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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 135
BY SENATOR CROWE
A RESOLUTION
To recognize the third Sunday in January, as Pro-Life Day at the Louisiana State Capitol.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize the third Sunday in January, as Pro-Life
Day at the Louisiana State Capitol; and
WHEREAS, all human life is a gift that is sacred, unique, and worthy of protection,
and each person, including every person waiting to be born, has a special place and purpose
in this world; and
WHEREAS, abortion unjustly takes the life of an innocent human baby and forever
hurts the lives of women and men involved with the abortion; and
WHEREAS, more than forty pregnancy resource centers, adoption agencies, and
maternity homes across the state of Louisiana work tirelessly to preserve this great gift of
life by helping both unborn children and their mothers; and
WHEREAS, over the past thirty-seven years since the United States Supreme Court
made abortion legal in Louisiana through the decision of Roe v. Wade, Louisiana agencies
have saved thousands of unborn children from abortion, and in recent years, they have
helped the annual number of abortions in Louisiana decrease; and
WHEREAS, in addition to saving unborn lives, these agencies have empowered
mothers in difficult situations by providing material and emotional support both before and
after the birth of their child and by encouraging the parents to place their child for adoption;
and
WHEREAS, these agencies have consistently offered confidential counseling to
women and men who have experienced loss through abortion; and
WHEREAS, these life-affirming agencies outnumber abortion facilities in Louisiana
by five to one, showing through these agencies that Louisiana is a pro-life state.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana SR NO. 135 ENROLLED
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does hereby recognize the third Sunday in January, as Pro-Life Day at the Louisiana State
Capitol.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE