May 18 Protest of Wendy Davis at Planned Parenthood Fundraiser

The director of Citizens for a Prolife Society (CPLS) is calling for all prolife advocates in mid and south Michigan to attend a protest of former Texas Senator Wendy Davis at a Planned Parenthood fundraiser on Monday, May 18, 2015. Davis will be the keynote speaker at the sold-out event, which will begin at 11 a.m. at The Henry, a Marriott hotel located at 300 Town Center Drive, Dearborn, Michigan.

Davis became nationally recognized for her prochoice stance when she “filibustered for 13 hours to stop passage of a Texas law that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy,” according to Dr. Monica Miller, the director of CPLS and organizer of this protest.

“Substantial medical evidence demonstrates that unborn children are capable of experiencing pain, certainly by 20 weeks after fertilization,” according to a statement issued by National Right to Life Committee, Inc. (NRLC). The Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act “is legislation which protects from abortion unborn children who are capable of feeling pain,” and has already been passed in nine states. The law is pending in two states.

The House is voting on making the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act a federal law this week, but even if it is passed, it is likely that it will then be vetoed by the president. If it is vetoed, the law will still be upheld in the states that have already passed it, but it would not become the law of the land.

Monday’s protest is expected to last until 1:30 p.m. Protesters are asked to arrive promptly at 11 a.m. and may bring signs, but signs will also be provided.

Dr. Monica Miller, director of Citizens for a Prolife Society

Ryan Bomberger Speaks at Celebration of Life

More than 400 people filled the Brighton Nazarene Church on April 16, 2015 to hear Ryan Bomberger of The Radiance Foundation speak about the intrinsic value of each human life. This was the keynote speech during Pregnancy Help Clinic’s 40^th Annual Celebration of Life.

Mike Ervin, master of ceremonies and member of the Men’s Team at Pregnancy Help Clinic, referred to Ryan’s life as “miraculous” because Ryan was the product of rape, but his mother chose life instead of abortion. Rape and incest are the two exceptions that even many otherwise prolife people think should be allowed when considering laws restricting abortion.

Ryan was adopted at six weeks by a loving Christian couple who ended up being the parents of three biological children and ten adopted, the latter of many races and ethnic backgrounds. He and his siblings and adoptive parents are still a very tight-knit group and proof that every human life has value. Each of those children is a productive member of society, working to make this world a better place.

Ryan and his wife, Bethany, are doing their part as co-founders of The Radiance Foundation, an organization formed in 2009 that seeks to inform the public about the value and “incredible possibility” of each human life. The foundation strives to “illuminate the irreplaceable worth each of us possess, educate diverse audiences about a myriad of social issues, and motivate people from unawareness to positive action.”

Some of the issues the foundation tackles and promotes are the racist and eugenic past of Planned Parenthood via TooManyAborted.com, compassionate outreach through Sally’s Lambs, which celebrates adoption “while cherishing birth moms,” and “character development and community action” in Shine, a branch of the foundation that aims to help people realize the value of “integrity, honesty, hard work, faith, restraint, and service to others.” During the speech, Ryan stated that more than 70% of African American babies are born to single mothers, continuing a dead-end cycle of poverty and fatherlessness. The Radiance Foundation seeks to combat that hopelessness by teaching that traditional marriage is the foundation of a strong society.

For more information, visit The Radiance Foundation at http://www.theradiancefoundation.org/