Arizona Right to Life’s annual conference Sept. 17-18

Arizona Right to Life will hold its 32th annual statewide conference Sept. 17-18 at the Scottsdale Chaparral Suites. The educational event begins Friday evening with a roundtable discussion, dinner and an award ceremony.

According to Jinny Perron, president of Arizona Right to Life, the conference will be an opportunity for people to learn about the many issues surrounding the pro-life cause, including abortion, euthanasia and embryonic stem cell research. There will also be a presentation on political action.

“This two-day conference is our most significant pro-life educational effort,” Perron said. “It provides the attendees an exceptional opportunity to interact with some of the most brilliant minds in the country on the most important life-issues currently facing our families and nation.”

Saturday’s program includes presentations by Nik Nikas, president and general counsel of the Bioethics Defense Fund, Dr. Angela Lanfranchi of the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute, and former Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave, SBA.

Mark Crutcher, the founder of Life Dynamics, the Texas-based organization that produced “Maafa 21,” a 2009 film subtitled “Black Genocide in 21st Century America,” will also give a presentation to the group. Crutcher has spent more than 20 years motivating pro-life activists through his seminars and writings.

Perron said that, with well-funded organizations that favor abortion intent on spreading their message, educating pro-lifers is crucial.

“With such organizations as Susan G. Komen intent on deceiving themselves and the American public by further perpetuating a culture of death with the likes of Planned Parenthood, it becomes ever more necessary and imperative that we pro-lifers arm ourselves with powerful, truthful and informative education to combat the deceptions and ignorance of those around us,” Perron said.

This year’s honoree for Arizona Right to Life’s McWhirter Award is Congressman John Shadegg. Shadegg, who represents Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District, is retiring Jan. 2 from the U.S. House of Representatives after 16 years of service.

Perron said the McWhirter Award is presented annually “to an individual or individuals who exemplify the zeal and commitment to the pro-life cause that Dr. McWhirter personified when he founded Arizona Right to Life in 1971.”