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2005/2006
school year:
December 12 & 13, 2005: Christmas
Bake Sale in the College Center!!!!
January
24 & 25, 2006: Informational table about Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions in the College Center (T-shirts & bracelets for sale
as well)
January 22, 2006: 33rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade
and Doe v. Bolton decisions
A bit about Roe v. Wade:
Roe v. Wade (7-2 [Rehnquist and White dissenting]) decided that the right to
an abortion falls under the 14th Amendment (citing the right to
"privacy"). It covers the right to an abortion within the
first trimester and allows regulation or a ban by the state government on
abortions after viability of the fetus, unless the woman's life is in
danger. The decision of whether or not a woman needs an
abortion is left up to the physician.
A bit about Doe v. Bolton:
Doe v. Bolton (7-2 [Rehnquist and White
dissenting]) decided that abortions would be legal from 6 months to birth.
This decision restricts the amount of say that the state has in limiting
abortions. It allows for the decision of whether or not the abortion
is necessary, to be left up to the physician. The criteria include
age, physical, mental, emotional, and familial states.
2004/2005 school year:
Look
for the flag display during week 4 on the quad near the library.
These 3,561 flags represent the number of children who are killed by
abortion Each Day!
3rd
Annual LIFE WEEK 2005
March
29-April 2
March 29th
Who: Jeremy Pitt-Payne, STB
Where: New Science room 102
When: 5:30 pm
March 30th:
Who: Maggie Schoonmaker, FCIP
Where: New Science room 102
When: 5:30 pm
March 31st:
What: Video: "Meet the Abortion
Providers" & "Life in the
Womb." A discussion will follow.
Where: New Science room 102
When: 5:30 pm
April 2nd:
What: BABY SHOWER co-sponsored by St. Ambrose
University! This baby shower will benefit the
Moline CPC. Everyone is invited and
we ask that you
please bring a donation (i.e.-baby bottles, diapers,
women's maternity
clothes, etc.). There will be food and
fun games and prizes!
Where: College Center Café
When: 1:00-4:00 pm
Important date: 32nd anniversary of Roe vs Wade
decision -
January
22nd 2005
Wednesdays of January at 6:30pm: We will be studying
"The Gospel of Life" or Evangelium Vitae. Our
regular meeting will follow at approximately 7:15. These studies and meetings
will be conducted in the Paxton room of the College Center (near payphone and
lounge/cafeteria).
Tuesday,
January 11, 2005
at 7:00
pm:
The question in question is: "To what extent should abortion and
women's reproductive rights be subject to government regulation?"
Dr. Randall Wanke (our faculty advisor), Corrina Gura (our president), and
Peter Eckardt (dedicated member) will be on the panel. A question and
answer session will follow the two panels' arguments. John
Deere Planetarium lecture hall
Thursday,
January 20, 2005
at 4:30
pm, first
floor lecture hall of the science building: We will hold a viewing of
"The Silent Scream." This will be the second year we have
shown this graphic video. We will have a discussion afterwards.
NFP Resources!
Saturday, September
11th CPC Pregnancy Resources Walkathon -8:30a.m. in Middle Park on 23rd S. Bettendorf, IA. You can get a form at
Whitey's Ice Cream Stores or at our first meeting!
The 15th Annual LIFE CHAIN
Sunday, October 3, 2004 2:00-3:00 pm
Middle Road at Happy Joe Drive, Bettendorf, IA
Signs may be picked up after 1:45 on the corner of Middle Road and Happy
Joe Drive.
Help save lives through prayer and by raising awareness in our community
that Abortion Kills Children!
Sponsored by
Quad City Right to Life Education Fund
1530 State Street, Suite 4
Bettendorf, Iowa 52722
563-324-0035
www.QCRTL.org
2003/2004 school year:
Sunday,
October 5, 2003,
2-3pm Life Chain, Bettendorf, IA
Sunday,
October 5, 2003,
7:30pmNicole Taylor will be offering her story about
how her abortion changed her life forever and about how she found
forgiveness and healing (Science 102).
Wednesday,
October 8, 2003,
7pm. CJ Payne from CPC Pregnancy Resources, Davenport
The impact of abortion on lives including a personal testimony and post
abortion ministries (Science 102).
Thursday,
October 9, 2003,
7pm Lorrie Bowman of Quad City
Right to Life will be speaking on life issues including: euthanasia,
assisted suicide, and hospice care (Science 102).
Monday, October, 13th at 4pm Video: The Silent Scream—An
ultrasound view of an abortion Very disturbing, viewer discretion
advised. 20-30 minutes video, followed by a discussion (Science 304).
Tuesday, October 14th,
2003, 4:00pm Joe Scheidler National Director of the Pro-Life Action
League
The Pro-Life Action
League is a national pro-life educational and activist organization headquartered
in Chicago. Joe has appeared on more than a thousand programs
including ABC News Nightline, Donahue, Crossfire, Face the Nation, Good
Morning America, and MacNeil/Lehrer Report. He is currently
featured in the national media as the chief defendant in a RICO lawsuit in
which the Supreme Court ruled in his favor in February of 2003. Click for more info.
The Quad Cities Largest Pro-life Prayer Gathering of
the Year!
The 13th Annual LIFE CHAIN
Sunday, October 5, 2003 2:00-3:00 pm
Middle Road at Happy Joe Drive, Bettendorf, IA
Signs may be picked up after 1:45 on the corner of Middle Road and Happy
Joe Drive.
Help save lives through prayer and by raising awareness in our community
that Abortion Kills Children!
Sponsored by
Quad City Right to Life Education Fund
1530 State Street, Suite 4
Bettendorf, Iowa 52722
563-324-0035
www.QCRTL.org
CPC Pregnancy
Resources Walkathon -830a.m. Saturday, September 6th in Middle Park on 23rd S. Bettendorf, IA You can get a
from at Whitey's Ice Cream Stores or at our first meeting!
Stuff Drive! (see
Special Events)
Apr. 27th Baby Shower
for CPC Pregnancy Resources
Pro-life T-shirt day
Apr. 28th!
Phil Boardman
co-founding member spoke via phone to us at our meeting Apr.8 at 6:15pm.
Congratulations
to our new exec board members and thanks to all those who have served so
faithfully in the past!
President: Corrina Gura
Vice President: Paul Carlson
Secretary: Jackie Swan
Treasurer: Julie Haronik
PR Officer: Rachel Bollinger
Be sure to attend our
next meeting, Tuesday of week 9! We will be electing a new exec board.
Wednesday,
January 22, 2003
-Teens of Light Candlelight vigil at the Women's Choice Center in Bettendorf.
Thursday,
January 23, 2003
-House of Atreus talk by Dr. Wanke.
March for Life in Washington -January 22,
2003
Fr. John Boyle, Ph.D.
"After the election: Where do we go from here?" A discussion of
the achievements made in the pro-life movement in light of the recent
elections and an explanation of the ethics in this new post-election
climate. [Fr. Boyle, originally from Iowa City, studied at St. Ambrose University, Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, and Fordham University. Fr. Boyle taught at the University
of Iowa School of Religion for 26 years including ten as director.]
State Representative Daniel
J Boddicker
An explanation of the stem cell debate and recent legislation in the Iowa
State House. This discussion examines issues such as adult vs. embryonic
stem cell research, cloning, generating stem cell lines, and the
moral/ethical sides of each. [Dan Boddicker is elected to his 6th term in
the new 79th district and served as Floor manager of legislation banning
human cloning He is an electrical engineer living with his wife and five
children near Tipton, Iowa.]
Dr. Karla Polaschek,
FACOG and Maggie Schoonmaker, FCIP
"Sex and Drugs: Unlikely Bedfellows" A look at some reasons you
may want to consider a natural approach to managing fertility. This
all-natural and liberating information is sweeping through hospitals and
colleges across America. Future doctors, nurses and
parents, you want to know this stuff! [Dr. Polaschek, F.A.C.O.G. Obstetrics
and Gynecology, is the Quad Cities?premiere Pro-Life
doctor. She does not prescribe contraceptives or perform sterilization
surgeries. Instead, she offers her patients a safe and moral alternative.
Maggie Schoonmaker, FCIP, Augustana Alum, teaches women and couples natural
ways of planning children and monitoring their own gynecological health.]
Jeremy Pitt-Payne,
S.T. B.
"An Hour of Sex" A fun and interesting look at what sex is and
what it means. Jeremy is an accomplished speaker who will go far beyond the
simple Birds and the bees." [Jeremy Pitt-Payne earned a Baccalaureate
degree in Sacred Theology at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. He currently serves as an
assistant director of Catechetics with the Catholic Diocese of Peoria.
Jeremy and his wife are also founding members of the Hope Center in Peoria.]
Hay Rack Ride and Bonfire
October 27, 2002 @7pm
Homecoming Festival October
26, 2002
from 10am-1pm
Life Chain!! Sunday,
October 6, 2002
from 2-3pm in Bettendorf. Stand up for Life!!!
Our first meeting was
held Thursday, September 5th at 6:15pm in room 302 of the Science Building.
Walk-A-Thon for CPC
Pregnancy Resources September 7, 2002. E-mail Julie-Haronik@augustana.edu for details.
Student Activities
Fair, Sunday Sept. 1 from 3:30-5:30pm. Welcome to all the first
year students!!
Praise for Life
Festival @ Le Claire Park Bandshell Davenport, IA next to John
O'Donnell Stadium.
On Saturday, August 31st at
6pm, Kathy Troccoli sang
followed by fireworks and more!
On Sunday afternoon,
September 1st games, local bands, exhibits, etc from 1-5pm
On Sunday evening,
September 1st at 7pm, Salvador, a Latin rock praise group
performed.
Maggie Schoonmaker
came to campus on Tuesday, April 16th to
speak on Natural Family Planning and respecting yourself. Discussion
will follow.
Diaper Drive was held
week 7 during all lunches.
Starting 9th week, we
collected donations for the Stuff Drive. We donated 3 car loads to
Life's Little Treasures, a pro-life store in Davenport.
ALERT!! Write
your Representative to express your views on abstinence funding.
Write Corrina-Gura@augustana.edu
for details!
Right to Life
t-shirts are in. Want to see what they look
like? Click
here.
Augustana Right to
Life elections were held. Congratulations
to our new officers: President: Julie, Vice President: Paul,
Secretary: Kim, Treasurer: Matt, and Public Relations Officer:
Corrina.
ALERT!! Write
your Representative to express your views on Cloning and related research.
It's even easier if you download
this information!
One of our RTL
members attended a presentation on NFP (Natural Family Planning.) Look
to see what she found out.
Dr. Kilner, President
of the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity spoke on Stem Cell Research
at the Memorial for the Unborn on Saturday, January 26th in Bettendorf. He was an excellent speaker and
very knowledgeable on the subject. Contact RTL member, Julie Haronik
if you would like more information about this speaker or subject.
Dr. Wanke, our
faculty advisor, presented his talk on the House of Atreus January 21st in
the Science Building. He looked at abortion
issues from a human rights perspective.
Monday, December
10th, Gayla Rummins spoke about the Life and Family Educational Trust which
is completing the construction of the Women's Choice Center across from Planned Parenthood in Bettendorf.
Monday and Tuesday,
December 10th and 11th was our bake sale with
College Democrats. All of ARTL's proceeds
went to the CPC's winter clothing drive. We raised approximately $30
between the table and extra donations from t-shirt money.
Augustana Right to
Life peacefully protested outside House on the Hill during Planned Parenthood's
fundraiser. Augustana Right to Life students were denied our right to
protest on our own campus. As a result of our demonstration and
dissemination of information to the community, Augustana has decided to
review its policy for renting out campus buildings like House on the Hill.
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