary approval (a NO 
vote being a pro-life vote). 
<http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2007/data/votes/av0150.pdf>*

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*_Take Action Now_**!  *

Please *_call_**_ or _**_email your state representative_* and:

1) If he/she voted NO on preliminary approval, please *THANK* him/her 
and then urge him/her to *_VOTE NO_*_ *AGAIN*_ on final passage.

2) If he/she voted YES on preliminary approval, please *EXPRESS YOUR 
DISAPPOINTMENT *and strongly urge him/her to *_CHANGE HIS/HER VOTE TO 
NO_* on final passage.

/Please see talking points below for your use)*/

*_Contacting Your State Representative_*

Please click on the following web link for contact information (phone & 
email) for your state representative:

http://waml.legis.state.wi.us/* *

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*_*Talking Points_*

/(Feel free to use one or more of the following talking points in your 
communication)/

·        *_AB 377 threatens unborn children_* -- The *morning-after 
pill* is basically a very high dosage of the birth control pill to be 
taken within 72 hours of sexual intercourse.  It can work in three 
ways:  to suppress ovulation; to inhibit the mobility of sperm; and to 
alter the lining of the uterus so that a newly conceived child is unable 
to implant in the womb, thus starving and dying.  This last action is 
pre-implantation chemical abortion/. /_Under the bill, "emergency 
contraception" is defined to also include devices such as the 
*intrauterine device (IUD)* that /always/ work to cause an abortion by 
blocking implantation_.

·        *_AB 377 violates freedom of conscience_* -- Wisconsin law 
protects the right of hospitals to refuse to participate in morally 
objectionable practices such as abortion and sterilization.  AB 377 
appears to be in conflict with Wisconsin Statutes 253.09(1) because of 
the abortion-causing effect of so-called emergency contraception drugs 
and devices, as well as with the Wisconsin Constitution, which expressly 
protects the rights of conscience.  The bill also violates the First 
Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees the right 
to freely exercise one's religious convictions.

·        *_AB 377 endangers women's health_* -- Not only can the 
morning-after pill kill a tiny preborn person, it can also harm women.  
Immediate health side-effects include such life-threatening conditions 
as ectopic pregnancy and blood clot formation.  Importantly, there are 
no long-term studies to show whether women will be permanently damaged, 
or risk such diseases as cancer, from these chemicals being given in 
such high doses. 

·        *_AB 377 is bad medicine_* -- Forcing physicians to immediately 
provide medication to patients based solely upon their request is simply 
_bad medicine_.  In the case of emergency contraception, such a policy 
may contradict a physician's medical judgment as EC could be medically 
contraindicated for the patient. [Dittos for pharmacists]

*Please keep standing up for Wisconsin's preborn babies, vulnerable 
women and pro-life medical professionals! Together, our voices can make 
a difference.*

    Open letter to Archbishop Dolan

The following is an open letter to Archbishop Dolan, written by Michael 
Phillips, M.D., on behalf of the Milwaukee Guild of the Catholic Medical 
Association.

Dear Archbishop Dolan,

Please join Bishops Morlino and Listecki in publicly opposing the 
current version of AB 377. Bishop Morlino's letter to legislators urging 
opposition to the bill is attached as a link:

http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/071217MorlinoLetter.pdf

The lack of opposition from the Wisconsin Catholic Conference, Wisconsin 
Right to Life and our Bishops has been used in testimony and press 
releases by Planned Parenthood et al to garner support from legislators 
who have previously opposed "emergency contraception" legislation. And 
their tactic has been effective. Each of the Wisconsin Guilds of the 
Catholic Medical Association speaks with one voice in opposition to the 
bill. 

To my knowledge no representative of the Wisconsin Catholic Conference 
contacted our organization before dropping its previous opposition to 
this mandate.

The conscience rights of Wisconsin physicians [AND pharmacists!] and 
hospitals need to be protected. 

Please allow our Guild members to meet with you to discuss this 
deceptive legislation. It is both discouraging and shameful that we have 
been ignored on this issue.

With great respect,

Michael Phillips, M.D.

Treasurer, Milwaukee Guild of the Catholic Medical Association

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