MRL Pro-Life Action Day Set for

March 11th at Missouri Capitol

By Jim Day

Missouri Right to Life (MRL), the state's oldest and largest grassroots pro-life organization, is again sponsoring a pro-life action day during the upcoming legislative session.  This activity is an integral part of MRL's mission to educate citizens and their representatives on legislation to promote the sanctity of human life in Missouri.  ”Good legislation protects every unborn child and every expectant mother,” according to Pam Fichter, the organization's state president.

Throughout MRL's 35-year history, the organization has sought to activate its state-wide grassroots network to not only encourage passage of such legislation, but also, through its Political Action Committee, elect candidates committed to supporting pro-life issues if elected.

This year, MRL is sponsoring a Pro-Life Action Day on Tuesday, March 11, at the state capitol. Members and others committed to life issues are asked to personally call on their elected representatives and express their support for proposed pro-life legislation.

MRL'S priority legislation for 2008 are bills that would expand the Woman’s Right to Know statute by requiring mandatory ultrasounds before an abortion, informing mothers that babies feel pain during an abortion, and protecting women from coerced abortions.  They are also working on legislation that would prevent research creating human and animal hybrids (Chimeras), and promoting a complete ban on all human cloning in Missouri. According to Fichter, this is one of the most important legislative packages in state history. “This legislation has an excellent chance of passing, especially if our legislators are contacted by Missouri voters. This is an election year we need to let our voices be heard,” said Fichter.

Participants are asked to sign in at the Third Floor Rotunda at 10 a.m. and personally call on their representatives and senators between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.  MRL representatives will be available throughout the day with information, help, and answers to any questions you may have. All attendees are asked to wear red.

“This is an exciting and profoundly important time for the pro-life movement in Missouri.  It's critical during this election year to let our representatives hear your support for pro-life legislation,” said Pam Fichter, President of Missouri Right to Life.