From: Mike Moon [mailto:mike.m...@house.mo.gov] Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 11:54 PM To: Mike Moon Subject: Capitol Report - August 19 2015 Mike Moon State Representative 157th District Lawrence County Committees ∙ Appropriations - Agriculture and Natural Resources ∙ Professional Registration and Licensing ∙ Property and Casualty Insurance ∙ Ways and Means – Vice Chair <image002.jpg> Quick Links: www.state.mo.us <http://www.state.mo.us/> www.house.mo.gov <http://www.house.mo.gov/> www.modot.org <http://www.modot.org/> Planned Parenthood Investigation It's after 9:00 pm. I returned, to my home in Lawrence County just a while ago, from a joint committee hearing at the Capitol. The House Ways and Means committee, of which I am a member, along with the House Children and Families committee to investigate whether or not the State’s Department of Social Services and/or Health and Senior Services had knowledge of the sale of the body parts of murdered babies by Planned Parenthood. The hearing ended with little new information gained. I hope to have more news following the next hearing (perhaps in a couple of weeks). If Missourians truly believed that the life of an unborn child is worth protecting we would not allow the killing of our children and we would not be tasked with investigating Planned Parenthood. The Missouri general assembly should take a hard look at RsMO 1.205 and consider removing the section in brackets (section 2): 1.205. 1. The general assembly of this state finds that: (1) The life of each human being begins at conception; (2) Unborn children have protectable interests in life, health, and well-being; (3) The natural parents of unborn children have protectable interests in the life, health, and well-being of their unborn child. 2. Effective January 1, 1988, the laws of this state shall be interpreted and construed to acknowledge on behalf of the unborn child at every stage of development, all the rights, privileges, and immunities available to other persons, citizens, and residents of this state. [, subject only to the Constitution of the United States, and decisional interpretations thereof by the United States Supreme Court and specific provisions to the contrary in the statutes and constitution of this state.] I filed a bill (HB 1033) last session that would have accomplished this, but there appeared to be no interest from Republicans to move it along. It’s as if we are saying, as a state, that we are pro-life unless, of course, someone says we cannot be (pro-life). In this case, it’s the federal government. If "we" truly care about the unborn, let's put an end to abortion - PERIOD! <http://house.mo.gov/billcentral.aspx?pid=26> http://house.mo.gov/billcentral.aspx?pid=26 When Roe v. Wade was decided, in the 1970’s, we were told that an abortion was a simple medical procedure – the removal of a clump of cells. Today, with advancements in technology, we can see with our own eyes that the “clump of cells” are more, much more… a human being…! Today we are faced with an enormous dilemma – Planned Parenthood has built an industry murdering our unborn children and dissecting the bodies in order to harvest organs for sale to the highest bidder. The recently revealed videos are being touted by those in support of Planned Parenthood as being deceptive and because they were secretly recorded – irrelevant. So, with this in mind, what do we do now? Years have passed and literally millions of innocent children have been mercilessly killed. A generation has been lost… and for what purpose – convenience? If we ignore what we now know and allow this new information to be swept under the proverbial carpet, are we not complicit in these unnecessary deaths? I cannot… I will not remain silent. I was told, again today, by someone in the “fight” for families and life, that my effort to sponsor legislation, like the one referenced above will not be successful. As I thought about this comment, I couldn’t help but remember that in our country’s history, laws have been enacted, repealed, and changed. Why cannot we raise our collective voices, consistently in strong unison, and demand that the laws be changed? I am not naïve in thinking that we will be successful this year or even next, but what if we continue, year after year, pressing the issue of protecting the unborn – truly protecting them? Even if we do not win the battle here on this earth, what will our answer be to our Heavenly Father if we don’t try? Mike Moon Room 203-B 157 District Representative 573-751-4077 -- -- This is a Free Speech forum. The owner of this list assumes no responsibility for the intellectual or emotional maturity of its members. 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