NOW is the time to use YOUR VOICE to protect women & the preborn. Pro-Life bills were heard by the HGO Committee last Friday. We must continue to urge a vote in favor of:
HB0997 (Equal Protection for the Preborn)
HB1167Maryland Nondiscrimination in Health Care Coverage Act
HB1198.The Abortion-inducing Drug Risk Protocol (See details below)
HB0997 EQUAL PROTECTION FOR THE UNBORN ACT
Please call and email the Health and Government Operations (HGO) Committee directly and ask the Chair, Shane Pendergrass, to call for a vote on HB0997 and all of the Life bills heard on Friday, March 19, 2021Shane.pendergrass@house.state.md.us
410-841-3139
Then call/email the following Republican legislators on the HGO Committee and ask them to publicly support HB 997 by responding to your email and ask them to make a motion to call for a vote on HB 997 and all the pro-life bills ASAP. You have the right to know how your Republican legislators vote on Life issues.
Kathy SzeligaBaltimore & Harford
7
410.841.3698
kathy.szeliga@house.state.md.us Kipke
Nicholaus
Anne Arundel
31B
410.841.3421
nicholaus.kipke@house.state.md.us
Krebs
Susan
Carroll
5A
410.841.3200
susan.krebs@house.state.md.us Chisholm
Brian
Anne Arundel
31B
410.841.3206
brian.chisholm@house.state.md.us
Morgan
Matthew
St. Mary’s
29A
410.841.3170
matt.morgan@house.state.md.us Saab
Sid
Anne Arundel
33B
410.841.3551
sid.saab@house.state.md.us TERESA E. REILLY
Republican, District 35B, Cecil & Harford Counties
House Office Building, Room 203
6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 841-3278, (301) 858-3278
1-800-492-7122, ext. 3278 (toll free)
e-mail: teresa.reilly@house.state.md.us
fax: (410) 841-3190, (301) 858-3190
Visit Maryland Right to Life to TAKE ACTION on the remaining bills below:
***Red Alert*** Oppose HB308 and SB331 as hearings are set for NEXT WEEK.
Oppose SB438 Pregnant and Parenting which will be heard by the House.
Please TAKE ACTION through the MDRTL.org website (and links below) to easily reach legislators and committee members with pre-written messages today. All five campaigns are urgent. Your emails and PHONE CALLS could be the difference maker in these critical fights for LIFE.
THANK YOU!
Support HB1167 Health Care, Equal Access and Shortage (Maryland Nondiscrimination in Health Care Coverage Act)HB1167 protects patients during medical crisis or scarcity from having life-sustaining care withheld or withdrawn at the discretion of healthcare providers or healthcare institutions based on the belief that a patient’s quality of life is not worth continuing care or not worth the cost of care, despite the wishes of the patient or patient families. Support HB1198 The Abortion-inducing Drug Risk Protocol
HB1198 protects the health and welfare of every woman considering a drug-induced abortion. This bill ensures that women considering a drug-induced abortion receive comprehensive information on abortion -inducing drugs, including the potential to reverse the effects of the drugs, should she change her mind. ***RED ALERT*** Hearing set for Wednesday 3/31Oppose HB308 Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (“SLAPP”)
MDRTL strongly objects to HB308 Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. This bill will enable SLAPP suits and restrict the exercise of free speech in Maryland. It will enable frivolous lawsuits to suppress pro-life speech and hurt pro-life organizations, including pregnancy centers, potentially putting them out of business. Contact Julie@mdrtl.org with testimony by noon 3/29. *** RED ALERT*** Hearing set for Monday 3/29. Oppose SB331 Adoption – Access to Birth and Adoption Records and Search, Contact and Reunion Services
MDRTL strongly opposes SB331. This bill will deprive birth mothers of their right to privacy in the adoption process. Privacy means LIFE – The right to privacy and to protect her identity from being disclosed, even when the child reaches the age of maturity, empowers a birth mother to choose life for her child over death through abortion.Closed adoption already allows for disclosure of family medical history without revealing the birth mother’s identify. Oppose SB438 Public Schools – Pregnant and Parenting Students – Policies and Reports.
MDRTL is opposed to SB438. This bill seems to support students who want to parent their children with such incentives as lactation rooms. But the bill is so broadly written that there will almost certainly be consequences which will lead to the expansion of abortion in our schools. It is for this reason that the bill is supported by NARAL (National ABORTION Rights Action League). Has crossed over and will be heard by the House
Thank you and have a blessed weekend!
For Life,
Katherine Adelaide JD, Member,Carroll County Republican Central Committee (CCRCC)
The views expressed in this report are the authors own.