This Year's March For Life

Several hundred people showed up at the Hawaii State Capitol for the annual "March For Life" - a political rally that demonstrates Hawaii and the nation's commitment to saving lives of the "pre-born". The march usually falls on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Roe vs. Wade that allowed for the legalization of abortion.

Today the pro-life marches and rally have extended to issues such as the opposition to assisted suicide and the upholding of traditional family values. Many of the people participating in this year's march are also opposed to same sex marriage.

More information on the March For Life can be found at the following links:

• March For Life
• Hawaii Family Forum

Life is Not on Obama's Agenda

From National Right to Life:

Yesterday, President Obama signed an order that will put hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars into the hands of organizations that aggressively promote abortion as a population-control tool in the developing world.

Obama’s order overturned the “Mexico City Policy,” under which funds in the U.S. “population assistance” program go only to overseas organizations that pledge not to “perform or actively promote abortion as a method of family planning.”

Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), commented, “This is the first in an anticipated series of attacks on longstanding pro-life policies, as the new administration pushes Obama’s sweeping abortion agenda. That agenda includes repeal of the Hyde Amendment, which would result in tax-funded abortion as a birth control method in the U.S., and imposition of sweeping pro-abortion mandates on private employers through health-care reform legislation.

“One effect of Obama’s order will be to divert many millions of dollars away from groups that do not promote abortion, and into the hands of those organizations that are the most aggressive in promoting abortion in developing countries. President Obama not long ago told the American people that he would support policies to reduce abortions, but today he is effectively guaranteeing more abortions by funding groups that promote abortion as a method of population control.”

Contrary to some misunderstandings, enforcement of the Mexico City Policy did not reduce the amount of money spent on the program, nor will Obama’s order increase the amount (which is $461 million in the current fiscal year). Rather, the policy affects what type of groups qualify for grants under the program. “Obama’s order will predictably result in a redirection of funds to groups such as the International Planned Parenthood Federation, which are ideologically committed to the doctrine that abortion on demand must be universally available as a birth control method,” Johnson said.

Although Obama’s order will result in major subsidies for organizations that promote abortion overseas, the direct use of the U.S. funds to perform abortion procedures will remain unlawful under the Helms Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act. “The Helms Amendment can be changed only by an act of Congress, but because the Obama Administration is joined at the hip with the abortion lobby, we will be watching carefully for any evidence that the Administration is failing to enforce the Helms Amendment,” Johnson said.

The details of the Mexico City Policy are spelled out in an official handbook issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which is available on request from NRLC (in PDF format). Basically, the policy required grantees to refrain from performing abortions (except to save the life of the mother, or in cases of rape or incest), or lobbying to legalize abortion, or otherwise promoting abortion as a family-planning method. The policy explicitly allowed responding to questions about where abortions may be obtained, in countries in which abortions are legal.

The liberal agenda is taking over and want to take away more lives. That is one of the reason why I did not vote for the God Known as Barack Obama. He is not God and should not be playing God. Only God should decide when a life is to come to an end.

Additional Link: National Right to Life

Stop Abortion Now, Defend Life

On the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision on abortion, hundreds showed up for a noisy and colorful rally at the State Capitol to protest the federal legislation. Speeches from a pro-life viewpoint were given, songs were sung, people chanted and marchers marched.

With a new liberal government in control at the Federal level, it will be tough times ahead for everyone who values life over pre-mature death. American tradition is also at risk as liberals once again push to extend abortion rights even further and erode those small gains made during the previous administration. Legislation to prohibit partial birth abortion, punish those who commit crimes against the unborn, prohibit physician assisted suicide need to be advanced on both the state and federal levels. It's time to contact your legislators and congress people and let them know how you feel on these most important life and death issues.

More photos from yesterday's Right to Life march and rally appear below and on this Flickr page.



Abortion kills children. Do you want to kill your child? Thank God your mother did not suck you out before you were born.





Are we beyond hope with liberals in control of government? Where are Hawaii's and the nation's conservatives? Liberals have an agenda to snuff out innocent lives.





Stop abortion now, Defend Life.

MORE PHOTOS & COMMENTARY AT THIS LINK.