2003 Hotline Archives
The Pro-Life Action News Hotline is issued by Joe Scheidler three times a week, usually on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Occasional Hotlines are by other League staff. To hear the Hotline call 773-777-2525.
The 2003 Hotlines are listed in decending order (most recent first). Use the menu below to jump to a specific month. To see Hotlines for a different year, return to the main Hotline Archive page.
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December 2003
- Tuesday 30 December - Thursday 1 January
- Fire Fighters Appreciate Caroling; Pro-Gay Pastors Need Prayers
- Tuesday 23 December - Monday 29 December
- The Assault on Christmas; Carol for the Glenview Fire Fighters; Roeper: No More "Happy Holidays"; God Bless Us . . .
- Thursday 18 December - Monday 22 December
- Caroling to Conclude at Closed Clinic; O'Reilly: We're All Getting Sick of Media Filth; Tribune Backs Abortifacient Pill; March for . . . What's It This Month?
- Tuesday 16 December - Wednesday 17 December
- Morning After Pill Bad for Women; A Good Shepherd; Gura: A True Activist
- Friday 12 December - Monday 15 December
- "A Very Scary Thing"; Setting the Record Straight on Simon; Abortion Mill Caroling December 20
- Wednesday 10 December - Thursday 11 December
- Woman Killed by 19th Abortion; Upcoming Activism
- Monday 8 December - Wednesday 10 December
- Mary: The New Eve; Portrait of an Aging Abortionist; Lutheran General Protest
- Friday 5 December - Sunday 7 December
- The Legacy of Pearl Harbor; Rest in Peace, Mary Cardy; December Activism
- Wednesday 3 December - Thursday 4 December
- Keep Praying for Abortionists; Vogue Article: Pro-Life Winning; Texas Mill Construction Halt Shows Power of Activism
- Monday 1 December - Tuesday 2 December
- God Squad Keeps Christ in Chicago Christmas; Pray Bishops Will Act with Courage
November 2003
- Wednesday 26 November - Sunday 30 November
- Much To Be Thankful for; Teens More Pro-Life than Adults; Judge Casey, Judge Pilate; Nativity Scene Dedication
- Monday 24 November - Tuesday 25 November
- Three Babies Saved during Vigil; Clinic Closed for Day in Des Moines; Be a Bob Newman
- Friday 21 November - Sunday 23 November
- Right is Right, Wrong is Wrong; News Briefs; The Truth about Late Term Abortions
- Wednesday 19 November - Thursday 20 November
- Face the Truth Day Stories; Don't Miss Sunday's Vigil; America's Greatest Danger
- Monday 17 November - Tuesday 18 November
- Great Picket Saturday; Another Pro-Abort "Catholic" Governor; Hard to Comment on The Passion; Pitiful Pat; Sun-Times Supports Embryo Experimentation
- Friday 14 November - Sunday 16 November
- Picket Saturday at Albany; Hats Off to Judge Moore; Bishops Get It Right
- Wednesday 12 November - Thursday 13 November
- Going To See Gibson's Passion; My Kup Story; Other Than That . . .
- Monday 10 November - Tuesday 11 November
- A Silent Minute of Prayer; A "Reunion" in LaCross; "Pro-Life" Debate Continues in Tribune; Don't Miss Picket Saturday
- Friday 7 November - Sunday 9 November
- Pro-Aborts and Witches ; Abortion Mill Construction Halted; Trib Editor on Media Bias; Schlafly To Speak at ICL Benefit
- Wednesday 5 November - Thursday 6 November
- Reaction to Trib Headline Bias; Thanks, Fr. Schultz; Bush To Outlaw Partial Birth Abortion
- Monday 3 November - Tuesday 4 November
- Pro-Aborts Already Attacking PBA Ban; RU-486 Just Isn't Safe; Our Condolences to Colleen Parro; November Pro-Life Events
October 2003
- Friday 31 October - Sunday 2 November
- Days To Reflect on Death; Pray for Mercy; Upcoming Events
- Wednesday 29 October - Thursday 30 October
- Concord Abortion Mill Closes; Biased Trib Headline; Help Win the War of Words; Trib Right about Our Victories; League at Festival of Faith
- Monday 27 October - Tuesday 28 October
- Excluding Persons; A Necessary Evil?; Help Protest Jim Edgar; Join Us at Festival of Faith
- Thursday 23 October - Sunday 26 October
- Two Michigan Talks; Scheidlers on the Road; Fall Action News Coming; The Real Value of the PBA Ban; Jeb Bush Does the Right Thing
- Monday 20 October - Wednesday 22 October
- Blessed Teresa, Pray for Us; Youth Outreach at Work; Dangers of the Pill; Feed Your Teens with Truth; Protest Abortionist Goyal
- Thursday 16 October - Sunday 19 October
- LIFE Means PRO-Life; The Sign of the Unborn Child; The Implicit Horror
- Monday 13 October - Wednesday 15 October
- "Soft" Half-Day Truth Tour; Mundelein Holy Hour; Fewer Hotlines for a Few Weeks
- Thursday 9 October - Sunday 12 October
- October 15 Truth Day; Moving Abortion Aftermath Video; SpeakOut Illinois: January 25; The Only Way To Understand Abortion
- Monday 6 October - Wednesday 8 October
- The American Cause; Gibson Film Still Lacks Distributor; Simple Advice for Anglicans; "Desperate Dan" Hynes
- Friday 3 October - Sunday 5 October
- The Pope Is Dying -- Like All of Us; Ask the FDA To Ban RU-486; Pro-Life Contractor Stalls Abortion Mill; Pro-Life Victories Abound
- Wednesday 1 October - Thursday 2 October
- Protesting Hynes Ignatius Fundraiser; Pro-Abort Protesters Help Pro-Life Cause; Some Integrity at Notre Dame
September 2003
- Monday 29 September - Tuesday 30 September
- Ignatians Toast Pro-Abort Dan Hynes; How Long Must We Wait?; Great Wanderer Forum
- Wednesday 24 September - Sunday 28 September
- Kate Michelman To Leave NARAL; Enough Is Enough; Protest at Abortionist Goyal's Home; My Mother Theresa Relics
- Monday 22 September - Tuesday 23 September
- Hemlock's Death Balloon; Roe and Doe Aid Partial Birth Abortion Ban; "Silent No More" Campaign Continues; RU-486 Doesn't Kill Only Babies
- Thursday 18 September - Sunday 21 September
- The Truth Hurts, But Assault Is a Crime; Abortion Pictures Say It All; Pro-Lifers Eager for PBA Ban
- Monday 15 September - Wednesday 17 September
- More 3D Ultrasound in the Media; Tomorrow's Truth Day Remembers Patricia Heisler; Controversy over Gibson's Graphic Passion; Weigel: Anglicans Unstable
- Wednesday 10 September - Sunday 14 September
- SpeakOut Illinois 2004; Murder Will Out; Pro-Lifers Confront Pro-Abort Dems
- Monday 8 September - Tuesday 9 September
- Valiant Ohio Pro-Lifers; Byrne Nails the Pro-Abort Dems; Mainstream Is Pro-Life, Says Byrne
- Friday 5 September - Sunday 7 September
- The Media and Paul Hill's Execution; Truth Day September 17; Parker on Media Pro-Abort Bias
- Tuesday 2 September - Thursday 4 September
- Marie Stopes Int'l Defunded by US; Silent No More; The November Gang
August 2003
- Friday 29 August - Sunday 7 September
- Disappointment from Montgomery; Farewell, Brother Mike; Consolation from St. Ambrose
- Wednesday 27 August - Thursday 28 August
- Pray with St. Monica; Believe-in-Nothing Courts; Please Pray NOW Will Admit Defeat
- Monday 25 August - Tuesday 26 August
- Bright Future for Pro-Life; Fundraiser Honors McFadden's Memory
- Friday 22 August - Sunday 24 August
- Kicking Planned Parenthood Out of Town; Guardian for Unborn Baby in Florida; Fetus a Person in Mississippi; Ten Commandments Battle in Alabama; Kennedy and Kerry Breaking the (Canon) Law
- Wednesday 20 August - Thursday 21 August
- Lowell Sachnoff Faces the Truth; Public Supports Tour Two to One; Magazine To Defend Vatican on Homosexuality
- Monday 18 August - Tuesday 19 August
- Church Teaching on Homosexuality Attacked; McClory's Tired, Old Arguments; The Truth Can't Change
- Wednesday 13 August - Sunday 17 August
- Truth Days Start Next Week; New Peroutka Radio Program; Annie Scheidler Defends Marriage; Generations for Life Curriculum Coming Soon
- Monday 11 August - Tuesday 12 August
- Help Defend Illinois' Catholic Schools; Anti-Catholic Charles Schumer; Roeser: Women Support Abortion Restrictions
- Friday 8 August - Sunday 10 August
- Cardinal George versus the Sun-Times; George: New Morality Is False; The Conversion of Judge Bork
- Wednesday 6 August - Thursday 7 August
- "This Is My Beloved Son. Listen to Him"; "Say Goodbye to Chester"; Pro-Gay Press Needs Prayers
- Monday 4 August - Tuesday 5 August
- Saving Unborn Children; Abortion Pictures "Pornographic"?; Kids Face the Truth; The Truth Saves Lives
July 2003
- Friday 1 August - Sunday 3 August
- Face the Truth Maryland; Pro and Con on Face the Truth; Mary Anne Hackett Fights for Life
- Monday 28 July - Wednesday 30 July
- Americans Resist the Truth; Birth Control Prophesies Come True; Time to Face the Truth about Contraception
- Thursday 24 July - Sunday 27 July
- Dump Durbin; Park District Thick as a Brick
- Monday 21 July - Wednesday 23 July
- Pro-Life Basic Training by Brian Clowes; John Morales Talk Tuesday; Face the Truth 2003 Concludes; Ohio Abortion Mill Flanked by CPCs
- Wednesday 16 July - Sunday 20 July
- Eighteen Babies Saved on Tour; Public Sidewalks Are Public; No News Is Bad News; Fr. Peter Joins Tour; A Family Affair
- Monday 14 July - Tuesday 15 July
- Pro-Aborts Poop Out on Tour; Mark Crutcher's July Life Talk Highlights; Randall Terry Scares NOW; Still Time To Join the Tour
- Friday 11 July - Sunday 13 July
- 250,000 Chicagoans Face the Truth; Chicagoland Responds to the Truth; Police Cooperative; The Greatest Work on Earth
- Wednesday 9 July - Thursday 10 July
- Thousands of Chicagoans Face the Truth; Many Positive Reactions to Our Presence; We Happy Few, We Band of Brothers
- Monday 7 July - Tuesday 8 July
- Court Victory in Northern Ireland; Bernie Smyth Thanks Supporters in U.S.; Illinois Insurers Forced to Cover Contraceptives; Face the Truth Chicago Starts Wednesday
- Friday 4 July - Sunday 6 July
- Pro-Lifers Are the True Patriots; "Father, Forgive Them . . ."; Kate: Saint I Ain't; Pray for Pro-Life Win in Northern Ireland
June 2003
- Monday 30 June - Wednesday 2 July
- National Life Center Conference; High Court in Free Fall; Living in Sodom; NARAL's New Ad Campaign
- Friday 20 June - Sunday 22 June
- Norma McCorvey Has Forgotten Nothing; Women Don't Really Want Abortion; Chicago Truth Tour: July 9-19
- Wednesday 18 June - Thursday 19 June
- Miss Norma Calls for Reversal of Roe; AMA Appoves Cloning; Canadian "Devolution"; The Sinner Becomes the Sin
- Monday 16 June - Tuesday 17 June
- EU Fearful of Pro-Life Americans; Chicago Truth Tour July 9-19; Hats Off to Judicial Nominee Bill Pryor; Am Shalom Picket Fallout
- Thursday 12 June - Sunday 15 June
- American Conversion Underway; Sun-Times Piece Fawns over Has-Been Netsch; Gay Marriage Comes to Canada; Law Professor Defends Feticide
- Monday 9 June - Wednesday 11 June
- Historic Pro-Life Victory Celebration; Instructive Workshops and Inspiring Banquet; Pro-Life Award Presented by Our Children; The "Impossible Dream" Is Possible for God; Resurrecting the Pro-Life Action Network (PLAN); Chicago Sun-Times Defends Partial Birth Abortion
- Wednesday 4 June - Sunday 8 June
- Newsweek Feature on Rights of the Unborn; Vain Effort To Find a Middle Way; Treating the Tiniest Patients; Join Us Saturday
- Monday 2 June - Tuesday 3 June
- Still time to Register for "Bring America Back to Life"; Inaugural Mississippi Face the Truth Tour; Baffling Words from Two Deceased Roe Justices; Kids and Graphic Abortion Pictures
May 2003
- Thursday 29 May - Sunday 1 June
- Pro-Life Opportunity at Glencoe Protest; Ann Scheidler's MSNBC Appearance; Pro-Lifers Must Honor the Child
- Tuesday 27 May - Wednesday 28 May
- Ann Scheidler on MSNBC Tonight; Just Returned from LAPS Dinner in Pasedena; The Pro-Aborts Are Losing Ground; Someday Roe Will Be Overturned
- Thursday 22 May - Monday 26 May
- Greg Morrow, Resquiescat in Pace; League Protests Fay Clayton Talk; More Lies and Anti-Catholic Bigotry; Democrats Push for Military Abortions; Pro-Life Celebs to Join June 7th Gala
- Monday 19 May - Wednesday 21 May
- Defender of the Faith Greg Morrow Dies; Great Trip to St. Paul; "Pro-Life" Traitors Help Passage of HB 211
- Friday 16 May - Sunday 18 May
- Teen Abortions Way Down; New Hampshire Parental Notification Bill; Illinois Faces Three Anti-Life Bills; Fay Clayton Won't Admit Defeat
- Wednesday 14 May - Thursday 15 May
- Abortion Linked to Mental Illness, Study Shows; June 7 Victory Celebration an International Affair; Pro-Life Effort Seems to Be Working in Springfield; Call for Details of Upcoming Picket
- Monday 12 May - Tuesday 13 May
- Black Pro-Life Involvement Growing; Hope for Pro-Life in Canada?; Laci Peterson Family Supports "Unborn Victims of Violence" Bill
- Wednesday 7 May - Sunday 11 May
- Help Promote Our Victory Celebration; Illinois Contraceptives Bill in Illinois Senate; Thanks to Representatives Chris Smith and Joe Pitts; Hats Off to Rick Santorum; Prayer Assault on Planned Parenthood
- Monday 5 May - Tuesday 6 May
- Appleton's Proud Pro-Life History; Good To Be Back in Appleton; Help Us Honor Pro-Life Leaders June 7; Patricia Ireland Is New YWCA President; Three Bad Bills in Illinois; Thank You, Sisters
- Friday 2 May - Sunday 4 May
- Pro-Abort Ireland To Head WYCA; Indiana Law May Finally Be Enforced; Abortion and Infertility; Victory Celebration
April 2003
- Wednesday 30 April - Thursday 1 May
- Twenty Protest NARAL Luncheon; Planned Parenthood's Abortifacient Pills Drive-Through; Kate Michelman's Double-Speak; Court Victory in South Carolina; Send Kudos to Senator Santorum; Pray for June 7 Gala
- Monday 28 April - Tuesday 29 April
- Join Our Protest of Abortion Luncheon; Great Speeches at LEARN Conference; Humpty Dumpty Language on Abortifacients; Pro-Abortion Catholic Politicians Feel the Heat; New York Times Bias
- Friday 25 April - Sunday 27 April
- Pro-Lifers To Confront Ob/Gyns Convention; The Unborn Baby's Mind; Another Pregnant Woman Murdered; Santorum under Fire; Help Us Protest Pro-Choice Luncheon Wednesday; Remember the Jun 7 Victory Rally
- Wednesday 23 April - Thursday 24 April
- Busy Times for the Pro-Life Action League; Laci Double Murder Charge Confounds NOW; Mark Your Summer Calendars
- Monday 21 April - Tuesday 22 April
- Sore Loser Fay Clayton; The Threat of State FACE Bills; Pro-Life Events This Weekend
- Wednesday 16 April - Monday 21 April
- Fulton Sheen's Stations of the Cross; Media Ignore Saved Babies; YOUR Urgent Action Needed To Fight HB 2486
- Monday 14 April - Tuesday 15 April
- Over 1000 Join Saturday's Vigil; Outrageous Pro-Abortion "Ministers" Respond; Deathscorts Confounded; Pro-Abort Press Release Likens Cardinal George to Terorrist; House Bill 2486 Fight Continues
- Friday 11 April - Sunday 13 April
- Suffering through Holy Week; Tell Your Illinois Senator NO on HB 2486; Kurey in Chicago Tribune on Harms of Abortion; You're Invited; Protecting Unborn Iraqis
- Tuesday 8 April - Thursday 10 April
- National Turnout for New York Face the Truth Tour; Help Fight Illinois Anti-Life Bills
- Friday 4 April - Monday 7 April
- New York Truth Tour with Priests for Life; Chicago Truth Tour PLans Underway; The Threat of House Bill 2486; Pro-Lifers in Other States, Beware; Vigil for Life April 12
- Wednesday 2 April - Thursday 3 April
- Moynihan and Abortion: The Facts; Chicago's Mayor Daley Needs Help; Draconian Illinois Bill Targets Sidewalk Counseling
March 2003
- Monday 31 March - Tuesday 1 April
- Twenty-Nine Years of Action News Hotline; Partial Birth Abortion Bill Passes Committe; UNPF Abortion Program Targets Iraqi Refugees; Court Gets Another Chance To Review Roe; Estrada Nomination Still Stalled; Mississippi Report Unmasks Abortion Dangers
- Friday 28 March - Sunday 30 March
- Pavone's Paradox; Judiciary Committee Approves Owen; We Thank All Our Amici; Victory Celebration June 7
- Wednesday 26 March - Thursday 27 March
- The Truth about Partial Birth Abortion; A Second Opinion
- Monday 24 March - Tuesday 25 March
- Pro-Aborts Plan To Entrap Pro-Lifers with FACE; Bring America Back to Life; Unspeakable Evil
- Friday 21 March - Sunday 23 March
- Let's Use Our New Freedoms!; The Hand of God; Please Pray for George Pabich
- Wednesday 19 March - Thursday 20 March
- When Will They Ever Learn?; "Wild Bill" and Roe
- Thursday 13 March - Monday 17 March
- Inhuman Partial Birth Abortion Procedure; Illinois Choose Life License Plate Setback; We Are Winning; Media's Many Errors
- Monday 10 March - Wednesday 12 March
- AMA Blinded by Abortion; Partial Birth Abortion in Newsweek; Pro-Life Victory in California; Indiana Law Held Up Again; Father Murders Baby He Wanted Aborted; Abortionist Appreciation Day; Please Pray . . .
- Friday 7 March - Sunday 9 March
- Abortion Will End One Day; Pro-Life Law Passes in Virginia; Tune in to The Walsh Forum; Congratulations Pour In by E-mail
- Wednesday 5 March - Wednesday 31 December
- Congratulations Pour In; Turn Victory into Action; Another Abortionist Quits; John Leo on ACLU Hypocrisy; Cardinal Francis George's Statement
- Monday 3 March - Tuesday 4 March
- Steve Chapman on the Supreme Court Decision; Dennis Byrne on the Supreme Court Decision; Ninth Circuit versus God Almighty
February 2003
- Friday 28 February - Sunday 2 March
- Fay Runs Amok on O'Reilly; Wide Editorial Support of Court Decision; House Approves Cloning Ban; More Slander from the Pro-Aborts
- Wednesday 26 February - Thursday 27 February
- Our Seventeen-Year Trial; Supreme Court Appeal; Thanks for Your Prayers
- Monday 24 February - Tuesday 25 February
- Frist Should Stand Firm on Estrada; White House Continues To Support Estrada; Pro-Life Bills in Congress; Indiana Abortion Restrictions Upheld
- Monday 17 February - Wednesday 19 February
- Joe Kulys on Fr. Pfleger; Remembering Sis Daley
- Friday 14 February - Sunday 16 February
- St. Valentine's Day Massacre 1929; St. Valentine's Day Massacre 2003; Pray for Fr. Charles Fiore; Al Sharpton: Democrat's #1 Nightmare
- Wednesday 12 February - Thursday 13 February
- Does Protesting Blasphemy Backfire?; The Effectiveness of Protest; Protest Works in the Long Run
- Monday 10 February - Tuesday 11 February
- Pro-Abortion Al Sharpton Speaks during Catholic Mass; Fr. Pleger's Nonsense "Pro-Life" Stance; Fr. Pleger's Silence on Abortion, the Black Holocaust; Unraveling the Good Done at St. Sabina?; Pray for Fr. Pfleger
- Friday 7 February - Sunday 9 February
- Al Sharpton's Pro-Abortion Credentials; Al Sharpton To Give Homily at Catholic Mass; Chicago Pro-Life Activists To Protest Sharpton Appearance; Shame on Notre Dame
- Wednesday 5 February - Thursday 6 February
- Ronald Reagan's 92nd Birthday; Our Gift to Reagan on Display; Reagan's Genuine Concern for the Unborn; George W. Bush Doesn't Hide His Faith; Bush's AIDS Program Disappointing
- Monday 3 February - Tuesday 4 February
- Columbia: A Sobering Disaster; A Reminder of Our Mortality; Baby Saved on Saturday; World Magazine Info; Pro-Lifers Divided on Capital Punishment
January 2003
- Friday 31 January - Sunday 2 February
- Late Term D & E Rates Up; Former Abortionist Describes D & E; Late Term Abortions Up Despite Health Risks; Food for Thought
- Wednesday 29 January - Thursday 30 January
- Democrat Presidential Candidates Embrace Abortion; Troublesome Billy
- Monday 27 January - Tuesday 28 January
- The New Dirty Dozen; Crusade for the Defense of Our Catholic Church; A Bisohp's Obligation; Chicago Mayor Honored by Gay Rights Group
- Friday 24 January - Sunday 26 January
- The Elephand in the Room; Enormous Turn-Out at 2003 March for Life; The Best and Worst of Roe Anniversary Coverage
- Friday 17 January - Sunday 19 January
- New Life Talk Series from Life Dynamics; Hundreds of Women to Express Abortion Regrets; Annie Scheidler in Tribune's Red Eye; New Book on Doe V. Bolton
- Tuesday 14 January - Thursday 16 January
- Governor George Ryan's Betrayal; Catholic Prayer Service for Pro-Abort Kansas Governor; Fr. Kavanaugh's Strategy for Handlign Pro-Abort Pols
- Friday 10 January - Sunday 12 January
- Face the Truth Is Growing; Pro-Abortion Politicians Honored at Catholic Churches
