Fall 2016
Vol. 43 / No. 3
www.RTL.org
U.S. SUPREME COURT
PROLIFE
Justice
Age
Seated
Nominated
Clarence Thomas
68
1991
Bush (H.W.)
John Roberts, Jr.
(Chief Justice)
61
2005
Bush (W.)
Samuel Alito, Jr.
66
2006
Bush (W.)
Justice
Age
Seated
Nominated
Anthony M. Kennedy
80
1988
Reagan
Justice
Age
Seated
Nominated
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
83
1993
Clinton
Stephen G. Breyer
78
1994
Clinton
Sonia Sotomayor
62
2009
Obama
Elena Kagan
56
2010
Obama
MIXED RECORD
PRO-ABORTION
As of 8/29/16
25 years, 25 million lives
The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Antonin Scalia’s seat on the court
bench may still be empty, but it’s
casting a long shadow on the 2016
election.
On Tuesday, November 8, voters will be
deciding the fate of that seat with their
votes for president. Scalia’s seat is
unlikely to be the only empty one in the
next four or eight years.
The future of as many as 25 million
lives is also at stake when looking at
the issue of abortion.
The views of the major opposing
candidates for president are very
clear. Republican Donald Trump has
been endorsed by the Right to Life of
Michigan Political Action Committee.
He has released a list of judges as
examples of who he would consider
for the U.S. Supreme Court. The list
has been praised by prolife groups and
other organizations that believe that
judges should follow the rule of law, not
write laws. He has said his nominees
may very well overturn Roe v. Wade,
which legalized abortion through all
nine months of pregnancy.
Democrat Hillary Clinton is endorsed
by Planned Parenthood, the nation’s
largest abortion provider. She has
promised a litmus test requiring all
of her judicial picks to support Roe v.
Wade.
Looking at the ages of the sitting
justices and their average life
expectancy, the next president may
be able to appoint four total justices,
locking the court into a path for 25
years or more.
The U.S. Supreme Court continues
to have an outsized influence on
national politics and policies. Some
legal thinkers and Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg have openly suggested that
Roe v. Wade didn’t go far enough in
promoting abortion rights, arguing that
issues such as requiring tax-funded
abortions should be guarantees beyond
the realm of legislatures and voters.
With more than one million abortions
a year, the decisions voters will make
could mean the difference between
Roe v. Wade being overturned or
furthered entrenched for decades at
the cost of tens of millions of lives.
For more information about the
presidential candidates and free
educational tools you can use, visit
www.RTL.org/election.
Election Prolife Voter Ballots Inside!
2 • Right to Life of Michigan News • Fall 2016
Fall 2016 • Right to Life of Michigan News • 3
The challenge of defending life
There I was sitting in the Detroit airport waiting
for a flight, when I noticed a man carrying a large
sign “Educators for Hillary.” As he got closer and
turned into my gate’s waiting area, I saw from
his shirt’s insignia, he was from the Michigan
Education Association.
I thought there’s a chance we’ll be seated
together on the plane. Then, as a former teacher,
I could discuss with him Hillary’s abortion stance
which results in the closing of schools due to the
shrinking school-age population. I’ve always been
perplexed by the strong pro-abortion position
of the National Education Association and its
Michigan branch, a position which results in the
killing of their future students and a reduction in
jobs for teachers. Unfortunately, I didn’t get an
opportunity to ask this MEA official any questions
about his support for Clinton.
But there will be many opportunities this fall
for all of us to talk with friends, relatives and
neighbors about this presidential election. What
a unique election it is. Has there ever been an
election with such high stakes for the prolife
movement? Has there ever been an election
with two candidates who both cause such strong
reactions in their supporters?
So why has Right to Life of Michigan PAC chosen
to endorse Donald Trump? Our state PAC
members had to answer the question: which
candidate would more likely as president be the
best for our mission of preventing abortions and
overturning the U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe
v. Wade? Our mission as an organization is not
to back a political candidate for their positions
on the economy, national security, immigration,
or any of the other reasons in campaign ads.
Our existence is to do everything legally possible
to prevent unborn babies from being suctioned
apart or cut to pieces or to be killed through a
partial-birth abortion.
Vol. 43 No. 3 / Fall 2016 • ISSN 1083-1703
PUBLISHER: Barbara Listing EDITOR: Chris Gast
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groups in the state of Michigan, committed to articulating and protecting the right
to life of defenseless human beings, born and unborn.
This commitment is derived from a belief that each human being, from the time of
fertilization to natural death, has an immeasurable dignity and inalienable right to
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Another view to consider: the national platforms
of the two parties. Unfortunately, this year’s
Democrat Party platform is the most pro-abortion
ever, a reflection of Clinton. Fortunately, this
year’s Republican Party platform is the most
prolife ever, a reflection of the party base and
its choice of Donald Trump. Clinton will use her
party’s platform to push her own pro-abortion
philosophy. Trump and Pence will be called to
stand for their party’s prolife statements.
Throughout her long career in politics, Hillary
Clinton has been a strong promoter of abortionon-demand and a supporter of tax-funded
abortions. She has publicly stated that her
judicial appointments must support Roe v Wade,
the court decision that gave us abortion on
demand. A Clinton presidency will champion
tax-funded abortions, even more taxes going
to abortion providers like Planned Parenthood
and pro-abortion appointments to every judicial
vacancy. Planned Parenthood’s political arm is
prepared to spend over $20 million to place
Hillary in the White House.
If the specter of a Clinton presidency isn’t
enough of a motive to vote for Donald Trump,
then consider these reasons for our RLMPAC’s choice of Trump. He submitted a prolife
questionnaire to National Right to Life. He
has shared publicly a list of potential judicial
appointees who are praised as being prolife. He
has repeatedly said he wants judges like the
deceased Justice Scalia on the court. He has
campaigned as a prolife candidate. He selected
as his vice-presidential running mate Governor
Mike Pence of Indiana, a prolife stalwart. He has
surrounded himself with prolife advisors.
Continued on page 3
As you are “electioneering” for the unborn babies
who have no voice, think about the millions more
who will never see a birthday if Hillary Clinton is
elected to our nation’s highest office. We who
have chosen this path of being defenders for the
unborn are being called to an even more difficult
task this election. Are we up to the challenge of
defending and voting for a candidate based solely
on the abortion position? I pray so. I know the
pro-abortion leaders are counting on complete
support for Hillary Clinton. They see a possibility
of more and more dollars and more and more
abortions. We see a promise of more and more
lives saved from the brutality of abortion.
Rigging votes to help Saving a baby on
prolife education
the island
For more than 15 years Livingston County Right
to Life has held a precious baby contest as part
of their outreach at the Fowlerville Family Fair.
Rather than simply count ballots from people
who stop by their fair booth, the contest is a
fundraiser where people vote by donating. This
year’s winner ended up with $1000 in donations
going to the affiliate.
Joy Applin from Livingston County Right to Life
said each vote is 25 cents, though people can
“vote” as often as they want. She said they
have a lot of kids who like to cast their ballot by
donating a few quarters.
Joy joked that it’s definitely a fixed contest, but
it’s invaluable to their efforts at the annual fair.
The contest brings in almost enough money to
cover the expenses for their fair booth. It’s a big
draw for getting visitors to stop by their booth
as well. These benefits create opportunities for
them to educate others about the value of every
life.
This year’s winners were notable demonstrations
of the value of every life. Two of the winners
were adopted children.
“We had two adopted babies, instead of aborted
babies,” Joy said.
Livingston County Precious Baby Contest
p
By Barbara Listing, President
Right to Life of Michigan
Was he previously “pro-choice?” Yes, but our
movement is filled with converts. We rejoice
when a former abortionist joins our cause; we
applaud former abortion clinic workers as they
speak at our functions; we embrace women
who come to us in pain from their abortions. We
believe in redemption.
One of the adopted children has Down syndrome
and was conceived in rape. Roughly 90 percent
of children in the womb diagnosed with Down
syndrome are aborted, and half of children
conceived in rape are aborted. Joy said the
biological mother pursued an open adoption and
is a part of her child’s life.
Cheboygan Right to Life’s Valerie Porter, like
many Michiganders, is drawn to Mackinac
Island in the summer. Though widely known
as a summer vacation paradise, Mackinac
Island isn’t immune to the everyday human
experience, including crisis pregnancies.
A young unmarried Hispanic woman working
on the island began to suspect she was
pregnant. Worried that she might lose her job
and contemplating abortion, she went with her
boyfriend to St. Anne’s Catholic Church on the
island to look for help.
Valerie lives on the island in the summer
and is a volunteer at St. Anne’s. The young
couple does not speak English very well, but
fortunately Valerie and a fellow prolife volunteer
there speak Spanish.
The couple was soon taken to the Care Net
Pregnancy Center in Sault St. Marie, where
a free ultrasound gave the fearful couple a
window into the womb.
“The sonogram is what did it,” Valerie said.
“They immediately decided they were going to
keep the baby.”
While Mackinac Island’s medical clinic is
equipped for medical emergencies for the
several hundred residents, it isn’t properly
equipped to provide regular prenatal care.
Valerie has continued to help the couple,
taking mom on the ferry to nearby St. Ignace
for regular checkups.
Joy said she was especially happy to finally have
a child with a physical disability enter the contest
as an opportuity to showcase the value of every
life.
Valerie said the expecting parents have
completely welcomed the life of their child and
have even picked out names already. The baby
is scheduled to arrive in December.
“I’ve been waiting for this for years, because all
lives are special,” Joy said.
“It is amazing how just a little help goes a long
way to save a baby’s life,” she said.
4 • Right to Life of Michigan News • Fall 2016
Fall 2016 • Right to Life of Michigan News • 5
U.S. Supreme Court rebukes abortion clinic health and safety
standards in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt
In June the U.S. Supreme Court handed
down a disappointing decision regarding
abortion clinic regulations in Texas. In
Hellerstedt, the court struck down two
particular provisions of Texas law. The first
was that abortion providers must have
admitting privileges at a hospital within
30 miles of the abortion clinic, and the
second required that abortion clinics meet
the health and safety standards of an
“ambulatory surgical center.”
The state of Texas argued that these were
common-sense regulations that apply to
other providers who perform outpatient
surgeries, so they should apply to abortion
clinics too. Proponents of the law also
argued that states have the right to regulate
their medical facilities as they see fit.
The abortion clinic owners argued that it
created an undue burden on them and
therefore an undue burden on women
seeking abortions. They claimed that trying
to update their clinics to meet the standards
was too onerous and not necessary because
abortion complication rates are so low.
Statistics used about complication rates are
inaccurate but were accepted by the Court.
The clinic owners also claimed that getting
admitting privileges was not always possible
since many clinics were not located within
30 miles of a hospital.
The Supreme Court stated that the benefit
of these regulations does not outweigh the
burden created by them because the law
caused many substandard clinics to go out
of business. The Court invented yet another
judicial standard, the benefit vs. burden
standard. The dissenting opinion written by
Justice Thomas states it more eloquently:
“First, today’s decision requires courts to
consider the burdens a law imposes on
abortion access together with the benefits
those laws confer,” and “The Court should
abandon the pretense that anything
other than policy preferences underlies
its balancing of constitutional rights and
interests in any given case.”
Like so many court decisions before it,
the Hellerstedt decision opens the door
to more judicial activism from the bench.
How this court case will affect abortion law
going forward remains to be seen, but it is
certainly a win for the pro-abortion camp
and one more example of how judges
control abortion public policy, not the voters
or their elected officials.
WHERE THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
STAND ON LIFE
VIEWS ON
ABORTION
“The next president must follow those
principles that work best and that
reinforce the reverence Americans hold
for life. A culture of life is too important to
let slip away for convenience or political
correctness.”
ROE V. WADE
AND THE
U.S. SUPREME
COURT
In 2011, Right to Life of Michigan produced
a 52-page report entitled, Abortion Abuses
and State Regulatory Agency Failure. The
report highlighted several areas of negligence,
improper disposal of fetal remains, disregard
for women’s health and failure to report
complications arising from abortion. The report
was instrumental in the passage of the Prolife
Omnibus Act, PA 499.
The report disclosed that on several occasions,
aborted babies were discovered in public trash
receptacles. If not for the watchful eyes of
prolife sidewalk counselors, it is likely that
these discoveries would have gone undetected
by any state agency since clinics were not
monitored by the state.
The report also uncovered negligent practices
and subpar clinic standards that led to
patient injury and death. Lack of oxygen
and resuscitation equipment, insufficient
recovery wards, lack of basic monitoring
and untimely transport to the hospital were
also revealed. These discoveries were made
because of lawsuits filed by injured patients
and investigations by the Attorney General for
malpractice.
Michigan’s reported abortion complication
rate is less than 1 percent for abortions
after 20 weeks. In Canada, where abortions
are performed in state run hospitals, the
complication rate is over 10 percent! The
difference in the complication rates coupled
with the known instances of complications
that went unreported, clearly indicate that
abortion providers and those who treat women
for complications are not accurately reporting
those complications in accordance with state
law. The Supreme Court cited the absurdly low
complication rate as a reason for overturning
the Texas abortion clinic regulations.
The Michigan law has closed the worst clinics
and has improved the safety of the remaining
clinics. Facilities like the one that was closed
by the fire marshal in Muskegon must never
be allowed to operate in Michigan again. For
the sake of women’s health, let’s hope that
Planned Parenthood does not prevail in their
goal to overturn our law.
DONALD TRUMP “The Supreme Court
in 1973 based its decision on imagining
rights and liberties in the Constitution that
are nowhere to be found.”
Trump released a list of judges he might
consider for Supreme Court vacancies,
the selections were praised by groups
that believe Roe v. Wade was decided
wrongly.
Looking back at abortion clinic abuses in MI
Emboldened by the recent Supreme Court
decision in Whole Womens’ Health vs.
Hellerstedt, Planned Parenthood has stated
they might challenge Michigan’s clinic licensing
law. The 2012 Prolife Omnibus Act requires
abortion clinics to be licensed as free standing
outpatient facilities. Prior to 2012, Michigan
abortion clinics had virtually no oversight by
state agencies and most clinics had never been
inspected. Since the law passed, all abortion
clinics in Michigan have become licensed and
inspected.
DONALD TRUMP’S views on abortion
changed after seeing close friends
experience a crisis pregnancy and keep
their child:
LATE-TERM
ABORTIONS
TAXPAYER
FUNDING OF
ABORTIONS
DONALD TRUMP “I support the PainCapable Unborn Child Protection Act and
urge Congress to pass this bill. A ban
on elective abortions after 20 weeks will
protect unborn children. We should not be
one of seven countries that allows elective
abortions after 20 weeks. It goes against
our core values.”
DONALD TRUMP has said he would
defund Planned Parenthood because
they perform abortions: “Public funding
of abortion providers is an insult to people
of conscience at the least and an affront
to good governance at best.”
HILLARY CLINTON served as the
U.S. Senator from New York from
January 3, 2001 to January 21, 2009.
Clinton has a lifetime prolife voting
record of 0 percent, as scored by the
National Right to Life Committee. At a
campaign event in Ohio on August 27,
2015, Clinton compared her Republican
presidential opponents to terrorists for
their prolife policy views.
HILLARY CLINTON At a town hall
debate in New Hampshire on February
3, 2016, Clinton said every judicial
appointment she would make must
support abortion:
“We’ve got to make sure to preserve
Roe v. Wade, not let it be nibbled away or
repealed.”
HILLARY CLINTON voted against the
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003.
She believes abortion should be legal
up to the moment of birth. On MSNBC
on September 28, 2015, Clinton said:
“There can be restrictions in the very end of
the third trimester, but they have to take into
account the life and health of the mother.”
HILLARY CLINTON While accepting
Planned Parenthood’s endorsement at a
New Hampshire rally, Clinton called
for repealing the Hyde Amendment.
The Hyde Amendment prevents federal
tax-funding of abortion and has been in
place since 1976.
6 • Right to Life of Michigan News • Fall 2016
Instructions for
the November
8 Prolife Voter
Ballot
It is in politics that the battle for life can
have its greatest repercussions. The
answer to which political candidate to vote
for and how to bring hope and vitality back
to our nation, has always been one and the
same: Start With Life
• The general election is Tuesday,
November 8, 2016.
• Identifying prolife candidates is
easy. Endorsements are listed
by congressional district. To find
your congressional district, see
the counties listed under each
district, or use the map on page
7. A detailed breakdown of district
information for Macomb, Oakland
and Wayne counties is found on the
right.
• Only Right to Life of Michigan
Political Action Committee
endorsed candidates are listed.
When more than one candidate
is listed for a race, that means
multiple candidates have been
endorsed by the RLM-PAC.
• To create your own personalized
prolife ballot, visit our website at
www.RTL.org/vote.
• If you have a question about who is
endorsed, e-mail us at [email protected]
or call our State Central office at
616-532-2300.
Fall 2016 • Right to Life of Michigan News • 7
District Finder
for MACOMB, OAKLAND, WAYNE COUNTIES
Community Congressional MI House
DistrictDistrict
Addison Twp.846
Allen Park
12 13
Armada Twp.1033
Auburn Hills1129
Belleville1221
Berkley
9 27
Birmingham
11 40
Bloomfield Hills
11 40
Bloomfield Twp.940
Brandon Twp.846
Brownstown Twp.1223
Bruce Twp.1036
Canton Twp
11 20/21
Center Line928
Chesterfield Twp.1032
Clawson9/1141
Clinton Twp.
9 24/31
Commerce Twp.
11 39
Dearborn
12
9/15
Dearborn Hts.
12/13
11/13
Detroit
13/14 1-10
East Detroit (Eastpointe) 9
18
Ecorse136
Farmington1137
Farmington Hills1437
Ferndale927
Flat Rock1217
Fraser 931
Garden City1311
Gibralter1223
Grosse Ile1223
Grosse Pointe
14 2
Grosse Pointe Farms
14
2
Grosse Pointe Park
14
2
Grosse Pointe Shores
14
1
Grosse Pointe Woods
14 1
Groveland Twp.851
Hamtramck
14
4
Harper Woods141
Harrison Twp.1024
Hazel Park927
Highland Park
13
7
Highland Twp.1144
Holly Twp.
8 51
Huntington Woods
9
27
Huron Twp.1223
Independence Twp.
8
43
Inkster1311
Keego Harbor1429
Lake Angelus1143
Lathrup City1435
Lenox Twp.1033
Lincoln Park1214
Livonia 11 11/19
Lyon Twp.1138
Macomb Twp.
10 24/33
Madison Hts.926
Community
Congressional MI House DistrictDistrict
Melvindale1314
Memphis1033
Milford Twp.1144
Mt. Clemens931
New Baltimore1032
Northville
11 20/38
Northville Twp.1120
Novi1138
Novi Twp.1138
Oak Park1427
Oakland
Twp.845/46
Orchard Lake1429
Orion Twp.846
Oxford Twp.846
Pleasant Ridge927
Plymouth1120
Plymouth Twp.1120
Pontiac1429
Ray Twp. 10
33
Redford
Twp.1310
Richmond1033
Richmond Twp.1033
River Rouge 13
6
Riverview1414
Rochester
8 45
Rochester Hills 8/11 45
Rockwood1217
Rose Twp.
8
51
Roseville922
Romulus1312
Royal Oak
9 26
Royal Oak Twp.
14
27
St. Clair Shores
9 18
Shelby Twp.1030/36
South Lyon1138
Southfield1435
Southfield Twp.935
Southgate1213
Springfield Twp. 8
44
Sterling Hts.
9/10
25/30
Sumpter Twp.1217
Sylvan Lake1429
Taylor
12 12
Trenton 1213
Troy
11 41
Utica1030
Van Buren Twp.
12
12/21
Walled Lake1138
Warren
9
22/25/28
Washington Twp.1036
Waterford Twp.1143/44
Wayne1316
West Bloomfield Twp.
11/14
39/40
Westland
13 16
White Lake1144
Wixom1139
Woodhaven1223
Wyandotte1214
Congressional Districts in Michigan
USING YOUR PROLIFE
VOTER BALLOT IS AS
EASY AS 1, 2, 3
1. Locate your Congressional District
2. Find your Prolife Voter’s Ballot
which matches your Congressional
District (pages 8-14)
3. Use your Prolife Voter’s Ballot for
election day on November 8.
Go to www.RTL.org/vote to create your
own personalized prolife ballot.
1 st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
2 nd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
3 rd CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
4 th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties: Alcona; Alger; Alpena; Antrim; Baraga; Benzie;
Charlevoix; Cheboygan; Chippewa; Crawford; Delta; Dickinson;
Emmet; Gogebic; Grand Traverse; Houghton; Iron; Kalkaska;
Keweenaw; Leelanau; Luce; Mackinac; Manistee; Marquette;
Mason (part); Menominee; Montmorency; Ontonagon; Oscoda;
Otsego; Presque Isle; Schoolcraft
Counties: Allegan (part); Kent (part); Lake; Mason (part);
Muskegon; Newaygo; Oceana; Ottawa
Counties: Barry; Calhoun, Ionia;
Kent (part); Montcalm (part)
Counties: Clare; Clinton; Gladwin; Gratiot; Isabella; Mecosta;
Midland; Missaukee; Montcalm (part); Ogemaw; Osceola;
Roscommon, Saginaw (part); Shiawassee; Wexford
US President
Donald Trump (R)
US Congress
Jack Bergman (R)
Michigan House
101 Curt Vanderwall (R)
103 Daire Rendon (R)
104 Larry Inman (R)*
105 Triston Cole (R)*
106 Sue Allor (R)
107 Lee Chatfield (R)*
108 Beau LaFave (R)
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
University of Michigan
Board of Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
Michigan State University
Board of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
Wayne State
Board of Governors [2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
Cheboygan County Clerk
Karen Brewster (R)
Cheboygan County Drain
Commissioner
Cameron Cavitt (R)*
Mackinac County Clerk
Lori Wisner Johnston (R)
Judy St. Louis (D)
US President
Donald Trump (R)
US Congress
Bill Huizenga (R)*
NONPARTISAN RACES
Michigan House
72 Steven Johnson (R)
74 Rob VerHeulen (R)*
77 Tommy Brann (R)
80 Mary Whiteford (R)*
88 Roger Victory (R)*
89 Jim Lilly (R)
90 Daniela Garcia (R)*
91 Holly Hughes (R)*
100 Scott VanSingel (R)
101 Curt Vanderwall (R)
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
Justice of the Supreme Court
(Partial Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
University of Michigan
Board of Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
Mason County Clerk
Cheryl Kelly (R)*
23rd Circuit Court Non-Incumbent [1]
David Riffel
46th Circuit Court Non-Incumbent [1]
Kevin Hesselink
Colin Hunter
Michigan State University
Board of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
Wayne State Board of Governors [2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
Mason County Clerk
Cheryl Kelly (R)*
Mason County Commission
4
Lewis Squires (R)
Ottawa County Commission
1
Frank Garcia (R)
2
Joe Baumann (R)*
3
Don Disselkoen (R)*
4
Allen Dannenberg (R)*
5
Mike Haverdink (R)*
6
Dennis Van Dam (R)*
7
James Holtvluwer (R)*
8
Greg De Jong (R)*
11 Matthew Fenske (R)*
NONPARTISAN RACES
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
Justice of the Supreme Court (Partial Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
Allegan County Prosecutor
Rob Kengis (R)
17th Circuit Court Non-Incumbent [1]
Curt Benson
Joe Rossi
Allegan County Clerk
Bob Genetski (R)
17th Circuit Court New Judgeship [1]
Benjamin Symko
Allegan County Treasurer
Sally Brooks (R)*
20th Circuit Court Incumbent [1]
Kent Engle*
Allegan County Commission
2
Jim Storey (R)*
20th Circuit Court Non-Incumbent [1]
Dan Martin
Karen Miedema
Kent County Sheriff
Larry Stelma (R)*
Kent County Clerk
Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R)
Kent County Treasurer
Kenneth Parrish (R)*
Kent County Drain Commissioner
Ken Yonker (R)
*Incumbent
Kent County Commission
6
Stan Stek (R)*
7
Stan Ponstein (R)*
8
Harold Voorhees (R)*
9
Matt Kallman (R)*
12 Harold Mast (R)*
13 Jessica Tyson (R)
*Incumbent
48th Circuit Court Incumbent [1]
Margaret Bakker*
58th District Court Non-Incumbent [1]
Vernon Helder
Judy Mulder
59th District Court Incumbent [1]
Peter Versluis*
Muskegon Co. Probate Non-Incumbent [1]
Joseph Bush
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US President
Donald Trump (R)
Kent County Sheriff
Larry Stelma (R)*
US Congress
Justin Amash (R)*
Kent County Clerk
Lisa Posthumus Lyons (R)
Michigan House
62 John Bizon (R)*
70 James Lower (R)
72 Steven Johnson (R)
73 Chris Afendoulis (R)*
74 Rob VerHeulen (R)*
77 Tommy Brann (R)
86 Thomas Albert (R)
87 Julie Calley (R)
Kent County Treasurer
Kenneth Parrish (R)*
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
University of Michigan
Board of Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
Michigan State University
Board of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
Wayne State Board of Governors [2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
Barry County Sheriff
Dar Leaf (R)*
Calhoun County Clerk/Reg. of Deeds
Anne Norlander (R)*
Calhoun County Commission
4 Steve Frisbie (R)*
5 Derek King (R)*
6 Victor Potter (R)
7 Gary Tompkins (R)
Ionia County Clerk
Janae Cooper (R)
Ionia County Commission
1 David Hodges (R)*
7 Georgia Richardson-Sharp (R)
*Incumbent
Kent County Drain Commissioner
Ken Yonker (R)
Kent County Commission
1 Ted Vonk (R)*
2 Tom Antor (R)*
3 Roger Morgan (R)*
4 Diane Jones (R)*
5 Mandy Bolter (R)*
6 Stan Stek (R)*
9 Matt Kallman (R)*
10 Emily Post Brieve (R)*
11 Jim Saalfeld (R)*
18 Dan Koorndyk (R)*
19 Shana Shroll (R)*
Montcalm County Prosecuting Attorney
Andrea Krause (R)*
NONPARTISAN RACES
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
Justice of the Supreme Court
(Partial Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
8th Circuit Court Incumbent [1]
Ronald Schafer*
17th Circuit Court Non-Incumbent [1]
Curt Benson
Joe Rossi
17th Circuit Court New Judgeship [1]
Benjamin Symko
37th Circuit Court Incumbent [1]
Brian Kirkham*
US President
Donald Trump (R)
Isabella County Commission
3 Jerry Jaloszynski (R)*
US Congress
John Moolenaar (R)*
Montcalm County Prosecuting
Attorney
Andrea Krause (R)*
Michigan House
70 James Lower (R)
85 Ben Frederick (R)
93 Tom Leonard (R)*
94 Tim Kelly (R)*
97 Jason Wentworth (R)
98 Gary Glenn (R)*
99 Roger Hauck (R)
102 Michele Hoitenga (R)
103 Daire Rendon (R)
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
University of Michigan
Board of Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
Michigan State University
Board of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
Wayne State
Board of Governors [2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
Clinton County Prosecutor
Charles Sherman (R)*
Saginaw County Sheriff
William Federspiel (D)*
Saginaw County Clerk
Amy Carl (R)
Saginaw County Commission
3 Kirk Kilpatrick (R)*
4
Susan McInerney (D)*
5
Jim Theisen (R)*
6
Kyle Harris (R)
8
Dennis Krafft (R)*
Shiawassee County Commission
3 Gary Holzhausen (R)*
NONPARTISAN RACES
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
Justice of the Supreme Court
(Partial Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
8th Circuit Court Incumbent [1]
Ronald Schafer*
Clinton County Commission
4 Kenneth Mitchell (R)*
6 Anne Hill (R)*
7 Adam Stacey (R)*
*Incumbent
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5 th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
6 th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
7 th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
8 th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Counties: Arenac, Bay; Genesee; Iosco,
Saginaw (part); Tuscola (part)
Counties: Allegan (part); Berrien; Cass;
Kalamazoo; St. Joseph; Van Buren
Counties: Branch; Eaton; Hillsdale;
Jackson; Lenawee; Monroe; Washtenaw (part)
Counties: Ingham; Livingston; Oakland (part)
US President
Donald Trump (R)
3 Vaughn Begick (R)*
7 Mike Lutz (D)*
US President
Donald Trump (R)
Michigan House
51 Joe Graves (R)*
84 Edward Canfield (R)*
94 Tim Kelly (R)*
96 Brian Elder (D)
97 Jason Wentworth (R)
98 Gary Glenn (R)*
106 Sue Allor (R)
Saginaw County Sheriff
William Federspiel (D)*
US Congress
Fred Upton (R)*
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
University of Michigan
Board of Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
Michigan State University
Board of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
Wayne State
Board of Governors [2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
Bay County Clerk
Cynthia Luczak (D)*
Bay County Treasurer
Richard Brzezinski (D)*
Bay County Commission
1 Michael Durancyzk (D)*
2 Ernie Krygier (D)*
Saginaw County Clerk
Amy Carl (R)
Saginaw County Commission
3 Kirk Kilpatrick (R)*
4 Susan McInerney (D)*
8 Dennis Krafft (R)*
Michigan House
59 Aaron Miller (R)*
61 Brandt Iden (R)*
66 Beth Griffin (R)
72 Steven Johnson (R)
78 Dave Pagel (R)*
79 Kim LaSata (R)
80 Mary Whiteford (R)*
Blumfield Township Clerk
Lisa Roethlisberger (R)*
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
NONPARTISAN RACES
University of Michigan
Board of Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
Justice of the Supreme Court
(Partial Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
23rd Circuit Court
Non-Incumbent [1]
David Riffel
Bay County Probate
Incumbent [1]
John Keuvelaar*
Michigan State University
Board of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
Wayne State
Board of Governors [2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
Allegan County Prosecutor
Rob Kengis (R)
Allegan County Clerk
Bob Genetski (R)
Allegan County Treasurer
Sally Brooks (R)*
Allegan County Commission
2 Jim Storey (R)*
4 D. Mark DeYoung (R)*
Kalamazoo County Commission
5 Chad Dillon (R)
7 Roger Tuinier (R)*
9 Dale Shugars (R)*
10 Mike Quinn (D)
Jerry Whitaker (R)
11 Scott McGraw (R)*
St. Joseph County Commission
1 Allen Balog (R)*
NONPARTISAN RACES
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
Justice of the Supreme Court
(Partial Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
1st District Court of Appeals
Incumbent [2]
Kurtis Wilder*
2nd Circuit Court Incumbent [2]
Charles LaSata*
48th Circuit Court Incumbent [1]
Margaret Bakker*
7th District Court
Non-Incumbent [1]
Cirilo Martinez
Michael McKay
8th District Court Incumbent [1]
Chris Haenicke*
Kalamazoo County Probate
Incumbent [1]
Scott Pierangeli*
Kalamazoo County Treasurer
Mary Balkema (R)*
*Incumbent
*Incumbent
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US President
Donald Trump (R)
Jackson County Treasurer
Karen Coffman (R)*
US Congress
Tim Walberg (R)*
Jackson County Commission
5 James Shotwell (R)*
9 David Elwell (R)*
Michigan House
56 Jason Sheppard (R)*
57 Bronna Kahle (R)
58 Eric Leutheuser (R)*
64 Julie Alexander (R)
71 Tom Barrett (R)*
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
University of Michigan
Board of Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
Michigan State University
Board of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
Wayne State
Board of Governors [2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
Eaton County Sheriff
Fred McPhail (R)
Tom Reich (D)*
Eaton County Commission
1 Christine Barnes (R)
3 Jon Shiflett (R)
4 Gina Johnsen (R)
5 Mark Sands (R)
10 Roger Eakin (R)*
Jackson County Prosecutor
Jerry Jarzynka (R)*
*Incumbent
Lenawee County Sheriff
Jack Welsh (R)*
Lenawee County Commission
8 Ralph Tillotson (R)*
9 Chris Wittenbach (R)*
Monroe County Commission
3 Dawn Asper (R)
9 Henry Lievens (R)*
Delta Township Trustee
Linda Marquardt (R)
Rick Olivarez (R)
NONPARTISAN RACES
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
Justice of the Supreme Court
(Partial Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
1st District Court of Appeals
Incumbent [2]
Kurtis Wilder*
12th District Court Incumbent [1]
Joe Filip*
56A District Court
Non-Incumbent [1]
Shirlee Bobryk
Julie O’Neill
US President
Donald Trump (R)
Oakland County Prosecutor
Mike Goetz (R)
US Congress
Mike Bishop (R)*
Oakland County Sheriff
Michael Bouchard (R)*
Michigan House
42 Lana Theis (R)*
43 Jim Tedder (R)*
44 Jim Runestad (R)*
45 Michael Webber (R)*
46 John Reilly (R)
47 Henry Vaupel (R)*
51 Joe Graves (R)*
67 Leon Clark (R)
Oakland County Clerk
Bill Bullard (R)
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
Brighton Township Supervisor
Patrick Michel (R)
University of Michigan
Board of Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
Michigan State University
Board of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
Oakland County Treasurer
John McCulloch (R)
Oakland County Commission
1
Michael Gingell (R)*
11 Doug Tietz (R)
Brighton Township Clerk
Ann Bollin (R)*
Brighton Township Treasurer
Rose Drouillard (R)
Brighton Township Trustee
Steve Combs (R)
Sam Theis (R)
Wayne State Board of Governors [2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
Genoa Township Supervisor
Bill Rogers (R)
Ingham County Commission
1
Victor Celentino (D)*
13 Randy Schafer (R)*
Hamburg Township Treasurer
Jason Negri (R)
Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney
William Vailliencourt (R)*
Livingston County Sheriff
Michael Murphy (R)
Livingston County Clerk
Elizabeth Hundley (R)*
Livingston County Register
of Deeds
Brandon Denby (R)
Livingston County Treasurer
Jennifer Nash (R)*
Livingston County Commission
1
Kate Lawrence (R)*
2
Willliam Green (R)*
3 David Domas (R)*
4 Douglas Helzerman (R)
5 Donald Parker (R)*
8 Dennis Dolan (R)*
9 Gary Childs (R)*
Handy Township Trustee
Dave Roddy (R)
NONPARTISAN RACES
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
Justice of the Supreme Court (Partial
Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
6th Circuit Court Incumbent [4]
Daniel O’Brien*
53rd District Court Incumbent [1]
Suzanne Geddis*
Oakland County Probate Incumbent [1]
Kathleen Ryan*
Oakland Co. Probate Non-Incumbent [1]
Karen Geibel
*Incumbent
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9 th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
10 th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
11 th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
12 th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
County: Macomb (part); Oakland (part)
Counties: Huron; Lapeer; Macomb (part);
Sanilac; St. Clair; Tuscola (part)
Counties: Oakland (part); Wayne (part)
Counties: Washtenaw (part); Wayne (part)
US President
Donald Trump (R)
Oakland County Sheriff
Michael Bouchard (R)*
Michigan House
24 Steve Marino (R)
26 Randy LeVasseur (R)
30 Diana Farrington (R)
31 Lisa Valerio-Nowc (R)
40 Michael McCready (R)*
41 Martin Howrylak (R)*
Oakland County Clerk
Bill Bullard (R)
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
University of Michigan
Board of Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
Oakland County Treasurer
John McCulloch (R)
Oakland County Commission
12 Shelley Goodman-Taub (R)*
16 Wade Fleming (R)*
20 David Harrell (R)
Bloomfield Township Trustee [4]
David Buckley (R)*
Dani Walsh (R)
Michigan State University
Board of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
NONPARTISAN RACES
Wayne State Board of Governors [2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
Justice of the Supreme Court
(Partial Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
Macomb County Treasurer
Larry Rocca (R)
Macomb County Public Works
Commissioner
Candice Miller (R)
Macomb County Commission
2 Marvin Sauger (D)*
4 Liz Sierawski (D)
5 Robert Mijac (D)*
10 Robert Leonetti (D)
Linda Burns Torp (R)
12 James Perna (R)
Oakland County Prosecutor
Mike Goetz (R)
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
6th Circuit Court Incumbent [4]
Daniel O’Brien*
16th Circuit Court Incumbent [2]
Kathy Viviano*
41A District Court Incumbent [1]
Stephen Sierawski*
Oakland Co. Probate Incumbent [1]
Kathleen Ryan*
US President
Donald Trump (R)
US Congress
Paul Mitchell (R)
Michigan House
24 Steve Marino (R)
30 Diana Farrington (R)
32 Pamela Hornberger (R)
33 Jeff Yaroch (R)
36 Peter Lucido (R)*
81 Dan Lauwers (R)*
82 Gary Howell (R)*
83 Shane Hernandez (R)
84 Edward Canfield (R)*
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
University of Michigan
Board of Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
Michigan State University
Board of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
Wayne State
Board of Governors [2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
Macomb County Treasurer
Larry Rocca (R)
Macomb County Public Works
Commissioner
Candice Miller (R)
Macomb County Commission
4 Liz Sierawski (D)
5 Robert Mijac (D)*
6 James Carabelli (R)*
7 Don Brown (R)*
8 Phil Kraft (R)
10 Robert Leonetti (D)
Linda Burns Torp (R)
St. Clair County Commission
2 Karl Tomion (R)*
NONPARTISAN RACES
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
Justice of the Supreme Court
(Partial Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
16th Circuit Court Incumbent [2]
Kathy Viviano*
31st Circuit Court Incumbent [1]
Cynthia Lane*
41A District Court Incumbent [1]
Stephen Sierawski*
Oakland County Probate NonIncumbent [1]
Karen Geibel
US President
Donald Trump (R)
Canton Township Supervisor
Patrick Williams (R)
US Congress
David Trott (R)*
Canton Township Treasurer
Melissa McLaughlin (R)*
Michigan House
19 Laura Cox (R)*
20 Jeff Noble (R)
38 Kathy Crawford (R)*
39 Klint Kesto (R)*
40 Michael McCready (R)*
41 Martin Howrylak (R)*
43 Jim Tedder (R)*
44 Jim Runestad (R)*
45 Michael Webber (R)*
Canton Township Trustee [4]
John Anthony (R)*
Geoff Boltach (R)
Darian Moore (R)
Thomas Yack (R)*
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
Plymouth Township Supervisor
Kurt Heise (R)
NONPARTISAN RACES
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
University of Michigan
Board of Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
Justice of the Supreme Court (Partial
Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
Michigan State University
Board of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
1st District Court of Appeals Incumbent
[2]
Kurtis Wilder*
Wayne State Board of Governors [2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
Oakland County Prosecutor
Mike Goetz (R)
Oakland County Sheriff
Michael Bouchard (R)*
Oakland County Clerk
Bill Bullard (R)
Oakland County Treasurer
John McCulloch (R)
Oakland County Commission
1
Michael Gingell (R)*
6 Eileen Kowall (R)*
7
Christine Long (R)*
8 Phil Weipert (R)*
9
Hugh Crawford (R)*
11 Doug Tietz (R)
12 Shelley Goodman-Taub (R)*
16 Wade Fleming (R)*
20 David Harrell (R)
3rd Circuit Court Incumbent [16]
Timothy Kenny*
3rd Circuit Court Non-Incumbent [4]
Melissa Anne Cox
Matthew Evans
Thomas Hathaway
Kelly Ann Ramsey
6th Circuit Court Incumbent [4]
Daniel O’Brien*
51st District Court Non-Incumbent [1]
Mary Mara
52nd District Court 1st Division
Incumbent [1]
David Law*
Oakland County Probate Incumbent [1]
Kathleen Ryan*
Oakland Co. Probate Non-Incumbent [1]
Karen Geibel
US President
Donald Trump (R)
Michigan House
23 Bob Howey (R)
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
University of Michigan Board of Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
Michigan State University Board of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
Wayne State Board of Governors [2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
NONPARTISAN RACES
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
Justice of the Supreme Court (Partial Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
1st District Court of Appeals Incumbent [2]
Kurtis Wilder*
3rd Circuit Court Incumbent [16]
Timothy Kenny*
3rd Circuit Court Non-Incumbent [4]
Melissa Anne Cox
Matthew Evans
Thomas Hathaway
Kelly Ann Ramsey
Wayne County Commission
9 Terry Marecki (R)*
10 Joe Barone (R)*
*Incumbent
*Incumbent
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*Incumbent
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13 th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
14 th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
County: Wayne (part)
Counties: Oakland (part); Wayne (part)
US President
Donald Trump (R)
US President
Donald Trump (R)
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
Michigan House
39 Klint Kesto (R)*
40 Michael McCready (R)*
University of Michigan Board of Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
State Board of Education [2]
Tom McMillin (R)
Nikki Snyder (R)
Michigan State University Board of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
Wayne State Board of Governors [2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
NONPARTISAN RACES
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
Justice of the Supreme Court (Partial Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
1st District Court of Appeals Incumbent [2]
Kurtis Wilder*
3rd Circuit Court Incumbent [16]
Timothy Kenny*
3rd Circuit Court Non-Incumbent [4]
Melissa Anne Cox
Matthew Evans
Thomas Hathaway
Kelly Ann Ramsey
*Incumbent
University of Michigan Board of
Regents [2]
Carl Meyers (R)
Michigan State University Board
of Trustees [2]
William Deary (R)
Dan Kelly (R)
Wayne State Board of Governors
[2]
Kimberly Shmina (R)
Oakland County Prosecutor
Mike Goetz (R)
Oakland County Sheriff
Michael Bouchard (R)*
Oakland County Clerk
Bill Bullard (R)
NONPARTISAN RACES
Justice of the Supreme Court [1]
David Viviano*
Justice of the Supreme Court
(Partial Term) [1]
Joan Larsen*
1st District Court of Appeals
Incumbent [2]
Kurtis Wilder*
3rd Circuit Court Incumbent [16]
Timothy Kenny*
3rd Circuit Court Non-Incumbent [4]
Melissa Anne Cox
Matthew Evans
Thomas Hathaway
Kelly Ann Ramsey
6th Circuit Court Incumbent [4]
Daniel O’Brien*
Oakland County Probate
Incumbent [1]
Kathleen Ryan*
Oakland County Probabe NonIncumbent [1]
Karen Geibel
Oakland County Treasurer
John McCulloch (R)
Oakland County Commission
7 Christine Long (R)*
*Incumbent
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Youth infographic contest winner
The Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund is excited to announce the winner of our 3rd annual Youth Infographic Contest: Leah Boerkel
from Ada, Michigan. See Leah’s winning submission below. All of our contestants did an excellent job and we look forward to seeing their work
again next year. Congratulations to Leah and all of our finalists!
The Infographic Contest is for youth ages 13 to 22 and is a simple way share the prolife message with others. What is an infographic? It is a
graphic or visual representation of information intended to present information clearly and quickly.
16 • Right to Life of Michigan News • Fall 2016
Fall 2016 • Right to Life of Michigan News • 17
Choosing life even when it’s hard
Jamie Kwiatkowski put a hand on her swollen
belly. How was she going to take care of another
baby? Working two jobs while attending school
barely left time for her one-year old son, let alone
another baby. Conflicted, she considered her
options.
After the past year of raising her son by herself,
Jamie wanted to weep when she discovered she
was pregnant again. She wanted to give this child
the world, but knew she didn’t have the ability to
do that. Contemplating her options, she decided
abortion was the answer. She scheduled her appointment and began preparing for the procedure.
A few days before her appointment, Jamie walked
into her son’s room. There she saw the extra
crib she had set up and the stack of diapers she
bought whenever she had a few extra dollars.
It was then that she realized she couldn’t have
an abortion. Even though she had no idea how
she would care for her baby, she knew this baby
deserved life. Tears fell as she begged God for
help and asked for answers.
Once she made her decision, every doctor’s
appointment brought her child closer to her heart.
Jamie could feel this baby alive and well within
her. She decided to figure out the sex of her baby
and when she heard the news her heart sank. A
baby girl. A dream come true, only she thought
she couldn’t give her the life she deserved.
“The little girl I always wanted, that I dreamed of
doing her hair and painting her nails was going to
come into this world,” she said.
Jamie already struggled with her son not knowing
his father. She didn’t want her baby girl to grow up
with a father Jamie couldn’t trust, one intermittently in trouble with the law. Knowing that she
couldn’t parent her baby girl, the only option left
was adoption. She researched open adoption and
found the perfect family to adopt her baby girl.
“This precious child deserved a life with a loving family, who, by reading their bio online, was
everything I would want for a baby,” Jamie said.
Jamie spent the next few months meeting the
family and getting acquainted. The day finally
came for Jamie to give birth. Jill, the adoptive
mom, was in the room when the precious,
newborn baby girl took her first breath. Jamie and
Jill shared exhausted, but joyful smiles.
“Thousands and thousands of families are out
there waiting to adopt, with so many stories and
situations,” Jamie said. “I could make a difference
to them and to my child, and I did.”
Ten years later, Jamie found herself pregnant
again. This time she was ready to parent her
son. Walking into the hospital to deliver her baby
brought back many memories and emotions. With
so many feelings rushing in, Jamie kept reminding herself that everything was different now. Her
support system and husband helped her through
her fears and she gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
Even though still deals with the grief of placing
her child for adoption, she knows it was the right
decision.
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Call 800-57WOMAN
Call 800-579-6626 or text “HELPLINE” to 313131
Confidential unplanned pregnancy options counseling and assisance;
adoption information; and post-abortion counseling
“A child needs more than love to raise him or her,”
Jamie said.
Working two jobs and attending school while caring for a young child at home wasn’t the life she
wanted for her daughter. Jamie wanted the best
for her and knew she couldn’t provide the life she
wanted. Jamie chose to give her to a family that
could offer her everything.
Jamie is still close to the family that adopted her
baby and they attended her youngest son’s birthday celebration. She had dreamed of this family
and is grateful for them. Jamie said other women
considering adoption should reach out to someone immediately. A support system is essential to
walk you through this decision and help you be
strong. In times of doubt you will need someone
to remind you of how strong and smart you are for
choosing to give your child a better life.
“You can do it,” Jamie said. “Be someone’s hero.”
David Daleiden
exhonerated
for undercover
investigation of
Planned Parenthood
On July 26 all charges were dropped against
the Center for Medical Progress team that
exposed Planned Parenthood’s fetal organ
trafficking schemes. David Daleiden and
Sandra Merritt were charged with felonies in
Texas for their investigative journalism.
In August 2015 the Center for Medical
Progress released a video showing Planned
Parenthood Gulf Coast (PPGC) in Texas
willing to sell the organs of aborted babies
and change abortion procedures to harvest
higher-quality organs, both illegal. A grand jury
in Harris County, Texas was impaneled to look
into the allegations.
Instead of investigating PPGC, the office of
Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson turned the grand jury on the people
exposing the potential crimes. It was later
admitted her office even illegally colluded with
PPGC, the original target of their investigation. The grand jury never voted on charges
against PPGC, but instead indicted Daleiden
for engaging in organ trafficking, and indicted
both Daleiden and Merritt on felony charges
for using false identification.
The ridiculous organ trafficking charge against
Daleiden was dropped on June 14. On July
26 the felony charges against Daleiden and
Merritt for using false identification was
dropped.
While they will serve no jail time, the process
was the punishment for Daleiden and Merritt.
PPGC will likely escape any consequences.
PPGC is no stranger to skirting laws, however. Just a few years ago PPGC was forced
to reach a $1.4 million settlement over a
Medicaid fraud case.
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election season
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records on abortion, and more!
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Pellerio, & Thull Families
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Cree Erwin, a 24-year-old resident of Battle
Creek, was found dead on July 4 following
an abortion at Planned Parenthood in
Kalamazoo.
Nancy Laier........................................................The Laier Family
George W. Lucas....................................................Felicia Landa
In Honor Of
Given By
Vera Hurd (90th Birthday)...........................Donald Matteson
Little Baby Zaina..........................Brian & Pam Cusack Family
How it all adds up
Battle creek woman
dies following an
abortion
She leaves behind a one-year-old son.
Erwin traveled to Kalamazoo to have an
abortion on June 30. Sometime after
the abortion Erwin began to complain of
abdominal pain. On the evening of July 2,
Erwin’s mother took her to the emergency
room at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital.
She was discharged after midnight with a
prescription for pain medication.
Erwin then traveled to her mother’s house,
which is near the hospital. She crawled into
bed and slept throughout the day. Erwin’s
mother periodically checked on her, but found
no cause of alarm until discovering Erwin
unresponsive and not breathing in the early
morning hours of July 4.
A gut-wrenching 911 call has been released,
showing Erwin’s mother wailing as she
is unable to help her daughter, who was
pronounced dead at the scene.
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That certainly may be accurate if we’re talking
about funds we have at our immediate disposal.
But the truth of the matter is that one day we
won’t need money any longer. It’s a fact that
when we die, we can’t take it with us.
The bottom line is this: we can donate to one
or more organizations that we love and want
to support through our will or living trust. In
addition to your heirs, you can also provide for
the organizations you supported during your
lifetime.
Here’s an example of what a bequest gift
directive might look like for an estate worth
$250,000:
Gift to:
% of estate $ Amount
Son25%$62,500
Daughter
25%
$62,500
Grandchildren 20% $50,000
Church10%$25,000
RLM Ed Fund 10%
$25,000
Hospital
5% $12,500
Soup Kitchen 5% $12,500
TOTAL100%$250,000
You don’t have to be a millionaire to take care
of both your family, and take care of others God
has placed in your path through organizations
you support during your lifetime. It’s easy to
name several people and/or organizations in
your will or trust. Leave a legacy and continue
doing good work.
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Please contact an attorney for specific legal advice.
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No autopsy information has been released yet
at the time of printing.
Despite the story first being reported on
July 7, it wasn’t until August 31 that her
abortion was confirmed to have taken place
at the Kalamazoo Planned Parenthood
abortion clinic. Erwin’s death comes at a time
when Planned Parenthood in Michigan has
threatened to sue the state to block abortion
clinic health regulations.
Have you noticed the frequency of organizations
adding articles or tag lines to their newsletters
which go something like this? “Please consider
making a bequest gift to XYZ in your will or living
trust.” You’re probably thinking, “Holy smokes
… I can’t possibly donate to all of these
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