Elizabeth and her family know what it’s like to live with cancer. The bag full of prescription drugs, the good days and bad days, the priceless value of just being there when her son and daughter hit a new milestone. All of that gives her a unique perspective on the issue of assisted suicide. It’s
Learn exactly how God loves you. And discover the value of every life. Jean Swenson was in a tragic car accident in 1980 that left her paralyzed. She shares how she found hope in a most unexpected way. And she explains why it’s important to focus on “eliminating the problem, not the patient.” Learn more
Planned Parenthood is one of the most family unfriendly organizations in the country. Planned Parenthood is the nation’s largest abortion seller, performing more than 300,000 abortions every year. Since Roe v. Wade they have taken over 7 million lives, while raking in billions in taxpayer dollars. This directly affects us in North Dakota as well.
A new independent, conservative media outlet has launched in Kansas and Missouri. It’s called The Sentinel and its stated purpose is “to hold government and mainstream media accountable for providing complete, accurate and unbiased information so that citizens can make their own informed decisions on matters of public policy.” Recently, The Sentinel asked me 20
U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs ruled Missouri’s laws establishing health and safety standards for abortion clinics are likely unconstitutional. Sachs cited last summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, which said states cannot place restrictions that create an “undue burden” for women. Missouri’s attorney general has vowed to appeal the ruling. Joe
Last July, Jim Banks attended Family Policy Foundation’s first Statesmen Academy as a state senator from Indiana. And a few weeks ago, as a freshman congressman, he took the speaker’s chair to preside over the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressman Banks is one of several Statesmen attendees who are already stepping up to defend the
It finally happened. After much political maneuvering and posturing, Judge Neil Gorsuch is now a member of the U.S. Supreme Court. As you know, Justice Gorsuch has a long history of making judicial decisions interpreting our laws which respects the original intent of our Constitution. We trust and pray that he will continue this wise
On Friday, Governor Brownback signed Simon’s Law, making Kansas the first state to pass legislation guaranteeing the rights of parents when it comes to decisions about the provision of life-saving medical care for their children. The Kansas Family Voice of Kansas worked closely with our friends at Kansans for Life who led the push for
This week the Kansas House considered several bills of interest to Kansas Family Voice of Kansas. One was SB 85 or “Simon’s Law” which protects the right of parents to make decisions in life or death situations involving their minor children. The law is named after little baby Simon who died after a DNR was
The people in Hawaii took action last week and succeeded in getting an assisted-suicide bill deferred in a House committee. Thousands of people called or emailed their legislators urging them to oppose any bill that would allow a doctor to prescribe a lethal dose of drugs to a terminally ill patient. Eva Andrade, president of
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