Life Lines™
Annapolis, MD | March 7, 2005
LIFE EVENTS
TODAY, Monday, March 7, 26th Annual Candlelight March for Life, Annapolis, MD, beginning at 6:30 p.m. We will begin at St. Mary's Church, 111 Duke of Glouchester St., Annapolis, MD, and march to the Annapolis State House at State Circle. Directions and parking information are posted at www.marylandmarchforlife.org. Maryland's Innocent are at Risk. We need you to pray with us and hundreds of others. Bring family, friends, church and student/youth groups. Bring candles. A photo ID will be necessary for entrance into Legislative buildings. Thank you for helping us soften hearts for the innocent.
TODAY, Monday, March 7, March for Life Mixer, 8:30-9:30 p.m. Following the March for Life, young adults (20- and 30-somethings) are invited to the upper bar at Riordan's Pub, 26 Market St., Annapolis. Come in from the cold, hang out with friends and grab some good food and drink. Meet face-to-face with several pro-life Delegates and Senators from Maryland. Find out what you (yes, you!) can do to make a real difference. To let us know if you're coming, please call Paul Mulligan at (443) 254-8813.
Saturday, March 12, Save Terri Schiavo Rally. Reserve your seat on a free bus trip to Florida, leaving Baltimore on March 11. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, March 8. For more information, click here.
Saturday and Sunday, March 12 & 13, Legislative Letter Writing Campaign after all Masses at St. Mary's Church, Annapolis.
Kim Marshall, director of Generation Life, a dynamic movement of young people spreading the message of chastity and pro-life, will be speaking to youth: Thursday, March 17, 7:30 p.m., at "the little church" at Sacred Heart Parish, Glyndon, MD. Contact Gina Ruppert at (410) 833-3619; Friday, March 18, at St. Martin of Tours Church, Gaithersburg, MD. Contact Beth Goslin at (301) 990-8303.
Saturday and Sunday, March 19 & 20, Legislative Letter Writing Campaign after all Masses at St. John Neumann Church, Annapolis.
Pro-Life Speaker Jenny Maas, of Human Life Alliance, is available to speak at your church or school on Thursday, April 14 or Friday, April 15. Maas, who was conceived in rape, is one of the most outstanding young pro-life speakers in America. For more information, please contact Cookie Harris at (410) 666-9411 or e-mail lectures@defendlife.org.
Thursday, April 14, 7 p.m. "A Culture of Life vs. A Culture of Death" Janet Smith, Ph.D., will speak at St. John Neumann Church, Annapolis, about what this clash of cultures means for those who call themselves Christian.
Thursday, May 5, 2005, National Day of Prayer. More on this to come.
Saturday, May 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Pro-Life 101 Seminar. Scott Klusendorf, who has been called "the C.S. Lewis of the pro-life movement," will present a pro-life seminar at St. Ignatius Church, Hickory, MD. To register, contact Maryanne Czapla at manneczapla@aol.com or (410) 256-9070.
Saturday, May 14, Global Day of Prayer. The Mission America Regional Associate for this region is Judy Kesselman, (410) 515-4336.
LEGISLATIVE BILLS
Senate
Bill 272 - Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005 - SUPPORT
Synopsis:
Prohibiting a person from performing or attempting to perform human cloning,
participating in an attempt to perform human cloning, transferring or
receiving the product of human cloning, or transferring specified items
for the purpose of human cloning, providing a description of specified
items that may be produced resulting from scientific research using nuclear
transfer or other cloning techniques; establishing criminal and civil
penalties; etc.
Senate Action: 1/27/05 First Reading Education, Health & Environmental
Affairs; 2/16 Hearing 3/2 at 1 p.m.
Sponsored by: Senators Stone, Harris, Brinkley, Colburn, DeGrange,
Dyson, Giannetti, Green, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Hooper, Jacobs, Jimeno,
Middleton, Mooney, Munson and Stoltzfus
Senate
Bill 751 - Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2005 - OPPOSE
Synopsis:
Authorizing research that involves human embryonic stem cells, human embryonic
germ cells, and human adult stem cells; establishing the Maryland Stem
Cell Research Fund; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
to administer the Fund; establishing the Stem Cell Research Commission;
prohibiting human cloning; altering the purpose for which money in the
Cigarette Restitution Trust Fund may be expended; etc.
Senate Action: 2/4 First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
& Budget and Taxation; 2/16 Hearing 3/2 at 1 p.m.
Sponsored By: Senators Hollinger, Britt, Brochin, Conway, Exum, Forehand,
Frosh, Garagiola, Gladden, Grosfeld, Jones, Kelley, Kramer, Lawlah, McFadden,
Ruben, and Teitelbaum
House
Bill 398 - Homicide, Victim, Viable Fetus - OPPOSE *position
has been updated*
Synopsis:
Establishing that for specified murder, manslaughter, or other unlawful
homicide prosecutions and under specified conditions the victim may include
a viable fetus; defining "viable"; and providing exceptions for lawful
acts by a doctor or pregnant woman.
House Action: 1/31 First Reading Judiciary; 2/2 Hearing 2/17 at 1 p.m.
Sponsored By: Delegates Boutin, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Cluster, DeBoy,
Elliott, Glassman, Hogan, Impallaria, Jennings, Kelly, Krebs, McComas,
McDonough, Miller, Myers, O'Donnell, Shank, Shewell, Stocksdale, Stull,
Trueschler, and Weldon
House
Bill 699 - Unlawful Termination of Pregnancy - SUPPORT
Synopsis:
Providing that specified laws relating to homicide, assault, and physical
injury apply to a fetus; establishing that specified laws prohibiting
homicide, assault, and physical injury against a fetus do not apply to
acts committed by the woman pregnant with the fetus, acts committed during
a specified abortion, or acts committed in accordance with specified medical
practices; providing that a person may not be sentenced to death for the
murder of a fetus; etc.
House Action: 2/7 First Reading Health and Government Operations; 3/2
Hearing 3/16 at 1 p.m.
Sponsored By: Delegates Frank, Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan,
Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster, Conroy, Costa,
C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore, Fulton,
Gilleland, Glassman, Goodwin, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings,
Kach, Kelly, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, Mayer, McComas, McConkey, McDonough,
McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell, Parker, Parrott, Proctor,
Shank, Shewell, Smigiel, Sophocleus, Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler,
Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
House
Bill 742 - Public Health, Abortion, Parental Notice - SUPPORT
Synopsis:
Prohibiting a physician from performing an abortion on an unmarried minor
unless the physician gave actual notice of the pending procedure to a
parent or 48 hours have elapsed since constructive notice was given; authorizing
a physician to perform an abortion on a minor if the physician receives
a notarized written statement from the parent stating that the parent
is aware of the pending procedure, a medical emergency exists, or the
requirement for parental notification is waived; authorizing a minor to
petition for waiver; etc.
House Action: 2/9 First Reading Health and Government Operations; 3/2
Hearing 3/16 at 1 p.m.
Sponsored By: Delegates Bohanan, O'Donnell, Shewell, Frank, Aumann,
Bartlett, Bates, Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cluster,
Conroy, Costa, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Edwards, Elliott, Elmore,
Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Hogan, Impallaria, Jameson, Jennings, Kach,
Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan,
Miller, Minnick, Myers, Parrott, Proctor, Shank, Smigiel, Sophocleus,
Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, Weir, Weldon, and Wood
House
Bill 885 - Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2005 - SUPPORT
Synopsis:
Prohibiting a person from performing or attempting to perform human cloning,
participating in an attempt to perform human cloning, transferring or
receiving the product of human cloning, or transferring specified items
for the purpose of human cloning; providing a description of specified
items that may be produced resulting from scientific research using nuclear
transplantation or other cloning techniques; establishing criminal and
civil penalties; etc.
House Action 2/10 First Reading Health and Government Operations; 2/16
Hearing 3/3 at 1 p.m.
Sponsored By: Delegates Anderson, Aumann, Bartlett, Benson, Bohanan,
Boschert, Boteler, Boutin, Bozman, Bromwell, Burns, Cane, Cluster, Conroy,
Conway, Costa, C. Davis, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dwyer, Eckardt, Elliott, Elmore,
Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Glassman, Haddaway, Healey, Hogan, Impallaria,
Jennings, Kach, Kelly, Kirk, Krebs, Krysiak, Leopold, Mayer, McComas,
McConkey, McDonough, McKee, McMillan, Miller, Minnick, Myers, O'Donnell,
Paige, Parker, Parrott, Petzold, Proctor, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Smigiel,
Sossi, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, V. Turner, Walkup, Weir, Weldon,
and Wood
House
Bill 1183 - Maryland Stem Cell Research Act of 2005 - OPPOSE
Synopsis:
Authorizing research that involves human embryonic stem cells, human embryonic
germ cells, and human adult stem cells; establishing the Maryland Stem
Cell Research Fund; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
to administer the Fund; establishing the Stem Cell Research Commission;
prohibiting human cloning; altering the purpose for which money in the
Cigarette Restitution Trust Fund may be expended; etc.
House Action: 2/11 First Reading Health and Government Operations; 2/16
Hearing 3/3 at 1 p.m. (Health and Government Operations); 2/21
Re-assigned Health and Government Operations & Appropriations; 2/23
Hearing cancelled (Health and Government Operations), Hearing 3/4 at 1
p.m. (Health and Government Operations); 2/24 Hearing cancelled, Hearing
3/2 at 11 a.m.
Sponsored By: Delegates Rosenberg, Busch, Barkley, Barve, Benson, Bobo,
Branch, Bronrott, Cardin, Carter, V. Clagett, Conway, C. Davis, D. Davis,
Feldman, Franchot, Frush, Gaines, Goldwater, Goodwin, Gordon, Hammen,
Haynes, Heller, Hixson, Howard, Hubbard, James, Kaiser, King, Kirk, Krysiak,
Madaleno, Mandel, Marriott, McHale, McIntosh, Menes, Moe, Montgomery,
Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Pendergrass, Petzold, Proctor, Ramirez,
Ross, Stern, F. Turner, Vaughn, Weir, and Zirkin
HB
1356 - Adult Stem Cell Research Program - SUPPORT, w/modifications
Synopsis:
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make grants to
qualified applicants conducting biomedical research using adult stem cells;
providing for the eligibility of grant applicants; requiring applications
for grants to be directed toward an institutional review board; providing
for the duties of the institutional review board; requiring the Department
to approve or deny scientifically reviewed applications under specified
circumstances; etc.
Note: For more information the proposed modifications, click here.
House Action: 2/11 First Reading Health and Government Operations; 2/28
Hearing 3/2 at 1 p.m.
Sponsored By: Delegates Shewell, Aumann, Bartlett, Dwyer, Edwards,
Impallaria, Kach, Kelley, Mayer, McComas, McDonough, Myers, Shank, Simmons,
Smigiel, Stocksdale, Trueschler, and Walkup
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