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(Ira Byock, MD, advocate of terminal sedation, advances his cause under the aegis of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on Feb 7.)

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The California ProLife Council opposes ‘terminal sedation’ or the opiated dehydration of vulnerable patients. “This is the intentional, medical killing of a patient in one’s care,” said Brian Johnston, spokesman.

The practice of intentional medical dehydration was spelled out and condemned by the Nuremberg Medical Trials https://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/NT_war-criminals_Vol-II.pdf , HLSL SEQ. NO. 8900 – 09 JUNE 1947 – PAGE 8,753.

The California Conference of Catholic Bishops, under its recently ‘retired’ Director, had errantly supported this form of euthanasia in the case of Robert Wendland, filing an amicus brief with the California Courts supporting intentional dehydration. The California Supreme Court ruled against them, finding such practices to be unethical.

Pope John Paul II issued an ad limina rebuke of the Conference’s support of dehydration, and of the religious body’s approval of killing Robert Wendland. “…the omission of nutrition and hydration intended to cause a patient’s death must be rejected and that, while giving careful consideration to all the factors involved, the presumption should be in favor of providing medically assisted nutrition and hydration to all patients who need them.”
http://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/speeches/1998/october/documents/hf_jp-ii_spe_19981002_ad-limina-usa.html

The retired Director of the California Catholic Conference suppressed public knowledge of the ad limina rebuke, and continues to work ‘advising’ the quasi-catholic, billion-dollar health industry in the Western states. The former “Catholic Healthcare West” has actually been instructed by the Bishop of Phoenix to no longer use the term “Catholic” due to their unethical medical procedures. https://www.ncronline.org/news/phoenix-bishop-removes-hospitals-catholic-status

Few Catholics seeking medical care in these facilities are aware of this dramatic departure from the ethics of the faith, mistakenly assuming the hospital system continues under its initial moral code and Catholic guidance.
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Abortion regulations in California? None. Though unregulated, it’s government funded

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Special Report – Abortion in California
This report includes extensive documentation via electronic links
For Release January 20 More info 800 924-2490
CALIFORNIA LAW: ABORTION ON DEMAND AND ABORTION WITHOUT LIMITS–WHAT THE CURRENT LAW REALLY SAYS
FEDERAL ABORTION LAW — AUTHORIZES ABORTION ON DEMANDThe expansive definition of health given in Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179, 192 (1973) as including “all factors – physical, emotional, psychological, familial, and the woman’s age” controls the extent of the abortion right announced in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113, 153 (1973) and affirmed in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern PA v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833, 871 (1992). In effect, since any prohibition on late-term abortions must include an exception for the life and health of the mother, the exception eviscerates any ban a state may want to impose and results in abortion on demand throughout all nine months of pregnancy.
The official report of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee issued in 1983 confirmed this: “‘As a result of the Roe decision, a right to abortion was effectively established for the entire term of pregnancy for virtually any reason, whether for the sake of personal finances, social convenience, or individual lifestyle … Thus, the Committee observes that no significant legal barriers of any kind whatsoever exist today in the United States for a woman to obtain an abortion for any reason during any stage of her pregnancy.’” (Report, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, on Senate Joint Resolution 3, 98th Congress, 98-149, June 7, 1983, p. 6)
CALIFORNIA ABORTION LAW — GOVERNMENT FUNDED ABORTION ON DEMAND THROUGHOUT ALL NINE MONTHS OF PREGNANCY
The language of California’s Abortion Statute CA Health and Safety Code Sec. 123468 follows the ruling of Casey in including the life and health exception to authorize abortions on viable babies. This means abortion on demand throughout all nine months, whenever the paid abortionist chooses to do it, as he can apply psychological, emotional and ‘age ‘ considerations in any way he wishes.
The Medi-Cal Provider Manual published by the CA Department of Health Care Services states on page one that abortion is a covered benefit regardless of the gestational age of the fetus, and that medical justification and authorization for abortion are not required.
True to the real meaning of Roe/Doe/Casey, California allows state-funded abortion on demand throughout all nine months of pregnancy.
CA BORN ALIVE INFANTS’ PROTECTION ACT – unenforced, ignored, and meaningless
CA Health and Safety Code Sec. 123435 states that a child born alive after an abortion has the same rights to medical care as an infant prematurely born spontaneously. This law is ignored.
Because  California does not require abortion providers to report to the state, California is paying for abortions on children up to the point of natural birth, with no oversight or mechanism for enforcement. There is no ability to protect children born alive in the course of abortion despite the compelling state interest to do so.

The Bloomberg Effect

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On October 10, 2018, Mayor Bloomberg, one of the richest men in the world, declared he was now changing parties to ‘Democrat’. But as a Republican, an Independent or a Dem, his ideas have never changed. He has always been a progressive liberal. Bloomberg had spent millions in the spring of 2018 in an open attempt to ensure that there would be no Republican Gubernatorial nominee on the California November ballot.  Although this was publicly stated, many California Republicans were too naive to see Bloomberg’s method of splitting the vote. He subsequently spent 100 million dollars to destroy Republican nominees nationwide in the fall of 2018. Multiple millions were targeted in Orange County, California.
California’s Republican party problems have not been with Republican ideas, but with a confused and compromised Republican “leadership”.  Republican leaders who resent and refuse to support Republican party ideals have been more of its enemy than the Democrat Party and the media combined.  This intentional self-destruction of the party by its own caretakers is their greatest legacy. Through Proposition 14, they initiated and then accommodated continued changes in California’s election law that have robbed the party membership of its own voice. This ‘mob rule’ primary was only the most obvious of politically-suicidal acts.   Though California’s founding party, today’s California’s Republican Party ‘leadership’ gave up long before Nov. 6.
On this Nov. 6 same-day voting took place in every county of the state without requiring any identification. On this and other open-invitations to voter fraud, the Republican Party has been largely silent. How can anyone expect Republican votes to have any meaning when Republican leaders have themselves dismissed and diminished their own voters, intentionally reducing their voice?  Republican leaders who promote their opponent’s ideas and opponents’ party think they are ‘doing the Republican party a favor’ progressing it to a ‘brave new ‘post-partisan world. But like Arnold (the promulgator of Prop 14) and others what they are not seeking to advance the Republican Party or its values, they merely seek personal approval and advantage.
Those familiar with the founding of our nation know that Aaron Burr was widely disdained by the other founders. It was not because Burr shot Hamilton, that merely marked the end of his career. Burr was considered reprehensible for his ‘self-serving’ agenda. He had been widely recognized for making his first principle, “What’s in this for me?”  Today’s Democrat Party has become notorious for marketing goodies to a self-centered society, but the California Republican Party’s loss of vision and purpose to “Burr-like” self-promotion has led to a collapse and surrender to Democrat party assertions and values.
There is a wispy silver lining to this last election. Bloomberg’s millions were targeted at removing Congressional Republicans. He used that wealth to stir the simple-minded into a targeted, class-hatred toward each Republican Congressional member, but there were still many unsung victories in Orange County.   ProLife candidates all down the ballot did very well in Orange County on the local level. In Mayoral, City Council, City Attorney, School Board and other local races, the endorsed pro-life candidates won 2/3 of the races endorsed.
The Republican Party will need to reassess who it is at its next State convention. Will it be led by principles or by Burrs’ and  Bloombergs’?

Election Victories

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ProLife Victories

A great number of candidates that we endorsed won their primaries- across all races, including the race for Governor! The list is below:
California ProLife Council (CPLC) PAC is established to follow state and federal election law in the endorsement or opposition of candidates. CPLC is the California affiliate of the nationwide team of the National Right to Life Committee.
The Board of CPLC PAC is guided by definitive standards. Candidates must: 1) affirm commitment to specific issues of public policy (Because many people may use the phrase ‘pro-life’ with looseness and redefine it to suit their own purposes); or 2) prove commitment via a voting record while in office.
The major political parties have established positions on Life. The Republican Party seeks to maintain the right to life for the vulnerable. The Democrat Party seeks abortion on demand, government sponsorship of abortion, and other uses of medicine to kill human beings. Exceptions to these party positions will be noted.

Governor John Cox
Controller Kostas Roditis
Atty Gen Steven Bailey
BOE 1st District Ted Gaines
BOE 4 th Joel Anderson

Congressional Races
CD 1 Doug LaMalfa
CD3 Charlie Schaupp
CD4 Tom McClintock
CD5 Anthony Mills
CD8 Paul Cook
CD9 Marla Livengood
CD10 Jeff Denham
CD21 David Valadeo
CD22 Devin Nunes
CD 23 Kevin McCarthy
CD25 Steve Knight
CD36 Kimberlin Brown Pelzer
CD 42 Ken Calvert
CD 43 Omar Navarro
CD45 Mimi Waters
CD47 John Briscoe
CD49 Diane Harkey
CD50 Duncan Hunter

State Senate
SD4 Jim Nielsen
SD14 Andy Vidak
SD16 Shannon Grove
SD28 Jeff Stone
SD36 Patricia Bates
SD38 Brian Jones

Assembly
AD1 Brian Dahle
AD 2 Matt Heath
AD3 James Gallagher
AD5 Frank Bigelow
AD6 Kevin Kiley
AD13 Antonio Garcia
AD23 Jim Patterson
AD26 Devon Mathis
AD 29 Vicki Nohrden
AD31 Lupe Espinoza
AD32 Justin Mendes
AD33 Jay Obernolte
AD34 Vince Fong
AD35 Jordan Cunningham
AD 36 Tom Lackey
AD 38 Dante Acosta
AD39 Ricardo Benitez
AD 40 Henry Nickel
AD 52 Toni Holle
AD 55 Phillip Chen
AD 57 Jessica Martinez
AD 58 Mike Simpfenderfer
AD 65 Alexandria “Alex” Coronado
AD 66 Frank Scotto
AD 67 Melissa Melendez
AD 68 Steven Choi
AD 71 Randy Voepel
AD73 William Brough
AD74 Mathew Harper
AD75 Marie Waldron
AD78 Maggie Campbell

Register to Vote

California Law now allows you to REGISTER on Election Day!
So even if you and your friends are NOT registered, you can still vote in this election. THAT’s RIGHT! What the Democrat Party devised can be used for you to get good folk elected.Make sure that YOU and Your friends vote in this Primary, and Vote ProLife! Vote for John Cox for Governor!
California Voter’s Choice Act | California Secretary of State

Download the Petition to stop Abortion Pill RU 486

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To our County Supervisors, State Legislators and all Public Officials:
Stop the distribution of chemical abortion pill, RU 486.  Whereas: RU 486 is an extremely powerful, artificial steroid. It is actually a multi-drug ‘cocktail’ that dramatically alters a woman’s biology in order to end the life of the child she knows is within her; Whereas: this drug has resulted in the deaths of women who did not understand its powerful impact on their bodies; Whereas certain feminists ideologues are willing to risk the health of women to advance the routine abortion of human beings;  We, the undersigned, therefore urge all public officials using their fiduciary positions and sworn commitment to uphold the law and protect lives, to oppose government involvement in the distribution of this dangerous chemical abortifacient.
Get this petition into every prolife church/bible study and group in your area.
We will help you meet with YOUR Assembly representative and guide you through changing their vote (call 800 924-2490 if you have any questions)
Get this petition out everywhere!
IMPORANT;
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Important Update: Fighting against CALIFORNIA Government-Forced Speech

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Important Update on US Supreme Court case regarding AB 775, government-forced speech promoting abortion.

California ProLife was involved in the very significant, successful State Court challenge of AB 775, the so-called “Reproductive Fact Act.” This was a very important victory. This California law would force pro-life counseling centers to first and foremost promote abortion. The law required that before there was any conversation with a young pregnant mother, she must first be informed that free abortions were readily available, and locations for the free abortions were to be made known.

We are Demanding The Right to Freely Speak!

The law also mandated that the prolife organization was to post a large sign stating the details of the free abortions.
The Ninth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals had approved of the law. Therefore the successful state court case protecting prolife speech was hugely significant, requiring the USSC to take up the case.
Advocates for Faith and Freedom, on behalf of the Scharpen Foundation  and with California ProLife Council.
as declarants, successfully brought suit to overturn the law.
California state law has a very specific and expressed freedom of speech asserted in the state Constitution. Pursuing the case in state court and  invoking the state’s constitution was critically important.
This  successful state court case was crucial because it required the United States Supreme Court (USSC) to decide the case itself and confront the discrepancies in the lower court decisions. This October they granted cert to hear the merits of the law.
The High Court will make its ruling during this judicial session. California ProLife we will keep you updated!
thank you for standing with us for LIFE!