December 2002
Volume XXI No. 3
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Scheidler Appeal
On Wednesday 4 December, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the appeal of the Federal District Court decision against Joe Scheidler and other pro-life activists. A decision is expected by June.
[Full Story]ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
- Scheidler Warns Ulster Activists: Keep Abortion Out of Ireland
- Priests for Life Gives Face the Truth a Trial Run in New York
- Generations for Life To Mobilize Teen Activism
- James Kopp Insults the Pro-Life Movement
- Father and Daughter Making a Difference in Alexandria
- New Illinois Attorney General Targets CPCs
- Choose Life License Plate Campaign Comes to Illinois
- Scheidlers Present Ann Arbor Workshop
- Bankruptcy Bill Defeated
- Other Stories
- Letters to the Editor
Scheidler Warns Ulster Activists: Keep Abortion Out of Ireland
Joe Scheidler visited Northern Ireland in October to encourage activists fighting to keep abortion out of Ireland. The future of abortion in Ireland hangs in the balance.
[Full Story] [Back to Top]Priests for Life Gives Face the Truth a Trial Run in New York
Joe and Ann Scheidler joined Fr. Frank Pavone and Priests for Life for a successful trial Face the Truth trial run. Priests for Life are planning a ten-day Face the Truth blitz in New York this spring.
[Full Story] [Back to Top]Generations for Life To Mobilize Teen Activism
A new division of the Pro-Life Action League headed up by Annie Scheidler is reaching to the next generation of pro-life activists. Annie is speaking to teens around the country with the pro-life message and helping to set up pro-life clubs in churches and schools.
[Full Story] [Back to Top]James Kopp Insults the Pro-Life Movement
National Director Joe Scheidler responds to James Kopp's confession that he murdered abortionist Barnett Slepian, after lying to the pro-life movement about it for years.
[Full Story] [Back to Top]Father and Daughter Making a Difference in Alexandria
Joe Scheidler and daughter Annie visited schools and churches around Alexandria, LA in November, reaching hundreds of teens and scores of adults on the sanctity of life and value of activism.
[Full Story] [Back to Top]New Illinois Attorney General Targets CPCs
During her successful campaign for the office of Attorney General of Illinois, pro-abortion zealot Lisa Madigan vowed to shut down "phony" crisis pregnancy centers. The pro-life community of Illinois is preparing to defend the CPCs and continue giving women a real choice for life.
[Full Story] [Back to Top]Choose Life License Plate Campaign Comes to Illinois
The Choose Life license plate campaign is helping raise funds for adoption agencies and crisis pregnancy centers in several states. The campaign now comes to Illinois.
[Full Story] [Back to Top]Scheidlers Present Ann Arbor Workshop
In October, Joe and Ann Scheidler, along with daughter Annie Scheidler and attorney Tom Brejcha, presented a pair of workshop at Ave Maria college on sidewalk counseling and the NOW v Scheidler RICO case.
[Full Story] [Back to Top]Bankruptcy Bill Defeated
A bankruptcy bill with the so-called "Scheidler Amendment" that would have kept pro-life activists from gaining the same protection everyone else is entitled to was defeated by courageous pro-life Congressmen.
[Full Story] [Back to Top]Other Stories
- Director on the Road
- Joe Receives Stand Up for Life Award in Philadelphia
- Lake Michigan Cruise Honors Joe Scheidler
- Young Scheidlers Join League Staff
- League Posts Glen Ellyn Billboard
- Planned Parenthood Demands Parental Notification in Poster Contest