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Madison Surgery Center Update on late-term abortion plan
Wisconsin Attorney General's office concurs UW may be violating state law by training abortionists read more
Victory for life, but boycott of UW continues read more
Madison Surgery Center late-term abortion plan abandoned due to pro-life pressure read more
Wisconsin Senate Confirms Appointment of Roger Axtell to the UWHC Authority Board
PLW Legislative Memo
PLW Monday Update
Department of Homeland Security Prepared Threat Assessment on Wisconsin Pro-life Activity
In response to an open records request by the Alliance Defense Fund and Pro-Life Wisconsin, the Middleton Police Department and the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) along with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) all refused, on February 4, to release a homeland security "threat assessment" that had been prepared against pure free speech activities. To read more, click here.
Madison Pro-Life Rally Feb. 6, 2010
Feb. 6 rally will mark one-year anniversary of Madison Surgery Center decision to perform late-term abortions
The Madison Surgery Center has not yet started to perform abortions, and we thank God every day for the additional time we are being given to fight this horrible plan.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, Feb. 6... Pro-Life Wisconsin and Vigil for Life of Madison are hosting a pro-life rally and march. We encourage everyone to attend!
When: Saturday, Feb. 6, at 12 p.m.
Where: UW-Madison campus, Library Mall, 700 block of State St.
Join New York pro-life activist Chris Slattery and pro-lifers from all around Wisconsin in saying, "No abortions at the Madison Surgery Center!"
Signs: If you are able, we encourage you to bring pro-life signs, either pre-made or handmade. If you have extras, we invite you to share.
Parking: There is a public parking ramp located at 415 N. Lake St., about a block from Library Mall.
THIS MAY BE OUR FINAL CHANCE TO STOP THE MADISON SURGERY CENTER FROM KILLING PREBORN BABIES!
On Sunday, Jan. 17, the Wisconsin State Journal printed an article about Pro-Life Wisconsin's fight against late-term abortions at the Madison Surgery Center. Click here to read the article. The Wisconsin State Journal also profiled people who pray outside the Madison Surgery Center. Among those profiled are PLW board member Greg Wagner and his wife Ann (click here.)
Madison Pro-Life Rally October 12, 2009
October 12 marks the mid-way point of 40 Days for Life, and Pro-Life Wisconsin is joining with 40 Days for Life of Madison to host a pro-life rally in front of the Madison Surgery Center. The rally will begin at 9 a.m. This will be a peaceful, prayerful rally. The Madison Surgery Center is located at 1 South Park Street in Madison.
Signs: If you are able and interested, we encourage you to bring pro-life signs, either pre-made or handmade. If you have extras, we invite you to share.
Parking: If possible, plan to arrive early to find a spot and arrive at the vigil site in front of the Madison Surgery Center. It would be great to have a large number in the morning.
If you cannot join us in body, please join us in prayer! We ask you to please spread the word and invite any pro-life friends, family, neighbors, associates, Bible studies, volunteer groups, etc.
For more information, contact Pro-Life Wisconsin toll-free at (877) 463-7945 or Steve Karlen of Vigil for Life at (608) 445-2063.
July 2009 Update
Pro-life Presence in Madison Continues
On June 17, Pro-Life Wisconsin and Vigil for Life of Madison co-hosted a pro-life rally at Meriter Hospital in Madison. The event was peaceful and prayerful. Fr. Eric Sternberg led the group in prayer. Over 120 people attended!
The Madison Surgery Center is a joint venture of UW Hospital and Clinics, the UW Medical Foundation, and Meriter Hospital. On February 6, the Madison Surgery Center (MSC) board voted to provide second trimester abortions on healthy and disabled babies at their 1 South Park Street location. An April 23 Associated Press article revealed the MSC has not yet begun performing abortions.
Additionally, in late April, Matt Bowman, an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, finally received several volumes of emails and documents from the UW Medical Foundation. Because UW entities are public institutions, many of their emails are public record. The information in these previously secret documents is VERY encouraging. To read the emails, click here.
YOUR prayers and protests are having an effect!
Jeffrey Grossman, the head of the UW Medical Foundation, said in an e-mail between himself, the head of Meriter, and other administrators, including the abortionist Caryn Dutton and her boss, abortion enthusiast Laurel Rice, "We need to track cancellations as accurately as possible... When all this began I told Laurel and Caryn that we could not put our whole operation at economic risk to achieve their goals."
Emails show the administrators at UW scrambling to keep up with the public pressure that all of you have created against this late-term abortion plan in the past few months. They are frustrated that patients are calling to cancel appointments. Several doctors and entire physician groups have decided not to send their patients to the MSC, which is causing a major impact during this bad economy.
Please speak up for these babies today! Contact information for these institutions is available here.
May 1, 2009 Update
Encouraging news about the Madison Surgery Center
On February 6, the Madison Surgery Center board voted to allow second trimester abortions at their 1 South Park Street location. An April 23 Associated Press article revealed the MSC has not yet begun performing abortions.
Additionally, last week the Alliance Defense Fund's Matt Bowman finally received several volumes of emails and documents from the UW Medical Foundation. Because UW entities are public institutions, many of their emails are public record. The information in these previously secret documents is VERY encouraging. Click here to read the emails.
Pro-Life Wisconsin is running pro-life TV commercials in the Madison area, urging viewers to choose life and oppose the MSC. You can view those commercials on PLW's NoUWabortions.com Web site.
Your increased involvement is needed now more than ever! What can you do?
On Pro-Life Wisconsin's NoUWabortions.com Web site, you can:
- Sign letter refusing treatment at the MSC;
- If you are an employee of UW or Meriter Hospital, download a letter refusing to participate;
- Sign petition opposing Madison Surgery Center late-term abortion center;
- Find contact information to call, email, or write in opposition to the Madison Surgery Center's late-term abortion center. Contact Meriter Hospital, UW Hospital, the UW Medical Foundation, and the Madison Surgery Center;
- Join us in prayer outside the Madison Surgery Center! Pro-Life Wisconsin's Dane County affiliate, along with Madison's Vigil for Life, prays outside the Madison Surgery Center on a regular basis. Trust us - this makes doctors, nurses, patients and patients' families uncomfortable; they do not want to identify themselves with a medical facility that performs abortions.
- Commit to support this highly effective campaign!
YOUR prayers and protests are having an effect!
Jeffrey Grossman, the head of the UW Medical Foundation, said in an e-mail between himself, the head of Meriter, and other administrators, including the abortionist Caryn Dutton and her boss, abortion enthusiast Laurel Rice, "We need to track cancellations as accurately as possible...When all this began I told Laurel and Caryn that we could not put our whole operation at economic risk to achieve their goals."
Emails show the administrators at UW scrambling to keep up with the public pressure that all of you have created against this late-term abortion plan in the past few months, and especially not knowing what to do about patients who continually are calling to cancel appointments. Several doctors and entire physician groups have decided not to send their patients to MSC, which is causing a major impact during this bad economy.
Please speak up for these babies today! They need you!
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