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NARAL, the National Abortion Rights Action League, held their a national "Power of Choice" fundraising luncheon at the Swissotel in downtown Chicago on Thursday May 7, 2009. Fox Valley activists joined the Pro-Life Action League was there to remind them what "Choice" really means.

At 10:30 a.m., before NARAL's guests began to arrive volunteers lined Wacker Drive with baby Malachi signs from the driveway of the hotel all the way to Columbus Drive. [Continue reading . . . »]

Today was stalwart activist Randy Means' court date for his wrongful arrest for "disturbing the peace" at Planned Parenthood. You can read all about how he was arrested for merely preaching the gospel to Planned Parenthood employees in my previous post on the story.

Today Randy and attorney Peter Breen of the Thomas More Society Pro-Life Law Center, Chicago, appeared before the judge to plead "not guilty" and set a date for trial. The date was set for Monday, June 22 at 1 p.m. [Continue reading . . . »]

Saturday, April 18 was FVFAPP's monthly third Saturday protest and, for the first time in months, the weather was beautiful.

Well over 100 pro-lifers came out to let Planned Parenthood and the Fox Valley know that they do not want one of the country's largest abortion facilities in their back yard.

Many pro-lifers were protesting abortion for the very first time and expressed how good it felt to do something about a cause they feel so passionately about. [Continue reading . . . »]

On April 10, Good Friday, over 120 pro-lifers gathered outside of Planned Parenthood Aurora to pray "The Way of the Cross for Victims of Abortion."

The Way of the Cross is a traditional Catholic prayer that remembers the suffering and death of Jesus in His passion. This version also includes prayers for the women, unborn babies and everyone else touched by the pain of abortion.

This was a particularly appropriate prayer for Good Friday and even more poignant outside an abortion mill. [Continue reading . . . »]

One of the central issues in the fight against HB2354 is the impact it could have on our kids by way of the mandatory sex-ed it would impose on all Illinois public schools.

With that in mind, who's running for school board in your area? Do you know the candidates? Do you know where they stand on comprehensive sex-ed and other issues that effect Illinois families?

What can you do?

If you do know, post what you know about the candidates at the Stop Illinois FOCA website so others can benefit. If you don't know, find out and report back with the information. I've turned off comments on this post so we can consolidate everyone's knowledge in one place at the Stop Illinois FOCA site.

• To find out who's running, can check with your local board of elections or election commission.
• Call candidates in your area and ask them their position on sex-ed, their position on parental involvement in sex-ed curriculum and any other issues you think would be important to Illinois families.
• Post your findings at the Stop Illinois FOCA website.

Together, we can be informed voters and impact Illinois for the good of families.

With spring in the air, over 130 protesters lined New York Street on March 21 with signs reading Stop Abortion Now, Moms for Life, Planned Parenthood LIES to You and more—the largest protest at Planned Parenthood so far this year.

Before the start of the protest, a baby was saved from abortion by sidewalk counselor Wanda Geist.

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A coalition of pro-life groups from across Illinois have united in an effort to stop HB2354, the Illinois version of the so-called "Freedom of Choice Act" (FOCA).

This pernicious piece of legislation would:

• Nullify the state’s parental notice law.
• Require taxpayers to pay for thousands of abortions.
• Mandate comprehensive sex-ed for our children.

…And more.

Check out the coalition's website: StopIllinoisFOCA.com where you can:

• Learn more about HB2354
• Contact your State Rep about HB2354
• Sign a petition opposing HB2354

We need to act NOW to make sure this vile bill doesn't get one step further.

Related Links

• StopIllinoisFOCA.com
• Stop Illinois FOCA Facebook Group
• Full Text of the Bill

Stalwart pro-lifer Randy Means was arrested at Planned Parenthood Aurora Saturday Morning. Randy was standing on a public sidewalk, talking to the Planned Parenthood employees as they entered the building.

Randy stayed on public property, did nothing intimidating and made no threats to the staff. He merely reminded the employees that they would have to account before God for their involvement in the death of His precious unborn children, and that no one knows when that day will be. As Our Lord said, no one knows the day or the hour of judgment, it could this very day.

Nevertheless, Planned Parenthood employees called Aurora Police and claimed to have been "disturbed" by Randy and the sign depicting an aborted baby, which Randy has been faithfully holding outside the clinic for nearly two years. For this and nothing else, Randy was hauled off to jail on a charge of disorderly conduct. [Continue reading . . . »]

Saturday, February 21 was a blustery morning. Winds whipped across the vacant lot adjacent to Planned Parenthood Aurora as pro-lifers gathered at the corner of New York Street and Oakhurst Drive to protest the presence of the Abortion Fortress in their community. This was the nineteenth month in a row pro-lifers held a rally at the facility.

Stalwart activists Joe Williams and Wanda Geist came out early to shovel the sidewalk and sidewalk counselor Joe Basar got there shortly thereafter with a snowblower to finish the job and sprinkle some salt. This was a vast improvement over January's protest where protesters trudged through many inches of accumulated snow. [Continue reading . . . »]

Two recent articles in the Aurora Beacon News have spotlighted resistance to the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) by Fox Valley Catholics. While FOCA is a grave concern for all pro-life Americans, the threat posed by this bill to the Catholic health care system makes the issue particularly troubling for Catholics.

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