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ANTI-ABORTION RALLY REFUGEES

Trump
imposes
strict new
screening
President cites terrorists
as need for new regulations
KEN THOMAS
ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON Setting a hard-line

tone on national security, President Don-
ald Trump on Friday suspended the na-

HISTORIC MOMENT
tions refugee program for four months,
aiming to keep radical Islamic terror-
ists out of the United States.
Trump traveled to the Pentagon, where
he joined Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
for the signing of an executive action to

IN CAUSE FOR LIFE

bring sweeping changes to the nations
refugee policies and put in motion his
plans to build up the nations military.
We want to ensure that we are not ad-
mitting into our country the very threats
our soldiers are fighting overseas, he
said. We only want to admit those into
our country who will support our country
and love deeply our people.
Pence speaks as thousands The order was signed on Trumps most
robust day of national security and for-
gather to rejoice end of eign policy at the start of his presidency,
Obamas presidency marked by a meeting with British Prime
Minister Theresa May and a lengthy
phone call with Mexican President En-
BEN NUCKOLS rique Pena Nieto.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
During his election campaign against
WASHINGTON The politically ascendant Hillary Clinton, Trump pledged to put
anti-abortion movement gathered Friday for a in place extreme vetting procedures
triumphant rally on the National Mall, rejoicing TRUMP, page A5
at the end of an eight-year presi-
dency that participants said was
dismissive of their views.
Vice President Mike Pence RELATED COVERAGE
told the crowd at the March for ASSOCIATED PRESS; LINDSEY BLEST | STAFF WRITER
Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray says Trumps
Life that anti-abortion policies Top, thousands of anti-abortion activists gather Friday in front executive order to enforce immigration
of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Above, Diana Shaf-
were a top priority of the new fer, left, 35, of Conestoga, attends the annual March for Life on
policies is an unnecessary distraction for
administration, and President local law enforcement. Page A3
Friday in Washington with her daughter, Alyssa.
Donald Trump tweeted that the
Mike rally had his full support.
Pence
The March for Life is held ev- Hundreds from county make HEALTH LAWS
ery year in Washington to mark
trip to protest in nations capital
the anniversary of the 1973 Su-
preme Court decision legalizing
abortion. LINDSEY BLEST Local organizers said
Death with
dignity at
LBLEST@LNPNEWS.COM
While no official crowd esti- the annual March for Life
mates were available, the turn- WASHINGTON saw more participation

core of case
out was clearly larger than in Hundreds of Lancaster from the county this year,
recent years, when abortion op- County residents joined thanks to a new admin-
Kellyanne ponents had less political clout. thousands of abortion istration in Washington
Conway Many thousands huddled in opponents Friday in the that has promised to cut
the shadow of the Washington
Monument and stood in long lines outside se-
nations capital to pro-
test the historic Supreme
federal funding to agen-
cies that provide abor-
Recent incident involving
curity checkpoints made necessary by Pences Court decision 44 years tions. local couple revives debate
MARCH FOR LIFE, page A5 ago legalizing abortion. PROTESTERS, page A4 over assisted suicide
HEATHER STAUFFER
AND JONAS FORTUNE
HSTAUFFER@LNPNEWS.COM
STATE GOVERNMENT AND JFORTUNE@LNPNEWS.COM

The law against helping someone at-

Wolf to seek consolidation of 4 health agencies tempt or commit suicide rarely gets used
in Lancaster County, according to pros-
ecutors.
Move to merge would require approval from Legislature; more details to come District Attorney Craig Stedman doesnt
recall it being used until this week, when
MARC LEVY AND governor deals with a quire approval from Philip M. Benight was charged with caus-
MARK SCOLFORO
ASSOCIATED PRESS
massive budget defi- the Legislature. ABOUT THE MERGER ing or aiding suicide for his role in what
cit and a Republican- The details on the The following four departments would prosecutors described as the attempted
HARRISBURG controlled Legislature move were scant on Data
DigiCode be combined:
File Human Services, Health, suicide of his Created
wife, who
on has dementia.
11-11-99 at 16:12:42
Gov. Tom Wolfs ad- averse to raising taxes. Friday, in termsACCOUNT
of how Aging and Drug and Alcohol Programs.
: 8275701 LANCASTER NEWSPAPERS, INC. Police say the 60-year-old byManor Town-
ministration notified The move merg- much money it would The agencies have a wide range ship resident tookSYMBOLOGY,
his 73-year-old
INC. wife,
state officials and em- ing the departments save and howORDERED many BY : RORY MACKISON
of responsibilities, including Rebecca Benight, out of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, a nursing home
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ployees Friday after- of Human Services, employees might P.O.lose
NUMBER administering
: 008508 the states $20 billion- where she had been since November and
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noon that he wants to Health, Aging and Drug their jobs. Wolfs of- NO. plus Medicaid program, distributing gave her a50%prescription-drug cocktail
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programs for the disabled,0% 5% 25% 75% 95% 100%
consolidate four state and Alcohol Programs fice said it would pro- developing policy to fight the states mixed with vanilla pudding.
(MAC Illust. V.3 EPS via EMAIL)
agencies into a single into one Department vide more information Philip Benight, who also attempted sui-
drug addiction crisis and inspecting
department as the of Health and Human Monday. nursing homes and hospitals. cide by taking the same concoction, might
first-term Democratic Services would re-
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