Fr. Thomas Euteneuer, President of Human Life International is
pictured with Diocesan Respect Life
Directors Colleen and John Miner
during the annual Pro-Life Day of Reparation
held at the Shrine of the North American
Martyrs in Auriesville, NY on
Sunday, August 6th.
Respect Life Directors John
and Colleen Miner along with Msgr. Dennis
Duprey of Notre Dame Church in Malone, NY,
are pictured with NYS Senator Betty Little (R,C,I-Queensbury) at the annual Public Policy Forum
held in Albany, NY.
For up-to-date Pro-Life News be sure to visit www.nrlc.org.
To contact your legislators...
You can now send letters to your elected representatives with the simple click of a
button. Go the New York State Catholic Conference web site at www.nyscatholic.org and click on "Action
Center". Follow the instructions for the action alert on the "Unborn
Victims of Violence Act." The letter is already written for you! It's
that easy. You can e-mail the letter directly to your legislators, or print it out
to fax or mail. You can also find out who your representatives are, secure
background information on them, obtain votes of interest, even send notes to media outlets
in your community. Be sure to check it out and tell your friends.
The following link will take you to the just released 2005 Vital Statistics Data from the NYS Department of Health:
Statistics here include pregnancies, live births, abortions and miscarriages, broken down by county and age and ethnicity, among other factors. Just click on the appropriate Table to get the information you desire.
With regard to the abortion data, there is good news! The number of reported abortions continues its steady decline, from 120,401 in 2004 to 117,944 in 2005.
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