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Media Release: Love Life Sunday

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Contact Tara Wicker, (225) 317-1849 or tara@lablackadvocates.com

LOVE LIFE SUNDAY

BATON ROUGE, LA. (June 23, 2023) – This Sunday, June 25th, will be the first annual Love Life Sunday.  LA Black Advocates for Life has invited Pastors around the state to preach a message of life.  The goal is to have our communities Pray, Promote, and Preserve.  We must pray for men, women, and childrenthat fear of circumstances will not lead to death. Promote by speaking up and protecting the vulnerable.We must be vigilant, active, and involved in all matters concerning life if we are to Preserve it.
 
Our Mayor, Sharon Weston-Broome, has issued proclamations for June 25, 2023 as Love Life Sunday.  Ministry leaders are joining together believing God has called them to a time such as this to lead our community by promoting a message of Love and Life for all.
 
“Like most of us, I have witnessed for too long our communities suffering from the seeds of violence, neglect, dishonor, and the dehumanization of life. I firmly believe that God is again calling upon His church to LEAD by example in promoting a message of love and life to hurting people. I am asking you to please join me along with Pastors from across the state on Sunday, June 25th, which has been declared as Love Life Sunday, to celebrate LIFE as the Body of Christ! On this day we request that you share a message devoted to honoring life from the womb and beyond.”

– Apostle Mike Wicker Co-Director of La. Black Advocates for Life (LABAL)

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Congratulations McKenzie Chevis, Emergy Leader Scholar

Congratulations to McKenzie Chevis on being selected as the Louisiana Black Advocates for Life (LABAL) 2022-2023 Emerging Leaders Scholar.  We enjoyed our time at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Opelousas, LA with McKenzie and her family!  Special thanks to LABAL team members, Robert Sensley and Isaiah Marshall, LARTL High School Director Jacob, and Holy Ghost Church coordinating member, Toni Dauterive for taking part in this exciting event.  We look forward to an active and exciting Pro-Life year at Opelousas Catholic.

Louisiana lawmakers say hospital ‘grossly misinterpreted’ law that allows exceptions to abortion ban

 

After a Baton Rouge woman was denied an abortion for a fetus without a skull, state Sen. Katrina Jackson and 35 other lawmakers said the hospital “grossly misinterpreted” the state’s exceptions to the abortion ban in a statement released Tuesday afternoon.

“We are issuing this statement today to provide further clarity, although the law in conjunction with the emergency rule is very clear that this young lady is within the exception,” the statement read.

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