SBA List launches first ever National Pro-Life Women’s CaucusReclaiming the Human Center of the Abortion Debate

ne of the most exciting new programs launched in 2013 by SBA List is the formationof a new National Pro-Life Women’s Caucus, a groundbreaking effort to organize

pro-life women lawmakers throughout the country.

The goals of this nationwide Caucus are to:• Foster a sense of community among women lawmakers across the country who are

dedicated to advancing the pro-life, pro-woman cause• Highlight the leadership of women lawmakers who are leading the charge to protect

innocent unborn human life and protect women from the violence of abortion

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Pg 1, 5 –7 Pro-Life Women’s CaucusformedSBA List extends its campaign toReclaim the Human Center of the Abortion Debate to all 50 states

Pg 2Letter from MarjorieIncluding a special prayer request

Pg 3The Global Life ChallengePrestigious CLI Panel presents the on-going worldwide challengesfacing pro-life advocates

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Gosnell Guilty;Pro-Life Summit now anannual event

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Project LifeLineSBA List creates valuable training resource to better prepare pro-lifecandidates

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Annual Summit featureskey pro-life leaders Pg 11

Opinion of NoteCal Thomas writes Kermit Gosnellis just tip of the iceberg

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Pro-Life ProfileVA Attorney General KenCuccinelli’s strong pro-life stance

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Dear Friend,As the nation grapples with the horrific details from the Kermit Gosnell trial and

we see more evidence of other “Gosnell” type abortionists across the country – such as Douglas Karpen in Texas – we are forced to have a conversation once again on the execrable brutality of late-term abortion and infanticide. The abortion industry has beenpushing for so long for taxpayer funded abortion on demand at any stage of pregnancyand it is time we draw the line.

Pennsylvania State Representative Margo Davidson, who lost her cousin after anabortion at Gosnell’s facility, said it best: “The institution [of abortion has become]more important than the individual lives.” It is time that we refocus the national debateon the human center of abortion and the lives of women and unborn children that it forever changes.

Compassion must lead us to draw a firm line to protect these women and childrenfrom practices that are devastating to them and searing to our consciences. The Susan B. Anthony List is leading the fight in Washington, D.C. by working with Congress andbuilding a coalition necessary to pass life-saving legislation to ban late-term abortions.When made aware of fetal pain, even the hardest of hearts can be moved to act, so we’vebeen working on a bill to make abortions illegal past 20 weeks gestation. The NationalPain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is the most historic piece of pro-life legisla-tion in decades, and it is vital that we act now to protect future generations.

We have also launched Lifeline, our candidate training program, and the National Pro-Life Women’s Caucus, which will help to shape our federal and state pro-life leader-ship going forward. It is with these up-and-coming leaders that our movement will beable to bring the human center of abortion to the forefront of our national conscience.

Thank you for continuing to stand with us in this tipping point moment in themovement. I am so grateful for you and to have you by our side in this fight. This is ourtime. The momentum and the truth is on our side. Together we can begin to remakeAmerica as it was originally intended: to be a protector of life and the most vulnerable.

God Bless,

P.S. This is at once fulfilling and brutal work. The horrific reality of the Gosnell andKarpen stories is a moment like no other I have seen, so I’m adding a prayer request for our SBA List team. They are researching every fact, have seen every picture, and so suffereach detail. That is because they ALL have generous and tender hearts, thus the painfuldaily stories and images of inhumanity sear those hearts. Most of our staff are young (compared to me!). They are the best generals and soldiers you and I could ever find. Because of their courage, they aggressively advance rather than retreat. Every time. Your prayers and words of encouragement to them are a blessing.

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Never before has the opportunity to

advance the pro-life cause been more

evident. Each and every one of our

successes has been achieved because

of your on-going faith, support, and

prayers! My grateful thanks to each

of you for that support and your

continued investments in our work.

We anticipate much success this year

as we engage all Americans with the

call to return to the HUMAN center

of the abortion debate. Please know

that you are appreciated!

ith abortion on demand still the law of many Western lands, and nation after nation experiencing

severe financial stresses, new attention is being focused on a trend that is part of both the cause and cure of these prob-lems: sharply declining birthrates. For four consecutiveyears, for the first time in its history, even the United Statesis seeing below replacement-level fertility – that is, the numberof children per woman that must be born if anation’s population is to remain stable overtime. These trends were the focus of CharlotteLozier Institute’s panel at the recent Susan B.Anthony List Summit in Washington, D.C.

CLI hosted an extraordinary group of authors and analysts who shared the contentsof their recent books on the issue of demo-

graphic decline. The panel led off with RobertZubrin, a former NASA engineer and exponentof space exploration, who shared informationfrom his book The Merchants of Despair: RadicalEnvironmentalists, Criminal Pseudo-Scientists, andthe Fatal Cult of Antihumanism. Zubrin tracesthe intellectual and political history of 20th

century leaders and organizations who view human beingsas a form of “cancer upon the Earth, a species whose aspira-tions and appetites are endangering the natural order.”From this world view, Zubrin explains, top-down populationcontrol policies flowed around the globe, with the support of the democratic West. A deep despair about the human future gave license to eugenics and practices like forced

sterilizations and abortions.Zubrin was followed by Susan Yoshihara,

Ph.D., senior vice president for research at C-FAM, which works to promote life-and family-affirming policies at the United Nations. In 2011Dr. Yoshihara edited Population Decline and theRemaking of Great Power Politics, a searching collection of essays about the way in which pop-

ulation changes affect world peace and U.S. se-curity. A Navy veteran, graduate of the Institutefor World Politics and the Fletcher School atTufts University, and lecturer at the Naval WarCollege, Dr. Yoshihara is uniquely qualifed toprovide a perspective on whether the West’s 40-year program of population control has

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At long last, a Philadelphia jury has found the now-infamouslate-term abortionist, Kermit Gosnell, guilty of the murder ofthree newborns and negligent death of one patient.

While the verdict comes as a relief, justice is notdone. Kermit Gosnell is not alone – rather, the horrors revealed during his case are endemic to the entire abortionindustry.

The SBA List has compiled an extensive fact sheet documenting multi-state incidences of abortion industrynegligence and brutality. While these accounts are difficultto take in, they have prompted a long overdue conversationin our country: Where do we step in to protect the rights ofthe most vulnerable? What does it mean to be pro-woman?

Commentators across various news outlets and ideologies including Kirsten Powers and Cal Thomas –even the pro-choice Frances Kissling – have agreed that alimit to late-term abortion is worth discussing. Compas-sion demands that we draw a firm line in order to protectwomen and babies from practices devastating to them and searing to our national conscience.

The abortion industry has been exposed. In thewords of Pennsylvania State Rep. Margo Davidson: for the“pro-choice” community, “the institution [of abortion]”has become “more important than individual lives.”

SBA List fights on because we believe each individualchild and each individual mother is important, precious, deserving of respect from our communities, and the protection of our government.

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made the globe safer. Her judgment: quite the reverse.Yoshihara told an audience of several hundred people

at the Summit that Russian and Chinese demographics are

grim, and the Western world stands in a perilous spot.America’s allies in Asia and Europe, she noted, are also in the grip of population decline. As their populations age and shrink, they are stepping back from their international commitments and turning inward, focusing on keeping their own economies afloat.

The final speaker, Jonathan Last, sees less room for optimism than Dr. Yoshihara, who holds out hope for theUnited States and a revived West. Last, a senior writer atThe Weekly Standard, has written a book that is both fact-filled and witty. What to Expect When No One’s Expecting:America’s Coming Demographic Disaster cites the historicalstatistical evidence, as well as new trends like dog-groomingboutiques and summer camps, to underscore America’s turnaway from children.

The Summit offered a riveting message about our nation’sneed to embrace children and family once again if we mean tosolve our social, fiscal and foreign policy challenges.

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Dr. Susan Yoshihara address Summit attendees on the implications ofpopulation decline in the West.

Author and Journalist Jonathan Last visits with Summitt attendeesfollowing his presentation on emerging demographic trends.

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• Connect women lawmakers with the resources theyneed to pass laws that save lives, such as research, talking points, and media promotion

• Encourage women to run for higher office and connect them with the resources they need to run winning campaigns

Directing the Caucus is the SBA List’s very own MarilynMusgrave, a former Congresswoman and state legislator her-self. Marilyn understands first-hand what it’s like being apro-life woman legislator, and the much-needed resourcesthat SBA List can help provide.

Marilyn will bring invaluable experience and a uniqueperspective in running the operations of the Caucus.

The first step in building the Caucus has been to recruita Leadership Team to guide the Caucus and provide criticalfeedback as we get it off the ground.

To find women legislators who are already leading thecharge for unborn babies and women, we have reached outto our network of state partners across the country, includ-ing many Right to Life chapters and Family Policy Councils.Because they are active every single day in their respectivestate capitols, they know who the true leaders are in the fight for Life. They’ve been very generous in identifyingwomen leaders with us, and are excited to partner with us informing the Caucus. With their help, we’ve recruited 22 statelegislators to form the Leadership Team, in addition to sevenstatewide office holders.

Some of the women on the Leadership Team we’veworked with before. Delegate Kathy Byron bravely led the ultrasound battle in Virginia, and Sen. Kimberly Yee of Arizona, worked to defund Planned Parenthood in her state.

Others are completely new to SBA List. Sen. SharonWeston Broome of Louisiana, a passionately pro-life AfricanAmerican Democrat, has led the charge for an informed consent law signed by Gov. Bobby Jindal that requires awoman to hear the heartbeat of her child and see an ultra-sound image before an abortion could be performed. Wewere so thrilled when our friends at Louisiana Right to Lifeconnected us with her.

And then there’s Rep. Mary Sue McClurkin of Alabama,who sponsored the “Women’s Health and Safety Act” which

regulates abortion clinics in wake of Kermit Gosnell’s “Houseof Horrors.” For obvious reasons, the abortion lobby cameafter Rep. McClurkin, but our pro-life members in Alabama – in conjunction with our friends at Alabama Citizens for Life –held a rally at the State Capitol in support of the bill. It passedboth Houses and was signed into law by the governor.

Beyond passing pro-life legislation at the state level, the Caucus will also help connect state legislators to ourbrave pro-life women in Congress, and encourage them torun for Congress themselves. Having made the leap, MarilynMusgrave will be able to recruit and encourage these womento run, and give them the strategic advice they need to win.We’ll also lead the effort to introduce them to other organi-zations that can help them raise funds and mobilize their activists behind them.

It’s important to note that the Caucus won’t be exclu-sively about SBA List. Instead, we’ll work as a “point guard”for these women, doing whatever it takes to get them whatthey need to lead. Should they need model legislation thatwe don’t have, we’ll point them to another trustworthy pro-life organization that does. If they need help defending a billfrom a legal standpoint, we’ll connect them with a legal pro-life group. If they need to be connected to a post-abortivewoman to testify in support of a bill or to speak at a rally,we’ll contact our friends at Silent No More. We’ll gladly helpconnect these women to all the resources that the pro-lifemovement has to offer.

So what are the next steps? Once we’re done recruitingfor the Leadership Team, we’ll start recruiting pro-lifewomen legislators to join as members. In 2013, there areover 600 Republican women serving in office, with the vastmajority of them identifying as pro-life. We’ll also seek outany pro-life Democratic women that we can find, like Sen.Sharon Weston Broome. It is our hope that through SBA List’sleadership and that of the Leadership Team, we will help themembers of the Caucus rise to a new level of leadership andjoin the charge to defend unborn children and their mothers.

Please pray for the success of the Caucus, and if youknow of any pro-life women legislators who should be a partof the Leadership Team or would like to join at the generalmembership level, please let us know and we’ll be sure toconnect with them!

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Senator Margaret Dayton

Introduced our model legislation to defund PlannedParenthood in Utah in 2012. In 2013, Sen. Daytonchampioned abortion reporting legislation that wassigned into law by the Governor. In that battle, she relied on the abortion reporting white paper done byChuck Donovan at the Lozier Institute.

Senator Judy Emmons

Co-chairs the legislature’s Pro-Life Caucus. She ispassionate about ending human trafficking and hasintroduced legislation to increase penalties of facilita-tors. Once the Lozier Institute has its research com-pleted Sen. Emmons will be instrumental in applyingits findings in law.

Representative Ellie EsplingSponsored an Informed Consent bill requiring doctorsto provide a brochure written by the state that outlinesthe risks and alternatives to abortion. “Our heartsbreak,” Rep. Espling said at a 2012 pro-life rally, “for the countless women who have felt trapped by a culturethat continues to push abortion as a solution...”

Senator Anitere FloresSponsored bills to ban late-term abortions, an ultrasoundbill, a 24-hour waiting period bill, and a bill that would require that physicians own abortion clinics operating inthe state. This year, Sen. Flores has sponsored an infantborn-alive act (similar to the one that President Obamavoted against when he was in the IL State Senate).

Representative Bette GrandeWas the whistleblower on a secret grant to Planned Parenthood aided by a state university (she successfullystopped it); championed a bill that became law thatbans abortions at 6 weeks if a heartbeat is detectable;and championed a bill that bans sex-selective abor-tions and in cases of fetal abnormality.

Representative Sue McClurkinIs championing this year a clinic regulations bill thatwould require physicians at abortion clinics to haveadmitting privileges at local hospitals; require clinicsto follow ambulatory clinic building codes; and makeit a felony for a nurse, nurse practitioner or physicianassistant to dispense abortion-inducing medications.

Senator Nancy Barto

Fought to defund Planned Parenthood in Arizona. Shechampioned our bill in the Senate, and co-signed an op-ed in the Arizona Republic with Marjorie Dannenfelserwhen Planned Parenthood attacked Gov. Brewer for sign-ing our model legislation into law. She began in politicsby praying outside abortion clinics.

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Senator Cecile Bledsoe

We endorsed Senator Bledsoe for Congress in 2010,but she narrowly lost in the primary. She is now thechairwoman of the Senate Health Committee inArkansas. This year, she championed the Obamacareabortion exchange opt-out that was signed into law bythe Democratic Governor.

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Delegate Kathy ByronThe very first woman we asked to be a part of the PLWCLeadership Team, and was recommended to us by theVirginia Family Foundation. She championed the ultra-sound bill in Virginia, standing strong despite a flood oflies and attacks by the pro-abortion lobby and themedia.

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Assemblywoman Caroline CasagrandeOutspoken in defense of Gov. Christie when he directedfamily planning funding away from abortion providers.She was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer saying thatthe funding would instead go to "legitimate clinics thatperform actual health services.”

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Representative Terri CollinsAn outspoken advocate for the Clinic Regulations billsigned into law this year and sponsored by fellow Leadership Team member Rep. Sue McClurkin. Beyondvoting pro-life, Rep. Collins also volunteers and raisesfunding for a pregnancy resource center in her home-town of Decatur.

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Representative Jane CormierSponsored the Abortion Information Act in 2013 whichrequires that prior to an abortion a woman receive infor-mation about what happens to the mother and babyduring the abortion. Teh pregnant woman also receivesinformation on medical care during pregnancy, paternalsupport laws, and on her right to change her mind. N

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Governor Jan Brewer

In 2012, signed into law a model bill drafted by the SBAList and Alliance Defending Freedom that ends taxpayerfunding of abortion providers such as Planned Parent-hood, and re-distributes the funding to entities that pro-mote women’s health but do not perform abortions. Ontop of that, she signed into law a bill that bans abortionsin the state at 20 weeks.

Attorney General Pam Bondi

A consistent defender of life, Bondi was the lead AttorneyGeneral who challenged the pro-abortion Obamacarelaw, and she took the case all the way to the US SupremeCourt. Bondi has advocated for Florida pro-life legisla-tion, including the recent bill that will protect infants bornalive after failed abortions.

Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann

An active member of Vanderburgh County Right to Life before entering politics. Quickly established herself as a pro-life leader in the state legislature, working to elimi-nate Planned Parenthood funding in the state’s Medicaidprogram. With support of SBA List and pro-lifers acrossIndiana, Ellspermann was elected with pro-life GovernorMike Pence in November 2012.

Governor Mary FallinHas served as state representative, Lt. Governor, Memberof Congress, and now Governor of Oklahoma. In Congress,Fallin consistently defended life and fought the huge ex-pansion of abortion in Obamacare. With our support, shewas elected Oklahoma’s first woman Governor in 2010and recently signed an abortion reporting bill and legislationdefunding Planned Parenthood.

Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds

Joined SBA List for a 2011 Values Voters Bus Tour throughIowa and helped us rally support for pro-life CongressmanSteve King, who defeated pro-abortion congressional candidate Christie Vilsack last year. Before becoming Lt.Governor, Reynolds served in the Iowa State Senate, andwas a vocal supporter of pro-life legislation.

Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch

Entered politics in 2010 and won election as LieutenantGovernor. She and running mate Governor Scott Walkerwere such successful pro-life leaders that they were tar-geted in a Planned Parenthood-supported recall electionin June 2012, which they won with more support thanbefore. Earlier this year, Kleefisch was awarded theSBA’s Distinguished Leader Award at our Gala.

Representative Kathy Rapp

We are already working with Rep. Rapp on ultrasound legis-lation that she introduced last year, and is trying to get off theground this year. When asked by a media outlet why she issponsoring pro-life legislation and not just focusing on theeconomy, she said, “We multitask. We don’t handle oneissue at a time.”P

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Representative Donna Oberlander

Is sponsoring legislation that would opt PA out of abortioncoverage under the Obamacare exchange: “Pro-life, pro-choice, undecided or indifferent, the vast majority of PA tax-payers do not support their tax dollars being used to furtherthe practice of abortion on demand…”

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Representative Wendy Nanney

Sponsored as a freshman a successful 24-hour wait periodbefore an abortion. A political blog in the state described the debate on the bill as “fireworks going off,” but said Rep.Nanney stood strong during cross-examination by pro-abortion legislators.

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Representative Jeanine Notter

Lead sponsor of Women’s Right to Know Act in 2012, ensur-ing women in NH have a 24-hour wait period before abortion.She said publicly, “I have always been pro-life. I saw picturesof aborted babies when I was in the fifth grade. I don’t knowif that was what made me pro-life or if I would have been any-way.”N

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Assemblywoman Allison McHose

The lead sponsor of legislation that would opt New Jersey outof abortion funding in the state exchange under Obamacare.Assemblywoman McHose has also worked to curb taxpayerfunding of abortion and has also consistently worked to expose Planned Parenthood.

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Senator Kimberly Yee

Helped to ensure the successful passage of our model legis-lation to defund Planned Parenthood as a member of the AZHouse. At the same time then-Rep. Yee was the sponsor of a20-week ban on abortions in the state. The bill also put newrestrictions on chemical abortions, and increased the waitingperiod before an abortion from one hour to 24 hours.

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Senator Katrina Shealy

Not only is she the only pro-life woman in the Senate – she’sthe only woman in the Senate period. Her campaign websitestated: “Katrina Shealy will protect the right to life from con-ception through natural death. She believes that all humanlife, born and unborn, has intrinsic value.”

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Representative Patricia Strachota

A leading sponsor of the Coercive Abortion Prevention Act. Rep. Strachota has boldly defended a slew of pro-lifeinitiatives that have successfully passed in Wisconsin sinceRepublicans completely took over the state in 2010, led byGov. Scott Walker and Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch. W

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Senator Sharon Weston Broome

A pro-life Democrat and past recipient of Louisana Right toLife’s Defender of Life Award. In 2012 Sen. Weston Broomechampioned a bill signed into law by Gov. Jindal requiringwomen to listen to the fetal heartbeat before having an abortion, and to see an ultrasound. Her bill passed the State Senate 33-3.

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Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey

This Alabama pro-life leader was elected Lt. Governor in2010, defeating a 3-term incumbent with support of theSBA List Candidate Fund. Lt. Gov. Ivey has played a crucialrole in better abortion clinic regulation by strongly support-ing the Women’s Health and Safety Act.

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A leading co-sponsor and outspoken proponent of the2012 Women’s Right to Know Act, saying on the floor that it was a “pro-educational” bill and that, “education is key to making an informed decision.” Rep. Peterson also spon-sored legislation in 2013 that would protect babies with detectable heartbeats. N

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he 2012 election cycle was proof, if anywas needed, that pro-life candidates

must never approach a podium or cameraunprepared. That’s why the Susan B. An-thony List is offering candidates a new “Life-line” through our Project Lifeline training.

Our goal is to help candidates clearlycommunicate their position on abortion inways that will win votes and confound theiropponents. We know that pro-abortion giants like Planned Parenthood are preparedto attack pro-life candidates on any andevery issue possible – and the media oftenhelps perpetuate their lies. As a candidate,would you be prepared to answer?

On Friday, May 17th, the first Project Lifeline training for

pro-life candidates was held in conjunctionwith The Family Foundation of Virginia atthe Greater Richmond Convention Center.The training attracted statewide candidates,candidates of the House of Delegates, and incumbent Delegates alike – with a total of 18 candidates in attendance.

House Majority Caucus Chairman TimHugo led off with a warm welcome to Rich-mond and an introduction to Project Life-line. His office played an integral part inensuring that Delegates in Virginia under-stood the importance of candidate trainingand the power of the pro-life position.

Citing Kermit Gosnell’s “House of Horrors” in Pennsylvaniaand Gosnell’s partners in infanticide in Texas, Delegate Hugo

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stressed that Life is indeed a winning issue. As an elected offi-cial representing Virginia’s notoriously “purple” FairfaxCounty, he proves that all candidates should be able to articu-late their pro-life views in ways that are appealing to votersacross both sides of the aisle.

Delegate Hugo invitedKellyanne Conway ofthe polling com-pany™/WomanTrend,Inc. to join him at thepodium to begin thetraining. Kellyanne isone of the mostquoted and notablepollsters having pro-vided commentary on

over 1,200 television shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN,CNBC, MSNBC, HBO, Fox News, and a number of radioshows and print stories. Kellyanne’s presentation focused onthe pro-life movement by the numbers through pro-life facts,figures, and polling on the national and statewide level. Herexpertise in pro-life politics was on display as she encouragedcandidates to “get out of the fetal position on abortion” andspeak out! With twenty-two examples in polling, Kellyanneshowed those in attendance the distinct difference betweenwhat Americans believe and what the media portrays, reminding candidates that we are in fact a pro-life nation.

As Kellyanne Conway wrapped up her presentation, DelegateKathy Byron took to the podium with Chris Freund of TheFamily Foundation to discuss pro-life legislation in Virginia.

Together, Delegate Byron and Chris Freund outlined thetwo pieces of pro-life legislation that are active in Virginia thisyear: clinic regulations and the ultrasound bill. In 2012, Dele-gate Kathy Byron championed the ultrasound bill in Virginiaand stood strong despite a flood of lies and attacks by the pro-abortion lobby and the media. As a leader on the Lifeissue, she was encouraged to be “surrounded by so many ofher peers” at the Project Lifeline training as 80% of those inattendance were incumbent Delegates. Delegate Byron hasjoined the Susan B. Anthony List’s National Pro-life Women’sCaucus Leadership Team for her service in the Virginia Houseof Delegates.

Wrapping up, Bob Heckman and Carlyle Gregory (bothmembers of the Susan B. Anthony List’s political team)guided candidates through the Project Lifeline Manual. Themanual is one of the largest components of the training pro-gram and is given to candidates who attend a training session.The manual is broken up in 4 chapters: “What America thinksAbout Abortion;” “Crafting Your Statement on Abortion;”“The Abortion Attack – Strategy & Statistic;” and “Winningthe Abortion Debate.”

Candidates were then able to watch real life examples of elected officials handling debate questions and interviewattacks with acumen and knowledge before meeting with Boband Carlyle to talk about their statements and questions one-on-one. Candidates and Delegates alike were appreciativethat SBA List had taken the initiative to provide such trainingto pro-life candidates and were excited to share their newlygained knowledge of the various pro-life issues discussed.

Pollster Kellyanne Conway presenting current pro-life polling data to Virginia Delegates in attendance at the Lifeline training.

SBA List political team member Bob Heckman expanding on key points inthe Project Lifeline training manual.

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Senator Ted Cruz, Congressman Jim Jordan, and newlyelected Congresswoman Jacki Walorski were those who met withSusan B. Anthony List members at the Summit.

This intimate two-day gathering is held in conjunction withthe SBA List Gala and is designed to introduce members to keyallies. Members attending the summit also had the opportunityto meet with columnists Fred Barnes, Erick Erickson, andJonathan Last, the author of What to Expect When No One’s Expecting.

Topics discussed at the Summit were selected by SBA Listleadership to highlight challenges the pro-life movement will face in the future. This year, members participated in discussionsincluding the training and development of pro-life candidates,protecting conscience, and depopulation.

The Campaign for Life Summit will now be an annual eventheld in conjunction with our Gala based on response to thisyear’s event. The Summit is open to all Susan B. Anthony Listmembers and is highly recommended.

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Texas Senator Ted Cruz addresses the Summit. L) Joseph Backholm of Washington State and SBA List’s Marilyn Musgrave.R) Charlotte Lozier Institute President Chuck Donovan.

Summit attendee Scott Michael and SBA List staff member Billy Cody.

Dr. Susan Yoshihara speaking to the large Summit crowd. SBA List President Marjorie Dannenfelser with Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan.

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It was the pictures and riveting testimony that convinced aPhiladelphia jury that abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell was guilty of murdering three infants born alive following botched late-termabortions and also guilty of the involuntary manslaughter of Karnamaya Mongar, who overdosed on Demerol during an abortion at Gosnell’s clinic.

How ironic that the Gosnell decision was delivered the day after Mother’s Day.

The two-month trial has reignited the abortion debate. Butwhile many states have managed to impose some restrictions onabortion clinics and establish informed-consent laws and in somecases require a woman to view a sonogram before aborting an unborn child, abortion on demand for almost any reason and at almost any stage of pregnancy remains legal in every state.

Maybe you heard about the Gosnell trial, maybe you didn’t. Bigmedia (except for Fox) certainly didn’t give it a lot of play. One bigmedia outlet, ABC News, refused even to cover it until it was nearlyover. According to the Media Research Center, “ABC went fromMarch 18, 2013 (the trial’s start) through Monday afternoon with no coverage. Yet during the same time, the network devoted a staggering 187 minutes (or 70 segments) to other shocking criminalcases, such as Jodi Arias and Amanda Knox.” That’s 56 days of zerocoverage. Why the blackout?

Veterinary clinics appear better regulated than many abortionclinics in this country, but the cleanliness and age of the buildingsand instruments isn’t the point. It’s the estimated 55 million children – and counting – who are denied their right to live.

Some pagan cultures of old practiced child sacrifice to appeaseancient deities. What happened at Gosnell’s clinic was a modernversion of child sacrifice to our “god” of convenience and self-interest. In this case, as in all other clinics and hospitals that perform abortions, the practice is also for the purpose of appeasingthe abortion-on-demand “gods” who champion “a woman’s right tochoose” rather than a child’s right to live.

Choose what? Choose death over life, oneself over the life of an innocent? Why destroy a baby when there are thousands ofloving parents out there willing to adopt a child?

“Former clinic employees testified that Gosnell routinely performed illegal abortions past Pennsylvania’s 24-week limit,”writes the Huffington Post, “that he delivered babies who were stillmoving, whimpering or breathing, and that he and his assistantsdispatched the newborns by ‘snipping’ their spines.”

This sounds like something out of a Nazi death camp. Yet ourviews on abortion, apparently, hold firm.

The Washington Post reports, “Views of abortion have remained steady for years, and a recent Gallup poll showed that the Gosnell trial has not altered them. About a quarter of Americanssaid abortion should be legal in all circumstances, according to apoll conducted at the height of the trial. Twenty percent said itshould always be illegal, and just over half said it should be legal in some circumstances.”

All circumstances? Gosnell snipped the spines of aborted babies, many born viable at 24 weeks.

“Kermit Gosnell is the tip of the iceberg,” Marjorie Dannenfelser,president of the Susan B. Anthony List, a nonprofit organizationthat seeks to eliminate abortion in the U.S., told The WashingtonTimes. “There has been multi-state breakdown of oversight in theabortion industry, as well as the barbarism of abortions performedon children capable of feeling pain and surviving outside thewomb.”

Oversight, yes, but we also need a rollback on abortions, especially on late-term abortions. Viable lives should be saved.

The Gosnell trial should be a turning point in the abortion wars.Pro-life members of Congress should introduce legislation restrict-ing abortion in the final trimester in all states. Abortion shouldagain be an issue in next year’s campaign for House and Senateseats. Tightly argued court cases should be brought before thecourts so that the Supreme Court can begin to right the wrong of Roe v. Wade, a decision that even liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now acknowledges could have benefited from some ”judicial restraint.”

The time has come. More babies and women can and must be saved.

Opinion of NoteN O TA B L E P R O - L I F E N E W S

by Cal Thomas, Syndicated Columnist

Cal Thomas Commentary:

Gosnell trial should be turning pointin abortion war

Reprinted from The Washington Examiner

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