Tag: Rhode Island

R.I. Legislature Now in Recess–Worst Session in History for the Pro-Life Cause

Beginning the counter attack By Barth E. Bracy, Executive Director, Rhode Island Right to Life Dear Friend of Life, It is simply not possible to exaggerate the magnitude of our defeat. While we must not despair, neither can we pretend that the General Assembly session that ended last night was anything other than the worst …

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“A very dark day in the history of our state”: Rhode Island passes radical new abortion law

By Dave Andrusko First and foremost, the deeply distressing news. On Wednesday Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo (D) signed an expansionary abortion bill radical by any standards but camouflaged as legislation to preserve “the status quo” on abortion in Rhode Island. The signing followed passage in the Senate [21-17] followed by the House [45-29]. It …

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Time is Short – Email Your Rhode Island Legislators Now

After extraordinary interventions by Senate Leadership, an extreme, New York style abortion-expansion bill has passed out of committee and now moves to Senate floor for a vote next Wednesday, June 18. If 2019 — H 5125 Sub B clears the full Senate, it will then be referred back to the House Judiciary Committee, because of …

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Rhode Island Abortion Expansion Bill Moves to Full Senate – Email Now

After extraordinary interventions by Senate Leadership, an extreme, New York style abortion-expansion bill last night passed out of committee and now moves to Senate floor for a vote next Wednesday, June 19. If 2019 — H 5125 Sub B clears the full Senate, it will then be referred back to the House Judiciary Committee, because …

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Rhode Island Right to Life Legislative Alert: Key Senate Committee Vote on Thursday

As has been widely reported, Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee Chairwoman Erin Lynch Prata (Democrat, Warwick) invoked Rule 6.14 to avoid a second defeat of the extreme New York style abortion expansion bill of which she is a cosponsor. Her move [to unilaterally send the bill to another committee] was a brazen violation of the …

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R.I. Senate committee set to vote on radical abortion bill

The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee will be voting this Tuesday, June 11, on a New York style abortion expansion bill (H5125 Sub A) that has already passed the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Please respond to this action alert to (1) email your state Senator right now, (2) call the Senate on Monday, (3) …

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There is still time to email your Rhode Island state Senator to oppose abortion expansion. Please act today.

Even if you have emailed your state Senator in response to previous action alerts, please do so once again right now. They are lying to you. Under false pretenses, some local media outlets have joined abortion extremists and unscrupulous politicians to push a New York-style abortion expansion bill here in Rhode Island. They falsely claim …

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Rhode Island Pro-Life State Legislative Alerts

Abortion Extremists are making a HUGE final push, large pro-life turnout necessary on June 5 Abortion Extremists are making a HUGE final push to pass a New York style abortion expansion bill here in Rhode Island. National pro-abortion groups are holding a Rally tomorrow, Wednesday June 5, from 3 to 6 pm at the State …

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Rhode Island Pro-Life State Legislative Alerts

Even if you have emailed your state Senator in response to previous action alerts, please do so once again right now. They are lying to you. Under false pretenses, some local media outlets have joined abortion extremists and unscrupulous politicians to push a New York-style abortion expansion bill here in Rhode Island. They falsely claim …

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Rhode Island Right to Life Legislative Alert

Even if you have emailed your state Senator in response to previous action alerts, please do so once again right now. They are lying to you. Under false pretenses, some local media outlets have joined abortion extremists and unscrupulous politicians to push a New York-style abortion expansion bill here in Rhode Island. They falsely claim …

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A pro-abortion editorial awash in cynicism and dishonesty

By Dave Andrusko Last week we reposted a legislative alert from Rhode Island Right to Life. It combined gratitude (the Senate Judiciary Committee had just defeated the Senate version of the radical abortion-expansion bill by 5-4 “while holding the House version of the bill for further study”) with caution —a call for pro-lifers “to remain …

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Register Now 4 Ancora Banquet. Help get Rhode Island’s only Mobile Ultrasound Pregnancy Center back out on the road

Rhode Island Right to Life’s 2019 Ancora Ultrasound Fundraising Banquet is less than two weeks away. Please visit the event registration page if you can attend or donate. Please also spread the word, invite friends, or even be a table captain. With your help, we can get Rhode Island’s only Mobile Ultrasound Pregnancy Center back …

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