Broome County Right to Life

03/03/2025

Already in NY, scores of patients are killed by passive euthanasia annually, denying them reasonable care and food/nourishment and fluid, upping their morphine as discomfort increases, until they die of dehydration and avoidable organ distress. They are expedited to death vs. *natural death.* Now NY wants to make the process of offing inconvenient patients by getting them to kill themselves. Dr. O'Brien addressed the dangers of assisted su***de... read on.

11/05/2024

If you haven't voted yet, please go to the polls and vote NO on Prop 1.

10/31/2024

Vote No on NY Proposal 1. It would promote unlimited abortion and allow males in girls' and women's spaces.

Please vote in state legislative elections. The makeup of the Assembly and Senate will determine how much damage the pro-aborts can do.

Assembly district 121:
D - Vicki Davis
R - Joe Angelino

Assembly district 123:
D - Donna Lupardo (endorsed by Planned Parenthood)
R - Lisa O'Keefe (endorsed by NYS Right to Life)

Senate district 51:
D - Michele Frazier
R - Peter Oberacker

Senate district 52:
D - Lea Webb (endorsed by Planned Parenthood)
R - Mike Sigler

10/26/2024

As early voting begins and Election Day approaches, we will make a series of posts about it. We are not a political committee, so we can't endorse candidates, but we can speak out on issues and report on election activity.
For our first post, we urge you to vote NO on Proposal 1 in NY. It would amend the state constitution with vague language that purports to ban discrimination, but would allow unlimited abortion. It could also give special rights to trans people at the expense of women and girls.
See The Coalition to Protect Kids - NY for more information.

08/24/2024

A rare pro-life victory in NY State. A federal court has allowed pregnancy resource centers to provide information about abortion pill reversal, while their case against the state Attorney General is pending.

A federal district court ruled Thursday that two nonprofit pro-life pregnancy centers and a nonprofit network of affiliated centers in New York are free to tell women about the life-saving potential of using progesterone for abortion pill reversal while their lawsuit continues. In National Institute...

10/11/2023

Itay and Hadar Berdichevsky saved their 10-month-old twins in a final act of sacrificial love before the couple was killed by Hamas terrorists. When the 30-year-old parents heard Hamas gunmen trying to break down their door, the young couple had to make a life-altering decision – a decision that w...

11/08/2022

The time has come — November 8 marks the first Election Day in a post-Roe v. Wade America, where elected representatives are free to determine the protections that our nation will afford to babies in the womb. To create a culture of life in the United States where all humans receive their God-given rights, voters must use this opportunity to cast their ballot in favor of candidates and policies that will protect the unborn.

Here are eight reminders to consider on Election Day:

1. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐜 𝐝𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 — 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭.
Every candidate on every ballot Tuesday is a flawed, sinful human being who has made and will continue to make mistakes. It is important to choose a candidate based on their policy rather than their personality. Sometimes, this means making the difficult choice to vote for a candidate who will protect the unborn, even if you dislike other facets of his or her character.

2. 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. A candidate who supports a 15- or 6-week protection for the unborn is not necessarily opposed to protecting life at conception. The goal of abolishing abortion is not at odds with the goal of making realistic progress along the way with intermediate laws to protect life.

3. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨-𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨-𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧. When there is not a candidate available whose policy stance is to protect every unborn life beginning at conception, a pro-life voter is still obligated to cast their ballot for the most pro-life candidate available. Voting for such a candidate may not save every unborn life — but failing to vote for the most pro-life candidate may prevent any unborn lives from being saved.

4. 𝐀 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞’𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫. If a candidate is weak when it comes to defending the defenseless, there’s no doubt that the candidate’s advocacy for others will soon crumble as well. Voting pro-life means selecting the candidate who will protect all humans — born and unborn.

5. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡. Throughout the campaign cycle, Democratic candidates have failed to name any protections for the unborn that they support. A candidate who values life so little that they support a child being aborted even on their birthday is categorically radical.

6. 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚, 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧, 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐲, 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭. The wording of ballot referendums can confuse voters and intimidate them out of voting their values. It is essential to do your research on the ballot referendum in your state to ensure that you can confidently vote your pro-life values.

7. “𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦” (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐮𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦) 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 “𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡” 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐞 𝐯. 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧. The messaging of the abortion industry and its political supporters is always intended to manipulate the goodwill of women and men who care about them. To Democrats, “reproductive freedom” means ending the life of an unborn baby for any reason, at any point in pregnancy.

8. 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟔𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡. When we cast our ballot for life, we cast a ballot for the 60 million human lives whose voices were silenced by abortion.

The freedom and ability to vote one’s values is an awesome responsibility. In elections such as this one, which carry the weighty significance of life and death for countless unborn children, it is more vital than ever to put on the full armor of God and prepare to do battle for those who cannot fight for themselves.

𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑

11/08/2022

Please vote to protect women and babies.

The first feminists sought the enfranchisement of women so that women could use their voice to soften the heart of society toward the vulnerable. Vote!! ❤️🤍💙

11/08/2022

Today is Election Day. Please find out where the candidates in your area stand on life issues. Statewide elections include Zeldin vs. Hochul for Governor, and Pinion vs. Schumer for U.S. Senate. The incumbents in both of these have long histories of pro-abortion advocacy. To dig deeper, visit New York State Right to Life at https://nysrighttolife.org/.

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09/14/2022

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it ruled that there is not a constitutional right to abortion — that is, procedures committed with the specific goal of ending an unborn child’s life. When legislators write law to protect unborn lives, they are protecting children from induced abortion — meaning, once again, procedures committed with the express intent of ending an unborn child’s life.

In fact, even the pro-abortion American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) states that an induced abortion is an intervention to end a pregnancy so that it does not result in a live birth. In other words, ACOG recognizes that an induced abortion intentionally takes a child’s life.

In medical terminology, however, the term “abortion” refers to any pregnancy that ends prior to 20 weeks. A doctor may clinically refer to a miscarriage as a “spontaneous abortion,” to an unborn child that may not live beyond the second trimester as a “threatened abortion,” or to a baby whose heart has stopped beating but never passed from the uterus as a “missed abortion.”

Since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs, the abortion industry has worked to conflate the cultural and medical definitions of abortion. Their attempts to blur the lines between the intentional killing of a child in an abortion and the tragic unintended death of a child in a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy are hurtful, insulting, and dangerous.

A thorough evaluation of the intentions and results of several medical procedures that the pro-abortion industry is suddenly claiming are “abortions” will clarify that abortion, by its culturally accepted definition, is never medically necessary to save a mother’s life.

𝟏. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

A premature delivery may be necessary in cases when complications to a mother’s health could endanger her life if she were to remain pregnant. In these cases, doctors can do their best to treat both of their patients while acknowledging that a child who has not yet reached the standard point of viability may not survive after birth.

Premature deliveries do not intentionally inflict violence upon the unborn child; the goal in a premature delivery is for the child to survive. Even when doctors are aware that there is very little to no chance the child will survive, the body is treated with respect. There is no form of abortion that a baby is meant to survive — and tearing a child limb from limb certainly isn’t respectful.

Premature delivery is also not limited to a vaginal delivery. For example, in cases such as hemorrhaging due to a placenta previa — a condition in which the placenta covers the cervix — abortion would be a significantly more dangerous “solution” for the mother than performing an emergency C-section.

𝟐. 𝐄𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

An ectopic pregnancy is a pregnancy in which the unborn child will tragically never reach viability because he or she has implanted in a location outside of the mother’s uterus. If left untreated, complications from an ectopic pregnancy could result in the mother’s death.

There are multiple ways to treat ectopic pregnancy. If the pregnancy is very early and the mother’s blood tests show her HCG level is low, doctors may use methotrexate, a chemotherapeutic drug that attacks a vital organ of the embryo. If the unborn child is alive, this drug directly causes the embryo’s death. Furthermore, if the embryo is alive, there is a 35 percent failure rate with the use of methotrexate, potentially leading to an emergency surgery that would put the mother’s life in jeopardy. Thus, in the case of a living embryo, the moral option and safest option for the mother is to forgo methotrexate and operate by either opening the fallopian tube and removing the embryo and placental tissue (salpingostomy) or removing the entire tube (salpingectomy). If the embryo is not alive, however, doctors may opt to use methotrexate to safely and morally treat the ectopic pregnancy.

Though children cannot survive ectopic pregnancies, the intent of treating an ectopic pregnancy is always to save the life of the mother and never to kill the child.

By contrast, induced abortions only apply to unborn children who are implanted in the mother’s uterus. While trying to argue that abortions should be legal because of cases like ectopic pregnancy, Planned Parenthood sneakily edited their website to remove phrases like, “The medical procedures for abortions are not the same as the medical procedures for an ectopic pregnancy.” Mothers who experience ectopic pregnancies often suffer from both medical trauma and the pain of losing a child; telling a woman that her lifesaving treatment to end her ectopic pregnancy was an abortion is cruel disinformation.

𝟑. 𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞 (𝐃&𝐂) 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Miscarriage management treatment is inherently different from abortion because it deals with treating a woman whose child has already tragically died. While miscarriage management may also utilize the procedure of dilating the cervix and scraping the uterine lining with a curette to remove fetal tissue, the child involved in the procedure has already died naturally.

Miscarriages that require a D&C treatment are no different than miscarriages that do not; neither one is an abortion. The only difference is that in a miscarriage that requires D&C treatment, the fetal tissue has not naturally been expelled. D&C procedures are also used to detect cancer and investigate infertility — but no abortion advocates are claiming that these circumstances are abortions.

The medical term “spontaneous abortion” has also been used to mislead laypeople about the difference between miscarriage and abortion. By definition, however, spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) are noninduced embryonic deaths.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧

The “induced” portion of the phrase “induced abortion” is implied in every context other than the medical profession; thus, it is important to consider the intentions behind medical procedures that are being accused of being abortions. While abortion advocates argue that any ended pregnancy is an abortion, ACOG is clear that in an induced abortion, the intended result is a dead child.

The abortion industry has worked tirelessly to conflate induced abortion with emergency medical treatments to save a mother’s life that incidentally (not intentionally) can result in the death of the child. It is essential to set the record straight on the difference between induced abortion and real health care to ensure that, both medically and legally, our society respects the human dignity and right to life of both mothers and babies.

𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑

09/10/2022

Today is the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children.

Take a moment to pray for those who mourn and the children that never had a chance to live.

06/25/2022

The fight to protect unborn children and their mothers is far from over. Abortion continues at the state level and we must double our efforts to support mothers and fathers in need.

Here is a list of 10 things that you can do to build a culture of life now that the Court has overturned Roe:

1. Pray.
Prayer is powerful. Right now, the most important thing you can do to protect unborn children and their mothers is to pray. To help you get started, Family Research Council has compiled a helpful prayer guide, available here. Consider praying with a friend outside an abortion business. If there isn’t an abortion business near you, consider hosting a prayer for life event at your church.

2. Discern whether your family is being called to adopt.
There are always babies in need of parents. As members of the pro-life community, we should all discern whether God is calling us to radically love others by opening our home to a child in need. Focus on the Family provides a number of helpful resources on this topic.

3. Support a pregnancy resource center.
In 2019, pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) nationwide served almost two million people and provided nearly $270 million in services at virtually no charge. PRCs operate largely through the generosity of volunteers and donors. Their work truly makes a difference in the lives of millions, and now, there will be much more work for PRCs to do. You can locate the PRCs near you here: https://pregnancydecisionline.org/find-a-pregnancy-center

4. Support single moms.
Even though being a mom is incredibly rewarding, it is also incredibly challenging. Lost fatherhood brings additional hurdles for raising a child, which is why community support for single mothers is all the more important. Support single moms you know in practical ways like making a meal for the family or offering to babysit. Being pro-life means working to create a culture of life!

5. Befriend a person with disabilities.
Invite someone in your community with disabilities to get coffee, play a sport, etc. Babies prenatally diagnosed with genetic abnormalities are aborted at alarming rates. Combat this by creating a culture in which everyone is welcome.

6. Share information about the dangers of chemical abortion and about the option of abortion pill reversal.
Chemical abortion (more commonly known as “the abortion pill”) is nearly four times more dangerous than already dangerous surgical abortion procedures. Its known complications include severe bleeding, infection, retained fetal parts, and even death. However, in some cases, if only the first pill in the chemical abortion regimen has been taken, this type of abortion can be reversed. For more information, visit abortionpillreversal.com. Sharing this message could save a life.

7. Talk to a friend about their abortion views.
Most of us have a friend who does not share our views on the dignity of the unborn child. It can be challenging to have conversations surrounding abortion, but making this effort can create a ripple effect that stretches far beyond your own influence. This FRC resource provides talking points and stories to help you get the conversation flowing: frc.org/prochoicefriend

8. Share information about Project Rachel.
For many women, the pain and guilt after an abortion are incredibly difficult to bear. Project Rachel is a nationwide ministry providing women with the assurance that there can be forgiveness, hope, and healing after abortion. It is open to all women, including women of no faith affiliation. Project Rachel’s website is HopeAfterAbortion.org or EsperanzaPosAborto.org.

9. Let your friends know you are a safe person to talk to.
Post a message on social media letting your friends know that you’re a safe, supportive, and loving person to talk to if they find themselves unexpectedly pregnant. This might be all the encouragement someone needs to choose life.

10. Support pro-life legislators.
Electing pro-life legislators is critical to ending the scourge of abortion in America. The Supreme Court has returned the ability to protect unborn life to the states, so it is essential that the states are equipped with pro-life legislators to pass pro-life laws. At the same time, Congress can pass legislation at the federal level protecting life. It is vitally important that every legislator — from the school board official to state legislators to members of Congress — be pro-life.