There’s a lot going on. Each week, our team finds important information and learns about compelling stories that bolster the pro-life movement. You know that, when big news breaks, you can count on us to quickly announce it. Yet there are many items that, while newsworthy, don’t quite warrant immediate email alerts.
Our job is to educate you as best we can, so you can stay informed as you help build a culture of life. Today, I’m pleased to roll out a new tool for all of us: Life Lines.
Each Friday at noon, you’ll receive a Life Lines email newsletter with a roundup of the week’s pro-life headlines, curated specifically for Massachusetts advocates like you. We’ll include short articles from across the state and around the country – even an international piece or two, if we think you can use it in your efforts here.
Take a look at our first Life Lines newsletter below, then forward it on to others. We know that changing hearts and minds is a matter of sharing undeniable, well-supported, objective truth. Thank you in advance for your partnership in our newest endeavor.
Happy reading!
Myrna Maloney Flynn
President
Release date: April 4, 2025
Key Supreme Court case could end Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, a case that could determine whether states have the right to exclude abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funding.
READ MOREMCFL President's strong stand against Doctor-Prescribed Suicide S.1486
On April 2nd, 2025, President Myrna Maloney Flynn delivered powerful testimony opposing the Doctor-Prescribed Suicide bill S.1486 before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health.
READ MOREStill time to submit your testimony against Doctor-Prescribed Suicide Bill
The Joint Committee on Public Health held a hearing on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in the Gardner Auditorium and virtually.
READ MOREAttend a free screening of "The Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot in Springfield on April 10!
Bishop W.C. and First Lady Donna Martin, our keynote speakers for our Mother's Day Fundraising Dinner, are the inspiration behind Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot.
READ MOREThe truth about life with kids: Higher happiness and meaningfulness revealed
A new analysis by the Institute for Family Studies (IFS) challenges the growing trend of the "childfree life" by showing that activities with children are generally associated with higher happiness and meaningfulness.
READ MOREPlanned Parenthood clinics lose millions in federal funding under Trump
The Trump administration has withheld tens of millions in federal Title X funding from nine Planned Parenthood affiliates and other providers, citing potential violations of federal law and executive orders. These funds were previously allocated to clinics that provide contraception, STI testing, and other health services to low-income patients.
READ MOREMCFL Action Teams kick off: First project underway
On March 27, Massachusetts Citizens for Life launched MCFL Action Teams, a grassroots initiative to strengthen the pro-life movement across all 160 legislative districts.
READ MOREU.S. lawmakers push to protect Pro-life Pregnancy Centers from state attacks
A new bill, the Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act of 2025 (H.R. 2226), has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN).
READ MOREMCFL joins 150 pro-life leaders in call to defund big abortion in Congress
Over 150 pro-life leaders from all 50 states, including Massachusetts Citizens for Life, have called on Congress to defund the abortion industry, particularly Planned Parenthood.
READ MOREAbortion lawsuit: Woman claims negligence after fetus remains left inside
A woman, identified as "Jane Doe," is suing an abortionist for medical negligence after remnants of her unborn child were left inside her following a late-term abortion.
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