—Ronald Reagan
The President of West Virginians for Life is Wanda Franz, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Child Development and Family Studies at West Virginia University. She is also the past president of the National Right to Life Committee, a position she held for 20 years. The "President’s Corner" contains her letters and up-to-date commentary....
Teresa (Terri) Keatley, of Forest Hill, is married, has two children, four grandchildren, and is a retired elementary school teacher. As President of the WV For Life Summers County Chapter, and a WVFL state board member, she promotes Pro-Life values in policy & law, while educating Summers County citizens. Read more....
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A scene from the PureFlix movie “Unplanned.” (Image credit: Unplannedmovie.com)
Chuck Konzelman, director of the Pure Flix movie “Unplanned,” revealed to Congress this week that nearly 100 abortion clinic workers have sought to leave their jobs after seeing the pro-life film. Read more.
The White House is slated to host a screening of the pro-life film “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer” on Friday. Read more.
21st Annual Rose Dinner
The 21st Annual Rose Dinner on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Holiday Inn in Morgantown, WV will feature Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Executive Director Alex Schadenberg.
• Silent Auction, starts at 6:00 p.m. All the monies will go to the Educational Trust Fund
• Reception followed by dinner at 7:00 p.m.
Come and listen to the latest in the fight against doctor prescribed suicide. Could we be fighting this battle in West Virginia? The life you save could be your own. Schadenberg’s highly acclaimed film Fatal Flaws will be shown the following evening at a local church.
FATAL FLAWS TO BE SHOWN THE NEXT EVENING
An added bonus this year is the showing of the 80 minute documentary Fatal Flaws on Friday, April 5. Schadenberg is co-Executive Producer of the movie. It will be shown in its entirety at Covenant Evangelical Methodist Church, 802 Green Bag Road, Morgantown at 6:30 p.m. No admission will be charged, but a freewill offering will be collected to be split between Schadenberg and West Virginians for Life. Because of limited seating, please let WVFL know if you plan to attend the showing of Fatal Flaws by either emailing info@wvforlife.org or calling 304-594-9845.
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The National Review editorial board writes, “After one of the most intense political fights of the last two decades, Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has become Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh of the United States Supreme Court. This is a good thing for the integrity of our Constitution, for elementary American norms, and for the long-term health of our political institutions.”
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The following Letter to the Editor was submitted to, and accepted by, the Charleston Daily Mail. The editor responded saying they will publish the letter, and even better, that the paper will endorse a “YES” on Amendment 1, using the letter’s explanation as to why. The author, Mary Tillman, serves on the state board of West Virginians for Life and is an officer in the WV For Life – Harrison County Chapter. For more information and helpful resources, visit http://yeson1wv.com.
October 5, 2018
Letters to the Editor have been appearing in newspapers around the State, making extreme claims about what the effect of Amendment 1 will be if passed.
It’s time to get the facts. The most common claim is that Amendment 1 will “make abortion illegal in West Virginia.” FALSE. Abortion is legal in West Virginia NOT because of our state Constitution, but because of a U.S. Supreme Court decision (Roe v. Wade, 1973) that decided there was a so-called “right” to abortion under the Federal, or U.S. Constitution. We cannot change that by amending our state Constitution.
Secondly, the claim is made that “women will die” if Amendment 1 passes, because (they say) there are “no exceptions for rape, incest or to save the life of the woman.” FALSE. It is true that the language in the Amendment itself does not spell out those particular exceptions, but if passed, a previous WV law, still on the books, will come back into force. That law, found at WV Code Section 9-2-11, allows for taxpayer funding of abortions in cases of medical emergency, reported rape and incest, fetal anomaly, and threats to the life of the mother.
Finally, the claim is made that the “state has no business in the exam room or the bedroom.” To that I would say, the state then has no business in my wallet to pay for something that I, and millions of others in this country, believe is the taking of innocent human life. The U.S. Supreme Court itself decided in Harris v. McRae (1980) that states are not required to pay for abortions using tax dollars, and only 17 states in the United States still do so. Let’s join the majority of the country and get out of the business of paying for elective abortions. Vote “YES” on Amendment 1.
Mary H. Tillman, J.D.
Lost Creek, WV
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