Catholic Madison

Want to get involved in the pro-life cause? Here's a list of things you can do to protect the unborn.

Upcoming Events:

• Sept 17, 2009 Pro-Life Wisconsin Pro-Life TV ad campaign begins - 100 commercials over 2 weeks.  View the commercials here.
• Sept 22, 2009 Prayer Protest at the Madison Surgery Center -- The Madison Surgery Center has not started to perform late-term abortions yet -- come to pray.
  
• 40 Days For Life will occur all through October. Make it out to a vigil site if you can! 40 Days for Life will be observed in Milwaukee, Madison, La Crosse, Wausau, Appleton and Rockford, IL. For more information, click here.
• October 12, 2009: Pro-Life Rally in Madison: October 12 marks the mid-way point of 40 Days for Life, and Pro-Life Wisconsin is joining with 40 Days for Life of Madison to host a pro-life rally in front of the Madison Surgery Center. This prayer rally will begin at 9 a.m. The Madison Surgery Center is located at 1 South Park Street in Madison. For more information, visit www.nouwabortions.com, contact Pro-Life Wisconsin toll-free at (877) 463-7945 or Steve Karlen of Vigil for Life at (608) 445-2063.
• May 6, 2009: Wisconsin Right to Life sponsors talk by former abortionist Dr. Levatino at Inn at the Park.

Activism

• Sign the UN Petition for the Rights of the Unborn Child
• Tell Congress that Abortion is NOT Healthcare
• Sign the online petition saying NO to Obamacare

• Say NO to Senator Feingold's attempts to reverse the Defense Of Marriage Act
• Contact Congress to keep Abortion out of Health Care
• President Obama, Tell the Truth
• NO UW Abortions
  • Patients Protest Letter declining treatment at the Madison Surgery Center - from Wisconsin Right to Life
• The St. Michael the Archangel Organization is organizing a prayer campaign of one million Rosaries for Unborn Babies from May 1-3, 2009.
• Tell President Obama to protect the Right of Conscience - from the Susan B. Anthony List.
• Support the Mexico City Policy
• Online signatures against FOCA:
  http://www.fightfoca.com/ - Americans United for Life
  http://www.wrtl.org/petition/ - Wisconsin Right to Life
  http://www.pop.org/ - Population Research Institute (servers are busy, the link does not always work)
• Block tax-funded abortions - from the Family Research Council
• Stop the Bailout for Planned Parenthood - from the Susan B. Anthony List
• Petition for support of the unborn and family at the United Nations - from the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute
  (437,000 signatures so far worldwide, 172,000 signatures in English)
• Contact President Obama with a personal message
• State by State Abortion Track record - from Americans United for Life

News

• August 14, 2009: Wisconsin Medical Society’s Council on Health Care Ethics rejects PAS/euthanasia resolution
• February 6, 2009: UW/Meriter Surgical Clinic Given Final OK for Late-Term Abortions

Articles

• On seeking ethical health care reform: Bishop Morlino and Bishop Nickless