Dues Letter

Dear AAPLOG Colleague, This is our annual dues/gifts letter. Many of you will be getting it by snail mail this week also. Whether you are an ob/gyn, other specialty, other medical professional, interested lay person, or whatever, we are very grateful for your financial help in dues or gifts as we continue to promote the ProLife ethic and message in the medical, social, and legal arena. (By the way, yes, AAPLOG is involved in Arizona.) Thank you for your help. This work is extremely important. (Try our website giving method-safe, secure, quick, convenient-see below.) IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT PAYING AAPLOG DUES/GIFTS A number of you have given significant gifts in the past months. You do NOT have to give again. But, obviously, any money you send in helps us. AAPLOG Dues are voluntary. But we need your DUES to sustain the pro-life, pro-conscience vital work we are engaged in on your behalf, and on behalf of the unborn and the pregnant women who would be victimized. We mail to about 1500 obgyns (active and retired). But only 550 regularly send in dues. You are a Prolife ObGyn. Please strongly consider joining the other 550 dues payers and support us. No other doctor group is doing what AAPLOG is doing, as we evaluate the evidence-based literature on abortion complications. We are your voice as we seek to make a difference in this epic struggle against abortion and its harm to women and babies. DUES SCHEDULE: ObGyn doctors: $200/yr. Retired ObGyn doctors: $100/yr. Associate members: If you are a doctor of any other specialty, or a nurse, or any medical professional, you are an Associate Member. We don’t assess you dues, but gifts of any amount are really appreciated. Students, Residents: you are an associate member. No dues. Interested Lay persons: We consider you a friend of Life. We will gladly receive any gift from anyone who may wish to give. We will make good use of it, and be accountable. All dues and gifts are tax exempt. You will receive a 501c3 tax exempt receipt. If you are a medical professional from outside the USA, dues are not required. We welcome you as a member or an associate member. We are glad you are part of AAPLOG, and we are happy for any gift you may wish to give to our work. IF POSSIBLE, PLEASE GIVE USING THE ON-LINE DUES OR DONATIONS BUTTON ON OUR WEBSITE. It takes VISA or MASTERCARD. This is a highly secure system that does NOT store your credit card number. And, this greatly simplifies our data entry, so please try it! TO PAY DUES OR GIVE GIFTS ON-LINE USING YOUR CREDIT CARD: Go to www.aaplog.org Click on DUES, or click on GIFTS, whichever is correct for you. This is a secure page. Fill in the information. Click on “Submit” The page that comes up is your tax-exempt receipt (if you wish to print it out). But also, in about10 seconds, your e-mail will receive a tax-exempt receipt for your use. TO PAY DUES OR GIFTS BY CHECK: make check payable to AAPLOG, and mail to AAPLOG, 339 River Ave, Holland, MI 49423. Receipt will be mailed to you. TO PAY DUES BY CREDIT CARD SNAIL MAIL: Carefully enter the information below, and mail this letter back to AAPLOG, 339 River Ave, Holland, MI 49423. A tax exempt receipt will be mailed to you. Please print carefully: Card Type: circle one Visa Mastercard Card #________________________________________________________ Expiration date___________ Billing zip code________________ 3 Digit Security code________________ Signature on card________________________________________ Information for Tax Exempt Receipt: Doctor’s Name_____________________________________________________________________ Address____________________________________________________________________________ City______________________________________________State_______Zip____________________ Doctor’s email address___________________________________________________________ AAPLOG MISSION STATEMENT As members of AAPLOG we affirm: That we, as physicians, are responsible for the care and well being of both our pregnant woman patient and her unborn child. That the unborn child is a human being from the time of fertilization. That elective disruption/abortion of human life at any time from fertilization onward constitutes the willful destruction of an innocent human being, and that this procedure will have no place in our practice of the healing arts. That we are committed to educate abortion-vulnerable patients, the general public, pregnancy center counselors, and our medical colleagues regarding the medical and psychological complications associated with induced abortion, as evidenced in the scientific literature. That we are deeply concerned about the profound, adverse effects that elective abortion imposes, not just on the women, but also on the entire involved family, and on our society at large. Thank you. Dr. Joe DeCook, aaplog executive director