Study: Rise in some cancers linked to oral sex
Study: Rise in some cancers linked to oral sex - USATODAY.com: There's a worrisome uptick in the incidence of certain head and neck cancers among middle-aged and even younger Americans, and some experts link the trend to a rise in the popularity of oral sex over the past few decades. That's because the human papillomavirus is a major trigger for these cancers, and HPV can be transmitted through this type of sexual activity.
Attitudes about abortion
AEI - Papers: In the thirty-eight years since the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, pollsters have asked hundreds of questions about abortion. This AEI Public Opinion Study brings many of those questions together in one place. It shows how different pollsters have approached the subject. The 2010 study is available here as an Adobe Acrobat PDF.
Is Abortion Good for Girls?
RealClearPolitics - Is Abortion Good for Girls?: "I spent the anniversary of Roe v. Wade reading an important new book, 'Premarital Sex in America,' written by two well-regarded young sociologists, Mark Regnerus of the University of Texas at Austin and Jeremy Uecker at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
"They analyzed Add Health's nationally representative data to find out how sex and abortion affect young women's mental health and life satisfaction.
"Their conclusion? The data 'suggest that abortion may contribute to depression in emerging adulthood, independent of sexual-behavior patterns' in young women -- and even after controlling for factors like race, family structure, parents' education and educational attainment."
"They analyzed Add Health's nationally representative data to find out how sex and abortion affect young women's mental health and life satisfaction.
"Their conclusion? The data 'suggest that abortion may contribute to depression in emerging adulthood, independent of sexual-behavior patterns' in young women -- and even after controlling for factors like race, family structure, parents' education and educational attainment."
IVF and abortion claim similar number of women's lives a year
IVF and abortion claim similar number of women's lives a year: BMJ - Telegraph: About the same number of women die from IVF every year as they do from abortion, according to the authors of an editorial in the British Medical Journal. While seven women died as a direct result of IVF between 2003 and 2005, two died as a result of having abortions in 2007, note the obstetricians, in an article published in bmj.com. That is despite there being only a quarter the number of IVF cycles as abortions.
Abortion censorship in Canada
In 2001, the British Columbia provincial government passed Bill-21, censoring information related to abortion. News organizations and the public have no access to the amount of abortions being performed in their local hospitals (but details on every other surgical procedure is released), nor can they be made aware of any abortion-related deaths, complications, lobbying or advocacy. It has been censored. As Darrell Evans of the B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) stated: “This draws an iron curtain across the subject of abortion." Stop Abortion Censorship
South Dakota bill mandates pregnancy help center counselling before abortion decision
South Dakota bill mandates pregnancy help center counselling before abortion decision | LifeSiteNews.com: A new South Dakota measure would require women to seek counselling from a pregnancy help center before procuring an abortion. The informed consent bill, HB 1217, was introduced Monday and aims to ensure that women who choose abortion do so voluntarily with accurate information.
The bill requires the woman to first meet the abortionist and fill out a survey on the physical and emotional risks of abortion, as well as specifying if there has been any coercion. This consultation must take place at least 72 hours before the abortion. If afterwards the woman believes the abortionist did not evaluate her properly, the bill allows her to hold him or her accountable.
The bill requires the woman to first meet the abortionist and fill out a survey on the physical and emotional risks of abortion, as well as specifying if there has been any coercion. This consultation must take place at least 72 hours before the abortion. If afterwards the woman believes the abortionist did not evaluate her properly, the bill allows her to hold him or her accountable.
Planned Parenthood Referred Sex Traffickers to Shoddy Abortion Clinic
Planned Parenthood Referred Sex Traffickers to Shoddy Abortion Center | LifeNews.com: Planned Parenthood Central New Jersey’s manager Amy Woodruff, an LPN who has since been fired, is caught coaching the alleged sex traffickers on where to get an abortion that won’t be met with as much scrutiny, referring them to the New Jersey-based abortion business named Metropolitan Medical Associates, where she says “their protocols aren’t as strict as ours and they don’t get audited the same way that we do.”
Pro-lifers pack hearings on bill targeting CPCs
Pro-lifers pack hearings on bill targeting crisis pregnancy centers | LifeSiteNews.com: The Washington state Senate heard testimony last Wednesday regarding a bill that targets pro-life crisis pregnancy centers. The bill, which CPC supporters say would enact onerous regulations and expose the centers to harassing lawsuits, was introduced in January into the Washington State House of Representatives and is now making its way through the Senate.
Soros' Strategy Call Helps Planned Parenthood on Videos
Soros' Strategy Call Helps Planned Parenthood on Videos | LifeNews.com: Media Matters for America, a liberal “media watchdog” front group founded and supported by liberal billionaire George Soros has staged a conference call with Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards and liberal activists on how to counter the videos that have shown the abortion business’ staffers aiding alleged sexual traffickers.
Instead of implementing a plan to fire staff responsible and train personnel to properly report such illegal activity to authorities, Planned Parenthood’s president and Vice President Stewart Schear joined the liberal activists on a conference call designed to strategize a response. Most of the discussion on the call reportedly centered on how to discredit the group that conducted the undercover operation, Live Action, and its president Lila Rose.
Instead of implementing a plan to fire staff responsible and train personnel to properly report such illegal activity to authorities, Planned Parenthood’s president and Vice President Stewart Schear joined the liberal activists on a conference call designed to strategize a response. Most of the discussion on the call reportedly centered on how to discredit the group that conducted the undercover operation, Live Action, and its president Lila Rose.
Maafa21 screenings nationwide for Black History Month
View the Maafa21 screenings across the US for Black History Month. If you would like to organize a screening of Maafa21 in your town, church, campus, library, or community center, contact Life Dynamics @ 940-380-8800, or log onto the Maafa21 website: www.maafa21.com and send an e-mail.
New Jersey Gov. Christie Vetoes Planned Parenthood Funding Bill
New Jersey Gov. Christie Vetoes Planned Parenthood Funding Bill | LifeNews.com: Following the release of a video that has received nationwide attention showing Planned Parenthood staff at a New Jersey abortion center helping alleged sexual traffickers cover up their crimes with abortions and STD testing, Governor Chris Christie has vetoed a bill funding Planned Parenthood. Christie has already yanked state taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood but the state legislature sent him a bill to restore the taxpayer funds.
71 congressmen question feds on Planned Parenthood telemed abortion funding
71 congressmen question feds on Planned Parenthood telemed abortion funding | LifeSiteNews.com: Rep. Steve King, (R-IA), has sent a letter signed by 71 Congressmen to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius asking for information about the extent to which federal tax dollars may be funding “telemed abortions.” This controversial practice involves the distribution of the dangerous abortion pill, RU486, by a doctor remotely over the internet, without any physical examination or the physical presence of a licensed physician.
The mother and baby bond: Growth sensations
The growing fetus develops in a warm and watery world. The womb is a cozy and stable environment, but it is rich in auditory stimuli: the sounds of the mother’s heart beat, digestive rumblings, and the soft whoosh of blood flow. Most of these sounds are patterned and rhythmic. Sounds from outside of the woman’s body, such as voices and music, also reach the fetus, but they are muted. The auditory system of the fetus is mature at roughly 20 weeks, and researchers have shown that the fetus can actually hear at 24-25 weeks. The fetus is also preparing for her own addition to the acoustic environment.
At 11 weeks, the vocal cords of the larynx—the voice box—begin to form, even though the fetus will have to wait another 6 months to power this instrument with her first gulp of air. It might be surprising that fetal eyes begin to develop so early, given the darkness of the womb, but by week 4, the developing eye is present as a tiny dot, and by week 6, the eye is distinct. Eyelids start developing at the same time, but by week 8, the eyelids start closing up and completely close up around 9 weeks. They reopen around week 26. Visual MD
At 11 weeks, the vocal cords of the larynx—the voice box—begin to form, even though the fetus will have to wait another 6 months to power this instrument with her first gulp of air. It might be surprising that fetal eyes begin to develop so early, given the darkness of the womb, but by week 4, the developing eye is present as a tiny dot, and by week 6, the eye is distinct. Eyelids start developing at the same time, but by week 8, the eyelids start closing up and completely close up around 9 weeks. They reopen around week 26. Visual MD
Statistics lie
Planned Parenthood’s Guttmacher Institute has disclosed that a Delaware abortion provider has admitted to greatly underreporting the number of abortions it performs each year—including in statistics that it provided to Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS). Surrounding evidence points at the scandal-plagued Atlantic Women’s Medical Services, which has recently been linked to indicted abortionist Kermit Gosnell and only this week was suspended from the national abortion provider network.
The Guttmacher Institute’s 2008 statistics also reveal that Delaware now has the highest abortion rate in the nation, at 40 abortions annually per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44. The state’s abortion rate is higher than those of New York, New Jersey, and California, long the leaders in abortion. Guttmacher further states that 7,070 abortions were performed in Delaware in 2008 (the last year for which figures are available). In its “Delaware Vital Statistics Annual Report 2008,” DHSS lists Delaware’s total number of abortions at 4,603, only 65% of Guttmacher’s total. Business Wire
The Guttmacher Institute’s 2008 statistics also reveal that Delaware now has the highest abortion rate in the nation, at 40 abortions annually per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44. The state’s abortion rate is higher than those of New York, New Jersey, and California, long the leaders in abortion. Guttmacher further states that 7,070 abortions were performed in Delaware in 2008 (the last year for which figures are available). In its “Delaware Vital Statistics Annual Report 2008,” DHSS lists Delaware’s total number of abortions at 4,603, only 65% of Guttmacher’s total. Business Wire
Do We Know How to End Abortion?
For 38 years, pro-life men, women, and children have gathered in Washington, D.C. to protest the killing of innocent preborn children. Once again, the Genocide Awareness Project was present to represent the victims of abortion and share lessons from historical social reform.
Planned Parenthood Sting Video Reveals Disturbing NAF Connection
Planned Parenthood Sting Video Reveals Disturbing NAF Connection :Operation Rescue: An undercover sting video shot by Live Action Films and released last week clearly shows the Falls Church, Virginia, Planned Parenthood displaying a sticker boasting membership in the National Abortion Federation (NAF). The Planned Parenthood office was caught giving advice to a supposed pimp who told them he was engaged in sex-trafficking of girls as young as 14-years old. At 3 minutes, 42 seconds into the video, an “NAF Member” sticker is seen prominently displayed in the reception window.
Planned Parenthood Aids Pimp’s Underage Sex Ring – Full Footage Released
Planned Parenthood Aids Pimp’s Underage Sex Ring – Full Footage Released: Click here for the full, unedited video, 22 min in length. It is separated into 2 parts because YouTube only allowed a maximum continuous video length of 15 minutes.
Gosnell May Face Death
Philly Abortion Doctor Gosnell May Face Death - FoxNews.com: Prosecutors in Philadelphia are debating if they want to seek the death penalty in the case of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell. They disclosed after the hearing that they could have charged him with a 'hundred murders.'
Gosnell was in court Friday in Philadelphia for a hearing where he asked for a public defender. That request was denied by the court. Prosecutors provided records at the hearing indicating the Gosnell and his wife have 16 properties valued 'in the millions,' including a bay front home in Brigantine, N.J. worth over $900,000. Gosnell was ordered to hire an attorney for next Wednesday's preliminary hearing.
Gosnell was in court Friday in Philadelphia for a hearing where he asked for a public defender. That request was denied by the court. Prosecutors provided records at the hearing indicating the Gosnell and his wife have 16 properties valued 'in the millions,' including a bay front home in Brigantine, N.J. worth over $900,000. Gosnell was ordered to hire an attorney for next Wednesday's preliminary hearing.
Researchers Drew the Wrong Conclusions in New England Medical Journal Study
Dr. David Reardon of the Elliot Institute said the NEJM findings showed that aborting women were two to three times more likely to seek treatment for mental health problems compared to women who gave birth or who had not been pregnant. The study's authors, on the other hand, focused on a finding that the rate of psychiatric treatment was similar for women both before and after abortion. They concluded that the study "does not support the hypothesis that there is an increased risk of mental disorders after a first-trimester induced abortion." A dozen studies finding increased mental health problems among women who abort, said the findings don't support this conclusion.
He said the two to three times higher rate of psychiatric treatment among aborting women confirms other studies finding that women who have abortions have higher rates of mental health problems compared to women who give birth. More than 35 such studies have been published in the last five years alone. "Other studies have found that abortion is a marker for mental health problems, and this study agrees with those findings. The finding that women who have abortions are more likely to seek psychiatric treatment compared to women who give birth is consistent with previous findings."
One important factor not covered by the study, he said, was whether women who sought psychiatric help before abortion also sought help after abortion. And although the study has been described as an "extremely, extremely well-done study," Reardon and other critics pointed to a number of flaws and limitations in the study design. UnChoice
He said the two to three times higher rate of psychiatric treatment among aborting women confirms other studies finding that women who have abortions have higher rates of mental health problems compared to women who give birth. More than 35 such studies have been published in the last five years alone. "Other studies have found that abortion is a marker for mental health problems, and this study agrees with those findings. The finding that women who have abortions are more likely to seek psychiatric treatment compared to women who give birth is consistent with previous findings."
One important factor not covered by the study, he said, was whether women who sought psychiatric help before abortion also sought help after abortion. And although the study has been described as an "extremely, extremely well-done study," Reardon and other critics pointed to a number of flaws and limitations in the study design. UnChoice
To live and die in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania may not be a third-world country, but its abortion mills—like those in most other states—really are reminiscent of one: free and independent entities, uniquely exempt from supervision and regulation, carved out from the rest of medicine. Every other kind of doctor is weighed down by record-keeping and inspection requirements. Abortionists alone are free. . . .
The reason, of course, is what such medical practices involve. Ever since the Supreme Court issued its Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, ending states’ power to outlaw abortion and making it instead an individual right, abortion has distorted American law and snarled American politics. Why should it be any surprise that it has soiled American medicine as well? People like Dr. Gosnell are allowed to exist by the pro-abortion lobbying groups that insist ordinary medical supervision will lead to a curtailing of access to abortion in this country.
. . . And yet, there’s a more serious reason that medical supervision threatens the abortion license in this country. It’s what ordinary medical regulation and supervision would reveal: the fact that the abortion business is the gutter of American medicine. Weekly Standard
Wesley Smith comments, "When medicine is transformed into a killing enterprise, we expect less of the doctors who so engage. Perhaps that is because with rare exceptions (therapeutic abortion), it isn’t really medicine. And those who want to ensure that doctors will be willing to make death happen, aren’t particularly concerned with the professionalism required in every other medical situation." First Things
Pattern Emerges: Three More Virginia Planned Parenthood Clinics Caught On Tape Willing to Aid and Abet Sexual Exploitation of Minors
Pattern Emerges: Three More Virginia Planned Parenthood Clinics Caught On Tape Willing to Aid and Abet Sexual Exploitation of Minors: Following yesterday’s shocking revelation of video from a Richmond, Va. Planned Parenthood investigation, Live Action today released undercover footage from three more Virginia Planned Parenthood clinics – in Falls Church, Charlottesville and Roanoke – which clearly show staff willing to aid and abet the sexual trafficking and exploitation of minors and young women. Following the release of video earlier this week from clinics in New Jersey and Richmond, Va., this latest footage provides more evidence of a clear, disturbing pattern of gross misconduct by Planned Parenthood.
Get Your PMC HIPAA Compliant
Get Your PMC HIPAA Compliant:
New HIPAA COMPLIANCE WEBINAR -- More webinars are coming in March and April on how to get your Pregnancy Medical Clinic HIPAA compliant. Taught by a certified HIPAA instructor who also works with Pregnancy Medical Clinics in state medical accrediting processes. Sign up to get announcements regarding up coming HIPAA compliance webinars.
Scandal-Plagued National Abortion Federation Cuts Lose More Troubled Abortion Mills
Scandal-Plagued National Abortion Federation Cuts Lose More Troubled Abortion Mills :Operation Rescue: In the wake of the arrest of Pennsylvania abortionist Kermit Gosnell on eight counts of murder, the National Abortion Federation has cut lose three of its member clinics that had ties to Gosnell, just days after Operation Rescue published a report linking Gosnell to Leroy Brinkley owner of the embattled clinics. A string of additional troubled clinics has also been dumped by the NAF in recent months.
Teleseminar: How to Build Successful Relationships with Grantmakers
Thursday, February 10, 2011, Noon (Eastern)
The relationship between grantmaker and grant seeker seems at first blush to contain a major power imbalance: one side has money, the other needs it. However, according to recent reports, grantmakers are coming to realize that the interests of both sides are met when the playing field is more level.
This session will cover the following topics:
The relationship between grantmaker and grant seeker seems at first blush to contain a major power imbalance: one side has money, the other needs it. However, according to recent reports, grantmakers are coming to realize that the interests of both sides are met when the playing field is more level.
This session will cover the following topics:
- The importance of honesty: how much to tell a grantmaker in the beginning and as the relationship evolves
- Face to face meetings: when should your pursue them and what should they be about?
- Going off the beaten path: convincing the program officer to look at a more unconventional program
- The program officer as advocate: how to convert a program officer into your most important supporter within and outside the foundation
- When "no" means "not yet": turning a rebuff or a declination into a relationship-building opportunity
Black History Month: Abortuary fighting 'conspiracy' claims
Abortuary fighting 'conspiracy' claims (OneNewsNow.com): After running the numbers, Planned Parenthood's research arm, the Alan Guttmacher Institute, has concluded that the abortion provider does not strategically locate near minorities. But Dr. Brian Clowes, director of research for Human Life International plotted the location of every single abortion clinic in the United States. "I . . . can prove that if you look at a high minority-city like Washington, D.C. or Detroit or Corpus Christi, you'll have many more abortion clinics per million people than you would in a whiter town like Portland, Oregon, or Seattle,' Clowes reports."
Landlord Sues To Block Abortion Plans In Wichita, Kansas
Landlord Sues To Block Abortion Plans In Wichita, Kansas :Operation Rescue: Foliage Development, Inc., landlord of a local business park, has sued abortionist Mila Means and obtained a temporary order blocking her from starting a new abortion business in her current office. Means is currently in training once a month at Aid for Women abortion mill in Kansas City, Kansas, where she is being taught how to do abortions.
Lawsuit pending over Montgomery County's restrictions on pregnancy centers
Lawsuit pending over Montgomery County's restrictions on pregnancy centers: A law requiring Montgomery County pregnancy centers to post information about the care they provide is constitutional, the county's top attorney says, despite a judge's recent decision to overturn a similar regulation in Baltimore city.
However, an attorney representing Centro Tepeyac Women's Center in Silver Spring says the Baltimore decision could have implications in the anti-abortion pregnancy center's own lawsuit to overturn the Montgomery law.
However, an attorney representing Centro Tepeyac Women's Center in Silver Spring says the Baltimore decision could have implications in the anti-abortion pregnancy center's own lawsuit to overturn the Montgomery law.
Montgomery County's law, adopted in February 2010, was modeled after the Baltimore city legislation that US District Judge Marvin J. Garbis ruled violated the centers' freedom of speech.
Taxpayers Stuck With Legal Bill for State Officials Ignoring Gosnell
Taxpayers Stuck With Legal Bill for State Officials Ignoring Gosnell | LifeNews.com: Documents uncovered by a local television station show taxpayers were forced to pay for the legal bills of those state officials who ignored the abuses that could have closed the clinic and saved the lives and health of countless women and babies who were purposefully prematurely birthed for the purpose of killing them with medical scissors.
Fox 29 indicates Pennsylvania state records it obtained show taxpayers forked over $100,000 in legal bills for attorneys for the state officials the grand jury subpoenaed. The local prosecutors in the case grilled the state officials and they were entitled to legal representation, but chose to accept public attorneys paid for at public expense.
Fox 29 indicates Pennsylvania state records it obtained show taxpayers forked over $100,000 in legal bills for attorneys for the state officials the grand jury subpoenaed. The local prosecutors in the case grilled the state officials and they were entitled to legal representation, but chose to accept public attorneys paid for at public expense.
Medicaid is key to Planned Parenthood's financial solvency
A 2007 report from Planned Parenthood's Guttmacher Institute reveals the urgency of stopping Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood. It shows that Title X paid 15% of "family planning" cost in 2001, while Medicaid provided 61%. The 2001 total of public funding for "family planning" was $1.3 billion. In 2001, the report says, Medicaid provided 6 out of 10 of all public dollars spent on family planning.
Targeting Planned Parenthood
Targeting Planned Parenthood | The American Prospect: The real power to do damage lies in a Congress sympathetic to the anti-abortion stance and with the power to cut funding. This Congress promises not only to renew perennial battles but to take the anti-abortion fight to a new level.
Breaking: Planned Parenthood in Richmond Provides Sex-Trafficking Advice
Once again, a Live Action investigators walk into a clinic. The pimp announces he is running a prostitution ring involving 14- and 15-year-old girls, some of whom aren’t from the U.S. The clinic worker advises how adept the clinic is at working a “judicial bypass process” for minor abortions, announcing “we’re pretty good at handling, if someone, you know, doesn’t want someone else to know.” She stresses “for someone who’s a minor that’s really good option. We do them probably once or twice a month here.” National Review
Annual Report: Assurance for Life of Lexington, KY
Annual Report "Everything with excellence" is a motto we in which we wholeheartedly believe. As a ministry solely supported by donations from individuals, businesses, churches and community organizations, we value the dedication of those who enable us to serve young women and families in need. Our supporters and volunteers trust Women for Life of Lexington, KY, to be a good steward of the time, money and resources they invest, and we strive daily to exceed their expectations.
Planned Parenthood Won't Debate Lila Rose on Sex Trafficking Video
Planned Parenthood Won't Debate Lila Rose on Sex Trafficking Video | LifeNews.com: Representatives of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America refused today to debate Live Action president Lila Rose over the videotape her organization released showing PPFA’s affiliated in central New Jersey aiding alleged sex traffickers.
The video has caused such national controversy that CNN attempted to put together a segment this afternoon featuring Rose and a Planned Parenthood official, but David Schmidt, research director for Live Action, says Planned Parenthood backed out.
The video has caused such national controversy that CNN attempted to put together a segment this afternoon featuring Rose and a Planned Parenthood official, but David Schmidt, research director for Live Action, says Planned Parenthood backed out.
28 years later, former client expresses thanks for crisis pregnancy aid
28 years later, former pregnant Alaska teen expresses thanks for crisis pregnancy aid | LifeSiteNews.com: On the eve of this past Thanksgiving, 44-year-old Native Alaskan Brenda Kolerok-Schott of Anchorage walked unannounced into the offices of Catholic Social Services to write a $10,000 check to the organization. Never before had she written such a large check. But this gift to Catholic Social Services’ pregnancy support program was a deeply personal one for the once pregnant, homeless teenager.
**BREAKING NEWS** | Expose Planned Parenthood webcast
**BREAKING NEWS** | Expose Planned Parenthood: Webcast -- Thursday, February 3rd at 8:30 PM, Eastern Time. On the webcast, you’ll hear the latest from nationally respected pro-life leaders on how we must respond right now to the Live Action video.
The pro-life movement is uniting this THURSDAY NIGHT on a huge nationwide webcast. The webcast will be live-streamed HERE on Thursday, February 3rd at 8:30 PM Eastern, 7:30 PM Central, 6:30 PM Mountain, 5:30 PM Pacific Time.
The pro-life movement is uniting this THURSDAY NIGHT on a huge nationwide webcast. The webcast will be live-streamed HERE on Thursday, February 3rd at 8:30 PM Eastern, 7:30 PM Central, 6:30 PM Mountain, 5:30 PM Pacific Time.
Attention pro-life youth! National Pro-Life Chalk Day is tomorrow!!
Thursday, February 3rd is the first annual National Pro-life Chalk Day sponsored by Students for Life of America and Rock for Life. Sidewalk chalking is one of the easiest and cheapest forms of pro-life activism and it works very well.
Black History Month: Ads Divulge Number One Cause of Death for Black Americans
In America today, almost as many African-American children are aborted as are born. A black baby is three times more likely to be aborted as a white baby. Although African-Americans make up about 13.4% of the U.S. population, abortion plagues almost 39 percent of African-American communities, nationwide. Statistically, for every 1.3 live births in the black community, 1 child is aborted.
Abortion has reduced the black population by over 25 percent since 1973. More than twice as many African-Americans have died from abortion than have died from AIDS, diabetes, violent crimes, cancer, and heart disease combined. Eighty percent of abortion facilities are located in minority neighborhoods. While only 13 percent of American women are black, over 35 percent have been lured into having abortions.
Due to these sobering statistics, VirtueMedia.org saw a crucial need to produce television commercials and a website called BlackDignity.org to educate the African-American community and general public about the dignity of every human life, specifically revealing the abortion industry’s targeting of minority communities. Alveda King
Abortion has reduced the black population by over 25 percent since 1973. More than twice as many African-Americans have died from abortion than have died from AIDS, diabetes, violent crimes, cancer, and heart disease combined. Eighty percent of abortion facilities are located in minority neighborhoods. While only 13 percent of American women are black, over 35 percent have been lured into having abortions.
Due to these sobering statistics, VirtueMedia.org saw a crucial need to produce television commercials and a website called BlackDignity.org to educate the African-American community and general public about the dignity of every human life, specifically revealing the abortion industry’s targeting of minority communities. Alveda King
Central Jersey Planned Parenthood fires worker after release of undercover video
Tuesday night, Central Jersey Planned Parenthood fired the manager, identified in the Live Action sting video as Amy Woodruff, and beefed up security around its clinics. "We were profoundly shocked when we viewed the videotape released [Tuesday] morning, which depicted an employee of one of our health centers behaving in a repugnant manner that is inconsistent with our standards of care and is completely unacceptable,'' Phyllis Kinsler, executive director of Planned Parenthood of Central Jersey said in a statement. "We have a zero tolerance policy for this kind of behavior, and the employee in the video was immediately suspended from her duties [Tuesday] morning and was terminated [Tuesday] evening," Kinsler said. "We are fully committed to delivering high-quality reproductive health care to the women of our communities, complying with all laws, and upholding the highest ethical standards." She also condemned Live Action's sting, questioning how dramatically the video was edited.
By day’s end, Kinsler said, three Planned Parenthood clinics under her supervision — Perth Amboy, Hazlet and Shrewsbury — had received about 10 "harassing" phone calls, including one saying, "They should just bomb your place." She reported the calls to the FBI and local police and asked for their help tightening security. Attorney General Paula Dow asked the Division of Criminal Justice to investigate whether the manager broke any laws. "At first glance, I find these allegations to be very disturbing," Dow said in a statement. NJ.com
By day’s end, Kinsler said, three Planned Parenthood clinics under her supervision — Perth Amboy, Hazlet and Shrewsbury — had received about 10 "harassing" phone calls, including one saying, "They should just bomb your place." She reported the calls to the FBI and local police and asked for their help tightening security. Attorney General Paula Dow asked the Division of Criminal Justice to investigate whether the manager broke any laws. "At first glance, I find these allegations to be very disturbing," Dow said in a statement. NJ.com
South Dakota Legislature Praises Crisis Pregnancy Centers
While officials in Washington state, New York City, Baltimore and elsewhere attack the work of pregnancy centers, lawmakers in South Dakota are praising their work connecting women with abortion alternatives. The South Dakota state legislature today praised the work of pregnancy centers with both the South Dakota House of Representatives and Senate passed a “Resolution Honoring Pregnancy Care Centers.” The resolution thanks the non-profit organizations throughout the state for their tremendous service to women, children, and the community. South Dakota is the first state this year to pass such a resolution, a model of which was drafted by Americans United for Life. LifeNews
Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Woman who Refused Abortion
AWashington state man has pleaded guilty to charges of murder in the death of 28-year-old Jennifer “J” Morgan and 13-month-old Ema Morgan after Jennifer refused his request to get an abortion. Thomas Hicks, 31, wanted Morgan to have an abortion and claimed she “was just trying to trap him with the pregnancy.” They say Hicks made several threats about killing Morgan and himself. The documents indicate that Hicks was upset after the birth of the baby because he was disappointed Ema was a girl and not a boy. LifeNews
Planned Parenthood, Affiliate, Differ in Sex-Trafficking Video Reaction
The Planned Parenthood abortion business and a New Jersey affiliate are giving the public contrasting reactions to a new sex-trafficking video by Live Action depicting officials at a New Jersey clinic helping sex traffickers obtain abortions for the girls they victimize. Phyllis Kinsler, chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey, told the Associated Press the abortion business is looking into the evidence the video presents and painted a more serious view of the video footage. “Planned Parenthood insists on the highest standards of care, and safeguards the trusted relationship we have with patients, families and communities. What appears on edited tapes made public today is not consistent with Planned Parenthood’s practices, and is under review.” Kinsler said the employees behavior “violates PPCNJ policies, as well as our core values of protecting the welfare of minors and complying with the law, and appropriate action is being taken.”
That’s contrasted with the reaction from the national Planned Parenthood abortion business, which tweeted this afternoon: “Planned Parenthood is no stranger to the attacks of those who oppose sexual and reproductive rights. We’re still here, providing the care you need. That being said, back to business.” LifeNews
Related: Pro-Lifers Demand Planned Parenthood De-Funding After Expose’ The reaction from the national pro-life community to a new video released by a group exposing the Planned Parenthood abortion business has been swift and decisive: they want Congress to yank federal funding for Planned Parenthood.
That’s contrasted with the reaction from the national Planned Parenthood abortion business, which tweeted this afternoon: “Planned Parenthood is no stranger to the attacks of those who oppose sexual and reproductive rights. We’re still here, providing the care you need. That being said, back to business.” LifeNews
Related: Pro-Lifers Demand Planned Parenthood De-Funding After Expose’ The reaction from the national pro-life community to a new video released by a group exposing the Planned Parenthood abortion business has been swift and decisive: they want Congress to yank federal funding for Planned Parenthood.
Police: Man Assaults Girlfriend After Verbal Argument
Police: Man Assaults Girlfriend After Verbal Argument - News Archives Story - WLKY Louisville: Police arrested a man early Monday morning after they said an argument with his girlfriend got out of hand. Police said 29-year-old Anthony Bloomer threw a basketball at his girlfriend, who is 8-10 weeks pregnant, and said she should get an abortion.
Related: Boyfriend Hired Man to Beat Girlfriend, Trying to Cause Miscarriage
Related: Boyfriend Hired Man to Beat Girlfriend, Trying to Cause Miscarriage
Morning-after pill causes rise in teenage STDs
New Study: Morning-after pill causes rise in teenage STDs | LifeSiteNews.com: A new study on the impact of the UK government’s scheme to hand out free emergency contraception to teenagers as young as sixteen has found that the plan not only has not reduced teen pregnancy rates, but has led to a rise in sexually transmitted diseases.
The study of the government’s Teenage Pregnancy Strategy, titled “The Impact of Emergency Birth Control on Teen Pregnancy and STIs,” compared areas of England where the morning-after pill was available to teens free of charge at pharmacies, with areas where the plan had not yet been introduced.
The researchers found that pregnancy rates for girls under 16 remained the same in both areas, while the rates of sexually transmitted diseases increased by 12 percent in those areas where the pill was made freely available.
The study of the government’s Teenage Pregnancy Strategy, titled “The Impact of Emergency Birth Control on Teen Pregnancy and STIs,” compared areas of England where the morning-after pill was available to teens free of charge at pharmacies, with areas where the plan had not yet been introduced.
The researchers found that pregnancy rates for girls under 16 remained the same in both areas, while the rates of sexually transmitted diseases increased by 12 percent in those areas where the pill was made freely available.
Get to Know: Pro-Life Rewards
ProLifeRewards.com is a program created by Plans For You, Inc. a leading fundraising organization serving the pro-life ministry for the last ten years. Through Pro-Life Rewards, Tom and Elaine Ham have created a way to help ensure a steady stream of income for Plans for You centers (over 1,200 to date) at no cost to the centers. Visit the website for details, publicize the site to your donors, and their internet shopping trips will bring automatic financial rewards to your center. Contact Tom for more details.
Plans for You is Growing!
Tom and Elaine Ham are expanding Plans For You into new and exciting areas to better serve our pregnancy resource centers. Elaine Ham is now offering telephone, on-site, and webinar trainings in several areas including: Creating Successful Church Relationships, Effective Fundraising Techniques, Basics of Every Day Operations, and others tailored to your specific needs. She is also a Certified Trainer in Evangelism Training through Evantell. Call Elaine at (770) 401-5216 or email her at to learn more about how Plans For You can create a plan for your center that will grow your center’s budget and ministry expertise in new and exciting ways.
Planned Parenthood Aids Pimp’s Underage Sex Ring
Lila Rose and Live Action have once again uncovered the ugly truth that Planned Parenthood does not care one bit about women. This New Jersey Planned Parenthood worker coaches a man who has identified himself as a pimp to lie in order to help him get services for minors without getting into trouble. She coaches him to not only to lie but even tells him what the girls can do to earn him money right after an abortion.
No oversight for Delaware abortion clinics
The owner of Atlantic Women's Medical Center in Delaware — who employed the West Philadelphia abortion doctor facing murder charges for killing infants who were delivered alive — also owns an abortion clinic in Louisiana that in 2009 was cited for a list of health and safety violations. Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, who has been charged with murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies, practiced at the Women's Medical Society in West Philadelphia.
A 261-page Philadelphia grand jury report on Dr. Kermit Gosnell portrayed his Women's Medical Society clinic as unsanitary and unprofessional, with blood-stained furniture, substandard equipment and untrained staff. Yet Delaware regulators cannot say if Atlantic Women's Medical Center — where Gosnell worked one day a week for a number of years — suffers from similar health and safety deficiencies because abortion providers are not subject to the kind of routine sanitary and safety inspections that restaurants, beauty salons and tattoo parlors get. USA Today
Get to Know: Love Facts
Young adults between the ages of 18 - 24 years old are the largest age group for abortions and health studies show a drastic increase in sexually transmitted diseases in that age group. Now more than ever we need to reach young adults and let know what modern research shows regarding sexually transmitted diseases, contraception, abortion effects and the emotional fallout that can come from premature sexual involvement. Help Real Alternatives reach out to this age group anyway you can with referral and links to the following new website: www.LoveFacts.org
Abortion Industry Forced to Suspend Centers Employing Gosnell
Abortion Industry Forced to Suspend Centers Employing Gosnell | LifeNews.com: Following revelations that Gosnell is associated with two other abortion centers in Louisiana and Delaware, NAF has mad the decision to suspend the memberships of both. Atlantic Women’s Medical Services, the Delaware abortion business that employed Gosnell one day a week to do abortions, and the Delta Clinic abortion center of Baton Rouge, have both had their memberships suspended. Leroy Brinkley owns both abortion businesses. Atlantic operates abortion centers in Wilmington and Dover.
The News Journal newspaper indicates NAF’s suspension means it will no longer be referring women to either abortion center and they will not be listed on the NAF web site, but they will remain open for business because NAF does not have the ability to close them down. The decision by NAF reportedly came after a vote on Friday of its board of directors.
The News Journal newspaper indicates NAF’s suspension means it will no longer be referring women to either abortion center and they will not be listed on the NAF web site, but they will remain open for business because NAF does not have the ability to close them down. The decision by NAF reportedly came after a vote on Friday of its board of directors.
How are your clients like the woman at the well?
What the Samaritan woman was so ignorant of was the fact that she had been coming daily to a deep well of water that had been God's gift of refreshment to man and beast since Jacob's time, yet there was a deeper well of spiritual truth so necessary for man's hidden needs, of which she was unconscious.
She was a traveler in the journey of life, travel-stained by her sins, but had not discovered as yet the fountain opened for uncleanness. Instead of Christ begging her for a refreshing draught of water, she should have been beseeching Him for the unfailing supply of spiritual water from the eternal well. All the Women of the Bible
Woman Who Had Abortion Finds Fault with Danish Abortion Study
Woman Who Had Abortion Finds Fault with Positive Abortion Study | Christianpost.com: Georgette Forney, a co-founder of Silent No More Awareness Campaign, criticized the recent Danish study for not going deeper to find the true mental health issues that result for abortion. “They didn’t address the women who may be feeling depressed but don’t go into a hospital.”
PURITY – The Will of God
Metro News: PURITY – The Will of God:
Patiently wait on God’s timing – it is always perfect (Isaiah 40:31)
Understand God’s purpose/place (Gen. 2:18-24; John 10:10; Heb. 13:4)
Run from lust and temptation (Psalm 101:3; Rom. 13:14; 2 Timothy 2:22)
Intimacy with God first (Deuteronomy 6:5; Mark 12:28-30)
Trust GOD! (Psalm 56:11; 118: 8-9; Proverbs 3:5-6; 1 Corinthians 10:13)
Yield thoughts, plans, actions to God (Jer.29:11; Rom.6:12-13; 12:1)"
Understand God’s purpose/place (Gen. 2:18-24; John 10:10; Heb. 13:4)
Run from lust and temptation (Psalm 101:3; Rom. 13:14; 2 Timothy 2:22)
Intimacy with God first (Deuteronomy 6:5; Mark 12:28-30)
Trust GOD! (Psalm 56:11; 118: 8-9; Proverbs 3:5-6; 1 Corinthians 10:13)
Yield thoughts, plans, actions to God (Jer.29:11; Rom.6:12-13; 12:1)"
Some March for Life fun facts
Some March for Life fun facts and a few thoughts on media blackouts | LifeSiteNews.com: Most protest marches and demonstrations on the Mall are one-time events and, it being the capital of the most powerful nation on earth, it has all the biggest ones. The March for Life is one of only two that are held annually. The other one is “Rolling Thunder,” a demonstration of bikers for the benefit of American POWs held every year on Memorial Day. This means that with this year’s rough estimate of 400,000, the March for Life in Washington is by far the largest single annual political event in the United States. And possibly in the western world.
Pro-life people are also not the only ones who complain of “media blackout.” It’s a surprise to see that pro-abortion demonstrators complain almost as often as we do that the media is ignoring them or giving unbalanced accounts. Yes, it’s true. It may prompt our jaws to drop in incredulity, but leftists, progressives, feminists, abortionists and homosexualists regularly complain, at least in the U.S., of a pervading right-wing bias in the media that makes it impossible for them to get their message out. No, I’m not making it up.
Pro-life people are also not the only ones who complain of “media blackout.” It’s a surprise to see that pro-abortion demonstrators complain almost as often as we do that the media is ignoring them or giving unbalanced accounts. Yes, it’s true. It may prompt our jaws to drop in incredulity, but leftists, progressives, feminists, abortionists and homosexualists regularly complain, at least in the U.S., of a pervading right-wing bias in the media that makes it impossible for them to get their message out. No, I’m not making it up.
Christians Should Never Offend Anyone, Right?
Christians Should Never Offend Anyone - Answers in Genesis: Is the belief that Christians should never offend anyone a biblical guideline? This supposed guideline could be a result of ideas like the following:
- We need to avoid offending our weaker brother.
- We should not offend non-Christians because we might lose the opportunity to witness.
- Paul stated that we should never offend anyone: 'We give no offense in anything, that our ministry may not be blamed' (2 Corinthians 6:3).
If we are defending and living the truth of God's Word, is it possible to always avoid offending a weaker brother or a non-Christian, and should that be our focus? This article explains why never offending anyone is not a biblical guideline.
Unlicensed Abortionist Pendergraft Operating Secret Late-term “Fetal Lethal Injection Center” in DC area
Unlicensed Abortionist Pendergraft Operating Secret Late-term “Fetal Lethal Injection Center” in Washington, DC area, Website Shows :Operation Rescue: Operation Rescue has learned that disgraced late-term abortionist James S. Pendergraft, IV, whose only active medical remains under a double-suspension order in Florida, has set up shop in a secret late-term mill that can only be described as a “Fetal Lethal Injection Center” in the Washington, D. C. metro area where late-term abortions are being only partially completed.
Pendergraft has put himself in direct competition with another late-term abortionist, Nebraska’s LeRoy Carhart, who also recently relocated is late-term abortion business to nearby Germantown, Maryland, to evade new laws in his home state. But Pendergraft’s late-term abortion scheme is unique.
Pendergraft has recently launched a web site called LateTermAbortions.net that describes in detail how his new office is soliciting women from all over the nation and from other countries for “intracardiac injection of medication into the fetal heart.” This process entails the injection of the heart-paralyzing drug Digoxin or an air bubble through the woman’s abdomen into the heart of the pre-born baby for the purpose of killing him or her. The process is guided by live ultrasonic imaging.
“On one hand, Pendergraft says on the web site that the process is completely safe, then discusses how a mistake during the process can be ‘catastrophic,’” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “It is evident even from his own writings that Pendergraft’s new operation is dangerous in that it places women in a life-threatening condition only to send them on their way where someone else must clean up the mess.” Pendergraft makes it very clear that he does not complete the abortion process at his secret office, but discharges patients within 10 to 15 minutes of the injection, after which they are forced to rush back to their personal physicians in their home states or other facilities for the removal of the dead baby before infection sets in. Without treatment women in this condition can die.
The website also says "Though it is being called a Late Term Abortion Facility, it actually is not by Florida or most other State's definition of abortion." After the injection, women still have to go through "evacuation of the uterus."
Pendergraft has put himself in direct competition with another late-term abortionist, Nebraska’s LeRoy Carhart, who also recently relocated is late-term abortion business to nearby Germantown, Maryland, to evade new laws in his home state. But Pendergraft’s late-term abortion scheme is unique.
Pendergraft has recently launched a web site called LateTermAbortions.net that describes in detail how his new office is soliciting women from all over the nation and from other countries for “intracardiac injection of medication into the fetal heart.” This process entails the injection of the heart-paralyzing drug Digoxin or an air bubble through the woman’s abdomen into the heart of the pre-born baby for the purpose of killing him or her. The process is guided by live ultrasonic imaging.
“On one hand, Pendergraft says on the web site that the process is completely safe, then discusses how a mistake during the process can be ‘catastrophic,’” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “It is evident even from his own writings that Pendergraft’s new operation is dangerous in that it places women in a life-threatening condition only to send them on their way where someone else must clean up the mess.” Pendergraft makes it very clear that he does not complete the abortion process at his secret office, but discharges patients within 10 to 15 minutes of the injection, after which they are forced to rush back to their personal physicians in their home states or other facilities for the removal of the dead baby before infection sets in. Without treatment women in this condition can die.
The website also says "Though it is being called a Late Term Abortion Facility, it actually is not by Florida or most other State's definition of abortion." After the injection, women still have to go through "evacuation of the uterus."
More on the Baltimore ruling
Judge rules pregnancy center ordinance unconstitutional - Baltimore Sun: 'Whether a provider of pregnancy-related services is 'pro-life' or 'pro-choice,' it is for the provider — not the government — to decide when and how to discuss abortion and birth-control method,' US District Judge Marvin J. Garbis wrote. 'The Government cannot, consistent with the First Amendment, require a 'pro-life' pregnancy-related service center to post a sign.'
A spokesman for Rawlings-Blake, who sponsored the legislation at the behest of Planned Parenthood of Maryland, said she would not comment. An official with the Center for Reproductive Rights said in an e-mail Saturday that the group and the City of Baltimore would appeal the ruling.
A spokesman for Rawlings-Blake, who sponsored the legislation at the behest of Planned Parenthood of Maryland, said she would not comment. An official with the Center for Reproductive Rights said in an e-mail Saturday that the group and the City of Baltimore would appeal the ruling.
GREAT NEWS! Baltimore Anti-Pregnancy Center Law Declared Unconstitutional!
Baltimore Anti-Pregnancy Center Law Declared Unconstitutional!: In the opinion, US District Court Judge Garbis stated, “The Government cannot, consistent with the First Amendment, require a ‘pro-life’ pregnancy-related service center to post a sign as would be required by the Ordinance.” In addition, the Judge stated that “viewpoint-based discrimination is considered a particularly offensive form of content-based discrimination.”
NAF Rejected Gosnell in Pennsylvania, Not Delaware
National Abortion Federation Rejected Gosnell in Pennsylvania, Not Delaware | LifeNews.com: Atlantic Women’s Medical Services is a member of the National Abortion Federation, an organization that certifies abortion clinics. In 2009, Gosnell applied for membership in the NAF for his West Philadelphia clinic but for many reasons was denied. However, he was working at Atlantic at the same time, and had been for years. Despite the collaboration between the two clinics, the NAF continues to recommend Atlantic to potential clients. Due to questions about the relationship between the two clinics, the Gosnell grand jury recommended that the NAF “reassess the membership of Atlantic Women’s Medical Services.” At present, there is no indication that NAF plans to do this.
Washington Bill Attacking Pregnancy Centers Faces Hearing Opposition
Washington Bill Attacking Pregnancy Centers Faces Hearing Opposition | LifeNews.com: The panels from those supporting the bill were comprised of Planned Parenthood advocates and interns, attorneys (from Legal Voice and the ACLU), a retired United Methodist minister, and two women who alleged they were harassed and denied test results. Notably absent were facts and anything other than hearsay; nor was any reason given why the onerous requirements of this legislation should apply to one – and only one – type of entity, and not across the board.
The panels opposed to the bill were comprised of pregnancy resource center directors, attorneys not affiliated with the PRCs or their umbrella agency, as well as women who maintained they were grateful to the PRCs and had nothing but positive experiences with them. A thick binder and 3 boxes of exit surveys given to clients of PRCs across the state provided proof that those served by the PRCs were happy with the way their needs were handled.
The panels opposed to the bill were comprised of pregnancy resource center directors, attorneys not affiliated with the PRCs or their umbrella agency, as well as women who maintained they were grateful to the PRCs and had nothing but positive experiences with them. A thick binder and 3 boxes of exit surveys given to clients of PRCs across the state provided proof that those served by the PRCs were happy with the way their needs were handled.
Report on Abortion's Mental Health Impact Flawed say 'Silent No More' Leaders
Report on Abortion's Mental Health Impact Flawed say 'Silent No More' Leaders - Christian Newswire: Leaders of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, the world's largest network of women and men harmed by abortion, today leveled stinging criticism at a new American Psychological Association report claiming abortion is 'not a threat to women's mental health.'
'The American Psychological Association's so-called study is nothing more than a conclusion supported by opinions screened to match that predetermined outcome. The APA ignored or downplayed large, peer-reviewed studies showing a clear link between abortion and subsequent problems such as depression. Professionalism and intellectual honesty are not concepts I would associate with this report.'
'It's a classic case of the abortion lobby's political and financial interests trumping the truth. Over 600 post-abortive women asked to meet with the APA about their experiences with abortion and depression. The APA brushed them off, just like it dismissed any scientific study that didn't agree with its agenda.'
'The American Psychological Association's so-called study is nothing more than a conclusion supported by opinions screened to match that predetermined outcome. The APA ignored or downplayed large, peer-reviewed studies showing a clear link between abortion and subsequent problems such as depression. Professionalism and intellectual honesty are not concepts I would associate with this report.'
'It's a classic case of the abortion lobby's political and financial interests trumping the truth. Over 600 post-abortive women asked to meet with the APA about their experiences with abortion and depression. The APA brushed them off, just like it dismissed any scientific study that didn't agree with its agenda.'
Free download: A psychiatrist looks at the effects of abortion
Family Research Council: The growing weight of scientific studies and the voices of women themselves tell the story of abortion as a life-changing, adverse experience for many. Relying on Dr. Martha Shuping's experience as a psychiatrist, we can describe the psychological impact of abortion through the lens of her clinical counseling and the emerging scientific literature. Also available in Spanish.
Checks of PA abortion clinics find some problems
Checks of Pa. abortion clinics find some problems: When they finally resumed routine inspections of abortion clinics last year after more than 15 years, Pennsylvania health regulators ordered 14 of the state's 22 freestanding clinics to remedy problems, a review of records shows. But none of the conditions found remotely approached the filthy and illegal operations described at the now-shuttered Philadelphia women's clinic presided over by a doctor who faces eight counts of murder related to his work there.
The most common deficiencies found by Health Department inspectors at the other abortion clinics, according to records obtained by The Associated Press, were failures to properly report medical conditions that qualify as 'serious events' and not keeping resuscitation equipment readily available. Also cited were failures to test or record urine protein and blood sugar levels, and issues related to checking on patients after surgery, in the recovery room. Other issues cited included not monitoring or documenting blood pressure, pulse and oxygen levels; too much ice crusted inside a freezer for medication and not examining tissue from all first-trimester abortions, as required, to see if the women were pregnant.
In a September visit to the Hillcrest Women's Medical Center in Harrisburg, equipment was found well past expiration date. Also found was an unlabeled bag of blue pills and practices that raised patient confidentiality concerns. "It was noted that names of patients that were having procedures that day were displayed on the wall in the hallway where they could be observed by other patients," the agency wrote.
The most common deficiencies found by Health Department inspectors at the other abortion clinics, according to records obtained by The Associated Press, were failures to properly report medical conditions that qualify as 'serious events' and not keeping resuscitation equipment readily available. Also cited were failures to test or record urine protein and blood sugar levels, and issues related to checking on patients after surgery, in the recovery room. Other issues cited included not monitoring or documenting blood pressure, pulse and oxygen levels; too much ice crusted inside a freezer for medication and not examining tissue from all first-trimester abortions, as required, to see if the women were pregnant.
The new inspections resulted in letters to six clinics in Pittsburgh, five in Philadelphia, three in Allentown and clinics in East Liberty, Upland, York, West Chester, Harrisburg, Reading, Norristown and Warminster. Eight of the letters said the clinics were operating in full accordance with state law.
In a September visit to the Hillcrest Women's Medical Center in Harrisburg, equipment was found well past expiration date. Also found was an unlabeled bag of blue pills and practices that raised patient confidentiality concerns. "It was noted that names of patients that were having procedures that day were displayed on the wall in the hallway where they could be observed by other patients," the agency wrote.
Delaware group wants abortion clinics investigated
Delaware group wants abortion clinics investigated: Members of Delaware Right to Life want Attorney General Beau Biden to launch an investigation into Delaware abortion clinics following the arrest of a Philadelphia abortion doctor on murder charges. His connections to a Delaware clinic has the group concerned about similar abuses.
Interpretation: Women who abort more likely to seek psychiatric help
Study finds that women who have abortions are more likely to seek psychiatric help | LifeSiteNews.com: The authors of the Danish study found that women who underwent abortions were almost three times more likely to seek psychiatric help for the first time in their lives during the nine months before and twelve months after the procedure, than women who gave birth. However, the authors did not regard the results as suggesting a causal relationship between abortion and mental illness.
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More Misleading Research about the Mental-Health Consequences of Abortion
More Misleading Research about the Mental-Health Consequences of Abortion - By Michael J. New - The Corner - National Review Online: This research was funded by a grant from the Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation. This foundation was formed by investor Warren Buffet and named in honor of his wife after her death in 1994. This foundation has been very active in supporting abortion rights. Over the years, Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation has donated millions of dollars to Planned Parenthood. In fact, donations from the foundation have enabled dozens of Planned Parenthood clinics to add abortion to their services. Furthermore, this summer, an article in The New York Times Magazine indicated that two new programs designed to train and encourage young physicians to perform abortions were funded, in part, by the Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation.
Care Net responds to Danish study on abortion and mental health risk
Care Net | Headlines: Major media outlets [which largely ignored the March for Life] have been quick to trumpet a new Danish study that suggests that abortion has no mental health risk. Care Net President Melinda Delahoyde responded Thursday, saying, “This is the latest example of how research on abortion risks has become so politicized that it’s difficult for women to make a truly informed pregnancy decision. If it’s true that having an abortion has zero impact on mental health, then why do Care Net centers have tens of thousands of women and men knocking on their doors every year seeking help dealing with a past abortion?”
Politics clouded the safeguards against practices like Gosnell's
Karen Heller: Politics clouded the safeguards against practices like Gosnell's - Philly.com: People on both sides of the abortion debate should have been outraged by what was happening. Such atrocities should rise above ideology, appealing to basic humanity. Agencies charged with abortion clinics' oversight should have done their job, and acted swiftly on complaints. The problem is you can't take politics out of abortion. Politics clouds the whole scenario. And that, I suspect, is where the network of potential safeguards fell apart.
Pro-life Groups Ask For Federal Inspections, Congressional Hearings In Wake of Gosnell, Brigham Abortion Scandals
Pro-life Groups Ask For Federal Inspections, Congressional Hearings In Wake of Gosnell, Brigham Abortion Scandals :Operation Rescue: Operation Rescue joins with the Christian Defense Coalition, Generation Life, and other groups in calling for federal inspections of every abortion clinic in America and for Congressional hearings into the political corruption that has covered up for squalid mills and dangerous abortion practices in the wake of recent abortion scandals that have claimed the lives of women and newborn infants. A press conference will be held at 1:00 PM outside Kermit Gosnell’s shuttered abortion mill located at 3801 Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia.
New Study Denying Abortion-Mental Health Link is Flawed
New Study Denying Abortion-Mental Health Link Contains Flaws | LifeNews.com: Researcher Priscilla Coleman comments on the New England Journal of Medicine study addressing the risk of mental health disorders in women who have a first trimester abortion and those who experience a first childbirth. "The researchers focus on the fact that there is not a statistically significant difference in first-time inpatient admissions and outpatient psychiatric visits before and after an abortion, concluding that it is unlikely that the abortion procedure causes mental health problems. However there are some major problems with this conclusion."
More than one third of U.S. women will have had an abortion by age 45
Some 35 per cent of women will have had an abortion by the time they are aged 45, a new report has claimed. The pro-abortion rights Alan Guttmacher Institute also reported that 93 per cent of all abortions occur for 'social reasons'. Those include instances such as the mother deciding the child is unwanted or 'inconvenient'.
And, surprisingly, the institute claimed that 31 per cent of all abortions performed nationwide are on Catholic women. It also said 18 per cent are performed on born-again Christians or evangelicals. Both religious groups preach against terminating pregnancies. The numbers were publicized as America marked the 38th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v Wade decision. Daily Mail
Victims of ‘House of Horrors’ abortionist tell of forced abortions, lifelong injuries
“Scores” of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell’s victims are coming forward after his arrest last week, says Pennsylvania’s District Attorney. Many women are detailing the horrid atrocities in the media, with some alleging that he even forced them to abort their child.
One woman, Robyn Reid, told ABC News that she had planned to sneak away when her grandmother brought the then-three-month-pregnant 15-year-old to Gosnell’s facility on January 31, 1998. “When I said no, the doctor got upset and he ended up taking my clothes off, hitting me, my legs were tied to the stirrups,” she said. “I was fully dressed. He actually managed to get all of my clothes off and tie me down to the medical bed. I just remember my very last thought ... looking up at the light and thinking, ‘Don’t fall asleep.’”
In the midst of the 30-minute struggle, she says the abortionist assured her by saying, “This is the same care that I would give to my own daughter.” Reid said the drugs Gosnell gave her were so strong they knocked her out for 12 hours, and she was carried home asleep by her mother and aunt. “What would you give somebody that small that would knock me out for 12 hours? What if I had died?” she asked. LifeSiteNews
State official to enforce abortion regulations
State official to enforce abortion regulations | CJOnline.com: Kansas’ top public health official said Monday that his office will require abortion providers to give the state more details about late-term procedures they perform. Health and Environment Secretary Robert Moser told The Associated Press that his department’s interpretation of a law requiring physicians to file reports on each late-term abortion after they are performed is different than how the law has been enforced in the past.
Moser said doctors must spell out the medical reasons for aborting a viable fetus after the 21st week of pregnancy. The law permits those abortions only when the mother’s life is in danger or she faces major, permanent harm to her physical or mental health.
Moser said doctors must spell out the medical reasons for aborting a viable fetus after the 21st week of pregnancy. The law permits those abortions only when the mother’s life is in danger or she faces major, permanent harm to her physical or mental health.
NEJM study: Induced 1st-trimester abortion and risk of mental disorder
The information consisted of data for girls and women with no record of mental disorders during the 1995–2007 period who had a first-trimester induced abortion or a first childbirth during that period. We estimated the rates of first-time psychiatric contact (an inpatient admission or outpatient visit) for any type of mental disorder within the 12 months after the abortion or childbirth as compared with the 9-month period preceding the event.
RESULTS: The incidence rates of first psychiatric contact per 1000 person-years among girls and women who had a first abortion were 14.6 (95% confidence interval [CI], 13.7 to 15.6) before abortion and 15.2 (95% CI, 14.4 to 16.1) after abortion. The corresponding rates among girls and women who had a first childbirth were 3.9 (95% CI, 3.7 to 4.2) before delivery and 6.7 (95% CI, 6.4 to 7.0) post partum. The relative risk of a psychiatric contact did not differ significantly after abortion as compared with before abortion (P=0.19) but did increase after childbirth as compared with before childbirth (P<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: The finding that the incidence rate of psychiatric contact was similar before and after a first-trimester abortion does not support the hypothesis that there is an increased risk of mental disorders after a first-trimester induced abortion. (Funded by the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and the Danish Medical Research Council.) NEJM
CONCLUSIONS: The finding that the incidence rate of psychiatric contact was similar before and after a first-trimester abortion does not support the hypothesis that there is an increased risk of mental disorders after a first-trimester induced abortion. (Funded by the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation and the Danish Medical Research Council.) NEJM
Editor: See analysis by Priscilla Coleman. There are 35 recent studies showing the abortion-mental health link.
Forgive & Forget
Forgive & Forget | Help For My Life: How do you forgive the things you can’t forget? How do I not allow those things that bring so much pain, heartache, betrayal, and distress to control me any longer?
Forgiveness means I will not allow you and what you’ve done to me to control me any longer. That kind of forgiveness – the kind that Jesus asks of his disciples -- comes from a deepening understanding that the person who has harmed me – no matter who they are or what they’ve done – does not have the power to destroy what I value most deeply in life.
Forgiveness means I will not allow you and what you’ve done to me to control me any longer. That kind of forgiveness – the kind that Jesus asks of his disciples -- comes from a deepening understanding that the person who has harmed me – no matter who they are or what they’ve done – does not have the power to destroy what I value most deeply in life.
A Message to Pro-Life Advocates in Light of Gosnell's Shop of Horrors
Life Training Institute Blog: A Message to Pro-Life Advocates in Light of Gosnell's Shop of Horrors [Josh Brahm]: As atrocious as Gosnell’s barbaric acts were…those things are not what make abortion wrong. Abortion is wrong because it unjustifiably takes the life of a human being.
The shocking nature of these stories is precisely the reason that pro-life advocates must be especially careful in the next few months to consider what they will say if their friend asks, “so, why are you pro-life?”
The lazy way out would be to reply with something like, “have you heard about the freaky abortionists in those places? They keep fetal body parts in jars! How could I not be pro-life?” This strategy is dangerous even though it may sometimes work.
The shocking nature of these stories is precisely the reason that pro-life advocates must be especially careful in the next few months to consider what they will say if their friend asks, “so, why are you pro-life?”
The lazy way out would be to reply with something like, “have you heard about the freaky abortionists in those places? They keep fetal body parts in jars! How could I not be pro-life?” This strategy is dangerous even though it may sometimes work.
400,000 March for Life with great joy
400,000 March for Life in DC with great joy | LifeSiteNews.com: Following the rally at the National Mall Monday, the 38th annual March for Life commenced as an estimated 400,000 marchers made their way to the Supreme Court. The massive crowd, notably larger than last year’s record crowd and composed of a very noticeable majority of youth under age 25, seemed more jubilant than ever in their celebration of life.
Abortionist Formally Charged by Maryland Board in Illegal Abortion Ring
Abortionist Riley Formally Charged by Maryland Board in Illegal Abortion Ring :Operation Rescue: The Maryland State Board of Physicians has issued formal charges against Utah abortionist Nicola Riley, an associate of illegal late-term abortionist Steven Chase Brigham. Her next hearing is scheduled for April 6, 2011. In the new document filed last week, the Medical Board formally charges Riley with fraudulently attempting to obtain a medical license, unprofessional conduct, aiding an unqualified person in the practice of medicine, and lying on her medical board license application.
California Abortionist Will Surrender His License
California Abortionist Rutland, Who Killed Woman, Will Surrender His License :Operation Rescue: The Medical Board of California has made an agreement with troubled abortionist Andrew Rutland to surrender his medical license on February, 11, 2011, ending a long and sordid career.
800 joined Netherlands March For Life in December
800 joined Netherlands March For Life in December | LifeSiteNews.com: This year’s Dutch March for Life took place December 11th and attracted more than 800 participants – the largest crowd in the event’s 18-year history, according to march organizers Cry for Life and Christians for Truth. The annual event commemorates the date, December 18, 1980, when abortion was approved by the Dutch Parliament. According to Cry for Life, there were approximately 30,000 abortions committed in Holland in the past year, making for a total of 630,000 “lives sacrificed on the altars of self-indulgence since 1980.”
‘World’s largest’ student pro-life conference equips, energizes young pro-life vanguard
On the eve of the march, over 1,800 teens and young adults poured into the Bethesda North Marriott Conference center for the Students for Life of America’s (SFLA) National Conference 2011. Far from mere spectators, many in the crowd were pro-life leaders themselves: the heads and members of campus pro-life groups from dozens of U.S. universities came to learn new techniques from the pros for spreading the message on their home turf.
Bryan Kemper of Stand True Ministries said, “This is not your grandma’s pro-life movement. This is our pro-life movement. After all, this is your generation that’s dying. ... It’s up to you guys to reach out to your generation and do it in a relevant, exciting way.” Kemper also encouraged the crowd to maturity, asking them to be patient in their endeavors: “If you want to see the results, you’re in the wrong business.” But despite the hurdles, said Kemper, “You guys probably have some of the best ideas still inside of you. We’re just scratching the surface.” LifeSiteNews
Open House at Alternatives Care Center
Alternatives Care Center is excited to announce the grand opening of their Sexually Transmitted Infection clinic. Alternatives will also celebrate the newly donated 4D ultrasound!
David Bos, Executive Director of Alternatives said, "We want to celebrate the positive impact our new services will have on the Greater Kalamazoo community. Alternatives is quickly becoming a major resource for the young men and women when it comes to reproductive health and we want to thank our Lord who has blessed us in so many ways over the past year!"
Alternatives Care Center also provides education and support for parenting adults, healthy lifestyle classes for college students, free pregnancy testing and many other services.
The open house will be from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM, Wednesday, January 26th @ 4200 W. Michigan Avenue. Please contact Executive Director David Bos @ (269) 345-1740, ext. 11 with any questions.
Women say abortions left them sterile, near death
Women say abortions left them sterile, near death - U.S. news - msnbc.com: Just days after Marie Smith got an abortion at a West Philadelphia clinic, her stomach swelled and she began vomiting. Her mother, Johnnie Mae Smith, took her to a hospital where doctors rushed the unconscious 20-year-old into surgery to remove numerous fetal parts that were left inside her body, causing a potentially fatal infection.
Gosnell, by contrast, took in at least $1.8 million a year from his corner-store medical practice at the Women's Medical Society.
The doctor who performed the abortion, Kermit Gosnell, turned up at the hospital with his checkbook, aiming to settle immediately, the mother said. Johnnie Mae Smith chased him away, vowing to sue. Later, her daughter got just $3,000 — after lawyer fees — from a $5,000 settlement.
Gosnell, by contrast, took in at least $1.8 million a year from his corner-store medical practice at the Women's Medical Society.
Daughter of Abortion Doctor Victim Speaks Out
Daughter of Abortion Doctor Victim Speaks Out - Local News - Philadelphia, PA - msnbc.com: Karamaya Mongar’s daughter Yashoda Gurung says that the family brough Mongar to the Women’s Medical Society for an abortion back in 2009. Mongar was 18 weeks pregnant at the time. Gurung claims that things took a turn for the worse after an employee gave Mongar anesthesia.
“We were waiting but it was a long time and my mom was not outside,” said Gurung. She began to panic after hearing an ambulance pull up to the building, but a female worker told her to calm down. “She said, ‘your mom is good, don’t worry about that.’”
Brother of dead woman vows, 'We want justice'
With doctor in jail, brother of dead woman vows, 'We want justice' - CNN.com: The brother of a woman who prosecutors say died during complications from an abortion at a Pennsylvania medical clinic hopes the doctor who performed allegedly illegal procedures will never practice again. 'We want justice, this doctor has to be out of that clinic or he should not be treating anybody,' Damber Ghalley said referring to his sister, 41-year-old Karnamaya Mongar. 'And the things that happen to my sister, I don't want to happen to anybody in the future.'
Planned Parenthood seeks FBI probe
AP Exclusive: Planned Parenthood seeks FBI probe | World news | guardian.co.uk: Planned Parenthood has notified the FBI that at least 12 of its health centers were visited recently by a man purporting to be a sex trafficker but who may instead be part of an attempted ruse to entrap clinic employees. In each case, according to Planned Parenthood, the man sought to speak privately with a clinic employee and then requested information about health services for sex workers, including some who he said were minors and in the U.S. illegally. Planned Parenthood's own investigation indicates that the man has links with Live Action, an anti-abortion group that has conducted previous undercover projects aimed at discrediting the nation's leading abortion provider.
Lila Rose, Live Action's founder and president, described Planned Parenthood's assertion as 'very interesting.' She declined to confirm or deny that the clinic visits were part of a Live Action operation, but did indicate in a telephone interview that an undercover videotape project of some sort was in the works.
Lila Rose, Live Action's founder and president, described Planned Parenthood's assertion as 'very interesting.' She declined to confirm or deny that the clinic visits were part of a Live Action operation, but did indicate in a telephone interview that an undercover videotape project of some sort was in the works.
Put a crisis pregnancy center in every hospital says Head of Russian Orthodox Church
Put a crisis pregnancy center in every hospital says Head of Russian Orthodox Church | LifeSiteNews.com: In 2009 there were 1.2 million abortions in Russia compared to 1.7 million live births, according to statistics released by the Health Ministry. Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia proposed a series of measures, including the establishment of crisis pregnancy centers in every maternity hospital, with trained professionals on hand to help “lonely mothers in difficult life situations.”
Gosnell's PA clinic is not the only 'house of horrors'
Editor: I've gotta say, Operation Rescue is doing a fabulous job!
Boehner's Remarks to March for Life Participants
Speaker Boehner Marks 38th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Decision, Welcomes March to Life Participants - Christian Newswire: "The new House majority has listened to the people and pledged to end taxpayer funding of abortion. A ban is the will of the people and ought to be the law of the land. This week, Congressman Chris Smith introduced bipartisan legislation that would codify the Hyde Amendment and similar policies by permanently applying a ban on taxpayer funding of abortion across all federal programs. This is critical, common-sense legislation that deserves the support of the people's representatives and the president."
Poll: Majority of Americans Say They're Pro-Life
Poll: Majority of Americans Say They're Pro-Life on Abortion | LifeNews.com: A new Fox news poll asks the question: “On the issue of abortion, would you say you are more pro-life or more prochoice?” The survey found 50 percent of Americans say they are pro-life while just 42 percent say they are pro-choice on abortion. Another 5 percent said they were sort of a mix between the two positions while 3 percent said they don’t know where they stand on abortion.
Obama voted to protect abortionists like “house of horrors” Gosnell
Obama voted to protect abortionists like “house of horrors” Gosnell | LifeSiteNews.com: One of the counts faced by Dr. Kermit Gosnell includes the death of a woman following an abortion at his office. The other seven were late-term babies, born alive, who were then killed by Dr. Gosnell with a pair of scissors he used to sever their spines.
As gruesome as this sounds, it’s precisely the kind of procedure that led to the passage of the “Born Alive Infant Protection Act,” passed by the U.S. Congress in 2002 and signed by President George W. Bush.
When the same bill came before the Illinois legislature in 2001 and 2002, it was opposed by then-state senator Barack Obama. In 2002, Obama even made a speech on the floor against the bill—the only senator to do so—arguing that the “pre-viable fetus” should not be considered a person or offered protection under the Equal Protection Clause.
As gruesome as this sounds, it’s precisely the kind of procedure that led to the passage of the “Born Alive Infant Protection Act,” passed by the U.S. Congress in 2002 and signed by President George W. Bush.
When the same bill came before the Illinois legislature in 2001 and 2002, it was opposed by then-state senator Barack Obama. In 2002, Obama even made a speech on the floor against the bill—the only senator to do so—arguing that the “pre-viable fetus” should not be considered a person or offered protection under the Equal Protection Clause.
President rains on March for Life parade
Liberty Counsel: In his public statement on January 24, President Obama said, “Today marks the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that protects women’s health and reproductive freedom, and affirms a fundamental principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters. I am committed to protecting this constitutional right. I also remain committed to policies, initiatives, and programs that help prevent unintended pregnancies, support pregnant women and mothers, encourage healthy relationships, and promote adoption. And on this anniversary, I hope that we will recommit ourselves more broadly to ensuring that our daughters have the same rights, the same freedoms, and the same opportunities as our sons to fulfill their dreams.”
Help Wanted: Nurse Manager
Michelle Waldron of the Alight Center in Hudson, NY, says their medical office needs a nurse manager. Approx 20 hrs/wk. Duties: oversee medical office, comply with policies and procedures, meet weekly with medical director, work with other volunteer nurses and staff, conduct client intakes, pregnancy testing and limited ultrasound scans. Training provided. Must have a strong commitment to life. Call (518) 822-9008 or email.
Women and Men | Help For My Life
Women and Men | Help For My Life: Blogger Allison Stevens just spoke with two women who went further, physically, with men than they had planned to or were emotionally ready for. Now one is filled with self-doubt and shame; the other is anxiety-ridden.
Record-breaking 50,000 strong Walk for Life West Coast full of hope
Record-breaking 50,000 strong Walk for Life West Coast full of hope | LifeSiteNews.com: Tens of thousands of pro-life activists filled Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco’s downtown this weekend, and then walked 2.5 miles along the waterfront in a record-breaking turnout for the 7th Annual Walk for Life West Coast.
Women say Philly abortions left them ill, near death
Women say Philly abortions left them ill, near death; doc accused of killing 1 woman, 7 babies | StarTribune.com: This is sad: Davida Johnson said she first went to Planned Parenthood in downtown Philadelphia but was frightened away by protesters. Someone sent her to Gosnell's West Philadelphia clinic, at the Women's Medical Society, saying anti-abortion protesters wouldn't be a problem there. She said she paid him $400 cash. A few months after the abortion, she began to have gynecological problems. An examination revealed venereal disease. She blames Gosnell, 69, for the lifelong illness, which she declined to identify, and for the four miscarriages she has subsequently suffered.
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