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May 21, 1991—Federal Judge James Holderman dismisses the NOW v. Scheidler case, saying there is insufficient evidence to prove the National Organization for Women’s claims and that the racketeering (RICO) charges are “nonsense.” His ruling would be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, allowing the case to go forward to trial in 1998.
May 18, 1994—The National Organization for Women (NOW) issues a statement saying they have amended their complaint in the NOW v. Scheidler case, first filed in 1986, adding arson and bombing to the charges against League Director Joe Scheidler and the other defendants. League staffer Ann Scheidler remarks that this is just a media stunt. Meanwhile Joe, unfazed by the latest allegations, gives a talk in Boston to a standing-room-only crowd of over 300 pro-lifers.
May 5, 2007—League Director Joe Scheidler travels to Christendom College in Front Royal, Virginia where the next morning he is scheduled to give an commencement address entitled “To Wait in Joyful Hope for the Coming of Our Savior, Jesus Christ” and receive the “God and Country” award from the college. Joe meets a number of old friends and reports that he is delighted with the people, the liturgy and the location, which he calls “a little bit of Heaven at the entrance to the Blue Ridge Mountains.”
May 8, 2007—Judge David Coar (pictured right) enters final judgment in the long-running NOW v. Scheidler case, formally clearing League Director Joe Scheidler of racketeering charges and nullifying the national injunction imposed after Joe lost his 1998 trial. Remaining unresolved is the issue of court costs, which the law requires be paid by the losing party. After over 20 years of litigation, the amount owed to the League by NOW and the abortionists is over $70,000.
Planned Parenthood has been trying to clean up their image because of all the dirt Live Action and other groups have been digging up on them lately.
They know the unsavory reality of the way they do business is coming to light, and they know it’s hurting the way the public perceives them.
That’s why they’ve been running a series of ads trumpeting their supposed support for families in a series of radio ads across Chicagoland, and that’s why they’re having their “Generations Gala: A Celebration of Healthy Families” fundraiser at the Chicago History Museum this Thursday, May 5.
You read that right: Planned Parenthood, the nation’s #1 abortion chain is holding an event claiming they support “healthy families.”
Well the League is not going to let them get away with that. Holding galas and trying to buy a clean image with radio ads does not erase the over 300,000 babies Planned Parenthood kills every year.
Join the League in protesting this insidious event and showing the truth about Planned Parenthood. There are three ways you can help:
After years of pro-life activism, I can tell you it’s spiritual warfare whenever abortion is opposed. Support in prayer from pro-lifers across the country is integral to the success of any protest, especially when you’re going toe to toe with Planned Parenthood, the Goliath of the abortion industry.
This fight against Planned Parenthood needs every pro-lifer in the country on board. Please join in however you can to make this effort to expose the true face of Planned Parenthood’s work to the public a success.
April 29, 1991—The League leads 300 activists in a picket the National Abortion Federation (NAF) convention in Chicago. They display 97 tombstones bearing the names of women who died from legal abortion. One third of all abortionists belong to NAF, and they perform half of all abortions in America. The next day includes a picket of Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, who is speaking at the convention.
April 27, 1986—Barbara Menes (pictured right), League administrator and Joe Scheidler’s personal secretary, collapses at the League’s sixth annual banquet after having just presented Ann Scheidler and activist Rosie Stokes with bouquets of flowers. As doctors and nurses in attendance at the banquet rush to administer CPR, the entire room of attendees prays, led by Fr. Roger Coughlin, director of the Archdiocesan Respect Life Office. Once paramedics arrive and take Barbara to the hospital, the afternoon program proceeds with a talk by Rev. Curtis Young of Christian Action Council. Barbara would survive two more days before dying of heart failure.
April 26, 2008—The League hosts an multi-faceted protest at Planned Parenthood’s massive “Abortion Fortress” in Aurora, Illinois, coordinated by Communications Director Eric Scheidler. On top of an traditional picket, the protest includes a “Jericho March” around Planned Parenthood’s block, a Face the Truth Tour, a Baby Shower to benefit local pregnancy centers and a “Cemetery of Choice” to mourn mothers killed by abortion. The protest concludes with a dramatic “Balloons for Life” launch, with pink and blue balloons representing babies saved by pro-life activism.
April 25, 2003—League Director Joe Scheidler is honored at the Life Education and Resource Network (LEARN) Midwest Conference with the “Profile in Courage” award. LEARN is focused on promoting the pro-life message in the Black community. LEARN national director Dr. Johnny Hunter dons a black fedora, Joe’s trademark hat, as he presents the award.
April 22, 2002—The US Supreme Court grants certiorari in the NOW v. Scheidler case, agreeing to hear the racketeering case during the next session of the high court. League Director Joe Scheidler and several other defendants had been found guilty of racketeering for their pro-life work, a ruling upheld by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago. The Supreme Court only accepts one in a hundred cases sent to them for consideration.