Senate Confirms Sonia Sotomayor for Supreme Court, Expected to Back Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Members of the Senate voted 68-31 today to approve appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor for a seat on the Supreme Court. There, she is expected to become one of the five members of the pro-abortion majority that supports Roe v. Wade and its unlimited abortions. Sotomayor will now replace retiring pro-abortion Justice David Souter, who retired before the high court began its summer recess. Breaking down the vote, Sotomayor received the backing of all of the members of the Democratic caucus while 31 Republicans voted against her nomination. Another nine Republicans joined Democrats to support her. Those included Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio, the last lawmaker to announce his position, who said “Judge Sotomayor is not the nominee I would have selected if I were president, but making a nomination is not my role here today." Voinovich is one of four retiring Republicans who voted for Sotomayor, including Sens. Chris Bond of Missouri, Judd Gregg of New Hampshire, and Mel Martinez of Florida. Sotomayor also received support from pro-abortion Maine Republican Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, Richard Lugar of Indiana, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, and Lamar Alexander of Tennessee. Sen. Ted Kennedy, a pro-abortion Democrat from Massachusetts, was the only senator absent from the vote. Ailing pro-abortion Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia and pro-abortion Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski, who returned to the Senate floor for the first time since breaking her ankle last month, also voted for Obama's nominee. Full story at LifeNews.comObama Admin Blasted for Asking for Snitches on Pro-Abortion Health Care Bill
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Obama administration is coming under heavy criticism for asking for people to become tattletales on groups and people who oppose the pro-abruption health care bills in Congress. One member of the Senate says Obama could use the information to create an "enemies list," which the White House denies. In a White House blog post that has generated nationwide controversy, Obama's staff are asking for people to turn in anyone who says anything "fishy" about the pro-abortion health plan. Today, Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, has asked Obama to get his administration to stop the effort, saying that free expression on the health care bills could be "chilled.""As Congress debates health care reform and other critical policy matters, citizen engagement must not be chilled by fear of government monitoring the exercise of free speech right," he wrote in a letter to Obama. "I am not aware of any precedent for a President asking American citizens to report their fellow citizens to the White House for pure political speech that is deemed 'fishy' or otherwise inimical to the White House's political interests," Cornyn went on to say. Full story at LifeNews.com
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Obama administration is coming under heavy criticism for asking for people to become tattletales on groups and people who oppose the pro-abruption health care bills in Congress. One member of the Senate says Obama could use the information to create an "enemies list," which the White House denies. In a White House blog post that has generated nationwide controversy, Obama's staff are asking for people to turn in anyone who says anything "fishy" about the pro-abortion health plan. Today, Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, has asked Obama to get his administration to stop the effort, saying that free expression on the health care bills could be "chilled.""As Congress debates health care reform and other critical policy matters, citizen engagement must not be chilled by fear of government monitoring the exercise of free speech right," he wrote in a letter to Obama. "I am not aware of any precedent for a President asking American citizens to report their fellow citizens to the White House for pure political speech that is deemed 'fishy' or otherwise inimical to the White House's political interests," Cornyn went on to say. Full story at LifeNews.com Medical professionals are on the frontlines of the battle on life issues. From abortion to assisted suicide, we are challenged in the workplace to defend our beliefs and risk our employment. The National Association of Pro-life Nurses has been here for nurses since the beginning. Join with us to protect those voices. |
CBS News Covers Up Abortion Funding in Health Care in Misleading Factcheck
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- CBS News has become the latest mainstream media outlet to come under criticism from pro-life advocates for covering up the abortion funding tucked away in the government-run health care plan. The Associated Press had covered up the abortion funding but recently flip-flopped and admitted it exists. In a Thursday news article posted on its web site titled "10 Health Care Reform Myths," CBS News lists number five as "Health Care Legislation Mandates Taxpayer Dollars Pay for Abortions." "Nothing in the legislation, however, has 'mandated' that abortion services be included in the benefits package," CBS News claims. CBS News contends the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved an amendment by pro-abortion Rep. Lois Capps, a California Democrat, "that would prohibit taxpayer dollars from funding abortions." Referring to the infamous Bush Air National Guard memos CBS published that later turned out to be fake, Douglas Johnson of the National Right to Life Committee says the new factsheet "demonstrates that their analytic and forensic skills have not improved much since that episode." Johnson tells LifeNews.com that CBS News' analysis of the Capps amendment is off base. "The Capps Amendment was offered by a lawmaker with a 100 percent decade-long pro-abortion voting record, and it was opposed by all authentic pro-life groups, yet CBS presents the amendment as incorporating an anti-abortion policy," he said. Full story at LifeNews.comAmericans Say Obama Presidency Bigger Failure Than Bush's, Too Liberal
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A New CNN/Time poll released today shows more Americans say President Barack Obama's pro-abortion presidency has been a bigger failure than the pro-life presidency of President George W. Bush. The poll compared respondents now to those who reviewed the first six months of the Bush administration. The survey found 51 percent say Obama's presidency has been a success with 37 percent saying it is a failure and another 11 percent saying it is too soon to tell. But, when CNN interviewed Americans six months into the Bush presidency, in August 2001, 56 percent said it was successful compared to just 32 percent who called it a failure. Another 7 percent had said it was too soon to tell. The new CNN/Time poll also found Obama's approval ratings at their lowest since he took over the White House in January. Now, just 56 percent of Americans approve of the job Obama is doing compared with 40 percent who say they disapprove. That's a respective five percent drop and three percent increase since the same poll last month. Full story at LifeNews.com
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In a new video he recorded to urge pro-life advocates to oppose the health care bill and its abortion funding provisions, former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee calls President Barack Obama the most pro-abortion president in American history. Huckabee, who remains one of the top three GOP prospects for 2012, said Obama is the “most pro-abortion president in U.S. history.” “There is almost no person I can think of in an elected position who has had a more radical view of liberalized abortion policies than Barack Obama,” Huckabee added.“His position on this issue is far beyond most of the people in his own party. Most of the Democrats don't support partial-birth abortion, he does," Huckabee explained. "Most Democrats don't support late-term abortion, he does." The new video, called "Health Care Reform = Elective Abortions" appears on Huckabee's political action committee’s web site. Huckabee urged Americans to oppose the government-run health care bills pending in Congress because they have provisions “that guarantee that part of what will be covered will be elective abortions.” Full story at LifeNews.comPlanned Parenthood Continues Ignoring Debate Request on Abortion, Health Care
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards has plenty of time to write scathing editorial for pro-abortion blogs bashing pro-life advocates who criticize the pro-abortion health care bills. Yet, she apparently doesn't have enough time to return a note requesting a debate on the subject. When the Family Research Council released a new television advertisement warning that the Congressional health care bills include abortion funding and insurance mandates, Richards cried foul. In emails, interviews, and opinion columns, she accused FRC of lying to the American people about the government-run health care plan. Last week, in an attempt to clear the name of his group, FRC president Tony Perkins sent an invitation to Richards asking her to debate him on whether or not the plans will fund abortions. Perkins tells LifeNews.com, "While her formal response has not yet been received, Ms. Richards did write a piece this week for the Huffington Post in which she accused us of misleading the public on abortion and of opposing 'health care reform of any kind.'" Full story at LifeNews.comSenate Committee OKs "Pro-Life" Catholic Douglas Kmiec as Malta Ambassador
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of a pro-Obama political activists who has caused headaches for the pro-life Catholic community. President Barack Obama named Douglas Kmiec, a Pepperdine University law professor as ambassador to Malta. With the panel's vote for Kmiec, his nomination now moves to the Senate floor, where it appears he will likely be confirmed. The move is already causing a stir in pro-life Catholic circles because of Malta's strong pro-life stance and laws prohibiting abortion. The Catholic country is a small Mediterranean island just south of Italy that has resisted efforts from the European Union and United Nations to allow abortions. Yet, Kmiec became the main Catholic cheerleader for the Obama campaign during the 2008 presidential election and his ringing endorsements of the aggressive abortion advocate drew scorn nationwide. Full story at LifeNews.com
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs has a math problem and it may be similar to the one his boss, President Barack Obama, had during the campaign. Whereas Obama thought he had campaigned in more than 50 states, Gibbs can't count to two or three -- the number of states where assisted suicide is allowed. Last Tuesday, during his daily press conference, a reporter asked Gibbs about the end-of-life concerns pro-life advocates and patients' rights groups have about the government-run health care plans in Congress. Gibbs talked about the lawmakers who have said that the bill promotes euthanasia, and attempted to scoff at that by citing the low number of states that have legalized assisted suicide. "I mean, there -- you have members of Congress standing up saying the bill is -- the bill encourages euthanasia, which just, if you're keeping track at home, is illegal in 49 of 50 states, okay?" Gibbs said. "So the legislation -- it's legal in Oregon, because it passed through a voter initiative -- but it's illegal, okay?" Gibbs may have been too caught up in the Obama presidential campaign to notice, but the voters of Washington state made it the second to legalize assisted suicide last fall when they approved I-1000. Full story at LifeNews.comPro-Life Nurses Group Urges Congress: Keep Abortion Out of Health Care
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A national organization for pro-life nurses is joining the chorus of voices urging members of Congress to keep abortion out of health care. The board of directors of the National Association of Pro-Life Nurses is unified in asking Congress to make sure abortion funding and insurance mandates are not included. The NAPN includes nurses who are on the front lines of providing health care to millions of Americans. Not only do they not want taxpayer-funded abortions, they are asking Congress to make sure they are not forced to participate in abortions, as happened to a New York nurse who recently filed a lawsuit. Saying that the "proposed health care legislation affects those of us in the nursing profession directly" the National Association of Pro-life Nurses called on Congress to consider five points when adopting a restructuring plan. Full story at LifeNews.com"Family Guy" Cast to do Table Read of Abortion Episode After Fox Decision
New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- After Fox decided not to air a potentially controversial episode of the popular comedy show "Family Guy" that would cover the topic of abortion, the cast of the animated series have opted for an alternative. They will do a live table reading next week of the show's infamous "abortion episode." Fox made national news when it pulled, for a second time, an episode on abortion from airing on its stations across the country. But, Fox and Twentieth Century Fox TV have given the green light for the table reading, which is when cast members in a voice-over production sit around a table and read the scrip of a particular show or movie. Full story at LifeNews.comMinnesota Planned Parenthood Gets Infertility Ed Grant, But Abortions Cause It
St. Paul, MN (LifeNews.com) -- The Minnesota Department of Health has announced a new set of grants to four agencies to use to educate and prevent infertility. State officials awarded federal grant money to Planned Parenthood even though the abortions it does cause higher rates of infertility among women. The money is part of the federal Infertility Prevention Project (IPP) and the grants cover 2010-2013 and Planned Parenthood was one of several agencies to seek the funds. The state health department received approximately $830,000 from the federal Centers for Disease Control to award over the four-year period and Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota received $310,000. The state grant to Planned Parenthood was nearly twice as large as those to other agencies such as county health clinics, Children’s Hospital, and West Side Community Health Services. Full story at LifeNews.com
St. Paul, MN (LifeNews.com) -- The Minnesota Department of Health has announced a new set of grants to four agencies to use to educate and prevent infertility. State officials awarded federal grant money to Planned Parenthood even though the abortions it does cause higher rates of infertility among women. The money is part of the federal Infertility Prevention Project (IPP) and the grants cover 2010-2013 and Planned Parenthood was one of several agencies to seek the funds. The state health department received approximately $830,000 from the federal Centers for Disease Control to award over the four-year period and Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota received $310,000. The state grant to Planned Parenthood was nearly twice as large as those to other agencies such as county health clinics, Children’s Hospital, and West Side Community Health Services. Full story at LifeNews.comEncourage Friends to Sign Up for Free Pro-Life News From LifeNews.com
