Drop-side cribs banned

Drop-side cribs banned by federal officials after years of recalls and deaths of more than 30 babies: Federal officials finally banned controversial drop-side cribs Wednesday after years of recalls and the deaths of more than 30 babies. Wednesday's ruling also puts tougher safety standards in place for new cribs, such as more rigorous testing and better labeling.

Editor: Is your center up-to-date on crib standards?

Carhart Deceives MD Board

Carhart Deceives MD Board About Late-Term Abortion Involvement :Operation Rescue: LeRoy Carhart is perhaps the best known abortionist in the nation, yet when he applied for a license to practice medicine in Maryland in September, Carhart intentionally concealed the true nature of his risky late-term abortion practice from the Maryland Board of Physicians.

“Looking at his Maryland medical license application, there is no mention of abortion anywhere. One is lead to believe that Carhart is an emergency room physician and university professor. There is no indication on that application that he is the most notorious late-term abortionist in the nation,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “In fact, Carhart has no hospital privileges anywhere, and his so-called professorship is in name only.”

Washington Doctor Fined for Doing Abortion on Secret Lover

Washington Doctor Fined for Doing Abortion on Secret Lover | LifeNews.com: John Eiland will get to keep his medical license after he was investigated over the abortion, but he will pay a fine, be required to attend ethics training, and be placed on probation for three years. Eiland currently works at the Grays Harbor Women’s Clinic west of Seattle near the Pacific coast where he is an obstetrician and gynecologist. He admitted misconduct in the case, the Associated Press reports.

Carhart Hasn't Closed Omaha Abortion Business Yet | LifeNews.com

Carhart Hasn't Closed Omaha, Nebraska Abortion Business Yet | LifeNews.com: Although Leroy Carhart has been hired by a Germantown, Maryland, clinic to do abortions there, the Abortion and Contraception Clinic he runs in Bellevue, Nebraska continues to do abortions. Politico reported the “law has caused Carhart to close his Omaha practice and reopen it in Iowa and Maryland” and that “Carhart, chased out of Nebraska by its ban on late-term abortion, has begun practicing in Council Bluffs, Iowa.”

LifeNews.com contacted two pro-life advocates who have closely monitored the man who has been the subject of two Supreme Court cases over partial-birth abortions and they say Carhart’s abortion center continues. They say the details of the news story are not correct.

UW Health gives up search for 2nd trimester abortion site

UW Health gives up search for 2nd trimester abortion site: University of Wisconsin Health officials said Monday they are no longer looking for a site in Madison to perform second-trimester abortions, handing anti-abortion activists a victory in a nearly two-year battle over the controversial procedure. The announcement was a blow to abortion rights activists, and they reacted sharply.

Abortion Advocates Try to Disprove Study on Abortion-Mental Health Problems

Abortion Advocates Try to Disprove Study on Abortion-Mental Health Problems | LifeNews.com: Julia Steinberg of the University of California, San Francisco, and Lawrence Finer of the Guttmacher Institute, have set out to disprove Priscilla Coleman’s findings. They published their analysis in the journal Social Science & Medicine saying they failed to find the same links even taking similar factors into account. Coleman responds in this article.

Fetal DNA scanned for disease

BioNews - Fetal DNA scanned for disease: The complex procedure involved sequencing almost four billion DNA molecules from the pregnant mother's blood sample and separating the fetal DNA strands buried deep within it. They were then able to piece together a genome-wide genetic map of the fetus by using the genetic maps of both the parents, which highlighted places where the inherited DNA differed in the fetus.

Finally, the completed fetal genetic map was scanned for genetic disorders and researchers found that the baby had inherited the beta-thalassemia mutation from the father, and was therefore a carrier of the disease. 'Our study suggests the feasibility of using genome-wide scanning to diagnose fetal genetic disorders pre-natally in a non-invasive way', the researchers said.

At the moment, prenatal testing of genetic diseases relies on invasive methods, which require taking a tissue sample from the placenta (CVS) or removing amniotic fluid from the womb (amniocentesis) with an injection. These techniques involve a one percent risk of triggering a miscarriage or infection and are therefore only carried out in cases where the probability of disease is high.

Send your pharmacy an email about ella

Because of the FDA's approval of ella as an EC, pharmacists may believe they must cover ella as a prescription drug. However, many pharmacists do not know about the dangers of this drug or that it functions like an abortion. Many major pharmacy chains may not know ella can cause an abortion, and need to be aware of these concerns before they begin stocking this abortion drug. Please send an email to the pharmacy you most frequent, asking that they not stock ella, the abortion drug. Follow this link, where you can select your pharmacy corporation and email them directly. Sample text is provided. Now is the time to let pharmacies know you do not want them providing this drug.

Top Companies Stop Backing Planned Parenthood

Top Companies Stop Backing Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz | LifeNews.com: The companies include Enterprise car rentals, Forbes magazine, Ing financial services and one of the more ironic entries, Toys “R” Us. Other companies dropped from the pro-life boycott list include Cisco Systems, Red Lion Hotels, Franchise Services, Rolex watch company, Kenneth Cole, and Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare.

“This means that ten corporations have been dropped from the current list,” Scott continued. “It also means that, so far, a total of at least 270 corporations have agreed to stop giving money to the abortion-committing giant! Simply remarkable.” More corporations have been dropped from the boycott list in a 6-month time period than ever before.

Iowa Planned Parenthood merger could lead to increased abortions

Iowa Planned Parenthood merger could lead to increased abortions | LifeSiteNews.com: Pro-life leaders are worried that an announced merger between Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and Planned Parenthood of East Central Iowa will lead to a spread in abortion, including so-called “telemed” abortions. At the same time, they say that the merger is a positive indicator that the abortion giant is struggling to stay afloat financially in the state.

Abortion causing huge gender imbalance in Vietnam, UN admits

Abortion causing huge gender imbalance in Vietnam, UN admits | LifeSiteNews.com: In a series of public statements that began in June of this year, the UNFPA notes that “Vietnamese parents’ long-standing preference for sons, increased access to sex selection technology and declining fertility rates, which have increased pressure on smaller families to fulfill their wish for a son, are the main causes for the rapid changes in Viet Nam’s sex ratio at birth in favor of males.”

Babies' DNA profiled in the womb

Babies' DNA profiled in the womb - Telegraph: The entire DNA profile of an unborn child has been mapped from the blood of its mother for the first time in a breakthrough that could allow parents to safely check for a host of genetic and inherited disorders.

Hungary May Introduce Constitutional Ban on Abortion

Hungary May Introduce Constitutional Ban on Abortion - New Europe - WSJ: Life must be protected from the moment of conception, Hungary’s ruling party said in a draft of the country’s new constitution that would effectively introduce a complete ban on abortion after several decades of liberal laws. It could be interpreted as a response to the country's population decline, which strains the pension system.

Doctor jailed in Hyannis abortion death freed

Doctor jailed in Hyannis abortion death freed | CapeCodOnline.com: With his jail sentence complete, Rapin Osathanondh now must complete nine months of home confinement. He must wear an electronic monitoring device and cannot leave his house except in emergencies or for a pre-approved medical appointment. He cannot practice medicine, teach anything connected to medical science, or contact the Smith family. He also cannot comment on the case on any Internet social networking site.

In September, Osathanondh settled a civil suit, agreeing to pay the victim's parents, Tom and Eileen Smith, $2 million. According to documents filed in the civil suit, Osathanondh failed to monitor Smith after she underwent her abortion. Additionally, the suit documents state neither Osathanondh nor his assistant had CPR certifications, nor did they call 911 after attempts to revive Smith failed.

The civil suit documents also say that when the state Board of Registration in Medicine began an investigation of Smith's death, Osathanondh falsified CPR certification cards, bought new equipment and changed the configuration of his Hyannis office to make it appear that a defibrillator and oxygen were within easy access of where he performed medical procedures.

Get to Know: 45 Million Voices

45 Million Voices - Share Your Abortion Story: 45 Million Voices is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating the stigma, shame, and silence surrounding abortion through education, empowerment, and sisterhood.

This website is the first in a series of programs that 45 Million Voices will provide. In this virtual space, we will share women’s stories of their abortions, unedited, posted as they are submitted to us. The goal is to provide a safe space to listen women into voice. A space where stigma is eradicated, silence is broken, and honesty prevails through the power of love and support.

Editor: This is a "pro-choice" group. Believes abortion can be "an act of love."

"His Butchering Of Babies Even Exceeds The Abortion Industry's Low Standard"

Planned Parenthood clinics coming back to Coldwater, Three Rivers

Planned Parenthood clinics coming back to Coldwater, Three Rivers - Coldwater, MI - The Daily Reporter: Planned Parenthood family planning clinics are out of the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency facilities after its leases were not renewed and/or extentions rejected.

At the December board meeting, agency health officer Steve Todd said PP had vacated agency space by Nov. 23. PP will eventually reopen — with its federal Title X services — in other locations in Coldwater and Three Rivers. The clinics in Hillsdale and Sturgis will not be replaced but clients can seek services at the other clinics or in Jackson for Hillsdale County residents.

New Jersey Woman Silenced During Senate Hearing Shares Her Story

Sharing Her Story: The experience of being coerced into an unwanted abortion, undergoing the procedure and the resulting loss of her baby traumatized Darlene Dunn. She now believes she is not alone in struggling with these issues.

Accountability, measurability, and innovation

How are accountability, measurability, and innovation (or continuous improvement) related to standardization? Why are they important for the coming regulation onslaught? To stay on the cutting edge of reaching abortion-minded women and effectively help them have their babies it is critically important that we understand these concepts. See my latest blog to add fodder to our discussion. We have spent a lot of time talking about the importance of standardization together but why is it important? Is it possible to maintain an environment of accountability without standardizing your services? Can we measure anything with any level of accuracy without true accountability? And absent any reliable long term data with objective definitions that is collected with a high degree of Quality Assurance can we even innovate? Jim Harden

Movie: She's Too Young

She's Too Young - Official Show Site | myLifetime.com: Ever wonder what really goes on in the sex lives of today's teenagers? This film purports to show "a pretty harsh reality." Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden portrays a naïve mother who discovers that her adolescent daughter's crowd treats sex as casually as shopping or watching TV — even when they all start catching STDs.

Judge rules against abortion provider

Judge rules against abortion provider | cincinnati.com | Cincinnati.Com: The St. Bernard, OH, girl who sued Planned Parenthood after it gave her an abortion - when she was 14 - without her parents' knowledge won a major victory even before the case goes to trial Feb. 7.

The judge ruled that the doctor for Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio breached a legal duty by not having a meeting with the teen 24 hours in advance of the abortion to explain her options, something called an 'informed consent' meeting. 'I think it's the first time ever Planned Parenthood has been in breach of that order,' Brian Hurley, the attorney representing the teen, said.

MUST READ: 5 dangerous allegations our opponents make

As the abortion community increases their attacks on the PRC movement, it has become clear that some PRCs may not survive the accusations. Pregnancy centers are in the crosshairs and need to be prepared. The Effective PRC

Iowa faces new abortion battle

Iowa faces new abortion battle | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs: Key Iowa Republicans are drafting legislation mirroring a new, more restrictive Nebraska abortion law in an attempt to derail plans of a Nebraska doctor to open a Council Bluffs clinic where late-term abortions would be performed.

A new law took effect Oct. 15 in Nebraska that bans abortions after 20 weeks of gestation, or roughly five months, except in cases in which the mother’s life is in jeopardy. The law led Dr. LeRoy Carhart, a Nebraska abortion provider, to announce last month that he plans to open the Iowa clinic.

Iowa law prohibits abortions after the sixth month of pregnancy unless the woman’s doctor believes the procedure is needed to “preserve the life or health” of the woman.

Groundbreaking program saves babies when moms reconsider mid-abortion

Groundbreaking program saves babies when moms reconsider mid-abortion | LifeSiteNews.com: The new protocol in Chicago for dealing with women already in process for a second-trimester abortion was developed by representatives from the League, Resurrection Medical Center, and The Women’s Center, a crisis pregnancy center on the northwest side of Chicago. In preparation for setting new guidelines, the Pro-Life Action League arranged for Dr. Anthony Levatino, a former abortionist and practicing gynecologist from Las Cruces, N.M., to advise the hospital’s physicians and staff on the procedures involved in a later-term abortion and the reversal of the process.

New numbers on STDs reported

New numbers on STDs reported | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Headline | National and International News: A new government report on sexually transmitted diseases showed gonorrhea in the U.S. has dipped to the lowest rate ever recorded. But chlamydia and syphilis infections continued to increase last year, the reports by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The agency said there are roughly 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases annually.

Second Planned Parenthood Clinic Opens in Omaha

Second Planned Parenthood Clinic Opens in Omaha - KPTM FOX 42: Omaha News, Sports and Weather; kptm.com |: Abortion-provider Planned Parenthood opened it's second clinic in Omaha today but it's Chief Executive Officer said 97 percent of the services it will provide will be preventative care.

Editor: Yeah, right.

The dark side of biotech: expert details grisly fate of fetal body parts

The dark side of biotech: expert details grisly fate of fetal body parts | LifeSiteNews.com: Dr. Theresa Deisher, a molecular and cellular physiologist and an internationally-recognized expert in regenerative medicine, explored the routine “commoditizing” of unborn human beings in modern biotechnology in a speech in Washington, DC, on Friday. She noted that an article in the Puget Sound Business Journal discovered that the University of Washington filled out more than 4,400 requests for fresh fetal body parts from fetal tissue for the purpose of biomedical research in 2009, the first time hard numbers of such transactions were uncovered.

The scientist also noted that plenty of scientific literature, available on the Internet, discusses the optimal age for a child’s death in order to obtain useful body parts: one such professional noted that the best heart tissue is obtained from a child of 22 weeks’ gestation.

In addition to research, Deisher said the bodies of unborn children are being used “as not only biomedical research tools, but as actual medical therapies.” “Fetuses 12, 14, 16, 18 weeks gestation are ground up and their cells are implanted in people who have had strokes or Parkinson’s disease,” she said.

Another ethical battlefield involves the use of cell lines derived from aborted children. Contrary to popular belief, today’s fetal stem cell lines derive from not one, but several abortions - many of them in the second trimester - and will have to be replaced with fresh victims as they are only useful for about 30 to 35 years, said the scientist. Fetal cell line vaccines such as measles-mumps-rubella, chicken pox, and hepatitis A are not only morally problematic, said Deisher, but their use has a dramatic correlation with an epidemic on the rise: autism.

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome after Methadone or Buprenorphine Exposure

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome after Methadone or Buprenorphine Exposure — NEJM: Methadone, a full mu-opioid agonist, is the recommended treatment for opioid dependence during pregnancy. However, prenatal exposure to methadone is associated with a neonatal abstinence syndrome characterized by central nervous system hyperirritability and autonomic nervous system dysfunction, which often requires medication and extended hospitalization. Buprenorphine is found to be an acceptable treatment for opioid dependence in pregnant women.

Abortionist Released From Jail Against Recommendations

Abortionist Released From Jail Against Recommendations In Abortion Manslaughter Case :Operation Rescue: Eileen Smith, who helped bring abortionist Rapin Osathanondh to justice for killing her 22-year old daughter, Laura Hope Smith during a botched abortion in Hyannis, Massachusetts, in 2007, tells Operation Rescue that Osathanondh has won a motion for early release from jail today after serving only half of his sentence. According to Smith, Osathanondh will be fitted with a monitoring device and released today to serve out the remainder of his sentence in home confinement at his plush luxury home on Cape Cod.

Planned Parenthood Gift Certificates Could Be Used for Deadly Purposes

Planned Parenthood Gift Certificates Could Be Used for Deadly Purposes - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com: They call it a 'gift,' but some would rather opt for a lump of coal. A number of Planned Parenthood clinics in Indiana and Illinois are offering gift certificates for their services this Christmas. Officials say the vouchers enable people to give their loved ones 'the gift of life' — that would help pay for annual checkups and birth control — but also can be used for abortions.

Sale of the Abortion Drug ella Surrounded by More Disinformation

Sale of the Abortion Drug ella Surrounded by More Disinformation | Americans United for Life | AUL.org: On its self-described “informative” website, Watson claims that ella “is not an abortion pill” and “if used as directed, emergency contraceptives do not work the same way as Mifeprex.”

However, the abortion drug Mifeprex (RU486) is, like ella, a selective progesterone receptor modulator. They have similar chemical make-ups and modes of action. Translation: they work the same way.

Watson acknowledges that “ella may also work by preventing attachment to the uterus.” However, this description is misleading. What, exactly, is prevented from attaching?

Christmas open house at Light a Candle maternity home

December 11th, 1-5 pm, come by any time between these hours and take a tour, enjoy some holiday food and fellowship, meet some volunteers, staff & residents, see the future second step program.

This is a great opportunity for the community to find out what light a candle is all about! Also, Build-a-Pal will be here!

For more information contact 501-262-4051. Location: 244 Anatole Loop, Hot Springs, Arkansas

Herod’s Host

Herod’s Host « Coming Home: "Would I have had the courage to stand against the tyrannical King who ordered the slaughter of innocents? Would I have helped Mary and Joseph, or any other mother and child escape the murderous wrath of a jealous King? I’d like to think that the answer is yes."

Editor: Interesting question. I'm not certain anyone had a choice then but to submit their sons to the marauding soldiers. We do have a choice today.

Ireland: 64 cases of “adverse reactions” to HPV vaccine

Ireland reports 64 cases of “adverse reactions” to HPV vaccine | LifeSiteNews.com: Starting in May this year approximately 45,000 doses of Gardasil have been administered to Irish teens through their schools. As of the end of October, 55 reports of these adverse medical reactions have been received. The remaining complaints were received prior to the start of that program. The cases included incidents of “malaise, headache, dizziness, fainting, fatigue and gastrointestinal symptoms.” Two cases of seizures were reported, one occurring in a patient with a history of epilepsy. Gastrointestinal symptoms included nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort and cardiac symptoms were cyanosis, tachycardia and “chest discomfort.”

Chile, the Miners, and Respect for Life

This video connects the Chilean government's concern for the miners with its respect for life in the womb.

Send a Christmas card to jailed pro-life heroine Linda Gibbons

Friend of jailed pro-life heroine Linda Gibbons asks supporters to send her Christmas cards | LifeSiteNews.com: Linda has been imprisoned continuously since Jan. 20, 2009, when she was arrested outside the downtown Scott Clinic, which is protected by a 1994 “temporary” court injunction banning pro-life activity within a specified zone. For sixteen years since 1994 Linda has been in and out of Ontario prisons for her refusal to cease praying in front of abortuaries. Linda’s 89-year-old mother commented to Mr. Truscott that, “It’s easier to get miners out of a hole before we get Linda out of the jail. I’ve just mailed my 2,505th letter to Linda,” Truscott said, and asked that as many people as possible send Linda a personal Christmas card this year and encourage family and friends to do so as well.

Famed Canadian pro-life leader Heather Stilwell passes away at 66

Famed Canadian pro-life leader Heather Stilwell passes away at 66 | LifeSiteNews.com: The pro-life and pro-family movement is mourning the “great loss” of famed pro-life activist and politician Heather Stilwell, 66, who succumbed Saturday to breast cancer. A leading figure in the Canadian pro-life movement for over 30 years, Stilwell said, “I will fight abortion until the day I die.”

Born in a Barn (Stable)?

Born in a Barn (Stable)? - Answers in Genesis: A few points must be made as we compare the modern retelling of the birth of Jesus with the truth of Scripture. First, the Bible does not tell us that Joseph and Mary made it to Bethlehem just in time for Mary to deliver. In fact, this scenario is highly unlikely since it is doubtful that the two would attempt to make the arduous 70 mile trip from Nazareth in the final stages of her pregnancy. Also, Luke 2:6 implies that they were in Bethlehem for a while before Jesus was born (“while they were there, the days were completed”). Second, the Bible makes no mention of any innkeeper who told them that the inn was full for the night.

Star goalie gets jail term for kidnapping ex-lover

AFP: Star goalie gets jail term for kidnapping ex-lover: A former star goalkeeper for Brazil's Flamengo football club, Bruno de Souza, was Tuesday sentenced to four years in jail for kidnapping and beating a pregnant girlfriend who later went missing and is now presumed dead. A Rio court found him guilty of abducting the woman, Eliza Samudio, in October 2009, physically assaulting her and forcing her take abortion-inducing drugs before releasing her.

PPC (pay-per-click) for the PCC

Church Growth by Google | LeadershipJournal.net: Adwords is Google's form of pay-per-click marketing. When you perform a Google search, the standard search results appear on the left side of the page and sponsored links appear on the right. The listings under the 'Sponsored Links' heading are there because they've purchased an Adword that relates to the search topic. That company pays a set rate each time a Web user clicks on their link (hence 'pay-per-click'). You can set a limit on how much you'll pay per month.

Surgeon: Birth control pill a ‘molotov cocktail’ for breast cancer

Surgeon: birth control pill a ‘molotov cocktail’ for breast cancer | LifeSiteNews.com: How often do doctors in America prescribe a Group One carcinogen - one recognized as a “definite” cause of cancer - to otherwise healthy patients? Answer: as often as they prescribe the hormonal birth control pill.

This little-known fact about the pill was presented by Dr. Angela Lanfranchi, a breast surgical oncologist and co-founder of the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute, who shared her expertise on the drug at the “50 Years of the Pill” conference in Washington, DC, on Friday.

Man threatens to shoot Rockford pro-lifers outside abortion facility

Man threatens to shoot Rockford pro-lifers outside abortion facility | LifeSiteNews.com: A man accompanying a woman into the notorious Rockford abortion mill on December 3 threatened to shoot pro-life sidewalk counselors, according to witnesses. The incident happened Friday, when a group of five abortion supporters from the Chicago area showed up at the Northern Illinois Women’s Center.

Pro-Life Organization Prepares for New Abortion Investigations

Pro-Life Organization Prepares for New Abortion Investigations | LifeNews.com: Live Action has made a national name for itself because of its undercover investigations of abortion centers showing video footage of staff misleading women on abortion’s risks and fetal development. The youth-led pro-life organization has also caught Planned Parenthood red-handed in covering up potential cases of statutory rape and staff members have been fired from their positions as a result.

Now, Live Action is preparing to launch several major investigations of the abortion industry next year and launching a new fundraising campaign designed to cover the expenses associated with it. “Our previous investigations have revealed shocking video evidence against commercialized abortion and prompted legislators and law enforcement to hold Planned Parenthood accountable,” says president Lila Rose. “With recent unprecedented pro-life gains in state and local government, now is a critical time for the pro-life movement to keep the pressure on the abortion industry.”

Help Wanted: Houseparents

The PRC of Panama City, FL, (yes, Florida!) is looking for houseparents for their maternity home. Inquire of Executive Director Denise Miller. Put 'Maternity Home Job-Denise' in the subject line and she'll send you an information packet.

Query: "Illegal" or client?

In answer to our query as to whether clients who are in the country illegally should be reported to authorities, Linda Barr of Pregnancy Ministries in Chambersburg, PA, said: "We are in S. Center PA - a magnet area for migrant, Hispanic workers because of the orchards. Some of them stay in the area with their families after harvest.

"After consultation with CareNet, we treat them as regular clients. We are under no obligation to report them IF we know they are 'illegal' and we do not ask. Of course, many of those we see have followed their husbands to the area.

"We have also had a lot of contact with one of the pastors from a local Hispanic church. . . . He said their church is mainly on a first name basis and if someone does not want to give a last name he does not press it.

"We have chosen not to request photo ID except for the STI testing (required) and for the PA Car Seat Loaner program (also required). We have on occasion had "no shows" for the car seat program and we have wondered if that is due to the fact they do not have proper ID. Once or twice I have had someone present a photo ID license from Mexico and I explain that when it expires it will be invalid and the problems that can present for them if stopped while driving."

Thanks, Linda! Your comments are helpful.

Get to Know: Friends of Efrat

Friends of Efrat: There are close to 50,000 abortions in Israel every year. Many of these abortions could be prevented, if only the woman was provided some basic social and financial support.
Last year alone, Efrat saved the lives of 3,027 Jewish children in Israel.

Former Planned Parenthood Exec Sues for Severance

Former Planned Parenthood Exec Sues for Severance - The Bay Citizen: Dian Harrison, the former chief executive of Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, has filed suit against the organization, now known as Golden Gate Community Health, for more than $180,000 in severance. The lawsuit, which was filed Nov. 22, comes as the struggling nonprofit organization is making a major fundraising push to stay afloat. “Unless we are able to raise $1,500,000 by the end of the year, we are in danger of having to close our doors forever."

Abortion Vote Posts Final Numbers

Abortion Vote Couple Posts Final Numbers: 74% Say Give Birth | LifeNews.com: The couple that received international attention for asking the Internet to vote whether or not they would have an abortion of a 17-18 week-old unborn child have posted the final numbers from their survey.

Although more than two million votes were cast, they were concerned about significant vote fraud given how the side favoring having an abortion shot up drastically and rapidly after they received media attention.

After having an unnamed firm analyze the polling result, the couple said today the valid numbers show just over 278,000 votes with 73.79 percent urging them to give birth and 26.21 percent saying they should get an abortion.

Dr. Jack Willke: Abortion “so unnatural that it’s not going to be here in another fifty years"

Dr. Jack Willke: Abortion “so unnatural that it’s not going to be here in another fifty years | LifeSiteNews.com: American pro-life pioneer Dr. Jack Willke declares, “We’re convinced of this. I hope it’s not here in another ten or fifteen.” Speaking alongside his wife, Barbara, at the International Pro-Life Conference in Ottawa, the octogenarian described the couple’s introduction to pro-life work, shared some of the highlights of their forty plus years in the movement, and spoke about their upcoming book on the history of the pro-life movement.

Time Capsule: Mike Wallace hammers Margaret Sanger in 1957 interview

Time Capsule: Mike Wallace hammers Margaret Sanger in 1957 interview | LifeSiteNews.com: In stark contrast with the sympathetic reception Sanger could expect to receive today in a network television interview, Wallace hammered Sanger with difficult questions and caught her in contradictions, while Sanger squirmed, fidgeted, and denied statements she had made only a week earlier in pre-interview discussions with CBS staff.

Germantown clinic will offer late-term abortions

Germantown clinic will offer late-term abortions: A Nebraska doctor who performs abortions late in pregnancy is planning to begin offering the controversial procedure at a clinic in Germantown, an official said Tuesday. LeRoy Carhart plans to begin working on Monday at Germantown Reproductive Health Services, which already performs abortions earlier in a pregnancy, according to Vicki Saporta of the National Abortion Federation.

Editor: So now Vicki Saporta is an official?

Teleseminar: Building An Impression That Lasts

The NonProfit National Resource Directory is sponsoring the following teleseminars. The cost of each teleseminar is just $10 per organization for up to five (5) participants from that organization. Each session begins at Noon (eastern). The cost of an individual teleseminar will be $15 for up to five (5) participants from each organization, beginning January 1, 2011. For a significant discount on teleseminar participation, please check out our new membership option for nonprofit organizations which will be available beginning January 1, 2011.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010, Noon (Eastern): "Building An Impression That Lasts: Building Everlasting Success" with Kayte Connelly of Best Principled Solutions

No single component is greater than making a fabulous first impression. To become successful, you need to appear successful. No greater impression is the one that indicates you are confident, are all about your mission and you have integrity.

Organizations believe that in order to attract more money, we have to look and act poor. Not true in today’s sophisticated market with funders wanting to know that the distribution of their money will have a purposeful impact. During this session we’ll explore questions like: How are you and your organization being perceived? Is there more than one way to make a lasting first impression?

During this session, we’ll help you identify:

· The team members to support you while building your brand.

· What are their jobs and what are they doing to protect Y-O-U-R mission?

· What do you need to make those lasting impressions that will direct your energies to intentionally achieve your goals?

Christmas branded as ‘sexmas’ by Scots Govt

Christmas branded as ‘sexmas’ by Scots Govt | News | The Christian Institute: The Scottish Government is set to relaunch a Christmas sexual health campaign which is to label the festival as “sexmas.” Both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Scotland have criticised the campaign, saying it “trivializes” sex.

‘Safer sex’ message gets through, but doesn’t work

‘Safer sex’ message gets through, but doesn’t work | News | The Christian Institute: The ‘safer sex’ message is getting through but it is not working, according to an official report into the progress of Scotland’s sexual health strategy. The report says that all age ranges know about ‘prevention’ but the data show troubling increases in sexual infections and the teenage pregnancy rate remains high.

Abortion clinic doctor's license permanently revoked

Abortion clinic doctor's license permanently revoked - baltimoresun.com: The Maryland Board of Physicians has permanently revoked the license of 88-year-old Dr. George Shepard Jr. of Lewes, Del., who worked for Dr. Steven Brigham's clinic in Elkton. Shepard's license was permanently revoked Nov. 18. It had been suspended in August.

Authorities say Brigham started late-term abortions with medication in Voorhees, N.J., and finished them in Elkton, where state law is more permissive. Shepard ordered medications for the facility.

Meeting to oppose Planned Parenthood's plan to set up a mega-killing center in Auburn Hills, MI

Citizens for a Pro-Life Society are calling a meeting for Friday December 10 at 7:00 PM, at Mother and Unborn Baby Care (24500 Southfield Road in Southfield. It's located south of Interstate 696  between 9 Mile and 10 Mile Road. Parking is in the rear of the building and on nearby streets.

Contact Steve Cohen--Director of City Community Development for Auburn Hills: (248) 364-6941, email: 
Let him know how you feel! Take action now! We are hoping to get a zoning board hearing. 

IF YOU LIVE IN AUBURN HILLS OR KNOW OF PRO-LIFERS WHO DO, EMAIL CPLS.

Victory: ‘Women Veterans Bill of Rights’ passes House with abortion restrictions

Victory: ‘Women Veterans Bill of Rights’ passes House with abortion restrictions | LifeSiteNews.com: A bill that pro-life leaders feared could be used to fund abortion with federal dollars has been amended to exclude the procedure, and has passed the House of Representatives with the restrictions intact. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) helped secure a new section added to the “Women Veterans Bill of Rights,” HR 5953, which explicitly referenced a section of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations disallowing coverage of abortion and other procedures such as in-vitro fertilization and gender “alteration.”

'Massive' Protests Planned at Germantown Abortion Clinic

Montgomery County Daily: 'Massive' Protests Planned at Germantown Abortion Clinic: National anti-abortion activists are planning to lay siege to a Gemantown clinic as a Nebraska doctor who performs controversial late-term abortions is planning to see patients there. Dr. Leroy Carhart is the most prominent of the handful of doctors in the U.S. who perform late-term abortions on women up to 26-weeks pregnant.

Details Emerge on LeRoy Carhart's Late Abortions in Maryland

Details Emerge on LeRoy Carhart's Late Abortions in Maryland | LifeNews.com: LeRoy Carhart is a hired gun of sorts at the abortion business in Germantown, MD, and will be working there and not operating the abortion business as his own or in a partnership with someone else.

“Basically he is looking for work because he is broke and can’t kill post viable babies in Nebraska, so he is hoping to score some money in Maryland,” Troy Newman of Operation Rescue told LifeNews.com this afternoon.

Newman says the National Abortion Federation “hates” Carhart and won’t refer women wanting abortions later in pregnancy to him. Instead, they tell women to travel across the country to Colorado to see Warren Hern or New Mexico to visit Curtis Boyd. “Carhart has a long and troubled history within the abortion industry."

Ella Now Available, Called Contraceptive Pill

Ella Abortion Drug Now Available, Called Contraceptive Pill | LifeNews.com: The Ella abortion drug, which has been billed by its distributor, the FDA and abortion advocates as an improved emergency contraceptive pill, is now available across the United States via prescription.

Watson Pharmaceuticals, based in New Jersey, announced today that ella (ulipristal acetate) is now available for women to obtain and use up to five days following unprotected intercourse or contraceptive failure.

While the company maintain the drug works only as a contraceptive agent, five days is sufficient time for conception to take place and confer into existence the life of a unique human being who needs only a nine month pregnancy to be born.

Study Paints Grim Giving Picture

Study Paints Grim Giving Picture - News - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: More than one-third of nonprofits saw donations fall in the first nine months of the year, and one in five expects to make cuts in spending next year because of the poor fund-raising climate, even though many groups report escalating demand for services, a new survey of more than 2,500 charities finds. Seven percent of the organizations said they are in danger of closing down next year because of financial problems.

Planned Parenthood to resume services in Santa Rosa

Planned Parenthood to resume services in Santa Rosa | PressDemocrat.com: Planned Parenthood will resume offering reproductive health services in Sonoma County on Tuesday at a refurbished clinic in Santa Rosa. Following a reorganization within Planned Parenthood, a 94-year-old national organization, the Shasta Pacific affiliate is expanding its services to Sonoma, Mendocino, Marin and San Francisco counties. Abortion services will be added later.

Planned Parenthood Buys Office in Auburn Hills

Planned Parenthood Buys Office in Auburn Hills - CoStar Group: Planned Parenthood of Mid and South Michigan purchased the office building at 1625 N. Opdyke Road in Auburn Hills, MI, from Fidelity Bank for $733,150. The buyer will occupy the property as a new clinic and office location. The facility is estimated to open in May/June of next year. The 17,050-square-foot office building was constructed in 2005.

Late-Term Abortion: Filmmakers Seek To Boost Understanding

Catherine Epstein: Late-Term Abortion: Filmmakers Seek To Boost Understanding: One afternoon in late October, filmmakers Martha Shane and Lana Wilson sat at Shane's kitchen table, creating dozens of homemade buttons that read 'Trust Women,' the working title of their documentary. The film tells the story of two doctors who perform late-term abortions, and the buttons are gifts for contributors. Only a third of the way through shooting, Shane and Wilson say they need all the financial help they can get.

Extremely graphic video: Baby's head crushed in late-term abortion

I could not watch this video.

31 Abortion Clincs Closed Over Last Year

Survey Shows 31 Abortion Centers Closed Over Last 12 Months | LifeNews.com: Despite virtually unlimited abortions throughout pregnancy for any reason via the Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton decisions, the pro-life community has been successful in getting abortion centers to close.

Women veterans’ bill includes possible abortion-funding time bombs

Women veterans’ bill includes possible abortion-funding time bombs | LifeSiteNews.com: The “Women Veterans Bill of Rights,” or H.R. 5953, due for consideration by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs this week, bestows upon female military vets “the right to a coordinated, comprehensive, primary women’s health care, at every Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility,” among other prerogatives.

Pro-life sources on Capitol Hill fear that bill’s wording may create legal precedent for taxpayer-funded abortion by failing specifically to exclude the procedure.

The bill also specifies women veterans have access to a “Department of Veterans Affairs primary care provider” who can provide “gender-specific” and “preventive” health care needs, and provides the right to “request and get treatment by clinicians with specific training and experience in women’s health issues.” This, say pro-lifers, could be twisted to mandate the availability of abortionists at every Veterans Affairs health care facility.