2008 Hotline Archives
The Pro-Life Action News Hotline is issued by Joe Scheidler three times a week, usually on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Occasional Hotlines are by other League staff. To hear the Hotline call 773-777-2525.
The 2008 Hotlines are listed in decending order (most recent first). Use the menu below to jump to a specific month. To see Hotlines for a different year, return to the main Hotline Archive page.
2008 Hotlines by Month
- Jump to JANUARY 2008 Hotlines
- Jump to FEBRUARY 2008 Hotlines
- Jump to MARCH 2008 Hotlines
- Jump to APRIL 2008 Hotlines
- Jump to MAY 2008 Hotlines
- Jump to JUNE 2008 Hotlines
- Jump to JULY 2008 Hotlines
- Jump to AUGUST 2008 Hotlines
- Jump to SEPTEMBER 2008 Hotlines
October 2008
- Tuesday 7 October - Thursday 9 October
- Staffers Admit It's Rape But Don't Report It; California Parental Consent Bill Likely To Pass; Choose Life Plates Finally Headed To Arizona Vehicles
- Friday 3 October - Monday 6 October
- Man Drives Over The Curb--40 Days Pray-ers Unharmed; Americans Don't Know Doe; Kemp-Kasten Amendment Prevents Tax Dollars From Funding Forced Abortion
September 2008
- Tuesday 30 September - Thursday 2 October
- Bishop Praises Chastity, Not Homosexuality; Pastors Endorse McCain; Priests in Peoria in the Clear; Planned Parenthood Steals Taxpayers' Money
- Tuesday 23 September - Thursday 25 September
- Parishes Reject Pro-Life Message; Assisted Suicide Advocate Chooses Death Over Jail; Fetuses Of Embryos?
- Friday 19 September - Monday 22 September
- 40 Days for Life Kicks Off This Wednesday; Are There Really Guardian Angels?; National Pro-Life Leadership Summit a Great Success
- Tuesday 16 September - Friday 19 September
- Brain Death v. True Death; Bishops Question "Proportionate Reasons" to vote for a Pro-Abort; Stopping Planned Parenthood Summit This Thursday
- Friday 12 September - Monday 15 September
- McCain Solid in Her Pro-Life Stand; Carol Marin Doesn't Like Cardinal's Letter on Abortion and Politics; Gibson Interviews Palin; Recruits Needed for Chicago's 40 Days for Life
- Tuesday 9 September - Thursday 11 September
- Cardinal George Speaks Out on Politics and Abortion; Pelosi Meets with Bishop; The Insanity of Pro-Abortion Law; CWA Launches New Website: DowdnSyndromeBrochure.com; Rest in Peace, Mike O'Donnell
- Friday 5 September - Monday 8 September
- The Race Is On; Hats off to Pro-Life Activists in Green, OH; Judge Brawka Grants Planned Parenthood a "License to Lie"; Gloria Steinem Does Not Like Sarah Palin
- Tuesday 2 September - Thursday 4 September
- Palin Family Shows Pro-Life Commitment; Abortionist Hodari in Court Wednesday; Even Dogs Know Life Is Precious
August 2008
- Friday 29 August - Monday 1 September
- Pro-Lifers Very Pleased with Palin; Zorn Spells Out McCain Position; Virginity Pledges Effective; Washington Times Op-Ed: Planned Parenthood Targets Blacks
- Wednesday 27 August - Thursday 28 August
- Biden's Bishop Won't Let Him Speak at Catholic Schools; Bishops Respond to Pelosi's Misrespresentation of Church Teaching Against Abortion; Pro-Life Activists in Denver Aim for World's Largest Protest Sign; Conference on Men and Abortion September 8-9 in Oak Brook; Illinois Right to Life Kiddieland Night September 5
- Friday 22 August - Tuesday 26 August
- Conscience Rights for Doctors under Attack; Abortionist Hodari Faces Charges; Steinberg Loves New Hallmark Cards Celebrating Gay Marriage; Obama in Trouble over BAIPA Record
- Tuesday 19 August - Thursday 21 August
- Charges Dropped Against 18 Pro-Life Activists in Maryland; New Pro-Life Movie: 22 Weeks; APA Says Abortion Doesn't Hurt Women, Even Though It Does; New Language in Dems' Abortion Platform?
- Friday 15 August - Monday 18 August
- Letter Writers Support Truth Tour; Protest at Aurora Planned Parenthood Saturday, August 16; Other Upcoming Pro-Life Activities; More Reasons Why the Birth Control Pill Is Bad for Women
- Tuesday 12 August - Thursday 14 August
- New Evidence Shows Obama Cover-up on BAIPA; New York Abortion Rate Sky High; Officials Call for More Contraception
- Friday 8 August - Monday 11 August
- Pro-Life Activists Arrested in Beijing; Democrats for Life Continues Its Fight; 40 Days for Life in Chicago
- Tuesday 5 August - Thursday 7 August
- 18 Pro-Lifers Arrested at Maryland Truth Tour; Pro-Lifer Assaulted by California Abortionist
- Friday 1 August - Monday 4 August
- Protecting the Conscience Rights of Health Care Workers; Contraception Ban No "Bitter Pill"; Money Slated for WIC Ending Up at Planned Parenthood
July 2008
- Tuesday 29 July - Thursday 31 July
- Challenges with Law Enforcement on Face the Truth Tour; Chicago Ridge Police Attempt to Shut the Tour Down; Record Numbers on Several Days; Three Babies Given a Second Chance; End-of-Tour Party at Eric Scheidler's Home
- Friday 25 July - Monday 28 July
- Humanae Vitae 40 Years Later: Pope Paul VI Was Right; Pro-Life Ob/Gyn to Speak on NFP in Westmont July 30; Sun-Times Column Hopelessly Confused
- Tuesday 22 July - Thursday 24 July
- Preliminary Truth Tour Recap; Truth Truck 'Held Hostage' at St. Louis Planned Parenthood; Aborted Babies Buried in Detroit
- Wednesday 9 July - Tuesday 15 July
- Victory for Pro-Life Truck Drivers; The True Patriots; Protest Abortionist Henry Morgentaler's Order of Canada Award
- Wednesday 2 July - Tuesday 8 July
- Dallas Abortion Facility CLOSED; Portland Contractor Drops Planned Parenthood Project; Join Us for Our Ninth Annual Face the Truth Tour; Rest in Peace, Barbara Urbik
June 2008
- Friday 27 June - Monday 30 June
- Margaret Sanger, "Raceologist"; Sanger and the Infamous "Negro Project"; The Fallout from the "Negro Project"; Sanger: Abortionists Are "Bloodsucking Men with M.D. after Their Names"; Stunning Admission on the Pill's Ineffectiveness; So, What's the Solution?; Pill Feeds the Demand for Abortion
- Tuesday 24 June - Thursday 26 June
- The "Wal-Mart of the Abortion Industry" Goes Upscale; Small-Time Abortionists Can't Compete with Planned Parenthood; "Contemporary, Fun, and Lively Looking" Abortion Clinics the Wave of the Future
- Tuesday 17 June - Monday 23 June
- Coming Soon: Pro-Life Pharmacies; Bishops Issue Statement on Embryonic Stem Cell Research; Rest in Peace, Margaret Creagh
- Tuesday 10 June - Thursday 12 June
- Pro-Life Activism Highlighted in Chicago Tribune; Pro-Aborts Bemoan Hospital Mergers; Pro-Lifers Keep Tiller Under Pressure
- Thursday 5 June - Monday 9 June
- Baby Boy in England Survives Abortion; Malkin on Planned Parenthood's Obscene Profits; Planned Parenthood Can't Stop Building New Abortion Facilities; Pray for Father Pfleger—and for Cardinal George, Too
- Tuesday 3 June - Thursday 5 June
- ALL Sponsors Protest the Pill Day June 7; Glenview Pro-Abort Upset about Pro-Life Float in July 4th Parade; Graphic Pictures Save a Baby at Tiller's Mill
May 2008
- Friday 30 May - Monday 2 June
- Archbishop Naumann Doesn't Mince Words to Pro-Abort Gov. Sebelius; Planned Parenthood Is At It Again; Be a Part of Mercy Festival 2008
- Tuesday 27 May - Thursday 29 May
- Pro-Abort Columnists Don't Have a Clue; Cardinal George's Column Tells It Like It Is; "Personally Opposed to Abortion, But..." Is a Lie; Become a Pro-Life Prayer Warrior
- Friday 23 May - Monday 26 May
- League Brings Truth to South Dakota Battleground; Baby Saved in Sioux Falls; Pro-Aborts Protest Pro-Life Talks in Rapid City; "Good People Want the Pictures Shown"; Be a Part of Mercy Festival 2008
- Tuesday 20 May - Thursday 22 May
- The Need for Graphic Abortion Pictures; Graphic Pictures Save Lives; The Age of Chimeras Is upon Us
- Tuesday 13 May - Monday 19 May
- SoDak Truth Tour Presses on Despite "Savage Weather"; "What If Your Mother Had Aborted You?"; Kissling: "Frankly, [My Mother] Never Should Have Had Children"; More Pro-Aborts Grasp at Straws at Princeton Bioethics Symposium; Florence Lococo, R.I.P.
- Wednesday 7 May - Monday 12 May
- Scheidler Enters Canada Without Incident; Canadian Pro-Lifers: Determined and Well-Organized; Canadian Pro-Aborts Won't Suffer Factual Pro-Life Ads; Remember Your Mother
- Friday 2 May - Monday 5 May
- Funeral Mass for Aborted Babies in Detroit; So-called Comprehensive Sex Education Based on Lies; The Illogic of "Comprehensive" Sex Ed Programs
April 2008
- Tuesday 29 April - Thursday 1 May
- Pro-Life Rally in Aurora a Huge Success; Pro-Life Activism Akin to the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard; New York Abortion Facility CLOSED; Activists Show the Truth about Abortion at NAACP Dinner
- Friday 25 April - Monday 28 April
- Benedict XVI's Visit Dispels Many Misconceptions about Him; Americans Have Many Reasons to Love Pope Benedict; Impressive Responses to Pope's Visit from Secular Media
- Monday 21 April - Wednesday 23 April
- Abortion As Art?; "The Inconvenient Consequences of a Convenient Lifestyle"; Pro-Life Rally in Aurora: Saturday, April 26
- Monday 14 April - Sunday 20 April
- "It's a Matter of Life and Death" Special Event in Aurora; No Compassion for Unborn Children at So-Called Compassion Forum; Obama: Not to Be Outdone by Clinton; "Haunted by the Decision to Abort"
- Tuesday 8 April - Sunday 13 April
- Pro-Life Students Sue U. of Maryland-Baltimore County; One Year of Legal Abortion in Mexico: 6400 Dead Babies and 8 Dead Mothers; Pope Benedict XVI Speaks on the Lasting Damage of Abortion and Divorce
- Thursday 3 April - Monday 7 April
- Planned Parenthood Racism Exposed; More Pro-Life Collegiate Grit North of the Border; "Students of Virginity"
- Tuesday 1 April - Wednesday 2 April
- "Punished with a Baby"?; A Slap in the Face to Single Mothers Who Choose Life; A Punch in the Gut to the Condom Racket
March 2008
- Thursday 27 March - Monday 31 March
- Pro-Life Whistleblower Charged $1,100; Where's the Money?; Vietnamese Apostolate Inspires Pro-Lifers Everywhere
- Monday 24 March - Wednesday 26 March
- Royal College of Psychiatrists Warns of Abortion-Related Complications; UK Telegraph: Change in Abortion Law Needed; Half of UK's Maternity Units Turn Women Away; First 2008 Face the Truth Day March 25
- Tuesday 18 March - Sunday 23 March
- "Mrs. Clinton, St. Patrick Was Pro-Life"; Memo to Spitzer: Plead for Christ's Mercy; First 2008 Face the Truth Day March 25
- Thursday 13 March - Monday 17 March
- Babies' Remains, Patient Records Found in Hodari's Dumpsters; Staggering Number of Medical Records Found; Video of Hodari's Trash Posted Online; Shut Hodari Down and Throw Him in Jail; Spitzer Resigns in Disgrace
- Monday 10 March - Wednesday 12 March
- Emergency Contraception: Not All It's Cracked Up to Be; Declarations from Post-Abortive Women Sought; Our Continuing Court Battles against Planned Parenthood; Frachey et al. v. Planned Parenthood; Fox Valley Families Against Planned Parenthood et al. v. The City of Aurora; Elizabeth and Roger Earl et al. v. Steve Trombley
- Wednesday 5 March - Sunday 9 March
- No Parental Notice Law Yet; Just Bureaucracy and Red Tape; Ask Madigan to Appeal Coar's Decision
February 2008
- Thursday 28 February - Wednesday 5 March
- William F. Buckley, 1925-2008; Planned Parenthood Takes Money to Kill Black Babies; Woman Hangs Herself After Aborting Twins
- Tuesday 26 February - Wednesday 27 February
- Peter Singer: No Longer an Isolated Kook
- Wednesday 20 February - Monday 25 February
- Edrica Goode, 1985-2007; Bill Clinton Loses His Temper, Blasts Pro-Life Students
- Friday 15 February - Tuesday 19 February
- Exposing the Seedy Abortion Industry; 30 Years Later, What Has Changed?; Terri's Day Set for March 31; Father Pavone Lenten Retreat Broadcast Live Online; Sports Faith Hall of Fame Induction
- Tuesday 12 February - Friday 15 February
- The Ugly Truth about Abortion; Breast Milk Contains Stem Cells; "There Were No Sidewalk Counselors ..."; One Million Rosaries for Unborn Babies
- Friday 8 February - Monday 11 February
- Former Atheist Describes How She Became Pro-Life; The "Contraceptive Mentality" Is the Problem; Dehumanizing "Inconvenient" People
- Monday 4 February - Tuesday 5 February
- Pro-Abortionists Are Getting the Message; Abortion in America: Always an Anomaly; Abortion in China Alarmingly Commonplace
January 2008
- Wednesday 30 January - Sunday 3 February
- Michelman and Kissling Wring Their Hands; Pro-Lifers' Arguments Now Taken More Seriously; Pro-Abortion Movement's Momentum Gone; A White Flag?; SpeakOut Illinois and TeenSpeak Conferences February 2
- Monday 28 January - Tuesday 29 January
- Election 2008: Currently Undecided; Violence aginst Pro-Lifers Goes Unreported in Secular Media
- Friday 25 January - Sunday 27 January
- Feeling at Home in the White House; Chapman Op-Ed on Abortion Gets It Right; SpeakOut Illinois and TeenSpeak Conferences February 2
- Wednesday 23 January - Thursday 24 January
- "The Bullhorn Is Back!"; Not Just Washington, DC; Other Pro-Life Marches
- Wednesday 16 January - Tuesday 22 January
- God Is Not Mocked; The Battle Rages On; Other Local Pro-Life Events; Aurora Beacon Gives Pro-Lifers a Thumbs-Down; New Planned Parenthood Mega Mill
- Friday 11 January - Sunday 13 January
- Post-Abortive Fathers Are Speaking Out; "Men can potentially shift the entire debate"; Abortion: "A Stain on the Soul"; Activism Training Seminar This Saturday in Aurora
- Monday 7 January - Thursday 10 January
- The Most Basic Right of All; Abortion Is the Real Problem; Aurora Zoning Board Dodges Question on Planned Parenthood's Status; Zoning Board's Decision May Be a Victory for Pro-Lifers
- Tuesday 1 January - Sunday 6 January
- Pro-Life Activist Hospitalized After Assault; Woman Kicked Off Bus for Reading Bible to Her Children; Masses for Life
