Barbara Greenberg: Teens, MTV, and Pregnancy -- A Very Confusing Topic: How are we to make sense of a preoccupation with watching teen moms and their babies on TV and a lower rate of teens actually having babies?
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Another Kind of Purity Pledge
Another Kind of Purity Pledge | Movies & TV | Christianity Today: The True Love Waits campaign, affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, has since 1993 urged young believers, by way of youth-group talks and paper pledges and purity rings, to abstain from premarital sex. The program and others like it root their argument for abstinence in the logic of payoff: "If you wait for marriage, your future sex life will be hot." As communications expert Christine Gardner told CT recently, these campaigns "are using sex to sell abstinence. They are using the very thing they are prohibiting to admonish young people to wait."
The Road We Know, a laudable new documentary about HIV/AIDS prevention in Botswana (is about a youth-led abstinence campaign of an entirely different kind. (Watch the trailer here, and watch the entire film here.)"
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The Road We Know, a laudable new documentary about HIV/AIDS prevention in Botswana (is about a youth-led abstinence campaign of an entirely different kind. (Watch the trailer here, and watch the entire film here.)"
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The Next Roe v. Wade?: Jennie McCormack's Abortion Battle
The Next Roe v. Wade?: Jennie McCormack's Abortion Battle - The Daily Beast: Jennie McCormack, who thought she was about 12 weeks along, took the pills (the protocol involves two drugs, mifepristone and misoprostol) the afternoon they arrived. The drugs are FDA-approved only for ending early-stage pregnancies; McCormack had no complications, but the pregnancy turned out to be more advanced than she thought—perhaps between 18 and 21 weeks, experts later speculated—and the size of the fetus scared her.
She didn’t know what to do—“I was paralyzed,” she says—so she put it in a box on her porch, and, terrified, called a friend. That friend then called his sister, who reported McCormack to the police.
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LifeWay admits mistake, pulls Komen Bible from market
LifeWay admits mistake, pulls Komen Bible from market | LifeSiteNews.com: The publishers of the Komen Here’s Hope Cancer Awareness Bible have responded to criticism that they are giving money to an organization that gave over half a million dollars last year alone to the nation’s number one abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, and have announced they are pulling the Bible from the shelves for this very reason.
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Pro-abort bloggess furious friend didn’t get amniocentesis
Pro-abort bloggess furious friend didn’t get amniocentesis: ‘we’re in more trouble than I thought’ | LifeSiteNews.com: A writer at a popular abortion blog has complained that pro-life “manipulation” has infiltrated “liberal-minded folks” after learning that a friend didn’t want prenatal tests to see if her child should be aborted over abnormalities. That choice left Tara “gobsmacked,” leading her to enter a briefly heated conversation with her friend about how she had been “psychologically duped” by pro-life rhetoric to believe in the child in the womb.
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Dear pro-life people: don’t be evil
Dear pro-life people: don’t be evil | LifeSiteNews.com: Few things annoy pro-lifers more than being told by supporters of the practice of killing unborn children in their mothers’ wombs that they need to be more “civil.” “How about you stop ripping babies apart limb from limb, and then we’ll consider being ‘nice’!” we’re tempted to say.
Fair enough.
But what if a diehard pro-life advocate who works fulltime as an editor for a pro-life and pro-family news website (i.e. me) said that pro-lifers could stand to be more “civil”?
Fair enough.
But what if a diehard pro-life advocate who works fulltime as an editor for a pro-life and pro-family news website (i.e. me) said that pro-lifers could stand to be more “civil”?
'Batman' star Bale punched, stopped from visiting blind Chinese forced-abortion activist
'Batman' star Bale punched, stopped from visiting blind Chinese activist - CNN.com: The injustice faced by the activist and his family stirred such strong emotions in the actor Christian Bale that, upon hearing his impending return to China to promote the movie, he decided to do something unusual to raise the international awareness of Chen Guangcheng and thereby to turn up the heat on the Chinese government.
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Ireland’s pro-life laws benefit women’s health: report
Ireland’s pro-life laws benefit women’s health: report | LifeSiteNews.com: A new report shows that Irish women have benefitted from our ban on abortion, linking our low abortion rate to low incidences of breast cancer and comparative good mental health among women.
The study, compiled by actuary Mr Patrick Carroll M.A., F.I.A. of the Pensions and Population Research Institute, compared statistical data on abortions carried out on women resident in Ireland and Northern Ireland from 1968-2010 with the corresponding data for Britain and discussed the implications for the health of women.
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The study, compiled by actuary Mr Patrick Carroll M.A., F.I.A. of the Pensions and Population Research Institute, compared statistical data on abortions carried out on women resident in Ireland and Northern Ireland from 1968-2010 with the corresponding data for Britain and discussed the implications for the health of women.
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Philly doctor now accused of running pill mill
Philly doctor charged with murder in illegal abortion case is now accused of running pill mill - The Washington Post: The profitable pill mill brought in about $200,000 for Kermit Gosnell from June 2008 until authorities shuttered the west Philadelphia clinic more than 18 months later, according to an indictment.
There was no legitimate medical purpose for the prescriptions Gosnell wrote for highly addictive and often-abused pills like OxyContin, Percocet and Xanax or for cough syrups with codeine, prosecutors said.
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There was no legitimate medical purpose for the prescriptions Gosnell wrote for highly addictive and often-abused pills like OxyContin, Percocet and Xanax or for cough syrups with codeine, prosecutors said.
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U.S. Stillbirths Still Prevalent, Often Unexplained
U.S. Stillbirths Still Prevalent, Often Unexplained: Scientific American: Infant mortality has continued to drop in the U.S. during the past several decades. But stillbirths—when a fetus dies after 20 or more weeks of gestation—have remained relatively steady—and account for almost as many deaths as those of babies who die before their first birthday. About one in every 160 pregnancies in the U.S. ends in a stillbirth, which adds up to about 26,000 each year nationwide.
Two new studies, published online Tuesday in JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, have analyzed data from large populations of still and healthy births in an effort to search for new causes—and to start to bring the mortality rate down.
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Two new studies, published online Tuesday in JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association, have analyzed data from large populations of still and healthy births in an effort to search for new causes—and to start to bring the mortality rate down.
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This is how much they hate God, life
Abortion Gang: donate $10 to pro-abort group every time Tebow scores touchdown | LifeSiteNews.com: A popular pro-abortion blog is urging readers to “support” vocally pro-life NFL quarterback Tim Tebow by donating to a pro-abortion group every time he scores a touchdown this Sunday against the New England Patriots. “For every touchdown Tebow throws next week … donate $5 or $10 to your local pro-choice organization,” urges ‘Sophia’ of the Abortion Gang blog.
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Gosnell’s Wife Admits to Grisly, Illegal Late-term Abortions
Gosnell’s Wife Admits to Grisly, Illegal Late-term Abortions :Operation Rescue: Pearl Gosnell, 50, pled guilty to performing an illegal abortion on a baby over 24 weeks and two counts of conspiracy and participating in a corrupt organization. The charges qualify her for up to 54 years in prison, but Judge Benjamin Learner told her she is likely to receive much less time when she is sentenced in February 15, 2012. Defense attorneys confirmed that she will not testify against her husband.
Pearl Gosnell, a cosmetologist by training, assisted her husband with the latest of abortions at his ill-kept Women’s Medical Society mill on Sundays, when the other staff were not present, according to a grand jury report. The viable babies were delivered alive then murdered by “snipping” their spinal cords with scissors. Authorities discovered the severed feet of larger babies kept in jars lining shelves in the clinic during a raid that uncovered the macabre illegal abortion scheme, which led to the arrests of Gosnell and eight of his employees, including Pearl.
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Pearl Gosnell, a cosmetologist by training, assisted her husband with the latest of abortions at his ill-kept Women’s Medical Society mill on Sundays, when the other staff were not present, according to a grand jury report. The viable babies were delivered alive then murdered by “snipping” their spinal cords with scissors. Authorities discovered the severed feet of larger babies kept in jars lining shelves in the clinic during a raid that uncovered the macabre illegal abortion scheme, which led to the arrests of Gosnell and eight of his employees, including Pearl.
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Confessions of a Recovering Feminist
CBMW » Confessions of a Recovering Feminist: "Recovering from feminism must first start with an embracing of the Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Only then will we see the roots severed because we will be clothed in the humility of Christ, who willingly submitted himself to the Father on our behalf. For older women it will mean embracing and modeling femininity, motherhood, and marriage in a Titus 2 way. For younger women it will mean knowing the godly women in our congregations better than we know the celebrities on late night television.
"Feminist ideology is not simply relegated to the brash Gloria Steinem types, or even the female executive with the corner office. Rather, feminism rises up in ordinary women in our congregations, homes, and in the least obvious place, the mirror. Feminism is in the core of our hearts apart from the saving work of the shed blood of Christ, and not simply because we are militant against male authority, but primarily because we are opposed to the greatest authority of all-our Creator. The feminist is not some abstract "out there" woman. She is staring right at us every morning when we put on our make-up."
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"Feminist ideology is not simply relegated to the brash Gloria Steinem types, or even the female executive with the corner office. Rather, feminism rises up in ordinary women in our congregations, homes, and in the least obvious place, the mirror. Feminism is in the core of our hearts apart from the saving work of the shed blood of Christ, and not simply because we are militant against male authority, but primarily because we are opposed to the greatest authority of all-our Creator. The feminist is not some abstract "out there" woman. She is staring right at us every morning when we put on our make-up."
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What’s the Story Behind the Number?
What’s the Story Behind the Number? A Grant Maker’s Guide to Understanding Nonprofit Audits Nonprofit | Financial Management - Accounting | Book (downloadable) | IdeaEncore Network: A guide for grant makers and others who want to gain a better understanding of nonprofit financial statements. The guide discusses accounting principles, concepts behind the numbers, and methods & tools used to analyze financial statements.
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Financial Internal Audit
Financial Internal Audit Nonprofit | Financial Management - Audit | Checklist | IdeaEncore Network: Finance committee members can do quarterly or semi-annual procedureal audits using this type of checklist. This is especially helpful to small nonprofits since it provides an additional level of assessment to assure that correct financial procedures are being used.
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BREAKING: Wife of ‘House of Horrors’ abortionist pleads guilty
BREAKING: Wife of ‘House of Horrors’ abortionist pleads guilty | LifeSiteNews.com: Pearl Gosnell pleaded guilty today to charges of performing abortion after 24 weeks, conspiracy, criminal conspiracy and corrupt organization.
The last piece of the pro-life puzzle: Good Counsel Homes
The last piece of the pro-life puzzle: Good Counsel Homes | LifeSiteNews.com: For those fighting abortion on the ground, the missing piece for these mothers and their babies - an environment of love, support, and community - is difficult to give. Christopher Bell, founder of Good Counsel Homes, wants to change that.
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Why People Are Atheists
Why People Are Atheists and Why the Answers in Genesis Ministry Is So Important—Part 1 | Dr. Georgia Purdom's Blog: Famed atheist PZ Myers has had a series of recent posts on his blogs written by people explaining why they became atheists. Today’s excerpts focus on the issue of death and suffering.
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Foreclosure Sends Abortionist Brigham Packing
Erie Foreclosure Sends Notorious Abortionist Brigham Packing :Operation Rescue: A business condo association has foreclosed on the Erie offices owned by the notorious abortionist Steven Chase Brigham located at 1611 Peach Street. Movers were photographed removing the contents of Brigham’s three suites on Saturday, December 10.
That office had the dubious distinction of having been the first “legal” abortion clinic in Erie. It has been generally unused since the last Brigham-hired abortionist quit in February, 2007, after pro-life activists drew public attention to his employment at the abortion clinic. Notices for delinquent taxes had been seen regularly posted to the clinic’s door.
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That office had the dubious distinction of having been the first “legal” abortion clinic in Erie. It has been generally unused since the last Brigham-hired abortionist quit in February, 2007, after pro-life activists drew public attention to his employment at the abortion clinic. Notices for delinquent taxes had been seen regularly posted to the clinic’s door.
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Mother's weight before and during pregnancy affects baby's weight
A new study published in the journal Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica reveals that both pre-pregnant weight (body mass index, BMI) and weight gain in pregnancy are important predictors of babies’ birthweight. This is important since high birthweight may also predict adult overweight. Wiley-Blackwell
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Demystifying Charity Registration
Teleseminars Sponsored by NonProfit Direct: The NonProfit National Resource Directory: Compliance with state Charity Registration laws gets more attention than it did just 2 years ago. Enforcement activity has increased and the IRS form 990 asks explicitly about your charity's state registrations. A "Donate Now" button triggers registration in nearly half the states, and if you're not in compliance your board members can be personally liable. In a one hour telesminar--with plenty of time for questions--Tony Martignetti will use plain language to help you understand:
• What is Charity Registration
• Why you should comply with the laws
• Where you register
• What a solicitation is
• How do you register
• A plan for how to get going
• How to learn more"
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• What is Charity Registration
• Why you should comply with the laws
• Where you register
• What a solicitation is
• How do you register
• A plan for how to get going
• How to learn more"
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A Mother's Comfort - devotional
A Mother's Comfort - Book: This 52 week devotional is written for mothers during their babies’ first year. Each devotional is written to speak to a new mother’s heart. The Scripture passages will teach and remind her that just as she loves and comforts her child, she has a Heavenly Father who loves and comforts her. There is a place for her to record her thoughts and dreams for her child each week as she watches her baby grow and develop into the person God made him to be.
Centers and sidewalk counselors can tuck a copy in layettes or with other gifts as a way to encourage expectant moms.
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Congressman joins ‘shady’ campaign
Congressman joins ‘shady’ campaign to support China’s blind forced abortion opponent | LifeSiteNews.com: He may not wear his sunglasses at night, but U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) broke out the shades on Tuesday to join an international message to Chinese officials oppressing a blind advocate for forced-abortion victims.
Unfortunately for Chen Guangcheng, a blind lawyer easily recognizable by his trademark shades who has often been severely beaten and remains in lockdown for helping victims of forced abortion in the Communist country, the future is not been particularly bright - a fact his advocates in America hope to change through awareness.
After a Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing Tuesday, Congressman Smith joined Reggie Littlejohn, President of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, for a photo op next to a large image of Chen, in connection with WRWF’s Sunglasses Campaign.
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New Bible allows you to support abortion funding with its purchase
New Bible allows you to support abortion funding with its purchase : Moral Outcry: The sign might as well read, “Buy a Bible and support abortion!” In the latest twist of commercialism invading Christianity, now breast cancer pink has merged with the Word of God. The Susan G. Komen Foundation, who as recently as last week was handing out cash to the nation’s number one abortion provider, makes the latest thematic Bible stand out on retailers’ shelves across the nation.
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What babies learn before they're born
What babies learn before they're born - CNN.com: The fetus, we now know, is not an inert blob, but an active and dynamic creature, responding and adapting as it readies itself for life in the particular world it will soon enter. The pregnant woman is neither a passive incubator nor a source of always-imminent harm to her fetus, but a powerful and often positive influence on her child even before it's born. And pregnancy is not a nine-month wait for the big event of birth, but a crucial period unto itself -- "a staging period for well-being and disease in later life," as one scientist puts it.
This is from a TED talk given by Annie Murphy Paul, author of Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives.
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The day I tried to take my life to make the pain of my abortion go away
The day I tried to take my life to make the pain of my abortion go away | LifeSiteNews.com: This is the first of a series on post-abortion recovery. Jewels Green is a post-abortive mother of three who worked in an abortion clinic before becoming pro-life. Watch for the next installment in this series of post-abortion pain and recovery, “Abortion Hurts, Part 2: The Psychiatric Hospital” coming soon.
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U.S. focus on birth control may raise new concerns
A ruling last week on the morning-after pill, as well as government recommendations on new forms of birth control, could have long-lasting effects on women's perceptions of its safety, health experts say. Reuters
Powerful Pro-Life Film Features Story of Abortion Survivor
Powerful Pro-Life Film Features Story of Abortion Survivor | LifeNews.com: A Voice for Life, the story of Melissa Ohden, has premiered at events for Heartbeat International and National Right to Life to great acclaim. The Dove Foundation review for the documentary echoes the sentiments of individuals and organizations that have been moved by the film and see its’ value in promoting the sanctity of life: “We highly recommend this inspirational and remarkable DVD and gladly award it our Dove ‘Family-Approved’ Seal in addition to five Doves, our highest level.”
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Abortion doesn't raise mental illness risk
Abortion doesn't raise mental illness risk - USATODAY.com: Among women with unwanted pregnancies, those who had abortions were no more likely to suffer from problems including anxiety or depression than women who gave birth, the research review by the U.K.'s National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health found.
The research shows the "reassuring news" that abortion does not cause mental health problems, but raises a warning that officials must address the problem of unwanted pregnancy, said Dr. Tim Kendall, the centre's director.
The study is likely to be met by skepticism by those opposed to the practice and believe that terminating a pregnancy can trigger depression or other mental illnesses.
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The research shows the "reassuring news" that abortion does not cause mental health problems, but raises a warning that officials must address the problem of unwanted pregnancy, said Dr. Tim Kendall, the centre's director.
The study is likely to be met by skepticism by those opposed to the practice and believe that terminating a pregnancy can trigger depression or other mental illnesses.
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1956: "The Angel of Ashland" Kills New York Woman
RealChoice: 1956: "The Angel of Ashland" Kills New York Woman: On Saturday, December 8, 1956, 26-year-old Mary Davies of New York City arrived in the Ashland, Pennsylvania office of abortionist Dr. Robert Douglas Spencer (pictured). She was seeking an abortion.
As a physician, Spencer was typical of criminal abortionists. What was unusual about him was that rather than sneak the woman in through the back alley, Spencer plied his abortion trade openly.
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As a physician, Spencer was typical of criminal abortionists. What was unusual about him was that rather than sneak the woman in through the back alley, Spencer plied his abortion trade openly.
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Abortionist who stored 36 bags of aborted babies in storage unit loses botched abortion lawsuit
A circuit court judge has ruled in favor of a Mississippi woman who said she slipped into a coma following a botched abortion. Daschica Thomas and her husband filed suit against abortionist Joseph Booker in 2005, claiming he abruptly stopped in the middle of an abortion and did not administer antibiotics. Her lawsuit states that she is now infertile, and her husband has lost his job because he was forced to care for her.
The abortionist is no stranger to the wrong side of law. In 1999, Booker served time in prison for tax evasion. Later in the year, police learned that a local resident discovered 36 bags of aborted babies in a storage unit he purchased from Booker. LifeSiteNews
Tax returns from Planned Parenthood of North Texas reveal financial prosperity
Tax returns from Planned Parenthood of North Texas reveal financial prosperity : Moral Outcry: As the culture has become increasingly pro-life, PPNT has increased its profits anyway. According to its 2009 IRS Form 990, which tax exempt businesses must file, PPNT’s total revenue that year was $22,974,898; however, this past year it was $26,179,377.
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Women Urged To Order Morning-After Pill In Advance Of Holiday Season
Women Urged To Order Morning-After Pill In Advance Of Holiday Season | Fox News: The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is offering to send a pack of the emergency contraceptive Levonelle to women's homes free of charge in a bid to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies in January.
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Racial targeting and population control
In a new report, Life Dynamics documents that there is not one state in the union without population control centers (Planned Parenthood or other abortion clinics) located in ZIP codes with higher percentages of blacks and/or Hispanics than the state’s overall percentage.
Huff Po Article Critical Of Planned Parenthood
Monty Patterson Critical Of Planned Parenthood's Practices After Daughter's Death: After extensive research, Monty Patterson claimed that it was not only the medication that killed his daughter Holly, but also what he believes to be its improper application, as directed by the Planned Parenthood center that Holly visited. And according to Patterson, this practice is dangerously common. In his research, he claims to have uncovered other previously unreported deaths linked to the pill. Now, Patterson is on a mission to expose the dangers of RU-486, and to tighten the regulations on its application, using his website, AbortionPillRisks.org, as a platform.
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Florida Medical Waste Company Ends Collaboration with Abortion Industry
Orlando Women’s Center had previously used the medical waste giant Stericycle for the disposal of aborted babies and the tools used to kill them, but for unknown reasons, Stericycle stopped servicing the location. Advanced Medical Disposal then entered into an agreement with the abortion facility and began assisting with the collection of the “waste.” However, two weeks ago, Advanced Medical Disposal made known that it was not going to renew its agreement with Orlando Women’s Center. Stop Stericycle
Planned Parenthood Opening $16M Abortion Biz in Minnesota
Planned Parenthood Opening $16M Abortion Biz in Minnesota | LifeNews.com: “The new headquarters of Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota is scheduled to open this month,” Paul Stark of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life said, noting that it is a “$16 million, three-story, 46,000-square-foot facility” that will be “the largest abortion center in the state and the third largest in the nation.
“Planned Parenthood will perform both surgical and non-surgical (RU486) abortions there,” he said. “Here’s how the new abortion center currently looks (click image to enlarge). Probably more than a third of all abortions in Minnesota — some 4,000 per year — will take place in this building.”
“Planned Parenthood will perform both surgical and non-surgical (RU486) abortions there,” he said. “Here’s how the new abortion center currently looks (click image to enlarge). Probably more than a third of all abortions in Minnesota — some 4,000 per year — will take place in this building.”
Statement on Plan B by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
"In February 2011, Teva Women’s Health Inc. submitted to the FDA a supplemental new drug application for Plan B One-Step. This application sought to make Plan B One-Step available over the counter for all girls of reproductive age. The science has confirmed the drug to be safe and effective with appropriate use. However, the switch from prescription to over the counter for this product requires that we have enough evidence to show that those who use this medicine can understand the label and use the product appropriately. I do not believe that Teva’s application met that standard. The label comprehension and actual use studies did not contain data for all ages for which this product would be available for use.
" . . . The average age of the onset of menstruation for girls in the United States is 12.4 years. However, about ten percent of girls are physically capable of bearing children by 11.1 years of age. It is common knowledge that there are significant cognitive and behavioral differences between older adolescent girls and the youngest girls of reproductive age." HHS
" . . . The average age of the onset of menstruation for girls in the United States is 12.4 years. However, about ten percent of girls are physically capable of bearing children by 11.1 years of age. It is common knowledge that there are significant cognitive and behavioral differences between older adolescent girls and the youngest girls of reproductive age." HHS
Mothers and babies can instantly synchronize their hearts just by smiling at each other
Mothers and babies can instantly synchronize their hearts just by smiling at each other: Simply by looking and smiling at each other, moms and babies synchronize their heartbeats to within milliseconds of each other. Researchers at Bar-Ilan University in Israel found that visible affection from their mothers had tangible physiological effects on three-month-old infants.
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Man charged with murdering woman who refused to abort his child
Man charged with murdering woman who refused to abort his child | LifeSiteNews.com: A Houston man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of murdering a woman pregnant with his child after she refused an abortion. The Los Angeles Times reports that 19-year-old Joseph Mike Devia was taken into custody at a Navy Training Camp in the Chicago area and is being extradited to Texas. He is being charged with capital murder in the August 2010 death of Omoyeme Obehi Erazua.
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Daughter of ‘House of Horrors’ clinic victim sues Philadelphia for deadly ‘inaction’
Daughter of ‘House of Horrors’ clinic victim sues Philadelphia for deadly ‘inaction’ | LifeSiteNews.com: A federal lawsuit filed by Mongar’s daughter, Yashoda Gurung, says the city Department of Public Health’s “policy of inaction ultimately cost” her mother her life. The lawsuit specifically targets Department of Public Health and current City Health Commissioner Dr. Donald Schwarz.
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Critics' Attacks on Abortion/Mental Health Study Baseless
Friday Fax: ANALYSIS: Critics' Attacks on Abortion/Mental Health Study Baseless: Disparaging comments on the methodology apparently resulted from the failure to read Dr Coleman’s section on it. Critics also ignored the data supplement with details on the selected studies. Dr Coleman’s methodology is sound, the selection criteria are clearly specified, and her strategy is in line with the generally accepted guidelines for meta-analysis.
One point of valid criticism recognized by Dr. Coleman is the heterogeneity of the underlying studies. In response, a follow-up meta-analysis was conducted by Professor David Fergusson of the University of Otago, Christchurch, that was limited only to studies that used an unwanted/unintended pregnancy comparison group. In this study (which is under review), the increased risk of developing mental health problems is lower than in Coleman’s, which uses several control groups. However, the results are the same: unswerving evidence that abortion is associated with an increased risk of mental health problems.
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One point of valid criticism recognized by Dr. Coleman is the heterogeneity of the underlying studies. In response, a follow-up meta-analysis was conducted by Professor David Fergusson of the University of Otago, Christchurch, that was limited only to studies that used an unwanted/unintended pregnancy comparison group. In this study (which is under review), the increased risk of developing mental health problems is lower than in Coleman’s, which uses several control groups. However, the results are the same: unswerving evidence that abortion is associated with an increased risk of mental health problems.
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7 former employees offer to testify against Planned Parenthood in congressional probe
7 former employees offer to testify against Planned Parenthood in congressional probe | LifeSiteNews.com: In a letter addressed to leaders of the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, the former Planned Parenthood workers say they “have personally witnessed and can testify to the validity of specific concerns raised by subcommittee chairman Cliff Stearns (R-FL).”
In particular, they say Planned Parenthood has failed to notify parents when an underage girl is seeking an abortion, to detect or report cases of coerced abortion or sex trafficking, and to properly segregate government funds away from abortion costs, among other violations. The group also pointed out that Planned Parenthood receives “roughly $1 million per day in federal-state support.” “This alone would merit close government attention as to whether or not these funds are being spent appropriately.”
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In particular, they say Planned Parenthood has failed to notify parents when an underage girl is seeking an abortion, to detect or report cases of coerced abortion or sex trafficking, and to properly segregate government funds away from abortion costs, among other violations. The group also pointed out that Planned Parenthood receives “roughly $1 million per day in federal-state support.” “This alone would merit close government attention as to whether or not these funds are being spent appropriately.”
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Marie Stopes Doc Loses License, Almost Killed Woman in Abortion
Marie Stopes Doc Loses License, Almost Killed Woman in Abortion | LifeNews.com: Phanuel Dartey perforated the uterus of an Ireland woman who went to the UK for an abortion and left parts of the unborn baby inside of her after supposedly completing the abortion he did at the Marie Stopes International Clinic in Ealing where he worked.
Dartey was also accused of botching laser surgery on five other women and the combined actions prompted a disciplinary panel to rule that he posted a risk to the public by engaging in medical malpractice and dishonesty. The panel ultimately said “his integrity cannot be relied upon.” The General Medical Council cited “unforeseen and distressing consequences” from the cosmetic surgeries.
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Dartey was also accused of botching laser surgery on five other women and the combined actions prompted a disciplinary panel to rule that he posted a risk to the public by engaging in medical malpractice and dishonesty. The panel ultimately said “his integrity cannot be relied upon.” The General Medical Council cited “unforeseen and distressing consequences” from the cosmetic surgeries.
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New modules for Earn While You Learn programs
EWYL Online: Find savings on current modules and several new ones: On life with a toddler and breastfeeding!
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Abortion Backers Blast Obama Administration over Plan B
Abortion Backers Blast Obama Administration in Rare Divide | LifeNews.com: Nancy Keenan of NARAL has worked closely with pro-abortion President Barack Obama to advance abortion, but today’s decision by the Obama administration not to sell the morning after pill to teen girls without a prescription makes this the first time they have been at odds.
Keenan blasted the Obama administration in comments after the decision saying she disagreed with the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ decision to overrule a recommendation from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Keenan blasted the Obama administration in comments after the decision saying she disagreed with the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ decision to overrule a recommendation from the Food and Drug Administration.
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Babies' Cells Linger, May Protect Mothers
What would you say if we told you that when a woman has a baby, she gets not just a son or daughter, she gets an army of protective cells--gifts from her children that will stay inside her and defend her for the rest of her life? It's such an enticingly beautiful idea, the scientists who proposed it worry that maybe it's too beautiful.
. . . Carol Artlett, who studies fetal cells at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, even if a woman has a miscarriage or an abortion, even if there is no baby, the cells of an unborn child will stay in the mother for decades. But, why? What exactly are they doin' in there for years and years and years?
. . . The good fetal cell hypothesis proposes that the son or daughter cells stay in mom, not to hurt her, but to protect, defend and repair her for the rest of her life whenever she gets seriously ill. NPR
. . . Carol Artlett, who studies fetal cells at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, even if a woman has a miscarriage or an abortion, even if there is no baby, the cells of an unborn child will stay in the mother for decades. But, why? What exactly are they doin' in there for years and years and years?
. . . The good fetal cell hypothesis proposes that the son or daughter cells stay in mom, not to hurt her, but to protect, defend and repair her for the rest of her life whenever she gets seriously ill. NPR
Mystery solved: Siri ‘scandal’ due to abortion clinics’ deceptive advertising
Siri ‘scandal’ due to abortion clinics’ deceptive advertising | LifeSiteNews.com: It turns out the problem is abortion clinics engage in deceptive advertising: They don’t use the A-word in their name or description, and Siri isn’t smart enough to work through their doublespeak. Explained Gizmodo.com:
"Apple… [is] getting banged on because its nascent search engine can’t connect the word 'abortion' to a medical center that doesn’t use that word in its description. That’s Search 101, fellas."
SearchEngineLand.com adds: "If I search at Yelp [Siri’s search engine partner] for abortion, I get plenty of matches – one of them a local Planned Parenthood clinic. Notice all the bold mentions of 'abortion' in those listings. Those are from comments people have left. They’re not the names of the businesses."
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"Apple… [is] getting banged on because its nascent search engine can’t connect the word 'abortion' to a medical center that doesn’t use that word in its description. That’s Search 101, fellas."
SearchEngineLand.com adds: "If I search at Yelp [Siri’s search engine partner] for abortion, I get plenty of matches – one of them a local Planned Parenthood clinic. Notice all the bold mentions of 'abortion' in those listings. Those are from comments people have left. They’re not the names of the businesses."
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What to include in this year's annual report
As you wind down this year and get ready for next year's fundraising and programs, it's time to think about your nonprofit annual report. The annual report can be a great way to showcase your organization's accomplishments to current and potential donors, clients and members. Here are some tools from IdeaEncore:
Abortion Won’t Help Trafficking Victims
Abortion Won’t Help Trafficking Victims | After Abortion: The assumption is that abortion is a good way to help women and girls who are victims of trafficking. A look below the surface shows that abortion is likely to harm, not help, victims of trafficking – and, in the words of one expert, could even be a death sentence.
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Abortion and Sexual Abuse: One Woman’s Story
Abortion and Sexual Abuse: One Woman’s Story | After Abortion: "When I was about 13, my stepfather started molesting me. It continued until I came forward with it when I was 16. At age 15, I became pregnant. No one knew but my stepfather and a lady that told him where to take me. My stepfather told me the only way was to have an abortion. He made me set up an appointment; he dropped me off and picked me up. I could not tell anyone what had happened. I was messed up after this."
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Doctor seeks judgment in firing
Doctor seeks judgment in firing | The Clarion-Ledger | clarionledger.com: At the same time he and a Jackson abortion clinic are faced with a default judgment over an alleged botched abortion, a doctor is seeking his own default judgment against the clinic.
Dr. Joseph Booker alleges in a lawsuit that he was retaliated against for refusing to perform an abortion procedure not approved by the FDA and discriminated against after he was replaced by a white doctor who would use the procedure.
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Dr. Joseph Booker alleges in a lawsuit that he was retaliated against for refusing to perform an abortion procedure not approved by the FDA and discriminated against after he was replaced by a white doctor who would use the procedure.
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UMDNJ to hire additional staff to help perform abortions
UMDNJ to hire additional staff to help perform abortions | NJ.com: The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey will hire additional staff to help perform abortions after a group of nurses claimed they were forced to participate in the procedures despite religious objections, the university said Friday night.
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The Millionaire Abortionist: 'Women's Lives Are My Business'
Merle Hoffman is president and CEO of Choices Women’s Medical Center in Queens, New York, which performs roughly 10,000 abortions annually along with additional health services (from STD testing to prenatal care)) to 50,000 women each year. In January, her memoir, Intimate Wars: The Life and times of the Woman Who Brought Abortion from the Back Alley to the Boardroom, will be released.
In a recent Forbes interview, she used words like "serendipitous," "romantic," and "destiny" to describe her career. "We see over 40,000 patients every year between abortions, women’s health and prenatal. It takes complexity, it takes intensity to take care of the requirements to make sure that every woman who comes here is served with compassion and gets the highest quality of care. And we do all this in a war zone! There’s never been a recognition of what this takes. . . . At the highest, we were doing almost 20,000 abortions a year in the late 80s, early 90s. Now we see about 10,000. It depends on demographics, the number of women in the country in the most fertile age group."
Albert Mohler commentary -- Hoffman says abortion is as American as apple pie
In a recent Forbes interview, she used words like "serendipitous," "romantic," and "destiny" to describe her career. "We see over 40,000 patients every year between abortions, women’s health and prenatal. It takes complexity, it takes intensity to take care of the requirements to make sure that every woman who comes here is served with compassion and gets the highest quality of care. And we do all this in a war zone! There’s never been a recognition of what this takes. . . . At the highest, we were doing almost 20,000 abortions a year in the late 80s, early 90s. Now we see about 10,000. It depends on demographics, the number of women in the country in the most fertile age group."
Albert Mohler commentary -- Hoffman says abortion is as American as apple pie
Has Komen stopped funding Planned Parenthood?
Is Komen stopping funding Planned Parenthood?: maybe, but let’s wait and see | LifeSiteNews.com: Life Decisions International says The Susan G. Komen Foundation recently informed them Planned Parenthood is now ineligible for grants because it is under investigation by the U.S. government and several state governments.
Editor: Read the article for important details.
UPDATED: Komen off abortion funding list but scheduled to give money to Planned Parenthood anyway
12/3/11 - Life Decisions International reports: "The Komen matter is on hold until we investigate the recent allegations that it is involved in supporting embryonic stem cell research."
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UPDATED: Komen off abortion funding list but scheduled to give money to Planned Parenthood anyway
12/3/11 - Life Decisions International reports: "The Komen matter is on hold until we investigate the recent allegations that it is involved in supporting embryonic stem cell research."
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Breaking: China’s blind forced abortion opponent reported alive
Breaking: China’s blind forced abortion opponent reported alive | LifeSiteNews.com: Chen Guangcheng is alive, reports Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, based on information from a reliable source inside China. The news follows an unconfirmed report from early October that Chen had died under house arrest.
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Challenging the Powers of Death with the Gospel of Life
Bloodguilt reflects God's intention to vindicate each precious life---created in his own glorious image---and to avenge innocent lives cut down. For such things there is a reckoning (Lev. 24:17). [See also Genesis 9:5-6]
According to Deuteronomy 21, the shedding of innocent blood leaves everyone in the community under bloodguilt. Those who actively shed blood are guilty. Those who watch it or take no steps to stop it are guilty. Even if you can pray, "Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it shed" (Deut. 21:7), the whole community is still under bloodguilt. An act of atonement is required (Deut. 21:8). Only then will the bloodguilt be "purged" (Deut. 21:9).
If someone you love is murdered, you have no trouble understanding the preeminent nature of this evil. Everything is affected. When a stranger is murdered (Deut. 21:1), you are apt to shrug, go to work, and believe things are not much affected. This is the corrupting lie.
. . . We need to bring the main thing---the cross---to bear on the one thing that most plagues the conscience of this generation and hamstrings their service to God: the disaster of sexual sin that so often ends in the death of the weak and innocent. Tragically, many addressing the bloodguilt of abortion today offer a sprinkling of gospel on a plateful of Kübler-Ross. The abortion-recovery materials now in circulation tend to be anthropocentric, therapeutic Band-Aids over the wasting disease of the soul produced by abortion.
We need you, preachers and teachers. We need theologically rigorous instruction about the sufficiency of the gospel to cleanse away the bloodguilt of abortion and to reconcile us to God. Abortion needs to be called out by name, confessed with tears, and brought under a gospel that atones, justifies, propitiates, expiates, and brings us peace. Gospel Coalition
According to Deuteronomy 21, the shedding of innocent blood leaves everyone in the community under bloodguilt. Those who actively shed blood are guilty. Those who watch it or take no steps to stop it are guilty. Even if you can pray, "Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes see it shed" (Deut. 21:7), the whole community is still under bloodguilt. An act of atonement is required (Deut. 21:8). Only then will the bloodguilt be "purged" (Deut. 21:9).
If someone you love is murdered, you have no trouble understanding the preeminent nature of this evil. Everything is affected. When a stranger is murdered (Deut. 21:1), you are apt to shrug, go to work, and believe things are not much affected. This is the corrupting lie.
. . . We need to bring the main thing---the cross---to bear on the one thing that most plagues the conscience of this generation and hamstrings their service to God: the disaster of sexual sin that so often ends in the death of the weak and innocent. Tragically, many addressing the bloodguilt of abortion today offer a sprinkling of gospel on a plateful of Kübler-Ross. The abortion-recovery materials now in circulation tend to be anthropocentric, therapeutic Band-Aids over the wasting disease of the soul produced by abortion.
We need you, preachers and teachers. We need theologically rigorous instruction about the sufficiency of the gospel to cleanse away the bloodguilt of abortion and to reconcile us to God. Abortion needs to be called out by name, confessed with tears, and brought under a gospel that atones, justifies, propitiates, expiates, and brings us peace. Gospel Coalition
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Nurses fear reprisal for refusing abortion duties
Nurses fear reprisal for refusing abortion duties | ABS-CBN News | Latest Philippine Headlines, Breaking News, Video, Analysis, Features: After the issuance of the restraining order, the hospital sent the nurses a letter, requiring them to attend a meeting before Thanksgiving to discuss possible changes in duties, scheduling, and transfers to other units.
The nurses fear that UMDNJ may be retaliating by planning to reassign them to other units, after they sued the hospital for allegedly forcing them to assist in abortions. The nurses asked the court last week for another restraining order, to stop the hospital from holding a meeting with them about possible job transfers and other changes.
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The nurses fear that UMDNJ may be retaliating by planning to reassign them to other units, after they sued the hospital for allegedly forcing them to assist in abortions. The nurses asked the court last week for another restraining order, to stop the hospital from holding a meeting with them about possible job transfers and other changes.
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CLOSED: Dimensions Abortion Clinic in Des Plaines, IL
CLOSED: Dimensions Abortion Clinic in Des Plaines, IL « Pro-Life Hotline: Dimensions Medical Center abortion facility in Des Plaines, Illinois has CLOSED! Dimensions was one of seven Chicago area abortion facilities owned by the notorious Vinod Goyal, and since last year it has seen a regular pro-life sidewalk counseling and prayer presence thanks to the tireless efforts of Northwest Families for Life.
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Self-Abortion Charge After Fetus Found in Trash in Washington Heights
Self-Abortion Charge After Fetus Found in Trash in Washington Heights - NYTimes.com: After a dead fetus was found in a Washington Heights building's trash, police charged Yaribely Almonte, 20, with self-abortion in the first degree, a misdemeanor charge that has been used only a few times in New York State. Although it was unclear how old the fetus was, the charge applies when the abortion occurs after 24 weeks of pregnancy, when it is legal only if a woman’s doctor says her life is in danger.
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Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer Chastises the U.K.’s RCOG for Deceiving About Abortion-Breast Cancer Link
Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer Chastises the U.K.’s Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for Deceiving Women About Abortion-Breast Cancer Link | NRL News Today: The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' revised guidelines (The Care of Women Seeking Induced Abortion) falsely claims “induced abortion is not associated with an increase in breast cancer risk.”
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Apple denies claims that Siri is anti-abortion
BBC News - Apple denies claims that Siri is anti-abortion: Apple moved quickly to quash the rumours, stressing that the software was new and that the lack of advice was "not intentional."
Wisconsin Bill Would Attack PCCs
Wisconsin Bill Would Attack Pregnancy Centers Helping Women | LifeNews.com: Under this bill, if a court finds that a limited services pregnancy center made or distributed an advertisement that contains an untrue or misleading statement or made or distributed a misleading or untrue statement concerning the services it offers as part of plan not to perform those services, the court may assess a forfeiture on the limited services pregnancy center, require the limited services pregnancy center to reimburse the attorney general or district attorney for the expenses of the investigation and prosecution, and issue an injunction against the center.
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Promiscuity is Like Smoking
Promiscuity is Like Smoking » Secondhand Smoke | A First Things Blog: If our job as a society is to prevent risk and stop disease – both for humane and health care cost control reasons – why shouldn’t promiscuity be treated with the same cultural disdain and public health preventative campaigns as smoking?
Clearly, promiscuity falls into the same dengerous personal behavior category as smoking. So, why do we not see concerted and unequivocal anti-promiscuity campaigns, like we do anti-smoking campaigns?
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Clearly, promiscuity falls into the same dengerous personal behavior category as smoking. So, why do we not see concerted and unequivocal anti-promiscuity campaigns, like we do anti-smoking campaigns?
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A Good One for the “Dirty Jobs” Show: Health Inspector of Illinois Abortion Clinics
FRC Blog » Here’s a Good One for the “Dirty Jobs” Show: Health Inspector of Illinois Abortion Clinics: An Illinois judge yesterday ordered the doors of the Northern Illinois Women’s Center to remain shut pending a formal public hearing. The abortion center lost its license some months ago after failing public health inspections, the first inspections in 14 years.
Inspections uncovered numerous health and safety violations, including: Gynecological cannulas (surgical instruments inserted during abortion) stained with “brown substance”; Shoes stored inside open box of surgical gloves; Equipment used to sterilize medical instruments failed biological testing; All 3 operating rooms failed to ensure a sanitary environment; Box of opened surgical gloves stained with a dried “brown substance”; Failure to prevent contamination of surgical equipment; Operating rooms not staffed with a qualified Registered Nurse as required by law; Abortion practitioners without hospital admitting privileges.
Inspections uncovered numerous health and safety violations, including: Gynecological cannulas (surgical instruments inserted during abortion) stained with “brown substance”; Shoes stored inside open box of surgical gloves; Equipment used to sterilize medical instruments failed biological testing; All 3 operating rooms failed to ensure a sanitary environment; Box of opened surgical gloves stained with a dried “brown substance”; Failure to prevent contamination of surgical equipment; Operating rooms not staffed with a qualified Registered Nurse as required by law; Abortion practitioners without hospital admitting privileges.
Steve Jobs' philosophy
The spiritual side of Steve Jobs - CNN.com: "It's only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important."
Good point. The article also notes Jobs had a daughter, Lisa, out of wedlock with Chrisann Brennan. He denied paternity for many years, swearing in a court document that he was sterile, and forcing them to live on welfare. Later, he had three more kids with Laurene Powell. "I've done a lot of things I'm not proud of, such as getting my girlfriend pregnant when I was 23 and the way I handled that," Jobs said in a statement in 2011 to promote his authorized biography.
Related: Being a jerk -- worst business lesson from Jobs' biography
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Planned Parenthood: Husband Not Allowed in Abortion Counseling
Planned Parenthood: Husband Not Allowed in Abortion Counseling | LifeNews.com: Though it’s been a few years, Alisha says: “I have not been able to shake that experience, it was very disturbing that I had someone trying to convince me to abort my baby especially after telling her over and over again that I wanted to keep my baby. I didn’t sleep for a week!"
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Fines Assessed for Illegal Dumping of Aborted Baby Remains
Over $83,000 in Fines Assessed in Texas for Illegal Dumping of Aborted Baby Remains :Operation Rescue: The Texas Commission on Environment Quality has released documents to Operation Rescue that show two Texas abortion clinics and the disposal company Stericycle have been slapped with fines in excess of $83,000 for illegal dumping of aborted baby remains. The fines are the result of complaints filed by Operation Rescue against Whole Woman’s Health of McAllen and Austin after a three-month undercover investigation.
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Man awaits trial after attacking pro-life activist
MAN AWAITING TRIAL AFTER ATTACK ON PRO-LIFE ACTIVIST | Kansas City News | fox4kc.com | FOX 4: A pro-life activist says she was body slammed by the manager of a Kansas City, Kansas abortion clinic. The activist says she was walking to her car after a four hour protest when she was assaulted.
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Media Still Ignores Studies Showing Abortion Hurts Women
Media Still Ignores Studies Showing Abortion Hurts Women | LifeNews.com: You would think that when researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and the University of Pennsylvania determine that something nearly TRIPLES a woman’s breast cancer risk, it would be big news. But not if that “something” is abortion.
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‘Taxis Against Abortion’
‘Taxis Against Abortion’ program reaches thousands with pro-life message | LifeSiteNews.com: Taxi patrons and drivers in Seville, Spain are receiving the pro-life message in an unusual way: on the doors and backs of local taxis. The program has been in operation since 2005, managed by the local Mairena Pro-Life Association. Until recently the cabs displayed the message “Yes to Life, No to Abortion,” but have now begun to show the message “No to Abortion—for all you hold dear.”
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The Truth About Girl Scouts
SpeakNowGirlScouts.com - The Truth About Girl Scouts: Blog documents the GSUSA - Planned Parenthood connection.
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Will She or Won’t She? Neuhaus Gives Conflicting Comments Regarding Her Return to Abortion
Will She or Won’t She? Abortionist Neuhaus Gives Conflicting Comments Regarding Her Return to the Abortion Cartel :Operation Rescue: A new article has appeared in the overtly liberal and radically pro-abortion The Pitch magazine attempting to sympathetically portray Kansas abortionist Ann Kristin Neuhaus, who faces possible license revocation by the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts for horrendous record keeping and illegal late-term abortion referrals. That case is based on a complaint filed by Operation Rescue.
During the interview Neuhaus claimed she was out of the abortion business forever. “I’m done with this whole women’s-right issue. It’s definitely an underserved population, but I’m done. Not even in the wildest imaginable situation would I do it again. I would even sign a statement that I wouldn’t do it again. I’m certainly not going to be working for Dr. Tiller again, am I? And we’re not going to have a clinic like that ever again.” But in an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that aired February 23, 2011, Neuhaus sang a different tune.
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During the interview Neuhaus claimed she was out of the abortion business forever. “I’m done with this whole women’s-right issue. It’s definitely an underserved population, but I’m done. Not even in the wildest imaginable situation would I do it again. I would even sign a statement that I wouldn’t do it again. I’m certainly not going to be working for Dr. Tiller again, am I? And we’re not going to have a clinic like that ever again.” But in an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that aired February 23, 2011, Neuhaus sang a different tune.
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Board Development 201: Essential ingredients and successful recipes for board engagement
Board Development 201: Essential ingredients and successful recipes for board engagement | Chicago, IL | 12/13/2011: A recent survey of nonprofit boards found that less than 33% of all boards operate at their full potential. Since nonprofit board members are volunteers, they often do not fully understand their fiduciary responsibilities. In addition, most boards fail to evaluate their own performance on an annual basis, and have no idea what they are doing right or wrong, or where they need to improve.
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Report shows condom use fails to decrease teen pregnancy, STDs
Report shows condom use fails to decrease teen pregnancy, STDs :: EWTN News: An October 2011 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an increase in condom use by teenagers of both sexes between the ages of 15 and 19. Despite the increase in condom usage, the chances of pregnancy did not decrease, the report found. The data from the 2006-2010 survey indicated an 18 percent “probability of having had a birth before age 20,” identical to the probability shown in the 2002 survey.
Eighty percent of teenage males reported using a condom in their first sexual encounter, up by nine percentage points from 2002. Close to 75 percent of teenage males said they used a condom in their most recent sexual encounter, up from 70.7 percent in the previous study. Around 96 percent of sexually active teenage females reported having ever used a condom, compared to over 93 percent in 2002.
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Eighty percent of teenage males reported using a condom in their first sexual encounter, up by nine percentage points from 2002. Close to 75 percent of teenage males said they used a condom in their most recent sexual encounter, up from 70.7 percent in the previous study. Around 96 percent of sexually active teenage females reported having ever used a condom, compared to over 93 percent in 2002.
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Siri Sends Women to Pregnancy Centers, Not Abortion Clinics
Siri Sends Women to Pregnancy Centers, Not Abortion Clinics | LifeNews.com: The latest model of Apple’s iPhone provides women with alternatives to abortion when making related abortion searches on its new voice-directed Siri technology.
Siri serves as an electronic personal assistant that responds to voice commands for owners of the iPhone 4S. Abortion advocates were outraged to find when Siri was asked questions related to abortion, the phone responded with a list of pregnancy resource centers instead of local abortion facilities.
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Siri serves as an electronic personal assistant that responds to voice commands for owners of the iPhone 4S. Abortion advocates were outraged to find when Siri was asked questions related to abortion, the phone responded with a list of pregnancy resource centers instead of local abortion facilities.
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Gardasil victims speak out in videos
In two new videos, Dr. Joseph Mercola notes that the U.S. government’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System database indicates that Gardasil has been linked to 49 sudden deaths, 213 permanent disabilities, 137 reports of cervical dysplasia, 41 reports of cervical cancer, and thousands of adverse events reports, ranging from headaches and nausea, to outbreaks of genital warts, anaphylactic shock, grand mal convulsion, foaming at the mouth, coma and paralysis. He says it is also concerning that HPV vaccines protect against only two of the more common strains of HPV associated with cancer, HPV-16 and HPV-18, even though there are more than 100 different types of HPV, at least 15 of which cause cancer.
Charlotte Haug, writing in the September issue of New Scientist noted, “Vaccinated women show an increased number of precancerous lesions caused by strains of HPV other than HPV-16 and HPV-18 … what effect will the vaccine have on the other cancer-causing strains of HPV? Nature never leaves a void, so if HPV-16 and HPV-18 are suppressed by an effective vaccine, other strains of the virus will take their place. The question is, will these strains cause cervical cancer? Results from clinical trials are not encouraging. LifeSiteNews
Charlotte Haug, writing in the September issue of New Scientist noted, “Vaccinated women show an increased number of precancerous lesions caused by strains of HPV other than HPV-16 and HPV-18 … what effect will the vaccine have on the other cancer-causing strains of HPV? Nature never leaves a void, so if HPV-16 and HPV-18 are suppressed by an effective vaccine, other strains of the virus will take their place. The question is, will these strains cause cervical cancer? Results from clinical trials are not encouraging. LifeSiteNews
Disturbing Illinois abortion facility to remain closed till 2012, potentially saving 100s of lives
Disturbing Illinois abortion facility to remain closed till 2012, potentially saving 100s of lives | LifeSiteNews.com: A ruling handed down this week means that one of the most notorious abortion clinics in the country, the Northern Illinois Women’s Center in Rockford, Illinois, will remain closed until January 4, 2012, when a formal public hearing will be held. The ruling on the suspension of the clinic’s license was made by an Administrative Law Judge at the behest of the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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Organization stops supporting embryonic stem cell research
Organizations can stop supporting embryonic stem cell research | Stem Cell Research Cures: The list of organizations that support embryonic stem cell research grew shorter recently when one organization, CureSearch for Children (formerly the National Childhood Cancer Foundation) notified us of a change in policy. Though they signed a letter to Congress back in 1999 supporting the legality and federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, their policy has been changed: "As the Foundation reviews requests for funding and makes decisions about types of funding to support, CureSearch for Children’s Cancer neither supports, nor provides funds for embryonic stem cell research."
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Leadership: Rethinking mavericks
Leadership: Rethinking mavericks: Organizations need leadership across the company, and mavericks aren't so good at working so broadly. They may do well in a limited part of a company or organization, he says, but unfortunately in the rest of the organization, there's a lot of disconnection…. A maverick is highly functional in his own [section], but in the long run … [he's] not very good for the organization.
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Abortion Nearly Triples Breast Cancer Risk
Abortion Nearly Triples Breast Cancer Risk, New Study Finds | LifeNews.com: A new study published by scientists who examined diabetes mellitus type 2, reproductive factors, and breast cancer found a statistically significant association showing a 2.86-fold increased breast cancer risk from one induced abortion.
The study, published in Taylor & Francis, also found that delaying a first full-term pregnancy, which is frequently done by women having abortions, also raises the breast cancer risk wheras giving birth resulted in a 64% reduced risk.
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The study, published in Taylor & Francis, also found that delaying a first full-term pregnancy, which is frequently done by women having abortions, also raises the breast cancer risk wheras giving birth resulted in a 64% reduced risk.
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"Changing the world, one woman at a time"
VIP Abortions: Herbal Tea Afterward in Hillary Clinton Room | LifeNews.com: Amy Hagstrom Miller, who had to “beg and borrow” to buy her first clinic in 2003, now owns six abortion clinics and her work is more “mission than job.” At Whole Woman’s Health she says, “We don’t worship the doctor, we worship the patient.”
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Car Crashes Into Philly Planned Parenthood Facility
Car Crashes Into Planned Parenthood Facility In Philadelphia | LifeNews.com: A car crashed into a Planned Parenthood abortion referral clinic this afternoon and authorities say they have no information yet as to what happened, though it appears to be accidental.
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Trial over Plan B prescriptions begins Monday
Trial over Plan B prescriptions begins Monday | KING5.com Seattle: A four-year legal fight over who must provide "morning-after" contraceptives such as Plan B lands in a federal courtroom Monday, testing Washington state Pharmacy Board rules requiring pharmacies to dispense any medication for which there is a community demand.
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Fed lawsuit filed vs. city in Gosnell-related death
Fed lawsuit filed vs. city in Gosnell-related death - Philly.com: The daughter of a patient killed at Kermit Gosnell's squalid West Philadelphia abortion clinic has filed a federal lawsuit against the city's Department of Public Health and Donald Schwarz, the health commissioner and deputy mayor for health and opportunity.
In her suit, Yashoda Gurung, the daughter of Karna Maya Mongar, alleges that the Department of Public Health "operates on a plan of inaction" and that its practice of "ignoring warning signs" cost her mother her life.
Mongar, 41, a refugee from Bhutan, died in November 2009 after she was overdosed with anesthetics at the Women's Medical Society clinic by an unlicensed staffer at the direction of Gosnell, according to the suit and the grand-jury report.
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In her suit, Yashoda Gurung, the daughter of Karna Maya Mongar, alleges that the Department of Public Health "operates on a plan of inaction" and that its practice of "ignoring warning signs" cost her mother her life.
Mongar, 41, a refugee from Bhutan, died in November 2009 after she was overdosed with anesthetics at the Women's Medical Society clinic by an unlicensed staffer at the direction of Gosnell, according to the suit and the grand-jury report.
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Guilty As Charged: Prove Your Board Supports Your Organization Nonprofit
Guilty As Charged: Prove Your Board Supports Your Organization Nonprofit | Board of Directors - Board development | Evaluation / assessment | IdeaEncore Network: Before a jury of their peers, would your board members be found guilty of supporting your organization? Would a lawyer find enough evidence to convict them? Here's a list of evidence to make the case. Use it to help your board prove their guilt.
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Two Hour Board Training
Two Hour Board Training Nonprofit | Board of Directors | How to / Guide | IdeaEncore Network: Board training is one of the most critical responsibilities of a nonprofit executive. If board and staff are not trained in their roles and responsibilities, chaos and conflict will be the result.
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Becoming a More Effective Nonprofit Board
Becoming a More Effective Nonprofit Board: Board performance is widely recognized as a critical ingredient in a nonprofit organization’s ability to achieve impact. But what does effective board performance look like? And how can nonprofit boards become more effective?
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Carhart Admonished by Maryland Board of Physicians
Carhart Dinged with Admonishment from Maryland Board of Physicians :Operation Rescue: Operation Rescue has been notified by the Maryland Board of Physicians that it has completed its investigation of late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart and has issued an “Advisory Letter” to him, based on their findings. The Board informed Operation Rescue that the Advisory Letter will not be made public.
The investigation was based on a complaint filed by Operation Rescue alleging that Carhart lied to the Medical Board about his abortion business in order to gain licensure in Maryland, and that he routinely falsified fetal ages by taking bogus ultrasound readings.
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The investigation was based on a complaint filed by Operation Rescue alleging that Carhart lied to the Medical Board about his abortion business in order to gain licensure in Maryland, and that he routinely falsified fetal ages by taking bogus ultrasound readings.
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Putting charities to the financial test
How to Check Out a Charity's Financial Health - WSJ.com: Judging a charity by its efficiency gets a lot of attention. But in today's uncertain economy, potential donors sometimes have to make a much more basic assessment: Is this charity going bust?
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Should I Serve on a Nonprofit Board?
Should I Serve on a Nonprofit Board? - WSJ.com: As government funding tightens and the economy wobbles, charities across the country continue to struggle with attracting donations and, at times, staying afloat. As a result, they're depending more than ever on their board members for funds, time and other resources. What's more, as state attorneys general dig deeper into the perennial occurrences of fraud and wrongdoing in the multibillion-dollar charity world, directors are sometimes unaware of the increasing risks involved with serving on a nonprofit's board.
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The Do's and Don'ts of Soliciting Charitable Donations
The Do's and Don'ts of Soliciting Charitable Donations - WSJ.com: For some charities, the difference between success and failure may not have much to do with how they spend their money. It may, instead, have to do with how they ask for money. We asked some philanthropy experts to tell us what can make or break a charity's chance of success with prospective donors. Here's what they said charities should do—and what they shouldn't.
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More Than Ever, There's Strength in Numbers in Philanthropy
More Than Ever, There's Strength in Numbers in Philanthropy - WSJ.com: With the shaky economy taking a bite out of big donations, more nonprofits are turning to small donations raised through nontraditional methods to help fill their coffers. Many are using online social networking to draw in the large numbers of donors needed to make small contributions add up to big totals, often relying on individual donors to enlist their friends and others to help.
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The 'Third Rail' of Nonprofits: Overhead
The 'Third Rail' of Nonprofits: Overhead - WSJ.com: Overhead is a touchy subject for many nonprofits. Donors who want most or all of their contributions to support an organization's cause may be overly critical of administrative costs and other overhead. Nonprofits, in turn, often feel pressured to keep overhead down and so may misrepresent those costs, reinforcing donors' unrealistic expectations.
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Should a Charity Be Like a Business?
Should a Charity Be Like a Business? - WSJ.com: It's your money, and you're willing to give some of it away to a worthy cause. But you want to see results. Measurable progress toward agreed-upon goals. Regular proof that your investment is achieving maximum impact. That's the way businesses operate, and charities should be no different. That's one way to look at it, anyway.
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Abortion Chain CEO Says Late-Term Abortion Has No “Detrimental Effect on Society”
Abortion Chain CEO Says Late-Term Abortion Has No “Detrimental Effect on Society”: Ann Furedi, chief executive of the abortion chain British Pregnancy Advisory Service recently engaged with Will Saletan in a debate over the issue of late-term abortion. During her opening statements, Ann made some comments that caught my attention. She admitted that a late-term fetus connects with people because “it looks like a baby.” Of course though to Ann, it isn’t a baby nor worth of legal protection.
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Maternity Coverage Suffering Under Obamacare
Maternity Coverage Suffering Under Obamacare | Heartlander Magazine: Individuals seeking maternity coverage in the non-group insurance market are discovering fewer options are available as insurers seek to cut costs to meet the regulatory demands of President Obama’s health care law.
Greg Scandlen, a health policy expert at The Heartland Institute, says most insurers don’t offer non-group maternity coverage because of cost—those who purchase the policies are almost guaranteed to use them—and this is a problem no government mandate can solve.
Greg Scandlen, a health policy expert at The Heartland Institute, says most insurers don’t offer non-group maternity coverage because of cost—those who purchase the policies are almost guaranteed to use them—and this is a problem no government mandate can solve.
“Maternity coverage is typically optional, as is prescription coverage,” Scandlen said. “So-called ‘complications of pregnancy’ are covered as regular medical services. Usually one can buy a maternity rider, but it isn’t a great deal—it amounts to dollar swapping since the only people to buy it are those planning on having a baby.”
He also suggests costs have grown because of the increased frequency of C-Sections, which have in turn been encouraged by available maternity coverage. “C-Sections are much more expensive and unnecessary in most cases. People opt for them because they are convenient—a woman can schedule her childbirth to suit her calendar,” Scandlen said. “People who are paying their maternity costs directly are less likely to pay extra for the convenience.”
Scandlen maintains expectant parents should simply ensure any complications are covered under their policy, and be prepared to pay the costs for childbirth.
U.S. Birth Rates, Preemie Deliveries Drop
U.S. Birth Rates, Preemie Deliveries Drop - ABC News: U.S. birth rates dropped for the third straight year, particularly in young moms, according to new statistics. Premature deliveries also dropped off and for the first time in more than a decade, cesarean section rates have leveled off. That’s according to a new study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.
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Should Boys Be Given the HPV Vaccine? The Science Is Weaker than the Marketing
Should Boys Be Given the HPV Vaccine? The Science Is Weaker than the Marketing | The Crux | Discover Magazine: Merck says that in males, the vaccine is 89 percent effective against genital warts and 75 percent effective against anal cancer. On closer inspection, some of the numbers don’t just deflate, they evaporate.
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Tip Sheet: Board Member & Professional Volunteer Recruitment
Tip Sheet: NGO Board Member & Professional Volunteer Recruitment Nonprofit | Human Resources / Personnel - Recruiting / hiring | How to / Guide | IdeaEncore Network: Tips on finding suitable human resources to support your good cause. Steps for success and suggestions on how to successfully recruit board members and other professional volunteers.
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Facing the Financial Crisis: 10 Smart Things Your Board Can Do Now
Facing the Financial Crisis: 10 Smart Things Your Board Can Do Now: How your board reacts to the financial crisis can go a long toward ensuring that your organization remains solvent. Barry Gaberman, board chair of BoardSource, presents a to-do list that will help you lead your organization through these tough times.
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Nonprofit Center Board Member Expectation Statement
Nonprofit Center Board Member Expectation Statement Nonprofit | Board of Directors - Roles and Responsibilities | Definition | IdeaEncore Network: What can a new member expect from his/her experience serving on a board?
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Should we form a board committee?
For many voluntary organizations, committees are one of the ways important works gets done. They are seen as a way to involve people, share the work, and ensure that different perspectives are incorporated. Another key advantage of committees is that a small group can explore an issue in some detail, gain some expertise. There can be some disadvantages too. Dalhousie University
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Robert's Rules simplified
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Committee descriptions
Sample committee job descriptions
Robert's Rules simplified
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You Are Not Alone – Resources for Nonprofits
» 11/29/2011: You Are Not Alone – Resources for Nonprofits: Nonprofit Direct » Nonprofit Webinars: Nonprofit leaders want their organizations to meet their mission effectively and efficiently. The NonProfit National Resource Directory is a one-stop-shop for nonprofits looking for the resources you need to succeed. Here you will find a free listing of those who specialize in assisting the nonprofit sector to fulfill your mission. You’ll also find a resource library, teleseminars on topics of concern and interest, and a nonprofit membership.
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Fundraising, community style
Teleseminars Sponsored by NonProfit Direct: The NonProfit National Resource Directory: Looking for creative new fundraising ideas? Not sure which technology tools are best for your organization? Wondering how to turn those active volunteers into donors? Join CoreWeb's team in answering your fundraising questions. During this teleseminar we will share community examples and technology tools that will focus on boosting grassroots fundraising efforts, encouraging more consistent donations, and cultivating donors from your volunteer base.
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Survey: U.S. Doctors Disagree On Pregnancy Start
Survey: U.S. Doctors Disagree On Pregnancy Start | Fox News: Most U.S. doctors believe pregnancy starts when the sperm fertilizes the egg, a survey shows, contradicting the position of a key medical group with a view that could potentially affect U.S. policy and laws regarding contraception and research.
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), the leading organization for this field of medicine, defines pregnancy as beginning when the fertilized egg implants in the uterus, roughly a week after fertilization.
"People say that the medical profession has settled on this," said Farr Curlin, senior author of the study, which appeared in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a professor at the University of Chicago. "What our data show rather clearly is that it is not at all settled among the medical profession."
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The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), the leading organization for this field of medicine, defines pregnancy as beginning when the fertilized egg implants in the uterus, roughly a week after fertilization.
"People say that the medical profession has settled on this," said Farr Curlin, senior author of the study, which appeared in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a professor at the University of Chicago. "What our data show rather clearly is that it is not at all settled among the medical profession."
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Planned Parenthood manager gets fired, then leads 40 Days campaign at former facility
Planned Parenthood manager gets fired, then leads 40 Days campaign at former facility | LifeSiteNews.com: Last Monday during a 40 Days for Life webcast, former Planned Parenthood manager Sue Thayer revealed how she ended up being fired by her former employer over a dispute about abortion, and then lead the recent 40 Days for Life campaign outside the very centre that she once managed for many years.
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Scientist: Human Life Begins at Conception
Scientist: Human Life Begins at Conception, Fertilization | LifeNews.com: The simple biological truth of the matter is that the Cell Theory states that all cells arise from pre-existing cells. There is no blackout period between sperm and egg uniting, and then the emergence of ‘life’ at some point distant.
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Abstinence Programs Credited With Reducing Teen Birth Rates
Abstinence Programs Credited With Reducing Teen Birth Rates | LifeNews.com: Abstinence education programs are being credited with the good news coming in a new report the CDC issued Thursday from the National Center for Health Statistics showing teen birth rates dropping.
The birth rate for U.S. teens aged 15-19 years hit a record low in 2010, according to the report, Births: Preliminary Data for 2010, from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. The birth rate for teenagers aged 15-19 has declined for the last three years and 17 out of the past 19 years. Birth rates for younger and older teenagers and for all race/ethnic groups reached historic lows in 2010.
Valerie Huber of the National Abstinence Education Association reacted to the report saying the good news on teen birth rates is tempered by news on teen rates of sexual diseases.
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The birth rate for U.S. teens aged 15-19 years hit a record low in 2010, according to the report, Births: Preliminary Data for 2010, from CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. The birth rate for teenagers aged 15-19 has declined for the last three years and 17 out of the past 19 years. Birth rates for younger and older teenagers and for all race/ethnic groups reached historic lows in 2010.
Valerie Huber of the National Abstinence Education Association reacted to the report saying the good news on teen birth rates is tempered by news on teen rates of sexual diseases.
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Women Who Became Pregnant Through Sexual Assault Say, “Ask Us”
Women Who Became Pregnant Through Sexual Assault Say, “Ask Us” | After Abortion: Abortion and sexual assault pregnancy is a difficult subject for many people, especially since no one wants to hurt those who have already been traumatized. For many, abortion seems like a compassionate answer for women and girls who become pregnant as a result of rape or incest.
But a group of women who experienced pregnancies resulting from sexual assault say that policymakers need to listen to those who’ve been there, instead of using this issue to promote abortion.
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But a group of women who experienced pregnancies resulting from sexual assault say that policymakers need to listen to those who’ve been there, instead of using this issue to promote abortion.
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