Dear Friend, Earlier in January, I released a list of excuses to keep abortion legal which the Republican establishment may throw at you when you ask them to end legalized child killing in our state. Along with that list, I let you know that sometimes a legislator might slip up and tell the truth. Well, a staffer for Rep. Ben Smaltz has done just that. He revealed that Smaltz plans to kill the strongest pro-life bill ever filed in the state of Indiana because Planned Parentho

Dear Friend, After diligent pressure from Hoosiers for Life and hundreds of phone calls, emails, and messages from folks like you, House Speaker Brian Bosma released his hostage bill, HB 1430, to the Public Policy committee. Thanks to your hard work, we still have a chance to get a fair hearing and a roll call vote on the strongest pro-life legislation ever filed in the state of Indiana—HB 1430. When you speak up, your elected officials really do listen! It wasn’t easy to ge

Dear Friend, Tomorrow is doomsday for Hoosier babies. Today is their last chance. “Pro-life” Rep. Ben Smaltz is holding fast to his stance of keeping abortion safe and legal, just like Planned Parenthood. Smaltz told the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette he would not hear the Protection at Conception bill because it should be legal to murder rape conceived children. Furthermore, he believes ending abortion would be “catastrophic to the cause.” Ending abortion most certainly would be

State Rep. Ben Smaltz, chair of the Public Policy Committee in the House, is declining to even meet with supporters of HB 1097, Rep. Curt Nisly’s bill, to end human abortion in Indiana. Hoosiers for Life requested to have a conversation about the Protection at Conception bill and to address any concerns Rep. Smaltz may have.  But Smaltz declined to meet with Hoosiers for Life and still refuses to call a hearing for HB 1097. Amy Schlichter, Executive Director of Hoosiers for L

Dear Friend, The bill lives! After diligent pressure from Hoosiers for Life and hundreds of phone calls, emails, and messages, House Speaker Brian Bosma released his hostage bill, HB 1097, to the Public Policy committee. It was like pulling teeth to get this guy to do what we wanted him to do and get the bill into committee, but he finally caved to voters’ demands. Although he didn’t outright kill the bill, Bosma may still be planning for its demise. Bosma pulled this stunt