Kurt Dillinger: Groaning, grumbling, and gratitude
We can’t get rid of the groaning. It’s all around us, in front of us, behind us, upon us. Given this reality we make our choice. We can begin grumbling about the situation which eventually leads to grasping for control. Trying to control everything around us to relieve us from the groaning. Unfortunately that never seems to work for the long run. It may relieve us for a few days our weeks or possibly a few months, but it does not have the power to last over time. Audacity of Life
Query: "Illegal" or client?
Query for PCC directors: What would you do if you found out a client is illegally in the country? Would you serve her as you would any other client? Or would you report her to the INS? This is a real-life question, and I need everyone to respond. Thanks!
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Instead of New Clinic, Carhart Moves Late-term Abortions Into Rundown Maryland Abortion Mill
Instead of New Clinic, Carhart Moves Late-term Abortions Into Rundown Maryland Abortion Mill :Operation Rescue: Operation Rescue has confirmed that late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart is not in fact opening a new clinic in Maryland as he announced, but is instead joining up with an existing abortion business in Germantown in order to evade a new Nebraska law that prohibits abortions past 20 weeks.
“This is not an expansion of abortion, but a relocation of Carhart’s failing late-term abortion business in a desperate attempt to avoid financial ruin,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.
Running from the law that halted his late-term abortion business, Carhart has made an opportunistic move to capture a portion of the abortion market vacated by the notorious abortionist Steven Chase Brigham, whose Maryland abortion clinics recently closed after it was discovered that he was operating a secret illegal late-term abortion racket in Maryland.
“This is not an expansion of abortion, but a relocation of Carhart’s failing late-term abortion business in a desperate attempt to avoid financial ruin,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.
Running from the law that halted his late-term abortion business, Carhart has made an opportunistic move to capture a portion of the abortion market vacated by the notorious abortionist Steven Chase Brigham, whose Maryland abortion clinics recently closed after it was discovered that he was operating a secret illegal late-term abortion racket in Maryland.
Hillary Clinton: Population Control Will Now Become The Centerpiece Of U.S. Foreign Policy
Hillary Clinton: Population Control Will Now Become The Centerpiece Of U.S. Foreign Policy: During remarks made for the 15th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the launch of a new program that will become the centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy. This new program is known as the Global Health Initiative. According to Clinton, 63 billion dollars will be spent by the U.S. to prevent pregnancies and to improve 'family planning' services around the globe over the next six years.
#ihadanabortion and i hate myself
#ihadanabortion and i hate myself «: I would take a bullet for my out-of-the-womb children. Why didn’t I protect the ones inside?
I have given up hope that the past could have been different. I cannot change what I did. Every bible study, counseling session, and prayer seems to just be a band-aid over a wound that will NEVER heal.
So, I will be a voice for my children who only know heaven. I will be a voice for the millions of women who live in regret, guilt, self-hatred and fear of being “found out.” I will be painfully honest about every feeling I have, and I will stand up for life even when it’s unpopular and politically incorrect. So, please spare me your pro-life/pro-choice arguments. I know what I saw. I know how I feel. I will NEVER be the same. I will NEVER get over it.
And if I don’t take this pain and make it my purpose, I think it might kill me.
I have given up hope that the past could have been different. I cannot change what I did. Every bible study, counseling session, and prayer seems to just be a band-aid over a wound that will NEVER heal.
So, I will be a voice for my children who only know heaven. I will be a voice for the millions of women who live in regret, guilt, self-hatred and fear of being “found out.” I will be painfully honest about every feeling I have, and I will stand up for life even when it’s unpopular and politically incorrect. So, please spare me your pro-life/pro-choice arguments. I know what I saw. I know how I feel. I will NEVER be the same. I will NEVER get over it.
And if I don’t take this pain and make it my purpose, I think it might kill me.
“Excuse me, who is targeting whom?”
Pro-lifer asks pro-abort NYC Council members: “Excuse me, who is targeting whom?” - Jill Stanek: According to Dr. Gerard Nadal's testimony, 'Pro-aborts from NARAL, Planned Parenthood, and the rest of the abortion industry accused us of “targeting minorities,” “preying upon women,” and “endangering women’s right to choose.” They expressed outrage that we open our clinics in the same buildings as they operate in. So with that in mind, I asked the Council who was targeting whom.'
Gardasil Linked to 16 Deaths in US in Less than a Year and a Half
FRC Blog » Gardasil Linked to 16 Deaths in US in Less than a Year and a Half: Judicial Watch recently uncovered critical information about serious adverse events related to the controversial HPV vaccine, Gardasil.
Judicial Watch received this information through a freedom of information act request for the time period of May 2009 to September 2010. From the FOIA results, Judicial Watch learned that the FDA has received over 3500 adverse event reports related to Gardasil in this short time period. The adverse event reports gravely include 16 deaths and 213 cases of permanent disability.
Judicial Watch received this information through a freedom of information act request for the time period of May 2009 to September 2010. From the FOIA results, Judicial Watch learned that the FDA has received over 3500 adverse event reports related to Gardasil in this short time period. The adverse event reports gravely include 16 deaths and 213 cases of permanent disability.
F.D.A. Questions Drug Store Tests for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
F.D.A. Questions Drug Store Tests for Sexually Transmitted Diseases - NYTimes.com: A test to detect two common sexually transmitted diseases is now available in certain drug stores. But the Food and Drug Administration says it may have to come off the shelves.
The product, being sold at most Rite Aid stores, is the first test for chlamydia and gonorrhea to be sold through a drug store, according to Identigene, the test developer. But the F.D.A. on Thursday sent a letter to Identigene saying the test had not been approved by the agency.
The product, being sold at most Rite Aid stores, is the first test for chlamydia and gonorrhea to be sold through a drug store, according to Identigene, the test developer. But the F.D.A. on Thursday sent a letter to Identigene saying the test had not been approved by the agency.
Study: Teen Girls More Likely to Have Risky Sex Than Teen Boys
Study: Teen Girls More Likely to Have Risky Sex Than Teen Boys – TIME Healthland: "A doctoral candidate at Arizona State University made a surprising discovery during the course of her dissertation research on the impact of early sexual health education. She found that regardless of what type of sex-ed they received, teen girls were 30% less likely than teen boys to use protection during their first sexual encounter. She also found that black teens were 40% less likely than white teens to use protection the first time they had sex. 5 Little-Known Truths About American Sex Lives
True love waits
Wedding of Gareth Warren and Lindsay Marsh: Gareth Warren didn't know what to think in the summer of 2008 when the grandmother of his godson handed him a book titled 'The Best Sex of My Life.' 'She just said, 'I want to give this to you,' ' says Warren, who wasn't exactly focused on sexual purification at that point.
In his dating life, the 26-year-old assistant vice president at GE Capital had always gravitated toward models and cheerleaders. His relationships were usually fun, but ultimately unfulfilling. 'It'd feel great when you're out with people, but when you come to a certain point after you had sex, it's like the conversation ended because you don't have a friendship,' he says. 'There's no substance to it. It's surface.' Over the next few months he occasionally picked up the book, reading a chapter at a time.
In his dating life, the 26-year-old assistant vice president at GE Capital had always gravitated toward models and cheerleaders. His relationships were usually fun, but ultimately unfulfilling. 'It'd feel great when you're out with people, but when you come to a certain point after you had sex, it's like the conversation ended because you don't have a friendship,' he says. 'There's no substance to it. It's surface.' Over the next few months he occasionally picked up the book, reading a chapter at a time.
Maryland Abortionist Permanently Surrenders License
Maryland Abortionist That Killed Patient Permanently Surrenders License :Operation Rescue: Abortionist Romeo Ferrer, who stood accused of negligence in the death of Denise Crow in February, 2006, has permanently surrendered his Maryland medical license and promised not to seek licensure in any other state.
Ferrer voluntarily surrender his license on October 27, 2010, rather than face revocation. Ferrer’s license was temporarily suspended in September. At that time, Ferrer hired another abortionist, Gheovant Wartanian, in an attempt to keep his Severna Park abortion clinic open, but when Operation Rescue exposed Wartanians’s troubled past and pro-lifers prayed and protested at his non-abortion office, Wartanian quit the abortion business, forcing Ferrer to permanently close his office.
Ferrer voluntarily surrender his license on October 27, 2010, rather than face revocation. Ferrer’s license was temporarily suspended in September. At that time, Ferrer hired another abortionist, Gheovant Wartanian, in an attempt to keep his Severna Park abortion clinic open, but when Operation Rescue exposed Wartanians’s troubled past and pro-lifers prayed and protested at his non-abortion office, Wartanian quit the abortion business, forcing Ferrer to permanently close his office.
Planned Parenthood to Keep Open Only Abortion Clinic in Lubbock, Texas
Planned Parenthood to Keep Open Only Abortion Clinic in Lubbock, Texas: The Planned Parenthood Association of Lubbock has agreed to purchase Aaron’s Women’s Clinic, the only provider of abortions in the city. While Planned Parenthood has operated in Lubbock for 45 years, they have never offered abortions. The founder and owner of Aaron’s will retire, but the current staff will remain.
New Jersey Senator Won't Let Post-Abortive Woman Testify
New Jersey Senator Won't Let Post-Abortive Woman Testify | LifeNews.com: On Monday, November 15, 2010, the NJ Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on Bill S239. The measure requires the Department of Human Services to file a permanent waiver application to expand medicaid coverage to persons up to 200% of the poverty level for family planning services.
Darlene Dunn, signed up to testify on the bill, which was released from committee by a 8-5 vote along party lines. But, as NJRTL director Marie Tasy explains, the committee chairman, Senator Paul Sarlo “would not allow her to testify because she stated that she had an abortion.”
Darlene Dunn, signed up to testify on the bill, which was released from committee by a 8-5 vote along party lines. But, as NJRTL director Marie Tasy explains, the committee chairman, Senator Paul Sarlo “would not allow her to testify because she stated that she had an abortion.”
Planned Parenthood wraps $12.5M campaign
Planned Parenthood wraps $12.5M campaign | Portland Business Journal: Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette (Oregon) on Monday announced the completion of its five year, $12.5 million fund raising campaign.
The Let's Build campaign funded the new 42,000-square-foot Elizabeth Flanagan Regional Service Center that is now home to Planned Parenthood administrative staff and a state-of-the-art NE Portland health center.
About $9 million of the $12.5 million raised came from private donors. An additional $2 million was raised through a board designated endowment, and $1.5 million came from new market tax credits. Pro-life commentary
The Let's Build campaign funded the new 42,000-square-foot Elizabeth Flanagan Regional Service Center that is now home to Planned Parenthood administrative staff and a state-of-the-art NE Portland health center.
About $9 million of the $12.5 million raised came from private donors. An additional $2 million was raised through a board designated endowment, and $1.5 million came from new market tax credits. Pro-life commentary
City council unanimously votes to stop Carhart late-term abortion plans
City council unanimously votes to stop Carhart late-term abortion plans | LifeSiteNews.com: The Council Bluffs City Council in Iowa unanimously voted last night to shut down any plans late-term abortionist Leroy Carhart may have had to set up shop in the town. Pro-life supporters packed the meeting last night to voice opposition to the announced plans of Carhart, who has said he wants to open up a late-term abortion mill there.
Editor: Let's hear it for Council Bluffs!
Planned Parenthood seeking to lower age of sexual consent to 14 in Peru
Planned Parenthood seeking to lower age of sexual consent to 14 in Peru | LifeSiteNews.com: The International Planned Parenthood Federation is promoting a new bill in Peru that would lower the age of sexual consent to 14 years of age, provoking outrage from pro-family groups and warnings that the country could be converted into a 'sexual paradise' for child predators.
While the bill's proponents claim that the law is necessary to prevent teens from being prosecuted for consensual sexual intercourse, opponents say that it will increase the level of sexual activity among teens, who rarely have sexual relations in conservative Peru, and open them up to easy exploitation by adults.
While the bill's proponents claim that the law is necessary to prevent teens from being prosecuted for consensual sexual intercourse, opponents say that it will increase the level of sexual activity among teens, who rarely have sexual relations in conservative Peru, and open them up to easy exploitation by adults.
'American Idol' winner tells court she had abortion before suicide attempt
'American Idol' winner tells court she had abortion before suicide attempt: Fantasia Barrino said in court Monday she had an abortion around the same time as her suicide attempt three months ago. Barrino was appearing at her ex-lover Antwaun Cook's divorce proceedings. The 26-year-old singer said she had gotten pregnant by Antwaun Cook and had chosen to terminate the pregnancy.
Feminist calls unborn child a "tumor"
Pro-abortion feminist and psychologist Florence Thomas has published an account of her illegal abortion at the age of 22, obtained in the mid-1960s in France, in which she refers to her unborn child as a “tumor.” After the doctor had dismembered her unborn child, Thomas says she felt “a relief. An immense relief. This tumor went away, disappeared. I could go back to living.”
Thomas is now a psychologist at the National University of Colombia and the founder of the Woman and Society Group (Grupo Mujer y Sociedad). She is famous for her claim that women should be permitted to terminate the lives of their unborn children whenever the child isn’t “desired” by the mother, because the love of the mother is what “humanizes” the fetus.
Although Thomas claims she has never felt any guilt following the deadly procedure, she admits that afterward she “knew that I would not ever again have an abortion in my life. I went through that once in my life, and I would not do it twice. Today I continue to wonder how a woman can have an abortion two or three times and even more.” LifeSiteNews
French teacher suspended for showing video of abortions to high school students
French teacher suspended for showing video of abortions to high school students | LifeSiteNews.com: A French high school teacher has been suspended from his teaching position for showing his students a video that includes footage of real late-term abortions performed at a Spanish facility. The teacher reportedly followed the video presentation with a pamphlet distributed to the students which denounces France’s Veil Law, that legalized abortion in 1975. He also held a discussion following the viewing.
New Jersey Planned Parenthood Biz Closes Another Center
New Jersey Planned Parenthood Biz Closes Another Center | LifeNews.com: New Jersey Planned Parenthood has closed another center thanks to pro-life Gov. Chris Christie cutting off the taxpayer funding the abortion business receives through the state’s family planning program.
Also on Monday, Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey announced that it would be closing its Dover center. Although the facility did not do abortions it makes abortion referrals.
Also on Monday, Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey announced that it would be closing its Dover center. Although the facility did not do abortions it makes abortion referrals.
Women Should Know Abortion Linked to Premature Birth
Women Should Know Abortion Linked to Premature Birth | LifeNews.com: November is Prematurity Awareness Month, dedicated by activists to highlighting the risks of and impact created by preterm birth. According to the March of Dimes, more than half a million babies are born prematurely in the United States alone each year.
Yet most people — including women at risk of abortion and their loved ones — are unaware that abortion has been linked to an increased risk of preterm birth among subsequently born babies.
Yet most people — including women at risk of abortion and their loved ones — are unaware that abortion has been linked to an increased risk of preterm birth among subsequently born babies.
Survey: 300 "Doctors" Do Late Abortions
Survey: 300 "Doctors" Do Late Abortions, 140 When Baby Feels Pain | LifeNews.com: The Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion research organization previously affiliated with Planned Parenthood, released a study in 2008 titled “Abortion in the United States: Incidence and Access to Services, 2005.”
The study found there were at least 1,787 abortion “doctors” in the United States but it revealed stark numbers when it comes to those who do abortions later in pregnancy. Of the 1,787, “[t]wenty percent of providers offered abortions after 20 weeks [LMP], and only 8% at 24 weeks [LMP].”
That translates to at least 300 “doctors” who who will perform abortions after 20 weeks LMP like LeRoy Carhart and, of those, 140 willing to perform abortions at 24 weeks LMP.
The study found there were at least 1,787 abortion “doctors” in the United States but it revealed stark numbers when it comes to those who do abortions later in pregnancy. Of the 1,787, “[t]wenty percent of providers offered abortions after 20 weeks [LMP], and only 8% at 24 weeks [LMP].”
That translates to at least 300 “doctors” who who will perform abortions after 20 weeks LMP like LeRoy Carhart and, of those, 140 willing to perform abortions at 24 weeks LMP.
53 Million Abortions Since Roe
United States Sees 53 Million Abortions Since Roe in 1973 | LifeNews.com: In January, the National Right to Life Committee provided a new analysis of the total number of abortions done in the 37 years since the Roe v. Wade decision. The NRLC analysis found that 52 million unborn children had been killed in abortions as of January.
The analysis also found that the best estimate for the current number of annual abortions in the United States — involving both the surgical abortion procedure as well as the dangerous abortion drug RU 486 — is 1.2 million. As a result, the United States likely passed the 53 million abortion mark on November 1.
The analysis also found that the best estimate for the current number of annual abortions in the United States — involving both the surgical abortion procedure as well as the dangerous abortion drug RU 486 — is 1.2 million. As a result, the United States likely passed the 53 million abortion mark on November 1.
IVF using donor eggs increases preeclampsia risk, study claims
BioNews - IVF using donor eggs increases preeclampsia risk, study claims: Pre-eclampsia is a common medical condition that affects between 2-8 percent of women during pregnancy and is associated with high blood pressure, increased protein in the urine and other symptoms. The cause is not fully understood but it is thought to be linked to problems with the placenta. The incidence remains the same for natural pregnancies and those following IVF treatment where the patient's own eggs were used.
Previous studies have indicated that women who use donor sperm and those who get pregnant with a new partner have higher rates of pre-eclampsia than other women, suggesting the condition could be related to an immune response against cells the body sees as foreign.
Previous studies have indicated that women who use donor sperm and those who get pregnant with a new partner have higher rates of pre-eclampsia than other women, suggesting the condition could be related to an immune response against cells the body sees as foreign.
Woman says she killed boyfriend after he attacked her for refusing abortion
Woman says she killed boyfriend after he attacked her for refusing abortion | LifeSiteNews.com: Melinda Morin, 29, is charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Barry Neil Godwin. Morin testified in court that her refusal to abort their baby caused Godwin to become enraged.
“I told him I didn’t want to go for an abortion. I’d keep the baby and I wouldn’t bother him. I’d take care of it myself,” Morin told her lawyer, Mitch Stephensen, during the trial. “But he didn’t want to know there was a kid out there that was his. He was upset and he wanted me to have an abortion. No way around it. So I was trying to leave.”
“I told him I didn’t want to go for an abortion. I’d keep the baby and I wouldn’t bother him. I’d take care of it myself,” Morin told her lawyer, Mitch Stephensen, during the trial. “But he didn’t want to know there was a kid out there that was his. He was upset and he wanted me to have an abortion. No way around it. So I was trying to leave.”
The pro-abortion movement and the psychopathic mentality
The pro-abortion movement and the psychopathic mentality | LifeSiteNews.com: When I read the words of pro-abortion leaders like Colombian psychologist Florence Thomas, who calls unborn babies “tumors” and says that they are only human if their mother wants them, a disturbing question comes to mind: what is, fundamentally, the difference between this type of perspective, so often expressed by abortionists, and the clinical definition of a “psychopath”?
Pediatricians Upset With Haskell’s New Abortion Location
Pediatricians Upset With Haskell’s New Abortion Location :Operation Rescue: Late-term abortionist Martin Haskell has closed his Cincinnati, Ohio, abortion clinic and reopened in the community of Sharonville, about twelve miles to the north – right next to Liberty Sharonville Pediatrics. In fact, parents will now have to enter a common driveway and pass by Haskell’s surgical abortion mill in order to get the Pediatrician’s office. Dr. Steve Brinn, M.D., was so upset that he wrote a letter to the Cincinnati Inquirer expressing his opposition to the abortion business.
Bloggers Admit Abortion Vote a Hoax
Husband Behind BirthOrNot Site Admits Abortion Vote a Hoax | LifeNews.com: The husband behind the BirthOrNot web site that caused an international controversy over a vote on an abortion has now admitted the web site was a hoax.
Pete and Alisha Arnold put up the web site under the claim that they were conflicted over a decision about whether to have an abortion and take the live of their 17-week-old unborn child or give birth to the baby.
In new comments to CNN, Pete Arnold said his wife supports legalized abortion but he admitted the couple put the web site online knowing they never intended to seek an abortion.
Pete and Alisha Arnold put up the web site under the claim that they were conflicted over a decision about whether to have an abortion and take the live of their 17-week-old unborn child or give birth to the baby.
In new comments to CNN, Pete Arnold said his wife supports legalized abortion but he admitted the couple put the web site online knowing they never intended to seek an abortion.
Medical Journal Confirms Premature Birth Risk with Abortion
Medical Journal Confirms Abortion Associated With Increased Premature Birth | LifeNews.com: Dr. Jay Iams, professor and vice chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Ohio State University wrote a report on caring for women prior to pre-term birth in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology: 'Contrary to common belief, population-based studies have found that elective pregnancy terminations in the first and second trimesters are associated with a very small but apparently real increase in the risk of subsequent spontaneous pre-term birth.'
The New York City Council Takes (Bad) Aim at Crisis Pregnancy Centers
The New York City Council Takes (Bad) Aim at Crisis Pregnancy Centers - By Greg Pfundstein - The Corner - National Review Online: This is a case of the strong trying to oppress the weak, as matters of abortion always are. But judging by Tuesday’s hearing before the council’s Women’s Issues Committee, the bill’s advocates may not be as strong as they thought, and the weak not as weak as they imagined.
The New York City Council and Choice
The New York City Council and Choice « Coming Home: We are the ones who guarantee choice by providing an alternative to abortion. Choice requires more than one option, or else it isn’t a choice. Without more than one option, choice collapses into compulsion and coercion. I explained that we offer women services that many don’t even realize exist.
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Secret burial service held for 34 late-term aborted babies
Secret burial service held for 34 late-term aborted babies - Jill Stanek: In August, police made the gruesome discovery of 35 late-term aborted babies in a freezer at abortionist Steven Brigham’s Elkton, Maryland, mill. Rev. Joe Piekarski of Immaculate Conception Church in Elkton applied to the Maryland Board of Medical Examiners to receive those babies. East Coast pro-lifers were shocked, saddened, and angered to learn that he held a secret burial for those babies this past Monday.
Missouri Planned Parenthood In Columbia Resumes Abortions
Missouri Planned Parenthood In Columbia Resumes Abortions | LifeNews.com: After 13 weeks of temporarily halting abortions at its Columbia center, the Planned Parenthood abortion business in Missouri is resuming abortions. Missouri Right to Life indicates “the Columbia Planned Parenthood abortion clinic will resume aborting babies next Monday, November 22.”
First Lady Picks Abortion Advocate as New Chief of Staff
First Lady Michelle Obama Picks Abortion Advocate as New Chief of Staff | LifeNews.com: First Lady Michelle Obama has selected Tina Tchen to replace Susan Sher. President Barack Obama selected Tchen to become the director of public liaison at the White House and, in March 2009, she became the executive director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, which pro-life advocates worry promotes abortions.
Tchen is a Chicago lawyer who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Obama presidential campaign. Previously, she served as the vice president of the National Organization for Women. In July 2009, she spoke to gathering of Planned Parenthood activists, promising that Obama is a pro-abortion president and urging them to continue their pro-abortion lobbying efforts.
Tchen is a Chicago lawyer who raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Obama presidential campaign. Previously, she served as the vice president of the National Organization for Women. In July 2009, she spoke to gathering of Planned Parenthood activists, promising that Obama is a pro-abortion president and urging them to continue their pro-abortion lobbying efforts.
Couple puts their abortion decision up for a vote
A Minnesota couple says, like Caesar, they'll determine their child's fate by a thumbs up or down Internet poll. Their perfectly healthy baby is 17 weeks along. DailyMail
Editor: When I went to the blog, the pro-birth side was winning. I voted, but immediately regretted it. I tried to leave the following message on the site, but I don't think it went through --
Editor: When I went to the blog, the pro-birth side was winning. I voted, but immediately regretted it. I tried to leave the following message on the site, but I don't think it went through --
Hi. I voted in your poll (for birth) and immediately regretted participating. Not because I wish I'd voted for abortion (you can guess from my email address -- if you can see it -- that I'm pro-life. I regret participating because it feels like what would go on in the Roman Colosseum. No one who disliked the death games would have even gone to the Colosseum, and thus would not have participating in the thumbs up or down vote. So, while I hope the pro-birth votes will win, I think pro-life people cheapen themselves when they vote.
Your website makes me want to cry. I hate the thought that your baby's life hangs in the balance. I'm glad I at least have this chance to write to you and express my thoughts.
Your baby is precious. A gift from God. You are parents, right now. Once you're parents, you don't get to decide, and you certainly don't get to turn your parental responsibilities over to strangers. Your life is different now and will be forever after. Abortion will not change the fact you're parents, or that you had a child. Abortion won't solve whatever issues are presenting this choice to you.
My heart is heavy with what I feel is the futility of coming up with whatever words will persuade you. Please, don't abandon your child to the whim of the public. Grasp the magnitude of this event in your lives. Stand against the tide and defend your child against the forces of death. Be heroes, not passive bystanders in your own life! This is your life. This is your child.
Pro-abortion testimony at NYC council
Nancy Northup, president of the pro-abortion Center for Reproductive Rights, testified before the New York City Council on November 16, 2010 on the recently introduced bill that will regulate the deceptive practices of pregnancy counseling centers in the city. Ironically, their website says, "The Center for Reproductive Rights advocates against proposed laws that would limit women’s access to information, or force healthcare providers to give their patients misleading information about their health." You can download the full transcript for Ms. Northup’s testimony.
Disclosure and Coercion
Disclosure and Coercion: If a woman has an abortion without having been apprised of the facts about potential harm and suffering, she has not chosen freely: the decision-making process has been rendered defective. The normal requirements for informed consent prior to undergoing a medical procedure should not be suspended when that procedure is a termination of pregnancy.
Informed consent means that, prior to the decision to have an abortion, the patient must be fully advised of all physical and psychological risks associated with abortion, even if the doctor considers those risks minimal.
Informed consent means that, prior to the decision to have an abortion, the patient must be fully advised of all physical and psychological risks associated with abortion, even if the doctor considers those risks minimal.
Closure of Two More Abortion Clinics Continues National Trend
Closure of Two More Abortion Clinics Continues National Trend :Operation Rescue: The closures continue a national trend of decreasing numbers of abortion clinics. Operation Rescue conducted extensive research and documented that over two-thirds of America’s abortion clinics have closed since 1991, when there were over 2,100 clinics nationwide.
“When we released our ‘Project Daniel 5:25’ listing of all remaining surgical abortion clinics in the United States last December, there were 713. Today, counting the Southgate mill, which will soon close, there are only 694,” said Operation Rescue spokesperson Cheryl Sullenger. “That great news for women and their pre-born babies.”
Twenty abortion clinics have closed in the past 11 months at a rate of nearly 2 per month. Operation Rescue maintains the most accurate listing of abortion clinics available on its Project Daniel 5:25 page.
“When we released our ‘Project Daniel 5:25’ listing of all remaining surgical abortion clinics in the United States last December, there were 713. Today, counting the Southgate mill, which will soon close, there are only 694,” said Operation Rescue spokesperson Cheryl Sullenger. “That great news for women and their pre-born babies.”
Twenty abortion clinics have closed in the past 11 months at a rate of nearly 2 per month. Operation Rescue maintains the most accurate listing of abortion clinics available on its Project Daniel 5:25 page.
New York City Faces Lawsuit if Anti-Pregnancy Center Bill OKd
New York City Faces Lawsuit if Anti-Pregnancy Center Bill OKd | LifeNews.com: American Center for Law and Justice told LifeNews.com it will bring a legal challenge against the city “if a pro-abortion measure is passed that unfairly and unconstitutionally targets pro-life crisis pregnancy centers.”
The ACLJ presented testimony yesterday before the Women’s Issue Committee of the New York City Council opposing a measure that would require the centers “to comply with costly and burdensome requirements – requirements that don’t apply to pro-abortion centers.”
The ACLJ presented testimony yesterday before the Women’s Issue Committee of the New York City Council opposing a measure that would require the centers “to comply with costly and burdensome requirements – requirements that don’t apply to pro-abortion centers.”
Washington Clinic That Did Secret Abortion on Teen Closes
A social worker affiliated with an Alaska hospital arranged a secret abortion for a 15 year-old teenager at the Cedar Women’s Clinic paid for at government expense. Her family became alarmed when she didn’t return home from school one afternoon in March 2003. They only learned about their daughter’s whereabouts when an older daughter informed them. The teen believed her parents would not approve of the pregnancy, but told her boyfriend’s mother she did not want to have an abortion.
Fifteen weeks into the pregnancy, the teen had gone to the Providence Alaska Medical Center for prenatal care. There, the social worker asked her to return alone later in the day. The worker suggested the abortion and made arrangements with Cedar River Clinic abortion facility, near Seattle, operated by the Feminist Women’s Health Center. The social worker also arranged for a state-funded insurance program for poor children to pay for the abortion.
The teen’s parents desperately called police when they found their daughter missing. Upon learning of the secret abortion, her parents told officials they would have gladly helped their daughter raise the baby. They then filed suit against Providence. The Cedar Women’s Clinic, the first abortion clinic to open in the city 31 years ago, closed Monday. LifeNews
Fifteen weeks into the pregnancy, the teen had gone to the Providence Alaska Medical Center for prenatal care. There, the social worker asked her to return alone later in the day. The worker suggested the abortion and made arrangements with Cedar River Clinic abortion facility, near Seattle, operated by the Feminist Women’s Health Center. The social worker also arranged for a state-funded insurance program for poor children to pay for the abortion.
The teen’s parents desperately called police when they found their daughter missing. Upon learning of the secret abortion, her parents told officials they would have gladly helped their daughter raise the baby. They then filed suit against Providence. The Cedar Women’s Clinic, the first abortion clinic to open in the city 31 years ago, closed Monday. LifeNews
Michigan bills seek dignified burial for abortion victims
Michigan bills seek dignified burial for abortion victims: A package of bills passed the Senate on November 10 with a vote of 30-8. Right to Life of Michigan says they have assurances from sponsors of the bill that the issue will be taken up in the House at the beginning of the next legislative session in January. The bills aim to give greater dignity to the remains of unborn children killed in abortion.
H.B. 5928 would change the Michigan health code “so that fetal remains will no longer be classified as ‘products of conception,’ along with the placenta, umbilical cord, and other uterine contents. Two other bills (S.B. 1563 and H.B. 5929) would directly legislate the methods hospitals and abortion clinics use to dispose of fetal remains.
The proposed legislation comes in response to the revelation in late October that abortion clinics in Delta Township and Saginaw had been illegally dumping fetal remains and medical records into a dumpster.
Testifying: Dr. Gerard Nadal before the NYC council
Testifying: The Power of the Holy Spirit (Part I) « Coming Home: 726,845 dead Black and Hispanic babies, out of the total of 922,272 [abortions in NYC] in that ten-year period alone represents a genocide in slow motion.
Michigan Abortion Clinic to Close
Closure of Two More Abortion Clinics Continues National Trend :Operation Rescue: Womancare of Downriver in Southgate, Michigan, which is owned by the troubled abortionist Alberto Hodari, is currently in escrow to a physician whose practice does not include abortions. Once escrow closes, so will the abortion clinic.
Life Prizes Announces Winners of $600,000 Award
Life Prizes Announces Award Winners This year's six winners are Douglas Johnson of National Right to Life, Kristan Hawkins of Students for Life, Alveda King, Terri Schiavo Life and Hope Network, Marie Smith of the Parliamentary Network for Critical Issues, and Jeanne Head, a pro-life U.N. representative.
Bill Brings Out Foes on Abortion
Bill Brings Out Foes on Abortion - WSJ.com: A contentious bill that would require about two-dozen so-called crisis pregnancy centers to disclose that they don't offer abortions drew more than 50 abortion supporters and opponents to a New York City Council committee meeting Tuesday. Members of the Committee on Women's issues weren't expected to vote on the bill, which has the support of Speaker Christine Quinn and the Bloomberg administration. Council Member Daniel Halloran raised questions about the city government telling a group that it must disclose what it doesn't provide, suggesting that Planned Parenthood should change its name to indicate that it also plans for nonparenthood.
Chris Slattery, representative for several NYC centers says, "I was grilled extensively for 20 minutes, but we defended EMC's work quite well, as did many top experts from across the U.S. We continue individual council member meetings day by day for at least the next week. Pray on!"
Chris Slattery, representative for several NYC centers says, "I was grilled extensively for 20 minutes, but we defended EMC's work quite well, as did many top experts from across the U.S. We continue individual council member meetings day by day for at least the next week. Pray on!"
Police in Thailand find hundreds of fetuses hidden in Buddhist temple
Police in Thailand find hundreds of fetuses hidden in Wat Phai Ngern Buddhist temple: A strong odor emanating from the Wat Phai Ngern temple led police to the horrific scene Tuesday. A total of 348 dead fetuses -- wrapped in different colored plastic bags and newspapers -- were discovered in a temporary body storage area. Authorities are continuing their investigation and expect to find more fetuses in the upcoming days.
Police have already arrested undertaker Suthep Cha-bangbon, who was taken into custody and confessed to helping five clandestine abortion clinics dispose of the fetuses by cremation. No word was given on how long he had been storing the bodies or when he was planning on cremating them. Abortion is illegal in Thailand, except when the pregnancy poses a health risk to the mother, the fetus is abnormal or in cases of rape.
Police have already arrested undertaker Suthep Cha-bangbon, who was taken into custody and confessed to helping five clandestine abortion clinics dispose of the fetuses by cremation. No word was given on how long he had been storing the bodies or when he was planning on cremating them. Abortion is illegal in Thailand, except when the pregnancy poses a health risk to the mother, the fetus is abnormal or in cases of rape.
Legal Assistance for Filing YAZ lawsuits
YAZ Lawsuit | Legal Assistance for Filing YAZ lawsuits: Every day more women are reporting side effects they have experienced as a result of their prescription of Yaz. The numbers continue to rise, and it is obvious that there are dangers in taking this form of birth control. Yaz and contraceptive medications that are similar to Yaz have been producing side effects like heart attacks, blood clots, strokes, gallbladder disease, and many other complications.
No Charges for Unlicensed Abortionist as ND Prosecutors Ignore Laws
No Charges for Unlicensed Abortionist as ND Prosecutors Ignore Laws :Operation Rescue: State’s Attorney Birch Burdick has announced that he will not file criminal charges against an abortionist Lori Lynn Thorndike, who committed illegal abortions at the Red River Women’s Clinic in Fargo, North Dakota, while her medical license was lapsed.
Brudick used abortion clinic rhetoric word for word by describing Thorndike’s licensing issues as “an administrative oversight” and noted that she had active medical licenses in South Dakota and Colorado at the time she was doing abortions on a lapsed license in North Dakota.
“North Dakota laws are very explicit. It is a Class B Felony to commit abortions in that state without a valid North Dakota medical license. Burdick has decided all on his own that the laws of North Dakota that were enacted for the protection of vulnerable women should not be enforced,” said Operation Rescue spokesperson Cheryl Sullenger.
Brudick used abortion clinic rhetoric word for word by describing Thorndike’s licensing issues as “an administrative oversight” and noted that she had active medical licenses in South Dakota and Colorado at the time she was doing abortions on a lapsed license in North Dakota.
“North Dakota laws are very explicit. It is a Class B Felony to commit abortions in that state without a valid North Dakota medical license. Burdick has decided all on his own that the laws of North Dakota that were enacted for the protection of vulnerable women should not be enforced,” said Operation Rescue spokesperson Cheryl Sullenger.
Fargo clinic doctor renews license, but could still face charges
Fargo clinic doctor renews license, but could still face charges | INFORUM | Fargo, ND: A physician at Fargo’s Red River Women’s Clinic has reinstated her state medical license but still faces a review concerning possible criminal charges if it is shown she performed abortions without a license. Dr. Lori Thorndike, whose North Dakota medical license expired on June 30, renewed the license this week with the North Dakota Board of Medical Examiners.
Planned Parenthood closes Lawrence office
Planned Parenthood closes Lawrence office | State | Wichita Eagle: The Planned Parenthood office in Lawrence, Kansas, has closed because of a lack of demand for its services, according to a notice in the window. The closure leaves three locations in Kansas — all in the Kansas City area — that provide abortion services, according to Kansans for Life, an anti-abortion organization.
That group's director, Mary Kay Culp, said the Lawrence office provided medical, or chemical, abortions, but did not do surgical procedures.
That group's director, Mary Kay Culp, said the Lawrence office provided medical, or chemical, abortions, but did not do surgical procedures.
Women's clinic that made local history is closing
Women's clinic that made local history is closing | Yakima Herald-Republic: After 31 years of providing health care services to area women, Yakima's first abortion clinic -- the Feminist Women's Health Center -- is closing Monday. With the expansion of Planned Parenthood abortion services in recent years, the region is now overserved. There isn't the patient volume for two main providers.
All women of childbearing age -- 15 to 44 -- are having fewer abortions, according to recent state data. The rate of reported abortions for this group was 16.7 per 1,000 in 2009, compared with 18 in 2008. The pregnancy rate per 1,000 for the same group of women also dropped from 85.2 in 2008 to 83 last year.
All women of childbearing age -- 15 to 44 -- are having fewer abortions, according to recent state data. The rate of reported abortions for this group was 16.7 per 1,000 in 2009, compared with 18 in 2008. The pregnancy rate per 1,000 for the same group of women also dropped from 85.2 in 2008 to 83 last year.
Why are Anorexics More Likely to Have Unplanned Pregnancies and Abortions?
Why are Anorexics More Likely to Have Unplanned Pregnancies and Abortions? | TIME Healthland: New research published in the November issue of the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology that shows women with anorexia nervosa are far more likely to have unplanned pregnancies and abortions. Researchers studied 62,060 women who participated in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study. Just 62 women identified themselves as anorexic.
Half reported unplanned pregnancies, compared to 19% in the women without eating disorders; 24% of the anorexic women said they'd had an abortion, in comparison to 15% in the other group. The anorexic women were also younger than the other women when they delivered babies: 26.2 versus 29.9 years old.
“It wasn't just a subtle difference,” says Cynthia Bulik, the study's lead author. “It was really a whopping difference. We have got a public health message we've got to get out there.”
“It wasn't just a subtle difference,” says Cynthia Bulik, the study's lead author. “It was really a whopping difference. We have got a public health message we've got to get out there.”
Editor: Is there also a link from abortion to anorexia?
What everyone needs to know about Planned Parenthood
Family Research Council: Planned Parenthood--What Every Parent, Teacher, Woman, Community Leader and Elected Official Needs to Know -- This document was originally published in September, 2010. In the original version please note the following corrections: on page 1, 2nd paragraph, 12th line and page 9, 2nd full paragraph, lines 8-9 'a net income' should be replaced with 'revenue.' The current pdf reflects these changes.
Why women risk one-night stands and casual affairs and their views on abortion
Why women risk one-night stands and casual affairs and their views on abortion | Mail Online: 18 percent of women in the survey have had an abortion - nearly 50 per cent regret it. Yet, the Royal College of Psychiatrists says there is no clinical evidence that women suffer psychologically as a result of early abortions.
Center for Reproductive Rights to sue the FDA over emergency contraception
According to a CRR email:" One year, seven months, and 23 days. That’s how long the Obama Administration's FDA has ignored a court order to reconsider its refusal to make emergency contraception (EC) available over-the-counter to women of all ages. . . . [T]he FDA . . .is breaking the president’s promise to restore scientific integrity to federal policies. The time for waiting is over. The Center for Reproductive Rights is taking the FDA back to court today."
Plenty of evidence on mental health effects of abortion
The American Association of Pro-Life Ob/Gyns website offers evidence based conclusions from the world literature on the mental health disasters following abortion for many women, disasters ranging from substance abuse, to depression, to suicide.
No lease renewal
No lease renewal : WLKM Radio 95.9 FM: Officials with Planned Parenthood of South Central Michigan have been denied an extension for leases at facilities in Three Rivers and Sturgis.
Leroy Carhart Forced to Move Late-Term Abortion Business out of Nebraska
Leroy Carhart Forced to Move Late-Term Abortion Business out of Nebraska: Late-term abortionist Leroy Carhart has announced he will attempt to set up shop in three different states in order to continue performing late-term abortions that are now illegal under a new Nebraska law.
Carhart says he plans to have three new abortion facilities up and running by January with one in the Maryland-D.C. area, and another in Council Bluffs, Iowa offering late-term abortions. He also is acquiring an Indianapolis abortion clinic, which specializes only in early-term abortions.
He said that the reason for moving his late-term abortion business out of Bellvue is Nebraska’s new abortion ban, Legislative Bill 1103. The law prohibits elective abortions after 20 weeks post-conception on the basis that science definitively shows an unborn child feels pain at that age.
Carhart says he plans to have three new abortion facilities up and running by January with one in the Maryland-D.C. area, and another in Council Bluffs, Iowa offering late-term abortions. He also is acquiring an Indianapolis abortion clinic, which specializes only in early-term abortions.
He said that the reason for moving his late-term abortion business out of Bellvue is Nebraska’s new abortion ban, Legislative Bill 1103. The law prohibits elective abortions after 20 weeks post-conception on the basis that science definitively shows an unborn child feels pain at that age.
‘I Had an Abortion’ Twitter Campaign Will Not Silence Thousands Who Regret Their Abortions
‘I Had an Abortion’ Twitter Campaign Will Not Silence Thousands Who Regret Their Abortions: A new campaign on Twitter asks women to say 'I had an abortion' and summarize that experience in 140 characters or less. The campaign was started by Steph Herold, a pro-abortion activist who launched the website Iamdrtiller.com to honor the murdered abortionist Dr. George Tille. Ms. Herold's aim is to destigmatize abortion. Participants think the tweets are one way to 'silence' Silent No More. But they will no longer be silent. Nor can the story of any abortion be told in just a few words.
“Hush Hush” E-Mail Reveals Back-Room Deal To Ignore Illegal Abortions In North Dakota
“Hush Hush” E-Mail Reveals Back-Room Deal To Ignore Illegal Abortions In North Dakota :Operation Rescue: Operation Rescue has learned through an intercepted secret e-mail that the North Dakota State Board of Medical Examiners has notified the Red River Women’s Clinic, the only abortion clinic in North Dakota, that the license of abortionist Lori Lynn Holst Thorndike has been restored and is currently in “Active-Unconditioned” status in spite of her operating illegally without an active medical license in that state since June 30, 2010.
Planned Parenthood Says Graphic Sex Guide for Youth is a Best Seller
Planned Parenthood Says Graphic Sex Guide for Youth is a Best Seller: According to International Planned Parenthood Federation, the brochure called “Healthy, Happy and Hot” has become their most popular publication. Aimed at young people with HIV, the brochure contains sexually explicit language and promotes casual sex with multiple partners.
Thirty Studies in Five Years Show Abortion Hurts Women's Mental Health
Thirty Studies in Five Years Show Abortion Hurts Women's Mental Health | LifeNews.com: Over 30 studies have been published in just the last five years and they add to a body of literature comprised of hundreds of studies published in major medicine and psychology journals throughout the world. The list is provided in the article; the conscientious reader is encouraged to check the studies out. No lies … just scientifically derived information that individual academics, several major professional organizations, and abortion providers have done their best to hide and distort in recent years.
Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz President Makes Almost $400K
Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz President Makes Almost $400,000 | LifeNews.com: In 2008, Cecile Richards received a salary of $385,163 plus $11,876 in benefits and deferred compensation.
Mobile phones could be used to diagnose STIs
Mobile phones could be used to diagnose STIs | News | The Christian Institute: Scientists from the University of London are developing a new self-testing device which users can plug into their mobile phones for a near-instant diagnosis. Users will put some of their urine on the device, which will then need to be plugged into a mobile phone or computer. The device’s software will then diagnose any infection and recommend a course of action.
What the other side doesn't want anyone to see
Embryo; approximately 8 weeks from conception, 10 weeks estimated gestational age from LMP.
Fighting Bullying With Babies
Fighting Bullying With Babies - NYTimes.com: Roots of Empathy arranges monthly class visits by a mother and her baby (who must be between two and four months old at the beginning of the school year). Each month, for nine months, a trained instructor guides a classroom using a standard curriculum that involves three 40-minute visits – a pre-visit, a baby visit, and a post-visit. The program runs from kindergarten to seventh grade. During the baby visits, the children sit around the baby and mother and try to understand the baby's feelings. The instructor helps by labeling them. "It's a launch pad for them to understand their own feelings and the feelings of others. It carries over to the rest of class."
Pregnancy-associated death
Pregnancy-associated death: a qualitative systemat... [Obstet Gynecol Surv. 2005] - PubMed result: Healthcare providers should understand that homicide is a leading cause of pregnancy-associated death, most commonly as a result of partner violence.
Fully inform women on abortion, say top medics
Fully inform women on abortion, say top medics | News | The Christian Institute: Women who seek a termination should be “fully informed” about the possible consequences, a group of consultant psychiatrists have said in a letter to a national newspaper. In the letter the medics highlighted a recent poll which showed the idea of “informed consent” enjoys massive public support.
They also pointed out that the Royal College of Psychiatrists has recommended that informed consent, including information on possible mental and physical risks to the woman, should be part of good practice in abortion provision.
They also pointed out that the Royal College of Psychiatrists has recommended that informed consent, including information on possible mental and physical risks to the woman, should be part of good practice in abortion provision.
Carhart Announces Pie-In-Sky Hopes to Expand Late-term Abortions
Carhart Announces Pie-In-Sky Hopes to Expand Late-term Abortions :Operation Rescue: Operation Rescue obtained a copy of a letter from Carhart dated September 22, 2010, outlining his wishes to expand and soliciting donations. The letter states he needs $450,000, but he told reporters yesterday that he actually needs $1.5 million.
Get to Know: The Christian Funding Directory
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The Christian Funding Directory, an online grants and foundations database, is the World's Largest Directory of Christian Foundations and funding sources for Christian ministries and churches (over 9,300 as of 06/22/2010) . The CFD is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for one full year providing you access to funding sources interested in funding your ministry. The CFD is searchable by 10 different fields, is constantly updated and expanded, contains the most current information available (often 2009 data), and is linked to outside foundation websites whenever possible.
The Christian Funding Directory, an online grants and foundations database, is the World's Largest Directory of Christian Foundations and funding sources for Christian ministries and churches (over 9,300 as of 06/22/2010) . The CFD is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for one full year providing you access to funding sources interested in funding your ministry. The CFD is searchable by 10 different fields, is constantly updated and expanded, contains the most current information available (often 2009 data), and is linked to outside foundation websites whenever possible.
Mum has four abortions in three years
Mum has four abortions in three years | The Sun |Home Scotland|Woman: Stacy Cutler listens to her 22-week-old unborn child's heartbeat - and her eyes fill with tears. The grainy scan shows the fully developed fetus moving around inside her. But Stacy's tears are not of joy at seeing her baby for the first time. She has made the heartbreaking decision to have an abortion at this late stage.
The 22-year-old mum-of-one has terminated four pregnancies in the past three years. She felt that she was not financially or emotionally secure enough to have another child.
But while Stacy is sure she was simply doing the best for her family, many would say she was using abortion as a form of contraception with no regard for the rights of her unborn child. Here, she sets out her reasons so you can decide whether she is selfish and irresponsible or realistic about her ability to provide.
The 22-year-old mum-of-one has terminated four pregnancies in the past three years. She felt that she was not financially or emotionally secure enough to have another child.
But while Stacy is sure she was simply doing the best for her family, many would say she was using abortion as a form of contraception with no regard for the rights of her unborn child. Here, she sets out her reasons so you can decide whether she is selfish and irresponsible or realistic about her ability to provide.
Hundreds of fetuses, newborns dumped in South Africa
Hundreds of foetuses, newborns dumped in South Africa:
Johannesburg's private 702 radio station quoted a report by the South African Medical Research Council and the Pretoria-based University of South Africa as saying at least 446 bodies of foetuses and babies under one years of age were turning up in in drains, gutters and rubbish bins in Gauteng province.
At least part of the problem was thought to stem from the proliferation of illegal abortion clinics. Many do not have proper systems for disposing of fetuses. The statistics also included some newborn babies.
Johannesburg's private 702 radio station quoted a report by the South African Medical Research Council and the Pretoria-based University of South Africa as saying at least 446 bodies of foetuses and babies under one years of age were turning up in in drains, gutters and rubbish bins in Gauteng province.
At least part of the problem was thought to stem from the proliferation of illegal abortion clinics. Many do not have proper systems for disposing of fetuses. The statistics also included some newborn babies.
Second North Dakota Abortion Practitioner Allowed Medical License to Expire
Second North Dakota Abortion Practitioner Allowed Medical License to Expire | LifeNews.com: Abortion practitioner Tami Lynn Holst Thorndike has medical licenses in Colorado and in South Dakota but her north Dakota license expired on June 30. Operation Rescue also received a tip that abortion practitioner Miriam McCreary of Minnesota allowed her medical license to lapse on the same date.
Late-Term Abortionist Carhart May Open New Clinics
Late-Term Abortion Practitioner Carhart May Open New Centers | LifeNews.com: The Facebook page of Trust Women Movie, a pro-abortion propaganda film made to honor Tiller and promote Carhart, has a posting saying Carhart “is working on opening two new clinics” and it asks abortion advocates to donate to help support their “trip to film this.” Also, KETV has confirmed Carhart is saying he will open three new abortion centers in December — including in southeastern Council Bluffs, another in Maryland and one in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Julie Schmit-Albin, the director of Nebraska Right to Life, responded to these reports, saying, "If LeRoy Carhart is opening two new abortion facilities, one wonders if they will be outside of Nebraska in order to escape our newly enacted law which bans abortion at 20 weeks based on babies feeling pain,” she said. The other potential is that “Carhart will leave Nebraska altogether for a state(s) that have fewer abortion restrictions on the books.” Before the update, the Nebraska Right to Life director speculated New Mexico, Kansas and a short move to Council Bluffs, Iowa — a suburb of Omaha – could be potential destinations for Carhart.
Julie Schmit-Albin, the director of Nebraska Right to Life, responded to these reports, saying, "If LeRoy Carhart is opening two new abortion facilities, one wonders if they will be outside of Nebraska in order to escape our newly enacted law which bans abortion at 20 weeks based on babies feeling pain,” she said. The other potential is that “Carhart will leave Nebraska altogether for a state(s) that have fewer abortion restrictions on the books.” Before the update, the Nebraska Right to Life director speculated New Mexico, Kansas and a short move to Council Bluffs, Iowa — a suburb of Omaha – could be potential destinations for Carhart.
Abortionist Appointed To RI Governor-Elect’s Transition Team
Abortionist Inappropriately Appointed To RI Governor-Elect’s Transition Team :Operation Rescue: Rhode Island Governor-elect Lincoln Chafee has appointed Pablo Rodriguez, an abortionist who formerly served as Medical Director of Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island, to his transition team because he's a leader in the Hispanic community. In 2000, Rodriguez penned an essay about his abortion work in an unnamed Andean country where he mused about the irony of committing illegal abortions in a room with images of Jesus and Mary hanging on the wall, and made references to the religious protesters outside his Rhode Island abortion clinic.
Washington Post Wrong, Abortion Hurts Women's Mental Health
Washington Post Wrong, Abortion Hurts Women's Mental Health | LifeNews.com: A long time ago, pro-lifers realized that humanizing the unborn was not always an effective strategy, so they adopted other rhetorical and legislative strategies to protect the unborn. One such strategy has been to appeal to women’s self-interest by documenting the emotional pain that many women face after obtaining an abortion. (The Silent No More Campaign has been very effective at this.)
In Sunday’s Washington Post, Brenda Major responded to this strategy by arguing that it is based on faulty science. But, according to Michael New, her analysis is flawed.
In Sunday’s Washington Post, Brenda Major responded to this strategy by arguing that it is based on faulty science. But, according to Michael New, her analysis is flawed.
Practitioner May Have Done Abortions in North Dakota With Invalid License
Practitioner May Have Done Abortions in North Dakota With Invalid License | LifeNews.com: North Dakota case abortion practitioner Tami Lynn Holst Thorndike has medical licenses in Colorado and in South Dakota but her north Dakota license expired on June 30. Tammi Kromenaker, the director of the Red River abortion center, the only one in the state, tried to dismiss any concern and said it was merely an “administrative oversight.”
Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic Closes in Kansas
Planned Parenthood Abortion Center Closes in Kansas, Three Left in State | LifeNews.com: Planned Parenthood of Lawrence quietly closed its abortion facility nine weeks ago located near the University of Kansas, where it did abortions on college students attending the university. With the closing, Kansas is now down to three abortion centers left in the state, which is good news for Kathy Ostrowski of Kansans for Life.
Bush: Pro-Life Views Affected after Seeing Remains of Miscarried Sibling
Bush: Pro-Life Views Affected after Seeing Remains of Miscarried Sibling: In a recent interview with NBC's Matt Lauer about the forthcoming book, former President George W. Bush explained that when he was a teenager his mother, Barbara Bush, suffered a difficult miscarriage. Barbara obtained the miscarried fetus, and put it in a jar in order to bring it in to the hospital. However, first she showed her teenage son his deceased sibling.
'I never expected to see the remains of the fetus, which she had saved in a jar to bring to the hospital.' He added: 'There was a human life, a little brother or sister. There's no question that affected me, a philosophy that we should respect life.'
'I never expected to see the remains of the fetus, which she had saved in a jar to bring to the hospital.' He added: 'There was a human life, a little brother or sister. There's no question that affected me, a philosophy that we should respect life.'
Cultivating pro-life students
While most high school students enter college pro-life, a disconcerting number of them leave “pro-choice.” Human Life Alliance, page 3
Late-Term Abortions: Q&A With the Last Remaining Doctor Who Performs Them
Late-Term�Abortions: Q&A With the Last Remaining Doctor Who Performs Them – TIME Healthland: According to Warren Hern, "many of the people in the anti-abortion movement don't believe . . . in freedom. They don't believe in the fundamental premises of American society." Oh.
Serious Flaws in Study of Post-Abortive Teens
Serious Flaws in Study: A study in the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute's journal, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, claims to show that adolescents who have abortions have no increased risk of depression or low self-esteem. The study, published not in a peer-reviewed journal but in a publication of the former research arm of Planned Parenthood, attempts to contradict recent studies that have shown the mental health risks of abortion.
However, Priscilla K. Coleman, Ph.D., an expert on abortion and its effects on women, has identified numerous flaws in the study that 'seriously compromise' its findings, beginning with its small sample size.
However, Priscilla K. Coleman, Ph.D., an expert on abortion and its effects on women, has identified numerous flaws in the study that 'seriously compromise' its findings, beginning with its small sample size.
HPV-Positive Cancers Spreading among the Middle-Aged: Scientific American
HPV-Positive Cancers Spreading among the Middle-Aged: Scientific American: Head and neck cancer patients were once primarily older heavy smokers and drinkers. Now, the majority who are diagnosed with the disease are closer to middle age (many ages 40 to 55) and developed it not from years of tobacco or alcohol use but rather because they engaged in oral sex.
HPV-positive cancer rates will continue to rise for at least the next decade or two. Why? Simple societal shifts: This increase that we are seeing could be arising from changes in sexual behaviors that have occurred over time in the United States. People seem to be having more types of sex with more people—and starting to do so at a younger age.
HPV-positive cancer rates will continue to rise for at least the next decade or two. Why? Simple societal shifts: This increase that we are seeing could be arising from changes in sexual behaviors that have occurred over time in the United States. People seem to be having more types of sex with more people—and starting to do so at a younger age.
For Many Teens, Oral Sex Leads to Riskier Activity
For Many Teens, Oral Sex Leads to Riskier Activity: Most teens who engage in oral sex for the first time will have vaginal intercourse within six months, a new poll indicates. And half the teens who initiate oral sex in ninth grade will have vaginal intercourse before the end of junior year, the survey of California high school students finds.
Abortion's foes resort to deception: What I found when I went to a crisis pregnancy center
Abortion's foes resort to deception: What I found when I went to a crisis pregnancy center: EMC looks like a typical doctor's office - but it's not. It's a 'crisis pregnancy center' run by anti-abortion activists who seek to persuade pregnant women against having an abortion.
UN Agency Promotes Sex Ed From Birth
UN Agency Promotes Sex Ed From Birth � Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute: Last September, a torrent of criticism greeted new UNESCO guidelines on sexuality education for children as young as five. UNESCO removed some of the most explicit language in the revised guidelines, but retained an appendix with “guiding principles” that includes a Kinsey-inspired sex education curriculum for children from birth to age five. This curriculum instructs parents to provide anatomically correct dolls for young children to play with and inform them of diverse sexual relationships.
Editor: At least it's parent-based.
‘Please Close These Abortion Clinics!’
‘For the Love of God, Please Close These Abortion Clinics!’ :Operation Rescue Even though these clinics remain closed, phone numbers in those locations still ring in to a central office. Women are led to believe that abortion services are available locally, when they are not. Patients are then shuttled to other clinics controlled by Brigham,” said Newman. “It is a way to draw in abortion customers from areas they no longer service. As relieved as we were by the suspensions and clinic closures, the authorities really need to do more and close AWS down permanently. We knew that the suspensions would not alleviate the danger posed to the public by Brigham’s abortion mills that remain in operation right now, but what we discovered about Brigham’s current abortion staff was worse than we had imagined.
Couples become easy prey in tube baby boom
Couples become easy prey in tube baby boom: With sterility now affecting 40 million people in China, couples are increasingly turning to in vitro fertilization in order to have children. However, medical experts say that the commercialization of the practice in recent years has led to a spread of unlicensed clinics offering illegal services to parents and surrogacy agencies.
Editor: This is so ironic considering China's high rate of abortion -- 5 million a year or something like that -- and the incidence of forced abortion. Ironic and then some.
Call for pre-abortion counseling
The Press Association: Call for pre-abortion counselling: Doctors give more information to patients with ingrowing toenails than they do to vulnerable women seeking abortions, a Tory MP has said. Nadine Dorries urged the Government to instruct clinics to provide counselling to women who seek terminations. She said such 'informed consent' would lead to a reduction in UK abortion figures, currently around 200,000 a year.
U.S. Teens Lose in Obama Administration’s Sex Education Agenda
U.S. Teens Lose in Obama Administration’s Sex Education Agenda | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.: Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the winners of $110 million worth of grant money for sex education programs for adolescents. The money will go to fund five-year cooperative agreements as part of the Obama Administration’s new Teen Pregnancy Prevention program.
However, while HHS stated that they “were hoping for and hopefully got a healthy mix” of programs, according to The Washington Post, “Abstinence proponents … identified just five ‘authentic’ abstinence programs receiving less than $5 million.” In total, 115 programs in 38 states received grants.
Valerie Huber of the National Abstinence Education Association stated, “Today’s funding announcement demonstrates a disturbing imbalance in a process touted to be open to abstinence education programs.”
However, while HHS stated that they “were hoping for and hopefully got a healthy mix” of programs, according to The Washington Post, “Abstinence proponents … identified just five ‘authentic’ abstinence programs receiving less than $5 million.” In total, 115 programs in 38 states received grants.
Valerie Huber of the National Abstinence Education Association stated, “Today’s funding announcement demonstrates a disturbing imbalance in a process touted to be open to abstinence education programs.”
Pro-life advocates help prevent forced abortion
Pro-life advocates help prevent forced abortion in Austin :: Catholic News Agency (CNA): After a temporary restraining order, the parents of a 16-year-old girl in Texas have agreed not to force their daughter to have an abortion against her will. Attorneys allied with the Alliance Defense Fund secured a temporary restraining order blocking the parents from forcing their daughter to go to an abortion facility. On Thursday they signed a long-term court order prohibiting them from forcing their daughter to have an abortion for the duration of her pregnancy.
Late-Term Forced Abortions Exposed on Chinese 'Twitter'
Late-Term Forced Abortions Exposed on Chinese 'Twitter' | LifeNews.com: Thanks to an Al Jazeera video posted on China’s version of Twitter, the truth of a gruesome, late-term abortion forced upon a mother in the modern city of Xiamen is now receiving more mainstream attention than it might have in a pre-Twitter era. According to an article on the Web site for Digital Journal, the reporter and her camera crew sneaked into the Chinese hospital to interview the Xiao Ai Ying. She believes that a sympathetic government official leaked the Al Jazeera Video onto the popular website that functions like Twitter, in an effort to expose the horrific crime.
Update from Uganda
Veronia Nakyewe, of The Comforter's Centre in Kampala, reports that Joy is out of the hospital and has no pain, but she can't see. Pray for her sight to return.
Also, last week, she and Dorcus attended a conference where they were able to speak to over 1600 pastors from Eastern Uganda and Kenya, present the sanctity of human life and calling them to defend life.
Also, last week, she and Dorcus attended a conference where they were able to speak to over 1600 pastors from Eastern Uganda and Kenya, present the sanctity of human life and calling them to defend life.
Prayer request: Post-abortion retreat
Omega House in Grand Rapids, MI, is hosting a post-abortion retreat this weekend. Pray for the facilitator -- her first time -- and for the participants to come prepared "to hear God's voice of reconciliation and hope as they face the painful truth of their abortions."
Getting to the heart of the donor
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Fundraising Success
Four Questions to Answer in Every Appeal
Four Questions to Answer in Every Appeal | Network for Good Learning Center - Learn how to raise money online for your nonprofit: It's great to state who you are and what you do, but if you never clearly ask for money and never appeal to potential donors correctly, your results won't amount to much. To do that you need to answer the following four questions every time you ask: Why me? Why now? What for? and Who says?
Get to Know: Christian Leadership Alliance
The Christian Leadership Alliance seeks to build the body of Christ by building people—enhancing the effectiveness of Christian organizations and large churches. We recognize that organizational effectiveness begins with individuals, and that the role of the leader as a faithful steward belongs to all who are called to serve through governance, leadership, management or resource development.
Five Things They Never Told Me About Christian Fundraising
Five Things They Never Told Me About Christian Fundraising - Christian Leadership Alliance: What's so Christian about the way we do our fundraising? Is Christian fundraising nothing more than secular fundraising, with some Bible verses strewn throughout our appeal letters?
Scott Rodin has been wrestling with these questions throughout his career, wanting to understand what our Christian theology has to do with our fundraising strategies and techniques. He discovered five things that mark us as distinctly Christian fundraisers, and change dramatically the way we carry out our work. "They are things I wish I'd learned a lot earlier."
Scott Rodin has been wrestling with these questions throughout his career, wanting to understand what our Christian theology has to do with our fundraising strategies and techniques. He discovered five things that mark us as distinctly Christian fundraisers, and change dramatically the way we carry out our work. "They are things I wish I'd learned a lot earlier."
Anonymous Abortionists Online
Concerned Women Blog � Blog Archive � Anonymous Abortionists Online: The new abortion drug ella, deceptively labeled as an “emergency contraceptive,” is being sold online by a company that sells Viagra, diet pills, and remedies for hair loss. All the buyer has to do is fill out a form and pay the jacked-up fee. Though “intended” for women over 18, anyone can buy it because anyone can fill out the form any way they want. A minor girl can claim to be over 18. A predatory man will state that he’s a woman.
It’s a way to avoid “embarrassing” conversations with a doctor, we’re told. We’ll hear the usual from the drug’s pushers that this will “help” women. But how does putting women at risk of predatory men who will slip ella into their food or drink, or allowing girls to suffer from undetected sexually transmitted diseases further women’s health?
It’s a way to avoid “embarrassing” conversations with a doctor, we’re told. We’ll hear the usual from the drug’s pushers that this will “help” women. But how does putting women at risk of predatory men who will slip ella into their food or drink, or allowing girls to suffer from undetected sexually transmitted diseases further women’s health?
'Introspection' brain networks fully formed at birth
'Introspection' brain networks fully formed at birth - life - 01 November 2010 - New Scientist: Could a fetus lying in the womb be planning its future? The question comes from the discovery that brain areas thought to be involved in introspection and other aspects of consciousness are fully formed in newborn babies.
Building Family Connections Curriculum Training
Check out what's in store for you at the Building Family Connections training. This is a conference that MASH (Michigan Association for Sexual Health) is hosting for the Medical Institute. The conference is a 2 1/2 day training that will be held in Novi, MI on Nov. 18-20. The cost is only $100 and includes all the training materials as well as breakfast and lunch. Registration has been extended from Nov. 1 to Nov. 8, 2010.
Arizona abortion clinic regulations to take effect
Arizona abortion clinic regulations to take effect - Health - msnbc.com: A decade after being mandated by Arizona law, new regulations on abortion clinics are about to take effect. The Department of Health Services regulations cover such issues as allowing only physicians to conduct surgical abortions and setting requirements for providing care after the procedure. The physician requirement means nurse-practicioners may no longer perform abortions.
Spokane's Planned Parenthood fined by state
Spokane's Planned Parenthood fined by state - Spokesman.com - Oct. 29, 2010: Planned Parenthood of the Inland Northwest will pay the state $345,000 after settling a 2009 audit that uncovered the clinic used incorrect codes and provided insufficient documentation for some claims billed to Medicaid. The original audit finding estimated the Spokane family-planning organization improperly billed Medicaid more than $629,000 for 333 patient procedures from March 2004 through February 2007. During that time, the clinic collected about $7.6 million from Medicaid.
Editor: Think of what a PCC could do with $345,000.
Election Panic: Abortion is in 'Extreme Danger'
Panic: Abortion is in 'Extreme Danger' Says Planned Parenthood as Election Looms: The nation's top abortion lobbies are rallying supporters to mitigate what is expected to be a Republican and pro-life takeover at the polls.
A "Hidden Minefield" at Pregnancy Centers
In a New York Times opinion piece, Ariel Kaminer chronicles her experience at the Brooklyn-based crisis pregnancy center Expectant Mother Care, where she was "administered a therapeutic technique that might be called the Love Bomb." Kaminer writes that during her sonogram, Linda Marzulla, the center's director, said that "[i]t's my body, my choice ... invoking the old abortion-rights rallying cry with a new, antiabortion twist, 'but someone else is involved, too.'" National Partnership for Women & Families
Brits don’t know true number of aborted babies
Brits don’t know the true number of aborted babies | News | The Christian Institute: Last week a ComRes poll revealed that almost one in three people believe there are less than 20,000 abortions in Britain each year, and one in ten thought there were between 20-50,000. Over 40 per cent of the respondents said that they didn’t know. Just 3 per cent of respondents correctly estimated that the number of abortions taking place each year was between 150,000 and 250,000.
ellaOne an abortifacient - not 'birth control' (OneNewsNow.com)
ellaOne an abortifacient - not 'birth control' (OneNewsNow.com): A coalition of pro-life groups has launched EllaCausesAbortions.com to emphasize the dangers of the new 'morning-after' pill, ellaOne.
Men Can Be Victims of Abortion Coercion, Too
Men Can Be Victims of Coercion, Too: Men have no legal say when it comes to abortion, and often little opportunity to support their partners and unborn children. Men and teenage boys who don't want the abortion may be silenced, left out of the discussion, or be victims of coercion along with their partners.
Only Abortion Practitioner in Wyoming Seeks County Coroner Position
Only Abortion Practitioner in Wyoming Seeks County Coroner Position | LifeNews.com: Brent Blue, a Democratic contender in the general election, runs the Emerg-A-Care abortion business. Located in this liberal tourist town in the northwest corner of the state, it is the only abortion center in Wyoming. That makes his Republican opponent, pro-life candidate Kiley Campbell, wonder why he is seeking the position. Is he hoping to cover up problems in his abortion business?
CDC Report Shows Teen Pregnancy Rates have Dropped
New CDC Report Shows Teen Pregnancy Rates have Dropped: While a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report provides more evidence that abstinence messages decrease teen sexual activity and pregnancy, Planned Parenthood has put its own spin on the numbers to promote its childhood sex education programs.
The recently released CDC report entitled 'State Disparities in Teenage Birth Rates in the United States' acknowledges that teenage birth rates have continued to decline since their peak in 1991. It then examines the ethnicity of teen mothers in 2007, and finds they are predominantly Hispanic and black in almost every state.
The recently released CDC report entitled 'State Disparities in Teenage Birth Rates in the United States' acknowledges that teenage birth rates have continued to decline since their peak in 1991. It then examines the ethnicity of teen mothers in 2007, and finds they are predominantly Hispanic and black in almost every state.
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