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Michigan Nurses For Life began independently in the hearts of two nurses in the Metro Detroit area in the fall of 1995. One was a LPN; the other was a RN.

Both called the Educational Center For Life in Oakland County to see if there was such a group already in existence. Both were aware there was a National Association of Prolife Nurses, but wanted to be involved in something local. The answer was “no”, but they were given each other's phone number.

After that meeting and a great deal of work, which included developing the purpose, structure, marketing plan, and activities for the organization, MNFL emerged as a vibrant organization.

After a number of phone conversations, the two planned to meet one rainy fall evening in 1995, at a local restaurant. Another nurse, who was a member of a local prolife nursing group that dissolved in the late 1980's, joined them.

Michigan Nurses for Life has a membership of over 100 health care professionals. Each year an educational conference is held and a certificate of attendance is offered.

Co-Founders MNFL 1995

Jackie Blackwood Mary Lou Temple

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Pregnancy Help Clinic based in Brighton is posting a part time position for a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer for their mobile unit.

Please contact Shari Boley at director@pregnancyhelpclinic.com for a complete job description and application.

Protect Life Michigan’s outreach called Project Rosie needs volunteers for their “hotline” when moms call who are pregnant and need help. Contact Adriana@protectlifemi.org if you are interested.

Mother & Unborn Baby Care in Southfield is seeking a full time Client Services Assistant. Please call 248-559-7576 or email job@maubc.org.

Care Net Pregnancy Center in Detroit is posting a part-time RN Manager position with the possibility of full time. Please contact Valerie at 248-545-6411 ext. 109 or valerie@carenetberkleydetroit.org.

In Michigan, a volunteer nurse, who is not working, and does not want to continue the expense of renewing her nursing license, can obtain a special nurse volunteer license at no charge and can volunteer as a medical professional. She DOES have to get CEU credits every two years, but not as many as for a full license.

All you Facebook Folks----the National Association of Pro-Life Nurses now has a Facebook site. Please check it out, become a fan and let the light for Life shine on Facebook!

Dear Colleagues,

We often sing a song at church that begins with “A new day is dawning….” My wish is that these words are truly prophetic, and we will see positive changes regarding the need to protect and respect all human life!

You will notice that the following pages contain a number of items on Euthanasia. This is actually by design. There is a subtle but extremely persistent effort being made to “normalize” euthanasia in our country and beyond.

Health care professionals are actually encouraging seriously ill or old, or handicapped patients to kill themselves!! I have always maintained that opposition to euthanasia is a more difficult position to explain, primarily because it is an action that the individual involved performs on himself or herself, rather than imposing it on someone else as with abortion.

Having said that, I do not mean that euthanasia is the answer to serious illness or old age, and being encouraged to die by doctors, nurses, therapists etc. seems to be the antithesis of medical practice. If one puts the argument in a religious perspective, accepting euthanasia is the despair we are warned to avoid. Putting it in a purely practical framework, it is abandonment.

We are promised that euthanasia is/should be voluntary and self-administered and we have nothing to fear from allowing or encouraging it in our society. If one lives long enough, one has the opportunity to speak to lots of people about lots of things. A long time ago, I attended a conference on pro-life issues and had a discussion with an older Episcopalian priest who had attended the doctor’s trials in Nuremburg, Germany, after WWII. Most defendants maintained that allowing Euthanasia in Germany was desired by the people before Hitler’s rise to power. He then said, “The people request and the state demands.” Will we learn from history or repeat it?

Love Life!

Diane

Diane Trombley, RN, BSN
President, MNFL