August 2006 Archives

By Stacy L. Harp

In today's podcast you will hear Tarek Saab, a former contestant on The  Apprentice talk about his new clothing venture called Lionheart Apparel.

You can see the awesome clothing at www.lionheartapparel.com  and you will definitely want to tell a friend. And the best part is any time you purchase anything from Lionheart Apparel, ten percent of the money will go to pro-life charities! So what are you waiting for - go buy something today.

"It's not enough to believe in Christ. You must be willing to identify yourself as a Christian, " says TAREK SAAB. Offering young men a subtle yet provocative way to proclaim their faith without saying a word is the motive behind Lionheart Apparel, Tarek's first venture since achieving stardom last spring on NBC's The Apprentice.

Clothes that feature powerful historic Christian symbols, profiles of contemporary models of masculine integrity, incisive commentary on the challenges of living for Christ in the modern world�these are Tarek's way of encouraging young men to rediscover an ancient ideal of Christian manhood that is as fresh as the Gospel.

Listen to our 30 minute interview by clicking here.  Please tell a friend.

Here's the story from the Denver Post about Republican candidate for Colorado governor, Bob Beauprez, being forced to apologize for (of all things) being appalled at the number of abortions performed on black women.

Beauprez told a radio audience, "I've seen numbers as high as 70 percent - maybe even more - in the African-American community. That, I think, is just appalling."

So how do Colorado liberals respond? Well, rather than deal with the fact; namely, the "appalling" rate of abortion among black women itself, they do what comes natural -- ignore the salient issues altogether and get angry at the person with the audacity to point out the obvious.

So what if minor girls can't buy emergency contraceptives without a prescription?

Their rapists can.

When last week the FDA authorized over-the-counter access of ECs to women 18 and older, it also authorized over-the-counter access to men 18 and older.

Why would men buy ECs?

Ask them in Thailand, where ECs have been marketed for 20 years. In Thailand, ECs are advertised in men's magazines....

I don't know whether acting FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach was caving to or cavorting with radical feminists when making his decision, but it was irresponsible and dangerous.

Have you ever heard of the FDA making the high dose of any drug available on the store shelf while locking the lower dose in the pharmacy?

Here's the magnitude of difference between prescription-only birth control pills and now nonprescription ECs: Planned Parenthood recommends taking 40 Ovrette brand birth control pills at one time to equal the dosage of the EC....

Continue reading my column today, "Babes in Thailand needn't leave U.S.," on WND.com.

This afternoon an e-mail came in from Rick Duncan, one of our pro-life heroes who is also a good friend. Rick is an ace professor of constitutional law at the University of Nebraska Law School.

Denny, I was on NPR today (with Sen. Patty Murray) talking about "Plan B," the morning after pill. Vital Signs Blog helped me prepare.

The NPR program Rick refers to here is Talk of the Town and in his arguments against the Morning After Pill, Rick had to take on not only Patty Murphy but also the NPR representatives on the program. Murphy, a Democrat from the state of Washington, is one of two Senators who strong-armed this FDA decision through. The other was Hillary Clinton.

But though the deck was stacked in favor of the Morning After Pill, Rick did a terrific job in defining when life begins and in presenting both the unreported dangers of the drug and the political implications of the FDA being coerced by left-wing politicians.

Ultimately what it will take to challenge abortion in America is a Right to Life Act. It just so happens there is already one in the works!

Wesley Smith notes how the media were conned by Advanced Cell Technology's press release because they didn't read the actual study before publishing the false news that embryonic stem cell lines were created without destroying human embryos. You can download what appears to be the study here. According to Wesley, all 16 human embryos were killed and 4-7 cells were taken from each 8-10 celled embryo.

Dawn Eden writes that it takes as many as 40 ordinary oral contraceptive pills � all of which require a prescription � to equal the hormones in Plan B, which is now available to women as young as 18 without a prescription.

So, riddle me this: Why do oral contraceptives still require a prescription, seeing as they're so safe that you can take 40 times the prescribed amount anytime you want?

NEW YORK, Aug. 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- The No Room for Contraception campaign issued the following statement regarding today�s Plan B decision by the FDA.

Ruben Obregon, President of the campaign, said �This scheme is irresponsible at best � as it is, untold numbers of minors buy cigarettes and alcohol using fake or borrowed identification. Now they will do the same with Plan B emergency contraception, putting their health at risk. In addition, this pill can easily be obtained by adult friends and siblings and given to minors without knowledge or consent of their parents.�

�Over the counter access to emergency contraception will make minors more vulnerable to sexual abuse. Easy access to Plan B will allow sexual predators to cover up their crimes by making a simple trip to the pharmacy.�

�Plan B is also thought to be capable of preventing implantation, which means that it is capable of interfering with an existing pregnancy despite denials that it can�t. The long held medical view of pregnancy, contrary to the claims of Plan B advocates, is that pregnancy begins at fertilization (or just after), and not implantation. A fertilized egg is, in fact, an existing pregnancy.�

The FDA�s decision to allow the morning-after pill to be sold over-the-counter to people ages 18 and up could have devastating effects on women�s health and cause an increase in STD rates, according to Care Net, a network of 975 pregnancy resource centers and medical clinics across North America.

Care Net President Kurt Entsminger said, �Under the pressure of a powerful pharmaceutical company, abortion advocates, and election year politics, the FDA has rushed this drug to the shelves with no idea of the long-term health effects of repeated use among women, especially teens. Despite the attempt by pharmacists to enforce an age limit, teens will likely be among the most frequent consumers of the morning-after pill.

Here is an insightful statement issues by the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity related to embryonic stem cell research:

Bioethics professor C. Ben Mitchell says that a Massachusetts laboratory�s claim to have developed a new way to derive embryonic stem cells without harming embryos is just �ethical smoke and mirrors.�

Advance Cell Technology (ACT) of Worcester, Massachusetts published an article in the science journal Nature on Wednesday, August 23, 2006, purporting that they had let an embryo grow to the 8- to10-cell stage, extracted cells, and cultivated some of those cells into stem cell lines, without destroying the embryo.

The study does not really show what it claims to show. �There are huge unresolved ethical problems here,� says Mitchell, associate professor of bioethics at Trinity International University in North-suburban Chicago.

Kimberly Zenarolla, executive vice president of the National Pro-Life Action Center (NPLAC)�the uncompromising voice of pro-life America on Capitol Hill�has issued the following statement regarding today�s decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow over-the-counter (OTC) sales of Plan B, so-called emergency contraception, to consumers 18 years and older.

�Today�s decision by the FDA shows a flagrant disregard for the health and safety of women, young girls and their innocent, unborn children. This decision smacks of the same politically-driven mentality that brought about the questionable approval of RU-486 during the Clinton administration. That decision has cost the lives on countless unborn children and the lives of several unsuspecting women who used the drug. Tragically, the Bush administration appears poised to follow in the same destructive footsteps as its predecessor.

Wisconsin Right to Life is deeply concerned that over the counter sales of Plan B without any physician oversight will put women's lives and health in jeopardy.

According to Wisconsin Right to Life Executive Director Barbara Lyons, "The drug is known to cause devastating consequences such as blot clots and stroke. It is simply irresponsible to sell it to women without any physician oversight whatsoever.

The Rev. Thomas J. Euteneuer, president of Human Life International, issued the following response to today�s announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it has approved the over-the-counter sale of Plan B, so-called emergency contraception, to anyone 18 years or older.

�Let there be no mistake about it, today�s decision lies at the feet of President Bush and has created a lasting rift with the Catholic faithful who compromise a large part of his support base. His statements at this past Monday�s press conference in support of over-the-counter sales set the stage for this morning decision.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- The nation's largest faith- based association of doctors today issued a statement opposing the FDA's decision to allow "emergency contraception" to be purchased without a physician's prescription and oversight, with the intended exception of purchases by minors.

Dr. David Stevens, Executive Director of the 17,000- member Christian Medical Association (www.cmda.org) noted, "The FDA's plan seems designed as a political compromise, but the FDA is supposed to insure health and safety apart from politics. The FDA seems to be making the same mistake with 'Plan B' that it made with RU-486--making a decision influenced by political pressure.

Washington, D.C. - Today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Barr Laboratory's application for over-the-counter status of the drug Plan B for women over the age of 18. Family Research Council (FRC) President Tony Perkins released the following statement:

"I am greatly troubled that the FDA has sacrificed women's health in the name of politics. Just days after Barr Laboratories admitted its inability to enforce dual-status sale of the drug, the FDA has gone beyond its rule-making authority by granting Barr's request.

Concerned Women for America (CWA) strongly opposes today�s decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve Plan B, the morning-after pill, as a non-prescription drug. This decision allows anyone over 18 to purchase the drug without a prescription, thereby making the drug accessible to minors who can easily obtain the drug from those meeting the age requirement. The FDA has overstepped its authority in this decision and the result will be young teens who get a high dose drug without their parent�s knowledge or physician�s oversight.

�The FDA�s decision today will have a detrimental affect on women and parents around the country,� says President Wendy Wright. �If the FDA thinks that enacting an age restriction will work, or that the drug company will enforce it when it has already announced it has no intention of enforcing it, then they are living in a dream world. Enforcement requires a penalty for violating the restriction. The FDA has no authority or ability to enforce an age- restriction, and Barr, the Plan B drug maker, has neither the ability nor the willingness. The most it could do is not supply the drug to a violator-- something that will never happen.

An online petition has been submitted to President Bush regarding the intentional killing of a baby at a Florida abortion facility.

Click here to continue reading and to sign the petition

Plan B Compromise Is Totally Unworkable

by Janice Shaw Crouse
Posted Aug 23, 2006

As part of his strategy to be confirmed as the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), nominee Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach threw his lot in with those who are lobbying to get Plan B, the so-called morning-after pill, available as an over-the-counter drug not requiring a doctor�s prescription or supervision.

This was published published last month, but not a peep out of the rest of the MSM. Imagine the hoopla if an ESCR therapy got results like these...

From Forbes

In Irvine, Calif., a tiny company called PrimeCell Therapeutics has taken adult stem cells found in testes, reprogrammed them, and created human heart, brain, bone and cartilage cells. This marks a breakthrough in developing what are known as "pluripotent" adult stem cells�cells that can be turned into most other cell types. That pluripotent ability, and the fact that stem cells self-renew, is the main attraction of stem cells from human embryos. One challenge with embryonic stem cells, however, is preventing them from creating tumor cells. So far, the PrimeCell researchers have been able to reprogram the cells they extract from testes without any tumor growth.

More at Marlowe's Shade

Mark your calendar for the next Call for Life which will be on September the 1st. Go to monthlycallforlife.com and click on the "Tell a Friend" link to pass this important effort on to others who might participate.

Call, Email and/or march on a government building to let your representatives know we will only get stronger & more vocal until they stop the murder of over 3,000 human beings every single day in America. We unite on the 1st Friday of every month for this effort. Can you spare 10 minutes to speak for the 3,000 who will die that day? Go to MonthlyCallForLife.com. Everything you need to know and do is there, including who to call/email and what you might want to say.

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Christina from RealChoice points out that the Pendergraft abortion mills were supposed to complete a rigorous application process in order to be accepted as a member of the National Abortion Federation. I would be willing to bet that the "process" is just a promise that they will kill a guaranteed number of human beings per month.

Christana says:

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Pendergraft's facilities are members of the National Abortion Federation, the organization whose members perpetrate half of all abortions in the United States.

PLEASE, people, when there's a scandal, just take a moment to search the NAF clinic finder to see if the mill is a member.

NAF advertises: "In order to become a member, a clinic must complete a rigorous application process. Member clinics have agreed to comply with our standards for quality and care, updated annually in our Clinical Policy Guidelines, which set the evidence-based standards for abortion care in North America. NAF periodically conducts site visits to confirm that our clinics are in compliance with our guidelines."

In other words, that NAF membership on an abortion facility is the same as a UL label on an appliance: It's a claim that the entity in question has been inspected and found safe.

Are we going to let them get away with consumer fraud as well as with murder?

Remember, folks, Al Capone was brought down on tax evasion charges. Just because lying to patients isn't the most heinous thing abortionists do, it may be the key to their undoing.

Check all scandalous facilities for NAF membership, pass it on, and hold mainstream medial accountable if they fail to report a troubled facility's NAF membership.

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On Tuesday, August 22 the Pro-Life Action League will launch a series of three dynamic teleseminars, featuring speakers from the League's upcoming "Contraception Is Not the Answer" conference, Sept. 22-23.

The first teleseminar, to begin at 8 p.m. Central Time, will feature the League's Joe and Eric Scheidler, speaking with Sacred Heart Seminary Professor Janet Smith and Human Life International Director Fr. Tom Euteneuer. Topics will include the profound impact that contraception has on relationships and the spiritual effects of contraception.

Only a limited number of tele-slots are available, so to access the phone-in number and special passcode, register now:

* Register now for the FREE pro-life teleseminars

Future teleseminars will be held August 31 and September 5. All calls begin at 8 p.m. Central (9 p.m. Eastern, 6 p.m. Pacific) and will last one hour. Register now to gain access to these great teleseminars, as well as the archived recordings.

One of the most important alarms that Vital Signs Ministries has sounded over the years is the news that birth-control pills do, in fact, have abortifacient properties. The science is quite clear on the subject. And, of course then, the stakes in our efforts to let the public (including the evangelical community of which we are a part) know the lethal dangers involved with BCPs couldn't be higher.

Due to an unusually pleasant New England summer, I've gotten behind on quite a few important stories...

[For more on China's disasterous anti-life policies, and Dr Hwang's latest cloning con, go to Marlowe's Shade]

The August 26 issue of World Magazine includes an article on the Hialeah abortion mill baby murder situation. You can read the article at World's website. If you're not a World subscriber, you can read the entire article on my website.

Two Orlando abortion facilities, Orlando Women's Center and EPOC have been shut down indefinitely, and the state Agency for Health Care Administration also barred abortion at the other facilities, located in Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and Ocala for a week. Dr. Pendergraft's medical license has also been suspended because of accusations that he performed illegal late-term abortions.

The Washington Times reports

"An emergency order issued Wednesday by the Florida Department of Health suspending Dr. James S. Pendergraft IV's license stated he showed "a flagrant disregard for the laws of the state of Florida and a willingness to endanger the lives and health of pregnant patients"

Within the last week, Pendergraft has come under scruteny and investigation after a baby was born and subsequently killed by facility owner, Belkis Gonzalez. Jill Stanek reported that witnesses allege the baby was "placed kicking and gasping for air in a biohazard bag at an abortion clinic in Hialeah, Florida, on July 20". She also stated that:

Continue reading at ProLifeNews.tv

Below is American Life League's weekly column by Judie Brown regarding a recent USA Today commentary entitled, "Where does God stand on abortion?"

By Judie Brown
August 16, 2006

This just in, from Channel 13 Central FL News:

Doctor Suspended
Trouble for an Orlando doctor after his license is suspended by the state.

Wednesday, the health secretary put Doctor James Pendergraft on suspension, after allegations he performed an illegal third term abortion.

Pendergraft owns the Orlando Women's Center.

According to state investigators, the abortion happened in July of last year on a woman 28 weeks pregnant.

The state also says Pendergraft gave the woman a controlled substance without the right license.

This also isn't the first time Pendergraft has been in the news.

A clinic he owns was under investigation last year after claims a woman gave birth to her live 23-week-old fetus there during a failed abortion.

Yes, this is the same guy who aborted baby Rowan.

Addendum, 11:30p

From WESH 2 News:

... Pendergraft's five Florida abortion clinics can no longer take new clients, nor can they perform new procedures.

... The emergency suspension order prevents Pendergraft from practicing in Florida until the State Board of Medicine takes final action.

Hat tip: Angele, Allison

My WorldNetDaily.com column today reveals breaking news about the baby that witnesses allege was placed kicking and gasping for air in a biohazard bag at an abortion clinic in Hialeah, Florida, on July 20, including:

• The medical examiner has determined this baby was born alive.
• The person putting the live baby in a biohazard bag has been identified as clinic owner Belkis Gonzales.
• Clinic workers allegedly hid the baby on the roof the first time police searched the premises.
• A police department official says if state attorneys come back with anything other than homicide charges, he will pitch a public fit.

Also read a news story related to my column on WorldNetDaily.com.

And watch for a news article by Lynn Vincent on the Hialeah baby homicide online Thursday night on World Magazine's website and Friday in its print edition.

The cry for more and more embryonic stem cell research goes on -- even amid the inefficiency, the descration of human life, and the clear evidence that adult stem cell research is the path of medical progress.

This illogical demand for embryonic stem cell research (and its funding by governments) also ignores the "stem cell swindle;" that is, the distortion of research findings, the manipulation of data, and the outright lies that are used to project a positive version of ESCR to the public.

And I'm not just talking about Hwang Woo-suk.

Here is another article for Clone the Truth out of the embattled state of Missouri. No surprise that this one is from the Kansas City Star. Different byline, same misleading euphemisms:

Dear Mr. Hoover,

I am writing to inform you of errors in terminology in your piece "Stem-cell supporters begin ballot campaign" as seen on www.Kansascity.com dated August 15, 2006.

You write, "The initiative, labeled Amendment 2, would protect all stem-cell research in Missouri that is now allowed under federal law, and it would prohibit any attempts to implant cloned cells into a woman�s uterus in an attempt to give birth to a baby." Actually the laboratory technique in question is somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) which creates cloned embryos, not just cloned cells. A cloned embryo is a complete organism and cells are defined as a subunits of an organism. Implanting just any cells into a woman's uterus would not give rise to a baby. That can only be accomplished by implanting a complete organism, in this case a cloned embryo.

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(from http://www.NoRoomforContraception.com)

In response to the articles "Contraception Deception" and "Medical Dictionaries Prove Plan B Advocates Wrong", many readers (including physicians) defended their positions by claiming the following:

1. The definitions used by physicians are different than the ones used by nurses and other medical professionals.
2. An embryo must be implanted in the uterus for a woman to be pregnant.
3. Petri dishes can't be pregnant; therefore a woman isn't pregnant at fertilization.
4. Pregnancy begins at implantation due to the fact that is the earliest point it can be detected.

Definition of "Pregnant"

Before addressing these individual points, the word "pregnant" must be examined.

A Kyoto University research group reportedly has generated from a mouse skin cell a new pluripotent cell that resembles an embryonic stem cell.

Using an embryonic stem cell in medicine is ethically controversial, as it is extracted from an embryo. With iPS cells, there would be no ethical problems as it does not involve an embryo. If human iPS cells can be created, patients undergoing transplants could have new organs with the same genes as their own, clearing the problem of postoperative rejection responses, and without ethical problems.

The other day I wrote the article "A Nation Of Morons". In that article I slammed America for allowing the wholesale slaughter of our citizens in the womb. Today I would like to say what makes America great.

I believe that America is the greatest country on God's green earth. We are not only blessed with our great land which provides resources for many other countries, we also:

> Have brave soldiers who are killed and injured on the front lines of the war on terror while other countries hide from that reality
> Do everything we can to "get along" with other countries
> Provide many billions of dollars in foreign aid to other countries
> Believe in true freedom, not the pretend freedom of the United Nations

Obviously we do a lot more than that, but my point is that we aren't just a selfish nation who is only concerned about ourselves. Our founding fathers had great ideals. They believed in the Judeo/Christian God, that we have many rights and freedoms which must be maintained, and that we must be a sovereign nation. For most of our history, our country has grown through the many difficulties that a nation faces. As an example, women, minorities and the handicapped are equal citizens with equal access to the many things which make America great. Among the many valued things they have access to are, freedom to pray, freedom to learn, steady employment with decent wages and the ability to purchase a home with the white picket fence.

We are a great country. Let's do more to help our people in need. Speak out with us once a month on the first Friday and challenge our representatives to do what's right. Encourage them to literally "help the little guy", the one in the womb who won't live unless we end the horror of abortion. Go to MonthlyCallForLife.com for all the information you need to contact them. We help you with what to say, when to call/email and who to contact.

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Every time we have a vaccine we are ethically challenged. Did you know that vaccines can come from killed human beings? I've said it before, scientists and doctors believe they have no boundaries, and this is one example of that.

"For over thirty years pharmaceutical companies in this country have been producing vaccines derived from tissues of aborted fetuses, a fact that was brought to light when several prominent Catholic newspapers published articles on the morality of using the vaccines. The trouble began when a new law in St. Louis County, Mo. required food handlers to obtain the Hepatitis-A vaccine for employment. When the source of the vaccine was revealed, many principled individuals objected and with good reason. As this information has become public, more and more physicians and parents are troubled by the ethical issues involved."

There are ethical alternatives to most diseases. This website has those alternatives and phone numbers for your doctor. He/she can ask for alternative vaccines which do not rely on aborted fetuses.

http://www.cogforlife.org/vaxbrochsample.htm

Our scientists and doctors need ethical oversight. We should never have explored the use of killed human beings for solutions to our medical woes. The Nazis did it & we thought it was abhorrent. Why is it any better that we do it? The books on the Nazi experiments were closed because the knowledge gained to better mankind was gained through the suffering and death of innocent human beings. The knowledge we have gained from killing our own children is no better.

Join us once a month on the first Friday at MonthlyCallForLife.com to challenge our representatives to end abortion and support the culture of life. If we don't do it, who will?

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Plan A: Scrap Plan B
By Judie Brown
August 11, 2006
I'm irritated. Totally.

My job is to tell the truth; but I'm continually thwarted by those in the medical community and the government who make false claims that utterly disregard the dignity of the human person.

(Crossroadswalk.com photo)

State News columnist Shane Krouse, whose previous column on abortion displayed such incredible ignorance of fetal development it was possibly the worst pro-choice column I've ever read, is back in the saddle today claiming that the "Bible Supports Abortion Rights."

It's hard to say but I think this column might be even worse than the previous one. His attempts at logic are so poor, I'm requesting the State News force its columnists to take basic junior high logic courses before allowing them to have something printed.

Krouse starts by writing,

As some Christians deny scientific evidence, which can be proven, I will fight them with their own book of knowledge.

In an interesting (and welcome) development, the last couple of days have seen increased attention from the MSM about the success of research using adult stem cells - a success that is translating into solid investment opportunities. On Tuesday I put this post on the Vital Signs Blog and today I'm suggesting you check out this remarkable CNN story which touts biotech companies like Osiris, Cytori, and Aastrom that are concentrating on adult stem cells.

Okay, you're the Democrat running to become South Dakota's next Governor. And, in normal behavior for a Democrat seeking political office, you oppose such sweeping pro-life measures as the abortion ban passed earlier by the state legislature. In fact, you create a special news conference to "clarify" how completely you're opposed to the ban.

You've got everything going for you -- you're speaking to like-minded souls in the media; you're utilizing the old "Of course, I'm pro-life but" rhetoric; and, heck, you're a physician with all the authority that commands.

But, uh oh...you suddenly discover that your own brother (also a physician) has come to the same place with a public statement of his own. And his statement stands squarely, strongly against yours --- "I support this courageous act by our South Dakota Legislature and Governor Rounds, because it recognizes the scientific and moral truth about human life in the womb."

Maybe it's just not your day, after all.

Read MSNBC's account of the Billion brothers' disagreement right here.

Abortion proponents said making abortion legal would stop back-alley abortions. In reality, all legalizing abortion did was make back-alley abortions legal.

I've previously written about characters like Krishna Rajanna, the fetus-eating abortionist in Kansas, and Rodolfo Finkelstein, the sexual pervert abortionist in Michigan.

But now I've stumbled on a nest of abortionist snakes in Miami, certainly making it America's legalized back-alley abortion capital.

Readers may have read news stories two weeks ago of workers at a Hialeah, Fla., abortion mill allegedly killing a newborn baby. Hialeah is next to Miami.

That was merely the tip of the slice-and-dice-berg....

Continue reading "Miami: Legalized back-alley abortion capital of the US" on www.WorldNetDaily.com.

For those that haven't heard, EWTN is asking members of the EWTN family to pray and if financially possible, help them make up a $650,000 deficit.

Donations can be mailed to :

Eternal Word Television Network
5817 Old Leeds Rd.
Irondale, AL 35210

or online at https://www.ewtn.com/ewtn/ssl/donation/donation_ewtn.asp

Some people believe that pro-life domain names are worth a lot of money & are trying to profit from them.

There is such a thing as a reasonable amount to ask for, but to hold a pro-life domain hostage in order for you to profit from it is unkind and immoral, and contributes to the killing of over 3,000 unborn human beings a day.

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This is really sad news.

The Democrats who control the California Labor Federation have announced that their union is not only going to jump into the abortion fray, but that they're going to begin with an official opposition to Proposition 85, a ballot initiative that would require doctors to notify parents before performing abortions on minors. Furthermore, the leaders said they're going to push their "big brother", the national AFL-CIO ''to reconsider its position of neutrality on the issue.''

The CLF represents more than 2.1 million workers in over a thousand unions.

After losing the funding war by veto to President Bush, a Democrat and a Republican are pushing for the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation to fund this life killing research.

"Rep. Diana DeGette, a Colorado Democrat, and Rep. Mike Castle, a Republican from Delaware, are asking the world's richest man to help them fund embryonic stem cell research."

LifeNews.com Article

"It seems to fit within the guiding principle of your foundation -- every life has equal value," the lawmakers wrote in a letter to the foundation, according to a Denver Post news report.

"This research has the potential to unlock cures and treatments for many devastating diseases affecting hundreds of millions of patients around the world,"

Does every life have an equal value? To pro-abortion and/or human killing advocates it does not. To them, some are more valuable than others, and if the unseen (unborn) can be used to benefit the born, they believe we should experiment on them, and kill them for our benefit.

Speak out against this insanity.

ACTION: Contact the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and urge it to not spend any money funding embryonic stem cell research. Contact: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, PO Box 23350, Seattle, WA 98102, (206) 709-3100, info@gatesfoundation.org

What you might say:

My name is ...

Please don't fund embryonic stem cell research because human beings are killed in the process.

or - Please stop the funding of embryonic stem cell research and the funding of Planned Parenthood.

Thank You

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From today's NY Times, on Pew Research Center opinion poll findings released Thursday:

The real import of these splits within the parties - and the problems they pose for Democrats - becomes apparent only when one seeks out the weight of the differing groups within each party.

Moderate and liberal Republicans constitute only 36 percent of the Republicans, according to Pew's findings, compared with the 62 percent considered conservative. The ideologically dominant group, in other words, is also numerically dominant.

For Democrats, it is quite different: 67 percent fall in the moderate-conservative category, while 31 percent qualify as liberals. The ideologically dominant group - certainly on abortion, less so on same-sex marriage - is the numerical minority.

The poll also found that only 31% of Americans want abortion "generally available," while 66% don't, prefering increasing degrees of stricter limits, up to and including a ban. The problems for Demcrats regarding abortion appear even worse when considering that even 33% of liberal Democrats fall into the latter camp.

Sen. Frist called for unanimous consent once again this morning to send the Child Custody Protection Act to conference (i.e., for Senate reps to meet with House reps to work out agreeable language, since they passed similar but not identical bills).

This time, supposedly pro-life Sen. Reid stood up and objected, rather than rabid pro-abort Sen. Durbin, heretofore the visible obstructor.

Reid and Durbin say they are objecting on behalf of Sen. Boxer, who submitted an amendment to take away parental rights of incest perpetrators. This is a surprisingly good pro-life amendment. The Senate approved it, but it wasn't in the House language . Frist has promised not to accept any language from conference that doesn't include this amendment, but Boxer says this promise isn't good enough. It's all a smoke-screen.

Reid reminded Frist he could go over Reid's head and call for a vote to send the bill to conference. This was either a taunt or an attempt to find a way out due to pressure. Sources suggest the former. Frist didn't bite. I'm not clear why. Seems to me he would want to get senators on record who might vote for the bill before they vote against it. Furthermore, since CCPA passed 65-34, it seems likely although not guaranteed that a motion by Frist to override Reid would pass.

If CCPA doesn't leave the Senate tomorrow, there won't be time to get all ducks in a row before its September 15 recess. It will become increasingly difficult to see CCPA become law after tomorrow.

IL Federation for the Right to Life launched an urgent nationwide on-line petition drive two days ago and has heard from all but two of 50 states, including one congressman. IFRL is faxing the names they have to Reid, Durbin, and Frist this afternoon but are still gathering names. Please sign this petition.

Or call them at 202-224-3121.

Dear Friends:

A lawyer offered his legal opinion on the need to warn pregnant women about the risks of abortion. Charles Francis, Esq. who has successfully represented abortion-injured women in lawsuits against doctors who failed to disclose the risks, wrote an article for the Herald Sun (Melbourne, Victoria). He said:

"In my view, pregnancy counseling services would be derelict in their duty if they did not warn women of their increased risk of breast cancer, infertility and psychological trauma following abortion."

U.S. Representatives Henry Waxman and Carolyn Maloney and other Democrats on the U.S. House Government Reform Committee should take heed.

In Portland, Oregon, an abortion-injured, 20-year-old woman successfully sued her abortionist for failing to disclose the risks of breast cancer and emotional harm. The clinic conceded the breast cancer risk. She was too young to develop breast cancer, but she still recovered a large sum from the clinic, according to her attorney.

Charles Francis' article is shown below. Spread the word.

Sincerely,
Karen Malec
Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer

Press Misses Huge Story about National Academies of Science Recognition of Abortion-Premature Birth Link, Says Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer

Last week, the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer published a press release noting that the Institute of Medicine (IOM), an organization of the National Academies of Science, has listed "prior first trimester abortion" as a risk factor for subsequent premature birth. [1,2] Leading radio networks carried the story, but not the mainstream print press.

Achromic on the run | Plan B:

Now....... most of you might think that I would be jumping up and down for joy over this. After all I AM very prochoice. But instead I am worried. We are not talking about bendryal people......... this stuff has more complications then weed or alchol. AND the fact is ............ the fact is I see to much of a high risk for abuse. I think that Plan B should be avilable..... don't get me wrong about that. Just not at the local Walgreens next to the snuffle meds and the preg. test. Why? Because I can see parents who give their kids plan B without the kid ever knowing...... I can see boyfriends and husbands doing it too. I can see this drug being taken in huge amounts by kids that think if one is good 5 will do better. And I am worried about that.

(From http://www.NoRoomforContraception.com)

Around the nation, news reports concerning Plan B feature claims from abortion advocates that the "medically accepted definition" of pregnancy begins with the implantation of a fertilized egg. These claims are made with an air of certainty and credibility by these advocates, and are often presented as uncontested facts in the news stories. (See �Quotes of Interest� below.)

Plan B advocates go so far as to claim that the �anti-choice� movement is trying to change the "long standing" definitions of pregnancy and conception in an attempt to ban birth control and emergency contraception.

Often they cite prominent physicians, medical text books, and medical organizations such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to bolster their claims. They almost always forget to mention that many OB/GYNs disagree with their views. [1]