Abolition Bill Filed in Arizona/Pastors Meeting Announced
HB-2706 was filed on Tuesday and is sponsored by Representative Cory McGarr. According to a Facebook post from End Abortion Now, the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Quang Nguyen, is attempting to not let the bill be heard. Please call 602-926-3258 and ask this bill have a hearing by committee without delay.
End Abortion Now also announced that an emergency Pastor’s/Church Leader’s Meeting will be held on February 15th at Arizona Community Church in Tempe at 11:00 local time. You can register for the event here.
Abolition Bill Filed in Colorado
HB23-1119 (Abolishing Abortion in Colorado) has been filed by Representative Scott Bottoms. It is scheduled for a hearing with the Health & Insurance Committee on February 17th.
Oklahoma Abolition Day Recap/Abolition Update
Free The States hosted their 4th Annual Abolition Day at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City with a one day Abolition Conference following at Edmond’s First Baptist. Speakers included Russell Hunter from Free the States, Brett Baggett and Dusty Deevers from Rescue Those, Bill Ascol, Blake Gideon, Chris Gore, and Nation Deevers. Recordings of the outdoor rally, indoor rally, and conference are available on Free the States YouTube channel.
Also in Oklahoma this week, three pro-life bills were passed out of committee with the support of Oklahomans for Life/National Right to Life. According to a Facebook update from Free the States, the three bills would allow for abortion clinics to re-open and preform abortions on children conceived in rape or incest, protect the “right” to abortifacient drugs and the “right” to iniquitous IVF practices as well as protect self-managed abortions. An equal protection bill (SB402) has been introduced in Oklahoma but has yet to be given a hearing. A recap of the committee hearing for the three pro-life bills is available from Free the States here.
South Carolina, Missouri, and Kansas Announce Capitol Rallies
Three states announced rallies this week to support their bills of equal protection.
Abolish Abortion South Carolina will host their Rally for Equal Protection on Saturday, February 25th at 11:00 EST. Speakers will include Rob Harris, who pre-filed House Bill 3549, Matt Brock, Bradley Pierce, and Jeff Durbin.
Abolish Abortion Missouri will be hosting an Abortion Abolition Rally on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at the Missouri State Capitol Building Rotunda. The rally will be from 1:00-2:30 local time.
AIM Kansas announced an Abolish Abortion Day at the Capitol in Topeka scheduled for March 29, 2023, at 10:00 local time. More information can be found here.
A Plea from G3 Concerning the Georgia Abolition Bill
Dr. Josh Buice, President of G3 Ministries and point Pastor for the Georgia Abolition Bill, put out the following plea on his Facebook Thursday:
Greetings Georgia Christians,
As you well know, the process is underway in Georgia to introduce the Equal Protection Act. However, Emory Dunahoo is delaying the process. We need him to be fully on board and in support of this Bill in order for the process to continue.
I would like to request your immediate help. Please make contact with Emory Dunahoo immediately and let him know of the importance of introducing this Bill that will provide equal protection for the preborn and justice for all. Reassure him that the church and the Christian community will stand behind him in the process. Let him know that many concerned Christians will be very disappointed if this Bill does not get introduced and support from the Christian lawmakers in Georgia.
His Contact Information:
Emory Dunahoo
Phone: 404-656-7857
Email: Emory.Dunahoo@house.ga.gov
More Information on the Bill: https://g3min.org/epa/
Abolition Headlines
End Abortion Now published a helpful article titled Responding to Objections Against Criminalization.
Medium.com published an article this week from writer Farris Lyons titled 3 Ways the Abolitionist Movement Corrected My Bad Thinking on Abortion.
Founders Ministry also uploaded all sessions from their January conference. Bradley Peirce’s session can be found here.
Upcoming Events
2/13 – Abolish Abortion KY Act – Paducah Area Information Meeting Feb. 13, 12:30PM CTZ at the West Union Baptist Association Building.
2/15 – Arizona Pastor’s Meeting at Arizona Community Church in Tempe at 11:00 am local time.
2/15 – Abolish Abortion Missouri Abolition Rally at the State Capitol. 1:00 – 3:00 pm local time in the State Capitol Building Rotunda.
2/17 – Abolish Abortion KY Rally at the Kentucky State Capitol at 10:00am.
2/25 – South Carolina Equal Protection Rally at the Capitol in Columbia at 11:00 local time.
3/1-4 – Abolitionists Rising Conference, Wichita, KS.
3/29 – Kansas Abolish Abortion Day at the Capitol in Topeka at 10:00 local time.
