96,000 Women Needlessly Abort Over Medication Fears

Many Korean pregnant women make the hasty decision to have an abortion because of medication they were taking when they became pregnant. The practice is often based on unfounded fears that the medicine could lead to fetal deformities, says Dr. Kim Tae-yoon, head of the gynecological department of Miz Medi Hospital. "Though doctors assure them that most of the drugs are okay and recommend them to keep the baby, they just ask for the procedure," he said. Korea Times

14 Year Old British Girl Dies after HPV Vaccination

Natalie Morton died hours after being given Cervarix - the controversial cervical cancer vaccine manufactured for the UK market by Glaxo SmithKline. Natalie was injected with the vaccine as part of the UK National Health Service's immunization program directed at teenage girls with the purpose of protecting them against strains of the human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted disease. The NHS started the HPV vaccination program in April last year and has recorded 2,137 reports of adverse effects. Health officials said today they are not sure whether Natalie had an extreme reaction to a standard vaccine, or whether the particular dose she was given was from a "rogue contaminated batch." Either situation raises serious questions about the safety of the vaccine. LifeSiteNews

Report details PCC impact over 40 years

Wednesday, September 30th, at 1:00 pm, at a National Press Club luncheon, Family Research Council, will release 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. Access the live webcast of the event.

PCC on Good Morning America this Wednesday!

Jill Nelson, of Alpha Family Center in Newaygo, MI, wrote to say, "We were filmed by Good Morning America last week for a story they're doing about a huge donation that Gerber Products made to Feeding America (formerly 2nd Harvest Gleaners). Feeding America could choose one agency that receives food from them and they chose our Alpha Center. The crew came up and filmed for 3 1/2 hours for a spot that might last 45 seconds, if we're shown at all in the finished product. The story is to air next Wednesday, September 30 during the 8:00 a.m. hour." Tune in to GMA this Wednesday!

PCCs and consumer product safety

According to NIFLA, "[w]hile PCCs are not required to test products for safety, they cannot knowingly distribute products that do not meet the requirements of the law." This applies to centers with Earn While You Learn and similar programs. Download the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Handbook for Resale Stores and Product Resellers. To keep abreast of recalled items, a staff person should regularly check the recall list on the CPSC web site.

Webinar on Board Development

The Center for Nonprofit Success has just released its first webinar on how to build a successful and effective board. The webinar consists of two components: 1. An online video that you can download at any time 2. A teleconference with the speakers on 9/29 for registered webinar viewers in which questions emerging from the video will be answered by the speakers.

HIV: The Biggest Threat to Pregnant Women

HIV is the leading cause of maternal mortality in South Africa, according to a five year study of maternal mortality at one of the country’s largest hospitals. Published in the August 2009 issue of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the study found that the maternal mortality ratio was more than six times higher in HIV-positive women than in HIV-negative women, and nearly half of the overall deaths were from HIV related causes, such as tuberculosis and pneumonia. Women Deliver

Opposition to Health Care Plans Not Racist

A top black pro-life advocate says there is nothing racist about opposing the health care plans pending in Congress because they force taxpayers to finance abortions. Dr. Alveda King is responding to critics who say such opposition is racist and point to the outburst from Rep. Joe Wilson. King says abortion itself is racist because it targets the African-American community as abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood place centers in minority neighborhoods. LifeNews

Abortions Could Increase By One-Third Under Health Care Bills

Speaking at the Values Voters Summit sponsored by the Family Research Council, pro-life Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey made it abundantly clear what would happen under the current legislation. Smith predicted that abortions could rise by as much as one-third because of the massive abortion subsidies and mandates found in HR 3200 and the Kennedy and Baucus bills.
Unfortunately, he said, President Barack Obama and White House personnel are hiding that fact. LifeNews

New H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccines Don't Rely on Aborted Fetal Cells

A pro-life group that monitors vaccinations is pleased to report that the new H1N1 swine flu vaccines the federal government will be distributing next month do not rely on cells from babies killed in abortions. Other vaccinations have been condemned for relying on such cells to formulate the vaccines. Children of God for Life says that four new H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines approved late last week by the FDA do not use aborted fetal cell lines. The four vaccines are made by Sanofi Pasteur, Novartis, CSL and Medimmune and all are using eggs from baby chickens instead of cells from humans. LifeNews

Carhart will Open Kansas Clinic, but Not for Late-Term Abortions

LeRoy Carhart changed his story over the weekend and said he plans to open a new abortion business near Wichita, Kansas. However, he now says he has no plans to replace George Tiller by becoming the next to do late-term abortions in the state. LifeNews

Sportsmanship wins

Matt is a special athlete who has Down Syndrome. He loves football. This year, he told his mother and father he wanted to play. He puts his pads and helmet on, stands next to Coach McCamy and waits for his turn. Over and over during the course of the game Matt will say, "Coach McCamy, I am ready! I am ready Coach!" On this Monday night coach gave him a chance. The Cardinals were down by a few touchdowns with 15 seconds left. Coach McCamy called a timeout and asked the coach of Maryville High School if they could run their "Matt Play." He agreed and this is where the video begins. YouTube, LifeSiteNews

Good News from AUL's 2009 State Legislative Sessions in Review

Despite Congress and the Obama Administration’s pursuit of an incremental strategy to implement a regime of unregulated and unrestricted abortion-on-demand, fund unethical and destructive biotechnologies, and coerce and undermine the consciences of health care providers, the majority of states continue their pursuit of life-affirming laws and policies. In 2009, approximately 60 pro-life measures were enacted in the states, a marked increase from 2008. This accomplishment is especially notable given that there was a nearly one-third decline in the number of pro-life measures introduced in the states in 2009 (as compared to 2008 activity levels). AUL

PolitiFact Half Wrong on Abortion Funding in Baucus Bill

PolitiFact, the web site fact-checks politicians and political issues, got it right when it validated a pro-life group's analysis that abortion funding is found in the Baucus health care bill. But it got wrong its assessment of National Right to Life's description of the kind of money involved. PolitiFact confirmed that NRLC is right on abortion funding. But PolitiFact declared wrong an NRLC statement saying, "Under the Baucus bill...federal funds would subsidize coverage of elective abortions." PolitiFact reached these seemingly contradictory conclusions by making the odd claim that the federal government can use federal funds to help purchase private health insurance plans that cover elective abortions, and yet not "subsidize coverage of elective abortions." LifeNews

Care Net conference wrap-up

Order CDs of the 2009 conference workshops and keynotes by using this link to Barker Productions. You may also contact them by phone at (205) 969-3227.

Outsmarting the Facebook Lobster Trap

Three Worries, One Guideline, Seven Principles from Non-Profit Online News

Director Query: Exit Surveys?

A director asked for a sample exit survey form. I had one on file that I could share with her, but I thought I'd activate my PCC List readership to see if you have one you'd like to share (in electronic format). Send it to my email and I'll forward it along.

Kenya decries high abortion rate

As the world marks the 3rd World Contraceptive Day on Saturday, inadequate use of contraceptives associated with high rates of abortions and birth rates remained a major concern among reproductive health experts in Kenya. Departmental Head of Family Health in the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation Dr. Josephine Kibaru said there were 300,000 abortions every year in public health centres alone. “Our study shows that the number of abortions in this country is so high, this was done only in public facilities which mean that this is just a tip of the iceberg." Capital News

Boy enters guilty plea to attempt to kill fetus

A Williamsburg-area teen who tried to abort his girlfriend's pregnancy last year by giving her a bottle of Gatorade laced with a drug meant for cows entered guilty pleas Tuesday in juvenile court to charges of attempted third-degree murder and aggravated assault. Altoona Mirror

Blackmun's daughter relates story about her unplanned pregnancy

Seven years before her father would author a landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, Sally Blackmun found herself grappling with an unexpected pregnancy in 1966. She ultimately decided against abortion. "The fact that my father was a sitting federal judge made (an abortion's) illicit nature not only a risk to my health but a potential embarrassment to my family and Dad's career." She ended up choosing marriage. Three weeks after the wedding, she miscarried. The marriage ended after six years. Blackmun told her story at a fundraising luncheon for a political action committee that funds women candidates in Minnesota who support abortion rights. Post Bulletin

Answer to global warming? Forced abortion and sterilization

In Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment, Obama science czar John Holdren argued that involuntary birth-control measures, including forced sterilization, may be necessary and morally acceptable under extreme conditions, such as widespread famine brought about by "climate change." To prevent ecological disasters, including "global warming," Holdren argued the U.S. Constitution would permit involuntary abortions, government-imposed sterilizations and laws limiting the number of children as steps justified under the banner of "sustainable well-being." WND

Get to Know: Psalm 139 Project

People who want to reduce abortions and aid pregnant women may do so in an effective way by giving to the Psalm 139 Project. The project, which is a ministry of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, provides ultrasound machines for pregnancy centers across the country. Contributions to the Psalm 139 Project go totally for the purchase and placement of such machines, training for the nurses who perform the tests and minimal expenses for promotion of the fund.

Abortion addiction? Now it's a disease?

Irene Vilar’s “abortion addiction,” as she describes it, resulted in 15 of the lethal procedures in 16 years. Her new book – Impossible Motherhood: Testimony of an Abortion Addict – will be released October 6. "The story begins with a double bind: I’m fated to be misunderstood and my body will never forget the life interrupted that shall die with it. You will never understand. I will never forget. Yet here we are. You and I." Life Digest

Planned Parenthood President Richards Links Abstinence-Only Sex Education, High Teen Birth, STI Rates In Texas

In a speech Monday on sex education in Texas, Planned Parenthood Federation of America President Cecile Richards said that grassroots support is essential to making improvements in reproductive health and education. Richards was a guest speaker during the Faith & Freedom Speakers series, which was co-sponsored by the Texas Freedom Network and Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Central Texas. Medical News Today

Economy Makes Women Wait on Children, Could Increase Abortions

A new survey conducted by the pro-abortion Alan Guttmacher Institute has produced the first hard evidence showing that women are waiting to have children because of the economic downturn. Although the poll did not ask women about abortion, abortions could be rising as a result. LifeNews

STD Linked to Prostate Cancer

Infection with a common sexually transmitted disease may make men more vulnerable to the most deadly form of prostate cancer, new research suggests. Men in the study who had been infected with the STD trichomoniasis were only slightly more likely to develop prostate cancer years later, compared to men with no documented evidence of prior infection. WebMD

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Board terms

Weighing the benefits of longer and shorter terms of service for boards. Association News

NRLC rebuttals to pro-abortion healthcare reform arguments

The pro-abortion public relations machine is in full throttle in support of the abortion-related components of the health care bills that are being pushed by the White House and top congressional Democrats. NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson is confronting them with the facts, on websites near and wide. Stop the Abortion Agenda

Surprised by chastity

In an interview with Jane Campion, director of the new movie Bright Star, NPR's Melissa Block expresses surprise that passion can be pure:

BLOCK: We feel the intensity of the connection between John Keats and Fanny Brawne, even though their relationship is very chaste throughout the movie. . . . Was part of the appeal of telling this story sort of what you wouldn't show? I mean, there are no bodices being unlaced, and there's a lot of discretion, which I'm sure is very deliberate.

Ms. CAMPION: Yeah, I think the story touches me because of the restraint that was placed upon them. They got engaged finally, but they never did get married. . . . And I think it was sort of interesting to me how intense and in love these two could be without, well, having sex, I guess. NPR

Editor: A sad commentary on our times.

Anti-abortion protester attacked outside Flagstaff city hall

An anti-abortion protester, who is a regular fixture on Route 66 in front of City Hall, was attacked by two women during the lunch hour Friday. Paramedics arrived on scene to treat minor injuries. The two women were cited and released on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage. AZ Daily Sun

Get to Know: Dr. Freda Bush

Michigan Family Forum and the Michigan Association for Sexual Health are hosting author and physician, Dr. Freda Bush, at an event for students at Calvin College on October, 20. Dr. Bush is the co-author of HOOKED: New Science on How Casual Sex is Affecting our Children. She is a board member of The Medical Institute of Sexual Health and recently completed a term on the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. She speaks often about abstinence, sexuality, sexually transmitted diseases and social behavior education. Strategic Cultural Initiative

Michigan PCCs Meet to Discuss "Reproductive Rights" Legislation

Michigan Family Forum is working to educate pregnancy care centers around the state about troubling legislation currently before the Michigan House. House Bill 5158 would place burdensome mandates on pregnancy care centers if passed as introduced, including a requirement that all centers provide clients with a directory of abortion and family planning providers in the community. While the bill was amended significantly in the committee process to remove the most egregious elements, MFF continues to work to defeat the legislation. If you are interested in having MFF meet with your board to learn about this bill and how to become more involved in the legislative process, contact Michigan Family Forum at (517) 374-1171 and ask for Dan Jarvis.

Second Abortion Increases Risk of Premature Babies 93%

Published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Canadian researchers found that women who had undergone more than one abortion had a 72 per cent increased risk for low birth weight and 93 per cent risk of prematurity. Far from recommending that women not have abortions, however, the lead author of the study said that the solution is to improve abortion techniques. Shah told media that he was fearful that "anti-abortion groups" would seize upon the study as proof of the damage abortion does to women. "I think it should not be used as a way of saying, this is bad and we should not be doing this kind of thing. There is an association which we should be aware of, and we should let mothers be aware. I don't want unintended pregnancies to increase." LifeSiteNews

48% Want Abortion Coverage Banned in Health Care Plan

The health care reform legislation working its way through Congress faces many obstacles primarily because it touches so many aspects of life. The abortion issue has the potential to create a lose-lose situation for advocates of the plan. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 48% believe any government-subsidized health care plan should be prohibited from covering abortion procedures. Thirteen percent (13%) believe such plans should be required to cover abortions, and 32% favor a more neutral approach with no requirements in either direction.

Aborted fetal DNA in vaccines linked to autism?

Just when the pharmaceutical industry thought the vaccine/autism controversy had been resolved, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee has recommended further study of vaccine safety. A perceived fear of the safety of the US vaccination schedule has led increasing numbers of parents to opt out of full compliance. . . . What the NVAC has overlooked, however, in their recommendations, is that epidemic regressive autism is associated with the switch from using animal cells to produce vaccines to the use of aborted human fetal cells for vaccine production. Now when we vaccinate our children, some vaccines also deliver contaminating aborted human fetal DNA. The safety of this has never been tested. Sound Choice Pharmaceutical Institute

Additional resource: Children of God for Life has updated (as of August 12, 2009) its chart showing the various aborted fetal cell lines that serve as the sources of vaccines and whatever alternatives are available. Click 'Vaccine Sources' from the menu; PDF file also available.

Rebuttal: http://pcclist.blogspot.com/2010/04/claims-questioned-on-vaccines-using.html

Get to Know: CPC Watch

Watch the watchers. The CPC Watch web site features a state-by-state listing of PCCs (under the 'Known CPCs' tab) and tries to expose them as "fake clinics." A check of Michigan listings reveals that some of us are still flying under the radar. This site was the first listing on a Google search for a particular Illinois center.

Anti-abortion group in Wichita says it’s out of money

The anti-abortion group Operation Rescue may need a little rescuing itself. The Wichita-based organization, which dogged abortion provider George Tiller for years before his murder last spring, is “completely out of money,” according to a letter President Troy Newman sent to potential donors this week. Newman blames the recession, which he said has supporters keeping a tight grip on their checkbooks. Giving is down 40 percent compared with previous years, he said. Kansas City Star

In Health Care Battle, a Truce on Abortion

“And one more misunderstanding I want to clear up: Under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortion, and federal conscience laws will remain in place.” Did that apparently unqualified statement by President Obama to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday guarantee that health care overhaul, whatever its other travails, will not fall victim to the seemingly intractable moral battle over abortion? Of course not. NY Times

Study Showing Abortion-Premature Birth Risk Points to Cerebral Palsy

The new meta-study shows "very strong evidence [that] the most common induced abortion procedure, 'suction' abortion" has a "risk of a later preterm birth or the low birth weight baby." The cerebral palsy link is important because "babies under 32 weeks' gestation have 55 times the cerebral palsy risk as full-term (at least 37 weeks) newborns." As a result, if abortions increase the risk of a low birth-weight baby and low birth-weigh significantly contributes to an unborn child having cerebral palsy, then the performance of abortions clearly results in more children diagnosed with the condition. LifeNews

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Teen Denied Citizenship for HPV Vaccine Refusal

A 17 year old British immigrant to the United States has been denied citizenship over her refusal to take the controversial HPV vaccine Gardasil, which is required of all female immigrants to the US. Simone Davis, a devout Christian, says she doesn't know why she should have to take the vaccine because she has taken a pledge to remain a virgin until marriage. "I am only 17 years old and planning to go to college and not have sex anytime soon," she told ABC News. "There is no chance of getting cervical cancer, so there's no point in getting the shot." LifeSiteNews

Child is aborted every 25 seconds in the European Union

In Europe, in 2007, over 1,200,000 abortions were registered, which is equal to one abortion every 25 seconds. In the past 10 years, over 13 million children have been "eliminated" by this practice. Deacon for Life

Scrapbooking at the rural center

What do scrapbooking and keeping in touch with your churches have in common? They are the perfect match. In a rural community, chances are you are the only PCC in town, and your churches are aware of you. For us, churches are our lifeblood! It is important for us to stay in front of our Christian church congregations, and scrapbooking is the way. At the Center

Editor: The author, Dinah Monahan, will be a featured speaker at the next PCC Leadership Summit -- July 22-23, 2010, in Grand Rapids.

Anthony: Movie in production

An impoverished, brilliant kid wants to live and prove his life is valuable by standing up to the status quo and by trying to change the world in a major way, but will he be able to stand up to the one he loves the most? This movie needs your help. To learn more, visit http://anthonymovie.com or email.

NRLC reaction to the Baucus bill

The "America's Healthy Future Act," proposed today by Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), contains an array of pro-abortion mandates and federal subsidies for elective abortion. National Right to Life strongly opposes the legislation in its current form. We will work in support of amendments to eliminate the abortion mandates and federal abortion subsidies. National Right to Life

Praise report from the sidewalk

Sidewalk counselors in Grand Rapids were excited to report: "It was a Wednesday at Fulton that we have not seen in the years we have been there . . . four clients . . . for the WHOLE day!! Two at the morning shift, two in the afternoon. We were just shocked. There have been times that we might have 20 in a day. Add to that, some somber post-abortive women took literature that will point them to God for healing and forgiveness. Add to that a wonderful prayer presence both in the [Omega] House and on the sidewalk. Add to that, a special luncheon was held at noon in the House for some dynamic pastors who carefully listened to the truth about what goes on next door at the clinic. We praise God for this unusual, but very welcome, day. And we thank you, His dear people, for remembering us inprayer!" --Barry, Ben, Greg, Lee, Kim, and Mary

Editor: The Fulton clinic (Heritage) will be the site of this fall's 40 Days for Life campaign in GR.

Teaching Abstinence in Schools

(Excerpted from The Abstinence Survival Kit) Schools are teaching kids how to have sex, but in most cases they aren't teaching them not to. With the right approach, you can get abstinence-until-marriage education into your local schools. At the Center

Writing Grant Proposals, Part I

There are a few basic rules to writing an effective grant proposal. By doing some research and preparing a clear, logical proposal, you could get a project at your center funded. Give it a try! At the Center

• Grant Writing II
• Grant Writing III
• Grant Writing IV

Prevention First bills move on in Michigan House

Legislation on its way to the Michigan House floor would require insurance companies to provide prescription coverage for birth control. The package of nine bills, part of a 15–bill initiative promoted by Planned Parenthood’s Prevention First campaign, was passed by the House Judiciary Committee on Sept. 9. Legislation in the package also would require all pharmacies to fill birth control and emergency contraception prescriptions, require insurance companies to cover yearly Pap tests and set standards for sex education curriculum in Michigan schools. State Rep. Mark Meadows, D-East Lansing, introduced House Bill 5158, a part of the package that would require crisis pregnancy centers to disclose all information about provided services. State News

Epidemiologist: Pope Is Right About Condoms

René Ecochard, director of the biostatistics department at Lyon's University Hospital Center, explained that there is "a lack of realism" on the condom issue, which he called a "prisoner of ideology." Pope Benedict XVI said en route to Africa on March 17 that the "problem of AIDS cannot be overcome merely with money, necessary though it is. If there is no human dimension, if Africans do not help [by responsible behavior], the problem cannot be overcome by the distribution of prophylactics: on the contrary, they increase it." The doctor explained: "People thought that the Pope was speaking of the efficacy of the plastic, the condom, when in reality he was speaking of the campaigns to spread the condom. This is very different. All epidemiologists agree today that the campaigns to distribute [condoms] in countries where the proportion of affected people is very high, do not work." Zenit

The Blackmun Myth

Last month, a federal court upheld South Dakota’s law that women seeking abortion be informed “that the abortion will terminate the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being.” This is good news for people who believe women should have full information about abortion. But make no mistake: The South Dakota law will not, as some pro-lifers believe, pose a “challenge” to Roe v. Wade. Pro-lifers should be realistic about their short-term goals. Clarke Forsythe, senior counsel at Americans United for Life

Another Former Clinic Worker Alleges Illegal Acts by Carhart

Another former employee of late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart has contacted Operation Rescue to tell of illegal acts that she allegedly witnessed and was instructed to commit during her employment at Carhart's Abortion and Contraception Clinic of Nebraska. This woman, who has supplied an affidavit to Operation Rescue and Rescue the Heartland, is the sixth to come forward, and the fourth to put forward a sworn statement. Her affidavit will be submitted to the Nebraska Attorney General's office and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, as were the previous three affidavits. LifeSiteNews

Women who have just one abortion face 35% increased risk of having a premature baby

A Canadian medical study found that those who abort a pregnancy could run the risk of giving birth to premature of low-weight children in subsequent pregnancies. It discovered that women who had undergone more than one abortion had a 72 percent increased risk for low birth weight and 93 percent risk of prematurity. It also found that women who had an abortion in the first or second trimester had a 35 percent increased risk of giving birth to a low-weight birth baby and a 36 percent increased risk of having a premature baby.

The authors of the review, published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, say there could be several reasons for their findings - the most likely of which is physical damage to the cervix caused by older methods of abortion. 'When a woman comes for induced termination of pregnancy, she should be counselled about that risk. At least she will be able to make an informed choice. Daily Mail, Guardian

Denial, Evasion and Distortion

Mixed messages have made it difficult for many to discern what's fact or fiction in regards to health care reform. Listen to an update on national health care reform efforts from Right to Life of Michigan President Barbara Listing.

Baucus Health Care Bill Leaves Door Open for Taxpayer-Funding of Abortions

With the two main health care bills in the House and Senate already including massive funding for abortions, pro-life advocates have been carefully watching to see whether the new bill presented by Sen. Max Baucus would fund abortions as well. Early indicates are that it does. LifeNews

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Genes blamed for early first sex

The fact that children raised in homes without a dad have sex earlier is down to their genes, say US researchers. "While there is clearly no such thing as a 'father absence gene', there are genetic contributions to traits in both mums and dads that increase the likelihood of earlier sexual behaviour in their children. These include impulsivity, substance use and abuse, argumentativeness and sensation seeking." BBC

Be Proactive With Novel H1N1 Flu In Pregnancy

Patient awareness and early treatment are key. Obstetricians and other prenatal care providers need to take a frontline attitude about H1N1 because pregnant women are among those at highest risk for infection and serious complications. Ob/Gyn News

White House Will Meet With Skeptical Pro-Life Leader on Abortion, Health Care

White House officials this week will meet with a pro-life leader to discuss the problems of abortion funding in the health care bills pending in Congress. Americans United for Life president Charmaine Yoest will meet with pro-abortion Obama administration officials, but she doesn't expect significant results. LifeNews

Sebelius Says Obama Will Change Bill to Ban Abortion Funding, Pro-Lifers Doubtful
Obama Won't Meet With Pro-Life Democrat to Discuss Abortion, Health Care

'Having my rapist's baby is the best thing I ever did'

A British policewoman and born-again Christian says it was a sudden and unexpected "rush of love" that in her mind transformed her unborn child, conceived in a date-rape, from "an alien" to a beloved daughter on the day of her scheduled abortion. Miriam Virgo credits God with stepping in to save her daughter's life. LifeSiteNews, Daily Mail

Prayer request for pro-life medical students

From Dr. DeCook of the American Association of Pro-Life Ob/Gyns: "At Tulane Medical School in New Orleans this Thursday evening, there is a prolife med student-sponsored symposium (not a debate) on abortion practice. As one of the leaders told us, 'We get no real information on this in our course-work. We need this information as we approach a career in medicine!' An abortion provider will share his viewpoint on his practice, and an AAPLOG member will share his own outlook. Be remembering our AAPLOG doctor this Thursday, that he will be able to communicate his message of pro-life practice clearly to these students."

Editor: I just realized I haven't changed the prayer request sidebar in weeks! I'm so sorry.

Slain Abortion Opponent ‘Loved the Controversy’ His Protests Generated

For at least two decades, in weather good or bad, James Pouillon would stand for hours at a time around this small, rural town, waving graphic signs and breaking the idyllic quiet with loud anti-abortion rants. Others knew him as a good neighbor and devoted family man who loved to romp with his grandchildren in his backyard. NY Times; Obama: Mich. anti-abortion shooting "deplorable"

WANT TO BE THE ‘COOL AUNT’?

The National Sexuality Resource Center, a far-left, radical, sex-peddling project of San Francisco State University, recently launched a web site called coolaunt.org. The “cool aunt,” it says, is “someone who isn’t afraid to answer the hard, funny and perplexing questions about sex.” If you dig deeper, you’ll find that this “cool aunt” is really someone who would undermine a child’s parents by teaching intimate sexual details and answering questions about sexual morality “when parents, teachers, ministers and other mentors couldn’t or wouldn’t deliver answers.” ALL

Democratic Dissenters

Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI) isn't the type to yell "You lie!" while the president is addressing a joint session of Congress. But according to the soft-spoken pro-life Michigan Democrat, Barack Obama isn't telling the full truth when he says "no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions" in the congressional health care plan. "There certainly is public funding for abortion" in the House bill, says Stupak. If Nancy Pelosi and Rules Committee chairman Louise Slaughter do not allow an up-or-down vote on his amendment to explicitly ban coverage for elective abortions in the bill, Stupak's going to lead a coalition of Democrats to vote with the Republicans "to try to take down the rule." That would keep the bill from moving out of the committee to the floor. Weekly Standard

Read more:
Abortion access always a key goal for Obama health plan (Politifact)
FactCheck.org on Obama’s health care speech
The Truth About Health-Care Reform and Abortion

Pro-Life Advocate Murdered Outside Michigan School While Protesting Abortion

State police have confirmed they apprehended a suspect about 8:15 a.m. at the suspect's home in this small community northeast of Lansing. Sara Edwards, the chief assistant prosecutor for Shiawassee County, has confirmed that Pouillon's pro-life stance was the reason he was targeted and said the suspect officials have in custody disapproved of his abortion protests outside the schools. “There was some displeasure with how open he was,” she said. “He tended to carry big signs with very graphic pictures of fetuses.” LifeNews

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Slain Pro-Life Advocate Jim Pouillon Known as the Peaceful Abortion Sign Guy

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UNFPA Bars Conservatives From Berlin Conference

Last week, the United Nations Population Fund and the German government held a conference in Berlin to promote "sexual and reproductive rights." Despite being billed as a "global" event, conference organizers admitted to deliberately blocking any participation from anyone in either the media or civil society who did not agree with their "reproductive rights" agenda. C-Fam

Stem cell company faked success

A stem cell company is in hot water with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for falsely representing an early-stage experimental stem cell therapy as nearing human trials. The SEC yesterday (September 8) filed charges against CellCyte. "The company really tried to take advantage of the hype over stem cells to give the false impression that they were on the verge of clinical trials when really it was just an early stage project that was going to require years of additional research and testing," SEC staff attorney Steven Buchholz. CellCyte describes itself in a 2005 press release as "a late-stage clinical development company" looking to develop new methods for using cord blood, adult, and peripheral stem cells for use in bone marrow transplants, heart repair, and other ailments. The Scientist

Anti-abortion activist shot in front of Owosso High School

State police at the Corunna post have confirmed a well-known anti-abortion activist was shot multiple times and killed this morning in front of Owosso High School. The victim's identity has not yet been released but the shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m., after most students were off the buses and safely inside the building, said Owosso schools transportation supervisor Jayne Campbell. State police also confirmed that a suspect was taken into custody about 8:15 a.m. at the suspect's home. Mlive

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Canadian Magazine Covers New Trend in Sex Ed

Lianne George of Maclean's magazine has penned a piece published this week on a new trend in schools' sexual education offerings to focus on the pleasure of sex. LifeSiteNews

Condoms, Contraception, Abortion: "Cheapest Way to Combat Climate Change"

The best way to combat global warming is to reduce the surplus population through contraception and abortion, according to a report from the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science. According to the report, every £4 spent on "family planning" over the next forty years would reduce global CO2 emissions by more than a ton. It claims there is an unmet need for abortion, sterilization and artificial contraceptives that, if met, would reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies by 72 per cent. The term "emitters" in the report refers to human beings. LifeSiteNews

Hear Dr. Alveda King in Michigan City, Indiana

Civil Rights Activist - Prolife Advocate. LaPorte County Right to Life Committee in NW Indiana is honored to have Dr. Alveda King as their annual fundraising speaker. You are invited to attend a free public forum after the dinner on Friday, September 25, 2009, at the Marquette High School Scholl Center in Michigan City, at 7 pm.

FDA Panel Backs Cancer Vaccines

A Food and Drug Administration panel Wednesday backed a vaccine designed to protect against cervical cancer in women and endorsed expanded use of Gardasil for males to protect against genital warts. The vote amounts to a recommendation that the FDA approve the vaccine for use in females ages 10 to 25. The FDA usually follows its panels' advice but isn't required to do so. The agency could make a decision by Sept. 29. Cervarix is currently approved in about 100 countries outside the U.S. Merck is seeking FDA approval to expand Gardasil's use in males ages 9 to 26. Wall Street Journal

Center hosts LOL walk/run

Shared Pregnancy Women's Center in Lansing, MI, hosted a race/walk fundraiser last weekend. Director Saralee Howard described a unique twist that they surprised runners with when they showed up the day of the race: "When you registered you picked a tongue depressor out of a basket. On it was posted either a positve or negative pregnancy test result. Those who got positive tests ran with a special t-shirt with beach ball underneath." They awarded trophies for the Fastest Female Delivery and Fastest Male Delivery. Clever, huh?

Saralee went on to say, "If you didn't want to run pregnant, you had to find someone else to 'adopt' your baby. It was fun, but actually I'm not sure we do it again. A few of our runners are really serious and they certainly were not pleased at the idea, however, we made it optional and a dozen or so of our runners out of 98 ran pregnant." She has some good ideas for next year.

LOL stood for their theme Labor of Love, as well as "laugh out loud," which runners and spectators were sure to do when they saw the "pregnant" runners. The race was on Labor Day weekend, and the intent was to show "our love for getting women through pregnancy." Staff and volunteers dressed in scrubs. By incorporating a bridge run in the walk, the event was endorsed by the Governor’s Council for Physical Fitness and was a qualifying race for the 2010 Mackinac Bridge Run Lottery. Shared Pregnancy Women's Center

What Do Abortion Advocates Have Against the Human Body

What’s to fear from fetal models? The fact is, they're effective. It’s hard to argue that abortion simply destroys a blob of tissue, when you see an image of a being with eyes staring back at you. It’s difficult to claim that the fetus is a non-person, when a model of that entity looks a great deal like yourself at a younger and more innocent age. LifeNews

Laura died on the wrong side of Kennedy's Politics

Eileen Smith raised her family near the medical mecca of the world (Boston) with a false sense of security. Surely all our medical needs would be taken care of with the latest of technologies and the best of the best of doctors. On her blog she writes, "Never in my worst nightmare could I have imagined my daughter would die at the hands of a Harvard Fellow practicing worse than 3rd world medicine. My daughter, Laura Hope Smith, died in a doctor's office in Hyannis, MA, on September 13th, 2007, just blocks from the well known Kennedy compound. Laura died from the same drug, Propofol, that killed Michael Jackson, and for the same reasons: carelessness, criminal negligence and recklessness." Yet, where was the media attention? Why, when she appealed to Senator Kennedy for help, did he not listen? The Laura Hope Smith Story

OBAMA PERPETUATES ABORTION FUNDING MYTH IN JOINT SESSION ADDRESS

In his address to a joint session of Congress tonight, President Obama said, "One more misunderstanding I want to clear up -- under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions." Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee, commented: "Barack Obama needs to learn that the mere repetition of a verbal formula does not change reality. The reality is that the Obama-backed House bill would explicitly authorize the federal government insurance plan to pay for elective abortions and would explicitly authorize subsidies for private abortion insurance -- and all with federal dollars, which are the only kind of dollars that the federal government can spend." NRLC; speech transcript

iCare: cutting edge pro-life information for your campus

iCare is a riveting pro-life resource designed to educate individuals about abortion and its consequences. iCare is designed to encourage students to recognize our world's most precious resource, human beings. The content is solidly pro-life and challenges students to re-evaluate their opinions about abortion, premarital sex, and the humanity of the preborn child. The goals is to equipt students to become pro-life activists on their college campuses. With iCare, students can reach their entire campus, generate discussion, identify pro-life students to build their club, and educate their peers. Click here to see the iCare campus campaign and request resources. HLA

Here are some great ways to get the message out!

• Stuff campus mailboxes
• Slide under dorm room doors
• Put a copy on every table in the cafeteria
• Hand out at major campus events (i.e. homecoming, sport events, etc...)
• Leave a copy on chairs in classrooms
• Hand out in high traffic locations
• Leaflet tables in the student union
• Hand out as a visual aid after pro-life presentations
• Distribute to a high school youth group
• Hand out after church services
• Pay to insert in a city or campus newspaper

Abortion issue could thwart Obama's health reform goals

As President Barack Obama prepares to address Congress on health care reform, America's pro-life movement is gassing up. If Mr. Obama hasn't liked the tenor of town-hall meetings, wait until he meets pro-lifers at full throttle. They're planning a major drive to try to stop federal funding of abortion as allowed under proposed health care legislation. Mr. Obama has partly invited this havoc by not being completely forthright about how health care reform, as currently proposed, would provide taxpayer funding for abortion. Baltimore Sun

Planned Parenthood plans 'Back to School' event

Planned Parenthood of San Diego and Riverside Counties is sponsoring its third annual “Back to School” event on September 9. Free haircuts will be given to the first 25 children Grocery bags will be given to parents. And backpacks and school supplies will be handed out donated by Planned Parenthood. There will be refreshments served. Desert Sun

Text counseling for children as young as 10

Kids as young as 10 in London are to get sex counselling and education by text messaging, online and face-to-face. The National Lottery’s Young People’s Fund has awarded the Terrence Higgins Trust £432,000 to offer sexual health counselling, mentoring support and volunteering opportunities for kids from 10 to 18. The three-year project beginning next month is aimed at youngsters who are worried about sex, sexuality, relationships, sexual health, and sexually transmitted infections. East London Advertiser

Spanish abortion reforms offer least protection for unborn in Europe

In other European countries, the law clearly spells out the State’s duty to protect basic rights, but the proposed Spanish law would be in stark contrast, denying women information and leaving the unborn without protection. Catholic News Agency

Bereaved mother campaigns against medical guidelines that allow premature babies to die

A mother whose prematurely-born boy died after being denied treatment has condemned guidelines given to doctors. Jayden was denied treatment because he was born earlier than 22 weeks, the cut-off point for treatment under the guidelines. His mother claimed that doctors told her that Jayden "hasn't got a human right, he is a foetus." She went on to say, "The doctors say the babies won't survive, but how do they know if they aren't giving them a chance?" Telegraph

Care Net Conference Boosts Groups Helping Women

The economic downturn has been difficult for crisis pregnancy centers. But representatives at Care Net say pregnancy center leaders are energized as they head to the group's annual national conference. Care Net will celebrate its 26th national conference starting from tomorrow through the rest of the week in Baltimore, Maryland. The event is attracting more than 900 pregnancy center staff and volunteers from across North America for training, worship, inspiration, and encouragement. LifeNews

BarlowGirl sings about post-abortion pain

The popular all-girl Christian rock band BarlowGirl's track "Tears Fall" on of their new Love and War album is a reminder that abortion hurts women as well as unborn children. The piano-based ballad is written from a post-abortive woman's perspective and shares her painful memories and dreams of children who will never experience life. LifeNews

National Right to Life on the health care debate

Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee says, "The health care legislation being pushed forward by President Obama would create a federally run insurance plan that would pay for elective abortion with government funds. The legislation also would provide massive tax-based subsidies to purchase private insurance plans that would cover elective abortions. Both of these new programs would represent drastic breaks with decades of federal policy against funding abortions in government-subsidized health programs. On government-funded abortion, Obama has duped the news media with head fakes and doubletalk."

Read two new memoranda from NRLC refuting "the Hyde Amendment myth" and "the private funds myth."

Your Health Care Questions Answered

To help make sense of it all, join thousands of our fellow citizens for FRC Action's live "National Townhall on Health Care Reform" webcast on Thursday, September 10 at 8:30 p.m. EDT. Joining us for this important event will be House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio); Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), co-chairman of the House Pro-Life Caucus; renowned ethicist Wesley J. Smith; leading medical experts; FRC policy expert Dr. David Prentice, and others. We'll answer your questions, dissect the dangers of the President's plan, and examine how this life and death debate affects your family and those you love. Register for the webcast today and be sure to submit your health care questions!

Killing Girls Is Bad, Killing Boys Is Okay

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is upset about abortion. Well, not abortion per se. But some abortions. Of girls. Apparently killing boys is okay. American Spectator

Abortion, Hormonal Contraceptives Influence Breast Cancer Risk

A paper published this week in the journal, The Linacre Quarterly, by Angela Lanfranchi, MD shows how different pregnancy outcomes influence breast cancer risk. According to Lanfranchi, 52 years of research has pointed to the fact that abortion, as well as hormonal contraceptives, can significantly increase the risk of breast cancer. Lanfranchi is the Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the president of the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute. LifeSiteNews

Paris Pushes Abortion Pill

Concerned about abortion access in the city of Paris, the Mayor's office presented an action plan last week that involves offering chemical abortions without hospitalization in five 'planning centres' or abortuaries around the city. The chemical abortions will be available up to five weeks, and the City hopes that it will make it easier for women to get abortions. Sérénade Chafik of France's Planned Parenthood spoke of abortion access as an "obstacle course. The law is not applied. After eight weeks of pregnancy, it becomes difficult to find a doctor willing to perform abortions." Currently, French law allows abortion-on-demand until the 12th week after which they can be performed in exceptional cases with the approval of two doctors. Planned Parenthood contends that every year between 3,000 and 5,000 go abroad to get abortions. LifeSiteNews

Editor: I'm confused. I thought France was the home of the abortion pill.

New Attack on the Unborn in Latin America

The International Planned Parenthood Federation and its allies have decided to ignore existing laws protecting the sanctity of life and set up abortion hot-lines to encourage women to abort themselves. Women who call these hot-lines are told about the abortifacient drug, misoprostol. They are briefed on how they can obtain it, and how they can use it to abort themselves. Over the past four months, abortion-minded groups in Ecuador, Chile and Argentina have set up such abortion hot-lines. LifeSiteNews

Choosing Thomas

Facing death can be hardest for a family expecting new life. Follow T.K. and Deidrea Lauxs journey after they learn that their unborn son has a genetic disorder called Trisomy 13. They hope the intimate look helps others understand and cope with infant loss. YouTube

What's the Center for Reproductive Rights been up to?

Download their annual report and find out. 2008 Annual Report: Seizing Today Transforming Tomorrow; Center for Reproductive Rights Boasts of Global Abortion Push

Perspective: Chaos rules . . . or does it?

Narcissism rules and chaos reigns. Or, does it? "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?" asks God of Job. "Tell me, if you have understanding" (Job 38:4). God, the creator of the universe, has never and will never relinquish control. It would be contrary to His very nature. LifeDate

Alliance for Life – Michigan 2009 Fall Forum

FOR: Pregnancy Center Directors & Board Members
DATE: Friday, October 16, 2009
WHERE: South Church, 5250 Cornerstone Dr. Lansing MI
COST: $20 (includes continental breakfast, lunch & materials)

Don’t miss this critical information for your pregnancy center: How to reach 21st century clients with 21st century methods & marketing; How to prepare your Center for attack

The Alliance for Life – Michigan works to promote, nurture, unite and expand pregnancy care centers and other life-affirming organizations throughout Michigan.

Register by September 30, 2009, by mailing $20 per participant check to: Alliance for Life – MI, c/o PRC, 415 Cherry St. SE, Grand Rapids MI 49503. Questions? Email, (616) 776-3840, ext. 119

Effort to Manipulate Science

Robinson, Stotland, Russo, Lang, and Occhiogrosso recently published a paper in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry entitled “Is there an 'Abortion Trauma Syndrome?' Critiquing the Evidence.” This is the latest in a series of attempts to review the world literature on abortion and mental health in an effort to "substantiate" the claim that abortion does not carry risks for psychological harm. LifeNews

Berlin UNFPA Conference Calls For More "Reproductive Rights" Advocacy

This week in Berlin, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the German government are hosting a meeting that brings together 400 "reproductive rights" activists from across the globe to discuss strategies to push "sexual and reproductive health and rights" – including abortion – at the local, national and international level. C-Fam

U.N. sex-ed guidance draws fire

A U.N. agency is backing away from U.N.-proposed guidelines intended to reduce HIV infections through sex education for young people, officials in Paris said. Responding to criticism by conservative groups, the United Nations Population Fund has requested its name be removed from published materials associated with the guidelines, set for release in draft form next week by UNESCO. Critics say the program content is too strong for children and that it portrays access to legal abortion as a right. UPI

All women urged to take folic acid 'just in case'

Most women take folic acid pills once they already realise they are pregnant which can often be too late to prevent spina bifida. Now experts have warned that all women of childbearing age should take folic acid supplements to prevent any children they have being born with spina bifida. The advice comes after a rise in the number of cases of the disability. Daily Mail

Shotgun adoption

This article is critical of adoption agencies and pregnancy care centers. While we can't be certain the circumstances related in it are accurate, it does serve as a warning. The Nation

Editor: Centers associated with Partners in Ministry/Baptists for Life adhere to standards of operation that say, concerning adoption:

"Adoption is recognized as one viable alternative to abortion. Agencies which provide assistance in placing children for adoption are to be commended and Partners in Ministry and its associates will work cooperatively with such agencies whenever possible. However, the PCC is not biased in favor of, or in opposition to, adoption. The PCC will remain independent of adoption agencies, relating to them in the same manner as to other referral agencies. The PCC will receive no payment from adoption agencies, will not enter into contractual relationships with them, nor be established under the auspices of such agencies."

It's also important to note that the author is critical of large, Christian families, such as the one written about here: Family Attacked for Too Many Children: "Thrilled" about Baby 19.

Post-Abortion Voices Join Health Care Debate

"Abortion didn’t solve our problems; it only created new ones." Thus say the women and men who resorted to abortion and ended up regretting it. Their voices are heard in the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, and in a new video. Silent No More

1 in 6 girls pressured into sex by boyfriend

Young girls are being physically abused and pressured into sex by their boyfriends, according to new research. Nearly nine in ten girls aged 13 to 17 have been involved in an “intimate” relationship, according to a survey of 1,353 young people carried out by the NSPCC and Bristol University. Of those girls, one in six reported being pressured into having sex, while one in 16 said they had been raped. Girls with older boyfriends were most at risk, with three quarters reporting abuse. Many kept quiet about the situation because they felt scared or guilty, or feared they would lose their boyfriend. Christian Institute, Guardian

Reflection on prayer, from Colleen Tronson

"Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and I will answer thee and show thee great and might things, which thou knowest not." Jeremiah 33:3

"Be careful for nothing: but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7

My husband calls Jeremiah 33:3 "God's Phone Number." I love that because there are times in life and ministry when I am searching for discernment for a personal or counseling situation that is very complex or "messy" and I start to think (in my humanness) that there is no answer. Then I remember this verse and WOW-Call on the Lord; He has the answer! In the flesh I can't solve the problem and I can't see the end of the situation right now, but an answer will come and in His time.

Philippians 4:6-7 then reminds me to PRAY and ASK for direction for myself and the situation. God promises that His PEACE will keep me from worry and unbelief and I don't have to "stress" out about any situation. I have a sign on my computer that says, "Good Morning, This is God. I will be handling all of your problems today. I will not need your help." I don't know if this happens to anyone else or not, but I am thankful that God keeps reminding me that He's in charge and that my job is to pray, apply the Word, and wait on His timing.

Abortion Stigma Affects Doctors' Training And Choices

When Devin Miller, leader of the abortion rights group Medical Students for Choice at Virginia Commonwealth University, heard about the slaying of George Tiller, she "took a step back" to ponder her future. The second-year student plans to become an obstetrician-gynecologist or family physician and expects she would sometimes terminate pregnancies. But the May 31 death of Tiller has left the 23-year-old deeply shaken. Thirty-six years after it was legalized, abortion remains one of the most common procedures in American medicine -- and the most stigmatized. In 2005, 1.2 million abortions were performed, dwarfing the number of appendectomies (341,000), gallbladder removals (398,000) and hysterectomies (575,000). "There's this feeling it's dirty and should not be spoken about," said Miller. "It's hard to be brave and seek everything out yourself." Washington Post

Planned Parenthood Boasts of White House Ties

"Just left the White House meeting on women's health care - they appreciate all the mighty PP supporters speaking up for reform in the states!" wrote Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards on her Facebook and Twitter accounts Wednesday afternoon. The latest meeting continues an apparently tight relationship between Planned Parenthood and the White House, where Obama administration officials have expressed their full cooperation with and encouragement of Planned Parenthood's stake in the bill. Catholic Online

White House Reality Check Site Still Silent on Abortion

Since launching three weeks ago, the White House Reality Check website on healthcare reform has been updated several times to debunk a growing number of alleged myths about the Democrats' plan. But the site is still silent on conservatives' charge that the plan will use taxpayer money to cover abortions. It's a stunning omission, given how much the government-funded abortion allegation has dominated this month's congressional town hall meetings on healthcare reform—and given that President Obama himself has called the charge a myth. Why does the White House site ignore such a big elephant in the room? US News

Spanish resource

Human Life Alliance has explanations of abortion methods in Spanish, plus other resources.

Pro-life calendar used to great effect

In 2007, South Carolina Citizens for Life sent every member of their State General Assembly a 2008 Life Before Birth calendar with a Christmas card. "The purpose was to encourage our lawmakers to pass legislation requiring abortionists to inform pregnant women they have the right to see the baby's ultrasound before the abortion." The abortion-ultrasound bill became law in 2008. SCCL believes the calendar contributed to the success of the legislation. Heritage House '76