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Please view and share a link to this footage. Many do not know that Victoria now has abortion on demand up until birth!!  Please join us today in the fight against abortion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p4LVSmKx5M&feature=related 

 Emily's List holds up abortion as a trophy of women's reproductive rights, espouses the rhetoric of "choice" and poses as an organisation fighting for equality of women. At first glance, why wouldn't any company jump at the opportunity to sponsor them? 
If, however, you look a little more closely, you may just see something more sinister.  
It was Emily List's, Candy Broad,  that initially tabled an abortion Bill that would legalise abortion up until birth - but it was put aside until after a federal election.
Emily List's Maxine Morand then retabled it.
It was her Emily's List colleagues, Joan Kirner, Jacinta Allan (Bendigo East) and others that argued passionately in support of the Bill.
When challenged on her support of the legislation, during the last Victorian election, Ms Allan refused to comment. Her constituents flatly refused to believe that she would have supported abortion up until birth. With the protection of her local Bendigo newspaper, she remains unaccountable.

During the abortion debate in Parliament, images of aborted babies were viewed. Abortion survivor, Gianna Jessen, gave her amazing story of surviving an abortion and asked "Where were my rights as a female?" But Emily's List MPs remained determined.
Peter Kavanagh, former Member of the Democratic Labour Party, described how he was told by some ALP MPs that although they did not want to support the Bill, they were told (by the ALP) that they would not be endorsed for reselection if they did not - so much for a conscience vote!

Former ALP Member for Bendigo West, Bob Cameron, voted against the Bill. He has since been replaced by Emily List's Maree Edwards. 

The legislation was passed and numerous amendments were put forward - some 60, in fact. It was the rejection of these amendments that gives us a look into what Emily's List really stands for.

Given they had succeeded in legalising abortion in Victoria, one would think that a political organisation that champions the rights of women would have supported the following amendments: Parental consent for girls under 18 years (parental consent is required for piercings); mandatory reporting of suspected sexual abuse; support/counselling for women considering abortion; a "cooling off period" for women considering late term abortion.  But no - each Emily's List Member of Parliament voted each of these amendments down.

Emily Listers also opposed: The banning of partial birth abortions (banned in the U.S); provision of medical care for aborted babies born alive; anaesthetic for babies aborted late term; and limitting abortion availability to 20 or 24 weeks (babies can survive outside the womb at this stage). 

In espousing to be "pro choice", there is no evidence of Emily's List having any interest in any "choice" other than abortion. Where do they show such determination and passion for adoption?  Are they fighting to have red tape surrounding adoption cut?
Where are they lobbying for pregnancy support centres? Parenting classes?
It is blaringly obvious that Emily's List is "pro choice" alright...as long as that "choice" is abortion!

The champagne flowed for those Emily Listers who had secured their ultimate "trophy", but for the women, families and babies of Victoria and Australia, it was a very sad day. Legal protection for the unborn and also for women had been stripped.
The following businesses and organisations sponsor Emily's List - the first two listed are supporting one of their upcoming events. Please make contact with them. If you do business with them and your concerns are brushed aside, please consider changing to another business provider.

http://mebank.com.au/

http://womeninsuper.com.au/members/

http://www.justitia.com.au/main.html

http://www.asu.asn.au/

http://www.mauriceblackburn.com.au/

What do you think?
Do you believe that...
1) Babies in the womb deserve protection?
2) Women should be offered support / counselling when considering an abortion?
3) Parental consent should be required for a teenager seeking an abortion (as with piercings)?
4) Abortion up until birth should be banned?
5) Babies born alive (after failed abortions) should be provided with medical care?
6) Suspected sexual abuse of minors seeking abortions should be reported?
7) Partial birth abortions (banned in the U.S) should be banned in Victoria?
8) There should be a "cooling off" period for women considering late term abortion?
9) Abortion should be unthinkable or at least rare?

You might be surprised to learn that all of the Greens, many of the ALP and some Liberal MPs (including the current Vic Premier, Ted Bailleu) rejected each of the amendments included in the questions above (questions 2 -8).

Peter Kavanagh, former DLP MP was in Parliament when this abortion bill was passed. Hear his description here, along with comments from Melissa Ohden

Members of the current Victorian Government have indicated that they are waiting to hear from the public, before they can act to repeal this law. To motivate Victorian MPs we must run a strong and constant campaign.
Please write to them and ask that they repeal the abortion law of 2008 and reinstate protection for the unborn and their mothers. 
 If you are part of a mother's group, men's shed night, youth group, Church, social club or family... then why not organise a letter writing hour? If you can,please write or email numerous times.
What are we waiting for?!!

Vic Premier -Ted Bailleu: 
Office of the Premier
1 Treasury Place
GPO Box 4912V V
Melbourne, Victoria
Australia, 3002

Phone: (03) 9651 5000
TTY (for the hearing impaired only): (03) 9682 4864
Email contact form: http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/contact.html 

Leader of the National Party - Peter Ryan:
54B Cunninghame Street SALE 3850.
P.O. Box 145,
SALE 3850.

Phone: (03) 5144 1987
Fax: (03) 5144 7086
Email contact form: http://www.peterryan.com.au/contact-us
 

Attorney General - Robert Clark:
24 Rutland Road, BOX HILL Vic 3128.
Phone: (03) 9898 6606
Fax: (03) 9890 7180.
Email: robert.clark@parliament.vic.gov.au 

If you live in Victoria, please send a message, phone or visit your local MP.

Please contact the Upper House Members in your region.

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We’ve received terrific feedback from the abortion advertisement in The Weekend Australian. A number of pro-life politicians have also contacted us to say how much they appreciated it.

To make the most of this opportunity to influence politicians’ thinking on this issue, please (if you haven’t already) print this advertisement and ‘snail mail’ it to your local member of State and Federal Parliaments.

We believe a hard copy of this advertisement sent to MP’s will have maximum impact. This is especially important for Queensland and New South Wales where there is enormous pressure building to decriminalise abortion right up until birth, as tragically occurred in Victoria last year.

Some points you might like to make in a cover letter are:

That you oppose abortion 
That you would like your Member to work to find ways to support women with unplanned pregnancies, rather than offering abortion as the first choice 
That abortion’s frequency (100,000 per year Australia-wide) be reduced and that there be an immediate ban on late term and partial birth abortion 
That every abortion takes the life of an unborn baby
Contact details for State MPs are available from these websites.

TASMANIA - NEW SOUTH WALES - ACT - NORTHERN TERRITORY - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - WESTERN AUSTRALIA - QUEENSLAND - VICTORIA

Federal Members can be contacted here.
 

Thanks for taking action at this strategic time. If you would like to contribute financially to our work in shifting political and public opinion on abortion, you can donate securely online here.
 

God bless,

Jim Wallace AM
Managing Director
Australian Christian Lobby

 

(From Salt Shakers 8 May, 2009)