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Kentucky RTL Association
is Active Locally and In Washington, DC for January 22-Related
Activities Part Four of Five Kentucky Right to Life Association (KRLA), based in Louisville, and its chapters and members, have begun 2011 with a strong witness on behalf of the most vulnerable members of our society. KRLA worked with Right to Life of Louisville to gather more than 2,400 signatures from throughout the Commonwealth for the annual Signature Ad in the statewide edition of the Courier-Journal, the nation’s 42nd-largest newspaper in terms of circulation. The ad, published on Jan. 23, asked and answered these questions: “Do preborn children experience pain? Do abortions occur after 20 weeks? What can you do?” On January 22, buses from Louisville, Elizabethtown, Brandenburg and other cities took more than 150 marchers to Washington, D.C. for the 38th Annual March for Life, which took place on January 24. Before the march, Kentuckians enjoyed KRLA’s annual Congressional Breakfast in the Cannon House Office Building. Representative Brett Guthrie (R-2nd Dist.) attended, as did aides and staff members for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R), Sen. Rand Paul (R), and Reps. Ed Whitfield (R-1st Dis.), Geoff Davis (R-4th Dist.) and Hal Rogers (R-5th Dist.). The breakfast featured remarks by Rachel Schumacher, president of Wisconsin Teens for Life, and Havilah Benton of North Dakota Teens for Life. Although Sen. McConnell’s duties as Senate Republican Leader kept him from attending the Congressional Breakfast, he was able to take time later to meet with a small delegation of pro-life constituents from his home state. That same morning, many pro-lifers gathered on the steps of Louisville’s courthouse (Metro Hall) at noon for the Rally for Life. The annual event is timed to attract the attention of office workers who pass by on their lunch hour. Speakers included former state Rep. Bob Heleringer and Angela Mintor, founding director of Sisters for Life. KRLA continues its pro-life witness with the annual Statewide Rally for Life inside the capitol rotunda in Frankfort, the state capital. The event, which begins at 11 a.m., features Shari Richard, a former ultrasound technician at an abortion mill who has become a pioneer in ultrasound technology in the service of life. KRLA Executive Director Margie Montgomery will introduce the legislators who are able to attend. To do the best job possible I need your feedback on Today's News & Views and National Right to Life News Today. Please send your comments to daveandrusko@gmail.com. If you like, join those who are following me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/daveha. |