Thank you for visiting the NHRTL website.   We defend all innocent human life without exception or compromise because a genuine pro-life ethic insists, like the Declaration of Independence, that we are all created equal.   Thus no babies are "expendable" for the sake of convenience or possibly saving other babies.   Some research, some reflection, and some prayer can reveal to you why focused activism is the most compassionate response for mothers in trouble and babies in jeopardy.    Join NHRTL today and learn how our group, led by 15 volunteer trustees, is fighting for the right to life for all.

THIS PAGE HOLDS OUT-OF-DATE ITEMS FROM 2006 FOR REFERENCE     Concord   MARCH   FOR  LIFE  SATURDAY,   JANUARY  13,   2007  CLICK  TO  SEE  SOME  50+  PHOTOS  FROM  LAST  YEAR! Click for MFL Flyer in PDF CLICK  HERE  IF  FOR  MORE INFO OR IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACROBAT  READER  INSTALLED. The annual March for Life shall continue whilst babies die from abortion on demand.   Join pro-lifers on Saturday, January 13, 2007 in Concord.  CLICK HERE FOR THE ACROBAT READER PDF FLYER.   Many thanks to those who helped make this observance of the woeful  Roe v. Wade decision a memorable one.  The March for Life luncheon this year is POT LUCK.   Therefore, we ask pro-lifers to bring sandwiches, soda, desserts, etc. to share.    Please contact Cynthia at (603) 731-9484 to sign-up to help with the food service, or for last minute advice on the kinds of food that would help the most!  Thanks! Of course, the Annual Washington DC March for Life is scheduled for January 22, 2007.   Visit   www.marchforlife.org  for details.   NHRTL BANQUET:  Sunday, October 29, starting at 4:30pm At the Manchester Country Club, Manchester, NH, featuring keynote speaker, Jim Sedlak, the man who wrote the book on defeating Planned Parenthood, the Promiscuity Promoters. Call 626-7950 or write life@nhrtl.org  to get tickets by advance sales only.   This is a major NHRTL fundraiser, so tickets are $45.  If you have not purchased your tickets yet, it's not too late!   If you cannot make it, please consider sponsoring a college or high school student.   You or the sponsored student will be enlightened and motivated!     FIRST  *SATURDAY*  Witness  against  Planned  Parenthood Elm & Pennacook, Manchester     (Near East end of Amoskeag Bridge) The pro-life witness at Planned Parenthood on Penacook Street (right behind Rite-Aid on Elm St. Manchester) is scheduled for this Saturday, November 4, 10am to Noon.   We are asking for people to be there at the times that seem the busiest.  There are people there at other times too.  If you don’t have someone to go with you, call 626-7950 or reply to life@nhrtl.org and we will get a partner to go with you   NHRTL-PAC NAMES CANDIDATES TO SUPPORT                NHRTL-PAC has issued a PRESS RELEASE identifying tenaciously pro-life candidates to support for the Tuesday, November 7, General Election. Additionally, the PAC sent 16-question surveys to candidates at the gubernatorial, executive council, and senate levels, and you can browse all of the survey returns by clicking here.     We encourage you to contact the genuinely pro-life candidates and get engaged in their campaign work now, and be sure to vote for the pro-lifers on Tuesday, November 7!   CLICK  HERE  FOR  ACROBAT   PDF  VERSION  OF 2006  VOTER  GUIDE FROM   CORNERSTONE   POLICY   RESEARCH          Gov. John Lynch - D www.nh.gov/governor      Rep. Jim Coburn - R www.jimcoburn.com NO   SURVEY RETURNED "I  am  pro-choice." -- Gov. Lynch Press Release, June 16, 2005        ENDORSED  BY  NHRTL-PAC Acrobat PDF Survey Return JPG Picture Survey Return NHRTL-PAC  CALLS  PRO-LIFERS  TO SUPPORT: GOVERNOR:   JIM  COBURN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: Dist 5:  DAVE WHEELER Dist 4:  RAY WIECZOREK Dist 3:  CHUCK MORSE CLICK  HERE  FOR PAC  PRESS RELEASE STATE SENATE: Dist  2:   CARL JOHNSON Dist  9:   SHEILA ROBERGE    Dist 11:  PETER BRAGDON   Dist 12:  NANCY WALL Dist 13:  DENNIS HOGAN      Dist 17:  JACK BARNES Dist 18:  ANDY MARTEL Dist 19:  BOB LETOURNEAU   OPTIONS FOR WOMEN  Annual Banquet:  Oct. 13, 2006 The banquet features Heather Gemmen and her story of a brutal rape and her restoration by God's grace.  Scroll through the outline of her journey here: HEATHER GEMMEN "Turn off the light," Heather sleepily murmured to her husband. When the room went dark, she peeked out from the covers. The man standing in her bedroom was not Steve. Raped in her own home, Heather's terror went beyond her own safety: Were the kids sleeping soundly in the next bedroom, or did their silence mean something else? Would her husband save her or would he face the same knife she did? Heather's agony did not end after the rapist left: Against all odds, she became pregnant as a result of the rape. Would she and Steve remain united as they faced the tyranny of the choice before them? Would they endure the strain of anxiety s the waited for HIV test results and answered strange telephone calls? The gripping true-life story walks listeners through Heather's journey - from rape to restoration. Her autobiography, Startling Beauty, is undeniable proof that God can bring blessings out of the worst situations. Today Heather has astonished the nation with her transparent story of Startling Beauty. Previously known for her prolific success in authoring and editing children's books, including the best-selling Learn to Read Bible, her memoir (Startling Beauty) has brought Heather into national acclaim through shows like Montel Williams and Celebrity Justice. Her international speaking tour provides a way to express her passion to point people to the restorative power of God's love. Focus on the Family has selected Heather's story for their Sanctity of Human Life campaign.   Carenet Banquets October 19, Laconia:   Call 528-3121 for details. October 20, Nashua/Manchester:   Call 623-5534 for details.   RESPECT  LIFE  OBSERVANCE In honor of  Respect Life Sunday, there will be a prayer service on October 1 at 2pm, at the Monument of the Unborn at the Exeter Cemetery, 17 Bell Ave., Exeter.  All are welcome.    FASTING  AND  PRAYERS For fasting and prayer, Tuesday, October 3,  6:30p- 8:30p, at Grace Ministries International, 265 Rte 125, Brentwood, NH.   Cutting Through the Spin of Stem Cells & Cloning Presentation on DVD by Father Tad and Q&A w/ Dr. Peter Cataldo *  Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk (Father Tad): Director of education National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC), Phila. PhD. Neuroscience fr Yale & molecular biologist @ Mass Gen & Harvard Medical School. *  Dr. Peter J. Cataldo, Director medical ethics consulting firm, was Director (NCBC), widely published biotethics & philosophy. Testified before legislatures on bioethical matters. *  DVD Presentation is on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 @ 6:30pm at St. James Church @ Corpus Christi Parish,  2079 Lafayette Road,  Portsmouth.  Refreshments available.   “THE  SPIN  STOPS  HERE…” Dr. John Diggs has appeared on Fox TV's O’REILLY FACTOR   Dr. John Diggs is  presenting  at  the Hollis / Brookline High School THURSDAY,  MAY  11,  2006 7:00pm to 8:30pm   Room 221 WHAT  PARENTS  NEED  TO KNOW  CONCERNING  SEX  ED  “How to talk to your kids about abstinence and sex” Scroll  through  this  window  below  to  see  the  benefits  of  this  approach: John R. Diggs, Jr., MD is a board-certified Internist who has put his medical training and 15-plus years of clinical experience to work in developing a series of messages advocating the sanctity of human life and the proven benefits of sexual restraint. Using the research skills and clinical expertise of a seasoned physician, Dr. Diggs exposes the real-world effects of sexual permissiveness through a message that is logical, consistent, coherent and inspiring. Parents are energized to fulfill their primary role in the education of their children. Teachers are relieved to discover their limited responsibilities in the area of sex education and their larger duty to honor the moral and ethical prerogatives of parents. Civic leaders are encouraged to find that their gut-instincts about the importance of civic virtue actually coincide with the most up-to-date findings in medicine. Businessmen learn of the costly effects of sexual immorality on the lives of their employees and on businesses themselves. Doctors have even commented that they will change their manner of practicing medicine because of the information that is presented by Dr. Diggs. More information about Dr. Diggs appears at his Ambassador Speaker Bureau webpage.   This event is sponsored by Cornerstone Policy Research in conjunction with area parents.  For more information contact Mary Zore at (603) 673-7169 or write TheZore5@charter.net   SEACOAST  NHRTL  AT  MARKET  SQUARE  DAY The Seacoast Chapter of NH Right to Life staffed a pro-life table/booth during the Portsmouth "Market Square Day".   On Saturday, June 10, helpful pro-lifers, organized by Warren Goddard, distributed pro-life literature and materials on a by-donation basis.  They have been working this event for years:  http://www.proportsmouth.org/marketsquareday.cfm     If  you  want to help  defray the costs  involved,  please send tax-deductible donations to  NHRTL Educational Committee, POBox 421,  Merrimack, NH 03054.   Thank you!   SOUL  FEST  IN  GUNSTOCK  THIS  AUGUST Operation Outcry spokesperson is planning to speak at  Soul Fest on August 2nd- 6th at Gunstock in Gilford NH.  Contact Kelly Roy at prolifeambassador@msn.com  She will welcome words of encouragement, prayer and donations to this outreach event.   ACTION  ALERT  FOR MANCHESTER  RESIDENTS Please call your aldermen and/or the Manchester City Clerk at 624-6455 to implore them to vote against funding non-profit agencies that promote birth control and abortion to minors behind parents’ backs.  A petition listing these groups was presented at a recent budget hearing.  The final vote is Monday June 12th so please contact them today.   Photos, addresses, and telephone numbers for the Aldermen appear by clicking this link to the City of Manchester webpage.   JUMP  STARTING  THE  CAMPAIGN  SEASON The end of the candidate sign-up period marks the beginning of the campaign season.   There are no primary contests at the gubernatorial level.   For election to NH Governor, Republican pro-lifer and State Representative Jim Coburn of Windham is challenging first term Democratic Gov. John Lynch.   There are many contests for the important positions of Executive Council and State Senate too.  At the NH House level, hundreds of incumbents, including pro-lifers, are facing primary challenges.   A big thank-you to all those who have already or are seeking to serve the public in this capacity.   Pro-lifers like you can be most effective by getting involved with the campaigns of candidates you like early.  Don't let apathy and the summer doldrums interfere with your pro-life activism!          Gov. John Lynch - D www.nh.gov/governor      Rep. Jim Coburn - R www.jimcoburn.com "I  am  pro-choice." -- Gov. Lynch Press Release, June 16, 2005        "Coburn  told  a  group  of reporters  he  opposes  all abortions,  'no  exceptions.'  ”  -- Union Leader, June 15, 2006   REPORT  ON  HB-656  FROM  "THE  WANDERER" A national Catholic weekly journal operated by Catholic laymen loyal to Catholic doctrine has published a report on the HB-656 fallout.   Relevant excerpts of an article by Paul Likoudis, writing in the June edition, appear below with his permission.   The Wanderer website offers subscriptions. ETHICS & ECONOMICS DRIVING 'END OF LIFE' DECISIONS by Paul Likoudis, The Wanderer, June 2006 In his last months, Pope John Paul II and his household, acting under his direction and wishes, demonstrated the right way to die with dignity. As a cynical American doctor commented, "if we brought the Pope into our hospital, we could have bilked the system for millions, for extreme levels of 'ongoing care' of surgeries, high-level diagnosis and treatment, and kept him alive for a long time." The Pope's example comes to mind as politicians, the health care industry, families and individuals cope with the realities of our partially-socialized, chaotic and profiteering health care system which exploits both the patients and the providers - doctors, nurses and others - to the benefit of the commissars, i.e. the politicians and business interests who manipulate and profit from a system that is stressing the whole society with its gluttonous appetite for resources - including patients. The crisis in American health care, visible to all - politicians, patients and providers - offers a prime example of the chaos that results from abandoning Catholic principles of subsidiarity and personal responsibility where the people directly involved - whether patients and physicians, or, in the case of education, parents and teachers and students - have little or no direct control over health care, education or any other provision for human needs. <SNIP><SNIP> [A] raucous debate among pro-life activists in New Hampshire [has] pitted the Catholic bishop and New Hampshire Right to Life against the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) and its New Hampshire affiliate, Citizens for Life over new "end of life" legislation. <SNIP><SNIP> SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME IN NEW HAMPSHIRE On May 24, the New Hampshire House passed, 168-165 new "end of life" legislation, already passed by the Senate, that "updated" state laws on "advanced directives," i.e. living wills and durable powers of attorney for health care. New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch is expected to sign the bill, which critics charge will open the way for the state's hospitals, nursing homes and other care centers to "pull the plug" on the elderly ill and the permanently mentally or physically disabled. The 26-page bill, denounced as "extremely confusing" by both legislators and pro-life activists because of phrases filled with triple negatives, gives medical facilities "a license to kill the developmentally disabled," said Rep. Tony Soltani, R-Epsom. The bill, Wanderer reader and well-known pro-life activist Warren Goddard told this reporter, would never have passed the House had it not been for the lobbying efforts of Roger Stenson, head of Citizens for Life, an affiliate of the National Right to Life Committee, because it was opposed by all of the state's pro-life groups, as well as by the Catholic Church. After the bill passed, New Hampshire Right to Life issued a statement which said, in part: "A small band of usually pro-life activists has succeeded in passing the pro-death legislation known as HB-656 by a heart-breaking margin of just 3 votes during today's [May 26] Committee of Conference. "The so-called 'Citizens for Life' group, led by one Roger Stenson, summarily ignored this legislation for months and months while other NH pro-life groups earnestly worked very hard against HB-656. Then, just hours prior to our last chance at blocking this bill, Roger Stenson issued a press release supporting the bill. He did so knowing that NH Right to Life, NH Pro-life Council, Cornerstone Policy Research, the House Republican Alliance, the Union Leader, and the NH Catholic diocese led by Bishop John McCormack all formally opposed the legislation.... " Mr. Stenson's press release was printed and circulated in the State House by our ideological opponents in order to confuse some legislators into supporting HB-656...." The most insidious aspect of the legislation, wrote Pamela F. Hennessy, founder of the Partnership for Medical Ethics Reform, in an editorial for the North Country Gazette on May 22 is that it gives the medical center or nursing home - not the patient or his physician - the right to determine medical care is needed - or ended. Zeroing in one passage in the bill, added at the last minute in conference after the Senate passed its version, which states: "IV. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to condone, authorize, or approve (b) The withholding or withdrawing of medically administered nutrition and hydration or life-sustaining treatment from a mentally incompetent or developmentally disabled person, unless such person has a validly executed advance directive or such action is authorized by an existing guardianship or other court order, or such action is taken in accordance with the facility's standard protocol as applicable to its general patient population" Hennessy observed: "That small cluster of words can easily be construed to mean that a hospice ethics committee would gain the green light to do as they damn well please, whether or not you've directed differently. In sum, if they want to deny you treatment or care, they now have an out.... "Hospital ethics committees are not groups of doctors who interact with patients, families or caregivers of the patient. Rather, they are people who protect the legal interests of the hospital or nursing home, particularly when disputes over care arise. To a great degree, they mind the company store -- not necessarily the customer.... "At least one insider has stated that the Partnership for Caring (a seemingly pro-assisted suicide beneficiary of the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, NJ) has had a hand in promoting this act. The Partnership has a long and glorious history of minimalizing terminally people and this nation's elderly -- like so many disposable lighters. "RWJ Foundation helped to fund the Project on Death in America, a group that, in the 1990s, set out to change both public perception and public policy on withholding and withdrawing care from elderly, disabled and terminally ill human beings.... "These days, the value of your life can be defined in how much you cost. The higher the cost, the lower your value. It is then that ethics committees and futile care practices kick in and what you believed was your right is nothing more than a stumbling block. When they don't want to care for you -- they won't...." # # # # NHRTL expresses thanks to Mr. Likoudis and The Wanderer for this report.   PLEASE  ASK  GOV.  LYNCH TO  VETO  HB656 Please call on Gov. Lynch at (603) 271-2121 ASAP.   The Governor is considering signing this bad legislation.   We need his veto soon lest it become law.    Please click here to read the Acrobat PDF version of the NHRTL Press Release about this stealth attack from a normally helpful pro-life group. Or  just  scroll  through  this  window  below  to  see  the  text  of  the  press  release: FROM: NH RIGHT TO LIFE MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release March 29, 2006 HB656, aka THE RIGHT TO DIE BILL, TO HIT GOV. LYNCH’S DESK Contact: Darlene Pawlik, NHRTL Pres. (603) 626-7950 New Hampshire Right to Life has opposed HB656 from its inception more than two years ago. It passed the House by a mere two votes. "This bill is fraught with language that may easily be interpreted to the endangerment of any unconscious patient in any facility in New Hampshire," said Darlene Pawlik, President of NHRTL. "There are a number of serious problems in it," added Representative Kathy Souza. New Hampshire Right to Life urges the citizens of New Hampshire to call the Governor at 271-2121 and ask him to VETO HB656. "Let the legislature come up with something better next year," said Mrs. Pawlik. "This bill addresses a few logistical problems in current law, but it doesn't have the provisions needed to protect people from bad medical ethics." In this bill, it only takes one doctor or ARNP to certify a person mentally incompetent, then they can be treated or not treated according to facility policy. ### NHRTL is an Associate of American Life League, Inc.       HOLLOW  "Citizens for Life"  GROUP FLUBS  HB656  LEGISLATION  WITH  LAST  MINUTE  PRESS  RELEASE Despite many NH pro-life groups working against HB656 for months, the so-called "Citizens for Life" group suddenly issued a press release supporting this bad bill at our very last chance to defeat it.   Their effort worked, and we lost by 168 to 165 -- just 3 votes.  Please click here to read the Acrobat PDF version of the NHRTL Press Release about this stealth attack from a normally helpful pro-life group. Or  just  scroll  through  this  window  below  to  see  the  text  of  the  press  release: FROM: NH RIGHT TO LIFE MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release March 24, 2006 HOLLOW PRO-LIFE GROUP FLUBS HB-656 LEGISLATION Contact: Darlene Pawlik, NHRTL Pres. (603) 626-7950 A small band of usually pro-life activists has succeeded in passing the pro-death legislation known as HB-656 by a heart-breaking vote of 168 to 165 during today’s Committee of Conference. The so-called “Citizens for Life” group, led by one Roger Stenson, summarily ignored this legislation for months and months while other NH pro-life groups earnestly worked very hard against HB-656. Then, just hours prior to our last chance of blocking this bill, Roger Stenson issued a press release supporting the bill. He did so knowing that NH Right to Life, NH Pro-life Council, Cornerstone Policy Research, the House Republican Alliance, the Union Leader, and the NH Catholic diocese led by Bishop John McCormack all formally opposed the legislation. “NH Right to Life is devastated that a presumed friend of life would enter the legislative battle at the very last minute and support the 17 pages of complex legislation,” said NHRTL President Darlene Pawlik. “Worse, Mr. Stenson’s press release was printed and circulated in the State House by our ideological opponents in order to confuse some legislators into supporting HB-656,” she said. “Much as it is Mr. Stenson’s right to do so, he woefully focused on the few good bones thrown into the poisonous 17 page witches’ brew. Stenson has jeopardized many lives in the hopes of sparing a few,” said NH Right to Life Legislative Director Rep. Kathleen Souza. “He thought he could outsmart the devil.” “Every indication is that ‘Citizens for Life’ is just a select few individuals, led by Roger Stenson,” said NHRTL-PAC Chairman Ed Holdgate. “They do not hold open elections for leadership, nor do they hold membership meetings. It is a ‘smoke filled room’ group with a leader on a payroll,” he continued. “NHRTL however, is guided by 15 volunteers, openly elected during annual membership meetings. Not one is on any payroll – we work out of heartfelt compassion for babies, moms, and those in the twilight of life only,” Holdgate insisted. "While Roger Stenson enjoys recognition and funding from National Right to Life, his organization has been hollow for years, and now he has singularly flubbed by 3 votes the pro-life defenses of many other NH groups faithfully standing in the gap against HB-656,” Holdgate concluded. ### NHRTL is an Associate of American Life League, Inc. During the next monthly meeting of the 15 member NHRTL board of trustees, additional initiatives about this HB-656 matter will be considered.   FAST  &  PRAYER  CAMPAIGN  TO  REVERSE  DOE Doe v. Bolton, the companion case to Roe v. Wade, will be re-heard in the US Supreme Court on July 31st.    I ask you to join me on an 8 day fast to pray for this ruling to be overturned according to Federal Rule 60, “No longer Just.”    Roe said OK to abortion, Doe said any time for any reason!   You can fast anything:  TV, cake, fast food…it’s between you and God.   I ask you to commit to pray between July 23rd and the 30th.    Each day we will lift up a Planned Parenthood site in NH: Sunday July 23 West Lebanon Monday July 24 Claremont Tuesday July 25 Manchester Wednesday July 26 Concord Thursday July 27 Keene Friday July 28 Derry Saturday July 29 Exeter Sunday July 30 Portsmouth These are the eight Planned Parenthood sites in NH.  They either do or refer abortions and always administer birth control which often expels tiny, newly created people, as well as the promotion of promiscuity and STDs.   SYMPATHY  ON  THE  PASSING  OF  REP.  LEE  SLOCUM Rep. Lee Slocum from Amherst was killed in a car accident .   Please pray for his family.    There are no words to express the vacancy left by the passing of Lee Slocum.  He demonstrated true service above self.    We will truly miss him.  The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to the Boy Scout Troop 613, Amherst, NH 03031 or Cornerstone Policy Research,  136 N. Main St., Ste. 2, Concord, NH 03301   CARENET  holds  Walk-for-Life  2006  (TWO  DATES) 1) MANCHESTER: Sat. May 6.   Register at 9:30am for the walk starting at 10:15am at Veteran's Memorial Park, Elm Street. You can park indoors at the Center of NH for a small fee (entrance is on Granite Street). Call 623-1122 or write CPCManchester@fcgNetworks.net  to help by walking or sponsoring a walker. 2) NASHUA: Sat. May 13. Register at 9:30am for the walk starting at 10:15am at Greenley Park on Concord Street. Call 883-1122 or write CPCNashua@fcgNetworks.net to help by walking or sponsoring a walker.   Knights of Columbus Annual Pro-Life Seminar On Sunday, March 26, at St. Joseph's Cathedral Hall, Pine Street, Manchester, Noon to 4pm.   This features Fr. Terry Messer of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal presenting “How Catholics Can Use Their Faith to Promote a Culture of Life”   Please register no later than Sunday, March 19, by contacting Ron Di Stasio at 603.595.7837 or by NHknight@aol.com   NHRTL  NEWS:   JANUARY  2006  EDITION  AVAILABLE Click here to download and view the Acrobat Reader PDF version of the latest NHRTL News.   This edition, distributed during the March for Life, features many articles:     *   Norma McCorvey and Sandra Cano (the Roe and          Doe of the 1973 Supreme Court cases).     *   The Abortion / Breast Cancer Link     *   Stem Cell Strife     *   LEGISLATIVE ALERT     *   Other news items about events and opportunities CLICK HERE TO STAY TUNED WITH NHRTL   OPTIONS FOR WOMEN Celebrate Life Festival:  May 20  '06 Watch this space for more details from this pregnancy care center in Dover, NH, or call (603) 749-4441.   WITNESS AGAINST PRO-ABORTION  FUNDRAISER The so-called  "Chocolates for Choice"  fundraiser is scheduled for "The Gaslight" restaurant in downtown Portsmouth (64 Market Street) on May 9th.   A faithful pro-life witness has opposed this event for years and years, so we hope again to provide a strong witness to the staff and community that we in NH respect Life. We will gather at 6:30pm.   Call NHRTL at 626-7950 or write life@nhrtl.org for details.   Bishop McCormack Announces Opposition to HB-656 regarding "Do Not Resuscitate Orders" and "Living Wills" Read the Bishop's terrific appeal to the legislators, and the excellent analysis by ethicist Dr. Peter Cataldo on the Diocese website or by this Acrobat Reader PDF file.   The out-of-date, non-amended version of the bill is at this webpage and a very long, albeit misguided, amendment attempt appears a bit more than half-way down this webpage.   PLEASE look up contact info for your legislators at this link, and implore them to stop HB-656 in its tracks -- no amendments are worthwhile.  NHRTL offers a big thank you to the Bishop, Dr. Cataldo, and all motivated pro-lifers working against HB-656.   LETTER  FROM  NHRTL  PRESIDENT  DARLENE  PAWLIK ON  THE  SUPREME  COURT'S  PARENTAL  NOTIFICATION  DECISION        Please think through the news reports and logically consider what Attorney General Kelly Ayotte was asking the Supreme Court to decide in Ayotte vs. PPNNE.   This would provide for a parent or guardian to be notified (not to consent) 48 hours before a minor girl could submit to an abortion.      Please don't let Planned Parenthood deceive you into thinking there would be any danger to girls because of the Parental Notification Statute.   Real Physicians enjoy exemption from liability if they feel their patient is in legitimate jeopardy.   Abortionists would be protected if their pregnant minor patients were in immediate danger.   The law would give parents the opportunity to Parent their own children.   The very thing Planned Parenthood opposes.   The Law also allows for a judicial bypass if the minor girl feels she cannot go to a parent or guardian.      Far too many women have been in silent torment for years ashamed, guilt ridden and plagued with difficulty in decision making, maintaining relationships and holding a job.   Some women have told me they were completely oblivious to the reason.   Many cite drug use, alcoholism, eating disorders and suicidal thoughts after their abortion.   If parents have an opportunity to know why, these behaviors can be dealt with. Armed with the truth, parents can help their daughters cope should they have the typical reaction to abortion.   This will be good for NH girls in the short and the long term.                                                           Darlene Pawlik                                                           President, NHRTL   PRO-LIFE   FRIEND   THERESA   CHABOT   ROBBED  Seeks prayers for the perpetrator and recovery of "treasures" Please click this link for the full size Union Leader report.       Concord   MARCH   FOR  LIFE  SATURDAY,   JANUARY  14,   2006  CLICK  HERE  TO  SEE  SOME  50+  PHOTOS! CLICK  HERE  IF  FOR  MORE INFO OR IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACROBAT  READER  INSTALLED.   The annual March for Life shall continue whilst babies die from abortion on demand.   It occurred on Saturday, January 14, 2006 in Concord.  CLICK HERE FOR THE ACROBAT READER PDF FLYER. Many thanks to those who helped make this observance of the woeful  Roe v. Wade decision a memorable one.  Write to  life@nhrtl.org  or  call 626-7950. Of course, the Annual Washington DC March for Life is scheduled for January 23.  Click here for Acrobat Reader PDF or here for MS-Word doc for details on the various bus rides to Washington.   Also visit www.marchforlife.org   LEGISLATION:   HELP   STOP   HB-656 !   This so-called "Right to Die" Legislation could enable EUTHANASIA Please call your representatives and ask them to vote “NO” on HB656 as soon as possible.  This bill is up for a vote on Wednesday, January 4th.   This is a bill that would encourage death not life.  It has dangerous provisions leaving the “attending physician or nurse” to make a decision for ‘do not resuscitate’ if you are incapable. There are many other problems with this legislation.    THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS BILL TO COME OUT OF THIS SESSION AND MUST BE STOPPED!  You can obtain contact info about your State Reps from:   http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ie/whosmyleg/     LEGISLATION:   SUPPORT  HB-1649  THURSDAY,  JAN.  5 This pro-life bill is sponsored by NHRTL Legislative Director and NH State Rep. Kathy Souza, along with former NHRTL President (now NH State Rep.) Barbara Hagan.  HB-1649 adds the term "unborn child" to the definition of "another" for cases of first and second degree murder, manslaughter, and negligent homicide.   You are implored to come to the gold-domed NH State House in Concord on Thursday, January 5.  There are two bills pertaining to the unborn:  One will be heard at 1:30pm the other at 2:00pm.   Please support HB1649 outlined here.  Even if you cannot testify, you are asked to call on your NH State Reps to support HB-1649: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/ie/whosmyleg/   FIRST  Saturdays  Witness  against  Planned  Parenthood Elm & Pennacook, Manchester     (Near East end of Amoskeag Bridge) Join us on Saturday February 4 to oppose Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion "provider" in the nation.  They teach youth about sex, sell them abortifacients (wrongly called contraceptives) and then tempt women with human pesticide drugs or surgical abortions.  They enjoy massive government funding, many corporate sponsors, frequent access to high schools, and even funding through certain United Way programs.   Please keep the pressure on the Planned Parenthood shell-game operation and pray for the day they have to hold bake-sales for their so-called "charity".   Join us Saturday, February 4, 10am to Noon at the intersection of Elm and Pennacook Street (behind the Rite Aid).  This is a couple blocks south of the Amoskeag Bridge on the East side of the Merrimack.    To see what these events are like, go to: http://www.nhrtl.org/publicaction/PPManchester/index.html   FIRST  Saturdays  Witness  against  Planned  Parenthood Elm & Pennacook, Manchester     (Near East end of Amoskeag Bridge) Join us on Saturday  JULY  1 to oppose Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion "provider" in the nation.  They teach youth about sex, sell them abortifacients (wrongly called contraceptives) and then tempt women with human pesticide drugs or surgical abortions.  They enjoy massive government funding, many corporate sponsors, frequent access to high schools, and even funding through certain United Way programs.   Please keep the pressure on the Planned Parenthood shell-game operation and pray for the day they have to hold bake-sales for their so-called "charity".   Join us Saturday,  JULY  1,  10am to Noon at the intersection of Elm and Pennacook Street (behind the Rite Aid).  This is a couple blocks south of the Amoskeag Bridge on the East side of the Merrimack.    To see what these events are like, go to: http://www.nhrtl.org/publicaction/PPManchester/index.html   New President for NH Right to Life: Darlene Pawlik On November 11, the NHRTL Trustees elected Darlene Pawlik of Raymond, NH as the new NHRTL President.  Darlene has been very active in pro-life ministry for years.  She has earnestly worked on past March for Life events, NHRTL Picnics, abortuary witnessing initiatives, and similar ministries.   Some will recognize her as a prolific letter-to-the-editor author.  She is talented at engaging new volunteers into pro-life work, and she has been a liason to other conservative organizations for NHRTL.  Darlene served as a NHRTL Trustee during 2005.  She and her husband Mark have 5 children.  Darlene welcomes messages sent to life@nhrtl.org or routed to the NHRTL offices at 603.626.7950.   NHRTL  Annual  Member's  Meeting  Results On November 11, members elected several trustees to become part of the 15 member team: Mary Ann O'Neill,  Bill Currier,   Dan Hogan,  Janet Fielding,   and  Dr. Robert Kaladish were elected into the 3 year terms.   Nancy Nobile and Joanne Rivard were elected into 1 year Alternate Trustee positions.    Some trustees were not up for election because their 3-year terms are still in progress:  Betty Breuder, Rep. Kathy Souza, Dan Genneralli, Roland Nobile, John Murphy, Warren Goddard, Richard Lalmond, Darlene Pawlik, John Grzesik, and Jim Rioux. The newly formed board proceeded to elect officers of the NHRTL Board:  Darlene Pawlik as President, Betty Breuder as Vice-President, Warren Goddard as Chairman, Richard Lalmond as Treasurer, and John Murphy as Secretary.    Jim Rioux was confirmed as Educational Trust Chairman.  Former Board president Ed Holdgate declined to run for a trusteeship, but was confirmed as NHRTL Political Action Committee Chairman. A big thank you and congratulations to the many volunteers serving in these roles.   NHRTL BANQUET A BIG SUCCESS! October 23 event at the Manchester Country Club featured MARK CRUTCHER of Life Dynamics Inc. Click to download flyer in: Acrobat PDF Reader MS-Word doc Image JPG Mark Crutcher and Life Dynamics Inc, have: Conducted several unique undercover investigations of abortion clinics. Exposed the practice of abortion clinics selling the body parts of aborted babies. Documented how Planned Parenthood and other clinics conceal child rape situations. This banquet also featured: Some 175 NH pro-lifers heard Mark's powerful "inside-baseball" report on the state of pro-life progress, and tips for pro-life work now.   Mark graciously provided attendees with copies of his new book,  On Message - The Pro-Life Handbook  and DVD copies of his popular LifeTalk program.   A big thank you goes out to Mark, and all those who volunteered or sponsored this event. CLICK HERE FOR MORE BANQUET DETAILS Kelly Roy, Operation Outcry NH State Leader, promoting a new pro-life organization, and a Nov. 12  Silent No More  conference.  Rev. David Berman, of Swanzey, NH, author of the new book, "Wake Up and Smell the Truth".   Every Thursday pro-life witness to abortionist Wayne Goldner Dedicated NH pro-lifers have consistently witnessed against the practices of abortionist Wayne Goldner.  He is by far the most vocal and belligerent abortionist in New Hampshire, so Jeannie Szulc leads a protest at his offices every Thursday from 2pm to 3pm. 150 Terry Town Road, Manchester.   Recently, a woman stopped to report that her granddaughter is alive and well, and thanked Jeannie for her faithful witness that helped change the mind of the abortion-bound mother.  Bring your own signs our use some of ours to implore women not to succumb to the taunting invitations of this abortionist Wayne Goldner.   Tuesday Witnesses Against Abortion Clinic in Greenland, NH Join the faithful pro-life witnesses opposing the so-called "Feminist Health Center" in Greenland, NH.   This occurs every Tuesday morning at 9:30am at 559 Portsmouth Avenue, Greenland, next door to the Greenland Town Offices.  Write to NHRTL via life@nhrtl.org or call us at 626-7950 for details.   Third Annual NHRTL Picnic was great!! Many thanks to those who helped, sponsored, and/or attended!!  CLICK HERE FOR INDEX TO ALL PAST PICNICS   Parents By-Passed:  Abortion Drugs for Teenagers Available SB-30 was signed into law by pro-abortion Gov. John Lynch, rendering the abortifacient drug (egregiously called the "emergency contraception" or "morning-after" pill) available without a prescription.   Even minors will be able to get it without any need for parental consent or notification.   This new law is a consequence of the last election, so please remember this next time you vote.     Republican Leader Found as Paid Lobbyist for Abortion Drug Co. During the battle over SB-30, a leading Republican on the NHGOP Executive Committee was discovered to be a paid lobbyist for Barr Laboratories / Barr Pharmaceuticals -- makers of the Plan-B abortifacient drug.   NHRTL sought the resignation, firing, or at least "censure" of Maura Weston by the NHGOP due to the conflict of interest from simultaneously helping lead the (professing) pro-life NHGOP  (see the pro-life plank in the platform) while she was also being paid to promote the multi-billion dollar abortifacient drug company.   A letter (Acrobat Reader PDF or MS-Word) was presented in person by NHRTL to the Republican Executive Committee.  No one on the NHGOP Executive Committee made a motion after over an hour of "discussion" on the subject, so nothing came of it.  Pro-life voters will want consider this offense to pro-lifers before deciding to donate money to the Republican Party.  Many earnest pro-lifers donate money only to trusted, documented, pro-life candidates.   NHRTL Applauds US Supreme Court Attention On May 23,2005, NHRTL issued a press release when news arrived that the US Supreme Court would hear the case about the NH pro-life "parental notification" (not consent!) law passed by the NH House, NH Senate, and signed by then Gov. Craig Benson.   To date, the activist courts have stopped implementation of the law but in the fall the US Supreme Court will listen to an appeal led by NH Atty General Kelly Ayotte.   Read the whole NHRTL Press Release in Acrobat PDF here.   Obviously these endeavors cost money, so donations to NHRTL would be dearly appreciated.   Hour of Prayer for Life: First Fridays of Every Month Beginning at 11am on Fridays, you are invited to participate in an hour of prayer and mediation to foster respect for the sacredness of human life from conception to natural death, and for an increase in vocations to the priesthood.   The location is St. Patrick's, 29 Spring Street, Nashua.  The hour of silent and communal prayer will conclude with the celebration of the Eucharist at 12:05.   For more information, please call Janet Heitmiller at 889-9333.   Previously listed in 2008 Previously listed in 2007 Previously listed in 2006 Previously listed in 2005 Previously listed in 2004 Previously listed in 2003   Send your ideas, advice, encouragement,  questions, and gifts to us at: New Hampshire Right to Life POBox 421 Merrimack NH  03054 603.626.7950 life@nhrtl.org

TO GET NHRTL PRO-LIFE ALERTS BY E-MAIL, SEND A MESSAGE TO life@nhrtl.org JOIN  THESE  ON-GOING PRO-LIFE  WITNESSES  TO  SAVE  BABIES: PP in Manchester Abortionist in Manchester Greenland-Portsmouth Concord Hours for Life, Nashua Click links above for details! PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS! (Click on links below)   New England Regional Mortgage   Nancy Tutunjian Berger  Paraclete Music Ministries. St. Patrick's  Council #6902, Pelham Immaculate Conception Council #140, Portsmouth Bishop John Neumann Council #6949, Londonderry St. Joseph Council #6850, Raymond Queen of Peace Council #6725, Merrimack St.Maximilian Kolbe Council #9058 East Hampstead Bishop Peterson Council #4443, Salem Robert R. Leroux, Council #10943, Belmont Our Lady of Monadnock Council #8544, Jaffrey   Harvey's Concrete Floors Bedford,  (603) 472-3111 Gagnon Software Inc. (Data Quality Expertise) 603-889-3550   (Click in above links) PLEASE PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS!   Is your church helping promote abortion?   Here is a list of churches supporting the Religious Coalition FOR Reproductive Choice    The member churches are supporting an organization that directly lobbies for support of Partial Birth Abortions.         Nick Cannon  Pro-life  Music  Video Nick Cannon and his Mom     Scope out the new  Nick Cannon  "Can I Live"  pro-life music  video based  on  his true story!    (Spoiler:  Nick  is   the  baby!)  Read the song  lyrics here Be sure to press PLAY after download Windows MediaPlayer HiRes Version (for broadband/Comcast) Windows MediaPlayer LoRes Version (for dialup connections) Quicktime Video available here RealMedia Video available here (9Mb)     Kaitlyn Sharp & Gov. Craig Benson at the NHRTL table during the 2003 CNHT Picnic   (Click to enlarge)   Gov. Craig Benson's Right to Life Proclamation Delivered at the NHRTL March for Life Rally of 2003 and 2004! A big thank you to Gov. Benson for his testimony in support of the HB-763.   January 2005 marks the 32nd anniversary of the 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision which legalized well over 40 million deaths by surgical abortion in America ... and still counting every 20 seconds: Over 43 Million babies Get involved so no more children die and no more women cry:  life@nhrtl.org     New Hampshire Right to Life is the largest, oldest, and most active NH pro-life organization standing in defense of ALL THE BABIES!   NHRTL was founded to foster respect for human life from the moment of conception to natural death and to promote the right to life as the  paramount social issue through educational, legislative, political, and other forms of lawful activities.  US Sen. Gordon Humphrey,  author of a 1989 poem for the babies dumped in the Concord Landfill. NHRTL  ANNUAL  BANQUET  DRAWS  220+ PRO-LIFERS The NHRTL 4th Annual Banquet featured Joe Scheidler visiting us from Chicago on October 24.   Some 220 people attended, including pro-life Governor Craig Benson.    Click this link for photos and details Click for Acrobat Press Release from NHRTL-PAC: TENACIOUSLY PRO-LIFE CANDIDATES TO SUPPORT ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 14 Pro-Life Lambert Amendment to NHGOP By-Laws Defeated Projects  Archives Previously listed in 2005 Previously listed in 2004 Previously listed in 2003

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