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Live Action: Crowd Cheers as Mrs. American 2023 Reveals Her ‘Most Empowering’ Moment |
Via Live Action
Last week, Hannah Neeleman was crowned Mrs. American 2023, representing the state of South Dakota. Yet it’s her answer about what has made her feel the most empowered which has won hearts across the country.
Neeleman is no stranger to going above and beyond — she graduated from Juilliard as a ballerina. She’s no stranger to pageant life, either; she was crowned Miss New York City in 2010 and Mrs. Utah in 2021… while pregnant! She and her husband, Daniel Neeleman, lived in Sao Paolo, Brazil, for a time, where she danced and he worked in business.
Eventually, they launched the massively-successful Ballerina Farm, which sells goods like farm-raised meat, sourdough starters, baked goods, and kitchen supplies. Together, she and her husband have seven children. Neeleman then moved on to competing in Mrs. American, part of the Mrs. America pageant. The winners of both Mrs. America and Mrs. American go on to compete at Mrs. World. But it was her inspiring and pro-life message that warmed hearts across the country.
On stage, a judge asked Neeleman when she felt most empowered, and her answer was that giving birth to her seven children was the most empowering experience of her life. “I have felt this feeling seven times now as I bring these sacred souls to the earth,” she said through tears. “After I hold that newborn baby in my arms, the feeling of motherhood and bringing them to the earth is the most empowering feeling I have ever felt.” |
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Video: The Reality of Abortion in Our State |
Via MCCL Watch this powerful video by our allies at MCCL that highlights the abortion extremism in our state laws. |
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Washington Stand: Study: Over 3,000 Minors Received Gender Transition Surgeries in 3-Year Span |
Via Washington Stand
A new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association has revealed that 3,678 individuals between 12 and 18 years of age underwent reconstructive surgeries to resemble the opposite sex between 2016 and 2019. The study dramatically undercuts a common narrative among transgender activists that transgender surgeries on minors are “very rare.”
Overall, the study found that gender transition surgeries increased exponentially among all age groups over the three-year span, soaring from 4,552 in 2016 to 13,011 in 2019. The most common types of procedures were “breast and chest procedures, which occurred in 27,187 patients (56.6%), followed by genital reconstruction (16,872 [35.1%]) and other facial and cosmetic procedures (6,669 [13.9%]).” The study further reported that “405 patients (11.0%) aged 12 to 18 years underwent genital surgery.” A total of 48,019 individuals underwent some type of surgery, according to the study.
During Tuesday’s edition of “Washington Watch,” Dr. Quentin Van Meter, a pediatric endocrinologist and former president of the American College of Pediatricians, pointed out that the volume of surgeries being carried out on minors is particularly remarkable amid media and activist efforts to downplay the fact they are occurring. |
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Stand Against Assisted Suicide in Minnesota! |
Via MN Alliance For Ethical Care
The Great Minnesota Get Together is supposed to be a time for celebrating the best of Minnesota with family and friends. But a “nonpartisan” survey of fairgoers put out by MN House & Senate research will be pushing Physician Assisted Suicide. You need to stand up NOW! Vote NO on the Physician Assisted Suicide question on the House and Senate Surveys. The House and Senate survey locations are at the back of the Education Building near the main entrance off Snelling Avenue and Cosgrove Street.
Here’s the bottom line: Physician Assisted Suicide puts vulnerable Minnesotans at risk and compromises the healing mission of health care providers. |
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Our allies at Abria Pregnancy Center have their fundraising gala coming up! Click the link below to learn more and purchase tickets. |
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True North Legal is an initiative of Minnesota Family Institute, fighting to protect life, family, and religious freedom in our legal system. Learn more about True North Legal and its crucial work at truenorthlegal.org. |
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