Pro-life billboards removed because of pro-abort campaign? ‘It’s a total lie,’ says ad sponsor | LifeSiteNews.com: A press release by pro-abortion group hailed the removal of 60 billboards by The Radiance Foundation as well as the efforts of local opposition. However, CBS Outdoor had told media late last month that it would continue to display the ads despite the protest.
TooManyAborted.com campaign director Ryan Bomberger, who is of African-American descent, told LifeSiteNews.com that the billboards came down when they were supposed to.
“It’s a total lie. The contract ended July 10,” said Bomberger.
Judge Blocks Law Requiring Disclosure at Pregnancy Centers
Judge Blocks Law Requiring Disclosure at Pregnancy Centers - NYTimes.com: Scolding city officials for supporting a law he called “offensive to free speech principles,” a federal judge on Wednesday temporarily barred New York City from enforcing a new law that would require crisis pregnancy centers to disclose more information about their services.
The law, which had the strong backing of Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, was scheduled to go into effect on Thursday. It would have required such centers to detail whether they provided abortions or emergency contraception, and whether they had a licensed medical provider on-site.
The law, which had the strong backing of Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, was scheduled to go into effect on Thursday. It would have required such centers to detail whether they provided abortions or emergency contraception, and whether they had a licensed medical provider on-site.
Ohio lawmakers seek to defund Planned Parenthood
Ohio lawmakers seek to defund Planned Parenthood, fund public health centers | LifeSiteNews.com: Mike Gonidakis, Executive Director for Ohio Right to Life, explained that the new legislation is an extension of a 2004 state law that gives local health departments priority when it comes to funds for women’s health services.
Five 911 Calls Expose Crisis of Life-threatening Abortion Injuries in Albuquerque
Five 911 Calls Expose Crisis of Life-threatening Abortion Injuries in Albuquerque :Operation Rescue: Two 911 calls released today by Operation Rescue show life-threatening complications from late-term abortions that took place at Southwestern Women’s Options earlier this year. These are the fourth and fifth recordings of 911 calls released by Operation Rescue that originated from Albuquerque abortion clinics within a 15-month time span.
Abortion-rights activist plans Wichita clinic
Abortion-rights activist plans Wichita clinic: A woman who once ran the political action committee for high-profile abortion provider George Tiller is raising funds to open a clinic in Wichita, where he was murdered more than two years ago. Julie Burkhart, now executive director of the St. Louis-based lobbying group Trust Women, said Tuesday she hopes to open a clinic that offers first-trimester abortions and other women's health services in Wichita in about a year. The group is trying to recruit a qualified doctor.
Abstinence Education Advocates Press for Federal Funding
Abstinence Education Advocates Press for Federal Funding | LifeNews.com: Valerie Huber, director of the National Abstinence Education Association is encouraging members of her group to lobby members of Congress, especially now that the July 18th House recess has been canceled. She said her group and its local partners are renewing their emphasis on abstinence education in federal policy, especially since the Appropriations Committee will be considering this portion of the federal budget in less than three weeks.
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Why is it bad to smoke while pregnant?
A New Study Details the Effects of Smoking in Pregnancy – TIME Healthland: The review, published Monday in the journal Human Reproduction Update from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, revealed a strong link between smoking and oral facial abnormalities that can arise when a flat embryo becomes a tube in the third week of pregnancy. It's a precarious time for an embryo, and smoking can disturb the process. Congenital heart disease is also distinctly associated with moms who smoke.
Court Blocks Enactment of New York City Law Targeting Crisis Pregnancy Centers
ACLJ Secures First Amendment Win as Court Blocks Enactment of New York City Law Targeting Crisis Pregnancy Centers | American Center for Law and Justice ACLJ - ACLJ.org: In a decision issued today by Judge William H. Pauley in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the court concluded the law violates free speech saying the law's 'over-expansiveness is evident from its very language.' The court was especially critical of the City's desire to single-out crisis pregnancy centers with the new law.
'Defendants' second argument--that Plaintiffs engage in commercial speech because they are provided an audience to whom they can espouse their beliefs--is particularly offensive to free speech principles,' the court declared.
'Defendants' second argument--that Plaintiffs engage in commercial speech because they are provided an audience to whom they can espouse their beliefs--is particularly offensive to free speech principles,' the court declared.
NYC Ruling: Preliminary Injuction Granted
NYC Ruling: Preliminary Injuction Granted: A victory was won in NYC today! A judge has issued a ruling granting a preliminary injunction prohibiting a new pro-abortion law from taking effect in New York City. The law places harsh restrictions on pregnancy help centers offering women alternatives to abortions.
Operation Rescue Will Oppose Efforts to Bring Abortion To Wichita
Operation Rescue Will Oppose Long-Shot Efforts to Bring Abortion To Wichita :Operation Rescue: As rumors swirl in the news about new efforts to open an abortion clinic in Wichita in the next year, Kansas, Operation Rescue continues to successfully thwart long-shot efforts by two competing groups. “Do not underestimate the resolve of the pro-life movement in Kansas to keep Wichita abortion-free,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. Operation Rescue is headquartered in Wichita. “In fact, we are committed to making Kansas the first abortion-free state."
Members of Congress Press for Planned Parenthood Investigation
Members of Congress Press for Planned Parenthood Investigation | LifeNews.com: Tomorrow, AUL officials will hold a press conference with Rep. Renee Ellmers (NC-GOP) and Rep. Randy Hultgren (IL-GOP) who have invited other members of Congress to join them in calling for a congressional probe of the abortion giant. They join Rep. Cliff Stearns (FL-GOP) who has called for such an investigation through the House Energy and Commerce Oversight subcommittee which he chairs.
New FDA Report: Abortion Drug Kills 14 Women, Injures 2,200
New FDA Report: Abortion Drug Kills 14 Women, Injures 2,200 | LifeNews.com: The FDA, with no fanfare, has released a new report, dated April 30, 2011. The report indicates 14 women in the United States alone have died from using the mifepristone abortion drug and 2,207 women have been injured by it.
Of the women experiencing medical and physical problems resulting from the abortion drug, 612 women required hospitalizations, 339 experienced blood loss significant enough to require a transfusion, 256 experienced infections and 48 women experienced what the FDA labeled as “severe infections.” Given that the RU 486 abortion drug caused sepsis, a potentially lethal infection that resulted in the deaths of women from around the world, the “serious infections” were very likely life-threatening situations.
“Severe infections generally involve death or hospitalization for at least 2-3 days, intravenous antibiotics for at least 24 hours, total antibiotic usage for at least 3 days, and any other physical or clinical findings, laboratory data or surgery that suggest a severe infection,” the FDA report states.
Of the women experiencing medical and physical problems resulting from the abortion drug, 612 women required hospitalizations, 339 experienced blood loss significant enough to require a transfusion, 256 experienced infections and 48 women experienced what the FDA labeled as “severe infections.” Given that the RU 486 abortion drug caused sepsis, a potentially lethal infection that resulted in the deaths of women from around the world, the “serious infections” were very likely life-threatening situations.
“Severe infections generally involve death or hospitalization for at least 2-3 days, intravenous antibiotics for at least 24 hours, total antibiotic usage for at least 3 days, and any other physical or clinical findings, laboratory data or surgery that suggest a severe infection,” the FDA report states.
Planned Parenthood considers offering abortion services at Tulsa, Broken Arrow clinics
Planned Parenthood considers offering abortion services at Tulsa, BA clinics | Tulsa World: Jill June, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, said the organization is conducting a six-month review of services to be offered at its new clinics in Oklahoma and Arkansas. She said abortions, both surgical and via the abortion pill, are among the services the organization is considering adding.
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Planned Parenthood Cuts Contraception, Not Abortion After De-Funding NJ Democrats fail to stop Gov. Christie’s defunding of Planned Parenthood
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Planned Parenthood Cuts Contraception, Not Abortion After De-Funding NJ Democrats fail to stop Gov. Christie’s defunding of Planned Parenthood
Scientists warn new strain of gonorrhea could be ‘global health threat’
Scientists warn new strain of sexually transmitted disease could be ‘global health threat’ | LifeSiteNews.com: "The most recent strain, dubbed “H041,” was discovered recently in Japan and has resisted typical antibiotics used to combat gonorrhea. Undetected, it can be passed on to unborn children during pregnancy.
H041’s antibiotic resistance was discovered by Magnus Unemo of the Swedish Reference Laboratory for Pathogenic Neisseria at Orebro University Hospital, who warned the strain may cause a “future era of untreatable gonorrhea. If it spreads now, we don’t know what should be the recommended treatment."
Although gonorrhea has been known to develop resistance to drugs and adapt to new ones after ten to fifteen years, scientists could previously treated infections successfully with a drug called cephalosporins. However, the new strain does not react to the drug, said the Swedish researcher, who will now attempt to treat it using carbapenems, the most powerful antibiotic yet devised, to combat the new strain.
H041’s antibiotic resistance was discovered by Magnus Unemo of the Swedish Reference Laboratory for Pathogenic Neisseria at Orebro University Hospital, who warned the strain may cause a “future era of untreatable gonorrhea. If it spreads now, we don’t know what should be the recommended treatment."
Although gonorrhea has been known to develop resistance to drugs and adapt to new ones after ten to fifteen years, scientists could previously treated infections successfully with a drug called cephalosporins. However, the new strain does not react to the drug, said the Swedish researcher, who will now attempt to treat it using carbapenems, the most powerful antibiotic yet devised, to combat the new strain.
"It's really worrying from a public health perspective," Unemo said.
The Extent of God’s Love
The Extent of God’s Love: Have you ever spoken to an unbeliever who knew some of his Bible — just enough to be angry and confused? If so, you probably heard questions (accusations) like these: “What kind of God orders the slaughter of entire cities — women, children, and animals included—without mercy? Why does God allow so much pain, suffering, and evil in the world? How do you reconcile the love of God with the eternal flames of hell?”
So often, the attribute of God that confuses unbelievers most is His love. They can’t fathom the depth of God’s love in the Incarnation and Crucifixion of Christ. But beyond that, they refuse to see other expressions of God’s love, expressions that sometimes escape our notice too. Here’s John MacArthur to explain.
So often, the attribute of God that confuses unbelievers most is His love. They can’t fathom the depth of God’s love in the Incarnation and Crucifixion of Christ. But beyond that, they refuse to see other expressions of God’s love, expressions that sometimes escape our notice too. Here’s John MacArthur to explain.
Planned Parenthood: Adoption v. Abortion Referrals
Video Sting Operations Catch Gendercide Abortionists in India
Video Sting Operations Catch Gendercide Abortionists in India: Undercover operations by anti-gendercide advocates in India are helping government officials to shut down sex-selective abortion operations targeting female babies in violation of India’s Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act.
Two doctors in Thane, Maharashtra, India were caught on video offering to provide a gender screening, and then perform an abortion for a female child, in an undercover operation Sunday. Dr. Umesh Londhe, who heads the Gopika Clinic in Naupada, and Dr. V. N. Jawahar, who owns the New Ultrasound Sonography Centre, could face criminal charges.
Two doctors in Thane, Maharashtra, India were caught on video offering to provide a gender screening, and then perform an abortion for a female child, in an undercover operation Sunday. Dr. Umesh Londhe, who heads the Gopika Clinic in Naupada, and Dr. V. N. Jawahar, who owns the New Ultrasound Sonography Centre, could face criminal charges.
NM: 'Wild, wild west of the abortion industry'
Operation Rescue has released the second in a series of 911 calls made over a recent 15-month period from Southwestern Women’s Options, an abortion clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that reveals a botched first trimester abortion procedure that required emergency medical intervention. The patient was a 30-year old woman who suffered “uterine bleeding”, a sign of a possible punctured womb, which is a life-threatening abortion complication. The call was placed on November 3, 2010, at 12:42 PM.
“New Mexico is the wild, wild west of the abortion industry. It has so little oversight that incidents like these are common place. Women who walk into an abortion clinic in New Mexico are playing what amounts to ‘Russian Roulette’ with their lives,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. Last week, Operation Rescue released the first of four 911 calls placed from Southwestern Women’s Options between February, 2010, and May, 2011. That call indicated that SWO had just completed a second-trimester abortion on a 17-year old girl who suffered from a fever, a possible sign of infection, a rapid pulse, and uncontrolled bleeding.
“New Mexico is the wild, wild west of the abortion industry. It has so little oversight that incidents like these are common place. Women who walk into an abortion clinic in New Mexico are playing what amounts to ‘Russian Roulette’ with their lives,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. Last week, Operation Rescue released the first of four 911 calls placed from Southwestern Women’s Options between February, 2010, and May, 2011. That call indicated that SWO had just completed a second-trimester abortion on a 17-year old girl who suffered from a fever, a possible sign of infection, a rapid pulse, and uncontrolled bleeding.
Some Ob.Gyns. and Other Providers Misuse Low-Risk HPV Tests
Some Ob.Gyns. and Other Providers Misuse Low-Risk HPV Tests: Approximately one-third of health care providers conduct unnecessary low-risk HPV testing, based on results of a survey of 376 office-based health care providers and 216 outpatient clinics. A high-risk human papillomavirus DNA test, which detects cancer-causing HPV types, is generally used for screening and managing women with abnormal Pap test results, but there are no clinical recommendations for use of a low-risk HPV DNA test that detects five nononcogenic HPV types.
ACOG Recommends IUDs In New Practice Bulletin
ACOG Recommends IUDs In New Practice Bulletin: Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are suitable for nearly all women, including those who have just delivered a baby, who have had an abortion or miscarriage, or who have a history of ectopic pregnancy, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists now says. The ACOG's new practice bulletin covers the copper T380A IUD, the levo-norgestrel intrauterine system, and subdermal etonogestrel implants.
DC funded 300 abortions in 2 years
AP Exclusive: DC funded 300 abortions in 2 years - Yahoo! News: For decades Congress has used its power over the District of Columbia to ban the city from paying for abortions for poor women, but during a two-year period when lawmakers reversed course at least 300 women got city-funded procedures, according to data obtained by The Associated Press.
That period when the city was free to pay for abortions ended earlier this year. The city now says that during that time it spent approximately $185,000 providing elective abortions for poor women who receive health care through government programs. The number of women who got abortions and their cost was provided by city officials after AP filed a Freedom of Information Act request.
That period when the city was free to pay for abortions ended earlier this year. The city now says that during that time it spent approximately $185,000 providing elective abortions for poor women who receive health care through government programs. The number of women who got abortions and their cost was provided by city officials after AP filed a Freedom of Information Act request.
Paul Ryan Budget Proposal Riles Feminists
Paul Ryan Budget Proposal Riles Political Feminist Campaign, Christian News: The House Budget Chairman proposes $6.2 trillion in federal spending cuts to entitlement programs including Social Security and Medicare over ten years. Republicans have supported the plan and pushed to restrict Title X funds to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.
Why Should We Believe in the Inerrancy of Scripture?
Why Should We Believe in the Inerrancy of Scripture? - Answers in Genesis: “You don’t really believe the Bible is true, do you?” The shock expressed by those who discover someone who actually believes the Bible to be without error is often quite amusing. Inevitably, their next question takes us right back to Genesis. But what does the Christian mean by “without error,” and why are we so sure?
The Emergence, in Homosexual and Bi-Sexual Men, of Decreased Sensitivity of Gonorrhea to Antibiotics
The Emergence, in Homosexual and Bi-Sexual Men, of Decreased Sensitivity of Gonorrhea to Antibiotics « Coming Home: In the July 8, 2011 issue of CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, researchers analyzed gonorrhea surveillance data and concluded that, although there have been no documented treatment failures yet, untreatable gonorrhea may become a reality in the U.S.
Board governance resources
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How to Construct a Gift Chart & Use it to Secure Major Gifts
How to Construct a Gift Chart & Use it to Secure Major Gifts - Sumac: A gift chart is a tool used to determine how many gifts and prospects you will need to raise a specific amount of money. These charts are often used for capital campaigns, but can also be used for major gift fundraising and for major events. The table is built like a pyramid: the top has a small number of large gifts and the bottom has a large number of small gifts.
Why Boards Micro-Manage and How to Get Them to Stop
Why Boards Micro-Manage and How to Get Them to Stop: Unlike the weather, there is something you can do to stop a board from micromanaging. The first step is to see micromanagement for what it really is. Only then can you determine how to get boards to stop.
The ED’s Lament: How Do I Get My Board to Perform?
The ED’s Lament: How Do I Get My Board to Perform?: "Executive Directors frequently tell me that they are dissatisfied with the performance of their boards. They say, 'How do I hold them accountable for their jobs?'"
Could drinking while pregnant harm your baby's DNA?
BioNews - Could drinking while pregnant harm your baby's DNA?: Alcohol can cause irreparable DNA damage and fetal abnormalities in pregnant mice, a study has found. The findings may explain how excessive drinking during pregnancy causes fetal alcohol syndrome, which can lead to lifelong learning disabilities.
'Disney-style' tactics no solution
'Disney-style' tactics no solution (OneNewsNow.com): A Wisconsin pro-life group complains that United Way is helping Planned Parenthood snag underage pregnant girls as customers. Milwaukee United Way has launched an advertising campaign using what Pro-Life Wisconsin calls “Disney-style” posters on bus stops encouraging girls to go to the abortion-provider.
Centers stop dispensing birth control
Centers stop dispensing birth control | Concord Monitor: The six Planned Parenthood centers in New Hampshire stopped dispensing contraception last week after the Executive Council rejected a new contract with the organization.
Planned Parenthood had operated under a limited retail pharmacy license that was contingent on having a state contract, said Steve Trombley, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. Two weeks ago, the all-Republican Executive Council voted 3-2 against a new contract that would have provided the organization $1.8 million in state and federal money for the two years starting this month.
Executive Councilor Dan St. Hilaire of Concord, who cast one of the three votes in opposition, said the contract should go to an organization that does not perform abortions. The councilors approved 10 other contracts for family planning services.
Planned Parenthood had operated under a limited retail pharmacy license that was contingent on having a state contract, said Steve Trombley, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England. Two weeks ago, the all-Republican Executive Council voted 3-2 against a new contract that would have provided the organization $1.8 million in state and federal money for the two years starting this month.
Executive Councilor Dan St. Hilaire of Concord, who cast one of the three votes in opposition, said the contract should go to an organization that does not perform abortions. The councilors approved 10 other contracts for family planning services.
Family planners cinch belts tight
Family planners cinch belts tight: Family-planning clinics that serve thousands of low-income women in Montana are beginning this fiscal year with less government funding, in the wakes of cuts approved by the Montana Legislature and Congress.
Hornstein Donates Salary To Planned Parenthood
Hornstein Donates Salary To Nonprofits - Southwest Minneapolis, MN Patch: In a gesture he said was meant to underscore the impact of the state government shutdown, state Rep. Frank Hornstein (DFL-Deistrict 60B) donated his July salary to four nonprofits that faced budget cuts due to the shutdown.
Hornstein's redirected salary brought around $500 each to the Minnesota AIDS Project, the Southwest Senior Center, the Neighborhood Involvement Program, and Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Hornstein's redirected salary brought around $500 each to the Minnesota AIDS Project, the Southwest Senior Center, the Neighborhood Involvement Program, and Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Editor: Can't fault him for putting his money where his mouth is. Still, he needs to be voted off the public coffers himself!
Pool of blood, dirty instruments found in still-open Pennsylvania abortion clinic
Pool of blood, dirty instruments found in still-open Pennsylvania abortion clinic | LifeSiteNews.com: A blood-smeared freezer and “sterile” instruments in brown-stained packages were among the conditions that greeted inspectors in an Allentown abortion clinic in May. The facility, however, nevertheless remains open and operational, according to a newly released report by Pennsylvania health officials.
Allentown Medical Services was formerly operated by notorious abortionist Stephen Chase Brigham, before he had his operating license revoked last year. The clinic then changed hands to Rose Health Services Co., according to a report by The Morning Call.
More info from Operation Rescue.
Allentown Medical Services was formerly operated by notorious abortionist Stephen Chase Brigham, before he had his operating license revoked last year. The clinic then changed hands to Rose Health Services Co., according to a report by The Morning Call.
More info from Operation Rescue.
Canadian PCC Hit by Vandals Again
Canadian Pregnancy Center Hit by Pro-Abortion Vandals Again | LifeNews.com: Starting on June 29 and continuing for two additional nights, a pro-abortion vandal hit the Mother and Child House in New Brunswick. “It happened on three successive nights, three different incidents,” he said. “One night they painted the word ‘Choice’ on one side of our building in large black letters and came back two other nights and ripped off our wooden flower boxes attached to the front of our building which dress it up nicely."
Planned Parenthood Abortion Methods Page Ignores The Baby
Planned Parenthood Abortion Methods Page Ignores The Baby | LifeNews.com: “Gently empties your uterus”? That’s it? That’s the description Planned Parenthood provides of “what happens during an in-clinic abortion?” Am I the only one who notices something missing? Where is the discussion of the baby? Where is the explanation of “what happens” to the baby “during an in-clinic abortion”?
Abortions at Planned Parenthood: Done in Record Numbers
Abortion clinic complaint directory
Right to Life of Michigan: Have you been physically harmed by an abortion doctor?
Was the facility substandard in terms of cleanliness?
Did the clinic personnel fail to give you a written description of the actual abortion procedure or a picture of an unborn baby the same gestational age as your baby?
Did the clinic comply with the law, by waiting the required 24 hours before performing the procedure?
Did the clinic personnel fail to give you information concerning what to do or where to go if complications arose from the abortion?
Did the clinic fail to ask you if you wanted to see the ultrasound of your baby, if one was performed?
Do you know someone under the age of 18, who unlawfully obtained an abortion without her parent's written consent or a judicial bypass?
These are all violations of the law and must be reported to the health department. Here's how.
Was the facility substandard in terms of cleanliness?
Did the clinic personnel fail to give you a written description of the actual abortion procedure or a picture of an unborn baby the same gestational age as your baby?
Did the clinic comply with the law, by waiting the required 24 hours before performing the procedure?
Did the clinic personnel fail to give you information concerning what to do or where to go if complications arose from the abortion?
Did the clinic fail to ask you if you wanted to see the ultrasound of your baby, if one was performed?
Do you know someone under the age of 18, who unlawfully obtained an abortion without her parent's written consent or a judicial bypass?
These are all violations of the law and must be reported to the health department. Here's how.
During Development Early Embryos Can Correct Genetic Abnormalities
During Development Early Embryos Can Correct Genetic Abnormalities: Professor William G. Kearns told the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology that a three-day-old embryo (called a cleavage stage embryo) with an incorrect number of chromosomes (known as 'aneuploidy') was capable of undergoing 'a dynamic process of genetic normalisation' so that by day five, when it had developed to the blastocyst stage, it had become euploid, with the correct number of chromosomes.
The findings have significant implications not just for preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) during fertility treatment, but also for future, cell-based, stem cell treatments for conditions ranging from haematological disorders to neurological damage.
The findings have significant implications not just for preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) during fertility treatment, but also for future, cell-based, stem cell treatments for conditions ranging from haematological disorders to neurological damage.
Series of 911 Calls Show Late-Term Abortion Clinic is Danger to the Public
Series of 911 Calls Show Late-Term Abortion Clinic is Danger to the Public :Operation Rescue: Operation Rescue has obtained a series of 911 calls placed from Southwestern Women’s Options over a recent 15-month time span, which reveal a disturbing pattern of life-threatening abortion complications that routinely endanger the lives and health of women.
Expected action on a partial birth abortion ban in Michigan
Right to Life of Michigan: On January 20, 2011, two bills following the federal ban on partial birth abortion as closely as possible were introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives. Find out more about the status of these bills.
You can help by sharing this web page with friends and family. You may also sign an online petition or print a paper petition to circulate that will let lawmakers know how important this ban is to Michigan citizens.
You can help by sharing this web page with friends and family. You may also sign an online petition or print a paper petition to circulate that will let lawmakers know how important this ban is to Michigan citizens.
Planned Parenthood affiliates in Austin, Waco may merge
Planned Parenthood affiliates in Austin, Waco may merge - Austin Market | Examiner.com: Under an agreement approved by the boards of the two organizations, the senior staff in Austin is managing the affiliate in Waco. Furthermore, the agreement launches an evaluation of a potential marriage between the two nonprofits in 2012.
“As a merged affiliate, the combined $11 million nonprofit would expand its impact and ability to provide health care and education in Central Texas,” according to an announcement about the management changes.
“As a merged affiliate, the combined $11 million nonprofit would expand its impact and ability to provide health care and education in Central Texas,” according to an announcement about the management changes.
Abortion Opponents Fear Planned Parenthood Merger
UALR Public Radio | FM 89 KUAR - Abortion Opponents Fear Planned Parenthood Merger: The group Arkansas Right to Life is trying to draw attention to a recent merger announcement by Planned Parenthood. Pro-life activists believe the move will dramatically increase the availability of abortions in Arkansas.
Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma currently operates clinics in Little Rock and Fayetteville that provide non-surgical, chemical abortions. Last month, the group announced it was merging with Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, which currently serves Iowa and Nebraska.
Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma currently operates clinics in Little Rock and Fayetteville that provide non-surgical, chemical abortions. Last month, the group announced it was merging with Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, which currently serves Iowa and Nebraska.
Three Louisiana Abortion Centers Fail to Report Child Rape
Three Louisiana Abortion Centers Fail to Report Child Rape | LifeNews.com: Three abortion centers in Louisiana, according to state documents, have failed to properly report instances of statutory rape to state officials, as required by state law.
The documentation comes from the state health department, according to pro-life blogger Jill Stanek, who cited information from the documents today. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals indicates three of the seven Louisiana abortion centers — Causeway Medical Clinic, Delta Clinic of Baton Rouge, and Gentilly Medical Clinic for Women — all had problems.
The documentation comes from the state health department, according to pro-life blogger Jill Stanek, who cited information from the documents today. The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals indicates three of the seven Louisiana abortion centers — Causeway Medical Clinic, Delta Clinic of Baton Rouge, and Gentilly Medical Clinic for Women — all had problems.
80% of mothers assisted by Spanish crisis pregnancy group choose not to abort
80% of mothers assisted by Spanish crisis pregnancy group choose not to abort | LifeSiteNews.com: The director of the Spanish pro-life group Fundacion Red Madre (Mother Net Foundation) said a vast majority of pregnant adolescent girls and women who receive help through her organization choose to continue their pregnancies.
Since Spain liberalized its abortion laws in July 2010, Carmina GarcÃa-Valdés’ foundation has seen a 45 percent increase in girls under the age of 18 seeking assistance. However, 80 percent of those who received support and counseling from Mother Net decided not to abort. Mother Net Foundation has assisted more than 6,000 girls and women in crisis pregnancies since its founding in 2007.
Since Spain liberalized its abortion laws in July 2010, Carmina GarcÃa-Valdés’ foundation has seen a 45 percent increase in girls under the age of 18 seeking assistance. However, 80 percent of those who received support and counseling from Mother Net decided not to abort. Mother Net Foundation has assisted more than 6,000 girls and women in crisis pregnancies since its founding in 2007.
UN agencies increase funding to embattled Planned Parenthood
UN agencies increase funding to embattled Planned Parenthood | LifeSiteNews.com: Although governments have reduced or eliminated funding of Planned Parenthood, UN agencies are still filling IPPF coffers with grants. In 2010, UNFPA increased its contribution to over $1.6 million. The newest UN agency, UN Women, debuted on IPPF’s list of donors with a contribution of over $330,000. UNAIDS gave IPPF more than $1 million. Rounding out contributions from UN agencies, the World Bank, UNAIDS and the WHO also gave over $400,000 collective, despite not contributing at all in 2009.
Meanwhile, New IPPF Sex Guides Issued for Youth.
Meanwhile, New IPPF Sex Guides Issued for Youth.
White powder deemed harmless
White powder mailed to pro-life office deemed harmless | LifeSiteNews.com: Suspicious white powder that was found yesterday in an envelope sent to Operation Rescue has been deemed harmless by authorities.
Pro-life ‘more than just words’
Pro-life ‘more than just words’: Jindal signs abortion alternatives law | LifeSiteNews.com: Louisiana’s pro-life governor Bobby Jindal said the new abortion alternatives bill he signed into law Wednesday is proof that “creating a culture of life is more than just words.”
The bill requires signs posted in abortion clinics that inform women they have the right not to be coerced into having an abortion, that the father must pay child support, that agencies are available to help them during and after pregnancy, and that parents seeking to adopt may be able to defray some of the costs of pregnancy. It also requires abortion providers to inform women about alternatives to abortion and give them a link to the state’s Department of Health and Hospitals website with more information.
The bill requires signs posted in abortion clinics that inform women they have the right not to be coerced into having an abortion, that the father must pay child support, that agencies are available to help them during and after pregnancy, and that parents seeking to adopt may be able to defray some of the costs of pregnancy. It also requires abortion providers to inform women about alternatives to abortion and give them a link to the state’s Department of Health and Hospitals website with more information.
Appointment of Rick Macias to the Kansas Board of Healing Arts
Statement on Appointment of Rick Macias to the Kansas Board of Healing Arts :Operation Rescue: Wichita attorney Rick Macias has been appointed by Gov. Sam Brownback to serve on the Kansas Board of Healing Arts, and pro-abortion groups are livid.
“Pro-abortion groups are having a fit over the appointment of this attorney because he is openly pro-life, but they are making a mountain out of a mole hill. Operation Rescue has had minimal professional contact with Mr. Macias. He is an excellent attorney with a high reputation for integrity and honesty. He will be a great addition to the Board of healing Arts, which is undergoing reform after being wracked with scandal and corruption under the pro-abortion Sebelius Administration,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “The old Board was filled with pro-abortion cronies who worked to protect abortionists from accountability under the law. The new Board has undergone a major house cleaning and is beginning to be a functional agency again.”
“Pro-abortion groups are having a fit over the appointment of this attorney because he is openly pro-life, but they are making a mountain out of a mole hill. Operation Rescue has had minimal professional contact with Mr. Macias. He is an excellent attorney with a high reputation for integrity and honesty. He will be a great addition to the Board of healing Arts, which is undergoing reform after being wracked with scandal and corruption under the pro-abortion Sebelius Administration,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “The old Board was filled with pro-abortion cronies who worked to protect abortionists from accountability under the law. The new Board has undergone a major house cleaning and is beginning to be a functional agency again.”
Police Apprehend, Charge Woman in Violent Attack on Pro-life Activists
Albuquerque Police Apprehend, Charge Woman in Violent Attack on Pro-life Activists :Operation Rescue: An Albuquerque woman who violently attacked peaceful pro-life activists outside a late-tern abortion clinic on Tuesday has been apprehended by Albuquerque Police and charged with one count of battery and one count of aggravated battery. Police have not yet released her name.
Suspicious Letter Caused Anthrax Scare At Operation Rescue’s Office
Suspicious Letter Caused Anthrax Scare At Operation Rescue’s Office :Operation Rescue: After hours of testing, it was determined that the letter contained 90% baking powder and 10% an unknown substance. It has been taken to a laboratory in Topeka for further testing. Authorities continue to investigate. Making even a fake threat like this is a serious crime punishable with jail time and a $250,000 fine.
Abortions Dropping in Spain
Report Shows Abortions in Spain Dropping as Teens Choose Life | LifeNews.com: Francisca Garcia of the of ACAI, an association of licensed abortion businesses, indicates the number of abortions has dropped since 115,000 abortions were logged in 2009, saying they dropped significantly in some regions. Meanwhile, the Red Madre Foundation indicates about 80 percent of teenage girls facing an unplanned pregnancy choose life. There has been a 45 percent uptick of girls seeking her organizations help in a crisis pregnancy situation following a new abortion law the nation put in place last year.
How safe is abortion?
Right to Life of Michigan's Blog: How safe is abortion?: While abortion advocates frequently claim abortion is one of the safest surgical procedures, the lack of accurate complication reporting makes it difficult to know how safe abortion really is.
Women Having Abortions Up Premature Birth Risk 34%
Women Having Abortions Up Premature Birth Risk 34% Next Time | LifeNews.com: Sohinee Bhattacharya, who led the research at the University of Aberdeen, examined more than 1 million pregnancies in Scotland over 26 years and he found that women who have one abortion increase their risk of premature birth in a subsequent pregnancy 34 percent. Women who have a historic risk of giving birth prematurely up that risk another 73 percent when they have an abortion.
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Ethics of abortion
BBC News - Ethics of abortion: New data on UK late abortions is likely to re-kindle the debate on what constitutes reasonable grounds for a termination.
Programming a Fetus for a Healthier Life
Programming a Fetus for a Healthier Life - WSJ.com: Many aspects of our metabolism are established while in the womb, including how we regulate body temperature and digest food. By influencing such processes in a fetus, using drugs, nutritional supplements or changes to the mother's diet, scientists hope to set the child on a more healthful path for life.
Scare: Pro-Life Group Receives Letter With White Powder
Scare: Pro-Life Group Receives Letter With White Powder | LifeNews.com: The director of a central Kansas pregnancy center located next door to the national office of Operation Rescue opened an envelope from France that contained only white powder. Some of the powder puffed out of the envelope after it was opened. The director double bagged the envelope and took it to OR director Troy Newman to get his opinion on what to do. Newman immediately called the FBI.
Does God Love His Enemies?
Does God Love His Enemies?: "I can still remember the chair I was sitting in years ago when I read a life-changing page in John MacArthur’s book The God Who Loves. In an economy of words, John exposed, confronted, and changed my thinking on one of the most critical areas of theology, the nature of God. My understanding of God’s love — specifically His love for the non-elect — was never the same."
Planned Parenthood suit challenges hotel owners
Planned Parenthood suit challenges hotel owners | Detroit Free Press | freep.com: Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit against an Auburn Hills company trying to block its move onto land next door. The suit was filed May 31 against Shri Sai-Krishna Group, owners of the adjacent Comfort Suites Hotel on Opdyke Road. Planned Parenthood Mid and South Michigan wants a court to decide whether city ordinances that permit its clinic supersede private restrictions, which the hotel owners say forbade the use of the land for a medical facility.
Demystifying measurement: Tricks and tools
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Planned Parenthood juggles multiple lawsuits
Planned Parenthood juggles multiple lawsuits - Sarah Kliff - POLITICO.com: On Friday, the group received news that a federal judge in Indiana would block a controversial state law that cuts off its funding. The following Monday, the group announced it would file suit against a similar restriction in Kansas. That same day, in South Dakota, Planned Parenthood was also in court, arguing that a 72-hour waiting period was unconstitutional.
Planned Parenthood’s caseload stands to grow soon, too. The group said it is seriously considering filing a lawsuit soon in North Carolina challenging a provision in the state’s budget that defunds the group.
Planned Parenthood’s caseload stands to grow soon, too. The group said it is seriously considering filing a lawsuit soon in North Carolina challenging a provision in the state’s budget that defunds the group.
New PCC Across from Abortion Clinic in Albuquerque
Project Defending Life Opens New Pregnancy Resource Center Across the Street from Dangerous Abortion Clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico - Christian Newswire: Project Defending Life announces that we are opening a new pregnancy resource center in Albuquerque, New Mexico on July 1, 2011. Our new office is located at 1704 Moon St. Ste. 4 directly across the street from the UNM Center for Reproductive Health, an abortion clinic where one woman recently suffered life-threatening complications.
Russia will slap warning labels on abortion ads
Russia gets ready to slap warning labels on abortion ads | LifeSiteNews.com: The Russian Federation is poised to enact a new law that requires abortion advertisements to include warnings explaining the health risks associated with the procedure. The measure requires abortion advertisers to dedicate 10 percent of the ad’s space to listing potential health risks to women from abortion, including permanent infertility.
HIV drugs can lead to premature aging of mitochondrial DNA
BioNews - HIV drugs can lead to premature ageing of mitochondrial DNA: New research has revealed that a group of generic anti-HIV drugs may be linked to premature ageing. The study could explain why people treated with this class of drugs sometimes show signs of age-related conditions, such as heart disease and dementia.
Hearing from God, part 2
To claim to have received direct revelation of some sort from God is a weighty matter. It’s a claim Old Testament prophets staked their lives on, literally (“But the prophet who speaks a word presumptuously in My name which I have not
commanded him to speak…that prophet shall die.” Deut. 18:20). Read more from Greg Koukl
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Web Site Chronicles Violence by Abortion Supporters, Practitioners
Web Site Chronicles Violence by Abortion Supporters, Practitioners | LifeNews.com: The web site www.prochoiceviolence.com has several sharable documents, each focusing on a different aspect of the phenomenon of pro-choice violence. It also features a growing collection of videos in which pro-lifers are abused or attacked for their views. Some of the information is graphic in nature because of the severity of the actions.
Chris Christie vetoes state funding for Planned Parenthood – again
Chris Christie vetoes state funding for Planned Parenthood – again | LifeSiteNews.com: New Jersey’s pro-life governor Chris Christie has once again vetoed an attempt by the state legislature to restore $7.5 million dollars in state family planning funds that could be used by abortion provider Planned Parenthood.
Christie on Thursday vetoed more than $1.3 billion in extra spending demanded by the Democrat-controlled legislature for FY 2012, including the state family planning expenditures the governor vetoed the year before. Democrats lacked the two-thirds majorities they need in both chambers of the legislature for an override, so Christie’s veto will stand.
Christie on Thursday vetoed more than $1.3 billion in extra spending demanded by the Democrat-controlled legislature for FY 2012, including the state family planning expenditures the governor vetoed the year before. Democrats lacked the two-thirds majorities they need in both chambers of the legislature for an override, so Christie’s veto will stand.
Planned Parenthood Loses $335K Grant in Tennessee
Planned Parenthood Officially Loses $335K Grant in Tennessee | LifeNews.com: 94 of 95 Tennessee counties now accept all available Title X funds from the state Department of Health and provide the required birth control services themselves rather than forcing taxpayers to fund the nation’s biggest abortion business. In Nashviile, the Davidson County health department took over the $335,000 federal grant that used to go to Planned Parenthood for family planning. On Friday, the funds were officially diverted.
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Sex Trafficking Victim Forced to Undergo Abortion
Sex Trafficking Victim Escapes, Was Forced to Undergo Abortion | LifeNews.com: The girl became entangled in a snare of a Cleveland couple running a sex trafficking ring and she eventually found herself pregnant as a result. Once pregnant, the perpetrators took the young girl to Detroit for an abortion and made a fake ID for her to allow her to escape the state’s parental involvement law on abortion.
Judge temporarily blocks Kansas abortion licensure law
Judge temporarily blocks Kansas abortion licensure law | LifeSiteNews.com: District Judge Carlos Murguia granted the temporary injunction to the Aid for Women abortion clinic in Kansas City, and the Center for Women’s Health abortion clinic in Overland Park. Both had failed to meet the new licensing regulations promulgated by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on June 17, requiring compliance by July 1.
Planned Parenthood’s clinic in Overland Park gained its license to operate on June 30, making it the only legally-operating abortion clinic in Kansas under the new regulations. The clinic is facing felony charges related to illegal abortion activity. Both of the suing businesses contended they needed far more time to comply with the regulations, which they insisted were designed to shut down the abortion clinics rather than to guard women’s safety.
Planned Parenthood’s clinic in Overland Park gained its license to operate on June 30, making it the only legally-operating abortion clinic in Kansas under the new regulations. The clinic is facing felony charges related to illegal abortion activity. Both of the suing businesses contended they needed far more time to comply with the regulations, which they insisted were designed to shut down the abortion clinics rather than to guard women’s safety.
California bill gives minors access to STD immunization without parental consent
California bill gives minors access to STD immunization without parental consent | LifeSiteNews.com:"California law currently permits children age 12 and older to consent for themselves to diagnosis and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. The proposed law, AB 499, would extend that right to include preventative care, such as immunizations.
The bill has been approved by the State Assembly and was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 14th. If passed, the bill would give minors access to controversial vaccines intended to prevent Human Papillomavirus, an STD which can cause cervical cancer in women.
The bill has been approved by the State Assembly and was passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 14th. If passed, the bill would give minors access to controversial vaccines intended to prevent Human Papillomavirus, an STD which can cause cervical cancer in women.
Pro-Life Groups Should Use Social Media to Stop Abortions
Pro-Life Groups Should Use Social Media to Stop Abortions | LifeNews.com: With technology playing a more significant role in how we communicate, businesses have signed online in order to grow their organizations and spread their message. Instead of flooding households with direct mailings and hard-copy petitions, businesses can now support a cause, raise money, and post their thoughts in 140 characters or less, all with a click of a mouse.
Help Wanted: Medical Students for Life National Director
Students for Life of America is hiring a National Director of Medical Students for Life. MedSFLA is an official outreach of Students for Life of America.
The MedSFLA National Director will be responsible for working with pro-life students to start and grow Med Students for Life groups, organize events for Med Students for Life groups like the National MedSFLA Speaking Tour and Conference, and be the public face for pro-life medical students in America.
The National Director will coordinate with leaders of pro-life medical associations and PRCs and help fill a need within the pro-life medical community by linking students to professionals. The National Director will also coordinate with pro-life legal organizations to help provide legal help to students facing discrimination on campus.
The National Director will be responsible for building MedSFLA, which will include fundraising and program development. Applicants must be passionately pro-life, willing to work long hours to grow the MedSFLA outreach, effective multi-taskers, and good public speakers. An entrepreneurial spirit is required.
Qualifications:
Contact: Tina Whittington, 703-351-6280.
The MedSFLA National Director will be responsible for working with pro-life students to start and grow Med Students for Life groups, organize events for Med Students for Life groups like the National MedSFLA Speaking Tour and Conference, and be the public face for pro-life medical students in America.
The National Director will coordinate with leaders of pro-life medical associations and PRCs and help fill a need within the pro-life medical community by linking students to professionals. The National Director will also coordinate with pro-life legal organizations to help provide legal help to students facing discrimination on campus.
The National Director will be responsible for building MedSFLA, which will include fundraising and program development. Applicants must be passionately pro-life, willing to work long hours to grow the MedSFLA outreach, effective multi-taskers, and good public speakers. An entrepreneurial spirit is required.
Qualifications:
- Must have a four year degree
- Must be highly motivated and passionately Pro-Life
- Must have entrepreneur spirit and public speaking abilities
- Must be able to network with others in your field
- Must have excellent organizational skills with high attention to detail
- Must have basic computer skills with use of Microsoft Office
- Must be willing to travel
- Familiarity with the medical field
- Identify and assist pro-life medical students to form their own independent campus organizations
- Work with existing medical students for life groups to increase the pro-life message on their campus
- Communicate and network with other pro-life medical organizations
- Assist with fundraising for Medical Students for Life
- Speak in front of large audiences at conferences, events, and banquets
- Develop new projects and initiatives to help pro-life medical students nationwide
Contact: Tina Whittington, 703-351-6280.
Disturbing 911 Call Dramatically Confirms Abortion Dangers
Disturbing 911 Call Dramatically Confirms Abortion Dangers :Operation Rescue: Operation Rescue has released a newly obtained recording of a 911 call placed from the UNM Center for Reproductive Health that contains dramatic audio of a 35-year old woman “crashing” after being given “conscious sedation” during an abortion that took place on February 15, 2011.
Voices can be heard in the recording calling the patient’s name and urging her to breathe as she groans and gasps for air. The fate of the woman is unknown."
Voices can be heard in the recording calling the patient’s name and urging her to breathe as she groans and gasps for air. The fate of the woman is unknown."
Abortion Supporter Bloodies Peaceful Pro-Life Activist in Violent Beating
Abortion Supporter Bloodies Peaceful Pro-Life Activist in Violent Beating :Operation Rescue: A woman who claimed to be a supporter of abortion violently attacked peaceful pro-life protesters yesterday outside Southwestern Women’s Options, a late-term abortion clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, inflicting wounds that left one protester bloody.
The woman was angry and told the pro-lifers that she had once had an abortion. She then began to viciously punch and kick Bud Shaver, a former Operation Rescue intern, and a woman named Chris. She used keys as a weapon, inflicting a deep gash on Shaver’s head that paramedics said required stitches.
The woman was angry and told the pro-lifers that she had once had an abortion. She then began to viciously punch and kick Bud Shaver, a former Operation Rescue intern, and a woman named Chris. She used keys as a weapon, inflicting a deep gash on Shaver’s head that paramedics said required stitches.
Planned Parenthood to Open New Abortion Business in Oregon
Planned Parenthood to Open New Abortion Business in Oregon | LifeNews.com: Fresh from starting a massive new abortion facility in Portland, the Planned Parenthood abortion business is preparing a new facility in Eugene, Oregon, that will promote abortions in the western part of the state.
Planned Parenthood of Southwest Oregon is preparing to break new ground on construction of the abortion facility in Lane County in August and hearings are reportedly underway locally on approving the new abortion center, which will be located on a highway connecting Eugene and Springfield.
Planned Parenthood of Southwest Oregon is preparing to break new ground on construction of the abortion facility in Lane County in August and hearings are reportedly underway locally on approving the new abortion center, which will be located on a highway connecting Eugene and Springfield.
Man got teenager pregnant and gave her abortion drugs
Man got teenager pregnant and gave her abortion drugs - The Irish Times - Tue, Jun 28, 2011: Belfast Crown Court Judge Tom Burgess, said he had looked for a “scintilla of concern for her but no matter how hard one looks, finds none.” He said that having groomed the 15-year-old girl through internet chat rooms and texting, Buckham lied to her about having fertility problems and then, when she became pregnant, he gave her abortion drugs and then left her to deal with the emotional and physical effects of the termination.
United Way in Wisconsin Refers Raped Teens to Planned Parenthood
United Way in Wisconsin Refers Raped Teens to Planned Parenthood | LifeNews.com: Pro-Life Wisconsin, which uncovered the United Way-Planned Parenthood link, says “United Way is tied very closely to Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. In addition, United Way and PPWI are members of a Healthy Youth Alliance pushing comprehensive sex ed across Wisconsin. The point is this: United Way refers these young girls to PPWI for treatment or 'services.' PPWI has been shown willing to cover up purported statutory rape, sending these young girls right back to their abusers. It’s a vicious circle, rather than a deplorable societal injustice moving toward an end point.”
Pro-Lifers Want Cigarette-Style Warning Labels for Abortions
Pro-Lifers Want Cigarette-Style Warning Labels for Abortions | LifeNews.com: A coalition of pro-life groups is calling on the FDA to include warning labels telling women how abortion destroys the lives of their unborn children and informing them of the dangers and risks associated with abortion.
Editor: As good as this sounds, the Food and Drug Administration has no jurisdiction over abortion clinics.
Defund Planned Parenthood scorecard
After Washington failed to defund Planned Parenthood because of special protection from President Obama, states across the country are picking up the fight and working to defund Planned Parenthood themselves. SBA; check back for additions.
Another Planned Parenthood merger: What do they mean?
Another Planned Parenthood merger: What do they mean? | LifeSiteNews.com: On June 24 Planned Parenthood of the Heartland announced yet another merger, this one with Planned Parenthood of Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma. A month ago PP Heartland announced it was merging with Planned Parenthood of Southeast Iowa. When these merges are complete, PP Heartland will have “approximately 30 health centers located throughout Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma,” according to its press release.
Combining affiliates also means paying fewer CEOs, CFOs, and fewer medical directors, the latter of which are becoming harder and harder to come by. PP initiated a concerted effort about 5 years ago to merge affiliates bringing in less than $2 million a year with other affiliates to get to a combined income of over $8 million, this to establish homogenous affiliates so that decisions would be more uniform across the organization.
Combining affiliates also means paying fewer CEOs, CFOs, and fewer medical directors, the latter of which are becoming harder and harder to come by. PP initiated a concerted effort about 5 years ago to merge affiliates bringing in less than $2 million a year with other affiliates to get to a combined income of over $8 million, this to establish homogenous affiliates so that decisions would be more uniform across the organization.
EXCLUSIVE: Poland to vote on historic bill banning all abortions
EXCLUSIVE: Poland to vote on historic bill banning all abortions after massive grassroots campaign | LifeSiteNews.com: Pro-life activists in Poland report that Parliamentarians in the country are preparing to vote this week on an historic bill that would enshrine total protection for children in the womb from the moment of conception.
Organizers explained they were worried that if the news broke in the English-speaking world, pro-abortion foreign powers would have poured money into the country to oppose their popular efforts. To bring the abortion ban before Parliament under Poland’s political system, the sponsors needed to collect 100,000 signatures within three months. They got 600,000 in two weeks.
Organizers explained they were worried that if the news broke in the English-speaking world, pro-abortion foreign powers would have poured money into the country to oppose their popular efforts. To bring the abortion ban before Parliament under Poland’s political system, the sponsors needed to collect 100,000 signatures within three months. They got 600,000 in two weeks.
Texas to defund Planned Parenthood
Texas to defund Planned Parenthood - Sarah Kliff - POLITICO.com: The Texas Legislature approved a bill Monday that would both compel the state to push the Obama administration to convert Texas’s Medicaid program into a block grant and defund abortion providers like Planned Parenthood.
Editor: The news just keeps getting better and better.
SD law brings crisis pregnancy centers
S.D. law brings crisis pregnancy centers - Boston.com: The small sign outside the Alpha Center in Sioux Falls lists a roster of available services: “Free pregnancy tests, abortion information, STD testing.’’ Inside women can get a free ultrasound and hear about birth programs. But if you’re a woman looking for help finding a legal abortion, you’ve come to the wrong place. Nowhere within this crisis pregnancy center will a visitor find help getting an abortion, in part because a new state law would make such referrals illegal.
The center, which says its goal is to counsel and educate pregnant women, is one of three statewide that have signed up so far to be a required stop for those seeking an abortion if South Dakota’s new abortion law survives legal challenges.
The center, which says its goal is to counsel and educate pregnant women, is one of three statewide that have signed up so far to be a required stop for those seeking an abortion if South Dakota’s new abortion law survives legal challenges.
FL Law Requires Ultrasound Before Abortion
Law Requires Ultrasound Before Abortion - Jacksonville News Story - WJXT Jacksonville: Starting this Friday, women in Florida will be required to have an ultrasound done by a doctor before having an abortion, a bill Gov. Rick Scott signed into law last Friday. It's a law the CEO of First Coast Women's Services, Judy Weber, thinks will make a positive difference.
NC gov vetoes abortion limits bill
Perdue vetoes abortion limits bill : News-Record.com : Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis: Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed a bill Monday that would have imposed a waiting period and other restrictions on women seeking abortions. “There should be no intervention ... of elected officials in conversations and treatment patterns between doctors and their patients,” said Perdue, a Democrat, after officially sending the bill back to lawmakers. “I find it repugnant to women and men and families; it's just wrong."
Editor: I'll bet unborn babies find her repugnant.
Court Affirms Human Life Begins at Conception in Indiana Case
Court Affirms Human Life Begins at Conception in Indiana Case | LifeNews.com: The state of Indiana may have lost the most recent battle in what will be a lengthy lawsuit concerning its ability to de-fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business, but two pro-life legal groups say there is a silver lining.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt granted Planned Parenthood’s request for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed after Republican Governor Mitch Daniels signed the law in May. Judge Pratt also blocked a portion of the law requiring abortion practitioners to tell women considering an abortion that their unborn child will feel pain as early as 20 weeks into pregnancy. However, she rejected Planned Parenthood’s request that a part of the law be blocked that women be told before an abortion that “human physical life begins when a human ovum is fertilized by a human sperm.”
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt granted Planned Parenthood’s request for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed after Republican Governor Mitch Daniels signed the law in May. Judge Pratt also blocked a portion of the law requiring abortion practitioners to tell women considering an abortion that their unborn child will feel pain as early as 20 weeks into pregnancy. However, she rejected Planned Parenthood’s request that a part of the law be blocked that women be told before an abortion that “human physical life begins when a human ovum is fertilized by a human sperm.”
Trinidadian PCC giving hope to pregnant women in crisis
Rebekah Ali-Gouveia giving hope to pregnant women in crisis | The Trinidad Guardian: Rebekah Ali- Gouveia is nursing her seven week old baby girl while we engage in conversation about her other baby - The Elpis Centre which she founded about two years ago to support women and families during and after crisis pregnancies. Elpis is Greek for “Hope.”
New Hampshire Scraps $1.8M in Planned Parenthood Tax Funding
New Hampshire Scraps $1.8M in Planned Parenthood Tax Funding | LifeNews.com: In a move that generated little media attention or focus, New Hampshire became the latest state to scrap taxpayer funding of the Planned Parenthood abortion business when members of a panel voted to void a $1.8 million contract.
Last Wednesday, on a 3-2 vote, members of the Executive Council rejected a taxpayer funded contract with the abortion business and told a newspaper that it was because Planned Parenthood does abortions and spends large amounts of money paying its administrators huge salaries and lobbying the state government.
Last Wednesday, on a 3-2 vote, members of the Executive Council rejected a taxpayer funded contract with the abortion business and told a newspaper that it was because Planned Parenthood does abortions and spends large amounts of money paying its administrators huge salaries and lobbying the state government.
Planned Parenthood Sues to Keep Tax Funding While Facing Criminal Charges
Planned Parenthood Sues to Keep Tax Funding While Facing Criminal Charges :Operation Rescue: Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri has filed suit against the state of Kansas to restore $330,000 in funding that had been re-allocated to reputable health care centers. Planned Parenthood faces 107 criminal charges – including 23 felonies – related to illegal late-term abortions and the manufacturing of evidence to cover up the crimes.
Grant Central USA Offers On-Line Grant Writing Courses to Help Your Organization Thrive
Grant Central USA Offers On-Line Grant Writing Courses to Help Your Organization Thrive: Grant Central USA offers a free e-course plus an affordable entry level course for just $99 for beginners. Their more advance courses, such as their Standard and Deluxe Course go into greater details and help grant seekers craft winning proposals without wasting a lot of time.
Get to Know: Friends of Efrat
Friends of Efrat: There are close to 50,000 abortions in Israel every year. Many of these abortions could be prevented, if only the woman was provided some basic social and financial support. Last year alone, Efrat saved the lives of 3,027 Jewish children in Israel. "No Jewish child should be lost to the Jewish people due to the economic concerns of the parents."
Guttmacher’s Research on Unintended Pregnancies
Guttmacher’s Research on Unintended Pregnancies - By Michael J. New - The Corner - National Review Online: Last month the Guttmacher Institute promoted two studies that calculate the cost of unintended pregnancies. What makes this research agenda challenging is that it is difficult to obtain a precise figure for the percentage of pregnancies that are unintended.
Pregnancies can come with varying levels of “wantedness,” and it may be too simplistic to categorize pregnancies as either “intended” or “unintended.” That said, both studies seem fairly well done. Both conclude that unintended pregnancies cost taxpayers anywhere from $9 billion to $12 billion a year. However, when analyzing a Guttmacher study, their recommendations are usually more problematic than their methodology.
Ryder to abortionists: 'Not with our trucks!'
Ryder to abortionists: 'Not with our trucks!': Ryder System, Inc., one of the nation's leading truck leasing companies, has notified the Campaign to Stop Stericycle that the corporate giant no longer will allow medical waste disposal company Stericycle to use its trucks to service abortion clinics.
872 letters later, teen still writing daily letters to Obama defending the unborn
872 letters later, pro-life teen still writing daily letters to Obama defending the unborn | LifeSiteNews.com: Since President Obama took office, 17-year-old Tom Behan says he has penned a steady stream of daily correspondence to the White House defending the unborn. Although he says that he hasn’t received a response for about the last 500 letters, this hasn’t stopped the high school senior, who vowed to write one letter every day, by hand, until the day Barack Obama steps out of the Oval Office.
Pregnant woman attacked by partner for refusing abortion
Pregnant woman attacked by partner for refusing abortion | Rugby Observer: A UK university student from Rugby carried out a planned attack on his pregnant girlfriend in her own flat after she had refused to comply with his demand for her to have an abortion. But despite the callous nature of the attack, Vimal Mistry, who is in the first year of a quantity surveying degree course, has escaped being jailed. Mistry, 23, of Bath Street, had pleaded guilty to assaulting 19-year-old Stephanie Ferris in December last year causing her actual bodily harm.
Planned Parenthood director jailed for stealing wine
Roanoke Planned Parenthood director gets jail time for stealing wine | LifeSiteNews.com: David Nova, vice president of Planned Parenthood Health Systems, was ordered by a judge last week to serve three weekends in the Roanoke County Jail. Nova was caught stealing bottles of wine from a Kroger’s store on two separate dates in January and was arrested in May on three counts of petit larceny, a misdemeanor under Virginia law.
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