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Positive Alternatives Act Uniting Minnesota's Lawmakers to Help Women in Need; Innovative Minnesota bill would provide state funds to pregnancy care centers, adoption agencies.
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL) made state history last month when the "Positive Alternatives Act" was introduced, cosponsored by majorities in both chambers.
This innovative, life-affirming legislation to help pregnant women is MCCL's top legislative priority. It is bringing together state legislators to help pregnant women.
"We are very pleased to see so many legislators in both parties sign on to this life-affirming legislation," said MCCL Executive Director Scott Fischbach. "The Positive Alternatives Act will help to guarantee that every woman facing an unexpected pregnancy will have the support she needs to give birth to her baby. No woman in Minnesota should ever feel that the only way to deal with a pregnancy is to kill her unborn child. We can do better!"
Fischbach praised MCCL's three legislative associates - - Laura Gese, Jackie Moen, and Andrea Rau - - for their hard work in gaining majority support for the bill.
Real Help for Women in Need
Positive Alternatives would provide practical help to women in need by making state grants available to life-affirming organizations such as pregnancy care centers, adoption agencies, and maternity homes. These organizations help more than 50,000 women each year; additional funds would enable them to provide needed services to many more women.
Fulfilling the "Childbirth Statute"
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- Press release article from: Business Wire May 3, 2006 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) August 3, 2006 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: National Right to Life News July 1, 2008 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: National Right to Life News August 1, 2005 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: National Right to Life News January 1, 2005 700+ words
...legislation, which includes a Woman's Right to Know Law. In the upcoming session, MCCL will propose the "Positive Alternatives Act," which would provide women with a wide range of resources through pregnancy care centers, adoption agencies...
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- Newspaper article from: Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN) July 6, 2007 700+ words
...motion after a donor offered an initial $25,000 for the group to find a more visible home. Through the state Positive Alternatives Act, the group has received more than $135,000. It offers pregnancy testing and counseling services, as well...
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...part of its seven-year-old "Positive Alternatives" program. But on Monday afternoon...they should get it." Women in "Positive Alternatives" have usually been convicted on...as a drug counselor. She said "Positive Alternatives" is helping her achieve her goals...
Source: HighBeam Research, Positive Alternatives Act Uniting Minnesota's Lawmakers to Help Women...