German baby survives record-equaling premature birth
German baby survives record-equalling premature birth: A German baby born after only 21 weeks and five days in the womb has equalled a world record for surviving premature infants.
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IRS intimidates pro-life group
IRS intimidates pro-life group (OneNewsNow.com): The Internal Revenue Service has had a change of heart regarding the Texas pro-life group, Christian Voices for Life, after issuing the organization a challenging letter.
The IRS fired off the letter to the pro-life group with some disturbing questions. '[They asked] whether they did educational activity on both sides of the issues, whether they were trying to block people entering a medical clinic during 40 Days for Life or a Life Chain event, and whether members of the group had attempted to talk to someone trying to enter a medical clinic -- as if there's anything wrong with that,' their attorney says.
What was wrong with the IRS letter, the attorney explains, is that the questions had nothing to do with an application for tax-exempt status. The Thomas More Society proceeded to fire off a strongly worded letter to the IRS -- and it got results. 'It was just a few days later Christian Voices for Life received a letter confirming that their tax exemption had been granted.'
The IRS fired off the letter to the pro-life group with some disturbing questions. '[They asked] whether they did educational activity on both sides of the issues, whether they were trying to block people entering a medical clinic during 40 Days for Life or a Life Chain event, and whether members of the group had attempted to talk to someone trying to enter a medical clinic -- as if there's anything wrong with that,' their attorney says.
What was wrong with the IRS letter, the attorney explains, is that the questions had nothing to do with an application for tax-exempt status. The Thomas More Society proceeded to fire off a strongly worded letter to the IRS -- and it got results. 'It was just a few days later Christian Voices for Life received a letter confirming that their tax exemption had been granted.'
Teacher drove middle-schooler to Planned Parenthood for an abortion
Teacher at Durham school resigns amid sex charges - Durham County - NewsObserver.com: In a first-person account published two weeks ago in Campus Echo, N.C. Central University's student newspaper, NCCU junior Jessica Martin revealed an affair with a band director pseudo-named 'Smith' during her senior year at Parkland High School in Winston-Salem in 2007 and 2008. Martin described Smith driving her to and from Planned Parenthood for an abortion. The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office later charged Terry Lamar Jones, Jr., with the crimes.
Dad held on abuse charges
Dad held on abuse charges » Local News » SalemNews.com, Salem, MA: When his wife told him she was 12 weeks pregnant last summer, Dario Finkel did not take the news well, court papers say, throwing his barefoot and pajama-clad wife out of their Marblehead apartment and refusing to let her back until she either had an abortion or a miscarriage. She didn't, and eventually they got back together.
But after their son, Michael, was born, Finkel was just as upset, allegedly admitting to investigators that he had shaken the baby at least three times in the past and once put his hand over the baby's face to get him to stop crying, all before last week's alleged assault on the 7-week-old infant. He is charged with attempted murder, child endangerment, and assault and battery causing injury to a child.
But after their son, Michael, was born, Finkel was just as upset, allegedly admitting to investigators that he had shaken the baby at least three times in the past and once put his hand over the baby's face to get him to stop crying, all before last week's alleged assault on the 7-week-old infant. He is charged with attempted murder, child endangerment, and assault and battery causing injury to a child.
UN ignores 3 million stillbirths because of abortion politics
Nearly three million children die every year during labor and delivery or in the weeks just before birth, more than all deaths by HIV/AIDS. The UN does not even count them. A new study in the prestigious medical journal Lancet says abortion politics is one reason why.
About 98% of the 2.6 million yearly stillbirths occur in low- and middle-income countries, mostly due to complications during delivery. One of the reasons stillbirth remains “in the shadows,” is because of pro-abortion sentiments, the report says. The World Health Organization (WHO) does not count unborn children who die before 28 weeks as stillborn, even though stillbirth of viable 22-week babies is common in the developed world. Shoring the data gap could lead to a 40% increase in the number of recorded stillbirths.
Lancet’s editor, Richard Horton, says not counting these children denies parents “the gravitas their grief demanded,” but “when one considers that in many countries abortion is allowed up to and sometimes beyond 24 weeks, one can begin to understand authorities’ reluctance to pursue the point.” Horton nevertheless finds no dilemma: “Every woman has the right to a safe abortion…but she also has the right to have the death of her [wanted] baby counted.”
One of Horton’s strongest adversaries in his quest to advance better data has been the pro-abortion lobby. They opposed him last year when he published an independent study challenging WHO data and methodology on maternal health statistics they had been using to promote abortion.
About 98% of the 2.6 million yearly stillbirths occur in low- and middle-income countries, mostly due to complications during delivery. One of the reasons stillbirth remains “in the shadows,” is because of pro-abortion sentiments, the report says. The World Health Organization (WHO) does not count unborn children who die before 28 weeks as stillborn, even though stillbirth of viable 22-week babies is common in the developed world. Shoring the data gap could lead to a 40% increase in the number of recorded stillbirths.
Lancet’s editor, Richard Horton, says not counting these children denies parents “the gravitas their grief demanded,” but “when one considers that in many countries abortion is allowed up to and sometimes beyond 24 weeks, one can begin to understand authorities’ reluctance to pursue the point.” Horton nevertheless finds no dilemma: “Every woman has the right to a safe abortion…but she also has the right to have the death of her [wanted] baby counted.”
One of Horton’s strongest adversaries in his quest to advance better data has been the pro-abortion lobby. They opposed him last year when he published an independent study challenging WHO data and methodology on maternal health statistics they had been using to promote abortion.
Kansas Senate OKs bill to force abortion clinics to adopt hospital standards or close
Kansas Senate OKs bill to force abortion clinics to adopt hospital standards or close | LifeSiteNews.com: The Kansas Senate voted Wednesday 24-15 to enact a comprehensive abortion regulation bill. It mandates that health officials conduct two annual inspections (one surprise visit) of abortion clinics and that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) have the power to fine and shut down abortion clinics for non-compliance with the law.
The measure also bans telemedicine abortions, where the abortion pill RU-486 is prescribed by an abortionist over webcam to women. It also states that abortionists must have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their clinic.
The measure also bans telemedicine abortions, where the abortion pill RU-486 is prescribed by an abortionist over webcam to women. It also states that abortionists must have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their clinic.
Man pleads guilty after attempting to force girlfriend to abort at gunpoint
Man pleads guilty after attempting to force girlfriend to abort at gunpoint | LifeSiteNews.com: Dominic Holt-Reid faces up to 20 years in prison and a $40,000 fine for attempting to force his pregnant girlfriend to abort. Holt-Reid’s girlfriend, Yolanda Burgess, had decided not to go through with a scheduled abortion in October when Holt-Reid took out a .45 caliber handgun and said she had no choice. Police said he then forced Burgess, who was three-months pregnant at the time, to drive to an abortion facility, where staff called police after Burgess passed them a note explaining the situation. The child has since been born and is doing well.
Medical Students for Life of America National Conference
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Indiana votes to defund Planned Parenthood
Indiana votes to defund Planned Parenthood - Sarah Kliff - POLITICO.com: The Indiana State Legislature has voted to strip Planned Parenthood of its federal funding, putting the state on a path to barring the group from receiving public dollars. The legislation now hits the desk of Gov. Mitch Daniels, putting the presidential contender who has famously called for a “truce” on social issues squarely in the middle of a contentious, national debate over Planned Parenthood’s federal funding. Daniels now has one week to veto the bill or it becomes law without his signature.
Russia considering abortion restrictions to slow population collapse
Russia considering abortion restrictions to slow population collapse | LifeSiteNews.com: Russia has the highest rate of abortion in the world at 53 abortions per 1000 women between 15 and 44, according to UN statistics. Abortion is a key issue in Russia’s plummeting population that has seen a drop from 148.5 million in 1995 to 143 million today.
The country’s own statistics show that there are 1022 abortions committed for every 1000 births. Official numbers show between 1.6 and 1.7 million abortions per year, but unofficial estimates put it at closer to 6 million per year, 90 percent of which are done, as in most of the developed world, at the woman’s request for “social,” not medical reasons.
The country’s own statistics show that there are 1022 abortions committed for every 1000 births. Official numbers show between 1.6 and 1.7 million abortions per year, but unofficial estimates put it at closer to 6 million per year, 90 percent of which are done, as in most of the developed world, at the woman’s request for “social,” not medical reasons.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said last week 1.5 trillion rubles will be invested in "demography projects" to impvoed the average life expectancy and to boost the birth rate by 25-30 percent over three years.
New study confirms that some contraceptive pills riskier than others
New study confirms that some contraceptive pills riskier than others - Telegraph: Women taking so-called 'third generation' contraceptive pills, those developed in the 1980s, are up to three times more likely to suffer a blood clot than those who use older varieties, according to new research based on British and American records. With no real other advantages of the newer drug, scientists said it would be 'prudent' to make the older pills the 'first line choice.' Scientists say doctors should prescribe pills that contain the hormone levonorgestrel, rather than drospirenone.
More U.S. women using morning-after pill: study
More U.S. women using morning-after pill: study | Reuters: Researchers found that between 2006 and 2008, about twice as many women ages 15 to 44 said they had used emergency contraception, compared with four to six years earlier -- when it was still restricted to prescription-only. Of more than 6,300 sexually active US women surveyed, nearly 10% said they had ever used EC, compared with a rate of about 4% in 2002.
Maternal Deaths on the Rise in California
CapRadio | Report: Maternal Deaths on the Rise in California | Capital Public Radio: A new report shows an upward trend in pregnancy-related deaths in California and that African-American women are most at risk.
Binge drinking contributes to unintended pregnancies
A report by the left-leaning UK think tank Demos has found that the culture of “binge drinking” among young women in the UK is the worst in the western world. The report suggests that the high rate of drinking has contributed to Britain’s extremely high rates of sexual activity outside marriage and consequent unintended pregnancies. LifeSiteNews
Contraception manufacturer beset with lawsuits, investigation over device
Over 700 lawsuits against Merck Pharmaceuticals are moving forward in U.S. court, even as the company is fending off accusations of ethical violations for its attempts to market the NuvaRing birth control device overseas, without making mention of its risks. The lawsuits allege serious injury and death caused by the use of the NuvaRing - a small ring which is inserted into the vagina for three weeks, then removed for a week and reinserted. It sends a constant flow of hormones into the body in order to suppress fertility. LifeSiteNews
Proposed Michigan law would require viewing fetal photo before an abortion
Even though many states' legislative sessions are winding down, abortion-restricting bills are continuing to pop up across the country. Some of the bills mirror legislation already introduced and/or passed in other states, such as parental notification for teens seeking abortions or the requirement of pro-life counseling and increased wait time before an abortion. Deseret News
Indiana May Cut Planned Parenthood
Indiana is poised to become the first state to cut off all government funding for the Planned Parenthood organization, providing a significant victory for the anti-abortion movement but posing a political predicament for the state's governor, Mitch Daniels, as he considers running for president. CNS
Victory! Kansas Passes Clinic Regulations That Will Save Lives
The Kansas Senate voted 24-15 yesterday to pass a bill that would force two annual inspections of abortion clinics, ban telemed “webcam” abortions, and give the Department of Health and Environment authority to fine and close abortion clinics that do not comply with the new law. It will also require abortionists to maintain hospital privileges within 30 miles of their clinic. The bill earlier passed the House and now heads to the desk of Gov. Sam Brownback, who has promised to sign it. Operation Rescue
New studies point to clot risk of Bayer's Yasmin contraceptive
New evidence emerged on Friday that women taking Bayer's best-selling contraceptive Yasmin may run a higher risk of dangerous blood clots than those using older birth-control pills. Two studies showed that users of pills containing drospirenone, one of the hormones used in Yasmin, had a two to threefold higher risk of venous thromboembolism than did users of those containing the older synthetic hormone levonorgestrel, according to British Medical Association. Reuters
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