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UNFPA links population control to saving the planet - ProLifeBlogs Nov 20, 2009, 3:00 pm
New UNFPA Report Goes Green to Promote "Reproductive Rights"
by Piero A. Tozzi, J. D.
NEW YORK - C-FAM - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) released its annual State of the World Population Report yesterday, linking efforts to promote "sustainable development" and affect "climate change" to its "reproductive rights" agenda. Critics see the report as a thinly-veiled attempt to harness popular environmental concerns in service of population control.
The report, "Facing a Changing World:
*Jamie's Story - A View From The Sidewalk - ProLifeBlogs Nov 20, 2009, 2:00 pm
My Reflections on 40 Days for Life
This Fall was the first 40 Days for Life campaign that I have participated in. I remember standing there on the sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood and maybe for the first time realizing the reality of abortion.
I have always considered myself pro-life but I am not sure I ever took the time to really think about what happened to the babies and their moms and dads who would ultimately be affected by abortion. It is easy to ignore these realities when you d
*Day Gardner: "Jesse Jackson? Color him ridiculous!" - ProLifeBlogs Nov 20, 2009, 11:58 am
WASHINGTON, November 20, 2009/Christian Newswire --
At a reception, held by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation as part of a series of events revolving around the 25th anniversary of Jackson's run for president, Jesse Jackson stated: "We even have blacks voting against the healthcare bill," He said. "You can't vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man."
What a dumb thing to say. I don't pretend to know the reasons why Rep. Arthur Davis, (D-AL) voted against the health care
*Call Senators now to oppose ReidCare! - ProLifeBlogs Nov 20, 2009, 12:18 pm
From Monica Migliorino Miller, Ph.D. Director of CPLS
ACTION MUST BE TAKEN NOW TO OPPOSE ABORTION COVERAGE IN THE SENATE VERSION OF THE HEALTH CARE REFORM BILL
CALL YOUR SENATORS AND THEN CALL A FEW MORE--NOT IN YOUR STATE!
The Harry Reid version of Health Care Reform DOES NOT include the Stupak amendment or any similar amendment that would at least prevent elective abortions from being covered in universal health insurance policies. THUS--the senate version--for this reason alone-- MU
*NRLC rejects Reid abortion-funding language; calls for enactment of Stupak-Pitts Amendment - ProLifeBlogs Nov 19, 2009, 11:02 am
WASHINGTON, November 18, 2009/Christian Newswire --
The following statement was issued by the National Right to Life Committee, the federation of right-to-life organizations in all 50 states, and may be attributed to NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nv.) has rejected the bipartisan Stupak-Pitts Amendment and has substituted completely unacceptable language that would result in coverage of abortion on demand in two big new federal government progr
*Attacks on Palin continue ... - ProLifeBlogs Nov 19, 2009, 8:50 am
Jill Stanek: It has been 2 days since Newsweek unveiled its obviously sexist cover of Sarah Palin, and, no surprise, liberal feminists remain silent. Check out the photos the media and Palin detractors decided not to use.
Update: You've seen Newsweek's portrayal of Palin? "Runner's World did not provide Newsweek with its cover image... It was provided to Newsweek by the photographer's stock agency, without Runner's World's knowledge or permission." - more
*Hodari forced abortion suit alleges woman's mouth covered to muffle her screams - ProLifeBlogs Nov 18, 2009, 11:28 am
FLINT, MI, November 18, 2009/Christian Newswire --
A recently filed lawsuit against troubled abortionist Abraham Alberto Hodari alleging a horrific forced abortion may explain his recent efforts to sell off his abortion clinics.
On June 17, 2009, Caitlin Bruce filed a suit against Hodari and his assistant, "Victor", over an incident that took place at Hodari's Flint, MI, abortion clinic in April 2008. In that suit, Ms. Bruce alleges that she went to Hodari's clinic seeking an abortion, but b
*Adult Stem Cells to Heal a Failing Heart - ProLifeBlogs Nov 18, 2009, 7:36 am
Baxter teams up with Northwestern:
A treatment that uses adult stem cells to rebuild failing hearts reduced chest pain and improved activity levels for severely ill patients one year after injection, a Northwestern University researcher working with a Chicago-area device-maker reported.
arly development stages, the work of Dr. Douglas Losordo, using technology developed by Baxter International Inc., is being watched closely by the stem cell research community. The trial data, presented Tuesday
*Reporters Take Aim at Palin - ProLifeBlogs Nov 18, 2009, 8:19 am
Imagine.... "11 AP reporters dedicating time and resources to tearing up Sarah Palin's new book, instead of using the time and resources to 'fact check' what's going on with Sheik Mohammed's trial, Pelosi's health care takeover costs, Hasan's associations, etc. Amazing."
Is this an obsession?Meanwhile ARTL questions whether or not Sarah Palin is even pro-life.
*New Stanek WND column, "Pro-life need-to-knows on health care in Senate" - ProLifeBlogs Nov 18, 2009, 4:30 am
For 6 weeks, and behind closed doors, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Democrats have been crafting their own version of a socialized health-care bill.
With the House's passage of its bill, Reid is ready to pull the trigger, now only awaiting a cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office on two new tax increases his side has proposed to help contain their behemoth.
The CBO report could come at any moment, perhaps before this column is published.
After getting the CBO report, Rei
The Intrinsic Value of Insects? - ProLifeBlogs Nov 18, 2009, 12:48 am
Wesley Smith notes that the UK has added insect sensitivity training to their educational curriculum. aka, stamping on an insect is immoral. He concludes,
But given that the UK is showing increasing disrespect for the intrinsic value of human beings, the curriculum seems to me-to say the least-profoundly ironic.Isn't that an understatement?
*Elderly and Disabled Could be 'Forced to Commit Suicide' Under Changes to Rules - ProLifeBlogs Nov 17, 2009, 5:45 pm
A group of leading lawyers, peers and former judges including Baroness Butler-Sloss, the former head of the family division of the High Court, are warning that the plans pose "serious dangers for public safety".
In a significant intervention, they are warning the proposed changes go against the will of Parliament and risk reducing the Director of Public Prosecutions from an enforcer of the law, to an arbitrator.
Baroness Butler-Sloss, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, a former Lord Chancellor, and Lor
*The Obama-nation of abortion coverage - ProLifeBlogs Nov 17, 2009, 1:00 pm
Family Research Council/November 16, 2009 --
Health care may be on Sen. Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) Thanksgiving menu, but it could be awhile before the Senate talks turkey. The Majority Leader started the Rule 14 process last week, which basically means the House bill would be available on the legislative calendar by tomorrow. Of course, just because it's on the Senate calendar doesn't mean the chamber will do anything with it. In order to start considering the bill, Sen. Reid would need 60 votes on
*High School Censors Pro-Life Expression - ProLifeBlogs Nov 17, 2009, 7:23 am
Officials at Bridgeton High School stopped a pro-life student from expressing a religious viewpoint on the 6th annual Pro-life Day of Silent Solidarity. The student was prohibited from participating in the Stand True Ministries-sponsored event by distributing pro-life literature during non-instructional times and wearing a red arm band with the word "LIFE" written on it. School officials told the student that nothing "religious" is allowed in public schools.
Not to worry, Attorneys with the A
*Attacks on Stupak Amendment Continue - ProLifeBlogs Nov 16, 2009, 9:49 pm
Abortion supporters spent an inordinate amount of time claiming public funding of abortion wasn't included in any of the healthcare bills before House pro-lifers added an amendment specifying there would be no public funding in its healthcare bill.
Now pro-aborts claim that not forcing taxpayers to fund abortions is equivalent to a ban. I'm not going to post their despicable ad but you can see it here. And, their employing the illegal back-alley abortion myth to motivate their li
*Europe Aborting Future - ProLifeBlogs Nov 16, 2009, 8:26 pm
The progressive continent is on the decline with abortion killing one in five according to a recent report by Norway's Institute for Family Policies (pdf). The number of first marriages is down and divorce rates are up.
HT: LifeSiteNews
*Intellectual Honesty and a Radical Change of Heart - ProLifeBlogs Nov 16, 2009, 9:20 pm
Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood clinic, had a change of heart after witnessing the abortion of a 13-week baby via ultrasound. She began volunteering at the Coalition for Life center a few doors away and PP filed a restraining order to silence her. Although a judge through out the case last week it appears her Episcopalians church is giving her the cold shoulder.... how sad.
Below: initial reports about Abbey's decision.
*ARTL questions Palin's pro-life credentials - ProLifeBlogs Nov 16, 2009, 12:06 pm
DENVER, November 16, 2009/Christian Newswire --
A political 527 group, which claims responsibility for derailing Mitt Romney's presidential hopes in 2008 in the early-contest states of IA and SC, is now targeting Sarah Palin. But for what?
ProlifeProfiles.com, created by a nationwide research team working for American Right To Life, is being launched today highlighting Sarah Palin's "surprisingly extensive and unflattering record on abortion."
As Palin's "Going Rogue" is being published, Da
*Observations Of The World We Live In, November 2009 - ProLifeBlogs Nov 16, 2009, 7:31 am
1. Pro-life groups should oppose the whole health care bill, because abortion will be in there no matter what. Abortion is extremely important to Obama. Remember his views on the Freedom of Choice Act and the Born Alive Infant Protection Act. The positive side of fighting against taxpayer-funded abortion is that it brought the subject to the forefront across America.
2. I've heard commentators from every perspective say that the Blue Dog Democrats should be very worried about their support of t
*Taxpayers forced to subsidize Carhart's abortion business - ProLifeBlogs Nov 13, 2009, 2:00 pm
Bellevue, NE, November 13, 2009/Operation Rescue --
The police department in Bellevue, Nebraska have announced that the city now pays nearly $1,000 to maintain security cameras at LeRoy Carhart's abortion clinic - money that is taken directly from the taxpayer coffers to spy on peaceful pro-life supporters.
"It is outrageous, at a time when Congress is in an uproar fighting abortion lobby efforts to use tax money to bail out failing abortion clinics, that the City of Bellevue would arbitraril
*Hodari files for divorce, puts another clinic up for sale - ProLifeBlogs Nov 13, 2009, 1:30 pm
Detroit, MI, November 13, 2009/Operation Rescue --
Yesterday, troubled abortionist Alberto Hodari filed for divorce from his wife, Nancy.
It was also learned that Hodari's "going out of business" sale continues, with his Livonia abortion clinic now up for sale, along with his clinics in Southgate and Flint. It is believed that every commercial property Hodari owns is on the market, along with his collection of expensive classic cars.
The Hodari's have had a troubled marriage. Nancy filed for
*Planned Parenthood and ACLU file lawsuit against Personhood Nevada - ProLifeBlogs Nov 13, 2009, 12:00 pm
CARSON CITY, NV, November 13, 2009/Standard Newswire --
Planned Parenthood and the ACLU have filed a lawsuit against the sponsors of a Nevada ballot initiative defining the term "person."
The simple, one-sentence amendment states, "In the great state of Nevada, the term 'person' applies to every human being."
Blogger Emmily Bristol, the woman participating in the lawsuit, seems to admit on her blog that the measure is easy to understand. She claims, "It is designed to leave voters scratchin
*Renelique Gone Wild! Abortionist attacks NY reporter - ProLifeBlogs Nov 13, 2009, 11:39 am
NEW YORK, November 12, 2009/Christian Newswire --
A New York television news station has released a shocking expose in its "Shame, Shame Shame" segment on abortionist Pierre Renelique, whose Florida medical license was revoked for his part in a botched late-term abortion that resulted in a live birth and for falsifying medical records to hide the fact that the baby was born alive then intentionally killed.
The news reporter, Arnold Diaz, discovered that Renelique had moved to New York and is
*Fort. Hood Massacre - 14 people died - ProLifeBlogs Nov 13, 2009, 7:39 am
Major Nidal M. Hasan has been charged with the murders of thirteen people. Yet 14 people died on that bloody day. So why won't federal prosecutors charge the Muslim extremist with the death of the unborn child who was killed by Hasan as well?
It is a serious and legitimate question given the intentional effort of Hasan to kill as many as possible. The child was wanted by his mother and the child is a human being. The federal government also has a law on the books to address just this problem. F
*Study: Chinese women with abortions have statistically significant 17% increased breast cancer risk - ProLifeBlogs Nov 12, 2009, 2:00 pm
MEDIA ADVISORY, November 12, 2009/Christian Newswire --
Chinese researchers Peng Xing and his colleagues conducted a case-control study in Northeast China examining reproductive factors associated with subtypes of breast cancer. They found a statistically significant overall odds ratio of 1.17 (17% increased breast cancer risk for all subtypes combined) among women with induced abortions. [1]
Earlier this year, a Turkish study reported a statistically significant 66% increased risk for women
*Clinics for Sale: abortionist Alberto Hodari liquidates assets - ProLifeBlogs Nov 12, 2009, 1:00 pm
DETROIT, MI/November 12, 2009/Operation Rescue --
Troubled abortionist Alberto Hodari has put at least two of his abortion clinics up for sale - complete with equipment and furnishings - along with his collection of 13 classic cars in what appears to be an effort to liquidate his assets and leave the abortion business.
According to two sources, Hodari's actions may be a precursor to his leaving the country to avoid mounting legal problems and diminished reputation.
Last week, sidewalk counsel
*The Veteran and the Post Abortive Woman - ProLifeBlogs Nov 11, 2009, 2:11 pm
I always wondered why in my adult years I seemed to be drawn to the men and women who had been in the war and especially those who would tell me stories expressing their post traumatic stress. I would come to an event or a meeting and always seem to find the one table next to the VFW or the row with the seat next to the guy struggling with flashbacks. I was the one always in the corner talking to the man with the cigarette and flags pinned from his vest. I am the woman who will stop on the stre
*Study finds high rate of RU486 abortion complications - ProLifeBlogs Nov 11, 2009, 1:00 pm
Randall K. O'Bannon, Ph.D., NRL-ETF Director of Education & Research
November 11, 2009/National Right to Life --
Planned Parenthood says "Our monitoring shows that mifepristone medication abortion continues to be a safe abortion option." The distributor of Mifeprex (the trade name for RU486) says that "Mifeprex is 92-95% effective for safely ending early pregnancy."
But a new study from Finland says that 20% of the women using the abortion pill suffer at least one significant complication. N
*Planned Parenthood injunction request fails; former clinic director scores victory in court - ProLifeBlogs Nov 11, 2009, 11:08 am
BRYAN, TX, November 10, 2009/Christian Newswire --
"I am gratified that Planned Parenthood has failed in its misguided effort to silence its former clinic director in Bryan/College Station, Texas, who experienced a spiritual conversion after witnessing an abortion and is now pro-life," said David Bereit, national director of 40 Days for Life.
A district court judge denied a request for an injunction against Abby Johnson, who resigned as director of a Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southea
*Illegal back-alley abortionist opens risky late-term abortion mill - ProLifeBlogs Nov 10, 2009, 2:00 pm
Dallas, TX/November 10, 2009/Operation Rescue --
An abortionist who admits to having committed illegal, back alley abortions prior to Roe v. Wade has announced plans to open a new late-term abortion clinic in Dallas last month. Curtis Boyd, 72, told a pro-abortion Internet site that he was committing illegal abortions on January 22, 1973, when the Roe v. Wade decision was announced.
"This is a case where an illegal back alley abortion hack simply hung the 'open' sign out on the front door and
*Senator and SBA List stress need for Stupak language - ProLifeBlogs Nov 10, 2009, 12:00 pm
WASHINGTON, November 9, 2009/Christian Newswire --
Today a spokesman for Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) told POLITICO that he would only support a health care reform bill that excludes abortion coverage in a manner similar to the Pitts-Stupak language included in the House version. Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser offered the following statement: Senator Reid should take his cues from the House and pro-life members of his own caucus when crafting abortion language in the Sena
*NRLC responds to Obama statement on Stupak-Pitts Amendment - ProLifeBlogs Nov 10, 2009, 10:41 am
WASHINGTON/November 9, 2009 --
ABC News reports the following comments by President Obama today regarding the Stupak-Pitts Amendment that was added to the health care bill by the House of Representatives on November 7: "I laid out a very simple principle, which is this is a health care bill, not an abortion bill," President Obama said. "And we're not looking to change what is the principle that has been in place for a very long time, which is federal dollars are not used to subsidize abortion
*Live video broadcast at Annapolis abortion mill until 10 am EST - ProLifeBlogs Nov 10, 2009, 8:34 am
Click here to tune in to this live broadcast at the abortion mill
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United we stand
Divided they die
*House strips abortion funding from health care bill - ProLifeBlogs Nov 9, 2009, 11:02 am
WASHINGTON, November 7, 2009/Christian Newswire --
The House of Representatives voted today to strip funding for elective abortions in the final hours of debate on the health care bill. The Stupak/Pitts amendment maintains the current federal policy of preventing funding of abortion in federal programs. Individuals may buy supplemental coverage for elective abortions with their own money and private plans that do not receive government subsidies may cover abortions.
"Democrats and Republican
*Americans United for Life Action applauds passage of pro-life amendment - ProLifeBlogs Nov 9, 2009, 11:07 am
WASHINGTON, November 7, 2009/Christian Newswire --
In a vote of 240-194, the Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts-Kaptur-Dahlkemper-Lipinski-Smith Amendment to prohibit abortion mandates and funding in HR 3962 passed on the House floor.
Americans United for Life Action President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest said, "The passage of this amendment is a victory for the pro-life Americans across this country who have flooded Congress this week with the message that abortion does not belong in health care. The bi
*Atrocity - Many Churches Support Abortion - ProLifeBlogs Nov 9, 2009, 7:49 am
What three organizations have backed abortion on demand? The answer that many might respond with is Planned Parenthood, the Democratic Party, NARAL or some women's group.
How about three of the largest church organizations in America: the Evangelical Lutheran Church In America (10,500 congregations), the Presbyterian Church (10,000 congregations and 2,3 million members), and the United Methodist Church (8 million members).
*CDC study data skewed: abstinence vs. comprehensive sex ed - ProLifeBlogs Nov 6, 2009, 3:00 pm
SIOUX FALLS, SD, November 6, 2009/Christian Newswire --
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of sex education concluded that comprehensive sex education programs (CSE programs--those that include condom instruction) are effective. Yet the data showed that in schools, these programs had no significant impact on teen condom use, pregnancy or STDs, according to Irene Ericksen and Danielle Ruedt, two members of the study's panel of consultants who issued a dissenting viewpoint.
Acc
*NZ study linking abortion and depression "one more rock on a mountain of evidence" - ProLifeBlogs Nov 6, 2009, 1:00 pm
STATEN ISLAND, NY, November 5, 2009/Christian Newswire --
A New Zealand study that says abortion puts women at increased risk of anxiety and depression is but the latest in a long line of scientific reports that reach the same conclusion said leaders of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign today.
"Science has for years been supporting what we already know from the public testimonies and the private devastation of post-abortive women," said Janet Morana, co-founder of SNMAC, the world's larg
*Stop the Abortion Mandate: TODAY is the critical day - ProLifeBlogs Nov 6, 2009, 10:56 am
From Stop the Abortion Mandate Coalition:
TODAY is the day to take a stand -- for LIFE.
We are on the eve of the vote of the U.S. House of Representatives health care bill.
This legislation is estimated to cost our nation over $1.2 TRILLION and still contains a massive abortion industry bailout in the form of government funded abortions through the "public" option.
Planned Parenthood and the rest of the abortion industry are pulling out all the stops to get this bill passed. They know it wil
*Newly identified corporate supporters of Planned Parenthood named - ProLifeBlogs Nov 5, 2009, 3:00 pm
FRONT ROYAL, VA, November 5, 2009/Christian Newswire --
Life Decisions International has released a revised edition of The Boycott List, which identifies corporations that are boycott targets due to their support of Planned Parenthood, the world's primary abortion-advocacy group.
"As a direct result of the commitment, action and prayers of pro-family people, at least 231 corporations have stopped funding Planned Parenthood," said LDI Chairman Thomas C. Strobhar. It is estimated that the boyco
*Personhood USA marks 1st anniversary; announces 2010 strategy - ProLifeBlogs Nov 5, 2009, 1:00 pm
DENVER, November 5, 2009 /Christian Newswire --
November 5, 2009 marks the one-year anniversary of the inception of Personhood USA. Following the Nation's first-ever Personhood effort to reach an election ballot, Personhood USA was launched by the CO campaign's full-time coordinators, Cal Zastrow and Keith Mason.
For the first time, Personhood USA is releasing the full list of states participating in Personhood efforts. The complete list is available at www.personhoodusa.com.
In 2009, Perso
*Pelosi-Ellsworth ploy means federal funding of abortion - ProLifeBlogs Nov 5, 2009, 10:47 am
National Right to Life/WASHINGTON/November 4, 2009 -
The House Democratic leadership today announced that it will propose a "Rule" on the health care bill, H.R. 3962, that will insert language proposed by Rep. Brad Ellsworth (D-In.), and exclude a House vote on an amendment proposed by Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mi.). The House is expected to vote on the "rule" late Friday or early Saturday. The National Right to Life Committee, the federation of right-to-life organizations in all 50 states, suppor
*Conservative and pro-family values win big at the polls - ProLifeBlogs Nov 4, 2009, 12:00 pm
WASHINGTON, November 4, 2009/Christian Newswire --
"Those who were ready to inscribe 'RIP' on the tombstone of conservative and pro-family values following the 2008 elections got a jolting wake-up call at the polls," said Mathew Staver, Founder of Liberty Counsel and Dean of Liberty University School of Law. "Conservative and pro-family values have never been dead or dying: we just needed principled candidates who can articulate these values, and when that happens, we win," remarked Staver.
*To Planned Parenthood: Election results got your tongue? - ProLifeBlogs Nov 4, 2009, 10:29 am
FRONT ROYAL, VA, November 4, 2009/Christian Newswire --
"Every time an election is held and pro-abortion candidates win, Planned Parenthood runs to the media to say the results show great support for its agenda. But the hierarchy of the abortion-committing group is silent now that voters in NJ and VA have soundly rejected the politics of death espoused by Planned Parenthood- endorsed candidates," said Douglas R. Scott, Jr., president of Life Decisions International.
"Many Planned Parenthood-
*Wisconsin Right to Life urges Assembly to reject AB 458 - ProLifeBlogs Nov 3, 2009, 10:41 am
WI RTL/Tuesday, November 3, 2009--
Today, the WI State Assembly will vote on Assembly Bill 458. The following is the text of the memo sent to Assembly Representatives by Susan Armacost, Wisconsin Right to Life Legislative Director in opposition to the measure.
TO: Assembly Representatives
FROM: Susan Armacost, Legislative Director, Wisconsin Right to Life
RE: Wisconsin Right to Life urges you to vote "no" on Assembly bill 458
Assembly Bill 458 mandates that certain subjects be covered w
*Tonight: Urgent health care web cast - ProLifeBlogs Nov 2, 2009, 11:21 am
MI RTL/November 2, 2009--
A nationwide web cast is planned to provide an update on health care reform. Hear the updates and learn what you can do!
Your attendance is crucial:
http://www.StopTheAbortionMandate.com/webcast
Seventy plus pro-life and pro-family organizations that make up the Stop the Abortion Mandate Coalition invite you to attend this urgent educational event.
Here are the details:
WHAT: Stop the Abortion Mandate Urgent Web Cast
DATE: TONIGHT, Monday, November 2
TIME: 9 PM
*IAM71.org coalition to protest the Obama-Pelosi-Carhart scheme to publically fund abortions - ProLifeBlogs Oct 30, 2009, 2:00 pm
Protest to be held on Saturday, October 31, at 11:30 A.M. at the White House
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2009/Christian Newswire --
America is at a spiritual and moral crossroads as President Obama and the leaders of Congress are pushing for taxpayer funded abortions as a part of health care reform.
If this current proposed legislation becomes law, our tax dollars will be used to pay for the killing of innocent children and the diminishing of women through abortion.
Just Thursday, late-term aborti
*ACLU works to kill family rights in IL - ProLifeBlogs Oct 30, 2009, 1:04 pm
Chicago-Based Thomas More Society Intervenes to Defend Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act
CHICAGO, Oct. 29, 2009/Christian Newswire --
Today, the Thomas More Society filed a petition to intervene, on behalf of three Illinois state's attorneys, in Cook County Circuit Court to defend the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act. The American Civil Liberties Union recently brought suit in Illinois state court to enjoin or block the Act, after the ACLU lost its bid in federal court earlier
*Pro-life Democrats hold 40 votes to help pass health care reform in House - ProLifeBlogs Oct 29, 2009, 3:00 pm
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2009/Christian Newswire --
Democrats For Life of America announced today that they have 40 votes that will vote against the House health care reform legislation if tax payer funded abortion language is not removed from the bill.
"I want to be clear, pro-life Democrats want to help pass health care reform but our coalition can in no- way support reform that includes tax payer funded abortions. If the leadership will remove that language, we feel confident that we can deliv
*New report shows late-term abortionist Martin Haskell above the law and dangerous - ProLifeBlogs Oct 29, 2009, 2:00 pm
DAYTON, OH, Oct. 29, 2009/Christian Newswire --
Operation Rescue has released a three-part report documenting how late-term abortionist Martin Haskell has used his considerable influence over years of legal wrangling in order to keep his Dayton abortion clinic open even though it does not meet the safety requirements prescribed by law.
Haskell is most famous for being the first to describe the partial birth abortion method, one he falsely claims to have invented.
Part One of the report recou
*40 Days for Life reaches milestone: 2,000 babies saved from abortion - ProLifeBlogs Oct 29, 2009, 12:09 pm
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2009/Christian Newswire --
"Through the grace and mercy of God -- and the faithful prayers of more than 200,000 volunteers standing vigil outside abortion facilities -- an incredible miracle has taken place," said David Bereit, national director of 40 Days for Life.
"Starting with the first-ever 40 DFL campaign in Bryan/College Station, TX in 2004, and continuing through the international 40 DFL effort that is under way this fall, we now have confirmed reports of at leas
*Aborted fetal material used in anti-wrinkle creams - ProLifeBlogs Oct 28, 2009, 4:00 pm
TENNESSEE, Oct. 27, 2009/Christian Newswire --
Children of God for Life announced today that Neocutis, a bio-pharmaceutical company focused on dermatology and skin care, is using aborted fetal cell lines to produce several of their anti-aging skin creams.
"It is absolutely deplorable that Neocutis would resort to exploiting the remains of a deliberately slaughtered baby for nothing other than pure vanity and financial gain," stated Executive Director Debi Vinnedge. "There is simply no moral
*Fr. Pavone: It Depends on What the Word 'Plan' Means - ProLifeBlogs Oct 28, 2009, 3:00 pm
STATEN ISLAND, NY, Oct. 27 /Christian Newswire --
Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, responded today to President Obama's statement to Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) that when he said in his September speech to Congress that "our plan" would not use federal dollars to fund abortion, he was not referring to any of the bills pending in Congress.
"Every time the President has spoken of not wanting to fund abortion in 'his' health care plan, no one has really known what me
*OH abortions drop to all-time low - ProLifeBlogs Oct 28, 2009, 12:39 pm
by Dave Andrusko
October 27, 2009 --
The OH Department of Health reports not only that abortions dropped 4% between 2007 and 2008, but also that the 2008 figure of 29,613 is the lowest number of abortions ever recorded. Overall abortions have decreased a stunning 23% since 1976 when the state first began keeping records.
"We are winning the fight against those who push abortion as the first and sometimes only choice for women in crisis," Ohio Right to Life Executive Director Mike Gonidakis sa
*New Stanek WND column, "Might preborns become a trendy cause?" - ProLifeBlogs Oct 28, 2009, 11:33 am
"Causes are the new black," quipped the moderator as he introduced actor Anthony Edwards, first up on a celebrity panel discussing how social media has impacted the lives of pop stars.
This was at the Blog World and New Media Expo in Las Vegas 10 days ago.
Edwards' cause is funding the construction of what will be the largest children's hospital in Kenya, via his organization Shoe4Africa.
My ears perked up at the moderator's observation, because I'd noticed this recurring theme the previous
*Thanks ADF - ProLifeBlogs Oct 27, 2009, 11:25 pm
Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed a lawsuit Monday against the city of Milwaukee on behalf of several pro-life advocates to end a long pattern of harassment. For years, numerous pro-life advocates peacefully sharing their messages have been arrested, jailed, cited, harassed, threatened, and even physically assaulted. This has occurred even though they have maintained, out of an abundance of caution, a distance of at least 25 feet from any abortion clinic because of a 1993 court order issued
*NRLC urges calls to stop Pelosi abortion bill - ProLifeBlogs Oct 27, 2009, 12:29 pm
WASHINGTON, October 26, 2009 --
This is an urgent congressional alert from the National Right to Life Committee in Washington, D.C. Please act on this alert immediately. Please forward this e-mail to all pro-life lists (e.g., lists of pro-life groups, pro-life church members, and pro-life family members).
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA) is planning to try to ram the massive health care bill (H.R. 3200) through the House on short notice, without allowing consideration of a critica
*Abortion corruption concerns deepen: Confer resigns from KS Board of Healing Arts - ProLifeBlogs Oct 26, 2009, 1:06 pm
TOPEKA, KS, Oct. 23, 2009 /Christian Newswire --
It was confirmed yesterday that Jack Confer, Executive Director of the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts resigned unexpectedly and without explanation on Monday, October 19, 2009. Circumstances suggest that Confer's resignation may have been related to abortion cases that were before the KSBHA.
"We are sorry to see Mr. Confer go. He seemed to us to be a fair man that was above the corrupt abortion politics in Kansas. He will be deeply missed
*Why Germany is REALLY ahead in stem cell treatments - ProLifeBlogs Oct 24, 2009, 2:27 am
A husband and wife pair in western Washington state are trying to raise money for him to go to Germany for a stem cell transplant for his failing heart. Erik and Jenn Gelhar have already raised $40,000 of the $100,000 they need to get him to Germany for the treatment at X-Cell Centre in Dusseldorf Germany.
So why does an American have to travel to Germany to get such a treatment? Why are they farther ahead than the United States in adult stem cell treatments for heart disease? According to
*I AM 71: Operation Lay Down Your Life - ProLifeBlogs Oct 21, 2009, 11:00 am
Washington, DC/October 20, 2009--
"A Prophetic Witness For the Truth", Saturday, October 31, at 11:30 A.M. at the White House
America is at a spiritual and moral crossroads as President Obama and the leaders of Congress are pushing for taxpayer funded abortions as a part of health care reform. If this current proposed legislation becomes law...
...your tax dollars will be used to pay for the killing of innocent children and the diminishing of women through abortion.
This would set the pro-l
*Pro-lifer assaulted at 40 Days for Life prayer vigil - ProLifeBlogs Oct 20, 2009, 2:00 pm
Pattern of Threats and Intimidation Escalates Into an Assault on a Pro-Life Volunteer at a Prayer Vigil
FRESNO, CA - Right to Life of Central California, one of the largest pro-life organizations west of the Mississippi, today condemned the pattern of threats and intimidation targeted at pro-life volunteers, that escalated into an assault Thursday afternoon.
On October 15th, Day 23 of our 40 Days for Life campaign, a pro-choice woman shouted obscenities at 40 Days volunteers, before attemptin
*UN resolution undermines religious freedom for Christians, other faiths around the world - ProLifeBlogs Oct 20, 2009, 12:00 pm
SANTA ANA, Calif./October 19, 2009 --
In the name of religious tolerance, the United Nations is gearing up to introduce a "Defamation of Religions" resolution that will actually undermine the religious liberty and personal safety of Christians and other faith groups worldwide. At the same time, a growing grassroots movement is underway to stop it. Carl Moeller, Open Doors USA President/CEO and a leader in the battle, is available to explain the stakes.
"Many Christians living in these countri
*WI RTL presents Sarah Palin - ProLifeBlogs Oct 20, 2009, 10:54 am
Wisconsin Right to Life
Presents Sarah Palin
Friday, November 6, 2009
Purchase main event tickets online only at SarahPalinEvent.com
NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR
Children 2 and under free
Outer Doors open: 5:30 p.m.
Hall Doors open: 6:30 p.m.
All bags will be searched
Program: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
General seating is not reserved.
Section for wheelchairs available.
No recording of this event will be made.
Parking at State Fair $5.00 per car, enter at Gate 4 on 84th Street.
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*Democrat-led Personhood Amendment introduced in MI Legislature - ProLifeBlogs Oct 20, 2009, 11:19 am
LANSING, Mich., October 19 /Christian Newswire --
Michigan has joined with dozens of other States that are seeking affirmation of personhood rights for all humans. Rep. Jim Slezak (D) is the the lead sponsor of the amendment, and is cosponsored by Paul Scott, Tim Moore, Richard LeBlanc, James Bolger, Kevin Green, Rick Jones, Pete Lund, Matt Lori, John Walsh, Kenneth Kurtz, Tom McMillin, Robert Dean, Bob Genetski, Wayne Schmidt, Joe Haveman, Kevin Daley, Marty Knollenberg, Eileen Kowall, Goef
*'Choice,' abortion's accomplice, unmasked as a killer in new pro-life website - ProLifeBlogs Oct 16, 2009, 12:08 pm
MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 15, 2009/Christian Newswire -
"A woman's right to choose," introduced in the mid 70's, succeeded brilliantly in distracting attention from the seriousness of abortion by focusing instead on the decision making process. The result being that the seeming fairness of the decision making process worked to legitimize its outcome. The late Dr. James Kennedy, founder of Coral Ridge Ministries, defined the issue, saying, "They have long tried to skirt the gruesome and sinful nature
*Planned Parenthood uses scare tactics on city officials to getting zoning approval - ProLifeBlogs Oct 15, 2009, 11:57 am
AURORA, Ill., Oct. 14/Christian Newswire --
In a development that reopens the whole controversy surrounding Planned Parenthood's deceptive arrival in Aurora in 2007, it has recently been disclosed that PP is planning an expansion in that city. They are seeking approval from the City of Aurora to boost their parking by 27 spaces, an increase of nearly 40 percent.
On October 15, the Planning and Development Committee will vote on PP's request for additional parking. Pro-life advocates plan to
*NRLC's 2010 pro-life essay contest - ProLifeBlogs Oct 14, 2009, 2:29 pm
The 2010 National Right to Life Pro-Life Essay Contest has two categories:
Senior Essay Contest for grades 10-12
Junior Essay Contest for grades 7-9
>First Prize is $200
Second Prize is $150
Third Prize is $100
This year the topic is: "When They Say, You Say... Answering the Pro-Abortion Arguments"
Essays should be submitted between December 21st 2009 and January 16th, 2010. Essays must be postmarked by January 16th, 2010.
Submit to:
Michelle Fischbach
416 Burr Street
Paynesville, MN 5
*New Stanek WND column, "Obama's polar opposite lost Peace Prize" - ProLifeBlogs Oct 14, 2009, 3:03 pm
MI Right to Life's Brian Cusack made the point at a banquet I recently attended that there is a schism between believing what 53% of Americans responded to a December 2005 Zogby poll, that "abortion destroys a human life and is manslaughter," and putting it into practice.
Cusack called it "the great disconnect" that people would willingly stand by and even condone what they consider "manslaughter."
A clear example of the great disconnect came Oct. 9 when the Nobel Peace Prize committee chose
*Health care reform. . .it's getting really serious - ProLifeBlogs Oct 12, 2009, 1:00 pm
Ok, I'm getting really scared here. Even with 50% of the nation disapproving of the President's health care proposals, there is talk that this health care reform including a public option could pass as early as next week, with or without Republican support. I'm just not quite sure enough people really and truly understand just how drastically this free country could (and will) change with this simple bill.
Newt Gingrich has an excellent article at HumanEvents.com in which he outlines 8 con
*Who is responsible for providing healthcare? Are Christians debating the correct issues? - ProLifeBlogs Oct 12, 2009, 11:17 am
MEDIA ADVISORY, Oct. 12, 2009/Christian Newswire --
In his weekly devotional published today, Brian Shilhavy raises the question: Who is responsible for providing your healthcare? Mr. Shilhavy first quotes several verses in the Old Testament which state that the LORD God is the one who heals and restores health, and that the priests were the ones who administered God's health care plan. He claims that believing Jews in the Old Testament times would easily answer the question as to who was res
*New Chicago ordinance targets 40 Days for Life, tramples pro-life Americans' free speech rights - ProLifeBlogs Oct 9, 2009, 11:39 am
CHICAGO, October 8, 2009/Christian Newswire --
"You know a law is an improper intrusion on First Amendment rights when even the American Civil Liberties Union sides with pro- life interests in opposing certain aspects of a legislative action," said David Bereit, national director of 40 Days for Life. "Such is the case with the new bubble zone ordinance, approved Wednesday by Chicago's city council, which unconstitutionally restricts the peaceful activities of pro-life individuals on the sidewa
*NRLC: Gibbs' remarks show White House still trying to smuggle abortion funding - ProLifeBlogs Oct 9, 2009, 11:08 am
Washington, DC/October 8, 2009 --
A spokesman for the nation's major pro-life organization said that remarks by the White House press secretary on October 7, "once again demonstrated that the White House is a partner in an ongoing smuggling operation, which if successful will result in funding of abortion on demand by the federal government."
The following exchange occurred during the October 7, 2009, daily press briefing by White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs:
QUESTION [by CNS News r
*Black pastors ask for murder charges in Hialeah abortion death - ProLifeBlogs Oct 8, 2009, 2:05 pm
Miami, FL/October 7, 2009
Killing of Black baby highlights the targeting of Blacks for abortion and prompts the showing of 'Maafa 21' on Friday, October 9, in Miami
Pastors from the Black Community are asking for murder charges in addition to the two felonies already field against former abortion worker Belkis Gonzalez, who was responsible for the death of a black baby who was born alive during an abortion at a Hialeah, FL abortion clinic in 2006.
Dr. Johnny Hunter of LEARN and Rev. O'Neal Do
*Care Net Announces the Release of First-Ever In-Depth Report On Pregnancy Center Movement - ProLifeBlogs Oct 8, 2009, 2:04 pm
Wednesday, September 30th at 1:00 pm Eastern time, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Family Research Council, along with Care Net and other national pro-life groups, released a groundbreaking report, A Passion to Serve, A Vision for Life, which shares the tremendous contributions of pregnancy resource centers since the inception of the movement over forty years ago.
The event was broadcast live on the web at www.apassiontoserve.com and can be viewed now by clicking the Press butto
*New Stanek WND column, "Toys R Us linked to 'not rape-rape' Whoopi" - ProLifeBlogs Oct 7, 2009, 8:21 am
I didn't know the potato heads at Toys R Us were featuring Whoopi Goldberg on the cover of their 2009 "Differently-Abled Kids" catalog and ad campaign until she defended pedophile rapist/sodomist Roman Polanski on The View last week, after which bloggers quickly took note of the paradox.
I could have told Toys R Us Goldberg was a poor fit, certainly not the "child advocate" it boasted her to be in a press release. She's had multiple abortions - between 4 and 7, depending on the account. Seri
*Ambulance rushes 3rd PP abortion patient to hospital - ProLifeBlogs Oct 6, 2009, 12:22 pm
Riverside, CA/October 6, 2009
Emergency transports raise alarms about clinic competency and safety
A Planned Parenthood abortion patient was rushed to the hospital by ambulance on Saturday morning, October 3, 2009, according to eyewitnesses who photographed the incident.
This is the third reported emergency transport from a Southern California PP abortion clinic within the past three weeks. Two similar incidents occurred at the PP in Orange, CA, on September 16 and 26.
According to pro-life
*Study Shows Recession Making Women Think Again About Pregnancy - ProLifeBlogs Oct 5, 2009, 1:00 pm
Several sources have recently covered a survey conducted by AGI, a former Planned Parenthood affiliate, which found that because of the current economy, many women want to delay pregnancy or limit the number of children they have. The poll showed that 64% of women agreed with the statement, "With the economy the way that it is, I can't afford to have a baby right now."
It's easy to see how this thought could cross the minds of couples in today's culture. "How could we care for a child in this e
*An Opportunity To Share - ProLifeBlogs Sep 30, 2009, 10:58 pm
I walked out of a store and a group of college students were taking pictures of my van. I jokingly asked what they were doing and they commented about my pro-life sign which they photographed. I took the opportunity to ask how they felt about abortion and one girl spoke out and said they were indifferent.
INDIFFERENCE-the word which the world has embraced as their motto caused me to reach into my pro-life material and show the picture of Malachi, the baby who was pieced back together after
*A Pro-Abortion Health Care Agenda - ProLifeBlogs Oct 1, 2009, 9:01 am
Events this week in Congress provide fresh proof that top Democratic leaders in Congress are pushing forward with plans to establish massive new programs that would pay for elective abortions and subsidize insurance coverage of abortions -- which, if achieved, would break from decades of federal policy. "Bills currently advancing in Congress would establish direct federal funding of elective abortion, and tax subsidies for private insurance that covers elective abortions -- both drastic bre
*New Stanek WND column, "The 3rd problem with personhood initiatives" - ProLifeBlogs Sep 30, 2009, 12:08 pm
On Monday, a star-studded pro-life line-up - Lila Rose, Judie Brown, Pastor Walter Hoye, and Bella movie producers Jason Jones and Leo Severino - announced the launch of the CA Human Rights Campaign.
This will be an effort to add the Human Rights Amendment as a CA ballot initiative in 2010.
If passed, the amendment would "recognize[ ] the inherent human rights, dignity and worth of all human beings from the beginning of their biological development," read a statement.
In other words, we hav
*The Absolute Method by Which the President Could Have Lost Support of the Far-Left Congress - ProLifeBlogs Sep 30, 2009, 9:00 am
The President had an extended and apparently enjoyable vacation in August. While at Martha's Vineyard, he had time to read, reflect and step outside the constraints of the ideologues that generally surround him. Fantasize, for a moment, how Obama's September 8, Joint Session speech would have been received had liberal democrats listened to opening remarks that included discussion of the following doctrinal "change"...
The scene: The Joint Session of Congress, September 8, 2009.After ten minutes
*Gang Kills Black Teen in Chicago - Over 159 black children killed weekly.. - ProLifeBlogs Sep 29, 2009, 1:38 am
Last week in Cook County, Illinois, Derrion Albert, 16, was murdered after being in the wrong place at the wrong time as a gang fight broke out. What a tragic death for a kid who had a promising future.
As a father, my heart goes out to his family - I couldn't even imagine what they must be going through.
Unfortunately, Derrion wasn't the only black child killed last week in Cook County - an estimated 159 unborn children of color were also murdered last week - not by street gangs, but by g
*Today is Stem Cell Awareness Day - ProLifeBlogs Sep 23, 2009, 4:28 pm
Today is Stem Cell Awareness Day as proclaimed by Governors Arnold Scwartzenegger of California and Jim Doyle of Wisconsin. As promised, I will do my part to make the public aware of all of the recent advances that have been made in adult stem cell research.
First up: A girl in India is cured of thalassemia using the cord blood stem cells from her younger sibling. Thalassemia is a genetic disorder that requires regular blood transfusions. From DNAIndia.com:
On March 17, eight-year-old
*New Stanek WND column, "What I know about ACORN, the SEIU, and Obama - ProLifeBlogs Sep 23, 2009, 2:35 pm
In the spring of 2004 we learned Advocate Health Care wanted to build a hospital in a southwest suburb of Chicago, my home turf.
Advocate owns nine Chicago-area hospitals, one of which is Christ Hospital, where I discovered as a labor and delivery nurse in 1999 that late-term babies were being aborted alive and shelved to die with no medical intervention....
Pro-lifers immediately opposed Advocate's expansion....
We organized a protest of Advocate at a public hearing to consider its plan. I
*Sept 23rd is Stem Cell Awareness Day: Do Your Part - ProLifeBlogs Sep 22, 2009, 8:42 pm
Tomorrow September 23, 2009 is Stem Cell Awareness Day as proclaimed by Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA) and Jim Doyle (WI). Stem Cell Awareness Day was conceived by the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) which presides over a 3 billion dollar budget for embryonic stem cell and cloning research. The mission:
For the millions of people around the world who suffer from incurable diseases and injury, Stem Cell Awareness Day is a day to celebrate the scientific advances m
*New Stanek WND column, "Pro-life martyr Jim Pouillon" - ProLifeBlogs Sep 16, 2009, 11:15 am
For 36 years, pro-aborts have engaged in a risky public-relations campaign to detract from their mounting preborn baby body count.
It is pro-lifers, not pro-aborts, who are violent, they have said. While collectively and openly advancing the abortions of over 50 million children, they have held up as evidence 6 unbalanced people calling themselves pro-life, but repudiated by the pro-life community, who have aborted 8 abortion workers.
Totally illogical, but nevertheless, with liberal media a
*New Stanek WND column, "Ted Kennedy's letter to the pope" - ProLifeBlogs Sep 2, 2009, 11:09 am
Thoughts of Ted Kennedy stir quite competing emotions in me.
Sadness and compassion are 2 I feel when considering Kennedy's family history."mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;">All 3 of Kennedy's older brothers were killed young while serving their country. This meant that after his father died in 1969, Kennedy was forced at the age of 40 into the role of patriarch of a large clan that included 2 widowed sisters-in-law and 13 fatherless nieces and nephews.
Kennedy was
*Bob Schindler Leaves a Great Legacy - ProLifeBlogs Aug 29, 2009, 4:28 pm
We received the sad news that Bob Schindler, father of Terri Schiavo, passed away early this morning:
The family of Robert Schindler, Sr. releases the following statement:
Robert S. Schindler, Sr., of Gulfport, Florida, father of the late Terri Schindler Schiavo, passed away August 29, 2009 from heart failure at Northside Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Robert fought valiantly to save the life of his brain- injured daughter Terri in the landmark right to life case that culminated in her i
*Observations Of The World We Live In, August 2009 - ProLifeBlogs Aug 19, 2009, 3:09 pm
1. If Obama doesn't care about the life of the unborn (and born baby), why should anyone think he would have a problem pulling the plug on grandma?
2. The backbone of the health care legislation is not health care, but control over people. What is abortion but total control over someone else's life? Obama is the most pro-abortion president ever, so this bill is just an extension of that belief.
3. Obama's town hall meetings are obviously staged events, and the press keeps emphasizing how well-
*Concerned Roman Catholics Blast the K of C Double-Standard on Abortion - ProLifeBlogs Aug 14, 2009, 11:13 am
MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 13/Christian Newswire -
Concerned Roman Catholics of America monitored the proceedings at the Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention, held this year in Phoenix, AZ, from Aug. 4-6. The K of C, the world's largest Catholic fraternal group, are notorious for their continuing failure to expel pro-abortion and pro-homosexual politicians.
CRCOA President Ken Fisher stated:Over three days of wining and dining by Knights, cardinals, bishops and guests, 10k of our pre-born brothe
*Is There a Spin Doctor in the House? - ProLifeBlogs Aug 12, 2009, 3:00 pm
August 11, 2009 -
by Tony Perkins, Family Research Council
Pretty soon there won't be enough PR teams in all of Washington to clean up the mess that House leaders are making with health care reform. Damage control was the agenda du jour yesterday after three Hill Democrats became publicly unglued over the opposition to their plan. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) imploded first, publishing an op-ed in USA Today that called anyone who disagreed with them "un-American
*NRLC: They Really Do Believe We Are Idiots - ProLifeBlogs Aug 12, 2009, 1:00 pm
August 11, 2009/National Right to Life -
"Liberal religious groups announced on Monday they are teaming up with President Barack Obama in a national campaign to counter the surprisingly vehement conservative opposition to his plan for overhaul of the U.S. healthcare industry this year. Organized by liberal-leaning evangelicals, some mainline Protestant clergy, and some Catholic groups, it will include Obama participating in a call-in program with religious leaders streamed on the Internet on Au
*Stop Singing: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Abortion and the Church Today - ProLifeBlogs Aug 11, 2009, 1:00 pm
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a pastor and theologian who lived and worked in Nazi Germany. Bonhoeffer lived a courageous life, and is considered one of the most influential Christians of the 20th century, even though there are sadly many Christians who know nothing or very little about him.
Bonhoeffer was one of the Christians brave enough to speak out against the holocaust, when the general German Christian response at the time was apathy or even complicity. Bonhoeffer had a rare boldness, a fiery
*Partial-Birth Abortion: Sounds "worse than it is"? - ProLifeBlogs Aug 10, 2009, 3:00 pm
The other day I was at a library book sale. . .my heaven on earth. I was browsing in the Politics section for that perfect find-a new release hardcover from one of my favorite authors or commentators and all for the bargain price of $2 (never found one, by the way). A woman and her friend were across the row of books from me and I overheard the following statement:
"Partial-birth abortion is just a made up term in order to sound worse than it really is."
I'm not kidding.
And I wanted so des
* FRC Action's Tony Perkins Challenges Planned Parenthood Prez to Debate - ProLifeBlogs Aug 4, 2009, 3:04 pm
August 3, 2009/WASHINGTON, D.C. -
Family Research Council Action President Tony Perkins re-issued his invitation to Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards to debate the question - Does the President's health care reform plan include a mandate for abortion coverage and taxpayer funded abortions?
In a piece published today by the Huffington Post, PP's president states that the plan doesn't mandate abortion coverage or funding. In a letter to Capitol Hill staff last week, Perkins responde
*Science Czar John Holdren and the Beginning of Your Humanity - ProLifeBlogs Aug 3, 2009, 2:00 pm
Out of President Obama's 30+ czars, the science czar he chose continues to hold the record for most insane. Obama appointed John Holdren as top "science and technology advisor." Being Obama has promised to "restore science to its rightful place," it is very important to know what Mr. Holdren thinks about the beginning of human life.
The answer is found in John Holdren's book, Human Ecology: Problems and Solutions: "The fetus, given the opportunity to develop properly before birth, and given the
*Live Video Now, Paul Schenck! - ProLifeBlogs Jul 31, 2009, 2:53 pm
When he was a minister, Schenck challenged a federal district court injunction that restricted pro-life "sidewalk counselors" from approaching men and women with a peaceful, pro-life message. The case, Schenck V. Pro-Choice, reached the United States Supreme Court, which held 8-1 in his favor, striking down the Order as a violation of his First Amendment rights. The Court used his case to strike down similar restrictions across the country.
Live Video - Paul Schenck! 2:15 - 3:15 Eastern http:
*FRC: The Truth Hurts Planned Parenthood and NARAL - ProLifeBlogs Jul 31, 2009, 11:33 am
WASHINGTON, D.C./July 30, 2009 -
Family Research Council Action President Tony Perkins today urged the House Energy and Commerce Committee to approve amendments to protect the conscience rights of health care providers and ensure that Americans' tax dollars are not used to pay for abortions within the health care overhaul. Perkins also responded to attacks by Planned Parenthood and the National Abortion Rights Action League against FRC Action's new TV ad on abortion funding in President Obama
*Concerned Roman Catholics Condemn K of C Inaction on Abortion - ProLifeBlogs Jul 30, 2009, 11:10 am
MEDIA ADVISORY, July 30 /Christian Newswire -
Concerned Roman Catholics of America (CRCOA) condemn the Knights of Columbus for their continuing failure to expel pro- abortion and pro-homosexual politicians. The K of C meet at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, for their 127th Supreme Convention on August 4-6, 2009.
Ken Fisher, President of CRCOA, said: "With 51 million abortions since Roe V. Wade in 1973, the Knights of Columbus has failed the unborn children miserably
*Catholic Charities, Vincent de Paul Society Supporting Abortion-providing Health Care Plan - ProLifeBlogs Jul 29, 2009, 3:55 pm
Washington, DC (29 July 2009) -
Three of the top lay Catholic organizations have divorced themselves from Catholic teaching by supporting the Obama health-care plan, which would foster a culture of mandatory abortion coverage, contraceptive services, and permissive sex education, euthanasia and eugenics.
Catholic Charities USA, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the Catholic Health Association are joining together to push the current version of the plan through Congress.
"There is no so
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The Perfect Murder: Michael Schiavo Could Face Criminal Charges
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Gov. Jeb Bush, who unsuccessfully tried to keep Terri Schiavo alive, now says that an investigation is needed into what happened the night in 1990 that she collapsed and her heart stopped beating [Miami Herald].The Associated Press reports that Bush asked Pinellas-Pasco County State Attorney Bernie McCabe to investigate an alleged gap in time between when Michael Schiavo found Terri and called 911 in February 1990. Bush says the prosecutor has agreed to look over the case.
*No Excuses for Dehydrating the Disabled (427 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Jun 15, 2005, 10:36 pm
Concerned Women for America (CWA) responded to the autopsy report on Terri Schiavo, released today by a medical examiner for Florida's Pinellas-Pasco County, which confirmed that the "removal of [Terri's] feeding tube resulted in her death."
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*Does Michael Schiavo Know What Terri Wanted? Does He Care? (412 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Feb 14, 2005, 2:25 pm
Michael Schiavo has publicly stated that his goal in withholding treatment from his wife and removing her feeding tube (leading to death-by-starvation) is in accord with her wishes. He has testified that he loves his wife and is doing what she wanted. However, both legal records and Michael's actions seem to tell a different story.
*Nurse Testifies that Terri Schiavo Speaks (385 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Feb 6, 2005, 4:24 am
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*Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Unethical and Not Working (373 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Jun 24, 2005, 2:36 pm
Scientists involved in embryonic stem cell research are now admitting that they have not achieved the advancements that were sold to the public. "Many of the technologies we hyped to the general public haven't worked yet," Celgene Corp. president Alan Lewis said Wednesday at a biotechnology trade show in Philadelphia.
James Thomson, the Wisconsin biologist who was the first to isolate embryonic stem cells also admits they have been oversold. [more from LifeNews]
*Terri Schiavo Blogburst (315 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Feb 10, 2005, 1:27 pm
For those who haven't noticed, there is currently a Terri Schiavo blogburst. Hyscience is putting together a blogroll of bloggers who support Terri by commenting and publishing information. Follow this link to sign-up.
*Misdiagnosing PVS - Cranford and Terri Schiavo (288 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Apr 13, 2005, 2:30 am
CNSNews reporter, Jeff Johnson, has written an excellent article about one of the expert witnesses who testified that Terri Schiavo was in a persistent vegetative state (PVS). Dr. Ronald Cranford gave the same confident opinion ("105 percent sure") of his diagnosis of a patient he examined in 1980 who later regained consciousness and the ability to communicate.
*The Workforce We Are Creating (283 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Nov 14, 2005, 10:55 am
What kind of workforce will we create if we force people to do things that are ethically wrong?
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*Embryonic Stem Cell Research in India (278 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Oct 18, 2005, 5:01 pm
Here's another perfect example of how the "only the ‘leftover' frozen embryos destined to die" argument in favor of embryonic stem cell research was only a ploy for many researchers.
A dozen times over the past one year, fertility specialist Indira Hinduja has reached into a canister of liquid nitrogen and pulled out thin plastic straws that hold live human embryos frozen at minus 196 degrees Celsius....
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*Why Censor Ultrasound? (271 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Apr 18, 2005, 2:08 am
Pro-abortion forces won a victory in the Illinois House Wednesday as State Rep. Rosemary Mulligan (R-Park Ridge) successfully passed HB 2492 which would make it a criminal offense for an ultrasound to be administered without a doctor's order.
Bryon Preston remarks:Why would Planned Parenthood, an industry leader that aborts children and makes millions doing it, care a bit about the safety of children in the womb? Simple. It's hard to see an ultrasound and remain pro-choice. Once you see that yo
*A Family's Torment - Terri Schiavo (253 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Feb 11, 2005, 2:25 pm
The following items are among many very frustrating circumstances that Terri Schiavo's parents, brother, and sister consider to be abuses of Terri on the part of Michael Schiavo. As a parent, can you imagine having to just be a bystander while these abuses are inflicted on your child? All of these have been condoned by Judge Greer and the Pinellas County officials.
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*Terri told what is happening: Terri cried (252 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Mar 18, 2005, 4:31 pm
Federal representatives served subpoenas on the Hospice house earlier today, citing intent to have Terri Schiavo appear before Congress on March 28, 2005. Judge Greer has ordered that the subpoenas wouldn't be entertained and that Terri's feeding tube would be IMMEDIATELY removed.
It is unclear if this has happened yet or not.
Attorney Barbara Weller was with Terri earlier today. She told the media that, during her visit with Terri, she explained to her what was happening. According to Weller,
*Video Shows Terri Schiavo's Responsiveness (246 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Feb 10, 2005, 7:25 pm
Here are video clips clearly showing that Terri Schiavo is responsive and not in a "permanent vegetative state" as claimed by her husband, Michael and his attorney:
Terri watching a balloon
Terri's alert eyes
Terri responds to cold
Terri responds to her mom
Terri responds to music
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*Killing Through Starvation is Painless? (238 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Mar 16, 2005, 12:29 pm
Last night Michael Schiavo and his attorney, George Felos, appeared on Nightline to discuss their bid to withhold nourishment and hydration from Terri Schiavo for the purpose of ending her life. Michael's statements included the following assertionsTerry will not be starved to death. Her nutrition and hydration will be taken away. This happens across this country every day.
somebody's nutrition is very painless. That has been brought to the courts many of times. Doctors have come in and test
*Arizona Governor Sends Wake-Up Call for Pro-Lifers (235 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Apr 19, 2006, 1:01 am
John Jakubczyk, like a voice crying in the wilderness, hits the nail on the head:With the three vetoes by Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano of three benign pro-life bills, one realizes that this is a governor connected with the culture of death and yet unconcerned that her vetoes will produce any political fall-out.
e vetoed the fetal pain bill, it hardly raised a stir in the local media. The Arizona Republic did not print a story on the veto but merely put a short AP wire story on its website.
*Adult Stem Cells Treat Heart Disease (229 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Jul 12, 2005, 9:09 am
Jeannine Lewis received stem cell treatment to combat end-stage heart disease. The therapy, like all successful stem cell based treatments, did not use embryonic stem cells which require the destruction of a human life. Instead, Lewis underwent a leading edge procedure in which her own stem cells were injected into her body to produce healing in her heart.
Lewis' blood was drawn and then flown to Israel, where stem cells were extracted. The stems cells were shipped to Thailand, where they we
*American Medical Association Targets Pro-Life Pharmacists (227 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Jun 23, 2005, 3:37 am
CHICAGO, June 21, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The American Medical Association is backing a proposal that would force pharmacists to dispense abortifacients like the morning-after emergency abortion and birth control pill or refer to another pharmacist to have the prescriptions filled.
A resolution passed Monday by the AMA's House of Delegates states that pharmacists who oppose abortifacients on moral grounds should provide an “immediate referral to an appropriate alternative dispensing pharmac
*Lauer Corrects Michael Schiavo Misrepresentation (216 hits)- ProLifeBlogs Mar 25, 2006, 10:07 am
As the release of his book approaches, Michel Schiavo and his wife Jodi have given their first network interview with NBC New's Matt Lauer. Schiavo discusses the hydration/starvation death of his wife, Terri, and why he refused to give her care over to her family, the Schinders:Schiavo: When you sit in a courtroom and you hear the father say, ‘I'll cut her arms and lets off just to keep her alive.' Why would I want ot put their daughter back in their care If he's going to do that to her?
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