It is with heavy hearts that we share the loss of three incredible members of the Pro-Life Wisconsin (PLW) family. Heather Kramer and her sons Benjamin and Simon passed away in a tragic automobile accident last Wednesday. Heather and her husband Roy had 13 children, and had lost their youngest, Rose, in 2020.
By Teresa Wolfe, Pro-Life Wisconsin Communications Director
Last Thursday, my cell phone rang. I didn’t recognize the number, but not knowing if someone was trying to reach me for work, I picked it up.
“Hello, this is Teresa,” I said.
“Hi!” said a female voice on the other end of the line. She then went on to explain she was with a local Democrat group and asked if I would be voting for Kamala Harris in the upcoming general election.
Many have asked me over the years what’s the “secret sauce” to saving babies at abortion centers. My number one answer is almost always, “showing up.” It is possible to save babies online, over the phone, text messaging, video conference, but in my opinion, nothing surpasses the personal interaction of a one-on-one conversation with an abortion-oriented mom at an abortion center. Of course, we know the mom is serious about the abortion because SHE is there. Conversely, she knows we are serious about saving her baby because WE are there. Our presence speaks VOLUMES.
Here's a real story about a baby saved in January at Planned Parenthood in Milwaukee.
The United States Supreme Court is on the precipice of overturning its most egregious ruling: Roe v. Wade. After 49 years and over sixty million slain, it is far past time Roe be tossed upon the ash heap of history. If the Supreme Court overturns Roe and Casey and sends the abortion issue back to the states, it is critical that we be prepared to protect every preborn child in Wisconsin from the moment of conception. This will require two, and possibly three, state legislative actions.
Early Sunday morning, Pro-Life Wisconsin received news that the office of our ally, Wisconsin Family Action, had been attacked. The perpetrators set fire to the office, threw Molotov cocktails into the space, and wrote graffiti on the exterior which read, “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t either.”
Legislation has been reintroduced by State Senator Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) permitting pharmacists to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptive patches (the Patch) and self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives (the Pill) to persons 18 years of age and older. Act now to oppose this legislation!
We thank God for our county affiliates who do so much in their own communities to cultivate a culture of life. We know that abortion does not happen on the Supreme Court steps, nor at the State Capitol, but right here in our own communities. When we say NO to abortion at the local level, it echoes throughout our great state and nation.
Former Planned Parenthood manager and current 40 Days for Life Director of Outreach, Sue Thayer, will share her story of transformation in Sheboygan on February 14, 2021. Thayer will speak at the Kick-Off Rally for 40 Days for Life-Sheboygan, which is set for 1:00 p.m.at the corner of S. Taylor Drive and New Jersey Avenue.
The Senate Committee on Human Services, Children and Families will hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 4, Senate Bill 5, and Senate Bill 7 this Thursday, January 21, at 12:00 p.m. in Room 201 Southeast of the State Capitol. The three bills are authored by Senator Andre Jacque (R-De Pere) and Representative Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R-Fond du Lac).
While we were on the sidewalk, a car drove up and a young woman got out. As she walked up to the abortion facility door, she spoke with sidewalk counselors, despite the distractions from pro-abortion escorts. As soon as I saw her walk in the door, I prayed especially hard for her and her baby — that she would not go through with an abortion and that both of them would leave unharmed. Sometime later, she came out of the facility, but I continued praying.
