Free AIDS test at drugstores? Pharmacy employees will deliver the news in CDC pilot program - The Washington Post: Getting an AIDS test at the drugstore could become as common as a flu shot or blood pressure check, if a new pilot program takes off. The $1.2 million program will offer the free rapid HIV tests at pharmacies and in-store clinics in 24 cities and rural communities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday.
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Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic Sues to Block Shutdown
Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic Sues to Block Shutdown - Businessweek: The Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the state’s only clinic providing elective abortions, filed a lawsuit today in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Mississippi, seeking to block the state health department from enforcing requirements set to take effect July 1.
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Fourth Circuit: Pregnancy Care Centers should be “afforded the highest levels of First Amendment protection”
Fourth Circuit: Pregnancy Care Centers should be “afforded the highest levels of First Amendment protection” | Americans United for Life | AUL.org: Today the Fourth Circuit handed two victories to pregnancy care centers (PCCs) in Maryland, striking draconian ordinances aimed at coercing PCCs into leading women toward abortion.
These cases, Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County, were argued by AUL ally and advisor Mark Rienzi. AUL filed an amicus brief in the Baltimore case on behalf of Care Net, Heartbeat International, National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, and several PCCs located in the Baltimore area, demonstrating that PCCs abide by stringent standards and seek to provide the best care and counseling for women.
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These cases, Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and Centro Tepeyac v. Montgomery County, were argued by AUL ally and advisor Mark Rienzi. AUL filed an amicus brief in the Baltimore case on behalf of Care Net, Heartbeat International, National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, and several PCCs located in the Baltimore area, demonstrating that PCCs abide by stringent standards and seek to provide the best care and counseling for women.
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Key Fundraiser Leaves Susan G. Komen
Key Fundraiser Leaves Susan G. Komen - The Daily Beast: Julie Teer, the chief fundraiser for the cancer-fighting Susan G. Komen foundation, is leaving the organization, a spokeswoman confirmed Monday night. As vice president of development, Teer was responsible for recruiting major donors to the charity, which has seen a rocky year after it cut funding to Planned Parenthood amid pressure from Catholic bishops—then restored the funding amid a backlash.
Editor: Pressure from the Catholic bishops? Yes, and every other pro-life person. But why the constant assumption that former donors are so keen on breast cancer funds going to Planned Parenthood? Might the return of Komen-generated dollars to PP be the reason for the drop? If not, why are they so committed to abortion that they'd risk women's lives over Planned Parenthood?
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Editor: Pressure from the Catholic bishops? Yes, and every other pro-life person. But why the constant assumption that former donors are so keen on breast cancer funds going to Planned Parenthood? Might the return of Komen-generated dollars to PP be the reason for the drop? If not, why are they so committed to abortion that they'd risk women's lives over Planned Parenthood?
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IVF in young women tied to breast cancer: study
REUTERS - Women who go through in vitro fertilization (IVF) early in life are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer compared to those who dont undergo the treatment, according to an Australian study. But the findings, based on a study of more than 21,000 women and published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, cannot determine whether IVF contributed to the cancers or whether something else could explain the risk.
Roughly 1.7 percent of the 13,644 women who only used fertility drugs without IVF ended up developing breast cancer by the end of the study. That figure was about two percent for women who used fertility drugs and underwent IVF - a difference that researchers said wasnt statistically significant. When they divided the women into different age groups, though, that changed. Women who started taking fertility drugs around their 24th birthday and went through IVF had a 56 percent greater chance of eventually developing breast cancer compared to those in the same age group who only went through fertility treatments without IVF. But there was no increased risk for women who started fertility treatments when they were about 40 years old, regardless of whether they had IVF or not.
A possible reason that younger women see an increased risk of breast cancer is that they are exposed to higher levels of circulating estrogen during their cycles of IVF treatment. The development of breast cancer is linked to estrogen exposure and the longer one is exposed, the greater the risk. In an IVF cycle there is a short, but significant elevation in circulating estrogen, and whether this is linked to the observations found in the study is not clear at this time.
Editor: I Googled "IVF and breast cancer" and there were 275 news items about this already within just over 24 hours. Meanwhile, the abortion/breast cancer link gets scant attention. [Corrected comment.]
Melinda Gates to Host Event With Top Pro-Abortion Groups
Melinda Gates to Host Event With Top Pro-Abortion Groups | LifeNews.com: Melinda Gates, the wife of billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates, will be hosting a Family Planning Summit in London with two of the biggest pro-abortion groups in the world, the UN Population Fund and International Planned Parenthood Federation.
Austin Ruse, the president of C-FAM, says, “They say they want to raise $4 billion to promote contraception among poor women. This is population control plain and simple, population control aimed at poor dark-skinned women,” he said. “We have tried to get pro-lifers registered for this summit so there can be a counter voice but we are getting shut out by Planned Parenthood.”
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Austin Ruse, the president of C-FAM, says, “They say they want to raise $4 billion to promote contraception among poor women. This is population control plain and simple, population control aimed at poor dark-skinned women,” he said. “We have tried to get pro-lifers registered for this summit so there can be a counter voice but we are getting shut out by Planned Parenthood.”
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Kansas doctor unapologetic after board revokes license amid debate over abortion referrals
Kansas doctor unapologetic after board revokes license amid debate over abortion referrals - The Washington Post: A Kansas doctor remained unapologetic Friday after state regulators revoked her medical license over allegations that she performed inadequate mental health exams on young patients she then referred to Dr. George Tiller for late-term abortions.
Dr. Ann Kristin Neuhaus and other abortion-rights supporters described the action against her by the State Board of Healing Arts as part of ongoing efforts to limit access to abortion that also shadowed Tiller before his murder in 2009 by a man professing strong anti-abortion views. Neuhaus immediately said she would ask the state’s courts to overturn the board’s decision.
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Dr. Ann Kristin Neuhaus and other abortion-rights supporters described the action against her by the State Board of Healing Arts as part of ongoing efforts to limit access to abortion that also shadowed Tiller before his murder in 2009 by a man professing strong anti-abortion views. Neuhaus immediately said she would ask the state’s courts to overturn the board’s decision.
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Mississippi May Be First U.S. State With No Abortion Clinic
Mississippi May Be First U.S. State With No Abortion Clinic - Businessweek: Abortion will still be legal in Mississippi next month. It’s just that women who live there probably won’t be able to get one.
Beginning July 1, all abortion-clinic physicians must have admitting privileges at a local hospital under a law passed in April. At the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the state’s sole remaining clinic providing elective abortions, none of the three physicians who perform the procedure has been granted those privileges.
Mississippi may become the first U.S. state without a dedicated abortion clinic if the Jackson facility fails to come into compliance.
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Beginning July 1, all abortion-clinic physicians must have admitting privileges at a local hospital under a law passed in April. At the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the state’s sole remaining clinic providing elective abortions, none of the three physicians who perform the procedure has been granted those privileges.
Mississippi may become the first U.S. state without a dedicated abortion clinic if the Jackson facility fails to come into compliance.
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Canadian Government supports use of graphic images
The Federal Government supports the use of graphic images | LifeSiteNews.com: In 2001, Canada was the first country to require health warnings on tobacco packaging, and now the government is once again stepping up its game. On June 19th, 2012, the federal government reached another milestone in their fight against smoking by announcing that all cigarette packages must display the larger and more hard-hitting health warning messages.
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‘I survived a coat-hanger abortion’
‘I survived a coat-hanger abortion’ | LifeSiteNews.com: In spite of Cynthia's mother’s attempts to kill her, she survived until birth, needing fifteen surgeries in the first two years to keep her alive. Her mother dropped her off at her aunt’s house, wanting nothing to do with her. Several years later, her mother tried to finish the job she had started while Cynthia was in utero, attempting to kill her three more times. Instead of a coat hanger, a knife was her weapon of choice this time. When she was fifteen, her mother put a knife through her bedroom door, and she and her brother escaped for good.
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The Daily Spurgeon: Where wisdom may be found
The Daily Spurgeon: Where wisdom may be found: I have never discovered how to unravel a knotty point by my own ingenuity, but I have always found that when I at last bowed the knee, and said, “Heavenly Father, it is rather thy business than mine; it is quite beyond me, and I now leave it in thy hands to guide me,” and when I have just put it up on the shelf, and said, “I will never take it down again whatever happens,” it has gone all right. If I had maneuvered to manage it for myself it would have gone wrong enough. . . . “Stand still and see the salvation of God.”
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The Geography of Abortion
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Great news! Planned Parenthood throws in $1 million towel on MI abortion clinic
Planned Parenthood throws in $1 million towel on MI abortion clinic: Planned Parenthood of Mid and South Michigan has given up on its underhanded attempt to open a 17,050 square foot mega-abortion clinic in Auburn Hills, Michigan, a huge pro-life victory. Moreover, Planned Parenthood is now out at least $1 million and stuck with a boondoggle.
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2012 Michigan Prolife Ballot Generator
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Caution as UK abortions for over-30s rise sharply
Caution as abortions for over-30s rise sharply | News | The Christian Institute: Abortions for women in their early 30s have risen by 10 per cent between 2009 and last year – with career ambitions contributing to the rise.
The current financial crisis, and the availability of IVF later in life, have also been blamed for the increase.
Mark Bhagwandin from pro-life charity LIFE said the figures suggested the women were having abortions without appreciating the potential long-term psychological implications.
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The current financial crisis, and the availability of IVF later in life, have also been blamed for the increase.
Mark Bhagwandin from pro-life charity LIFE said the figures suggested the women were having abortions without appreciating the potential long-term psychological implications.
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Pro-Abortion Movement Finds Ultrasound Images Threatening
Pro-Abortion Movement Finds Ultrasound Images Threatening | LifeNews.com: Shelly Kuhn, a family portrait photographer from Tonawanda, N.Y., has Photoshopped clients’ sonogram images onto their maternity shoots several times, and sees it as an artistic portrayal of pregnancy. “Clients have asked me for it. Women love seeing what their children look like on their belly, they find it intriguing. I would love to do more of these. But there is a debate over whether it’s morbid and disgusting or beautiful.”
Allison Benedikt from Slate wrote that the images “got us thinking about how the more we treat fetuses like people—including them in our family photo shoots, tagging them on our Facebook walls, giving them their own Twitter accounts—the harder it will be to deny that they are people when the next, say, personhood amendment comes up, with legislators and activists arguing that “the unborn child” inside a pregnant woman’s womb should have the same rights as the living among us.”
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Allison Benedikt from Slate wrote that the images “got us thinking about how the more we treat fetuses like people—including them in our family photo shoots, tagging them on our Facebook walls, giving them their own Twitter accounts—the harder it will be to deny that they are people when the next, say, personhood amendment comes up, with legislators and activists arguing that “the unborn child” inside a pregnant woman’s womb should have the same rights as the living among us.”
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CDC Report on Abortion Trends Shows Pro-Life Progress
CDC Report on Abortion Trends Shows Pro-Life Progress - By Michael J. New - The Corner - National Review Online: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report this week which analyzes trends in pregnancy rates, birth rates, and abortion rates since 1990. Both the CDC and the Guttmacher Institute frequently release data on the incidence of abortion. However, this report is unique because it presents the trends by race, age, and marital status. Overall, the news is good. The national abortion rate is falling fairly steadily and has declined by over 29 percent since 1990. Additionally, there has been a decline in the incidence of abortion among nearly all demographic groups.
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Kansas revokes doctor's license in abortion case
Kansas revokes doctor's license in abortion case - Yahoo! News: The State Board of Healing Arts ratified an administrative judge's earlier decision to strip Dr. Ann Kristin Neuhaus of her license. Neuhaus provided second opinions that Tiller needed under Kansas law to perform some late-term abortions at his Wichita clinic.
More: Doctor’s license stripped for rubber stamping Tiller partial-birth abortions on teens
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More: Doctor’s license stripped for rubber stamping Tiller partial-birth abortions on teens
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Miracle baby saved his mam’s life
Miracle baby saved his mam’s life - Rhondda - South Wales Valleys - News - WalesOnline: It was later found out that by being pregnant, little baby Kyle was in fact keeping his mam alive by slowing down the growth of the tumour while he was inside her womb.
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Emergency contraception: What you may not know
In response to the June 5 New York Times article on emergency contraception, Dr. Joe DeCook of the American Association of Pro-Life Ob/Gyns writes:
In overview, the reason for the article is this: The FDA drug labeling suggests that Plan B may inhibit implantation as well as delay ovulation. When approved in 1999, that was a politically correct conclusion: "take the EC, it will work somehow!" That the post-fertilization action would be abortifacient became more widely realized, especially in recent years. Many doctors won't prescribe an abortifacient drug, and so won't prescribe EC. And the HHS Contraception Mandate requires that we do. Suddenly, the post fertilization potential effect became a practical and a "conscience" downside. Not so politically correct now. So the "scientists" have hurried up to document that the literature does not substantiate post fertilization effect. And they are asking the FDA to change the labeling. Political correctness, not science, drives this NYT article. Fact is, current science cannot conclusively prove, nor disprove, Plan B's abortifacient action.
The NYT article also mentions that James Trussel, a leading EC expert, says Plan B effectiveness is actually 52%, not 89% as noted on the drug literature. (wait and see if THAT gets changed in the drug literature). Plan B sells for between $40 and $50, which a desperate woman (or man) will pay. It contains 1.5 mg of levonorgestrel, an inexpensive drug—consider that 21 pills of alesse, a standard birth control pill, contain a total of 2.1 mg of levonorgestrel, (plus the estrogen component) and the generic sells for about $18. The profit margin for Plan B is double. Desperation will pay money... Effectiveness may be 52%, if taken in the 5 day pre-ovulatory window when it will be effective (day 8 thru 12 of a 28 day cycle) It is no bargain, no matter how you look at it.Read more:
Did you know that Plan B delays ovulation only if given in the 5 days before the 48 hour luteal peak window? It does not work if given on day 1 to 7 of a 28 day cycle. And it does not work if given during the LH surge, or after ovulation. How many times is Plan B taken in the correct window of time? Further, it is often mentioned that Plan B will thicken the cervical mucus to slow sperm transport. Bizarre idea. The sperm is through the cervical mucus minutes after coitus, long before any mucus change takes place.
Ella, on the other hand, is different from, and more effective than Plan B. It is a progesterone blocker with a long half-life, and it affects the function of the secretory endometrium. And there is also evidence that it affects the CL function after ovulation. By these two mechanisms, it will undoubtedly adversely affect implantation (abortifacient action), which is why it can be effectively used up to 5 days after intercourse (when Plan B is useless). This fact is well noted, but the literature generally does not mention the possibility ofå abortifacient action.
Ultrasound: For Some CPC Clients, It's not Enough
Life Training Institute Blog: Ultrasound: For Some CPC Clients, It's not Enough [SK]: As former CareNet center director Suzanne Genit points out, there are five types of abortion-minded clients:
Type #1: Responds to loving support, chooses life.
Type #2: Responds to information on fetal development—chooses life
Type #3: Responds to descriptions of abortion techniques—chooses life
Type #4: Remains unmoved by love, facts/information, and verbal descriptions of abortion techniques, but responds to graphic abortion videos—chooses life.
Type #5: Hardens her heart to all information—chooses abortion.
Editor: Scott Klusendorf presented this information at last week's Summit. We'll have recordings available soon.
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Type #1: Responds to loving support, chooses life.
Type #2: Responds to information on fetal development—chooses life
Type #3: Responds to descriptions of abortion techniques—chooses life
Type #4: Remains unmoved by love, facts/information, and verbal descriptions of abortion techniques, but responds to graphic abortion videos—chooses life.
Type #5: Hardens her heart to all information—chooses abortion.
Editor: Scott Klusendorf presented this information at last week's Summit. We'll have recordings available soon.
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Tumor op in womb saves foetus
BBC News - Tumour op in womb saves foetus: After a scan at 17 weeks, mother Tammy Gonzalez said she "could see a bubble" coming out of her baby's mouth. Doctors said it was a very rare tumor called an oral teratoma and there was little chance her daughter would survive. After the pioneering operation, baby Leyna was born five months later. She is now a healthy 20-month-old, with only a small scar on her lip.
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Get to Know: CommonKindness.com
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Sting catches NC abortion clinics in the act of facilitating sex-selection abortions
Live Action undercover video released today again catches Planned Parenthood contradicting its public statements claiming opposition to sex-selective abortion -- this time, in North Carolina. The film actually depicts two abortion facilities: the National Abortion Federation (NAF) affiliated “Women’s Choice of Raleigh,” along with Planned Parenthood’s Chapel Hill location. Both willingly and without any discernible hesitation schedule late-term, sex-selective abortions of baby girls -- just because the woman brazenly claims she is "unlucky" to be pregnant with a daughter, not a son.
‘Illuminating hope’: how one ordinary couple is saving lives one ultrasound at a time
‘Illuminating hope’: how one ordinary couple is saving lives one ultrasound at a time | LifeSiteNews.com: The Wendts founded 4US in 2005, a local all-volunteer charity to raise funds for purchasing ultrasound machines for pregnancy centers. 4US stands for ‘For UltraSound’, but it also stands for the mother and her baby.
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Pro-Life School Bus Firebomed
Pro-Life School Bus Firebomed in Rockford, Illinois | LifeNews.com: A large school bus that is well-known throughout Rockford for its beautiful pro-life pictures and words asking people to “pray to end abortion” was fire bombed on Friday night. The damage was extensive to the bus as windows were broken in on both sides and fire bombs were thrown inside to cause maximum damage. Speculation is that this bombing of a pro-life Christian school bus is in retaliation for the closing of the Rockford abortion mill that is located not far from where the school bus was attacked.
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One Abortion Clinic Closes, Five Others Stop Surgical Abortions Due to Pennsylvania Law
One Abortion Clinic Closes, Five Others Stop Surgical Abortions Due to Pennsylvania Law :Operation Rescue: In the wake of abortion scandals involving accused murderer Kermit Gosnell and unlicensed abortionist Steven Chase Brigham, Pennsylvania has passed a new abortion clinic licensing law that is set to go into effect today. The new law will require abortion clinics to submit to inspections and meet minimum safety standards.
One abortion clinic, Allegheny Women’s Center, voluntary closed on June 15, 2012, rather than comply with the law. Five others will be forced to stop all surgical abortions as of today.
Out of Pennsylvania’s 22 abortion clinics, only one, Hillcrest Women’s Medical Center in Harrisburg, actually met all requirements and received a full license. Thirteen clinics, including all Planned Parenthood abortion facilities in the state, received provisional licenses will continue to supply surgical abortions on a temporary basis for the next 3-6 months. If the clinics do not meet all of the requirements by that time, they will no longer be allowed to do surgical abortions.
Two abortion clinics affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania or the University of Pittsburgh have been placed under hospital regulations. The new law does allow the five clinics that must stop surgical abortions to continue to dispense abortion pills.
Editor: If they stop providing surgical abortions, what will happen to women whose medical abortions fail? Where will they go?
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One abortion clinic, Allegheny Women’s Center, voluntary closed on June 15, 2012, rather than comply with the law. Five others will be forced to stop all surgical abortions as of today.
Out of Pennsylvania’s 22 abortion clinics, only one, Hillcrest Women’s Medical Center in Harrisburg, actually met all requirements and received a full license. Thirteen clinics, including all Planned Parenthood abortion facilities in the state, received provisional licenses will continue to supply surgical abortions on a temporary basis for the next 3-6 months. If the clinics do not meet all of the requirements by that time, they will no longer be allowed to do surgical abortions.
Two abortion clinics affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania or the University of Pittsburgh have been placed under hospital regulations. The new law does allow the five clinics that must stop surgical abortions to continue to dispense abortion pills.
Editor: If they stop providing surgical abortions, what will happen to women whose medical abortions fail? Where will they go?
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Unified Chart of Accounts (UCOA)
Unified Chart of Accounts (UCOA) Nonprofit | Financial Management - Accounting | How to / Guide | IdeaEncore Network: The UCOA, the Unified Chart of Accounts, is a chart of accounts template which cross-references nonprofit accounting accounts with Form 990, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and other uniform reporting requirements. Included in Intuit's QuickBooks, Sage’s Peachtree and others.
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Have You Met Your Financial Reporting Obligations?
Have You: Met Your Financial Reporting Obligations? Nonprofit | Financial Management | Article / Position Paper | IdeaEncore Network: Quick primer on nonprofit financial reporting obligations.
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New Komen grants include Planned Parenthood
New Komen grants include Planned Parenthood - NorthJersey.com: The North Jersey affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Friday that it has awarded more than $1.2 million in grants to fund programs at 18 local organizations — including Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern and Central New Jersey.
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"Why I'm Proud to Be an Abortion Doctor"
A BPAS doctor: Why I'm Proud to Be an Abortion Doctor: "Someone has written that a woman wants an abortion like an animal stuck in a trap wants to chew its leg off. While the imagery is melodramatic, it conveys the panic and stress an unplanned pregnancy can impose. Perhaps it also communicates something of the relief experienced by women after their abortion; this is one of the things that make being an abortion provider so very rewarding."
Commentary from National Right to Life
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Breaking: Judge dismisses abortion clinic’s lawsuit against pro-life group for video parody
LifeSiteNews: [Warning! Video in the linked article is very graphic.] In January 2011 the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform posted what it called “the most shocking 4-minute abortion debate you will ever see.” CBR juxtaposed a video produced by Northland Family Planning Centers touting “the goodness” of abortion with video cuts showing the reality of abortion. Northland is a late-term abortion chain of 3 mills in Michigan that aborts babies up to 24 weeks old. CBR merely showed what those abortions look like.
But Northland did not appreciate CBR’s unauthorized use of its video and sued, going so far as to hire the largest intellectual property law firm in the United States to represent its case. Last Friday Judge James Selna, of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed Northland’s lawsuit, ruling in favor of CBR, which was represented by the American Freedom Law Center. The obvious intent of CBR’s video was parody and critique, which is protected use of copyrighted material under the U.S. Fair Use trademark law.
But Northland did not appreciate CBR’s unauthorized use of its video and sued, going so far as to hire the largest intellectual property law firm in the United States to represent its case. Last Friday Judge James Selna, of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California dismissed Northland’s lawsuit, ruling in favor of CBR, which was represented by the American Freedom Law Center. The obvious intent of CBR’s video was parody and critique, which is protected use of copyrighted material under the U.S. Fair Use trademark law.
FDA Quietly Changes Its Guide to How the Morning-After Pill Works
Daily Beast: The Food & Drug Administration quietly updated its consumer guide to birth control (PDF) this week, deleting claims that two kinds of contraceptives—the morning-after pill and the copper IUD—can prohibit an egg from implanting in the womb after fertilization. The changes are significant because a number of religious groups, pro-life activists, and politicians view contraceptives that prevent implantation as the equivalent of an abortion since the egg has already been fertilized.
Late-Term Abortion Biz Violates Rules for Top Google Spots
Late-Term Abortion Biz Violates Rules for Top Google Spots | LifeNews.com: Maintaining the top search result with uncanny consistency does not occur by mere happenstance. The truth is that WomensCenter.com, a Florida clinic specializing in late-term abortion, has launched an aggressive campaign to game Google and achieve the number one search position. In other words, they are violating the Google Content Guidelines, which in the past, has resulted in companies being penalized when they have been found in violation of these stringent policies.
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Japanese Women’s Choice between Abortion and Adoption
Japanese Women’s Choice between Abortion and Adoption - The Japan Daily Press: We were told years ago that women in Japan don’t suffer after abortion. There is no taboo on abortion here, no “preaching” against it, no opposition to it, no clear belief system that condemns it. The conventional wisdom was that there was no real fallout from this all-too-common practice here. Of course, in America there was suffering because of the culture, so it was thought.
It is an interesting question. Why are so many Japanese women suffering from post-abortion stress? We have heard from women who had abortions decades ago, yet they can’t forget or forgive themselves and all those who pressured them to do it. They were most often pressured by parents, especially moms, who surely thought they were doing what was best for their daughter. But though all around them said abortion was the only way, they often can’t seem to move on.
Editor: This article was written by Cynthia Ruble of Life Hope Network in Nagoya, Japan.
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It is an interesting question. Why are so many Japanese women suffering from post-abortion stress? We have heard from women who had abortions decades ago, yet they can’t forget or forgive themselves and all those who pressured them to do it. They were most often pressured by parents, especially moms, who surely thought they were doing what was best for their daughter. But though all around them said abortion was the only way, they often can’t seem to move on.
Editor: This article was written by Cynthia Ruble of Life Hope Network in Nagoya, Japan.
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Teleseminar Today! What Is A Dashboard? How Can It Make My Organization More Effective?
Teleseminars Sponsored by NonProfit Direct: The NonProfit National Resource Directory: Just like the dashboard on your car helps you when you drive and to take care of your car, a financial dashboard can communicate to you and your board the financial condition of your nonprofit. A dashboard can highlight areas where you are successful as well as areas that need to be adjusted.
An open letter to abortion clinic workers
An open letter to abortion clinic workers | LifeSiteNews.com: "Maybe you are currently a clinic worker. Maybe you are aware of fraudulent activity taking place at your facility. Maybe it is happening and you don’t even know about it. We just recently saw videos exposed by Live Action that show clinic workers knowingly breaking the law. Has that been you? Can you really trust your employer, the abortion industry?"
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Sexually-transmitted superbug could be major crisiS
WHO: Sexually-transmitted superbug could be major crisis – - CNN.com Blogs: A major public health crisis is emerging, in the form of a sexually-transmitted disease that doesn't respond to antibiotics. Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually-transmitted infections. It is spread through oral, vaginal and anal sex. About 106 million people worldwide become infected every year. "Once this organism develops full resistance to this last antibiotic that we have, we have nothing else to offer to these patients," says Dr. Manjula Lusti-Narasimhan, scientist at the Department of Reproductive Health and Research at WHO.
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Study: Depo Provera Use Increases Breast Cancer Risk
Study: Depo Provera Use Increases Breast Cancer Risk | LifeNews.com: A new study of women using the Depo Provera birth control drug finds the risk of breast cancer is increased, according to information released today from the on Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer.
The group notes a study of 1,028 women ages 20-44 in the April 15, 2012 issue of Cancer Research found that recent users of Depo Provera (DMPA) for 12 months or more had a statistically significant 2.2-fold increased risk of developing invasive breast cancer.
The authors, Christopher Li and his team (including Janet Daling) at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center called it the “first large scale U.S. study” examining the link between Depo Provera and breast cancer. They concluded it’s the fifth study “conducted over a diverse group of countries that have observed that recent DMPA use is associated with a 1.5- to 2.3-fold increased risk of breast cancer.”
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The group notes a study of 1,028 women ages 20-44 in the April 15, 2012 issue of Cancer Research found that recent users of Depo Provera (DMPA) for 12 months or more had a statistically significant 2.2-fold increased risk of developing invasive breast cancer.
The authors, Christopher Li and his team (including Janet Daling) at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center called it the “first large scale U.S. study” examining the link between Depo Provera and breast cancer. They concluded it’s the fifth study “conducted over a diverse group of countries that have observed that recent DMPA use is associated with a 1.5- to 2.3-fold increased risk of breast cancer.”
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Planned Parenthood protests abortion bills at Michigan Capitol
Planned Parenthood protests abortion bills at Michigan Capitol | MLive.com: In a Michigan Legislature where nearly two-thirds of the lawmakers are endorsed by Right to Life, opponents of a sweeping package of bills aimed at restricting and regulating abortions worked to make their presence known Tuesday. The recently introduced bills are expected to be voted on this week, but they were not voted on Tuesday.
Demonstrators connected with Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan and other groups rallied at the Capitol and some of them ringed the building’s rotunda. The pink-attired crowd clapped and shouted “this is our house” while waiting for House lawmakers to settle in for an afternoon session. At least twice, demonstrators were removed from the House balcony after shouting about provisions in the bill down toward the House floor.
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Demonstrators connected with Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan and other groups rallied at the Capitol and some of them ringed the building’s rotunda. The pink-attired crowd clapped and shouted “this is our house” while waiting for House lawmakers to settle in for an afternoon session. At least twice, demonstrators were removed from the House balcony after shouting about provisions in the bill down toward the House floor.
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Canadian undercover sting reveals more evidence of sex-selective abortion
Canadian undercover sting reveals more evidence of sex-selective abortion | LifeSiteNews.com: A recent investigation by the CBC into privately owned ultrasound clinics in Canadian cities found that almost three quarters of the twenty-two so-called “entertainment ultrasound” businesses visited in the undercover operation said they were willing to do a scan solely to determine the sex of an unborn child, some as early as 14 weeks gestation.
The release of CBC’s sting coincides with the release of several undercover videos in the United States by the group Live Action showing employees at Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics offer to help women obtain sex-selective abortions.
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The release of CBC’s sting coincides with the release of several undercover videos in the United States by the group Live Action showing employees at Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics offer to help women obtain sex-selective abortions.
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How I raised my baby for the cost of a cup of coffee a day
How much does a baby really cost?: How I raised my baby for the cost of a cup of coffee a day | LifeSiteNews.com: "[M]y baby girl is a year old yesterday, and I have kept track of all the money we spent on her and guess what? David was right. All told, we spent $641.00. That is $52.41 a month and $1.75 a day! (Isn’t that the price of a coffee these days?) Now what does $1.75 a day include? Well everything: diapers, baby food, clothes, presents, toiletries, official documents, medicine, and even her birthday party expenses.
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Abortion and Preterm Birth: Why Medical Journals Aren’t Giving Us The Real Picture
C-FAM: Abortion and Preterm Birth: Why Medical Journals Aren’t Giving Us The Real Picture: Dr. Calhoun’s paper reviews a large body of literature concerning the risk factors for preterm birth. He finds a disturbing trend among medical journals and some authors to undervalue or bury entirely the link between previous abortion and risk of preterm birth.
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Facing My Second Unwanted Pregnancy
Facing My Second Unwanted Pregnancy - NYTimes.com: It wasn’t over, of course. Deep in my throat, all these years later, I still taste that tea. Its remembered tang is the sour end of regret, the underside of choice. Like Stephen Crane’s desert creature, I find myself savoring it, “because it is bitter, and because it is my heart.”
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Abby Johnson launches new pro-life ministry
Former abortion workers share their stories as Abby Johnson launches new pro-life ministry | LifeSiteNews.com: Abby Johnson, the former director of a Texas abortion clinic, launched her new ministry And Then There Were None through a live, international internet webcast attended by nearly 6,500 people on Monday night. The nonprofit hopes to reach out to the estimated 9,000 abortion clinic workers in the United States, encouraging them to leave the industry and providing the means to help them do so.
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AZ justice cleared for confirmation to US appeals court
AZ justice cleared for confirmation to US appeals court : Welcome to StarNet - Tucson, Arizona: Central to the opposition was the fact that Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew Hurwitz was law clerk to U.S. District Judge Jon Newman when Newman voided a Connecticut law outlawing abortion in 1972. Further, in a 2003 law review article, Hurwitz said Newman's ruling became the precursor of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court saying women have a constitutional right to terminate their pregnancies.
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Last Abortion Clinic in Mississippi Struggling to Stay Open
Last Abortion Clinic in Mississippi Struggling to Stay Open | LifeNews.com: Thanks to numerous pro-life laws approved over the years, Mississippi is down to just one abortion business and it is now struggling to stay open because it is having difficulty complying with another new pro-life provision.
The state legislature approved a measure that could result in stopping abortions at the last remaining abortion facility in the state, making it the first abortion-free state in the country. The law, which goes into effect July 1, requires abortion practitioners to have admitting privileges at a local hospital in case a botched abortion requires a woman to be immediately hospitalized. The Jackson Women’s Health Organization abortion facility is having a hard time securing admitting privileges for the three abortion practitioners it employs, as the Clarion Ledger newspaper reports
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The state legislature approved a measure that could result in stopping abortions at the last remaining abortion facility in the state, making it the first abortion-free state in the country. The law, which goes into effect July 1, requires abortion practitioners to have admitting privileges at a local hospital in case a botched abortion requires a woman to be immediately hospitalized. The Jackson Women’s Health Organization abortion facility is having a hard time securing admitting privileges for the three abortion practitioners it employs, as the Clarion Ledger newspaper reports
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The Science Behind Bikinis
True Woman | Shopping for Swimwear, The Science Behind Bikinis, and More: If you’re considering a bikini (or that young girl is begging for one), check out this short video. Among other reasons not to wear a bikini, if you want a man to see you for what you’re truly worth, a recent Princeton study explains why you’ll want to wear more than a bikini this summer.
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Gendercide at Planned Parenthood - part 4
Protect Our Girls - Home: Live Action has now caught two Hawaii Planned Parenthoods offering taxpayer-funded abortions of a baby girl, just because she's a girl. The fourth installment in our “Gendercide” series continues to expose Planned Parenthood’s serial callousness when it comes to the deliberate destruction of unborn baby girls – this time, paid for 100% by public funds.
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Botched Abortion Emergency Takes Place at Clinic Caught In Dumping Scandal
Botched Abortion Emergency Takes Place at Clinic Caught In Dumping Scandal :Operation Rescue: An ambulance transported a patient to the hospital from Dr. Emily’s Health Center abortion clinic in the Bronx, New York, yesterday morning as pro-life activists photographed the incident. Witnesses, who wish to remain unnamed, told Operation Rescue that the victim was carried out of the clinic on a covered stretcher to the awaiting ambulance.
“This incident is something we have expected to see at Dr. Emily’s abortion clinic,” said Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue and Pro-Life Nation. “Late last year, we were involved in an undercover investigation at this same facility where illegal dumping was taking place. From the sloppy way Dr. Emily’s was handling its trash and patient records, we suspected dangerous abortion practices as well.”
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“This incident is something we have expected to see at Dr. Emily’s abortion clinic,” said Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue and Pro-Life Nation. “Late last year, we were involved in an undercover investigation at this same facility where illegal dumping was taking place. From the sloppy way Dr. Emily’s was handling its trash and patient records, we suspected dangerous abortion practices as well.”
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Six Creative Ways To Use Photos To Increase Engagement On Your Facebook Page
Six Creative Ways To Use Photos To Increase Engagement On Your Facebook Page - Sumac: People love pictures! Over 300 million photos are uploaded to Facebook every single day. Facebook users love liking, commenting on, and sharing photos more than any other type of content on Facebook. So posting photos automatically gives you an advantage in the ranking game. Here are six ideas to help you get more from the photos you post on your Facebook Page.
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Form 990 Deadline for U.S. Nonprofits - this Friday!
For many U.S. not profits, it's that time of year again: Form 990 time. All nonprofits in the United States are required to file the Form 990 by the fifteenth day of the fifth month after the end of their fiscal year. For nonprofits whose fiscal year ended January 31, 2012, that deadline is this Friday, June 15, 2012.
If you're not sure what the Form 990 is, What is the IRS Form 990?, from Third Sector New England, and National Council of Nonprofits' Everything you need to know about annual filings for nonprofits are both great free resources for beginners. How to Read the New IRS Form 990, from Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, Inc. can also help you get started.
For the most comprehensive information on preparing your organization's Form 990, visit the IRS's StayExempt micro-site on Form 990 that guides your through all of the steps, offers recording-keeping advice and explains IRS audits.
If you're ready to file, make sure not miss your deadline and consider eFile Your Form 990 and Other Forms Online ($135, or free for small organizations) through the Urban Institute and the National Center for Charitable Statistics.
If you're not sure what the Form 990 is, What is the IRS Form 990?, from Third Sector New England, and National Council of Nonprofits' Everything you need to know about annual filings for nonprofits are both great free resources for beginners. How to Read the New IRS Form 990, from Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York, Inc. can also help you get started.
For the most comprehensive information on preparing your organization's Form 990, visit the IRS's StayExempt micro-site on Form 990 that guides your through all of the steps, offers recording-keeping advice and explains IRS audits.
If you're ready to file, make sure not miss your deadline and consider eFile Your Form 990 and Other Forms Online ($135, or free for small organizations) through the Urban Institute and the National Center for Charitable Statistics.
Haskell Dumps Two Troubled Docs for Two More on Emergency Care Variance
Haskell Dumps Two Troubled Docs for Two More on Emergency Care Variance :Operation Rescue: Last month, abortionists Roslyn Kade and Walter Bowers were replaced on Martin Haskell’s variance with two new doctors who have agreed to provide emergency hospital services to Haskell’s injured abortion patients -- since Haskell doesn't have hospital privileges. Those doctors are Chandra Gravely and Cindy Hansel who will be covering for Haskell at Bethesda North Hospital. David B. Schwartz will continue to provide similar services for Haskell’s patients at The Christ Hospital.
Both Gravely and Hansel work for Crescent Women’s Medical Group in Cincinnati. While both women’s medical licenses show no disciplinary action, records on file with the Hamilton County Clerk of the Court reveal a disturbing evidence of negligence and incompetence. Gravely and Crescent Women’s Medical have been sued seven times since 2000 for medical malpractice, including one suit wrongful death suit that included Hansel as a co-defendant.
Editor: Martin Haskell is the "eminent" physician who years ago detailed the D&X (a.k.a. partial birth abortion) procedure for his fellow abortionists at a National Abortion Federation conference.
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Both Gravely and Hansel work for Crescent Women’s Medical Group in Cincinnati. While both women’s medical licenses show no disciplinary action, records on file with the Hamilton County Clerk of the Court reveal a disturbing evidence of negligence and incompetence. Gravely and Crescent Women’s Medical have been sued seven times since 2000 for medical malpractice, including one suit wrongful death suit that included Hansel as a co-defendant.
Editor: Martin Haskell is the "eminent" physician who years ago detailed the D&X (a.k.a. partial birth abortion) procedure for his fellow abortionists at a National Abortion Federation conference.
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Preterm Birth: A Public Health Crisis?
Preterm Birth: A Public Health Crisis? - ABC News: Roughly 12 percent of American babies are born before 37 weeks gestation, a new study found, landing the U.S. in sixth place behind India, Nigeria and Pakistan when it comes to preterm births. "Urgent attention is needed to better understand and reduce these rates of preterm birth," the study authors wrote in their report, published Thursday in The Lancet.
Editor: And yet they persistently ignore the abortion link to preterm birth.
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Editor: And yet they persistently ignore the abortion link to preterm birth.
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Exposing the Lie | Former Abortion Workers Reveal How To End Abortion
Exposing the Lie | Former Abortion Workers Reveal How To End Abortion: On Monday, June 11, former abortion workers are joining together to publicly reveal the SHOCKING SECRETS they discovered behind the closed doors of the abortion industry … and how their insider knowledge uncovers what it will really take to end abortion.
You are invited to attend a LIVE, one-time-only webcast event on Monday, June 11, at 8 PM Eastern (7 PM Central, 6 PM Mountain, 5 PM Pacific).
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You are invited to attend a LIVE, one-time-only webcast event on Monday, June 11, at 8 PM Eastern (7 PM Central, 6 PM Mountain, 5 PM Pacific).
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Millennials: Generational Values and Desires
Generational Values and Desires - Focus on the Family: Millennials are markedly more likely to cohabit but to do so with a strong desire to marry. Much of their decision to cohabit rather than commit to marriage is due to their deep anxiety over the possibility of failure based on so many of their parents’ own marital failures. This fear and pain is a key marker of this generation, and it nearly paralyzes them in terms of relational development.
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You Are Not “Just a Sinner Saved by Grace”
You Are Not “Just a Sinner Saved by Grace” – Trevin Wax: “Just a sinner saved by grace” is only half the gospel. It’s true that in Christ, God has wiped the slate clean and has forgiven us our sins. But let’s make sure we don’t leave out the flip side – that not only does He forgive our sins, but He also regenerates us through the power of His Spirit. God is restoring our relationship to Him. He is living within us.
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Botched Abortion Victim Rushed to Hospital in Massachusetts
Botched Abortion Victim Rushed to Hospital in Massachusetts :Operation Rescue: A pro-life activist recorded an ambulance at Merrimack Valley Women’s Health Services in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on June 1, 2012, where abortionist Marcus T. Gordon supplies abortions through the twentieth week of pregnancy. The cell phone video shows paramedics loading a patient on a gurney into an awaiting ambulance with emergency lights flashing. She was transported to a local hospital. Her current condition is unknown.
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Dr. Lanfranchi: The perilous pill
STOPP - Stop Planned Parenthood - Dr. Lanfranchi: The perilous pill: In her June 2 presentation at ALL’s national symposium on the pill, breast surgeon Angela Lanfranchi outlined the four major mechanisms by which the pill kills women, showing them to be anything but inconsequential: (1) The pill causes blood clots which can result in heart attack, stroke, or fatal pulmonary embolism; (2) the pill causes cancer; (3) the pill makes it easier to get potentially lethal infections; and (4) the pill makes it more likely users will die violent death.
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Morning-after pill labels may be wrong about implantation
MSNBC: Labels inside every box of morning-after pills, drugs widely used to prevent pregnancy after sex, say they may work by blocking fertilized eggs from implanting in a woman’s uterus. Respected medical authorities, including the National Institutes of Health and the Mayo Clinic, have said the same thing on their Web sites. Such descriptions have become kindling in the fiery debate over abortion and contraception.
Based on the belief that a fertilized egg is a person, some religious groups and conservative politicians say disrupting a fertilized egg’s ability to attach to the uterus is abortion, “the moral equivalent of homicide,” as Dr. Donna Harrison, who directs research for the American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, put it. Mitt Romney recently called emergency contraceptives “abortive pills.”
But an examination by The New York Times has found that the federally approved labels and medical Web sites do not reflect what the science shows. Studies have not established that emergency contraceptive pills prevent fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb, leading scientists say. Rather, the pills delay ovulation, the release of eggs from ovaries that occurs before eggs are fertilized, and some pills also thicken cervical mucus so sperm have trouble swimming.
It turns out that the politically charged debate over morning-after pills and abortion, a divisive issue in this election year, is probably rooted in outdated or incorrect scientific guesses about how the pills work. Because they block creation of fertilized eggs, they would not meet abortion opponents’ definition of abortion-inducing drugs. In contrast, RU-486, a medication prescribed for terminating pregnancies, destroys implanted embryos.
Based on the belief that a fertilized egg is a person, some religious groups and conservative politicians say disrupting a fertilized egg’s ability to attach to the uterus is abortion, “the moral equivalent of homicide,” as Dr. Donna Harrison, who directs research for the American Association of Pro-life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, put it. Mitt Romney recently called emergency contraceptives “abortive pills.”
But an examination by The New York Times has found that the federally approved labels and medical Web sites do not reflect what the science shows. Studies have not established that emergency contraceptive pills prevent fertilized eggs from implanting in the womb, leading scientists say. Rather, the pills delay ovulation, the release of eggs from ovaries that occurs before eggs are fertilized, and some pills also thicken cervical mucus so sperm have trouble swimming.
It turns out that the politically charged debate over morning-after pills and abortion, a divisive issue in this election year, is probably rooted in outdated or incorrect scientific guesses about how the pills work. Because they block creation of fertilized eggs, they would not meet abortion opponents’ definition of abortion-inducing drugs. In contrast, RU-486, a medication prescribed for terminating pregnancies, destroys implanted embryos.
‘My name is Julia’: young sidewalk counselor reaching out to mothers, saving lives
‘My name is Julia’: young sidewalk counselor reaching out to mothers, saving lives | LifeSiteNews.com: Julia Pritchett said some people see her as being brave, befriending girls and picking them up in their neighborhoods to give them rides and by giving out her personal information, but she does not worry about it. “Often times that is what means the most to the girl that you would put yourself in their neighborhood.” Her genuine approach to the girls on the sidewalk has given her a new best friend.
I love this girl!
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Passing of Florida Abortionist Sheds Light on National Abortion Crisis
Passing of Florida Abortionist Sheds Light on National Abortion Crisis :Operation Rescue: Florida abortionist Walker L. Whaley died May 31, 2012, of a heart attack at the age of 64, according to a two-sentence obituary printed in the Florida Times-Union. His life history played out in public documents that pulled back the curtain on a crisis in the abortion industry – a crisis that is its Achilles Heel. The documents paint an ugly portrait of what we have found is typical of abortionists everywhere.
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Unusual partnership offers students birth control
Unusual partnership offers students birth control - latimes.com: Throughout the school year, students visit the on-campus clinic to get birth control, pregnancy tests, counseling and screening for sexually transmitted diseases. The services, which are free and confidential, are offered through a unique collaboration between Planned Parenthood and the Los Angeles Unified School District designed to reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies among teenagers at the Boyle Heights high school.
Although nonprofit groups frequently offer reproductive healthcare on school campuses around the nation, the partnership involving Planned Parenthood — long a target of antiabortion lawmakers in Washington — is the only one of its kind.
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Although nonprofit groups frequently offer reproductive healthcare on school campuses around the nation, the partnership involving Planned Parenthood — long a target of antiabortion lawmakers in Washington — is the only one of its kind.
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Abortion can kick-start ‘vicious cycle’ of repeat pregnancies, abortions: UK expert
Abortion can kick-start ‘vicious cycle’ of repeat pregnancies, abortions: UK expert | LifeSiteNews.com: Margaret Cuthill, the national coordinator of the Abortion Recovery Care and Helpline (ARCH), told LifeSiteNews.com that the problem has deeper roots than mere negligence, however; it originates in the psychological trauma that inevitably comes with abortion. “Abortion is a death experience, it is an unnatural choice to make,” she said. Women who are grieving the loss of a child frequently become pregnant as a coping strategy leading directly to the large numbers of women undergoing repeat abortions.
The simple facts, she said, putting aside all rhetorical arguments for and against, is that “abortion kills children,” and parents “are not wired to destroy their young without experiencing evidence of emotional and psychological damage.” Promiscuity, she said, is a major issue for many women following an abortion, leading to a further abortion. There is, she said, an “instinctive need” to become pregnant again, but the result will be abortion again if “there has been no healing or their external circumstances are unchanged.”
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The simple facts, she said, putting aside all rhetorical arguments for and against, is that “abortion kills children,” and parents “are not wired to destroy their young without experiencing evidence of emotional and psychological damage.” Promiscuity, she said, is a major issue for many women following an abortion, leading to a further abortion. There is, she said, an “instinctive need” to become pregnant again, but the result will be abortion again if “there has been no healing or their external circumstances are unchanged.”
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As ‘pro-life’ outnumbers ‘pro-choice’ Planned Parenthood CEO declares terms ‘irrelevant’
As ‘pro-life’ outnumbers ‘pro-choice’ Planned Parenthood CEO declares terms ‘irrelevant’ | LifeSiteNews.com: Cecile Richards: [T]he language “pro-choice” and “pro-life” . . . is totally irrelevant in this country. Everyone in this country – the vast majority of people in this country – agree on one basic thing, which is: Abortion is a very personal issue. Women should be able to make decisions about their pregnancy without government getting involved. And I agree, I totally understand that this is an issue that people have very strong feelings about, but what I think we do agree as Americans is we don’t want the government making very important personal decisions for women and their families."
Editor: If everyone's so in agreement, why does PP feel the need to spend $1.4 million on ads for President Obama?
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Editor: If everyone's so in agreement, why does PP feel the need to spend $1.4 million on ads for President Obama?
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Texas’ Abstinence Sex Education Problems
Gail Collins on Texas’s Abstinence Sex Education Problems - The Daily Beast: The state does not actually dictate what kind of sex education public schools should offer, beyond requiring that abstinence must always be presented as the best choice, and until recently, no one had any real notion of what was going on in all these classes. Then in 2009, the Texas Freedom Network, a liberal nonprofit, funded a herculean effort to come up with some answers. David Wiley and Kelly Wilson, two professors of health education at Texas State University, contacted every district and requested information on their sex instruction programs. The professors concluded that “abstinence-only programs have a stranglehold on sexuality education in Texas public schools.” More than 94 percent gave that instruction exclusively, while a small percentage completely ignored the rule that said they had to have something.
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The 17 Most Misused Verses in the Bible
The 17 Most Misused Verses in the Bible – Trevin Wax: Since misinterpretations are more damaging than others.
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Rejecting Abortion: a 16-Year-Old's Selfless Act of Love
Rejecting Abortion: a 16-Year-Old's Selfless Act of Love | LifeNews.com: Jayd was only 16 years old. I remember meeting her for the first time. She had long blonde hair swept up in a messy ponytail, sparkly green eyes and braces. She was a tiny girl that just had the cutest baby bump. She had her favorite jeans on with the top button open to relieve her growing belly. She was smiling so big and when she spoke, her ponytail bounced in a happy way. She was bubbly and always full of joy, even when she knew her life was about to completely change. Jayd had made a brave and courageous decision to place her baby up for adoption.
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Columbus Abortion Clinic With Troubled History Will Close
Columbus Abortion Clinic With Troubled History Will Close :Operation Rescue: Capital Care Women’s Center, an abortion clinic in Columbus, Ohio, will be closing this week. The decision came just two days after Operation Rescue released the information about the botched abortion and announced complaints would be filed.
This closure is one of several in the past few weeks that has brought the number of surgical abortion clinics to a new low of 659.
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This closure is one of several in the past few weeks that has brought the number of surgical abortion clinics to a new low of 659.
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Fall: Small word with a big meaning
The Essential: Fall | Challies Dot Com: In its essence “the Fall” refers to the loss of man’s righteousness and bliss before God, his newfound bondage to sin, the inevitability of death, and banishment from the presence of God. All of this came as a consequence of man’s disobedience and his distrust of both the character and word of God. Fall is a small word with a great depth of meaning.
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Troubled Virginia Abortionist Suspended Over Drug Charges
Troubled Virginia Abortionist Suspended Over Drug Charges :Operation Rescue: Abortionist Joel Match’s medical license was summarily suspended last month by the Virginia Board of Medicine amid findings that he was operating a “pill mill” that dispensed dangerous narcotics to at least ten patients without prior treatment or proper medical work-ups, some of which were known drug addicts.
Match has a long history of problem behavior. He formerly worked for Nova Women’s Healthcare in Fairfax, Virginia, where he was employed by Mi Yong Kim, an abortionist who lost her own medical license in 2007 after killing a woman during an abortion. Kim is again under investigation for a botched abortion at Nova that was documented and reported by pro-life activists working with Operation Rescue in April, 2012.
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Match has a long history of problem behavior. He formerly worked for Nova Women’s Healthcare in Fairfax, Virginia, where he was employed by Mi Yong Kim, an abortionist who lost her own medical license in 2007 after killing a woman during an abortion. Kim is again under investigation for a botched abortion at Nova that was documented and reported by pro-life activists working with Operation Rescue in April, 2012.
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Planned Parenthood Controversy Hangs Over Komen's Fundraising Races
Planned Parenthood Controversy Hangs Over Komen's Fundraising Races : Shots - Health Blog : NPR: The drops in participation follow the group's controversial decision to discontinue funding of breast cancer screening by Planned Parenthood. Although Komen quickly reversed course and some top executives with the Komen foundation subsequently left, hard feelings have lingered.
"Probably an issue for me is an issue of trust and follow-through," Democratic Congressman Mike Honda of California said. He'll stay on the sidelines this year. Last year, the team from his office raised $10,000 for the Komen race. Honda says Komen does great work, but he wants to be sure the group fulfills its promise not to let politics influence its decisions, as critics claimed they did.
Editor: Let's see. I'ts political when people oppose PP but somehow more pure when people support them? How is anything to do with Planned Parenthood not political?
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"Probably an issue for me is an issue of trust and follow-through," Democratic Congressman Mike Honda of California said. He'll stay on the sidelines this year. Last year, the team from his office raised $10,000 for the Komen race. Honda says Komen does great work, but he wants to be sure the group fulfills its promise not to let politics influence its decisions, as critics claimed they did.
Editor: Let's see. I'ts political when people oppose PP but somehow more pure when people support them? How is anything to do with Planned Parenthood not political?
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U.K. Sees Rise of U.S.-Style Anti-Abortion Tactics
U.K. Sees Rise of U.S.-Style Anti-Abortion Tactics | Womens eNews: the pro-choice majority has long been opposed by vocal anti-abortion groups, such as the London-based Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, founded in 1966. And now U.S. anti-choice groups have expanded into the U.K., bringing more aggressive tactics that overshadow the homegrown movement.
Editor: By "tactics" they mean website hacking and clinic vigils.
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Editor: By "tactics" they mean website hacking and clinic vigils.
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Contrary to the Guttmacher Institute’s shoddy data, abortion does not improve women’s health
Contrary to the Guttmacher Institute’s shoddy data, abortion does not improve women’s health | LifeSiteNews.com: There is a widespread perception that optimal reproductive health for women includes access to abortion. Yet, where is the data that supports this view? Is this just another manufactured claim by the abortion industry to justify the inclusion of abortion in health care?
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Vancouver crisis pregnancy center sues CTV over ‘misleading’ sting investigation
Vancouver crisis pregnancy center sues CTV over ‘misleading’ sting investigation | LifeSiteNews.com: A British Columbia pregnancy center that was the subject of a CTV-BC investigative sting in December 2011 is suing the TV network for “defamation, breach of contract and misrepresentation, and retractions and corrections.”
“While we do consider the sting operation to have been unethical as it involved the undercover reporter misrepresenting herself and breaching our Client Services Form contract, our main concern is that the CTV story left viewers with the impression that our charity misrepresents its services and misleads women in crisis, which is absolutely untrue,” said Brian Norton, executive director of the Crisis Pregnancy Centre of Vancouver.
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“While we do consider the sting operation to have been unethical as it involved the undercover reporter misrepresenting herself and breaching our Client Services Form contract, our main concern is that the CTV story left viewers with the impression that our charity misrepresents its services and misleads women in crisis, which is absolutely untrue,” said Brian Norton, executive director of the Crisis Pregnancy Centre of Vancouver.
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