Time to Call for Action on Dismemberment Ban Bill

On Tuesday, December 5, a few pro-life people from around our state, and some of our Pro-Life Legislative Leaders, will host a meeting with the Harrisburg News agencies to call upon the House leadership to call up and pass the long awaited Dismemberment Ban (S.B.3). This call will take place on the steps of the rotunda from 10:30 am to 11:30 am.

This is not a rally. It is an articulation of the provisions of this bill, in the hope that focusing attention on this issue will encourage House members to seize this moment of grace to advance the Cause of Life. But the presence of some supporters at this event adds weight to our call to our Representatives.

So, for anyone able to come to Harrisburg on December 5, please make the effort. Your presence can make a life affirming difference. 

What is S.B. 3?

Current Pennsylvania law bans abortions after 24-weeks gestation with exceptions to prevent the death of the mother or loss of major bodily function, rape, and incest.   S. B. 3 extends this ban to 20-weeks gestation and bans dismemberment abortions.  In 2015, abortionists committed 1,968 such abortions in Pennsylvania.

The passage of S. B. 3 represents a small but significant step toward providing legal protection from abortion for all children and their mothers.  Consideration of S. B. 3 also provides an excellent opportunity to educate our fellow citizens regarding the pro-life position.

Why Attend?

Your presence provides spiritual and temporal encouragement to the pro-life leaders in the Pennsylvania House who are about to face significant resistance from the abortion industry, a hostile media and their pro-abortion colleagues.  Our presence also counters the likely gathering of the forces of the Culture of Death in our Capitol.  Such a gathering on April 11, 2016, led by Cecile Richard, the National President of Planned Parenthood, resulted in the delay of passing pro-life legislation.  So, please attend on December 5, 2017.  You will receive information and encouragement to visit your Sate House Member and urge him or her to support S. B. 3.  

What Happens if the Pennsylvania House Passes S.B. 3?

The Pennsylvania Senate passed S.B. 3 on February 8, 2017.  So, if passed by the Pennsylvania House, the bill goes to pro-abortion Gov. Tom Wolf, who has pledged to veto this legislation.  The House and the Senate could then attempt to override Gov. Wolf's veto, which would likely become a major issue in Pennsylvania's 2018 Gubernatorial Election.

What is Dismemberment Abortion?

Instruments of mass destruction

"A second trimester D&E abortion is a blind procedure. The baby can be in any orientation or position inside the uterus. Picture yourself reaching in with the Sopher clamp and grasping anything you can. At twenty weeks gestation, the uterus is thin and soft so be careful not to perforate or puncture the walls. Once you have grasped something inside, squeeze on the clamp to set the jaws and pull hard - really hard. Reach in again and grasp whatever you can. Set the jaw and pull really hard once again and out pops an arm about the same length. Reach in again with that clamp and tear out the spine, intestines, heart and lungs." - Anthony Levatino, M.D. (former abortionist)

Pictures of children who have been killed by this procedure can be viewed at the Silent Scream using this link. 

Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Coalition, Pennsylvania Catholic Network, People Concerned for the Unborn Child, Pa. Family Association Action, Eagle Forum, Pro-Life Berks, Bucks County Pro-Life Coalition, Centre County Pro-Life Coalition, Chester County Pro-Life Coalition, Pro-Life Delco, Delaware County Lawyers for Life, Montgomery County Pro-Life Coalition, Northeast Philadelphia Pro-Life Coalition, The King's Men and Voices for the Unborn.