Local pro-lifers unite to save Virginia maternity home

Local pro-lifers come together to save Virginia maternity home | LifeSiteNews.com: Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is home to numerous PCCs, but for pregnant women who need a place to live, the area has long had only one maternity home. When the founder's sudden passing a few years ago, a group of local pro-lifers came together to make sure that the needs of pregnant women in the area would not go unmet. The newly founded New Eve Ministries is a testimony to the dedication of a local pro-life community that wants to make sure, in the words of President Bob Seale, that “we do everything we can to keep these women from aborting their babies.”

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Why Did Dimensions Abortuary Close? Now We Know

Why Did Dimensions Abortuary Close? Now We Know « Pro-Life Hotline: The Pro-Life Action League reported late last year that the Dimensions Medical Center abortion facility in Des Plaines, Illinois, had closed. At the time, we didn't know why, but now we do: Dimensions would have never passed an inspection.

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Judge strikes down Oklahoma ultrasound law as unconstitutional

Judge strikes down Oklahoma ultrasound law as unconstitutional | Tulsa World: Oklahoma County District Judge Bryan Dixon declared the law unconstitutional in a summary judgment handed down Wednesday. The law would have required doctors or their technicians to show pregnant women ultrasound images of their fetuses and discuss those images with the women before abortions were performed.

Related: The “reasoning” behind the decision to enjoin Oklahoma’s Ultrasound Act

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British doctors pre-sign abortion forms

British doctors pre-sign abortion forms - UPI.com: The former medical director of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service said doctors routinely signed off on abortions for women they never met.

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SonoSite Portable and Handheld Ultrasound Equipment: Is there a PCC application?

SonoSite World Leader in Mountable, Portable and Handheld Ultrasound Equipment: "Our unique, hand-carried ultrasound systems combine striking image quality and ease of use, letting you focus on the patient, not the technology."

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Social Media Wrap Up Report: Free download

Social Media Wrap Up Report: February 2012, Free TradePub.com Guide: This guide provides a comprehensive synopsis for small, medium and large companies alike. It is best suited for organizations getting started in social media or looking to freshen up their campaigns.

Top marketing experts divulge their lessons learned and secrets on social media with everything you ever wanted to learn, from the basics to the most advanced techniques. Easily consumable in short articles, discover if your company should use social media and determine how to hire a social media agency (or if you should keep the position in-house). Dive into the latest trends, learn specific methods to gain maximum exposure from your efforts and define how to measure results. Download the February issue of the Social Media Wrap Up now and receive it in your inbox in less than a minute!

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She loves abortion, but hates adoption

She loves abortion, but hates adoption | LifeSiteNews.com: As distressing as Jessica DelBalzo’s deep devotion to abortion and her belief that it gives women power is her hatred for adoption. She works diligently to eradicate legal adoption because she’d rather kill babies than give them to a loving family. As with abortion, she doesn’t want adoption rare, either. She wants it gone. Seriously. DelBalzo operates Adoption: Legalized Lies, a self-described grassroots initiative to put an end to adoption.

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Planned Parenthood to open clinic in Ferndale, MI

Planned Parenthood to open clinic in Ferndale | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: Planned Parenthood is coming to Ferndale next week, and city officials are welcoming it with open arms. The new clinic, Planned Parenthood's first in Oakland County, will open April 2 and start seeing patients April 4. It's located at 23338 Woodward Ave., the old PrimeCare building. The Ferndale clinic won't provide abortions.

At the Ferndale City Council meeting Monday, clinic officials gave a short presentation about their decision. Rather than wait on the outcome of a yearlong legal battle to open their clinic in Auburn Hills, Planned Parenthood Mid and South Michigan CEO Lori Lamerand said they chose Ferndale because it was at the center of where they saw the most need in Oakland and Wayne Counties. Their clinics in Warren, Livonia and Detroit see about 5,000 Oakland County residents.

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Study finds oral contraceptives spike blood pressure

Study finds oral contraceptives spike blood pressure | LifeSiteNews.com: Diseases such as kidney failure and endocrine tumors are among the suspects causing high blood pressure — but could the contraceptive pills in your medicine cabinet be the culprit? According to Prof. Ehud Grossman of Tel Aviv University, many common over-the-counter and prescription medications are underlying causes of hypertension, which is a major risk factor for stroke, heart attack, and aneurisms.

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Unlicensed Abortion “Predator” Gains Early Release

Unlicensed Abortion “Predator” Gains Early Release From California Prison :Operation Rescue: Operation Rescue has confirmed that abortionist Bertha Bugarin, who was convicted in 2009 of multiple counts of practicing medicine and prescribing drugs without a license, has been released early from prison under a new “realignment” program that was enacted in California last year. Bugarin served less than half of a 6 year, 8 month sentence for felony convictions in San Diego and Los Angeles Counties. Bugarin’s early release was opposed by Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley, who objected to the reclassification of Bugarin as a non-violent “lower level offender” and considered her a “consumer protection” threat.

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Afghanistan’s War on Women

Afghanistan’s War on Women Detailed in New Human-Rights Watch Report - The Daily Beast Wanting a better life may have landed some of these women in jail. According to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch, hundreds of women in Afghanistan face prison time if they try to escape domestic abuse, sex trafficking, or rape. Premarital sex is considered a crime punishable by imprisonment in the country, as is running away from abuse. “From the first time I came to this world my destiny was destroyed,” one 17-year-old girl forced into prostitution told the rights group.

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Komen cancels lobbying day

Daily Beast: People familiar with the situation say the charity’s current challenges can’t all be blamed on the Planned Parenthood flap. They say the group was already facing a number of financial and management hurdles in the months before the controversy. They describe a powerhouse charity trying to deal with the economic downturn and with general fatigue among some donors regarding pink-ribbon campaigns and races.

Pregnancy safe, even beneficial, for women recovering from breast cancer

New study says pregnancy is safe, even beneficial, for women recovering from breast cancer | LifeSiteNews.com: New research presented at the eighth European Breast Cancer Conference in Vienna yesterday contradicts advice previously given to breast cancer patients that pregnancy could increase the risk of the cancer returning. Not only is it safe to become pregnant following a breast cancer diagnosis, but that patients who become pregnant appear to survive longer than those who don’t.

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Abortion clinics caught breaking law by UK inspectors

Abortion clinics caught breaking law by inspectors | News | The Christian Institute: Dozens of abortion clinics could be reported to the police for allegedly breaking the law following surprise inspections ordered by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley. He says he is “shocked” and “appalled” at the findings, which include evidence that doctors have falsified abortion consent forms.

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Updated List Identifies Corporate Supporters of Planned Parenthood

Christian News Wire: Life Decisions International (LDI) has released a revised edition of The Boycott List, which identifies corporations that support Planned Parenthood, the world's primary abortion-advocacy behemoth.

New boycott targets include Advance Publications (magazines such as Bon Appetit, Details, Glamour, GQ, Self, Vanity Fair, andVogue), Ameriprise Financial, Arthur Murray (dance studios), Bikram's Yoga, Bob Evans (restaurants), Danone (Dannon products), Fresh Enterprises (Baja Fresh Mexican Grill, Canyons Burger Co., and La Salsa Fresh Mexican Grill), NACCO (Hamilton Beach and Proctor Silex products; Kitchen Collection and Le Gourmet Chef stores), Pernod Ricard (alcoholic products including Absolute, Ballantine's, Beefeater, Chivas Regal, Kahlúa, Malibu, and Royal Salute), TD Bank Group, UBS (financial services), and Wyndham (lodging including Baymont, Days Inn, Dream Hotels, Hawthorne, Howard Johnson, Knights Inn, Microtel, Night, Ramada, Super 8, Travelodge, TRYP Hotels, Wingate, and Wyndham; eatery: Planet Hollywood).

Some of the corporations continuing as boycott targets are: Adobe, AOL, Bank of America, Bayer, Chevron, Darden Restaurants (eateries including Olive Garden, Red Lobster, etc.), eBay (PayPal, etc.), Laureate Education, Marriott Hotels, Midas, Nike, Select Comfort (Sleep Number bed), Southwest Airlines (Jet Blue, etc.), Starwood (lodging including Four Points, Sheraton, St. Regis, W, Westin, etc.), Wells Fargo, and Whole Foods.

The Boycott List includes a "Dishonorable Mention" section, which identifies nonprofits that are associated with Planned Parenthood and/or its agenda. The only addition to this section is The Lance Armstrong Foundation. Other groups in the "Dishonorable Mention" section include: AARP, American Cancer Society, Boys & Girls Clubs, Camp Fire, Dr. Phil Foundation, Girl Scouts, Girls Inc., Kiwanis Clubs, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, March of Dimes, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Rotary Clubs, Salvation Army, Save the Children, Sierra Club, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, YMCA, and YWCA.

Related: 282 corporations have stopped funding Planned Parenthood

Law professors explain why ultrasound laws are constitutional

Ultrasound laws are constitutional - Philly.com: Whether ultrasound laws represent good policy or are effective, though, is a separate question from whether such laws are constitutional. Under the Supreme Court's 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, states have a right "to ensure that a woman apprehend the full consequences of her decision" and can require physicians to provide "truthful and not misleading" information about the abortion procedure and the development of the fetus.

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Action Planning Template

Action Planning Template Nonprofit | Planning - Business Planning | Sample / Template | IdeaEncore Network: Once goals are set use this form to flesh out actions, responsibilities and next steps.

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Measuring your center's impact

• Social Benefit Analysis & Social Return - An Introductory Reader
• Impact Measurement Framework 
• Outcomes Framework Browser 
• Measuring and/or Estimating Social Value Creation: Insights into Eight Integrated Cost Approaches

Cannibalistic Abortionist Illegally Dumps Abortion Records in Attempt to Go Green

Operation Rescue: On a tip from a local woman, the Kansas City Star has recovered over 1,000 abortion medical records from 2001-2002 that were illegally dumped in a public recycling bin by the discredited abortionist Krishna Rajanna. The files contained names, addresses and other sensitive information about abortion patients at his now closed Affordable Medical Center. The newspaper has since turned the documents over to the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts. The documents could be used as evidence in a possible criminal case. 

The law requires that medical records be maintained for ten years, but some of the records discovered in the recycling bin were less than ten years old. Incredibly, Rajanna defended his dumping the records as an attempt to be environmentally friendly.

Rajanna lost his medical license and was forced to close his abortion clinic in 2005 after pro-life supporters obtained photographs of filthy conditions and appalling practices inside his abortion clinic and circulated them publicly. Kansas City Police Detective William Howard who conducted an investigation at Rajanna’s clinic submitted a statement to the state legislature testifying to conditions so horrific that he was sickened by them and that he was stunned by allegations of the staff that Rajanna engaged in cannibalism.

Pharmacies deter teens from Plan B, study shows

Vitals - Pharmacies deter teens from Plan B, study shows: Even though it’s legal for 17-year-olds to get the so-called morning-after pill, a new study shows that pharmacy employees often dole out the wrong information, telling the teens they’re not allowed to have the drug.

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Reasons U.S. women have abortions

Guttmacher: This is the 2005 study citing the reasons women give for having abortions.

Stand Up for Religious Freedom

Rally Locations and Info « Stand Up for Religious Freedom:  The Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom is being held Friday, March 23 at noon, local time, outside federal buildings, Congressional offices and historic sites across the country. The theme for the Rally is “Stand Up for Religious Freedom—Stop the HHS Mandate!” Find a location near you!

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Teleseminar: Strategic Data Management Is The Key to Increasing Your Fundraising Outcomes

Teleseminars Sponsored by NonProfit Direct: The NonProfit National Resource Directory: Your organization’s database is the foundation for all of your fundraising and friend-raising initiatives. It serves as your “institutional memory” and should contain information that will help you to effectively steward and cultivate your constituents. Knowing what data to collect and how to use that data is key to an effective fundraising strategy. The proper collection and utilization of your organization’s data is paramount to increasing your fundraising outcomes.

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Board Fellows Programs Give M.B.A.'s Taste of Nonprofits

Board Fellows Programs Give M.B.A.'s Taste of Nonprofits: In the past decade, a growing number of M.B.A. students have joined nonprofit boards of directors as graduate business schools across the country have launched board fellows programs. While the programs provide students a chance to hone their leadership and business skills, they also allow nonprofits to gain the insight of talented students who want to contribute their management expertise.

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Abortion Workers Asked to Blow the Whistle on Abuses

Appeal Is Made To Abortion Workers To Blow the Whistle On Abuses :Operation Rescue: Operation Rescue is mailing appeals to abortion clinic workers asking them to come forward with information about abortion abuses and claim a reward of $25,000 offered by the Abortion Whistleblowers Program. In the coming days, letters and flyers will be sent to every abortion clinic in the nation, including several hospitals and non-surgical clinics that provide the abortion pill. The appeal will inform abortion workers that they may qualify for the $25,000 reward in the event the information they provide leads to the arrest and conviction of abortionists who are breaking the law.

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Obama Refuted by CDC

Obama Refuted by CDC Report: Not True 99% of Women Have Used Contraceptives--13.9% Have Never Had Sex | CNSNews.com: According to the study, 38.2 percent of American women age 15-44 do not currently use contraception.

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New China Study

Prolife OBGYNS – AAPLOG – American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians & Gynecologists » New China Study: There are several take-home messages from this study:

1) This study adds to the rapidly accumulating world literature on abortion and mental health. Even in a culture wherein abortion is widespread and is mandated by the government after women give birth once, the magnitude of psychological risks are comparable to those identified in other parts of the world (e.g., Australia, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, US).

2) The 1st trimester of a later pregnancy may be the most difficult time for women, who have experienced an induced abortion, since the majority of abortions occur early in pregnancy.

3) The psychological experience of abortion is more likely to be associated with long-term psychological distress than spontaneous abortion.

Editor: I might add a few thoughts. One relates to the idea that in China, not only is abortion "widespread and mandated," it is not stigmatized by a religious or pro-life community. Another factor could be related to the horror of forced abortion. Imagine the anxiety that the one-child policy exerts on every pregnancy. Finally, the experience of abortion in China may be more horrific -- I don't know, but that could be a significant factor.

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7 Motives in Our Work

7 Motives in Our Work : What's Best Next: Point #3 is "Enjoyment of the work itself." You don’t get more spiritual points for hating your job. And you don’t get docked spiritual points for loving your job. As Christians, we are to love our jobs. Not just the fact that our jobs are a service, but also the activities of our jobs themselves. “Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 5:18). “I perceive that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil — this is God’s gift to man” (Ecclesiastes 3:12-13).

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Time runs out for woman butchered by abortionist

Despite Woman Being “Butchered in Anger” Louisiana Authorities Delay Abortion Cases Until Time Runs Out :Operation Rescue: Last week District Attorney Hillar C. Moore met with a woman who suffered a hysterectomy after a horrifically botched abortion at the Delta Clinic of Baton Rouge and told her, in spite a list of crimes they say were committed by Delta over the course of time, all of the violations have exceeded the two year statute of limitations for prosecution.

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Attack on CPCs Comes to Missouri

NRLC: The non-stop drumbeat against Crisis Pregnancy Centers is now being heard in Missouri. In a multi-pronged attack pro-abortionists there are seeking to end pro-life tax credits, stop appropriations to alternative to abortion organizations, and pass local ordinances to harass CPCs.

House Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller is sponsoring a bill to extend Missouri’s Pregnancy Resource Center Tax Credit program which, by giving donors an incentive to donate more, has greatly increased donations to Missouri’s 56 pregnancy resource centers. These women helping centers are also eligible to be reimbursed for some expenses from a state fund called the Alternative to Abortion program. According to the Kansas City Star’s Jason Hancock, “Private donors to the centers can receive a state tax credit of up to $50,000 a year.”

How to have shorter meetings

How to have shorter meetings. | Jon Acuff's Blog:

“There was no wine, no food, and no sitting when the council of captains was called. Sitting only made people more inclined to waste time. Discomfort stripped sentiment from everyone’s words and brought them to the heart of their problems with haste.” (from the novel Red Seas Under Red Skies)

People will tuck into a long meeting like a long winter’s nap if you’re not careful. Want better meetings? Keep them short and remove the chairs.

Editor: Never thought I'd say "Amen!" to a pirate.

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SEEKING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

ArborVitae Women's Center

Ann Arbor, MI

www.AnnArborVitae.com, www.ArborWoman.com

JOB SUMMARY: 

ArborVitae Women’s Center is a non-profit, pregnancy help medical center dedicated to empowering pregnant women with the knowledge, tools and caring support they need to embrace bright futures and make healthy, life-affirming decisions. 

The Executive Director (full time, salaried) reports to the Board of Directors, and is responsible for implementing ArborVitae’s mission, policies and Board objectives. The Executive Director coordinates a staff team (which also includes the Nurse Manager, Client Services Coordinator, and Office Manager) to insure that the highest standard of care is provided to the vulnerable population ArborVitae serves. The Executive Director maintains and improves organizational structure, strives for greater mission effectiveness, oversees development of new programs, prepares budgets, coordinates development and marketing efforts, and engages the community through public speaking and advocacy.

A demonstrated passion for the pro-life cause, along with the ability to articulate that passion, is a must. At least 3 years experience in a comparable organization, preferably at the executive level, preferred.

HOW TO APPLY: 

Complete job description provided upon application. Send resume, cover letter, and 3 references to the attention of Shann Patton, Board President. Resumes accepted via email only. No calls please. 

The day I killed

LifeSiteNews: Abortion was my only option. My decision was solely based on selfishness. I didn’t want this baby. I couldn’t wait to get rid of the heaviness I felt just from carrying the awareness that a baby was growing inside of me.

A quick trip to Dallas ensued. I ducked like a coward when my boyfriend and I passed the picketers across from Planned Parenthood’s abortion center. I met conviction. Outside the clinic felt dark. Oppressive. Tormenting. It was excruciating. With cold sweats and heart racing, I could not wait to get inside. And relieved I was when we entered the welcoming area.

Oh, the deception! There was peace. Many were smiling. . . . It was there I killed. Was it a boy? Was it a girl? I don’t know. But this I do know – today, I love that child.

Engaging the Next Generation of Donors

Engaging the Next Generation of Donors « CCS Philanthropy 360: If you are one of those charities successful in attracting younger donors, they can be quite profitable, especially so when you consider their lifetime potential and responsiveness towards lower cost online communications. So, the question is: “How do non-profit organizations attract and engage Millennials?”

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Facebook Fundamentals & Your Fresh-Faced Website

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Steering Your Board Toward Good Governance and Ethical Practice

Principles Workbook: Steering Your Board Toward Good Governance and Ethical Practice Nonprofit | Board of Directors - Governance | Workbook | IdeaEncore Network: This workbook provides support for nonprofits, foundations, and corporate giving programs committed to examining and improving their governance practices, and includes progress worksheets accompanying each of the four sections assist nonprofits and foundations in making plans and recording their progress.

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Abstinence Training Workshop

Wednesday, April 4th 

Care Net Pregnancy Center of Dane County

1350 McArthur Road, Madison, WI

Register here

Planned Parenthood speaker: Good parents let teens have sex at home

Planned Parenthood speaker: Good parents let teens have sex at home | LifeSiteNews.com: Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernadino Counties invited Amy T. Schalet, author of Not Under My Roof: Parents, Teens, and the Culture of Sex, to keynote the organization’s “Consider This” luncheon last week. Dr. Schalet, an assistant sociology professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, said American parents should be more like their counterparts in the Netherlands, who allow teenagers to have sex openly under their roof.

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Get a sneak peek of the Summit brochure

The brochure will be in the mail soon to all the PCCs in our database, but you can get a sneak peek here.

Will we see you at the Summit? 

Hope so!

Learn more online.

Register here. IMPORTANT: If your center is associated with Partners in Ministry, log in before adding items to the shopping cart. This ensures your associate discount will be applied.

Chinese study finds link between previous abortion and depression among pregnant women

LifeSiteNews: The study found that pregnant women who had undergone an induced abortion of a previous pregnancy a year or more before their current pregnancy were 49% more likely to experience depression and 114% more likely to experience anxiety during their first trimester. If the abortion was more recent, the risk was 97% greater for anxiety in the first trimester, and 64% greater for depression during the second trimester. In comparison, the study found, women who had experienced a miscarriage did not appear to be at a greater risk for anxiety or depression than other pregnant women in the first and second trimester.

The researchers also cited a previous study which found that anxiety was particularly prevalent among post-abortive pregnant woman before the woman passed the gestational point at which the previous abortion had occurred.

Dr. Priscilla Coleman, a professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, called this finding “disconcerting,” noting that “all the major body structures are formed during the 1st trimester and stress hormones may potentially harm the developing fetus.” In an analysis of the study, Coleman also noted that the findings were consistent with those of previous studies.

NYC, Abortion Capital

NRO: Today the Chiaroscuro Foundation released an interactive map illustrating the abortion ratio by zip code in New York City from 2000 to 2009. The highest annual abortion ratio in any zip code in the period was 72.7 percent in Queens’s lightly populated 11430 in 2001, with 16 abortions and 6 live births. 11430 had the highest abortion ratio in the city three times over the period. 

Other sparsely populated zip codes had ratios well above 60 percent on several occasions in the ten-year period, but zip codes with substantial populations and larger numbers of both abortions and births tend to top out at about a 60 percent abortion ratio and go down from there toward the citywide ratio of 41 to 43 percent.

Related: Abortion and Gentrification

It's God's Story But You Get To Tell It

It's God's Story But You Get To Tell It - Nicki Koziarz Christian Blog: Unwed, alone and far from God is the place that defined me.

Six weeks later I stood face-to-face at the altar with a man I barely knew. We said our “I do”s and began this thing called “life” together. We’ve had every odd against us since day one and I’m not sure there’s been an “easy” season yet.

As two very flawed human beings try to merge together, it’s been a painful process. We’ve tried to give up on each other but something won’t let us … something that could only be: Jesus.

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Massive, systemic Planned Parenthood fraud on brink of exposure?

Massive, systemic Planned Parenthood fraud on brink of exposure? | LifeSiteNews.com:  Abby Johnson was the third former PP employee to file fraud charges, joining Victor Gonzalez, who filed a complaint against Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California in 2008, and Karen Reynolds, who filed a complaint last year against the same affiliate as Johnson, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast. Since Johnson’s story broke last week, five former Planned Parenthood employees have contacted her to say they realized after reading details of her lawsuit that they, too, may have unknowingly been involved in defrauding the government.

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Avoid These 11 Accounting Pitfalls

11 Accounting Pitfalls Your Nonprofit Should Avoid Nonprofit | Financial Management - Accounting | Article / Position Paper | IdeaEncore Network: Making sure your nonprofit is complying with accounting regulations and laws is critical to your success. This short article lists a variety of accounting problems that are common to nonprofit organizations - problems that you need to avoid.

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What is Capacity Building & Why is it Needed?

What is Capacity Building & Why is it Needed? | National Council of Nonprofits: All too many nonprofits focus on creating new programs and keeping administrative costs low instead of building the organizational capacity necessary to achieve their aspirations effectively and efficiently.…This must change.

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• How Can We Evaluate Capacity Building Efforts? 
• Philanthropic Capacity Building Resources Database 
• Who Funds Capacity Building?
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• Capacity Building for Nonprofits: A Hartford Example
• Learning Circles: An Effective Model for Professional Development and Organizational Capacity Building
• Virtual Learning Cluster Programs

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HHS Info Contradicts FDA on Plan B's Abortifacient Nature

HHS Info Contradicts FDA on Plan B's Abortifacient Nature | LifeNews.com: FDA labeling indicates that emergency contraception can end the life of a developing human embryo by preventing implantation.

A recently revised version of the HHS Office of Women’s Health fact sheet casts the post-fertilization issue much differently than the FDA, asserting, “While it is possible that [emergency contraception pills] might work by keeping a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterus, the most up-to-date research suggests that ECPs do not work in this way.”

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Only do what your heart tells you?

EPM, page 5: Princess Diana once promoted this creed, but what kind of trouble can a client get into following her heart?

Abortion Drug Kills Woman in Australia

Abortion Drug Kills Woman in Australia at Marie Stopes | LifeNews.com: The first woman in Australia has died from a lethal infection contracted after using the deadly RU 486 abortion drug. The abortion pill has killed more than a dozen women worldwide and potential dozes of women across the globe, according to its European manufacturer.

The woman has not been named by government officials but she received the abortion drug at a Marie Stopes International abortion facility in 2010. She contracted streptococcus A infection and died of sepsis at that time but her death is only coming to light now.

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Abortionist Not Allowed to Surrender License to Avoid Discipline

Maryland Board Will Not Allow Abortionist to Surrender License to Avoid Discipline :Operation Rescue: The Maryland Board of Physicians has refused to allow abortionist Nicola Irene Riley to surrender her Maryland medical license “on several occasions” in order to avoid discipline for her part in Steven Chase Brigham’s illegal late-term abortion scheme, according to the Daily Kos.

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U.S. aid for contraception created world’s highest abortion rate in Romania

U.S. aid for contraception created world’s highest abortion, high maternal mortality rate in Romania | LifeSiteNews.com: Recent data published by the World Health Organization  show that Romania has the highest abortion rate in Europe - 480 abortions for every 1,000 live births, or is more than twice the EU average. The nation also has one of the highest maternal death rate at 27 deaths per 100,000 live births. Only Albania and Moldova have a higher maternal death rate, at 31 and 32 respectively. Romanian experts tell LifeSiteNews.com both these lamentable statistics are a result of U.S. foreign aid that subsidizes contraception and promotes a skewed idea of “women’s rights.”

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The case against abortion -- prenatal development

Numbers down for Komen Race for the Cure in Fort Worth

Numbers down for Komen Race for the Cure in Fort Worth | wfaa.com Dallas - Fort Worth: Registrations for next month's Komen Race For The Cure in Fort Worth are down 42-percent compared to the same time last year. Organizers say they are afraid Komen's controversial decision back in early February to pull, then restore funding to Planned Parenthood may be playing a role. The concern is some supporters on both sides may be holding back from taking part.

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The numbers Planned Parenthood doesn't want you to know

LiveActionNews: Planned Parenthood never delves any deeper into their abortion numbers, though. What are they hiding? Nearly 11% of Planned Parenthood’s overall clients obtain abortions. This is far from the deceptive “3%” notion they advocate.

Those abortion services garner Planned Parenthood millions upon of millions of dollars every single year. According to the Alan Guttmacher Institute, the average cost of a surgical abortion is $451. (Chemical abortions, which are becoming more commonplace, are more expensive than surgical abortions, so the following calculation is a very conservative estimate.) Abortion is Planned Parenthood’s cash cow.

Abortion makes up almost 14% of Planned Parenthood’s overall billion-dollar income.

Is it possible to change ourselves?

Greg Laurie:

Jesus said to her, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?”

“No, Lord,” she said.

And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.”

Some might say, “How could Jesus pardon her? She was caught in the act. She wasn’t even a believer.” But I think she was. Why? Because she believed. I am not sure exactly when she believed, but probably right before she said, “No, Lord.” How long does it take to believe in God? Only an instant.

Jesus said four things to her that were very important and meant:

• Her sins had been forgiven. 
• She did not have to fear the judgment day.
• She had new power to face her problems.

Writer: "I love abortion"

Jessica DelBalzo writes for a pro-choice blog:

I love abortion. I don't accept it. I don't view it as a necessary evil. I embrace it. . . . And I bristle every time a fellow activist uses a trendy catch-phrase or rallying cry meant to placate pro-lifers. The first of these, “Make abortion safe, legal, and rare!” has been used for decades as a call for abortion rights.

Safe and legal are concepts I fully support, but rare is something I cannot abide. I understand the theoretical mindset: it is better for a woman to prevent an unwanted pregnancy than to bear the physical and financial burden of an abortion. While my own abortion involved very little pain and a minimal financial expense . . . even I can admit that using condoms or the pill is preferable to eight weeks of nausea and weight gain. [Emphasis added.] Contraception is a valuable tool.

However, there is no need to suggest that abortion be rare. To say so implies a value judgement, promoting the idea that abortion is somehow distasteful or immoral and should be avoided. . . . Nevertheless, . . . we must remember that extenuating circumstances like health, contraceptive failure, and rape mean that abortion will always be a normal, necessary, and reasonable choice for many women. As such, we must avoid stigmatizing it in any way. No woman benefits from even the vaguest insinuation that abortion is an immoral or objectionable option. . . . Terminating a pregnancy is not an unethical act, yet suggesting that abortion should be rare implies that there is something undesirable about having one.

Similarly, I've heard reproductive rights activists claim that “no one likes abortion,” in an attempt to find common ground with anti-choicers. While it may be true that no one likes the physical act of having an abortion (any more than she may like her yearly mammogram, life-saving chemotherapy, or temporarily uncomfortable dental surgery), a great many women like abortion itself. They like knowing that an unwanted pregnancy does not have to yield an unwanted child. They like knowing that their mental and physical health take precedence over an embryo. They like knowing that they own their bodies. . . .

Suggesting that abortion be “safe, legal, and rare,” and crowing that “no one likes abortion,” accomplishes nothing for women's rights. . . . What good is common ground if it must be achieved at the expense of women who have had or will have abortions? . . . [W]omen who value their freedom should be proud to say that they like abortion. In fact, they should venerate it whole-heartedly. Abortion is our last refuge, the one final, definitive instrument that secures our bodily autonomy. What's not to love?

Editor: So, contraception is a valuable tool in the prevention of nausea and weight gain, not the avoidance of abortion. This is one twisted sister.

Planned Parenthood CEO booted after arrest

Local Planned Parenthood CEO booted after arrest for indecent exposure | LifeSiteNews.com: A Texas Planned Parenthood leader has been removed from his post after his arrest for indecent exposure received national news coverage.

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Revealing report on funding of abortion in EU's development aid

Revealing report on funding of abortion in EU's development aid - European Dignity Watch: On March 27th, 2012 at the European Parliament European Dignity Watch will present a new report entitled The Funding of Abortion through EU Development Aid. This unparalleled report will show how two world’s leading abortion providers - International Planned Parenthood Federation and Marie Stopes International - have received, and continue to receive funding from European Union’s development and public health budgets for projects related to so-called Sexual and Reproductive Health, and among those, for abortions.

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Bank Stops Lending to Indian Doctors Who Own Abortion Clinic

Why Did Bank Stop Lending Money to 2 Indian Doctors Who Own Abortion Clinic?: Vijay Goyal, MD, and Vinod Goyal, MD, own a variety of operations in the Chicago area, including Michigan Avenue Center for Health, a surgical center providing abortions, and A.H. Employee Co., which held a note for revolving credit from Fifth Third Bank, letting the company easily secure loans up to a certain limit.

Fifth Third granted the revolving credit in March 2008 and renewed it yearly without hesitation through the March 2010 renewal. Then, according to the Goyals, Michael Kozak, their newly appointed loan officer, met with other bank officers and discussed the doctors' ownership of the abortion clinic. The officers, citing their religious views on abortion, decided to find ways to stop lending money to the Goyals, the doctors allege.

Editor: Makes me proud to be a 5/3 customer!

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ALL releases 2011 Report on Planned Parenthood Facilities in the US

STOPP - Stop Planned Parenthood - Home: Every year we compile information about Planned Parenthood facilities throughout the nation to determine an accurate count of facilities and the types of abortions they are committing. Using those surveys, we analyze and compare year-to-year figures. The 2011 report shows a continuing decline in Planned Parenthood facilities and affiliates.

Related:
Number of PP affiliates continues decline
Medical abortion facilities decline while surgical abortion facilities increase

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The Pillars of Successful Nonprofit Grant Writing

Teleseminars Sponsored by NonProfit Direct: The NonProfit National Resource Directory: Grant funding is often an essential part of a nonprofit's development plan and grant writing is an essential skill for anyone working in or with a nonprofit organization. This teleseminar will cover what every organization must do to enhance grantwriting efforts:

• Discover how to develop a great needs statement
• Show funders what your outcomes will be with appropriate goals and objectives
• Describe your organization, its history, and programs with flair
• Create budgets that are easy to understand

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Planned Parenthood CEO Arrested in Texas

Tony Ray Thornton, 56, who serves as CEO and President of the Planned Parenthood Association of Lubbock, was arrested and jailed Monday afternoon for indecent exposure. Efforts by Lubbock area reporters to get a reaction from Planned Parenthood on Thornton’s arrest have been so far unsuccessful.

“As disgusting as this crime is, it is not unusual for men and women with sexual perversions to be involved in the abortion business. It is the abortion industry’s dirty little secret,” said Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor to Operation Rescue and Pro-Life Nation. “We have documented a shocking number of abortionists and abortion workers that have criminal or disciplinary history that includes everything from rape to ‘crossing sexual boundaries.’ What is shocking is that these people are often permitted to remain in the field after being exposed as sex abusers and perverts. That puts patients at risk for abuse.”

Planned Parenthood Shut Down on Las Vegas Campus

Planned Parenthood Shut Down on Las Vegas Campus « Steve Macias Prolife Blog for Students for Life of America: College students all but ignored the Planned Parenthood event that day, and pro-life women were able to demonstrate how anti-women these pro-abortion advocates actually were.

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Subcommittee will hear testimony on Right to Life of Michigan's Abortion Clinic Abuses Report

The Right to Life of Michigan Abortion Abuses and State Regulator Agency Failure report has prompted the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Licensing & Regulatory Affairs to schedule a hearing. Right to Life of Michigan Legislative Director Ed Rivet will testify on Thursday, March 15, regarding the documented abuses at Michigan abortion clinics.

The 52-page report notes that most of Michigan's abortion clinics are not in compliance with dozens of state laws or regulations. The report also cites a vital need for oversight and enforcement on the part of Michigan agencies charged with holding health providers and facilities to account.

Pure Freedom | What Are You Waiting For?

Pure Freedom | What Are You Waing For? by Dannah Gresh: In What Are You Waiting For? Pure Freedom's Dannah Gresh follows the trail of one provocative, ancient word through the Bible to discover God’s deepest thoughts about sex. The mind-blowing truth she uncovers clearly points the way to a sexuality that’s satisfying and real and everything God designed it to be.

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Prize for Treatment of disease that can cause fatal brain hemorrhages in unborn and newborn children

New York Scientists Win Prize for Treatment of disease that can cause fatal brain hemorrhages in unborn babies and newborn children | NRL News Today: Dr. Richard Berkowitz and Dr. James Bussel have received the King Faisal International Prize for Medicine for pioneering treatment  of alloimmune thrombocytopenia, an auto-immune disease which can cause fatal brain hemorrhages in unborn babies and newborn children. “The cause is unclear,” wrote Clem Richardson of the New York Daily News, “but the illness causes the mother’s immune system to attack the fetus as if it were a foreign body or disease.” The scientists gave mothers high doses of steroids as part of the treatment, but are looking for alternatives.

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Why do so many Christians not have a consistently biblical worldview?

Why do so many Christians not have a consistently biblical worldview?: A biblical worldview is one’s total conception of the world from a biblical standpoint. It’s a Christian’s basic belief system about the meaning of life, the nature of God, the source of truth, and other foundational concepts. Yet many Christians’ worldview is not biblically consistent. They may approach some issues from a biblical viewpoint, but not every issue. Here are some reasons why some Christians fail to have a consistently biblical worldview.

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What we can learn from Kony 2012

CCBR: [C]ognitive dissonance plays a large role here. People are far more likely to get involved with stopping an injustice that they play no part in. It’s easy to get angry at Joseph Kony, because it is wildly unlikely that any of us will ever be guilty of his heinous crimes. It is far more likely that we will be involved somehow in an abortion, whether it be as a perpetrator, bystander, or simply a silent assenter. Directing our anger at someone like Joseph Kony seems a safe outlet for righteous indignation.

. . . When we see the success of other campaigns, it should strengthen our resolve to be better spokespeople. While we can recognize the hypocrisy inherent in a population inflamed against child-torture while willing to silently assent or actively endorse a more widespread practice right here at home, that instead should spur us to be as wise as serpents and as gentle as doves. The Kony campaign is exposing the injustice, showing us pictures of mutilated children and graphically detailing the horrors being inflicted upon these innocents. They are confronting the culture, tirelessly petitioning the politicians while at the same time educating the public by going to the schools, speaking at universities and taking their message to the streets. They are making their message impossible to ignore.

And so must we. We have a much harder road ahead of us. We are not battling foreign demons, but our own cultural demons. Charity starts a home, yes, but many people would prefer to look elsewhere. Quite simply, we must make sure that they do not. We must make sure that they cannot. When I see a campaign with the success of Kony, it leads me to one conclusion: We have to work harder.

Kroger, Albertson’s, and Tom Thumb in Texas donating to Abortion Fund

Breaking: Kroger, Albertson’s and Tom Thumb in Texas are donating to Abortion Fund for Low-Income/Minority Women « Stand True Pro-life Outreach: New Research conducted by AbortionWiki has uncovered that Texas branches of popular grocery stores Kroger, Tom Thumb & Albertson’s are donors to an organization known as the “Texas Equal Access (TEA) Fund.” The three Texas grocery stores donate 1% of the purchases of registered TEA Fund members to the TEA Fund. Operating under the guise of assisting low-income women to gain access to abortion, money raised by the Fund goes directly into the coffers of abortion-mills such as Southwestern. To the tune of $151,000 in 2010.

Editor: Wonder what they're funding in other states. Hmmmm . . . 

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Untreated depression and antidepressants may both affect unborn child

Untreated depression and antidepressants may both affect unborn child - The Washington Post: How might an unborn child’s development be affected if the mother takes antidepressants during pregnancy? The study found that, among the women with untreated depression, fetal growth overall was slower compared with the fetuses of all other study participants. Among women who took SSRIs, fetal weight gain was not different but head sizes were the smallest, on average; their babies also were twice as likely to be born prematurely. No link was found between symptoms of depression and below-normal birth weight.

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Judge: Obama Must Furnish Planned Parenthood Funding Docs

Judge: Obama Must Furnish Planned Parenthood Funding Docs | LifeNews.com: A federal judge on Friday ordered the Obama administration to turn over documents related to the HHS department sending taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood after New Hampshire officials cut off funding.

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Ambulance Transports Patient from Minnesota’s New “Mega” Planned Parenthood

Ambulance Transports Patient from Minnesota’s New “Mega” Planned Parenthood :Operation Rescue: Emergency responders rushed a Planned Parenthood patient to a local hospital after she suffered life-threatening injuries at their new $16 million, three-story, 46,000-square-foot facility in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Wednesday, March 6, 2012. This was the second emergency transport from a Minnesota Planned Parenthood in ten months. The previous incident took place at the abortion supplier’s old facility.

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Thanking your supporters

Letting volunteers, donors and other supporters of your organization know how much you appreciate their efforts is integral to retaining their support. These resources shared on IdeaEncore offer tips and advice on thanking your organization's supporters.

• A Low-Cost Way to Thank Supporters
• How to Write the Perfect Thank You Letter 
• 6 Ways to Thank Your Donors 
• Building Donor Loyalty
• Motivating and Thanking Volunteers

My Abortion Was The Best Decision Of My Life

My Abortion Was The Best Decision Of My Life: "What it comes down to is I had an abortion. It was not a decision I wanted to make, but h*ll, it was the best decision of my life… and this is coming from someone who is the queen of bad decisions, so I know a good one when I see it. And my life, in all its flaws and indiscretions, is proof of it. In other words, I would not have it any other way."

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A heart for witness

We often pray that clients will have listening ears and soft hearts for the message of life and salvation in Christ. But Colleen Tronson of Metro Women's Center in Crystal, MN, reflects that it's our own hearts that need to be soft toward our clients, and our own ears that need to be tuned in to their needs:

I have been reading A Retrospect (page 37; also available on Project Gutenberg) by J. Hudson Taylor, the missionary to China. He writes that he had been ministering to a man in the hospital for many weeks, and he had tried to share the Lord with the man but to no avail. He was becoming discouraged and decided that maybe by witnessing to the man he was causing the man's heart to harden to the Lord. So he decided not to continue to talk to the man and prepared to leave his hospital room without speaking of the Lord.

As he was preparing to leave the room, he thought, "Ephraim is joined to his idols, let him alone." He looked at the man, who was very surprised that Taylor had not tried to speak with him, as was his usual practice. Taylor then, with tears, started to share his heart with the man and found him open and receptive to the Lord. The man received the Lord, and Taylor was overwhelmed with joy.

While working in China, Taylor later reflected on this incident and wrote: "I have often thought since then, in connection with this case, and with the work of God generally, that 'he that goes forth weeping, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.' Perhaps if there were more of that intense distress for souls that leads to tears we would see more of the results we desire. Sometimes while we are complaining of the hardness of the hearts of those we are seeking to benefit, that it may be the hardness of our own hearts, and our own feeble apprehension of the solemn reality of eternal things, that could be the true cause of our want of success."

I believe I experienced a similar event this week. I have had a heavy heart for one dear woman. I was despairing of her ever turning to the Lord, when I just decided to just pull out all the stops and pour out my heart and concern for her soul. Surprisingly, she was receptive, and I think we have made progress! In my mind and heart, I was convicted about being focused on the wrong thing: the hardness of heart, when I should be focusing on the tenderizing nature of the Word of God. Thank the Lord for this new lesson in not giving up on someone.

Grant Opportunity: $1 Billion Commitment For Ministries

Here-4-You Consulting: There’s a new Christian foundation on the block and they have promised to give away $1 Billion in grant funding to organizations with programs for orphans, unborn, widows, church planting, leadership development, evangelism, and discipleship!

The Covenant Values Foundation announced their inauguration coupled with a pledge to give $1 billion in financial support on March 7, 2012. Foundation trustee Carey V. Brown explains “Through this monumental pledge, which can only be made with God’s participation, we commit to making a marked difference and aim to inspire others to a lifetime of giving.” The foundation mentions, “Although we primarily fund Christian ministries, to a limited extent we do consider selected projects which improve the quality of life for Orphans, the Unborn, and Widows (James 1:27).”

The website also offers a link to begin the foundation’s grant application process. After answering the initial screening questions, if the applicant qualifies they are invited to submit a letter of inquiry to the foundation. Covenant Values Foundation has pledged as its first grants over $650,000 to be issued just this month. A $25,000 grant commitment has already been made to On Point, a youth development program that help teens abstain from risky behavior.

New Study from China: More Evidence of Increased Psychological Risks Associated with Abortion

New Study from China: More Evidence of Increased Psychological Risks Associated with Abortion | Wecare: Huang and colleagues, affiliated with the Anhui Medical College in China, just published a sophisticated large scale study in the Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology entitled “The Impact of Prior Abortion on Anxiety and Depression Symptoms during a Subsequent Pregnancy: Data From a Population-Based Cohort Study." Data were derived from the Anhui Birth Defects and Child Development Cohort Study and the sample consisted of 6,887 women, 3,264 (47.6%) of whom had experienced at least one abortion.

Results indicated that women with a history of induced abortion a year or more prior, were 49% more likely to experience depression and 114% more likely to experience anxiety in the 1st trimester of a subsequent pregnancy, when compared to women who had not experienced an induced abortion.

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Dr. Priscilla Coleman Responds to Recent Media Attacks

Dr. Priscilla Coleman Responds to Recent Media Attacks | NRL News Today: "We responsibly addressed this error and the paper was never retracted by the journal. Interestingly the dozens of mainstream U.S. journalists who pounced on this situation and irresponsibly described the results as unreliable, invalid, debunked, etc., were absolutely silent when the meta-analysis was published last fall. This meta-analysis appeared in one of the most prestigious psychiatry journals in the world and the quantitative review incorporating data from 877,181 women offered the largest estimate of mental health risks associated with abortion in the world literature.

"A corrected error in a single study that reported associations between abortion and mental health is apparently more news worthy than a major meta-analysis."

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Contraceptive pill Yasmin continues to stir debate

Contraceptive pill Yasmin continues to stir debate - The National: Following concerns that contraceptive pills containing the synthetic hormone drospirenone carry an increased risk of blood clots, panel members of the US Food and Drug Administration met in December to vote on whether the benefits outweighed the risks. They voted 15-11 in favour. However, research carried out by the Washington Monthly and the British Medical Journal has since found that four of the panel members had links to Bayer, the pharmaceutical company that manufactures two of the best known drospirenone-containing pills, Yaz and Yasmin.

Their relationships with Bayer were known to the FDA at the time of the review, but were not considered to be a cause for a "conflict of interest." All four panel members voted in support of drospirenone-containing pills. Meanwhile, another panel member with known concerns about drospirenone-containing products was, only days before the vote, prevented from taking part due to a "conflict of interest."

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Five More Texas Abortionists Scheduled for Hearings on Abortion Abuses

Five More Texas Abortionists Scheduled for Hearings on Abortion Abuses :Operation Rescue: Robert L. Prince, Margaret Kouril Kini, Pedro J. Kowalyszyn, H. Brook Randal, and Sherwood C. Lynn are scheduled to appear before the Texas Medical Board on July 25, 2012, beginning at 11:00 AM. Operation Rescue’s complaints included evidence of numerous violations, including the illegal dumping of private patient medical records, violations of the informed consent laws, and failure to report suspected child sex abuse. In all ten abortionists, known as the “Texas Ten,” have been summoned for hearings by the TMB.

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Obama administration to end funding for Texas health program over state's abortion law

FoxNews: The federal government will stop funding a Texas health program that serves 130,000 low-income women because of a state law that bars abortion-affiliated clinics from getting public money, a top U.S. health official said Friday. The federal money, which covers 90 percent of the state's $40 million program, will be phased out between May and September because the law violates federal regulations requiring that women have a choice in medical care, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said during a trip to Houston. That means the Women's Health Program will join a long list of programs nationwide on the chopping block because of their affiliations with Planned Parenthood or other groups that offer abortions.

The announcement came a day after Texas Gov. Rick Perry pledged to find state money to keep the program afloat, though details remain scarce about where the money would come from. Texas suffered massive spending cuts last year due to a $15 billion deficit, though a state health services official said Friday that Texas would prefer to increase its deficit than completely eliminate the program. Perry blasted Sebelius' announcement, insisting Medicaid rules give states the right to determine which clinics are qualified to provide women's health care.

Complaints about abortionists in Michigan: Where to go

• To file a complaint
  
• To get disciplinary information on health care professionals, current and past 

Morning-after pill leads to increased abortions in Spain

Morning-after pill leads to increased abortions in Spain :: Catholic News Agency (CNA): New data from Spain's Ministry of Health shows that since the morning-after pill has been made available without a prescription, abortions have risen 1.3 percent in the country.

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'Anonymous' member admits hacking UK abortion site

'Anonymous' member admits hacking UK abortion site - Yahoo! News: A member of the international computer hacking group Anonymous pleaded guilty in court in Britain on Saturday to breaking into and defacing the website of an abortion service. James Jeffery, 27, said he targeted the site because he disagreed with his sister's decision to terminate her pregnancy, Westminster Magistrates Court in central London heard. He stole around 10,000 records with the details of women who had registered with the site, and replaced the logo of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service with the Anonymous symbol. Jeffrey then boasted about the attack on Twitter.

Editor: We do not recommend theft as a pro-life tactic.

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HIV Rates in Black Urban Women 5 Times Higher Than Previously Thought

HIV Rates in Black Urban Women 5 Times Higher Than Previously Thought - ABC News: The HIV rate among black women living in some U.S. cities is the same rate as that of some African countries, according to a new multicenter study presented Thursday at the 19th Conference of Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. The jarring findings acknowledge that HIV is not an infection that has been eradicated, but one that has been somewhat forgotten, researchers said.

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When States Abuse Women

When States Abuse Women - NYTimes.com: “It’s state-sanctioned abuse,” said Dr. Curtis Boyd, a Texas physician who provides abortions [speaking of Texas' ultrasound law]. “It borders on a definition of rape. Many states describe rape as putting any object into an orifice against a person’s will. Well, that’s what this is. A woman is coerced to do this, just as I’m coerced.”

Editor: I normally admire Nicholas Kristof's advocacy on behalf of the oppressed, but here he serves as a shill for the oppressors. You'd think he could come up with a quote from an actual "victim" of the new law, but he only cites Curtis Boyd, an abortionist who stands to lose income, and a representative from the Guttmacher Institute, Planned Parenthood's "research" arm.

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False claims and fraud: Lawsuit exposes Planned Parenthood deception

False claims and fraud: Lawsuit exposes Planned Parenthood deception - Alliance Defense Fund: Planned Parenthood submitted “repeated false, fraudulent, and ineligible claims for Medicaid reimbursements” through the Texas Women’s Health Program according to a federal lawsuit made public Friday. Alliance Defense Fund attorneys representing former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson filed the lawsuit in July 2009 against the abortion giant’s Houston and Southeast Texas affiliate.

The lawsuit alleges that Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas, now known as Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, filed at least 87,075 false, fraudulent, or ineligible claims with the Texas Women’s Health Program. As a result, Planned Parenthood wrongfully received and retained reimbursements totaling more than $5.7 million.

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New Mexico Abortionists Did Illegal Late-Term Abortions in Kansas

Revocation Proceedings Reveal New Mexico Abortionists Did Illegal Late-Term Abortions in Kansas :Operation Rescue: The same week that the KSBHA notified Operation Rescue that the eleven-count disciplinary petition had been filed against Neuhaus, Shelley Sella cancelled her Kansas medical license in order to place herself outside the jurisdiction of the KSBHA. Susan C. Robinson voluntarily put her Kansas license on “Inactive” status a month after WHCS closed. Sella and Robinson currently work at Southwestern Women’s Options (SWO) in Albuquerque two weeks per month doing late-term abortions for owner Curtis Boyd, an admitted back-alley abortionist prior to Roe v. Wade.

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The Other Invisible Children – The Spirit of Kony is Alive In America Also

Many of the people who are getting involved with Invisible Children refuse to confront the invisible victims of the abortion holocaust. Bryan Kemper enumerates their excuses:

I don’t want to get involved with a political issue.
I know it is wrong but it is not for me to tell someone else what to do.
At least they won’t have to grow up in this world.
Abortion is inevitable, so we might as well keep it safe and legal.
We don’t know the parents’ situation; maybe they can’t afford a baby.
That is cool that you stand up, I just have other things I am called to do.
I don’t want to judge anyone.
The fetus is not “really” alive yet.
We just need to talk about Jesus, instead of political issues.
I can’t deal with abortion; it depresses me to think about it.
Abortion is too controversial; I don’t want to offend anyone.
I don’t believe in legislating morality.

These excuses are used not only by pro-choice people, but also those who claim to be pro-life or Christian. "They just don’t want to be vocal about it. The problem is that abortion is seen as controversial, and the Invisible Children project is not."

Choosing Forgiveness: Your Journey to Freedom

Choosing Forgiveness: Your Journey to Freedom softcover | Store | Revive Our Hearts: There are no magic words or secret formulas for forgiveness. But, there are biblical principles that can help you break free from bitterness and pain. Discover specific strategies for putting God's grace and mercy into practice by forgiving others—and find yourself on a journey to freedom! This would be great for a small group study.

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Expert Witness In Abortion Murder Case Recants Under Pressure From Late-Term Abortionists

Expert Witness In Abortion Murder Case Recants Under Pressure From Late-Term Abortionists :Operation Rescue: An expert witness for the state was retained, who confirmed that the deaths took place in Maryland. The witness, who Rollins has declined to identify, is considered an expert in late-term abortions. “He led us to believe that the medical evidence pointed to the fact that both parts of the abortion process had to have occurred in Maryland. He was unequivocal,” State Attorney Rollins said. But last week, a phone call between Rollins and the expert witness indicated that the witness had been in contact with other late-term abortionists who were pressuring him to change his views. “In the phone call, he indicated that he was feeling pressure from some colleagues. We did what we could to reassure him,” Rollins said.

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Summit schedule posted

Download a PDF file of the 2012 Summit schedule

DISPELLING THE MYTHS behind conception, contraception and abortifacient drugs

Life Issues Institute - Connector February 2010: The older forms of hormonal contraception are referred to as first- and second-generation. The newer forms, several of which you currently see advertised on TV, are called third- and fourth-generation contraception. The purpose of the following information is to provide a basic understanding of how all forms of contraception work and, specifically, whether or not they have any abortifacient function.

Here's an interesting comment from the article about Plan B: "According to the pro-abortion blog site, Reproductive Health Reality Check, Plan B isn't as effective as first touted, which has caused financial backers to put funding on hold. In addition, the blog site acknowledged that women are 'abusing' Plan B by repeatedly using it instead of other birth control methods."

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Prosecutors seek 309 years in prison for Spain’s ‘abortion mogul’

Prosecutors seek 309 years in prison for Spain’s ‘abortion mogul’ Carlos Morin | LifeSiteNews.com: Spanish prosecutors are seeking 309 years in prison for Spain’s infamous “abortion mogul” Carlos Morin, for over one hundred crimes related to illegal abortions, according to reports in the Spanish media. Morin was arrested and accused of numerous crimes in 2007, after journalists and pro-life groups revealed that late-term abortions were being performed in his clinics with fabricated proofs for risks to the “psychological health” of patients. The bodies of the aborted babies were being ground up in industrial strength food processors and flushed into the sewer system.

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Pro-abortion leaders defend sex-selection abortions in UK

Open letter of support for doctors who provide abortion services | openDemocracy: "In the face of the Daily Telegraph’s attempt to entrap and discredit a number of doctors who provide abortions ↑ , we would like to express our support for all those doctors who are willing to provide abortion referrals in the UK and all health professionals who provide safe abortion services.

"We represent pro-choice organisations that have been working for women’s right to safe abortion for many years. We believe that abortion should be available to every woman who requests it, and that the provision of safe, accessible abortion care is a vital element of health care provision."

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Wichita doctor's plan for abortion clinic continues amid hostility

Wichita doctor's plan for abortion clinic continues amid hostility | Wichita Eagle: Mila Means calls herself one of the least financially secure family physicians around. "I'm not good at making business decisions for financial reasons," she said. But money isn't a motive for her to do abortion procedures, she said. "It certainly is costing me much more than if I'd gone on my merry way," she said.

Her private life is unconventional, to say the least.

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Persecution Fantasies Fuel Media Portraits of Abortionists

Persecution Fantasies Fuel Media Portraits of Abortionists | NRL News Today: Pro-abortionists have done everything humanly possible to deny the right of conscience to aspiring physicians and to force med schools to teach abortion “techniques.” They have formed organizations dedicated to recruiting medical students and young doctors with the goal of turning their plowshares into swords.

Yet their numbers still have not grown. Maybe there is something else that explains their reluctance to become purveyors of violence. Like the fact that to many doctors (as even abortion advocates admit) abortion is for hacks. Like the fact that abortionists are reluctant to tell their friends what they do, not out of fear, but out of knowledge that even “pro-choicers” blanche in their presence.

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