Organization of this comment and links below Overview How to contact your legislators Bills Testimony at the June 7 Hearing Written submissions to the Committee News Opinion pieces Groups Overview http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012206080374 http://miplannedparenthood.org/page/war-women-michigan https://www.facebook.com/events/245486585564407/ http://www.change.org/petitions/the-mi-state-house-reject-the-attack-on-women-s-health Find your legislator Find your Michigan Rep http://www.house.michigan.gov/mhrpublic/ House of Representatives http://www.house.michigan.gov/MHRPublic/ Representatives http://www.house.michigan.gov/mhrpublic/frmRepList.aspx Find your Senator http://www.senate.michigan.gov/FindYourSenator/byaddress.htm Senate http://www.senate.michigan.gov/ Senators http://www.senate.michigan.gov/members/memberlist.htm Map http://house.michigan.gov/PDFs/State%20House%20Maps%20-%20As%20Passed%20by%20the%20Legislature%20%206-29-2011.pdf Bills and Testimony The Bills 5711, 5712, 5713 - - All introduced May 31, 2012 5711 - http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2012-HB-5711 - - - 5712 - http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2012-HB-5712 - - - 5713 - http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2012-HB-5713 - - - Announcements of June 7, 2012, Hearing before the Health Policy Committee - http://1.usa.gov/Kn0KGm All three bills were passed by the Health Policy Committee on June 7, 2012. ______________________________________________________ Oral Testimony & Hearing June 7 House Health Policy Committee Hearing 30 Minute Video http://youtu.be/wx7BaxCoHCY News Video 7 Minutes Lansing Online http://youtu.be/Vs902bYD0tI Fox 47 News Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTbDYQ09_OM _______________________________________________________ Written Testimony FACOG http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-5.pdf MSMS http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012.pdf Traditional Values http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-1.pdf Planned Parenthood http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-2.pdf Jennie Lane, woman who had an abortion http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-3.pdf Mary Pollock http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-4.pdf AAUW http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-6.pdf Shannon Garrett opposition http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-7.pdf S Bonnah opposition http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-8.pdf Carol Muth opposition http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-9.pdf Shellie Jeffries opposition http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-10.pdf Mary Pollock E mail with attachments http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-11.pdf Amanda Whitmore opposition http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-12.pdf Mary Kenyon opposition http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-13.pdf Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice Joy Whitten, Rabbi Amy Bigman, Rev Robert Frederick http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-14.pdf Claudia Bajema strong opposition http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-15.pdf Cherie Giles opposed http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-16.pdf Cindy Coleman opposed http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-17.pdf Mary Caroline Frey opposed http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-18.pdf Marilyn Vankat opposed http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-19.pdf Gretchen Galbraith expresses strong concern http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-20.pdf Progressive Women's alliance opposed http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-21.pdf Sondra Loucks Wilson anti bills http://house.michigan.gov/sessiondocs/2011-2012/testimony/Committee11-6-7-2012-22.pdf State of Michigan Website - Current Regulation of Abortions in Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/documents/abortionman_7098_7.pdf 18 pp Physicians Manual for Reporting Abortions https://www.michigan.gov/documents/Abortion_7085_7.pdf Abortion Report form https://www.michigan.gov/documents/compmanual_7089_7.pdf Reporting Abortion Complications https://www.michigan.gov/documents/Complication_7090_7.pdf Abortion Complication form http://bit.ly/KYvqk4 Search of some of the State of Michigan website for the word "abortion," results date sorted, http://bit.ly/OdqqHD relevance sorted only - last year only http://bit.ly/KYwW5N News, Opinion pieces, and groups http://lansingareanow.com/ Google News search for (michigan abortion) http://bit.ly/LfMFKo _____________________________________________________________________________________ Lansing area NOW http://lansingareanow.com/2012/06/09/links-to-information-on-the-michigan-abortion-super-bill/ Hearing 30 Minutes http://youtu.be/wx7BaxCoHCY News Video 7 Minutes http://youtu.be/Vs902bYD0tI Fox 47 News Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTbDYQ09_OM Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012120607046 Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012206080374 Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/article/20120609/OPINION04/206090332/Letters-The-war-against-women-continues Detroit Free Press http://www.freep.com/section/OPINION04/Letters-to-the-Editor Lansing Online News http://lansingonlinenews.com/news/michigans-abortion-super-bill-rockets-through-the-house/ NPR http://ipr.interlochen.org/ipr-news-features/episode/house-committee-moves-abortion-measures-floor/2012-06-08 M Live http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2012/06/michigan_anti-abortion_legisla.html M Live http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2012/06/what_do_you_think_about_michig.html Oakland County Tribune http://www.dailytribune.com/article/20120607/NEWS06/120609636/michigan-house-panel-approves-abortion-bill-package Oakland Press http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2012/06/08/news/local_news/doc4fd29db32521d650570734.txt?viewmode=fullstory WILX http://www.wilx.com/nationalnews/headlines/Abortion_Bills_Package_Clears_Hurdle_in_Michigan_House_157928945.html Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/michigan-house-committee-approves-stricter-abortion-rules-220800689.html Detroit News http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120607/POLITICS02/206070434/1361/State-House-panel-OKs-new-abortion-rules Hearld Palladiium http://www.heraldpalladium.com/articles/2012/06/08/local_news/10275445.txt RH Reality Check http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/06/08/facing-reality-later-term-abortion-stories-michigan-lawmakers-dont-want-us-to-hea MS Magazine http://digg.com/news/politics/michigan_s_surprise_anti_abortion_blitz_ms_magazine_blog/who_dugg MS Magazine http://digg.com/newsbar/topnews/michigan_s_surprise_anti_abortion_blitz_ms_magazine_blog MS Magazine http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2012/06/07/michigans-surprise-anti-abortion-blitz/ MS Magazine http://www.msmagazine.com/news/uswirestory.asp?ID=13701 ACLU http://www.aclu.org/blog/reproductive-freedom-womens-rights/michigans-war-women-hits-dangerous-new-low Progress Michigan http://www.progressmichigan.org/blog/2012/06/michigan-house-will-vote-to-declare-war-on-women.html Progress Michigan http://www.progressmichigan.org/blog/staff-blog/ Feminist http://feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=13701 Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/06/michigan-worst-anti-abortion-legislation?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Motherjones%2Fmojoblog+%28MotherJones.com+%7C+MoJoBlog%29 Daily Kos http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/06/1097956/-Michigan-War-on-Women-ACTION-NEEDED Daily Kos http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/07/1098282/-Rep-Bruce-Rendon-s-Anti-Abortion-Super-Bill-On-Fast-Track-in-Michigan-Legislature Daily Kos http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/07/1098359/-Mich-GOP-rushes-omnibus-pkg-of-anti-abortion-bills-thru-most-extreme-legislation-in-the-country Daily Kos http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/08/1098435/-VIDEO-of-Michigan-GOP-shutting-down-House-committee-hearing-on-omnibus-pkg-of-anti-abortion-bills Daily Kos http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/10/1096145/-Fighting-for-reproductive-justice Alternet http://www.alternet.org/newsandviews/article/944248/the_painful_story_20-week_abortion_ban_advocates_don't_want_you_to_hear/ Village Voice http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/06/here_are_some_m_1.php Eclectablog http://eclectablog.com/2012/06/michigan-house-gop-rushes-omnibus-package-of-anti-abortion-bills-through-most-extreme-legislation-in-the-country.html Deadline Detroit http://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/693/right-to-lifers_in_lansing_create_lots_of_drama_and_bad_legislation MI Planned Parenthood http://miplannedparenthood.org/page/house-bills-5711-5713-talking-points MI Planned Parenthood http://miplannedparenthood.org/page/reproductive-legislation-michigan MI Planned Parenthood http://miplannedparenthood.org/page/war-women-michigan MI Planned Parenthood http://miplannedparenthood.org/page/details-house-bills-5711-5713 MI Planned Parenthood https://secure.ppaction.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=14951 Mich State Medical Society http://msmslegislativeblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/legislative-update-week-of-june-4th.html National Partnership http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/News2?abbr=daily2_&page=NewsArticle&id=33904&security=1201&news_iv_ctrl=-1 National Partnership http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageNavigator/RHW_news.html?id=3223&state=Michigan Center for Traditional Values http://www.ctvmichigan.org/issues/Testimony%20for%20Health%20Policy%20June%207%202012.pdf Newsmax http://www.newsmax.com/US/abortion-ban-michigan/2012/06/08/id/441676 Right to Life Michigan http://rlmblog.blogspot.com/ Right to Life Michigan https://www.facebook.com/righttolifeofmichigan Santorum http://youtu.be/ZoyWMv2GVTw

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http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/search?q=rotenberg April 29, 2010 Mental Disability Rights International issues statement about torture and abuse of people with disabilities at Massachusetts facility http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2010/04/mental-disability-rights-international.html & http://www.mdri.org/PDFs/USReportandUrgentAppeal.pdf February 24, 2010 Disability organizations file DOJ complaint against Judge Rotenberg Center for use of electric shock, aversives http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2010/02/disability-organizations-file-doj.html February 25, 2010 Dept. of Justice begins investigation into use of electric shock on students at Judge Rotenberg Center http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2010/02/dept-of-justice-begins-investigation.html June 2010 UN says shock treatments at Judge Rotenberg Center in Mass., torture not treatment; story on "Nightline" June 30 http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2010/06/un-says-shock-treatments-at-judge.html May 2011 Founder of controversial Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Mass., to face criminal charges in using electrical shocks on disabled children http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2011/05/founder-of-controversial-judge.html

http://www.bizapedia.com/ma/JUDGE-ROTENBERG-EDUCATIONAL-CENTER-INC-THE.html __________________________________________ Important article http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2011/05/founder-of-controversial-judge.html __________________________________________ Henry Slucki http://www-hsc.usc.edu/~hslucki/ Wow - Henry Slucki - Part I - YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0dnf4iviWY Jun 20, 2010 - 9 min - Uploaded by Taleworth Son of Jewish French soldier describes life in WWII France before escape to the U.S. ______________________________________ http://www.manta.com/g/mm7jtmh/bertrand-j-davis Same address http://www.manta.com/c/mm7jtmh/davis-consulting _______________________________________ Margaret Vaughan quote http://media-dis-n-dat.blogspot.com/2011/05/founder-of-controversial-judge.html In the press release announcing Israel’s departure earlier this month, one of the center’s board members, Margaret Vaughan, a retired professor of psychology at Salem State University, described Israel as a “heroic figure’’ to thousands of families. She said he helped the families who saw the center as “their last thread of hope’’ for their children. ___________________________________________ http://www.josephwyatt.net/ http://www.josephwyatt.net/aboutwyatt.htm ___________________________________________ http://www.judgerc.org/LettertoMills51906.pdf ____________________________________________

Another potential resource. http://www.ahoinfo.org/

Standing Ovation for Nancy Weiss http://thetruthaboutjrc.wordpress.com/about/

Standing Ovation for Greg Miller. Petitions delivered. Congratulations. http://b.globe.com/KOuv1w

Letter from a former worker at the Rotenberg Center describing what he saw and did for three years. http://canton.patch.com/articles/letter-to-the-editor-a-former-judge-rotenberg-center-worker-speaks-out http://canton.patch.com/articles/canton-s-senator-joyce-responds-to-latest-judge-rotenberg-center-video http://piratepad.net/gIdr9ZQ9SR includes quite a few resources. MISTREATMENT OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Judge Rotenberg Center - Graduated Electronic Decelerator - Electric Shock. Mistreatment of the Disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Supporting Videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QibLC4LefzY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js2hNr2adZ0&feature=fvst http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aUIhWmDPeI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWACht5dIAk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9-xXfgQiTU Supporting articles: http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-25/lifestyle/29582413_1_shock-case-criminal-case-face-criminal-charges http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/mar/12/electric-shock-school-matthew-israel http://www.riordanseville.com/?p=75 http://www.disabilityrightsintl.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/USReportandUrgentAppeal.pdf http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/the_shocking_truth/ http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-25/lifestyle/29582413_1_shock-case-criminal-case-face-criminal-charges ------------------------------------------------------- Judge Rotenberg Educational Center 240 Turnpike Street Canton, Massachusetts 02021-2341 Phone (781) 828-2202 Fax (781) 828-2804 www.judgerc.org Former Director and Founder Matthew Israel Current Director Glenda Crookes ---------------------------------------- Graduated Electronic Decelerator (GED): Invented by Dr. Matthew Israel. The shock is not administered immediately after the behavior. It is activated once the staff member who is in possession of the remote device is in agreement with another staff member who assesses the situation and ensures that the shock will be administered to the correct student. The shock lasts for 2 seconds. Used as a tool for behavioral modification and punishment. Many students carry a backpack which contains the device with leads to the electrodes or gloves emit the shock. The electrodes may be placed on the back of hands, top of feet, fingers through use of gloves, thighs, forearms, etc. The amount of milliamps ranges from 15mA - 41mA. The updated GED-4 is rated at 45 milliamps. In comparison a police stun gun is rated at 1mA - 4mA. According to Boston Magazine the inventor, Dr. Matthew Israel himself has called its shocks "very painful." The device may be connected to a student for days, months, or even years. Once a shock is administered the pads are then relocated on the student. Physiologic Effects of Different Electrical Currents [JRC Ranges from 15mA to 41mA] Current/Effect (milliamps) 1-4 Tingling sensation/perception 3-4 Let-go current – Children 6-8 Let-go current - Women 16-20 Let-go current – Men 7-9 Skeletal muscle tetany 20-50 Respiratory muscle paralysis 50-120 Ventricular fibrillation Segregation: Another aversive is segregation. Numerous studies have documented the effects of segregation, for example: visual and auditory hallucinations hypersensitivity to noise and touch insomnia and paranoia uncontrollable feelings of rage and fear distortions of time and perception increased risk of suicide post tramatic stress disorder Legal: In May 2011, Matthew Israel was charged with misleading a grand jury over the school's destruction of the tapes, as well as being an accessory after the fact. Israel resigned his position at the JREC in a deferred prosecution plea deal with the Massachusetts State Attorney General's office.The JREC is currently administered by a court-appointed monitor. http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-25/lifestyle/29582413_1_shock-case-criminal-case-face-criminal-charges Manfred Nowak,ESQ. a United Nations special rapporteur on torture has criticized the JRC, calling its shock methods "torture" - 2010 The United Nation's Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment The States Parties to this Convention, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world, Recognizing that those rights derive from the inherent dignity of the human person, Considering the obligation of States under the Charter, in particular Article 55, to promote universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and fundamental freedoms, Having regard to article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, both of which provide that no one may be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Having regard also to the Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted by the General Assembly on 9 December 1975 (resolution 3452 (XXX)), Desiring to make more effective the struggle against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment throughout the world, [continued http://www.hrweb.org/legal/cat.html] http://pastebin.com/4VKvvNQN

I also e mailed a similar letter to 28 e mail addresses listed here http://bit.ly/KwWeTt What will you do? Let me know. Let's share ideas.

Here is the letter I just faxed to the fax number listed for the church on the Wayback Machine (910) 868-9609 _______________________________________________ Berean Baptist Church 517 Glensford Drive Fayetteville, NC 28314 Via Fax to (910) 868-9609 Take away the Verbal Matchbox Dear Sirs: When kids play with matches around flammable materials, you take the matches away. You don't care what the intent is. The danger of injury or death is too great. Just take the matches away. Rev. Harris has a distinguished career with worthy accomplishments. I am not asking that those accomplishments be ignored. I am not even asking that Rev Harris, as human being, be subject to any negative judgment. I am asking you to see the risk involved. That risk must be stopped. His words were more powerful than matches. It has been made available to millions online. Everyone knows that unstable listeners can be motivated to act by such words. You witnessed all this. You heard. Rev. Harris’ behavior was more dangerous than a child with a matchbox. If he was playing with matches, you would take the matchbox away. No questions asked. When this speech is make available to millions online, the potential impact is far greater. If the Berean Baptist Church wants to behave like a group of responsible adults, then you need to take away Sean Harris' ability to urge violence to millions. Take away his verbal matchbox. Lee Tilson Detroit, Michigan Here are the best names I could find on the church website for officers. It looks as if many of them are no longer officers, but it was the best I could do. Jim Pidkaminy James Sherrill Mark Smith Gary Botts Jeff Hyland The Directors The Deacons The current officers of the church corporation under the constitution

Romney's comment that "corporations are people" was made in a discussion of taxes. If we assume that what he was saying was that "corporations are people" for purposes of tax law, then corporations should be taxed like people. Michigan recently eliminated the income tax for most corporations. If corporations are people for purposes of tax law, then the State of Michigan should not have eliminated the income tax on corporations. Will Romney come to Michigan and campaign for reinstating the tax of corporations? I am guessing not. What is this metaphorical meaning of his assertion that "corporations are people"? On its face, the comment is silly. Until he fills in the blanks, it remains just that, silly.

What an interesting comment. Thanks for sharing.