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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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Current Headlines Top Stories
• Planned Parenthood Caught on Video Covering Up Sex Trafficking
• Senate May Vote This Week on Obamacare Repeal Bill
• Pro-Lifers Demand Planned Parenthood De-Funding After Expose'
• Taxpayers Stuck With Legal Bill for State Officials Ignoring Gosnell More Pro-Life News
• Planned Parenthood, Affiliate, Differ inSex-Trafficking Video Reaction
• Top Ten 2012 Senate Races for Pro-Life Advocates to Watch
• Pro-Abortion Groups Mislead in Rape Attack on Tax-Funded Abortion Ban
• Planned Parenthood Sex Trafficking Coverup May Prompt Christie Veto
• Montana Senate Becomes Abortion Battle: Rehberg v. Tester
• Babies Can Be Treated With Adult Stem Cells, Even in the Womb
• Activists Flailing in Opposition to Abortion Funding Ban
• India Catches Man With 14,000 Abortion Pills in Luggage
• Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Pregnant Woman Refusing Abortion
• South Dakota Legislature Praises Crisis Pregnancy Centers
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Planned Parenthood Caught on Video Covering Up Sex Trafficking
The nation's largest abortion business has been caught in video in an undercover investigation covering up for and coaching a man and a woman posing as sex traffickers and inquiring about how to obtain abortions for the women they victimized. The sting operation has the actors looking into testing for sexually transmitted diseases and contraception and birth control for their female underage sex slaves. Planned Parenthood officials say they want to help the pair make their whole operation "look as legit as possible."
The pro-life student-led organization Live Action released the video footage this morning, which already received national attention when Planned Parenthood officials went public with information concerning their complaints to the FBI abut the undercover activity. The complaints were met with scoffs by those who believe the abortion business was trying to make itself look good after the fact.
In the video, the pair visit Planned Parenthood Central New Jersey's abortion center in Perth Amboy and clinic manager Amy Woodruff, an LPN, warns the pimp and his prostitute to have their trafficked underage girls lie about their age to avoid mandatory reporting laws.
"Even if they lie, just say, 'Oh he's the same age as me, 15,'…it's just that mainly 14 and under we have to, doesn't matter if their partner's the same age, younger, whatever, 14 and under we have to report," Woodruff says. "Like on the paperwork there's going to be a point that asks, uh, like are you sexually active, stuff like that … if they're under a certain age… – you know, me and my other counselor, like for the most part we want as little information as possible – cause we don't want to be involved…" Full story at LifeNews.com Senate May Vote This Week on Obamacare Repeal Bill
The Senate may vote as early as this week on legislation that would repeal the Obamacare law that contains abortion and rationing concerns of pro-life groups. The vote would come on the heels of a ruling by a federal judge declaring the law unconstitutional.
Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said today the Senate may vote on the House-passed legislation this week, putting on Twitter: "Vote on health care repeal could come as early as this week in the Senate."
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. Jim DeMint of North Carolina, both of whom are pro-life, have led the way in the effort to repeal the Obamacare legislation. last week, McConnell started the process of attempting to get the Senate to repeal the law by employing a Senate rule typically reserved for party leaders that allows them to bypass committee action on legislation and place the bill directly before the Senate.
Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid mostly controls the Senate calendar and which bills have an opportunity for debate and a vote and the Rule 14 motion McConnell used takes a couple of days to move along before any potential battle on bringing up the bill can begin. Democrats are expected to object to the vote and McConnell would need 60 votes to overcome the objection and allow a vote on the repeal bill. That is considered unlikely. Full story at LifeNews.com
Pro-Lifers Demand Planned Parenthood De-Funding After Expose'
The reaction from the national pro-life community to a new video released by a group exposing the Planned Parenthood abortion business has been swift and decisive: they want Congress to yank federal funding for Planned Parenthood. The new video Live Action distributed this morning shows Planned Parenthood staffers in New Jersey, and several other states, advising a man and woman who claim they head up an illegal sex trafficking ring on how to get abortions for the young teenage girls who they said were illegally brought into the country from Asia.
The video has prompted outrage from pro-life advocates who are demanding a vote on a bill Congressman Mike Pence has sponsored that would cut the Title X family planning funds the abortion business receives.
"The exploitive roots and track record of Planned Parenthood is a largely untold story that now cannot be ignored," Susan B. Anthony List president Marjorie Dannenfelser told LifeNews.com after seeing the video. "The horror of the logic behind Planned Parenthood's founding has come to roost in this modern form: it is the primary partner of those who degrade and exploit women." Full story at LifeNews.com
Taxpayers Stuck With Legal Bill for State Officials Ignoring Gosnell
When the grand jury report came down that was used to charge abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell and his staff with murder charges and other counts related to the death of a woman and seven infanticide cases, state officials were accused of ignoring abuses.
Now, new documents a local television station uncovered show taxpayers were forced to pay for the legal bills of those state officials who ignored the abuses that could have closed the clinic and saved the lives and health of countless women and babies who were purposefully prematurely birthed for the purpose of killing them with medical scissors.
Fox 29 indicates Pennsylvania state records it obtained show taxpayers forked over $100,000 in legal bills for attorneys for the state officials the grand jury subpoenaed. The local prosecutors in the case grilled the state officials and they were entitled to legal representation, but chose to accept public attorneys paid for at public expense.
The total cost to taxpayers was over $116,000 for the attorneys picked by a Center City law firm that earned over $50,000 in fees connected with the representation of the state officials. The new information adds insult to injury in a case that has received national attention for the gruesome and horrendous practices at Gosnell's abortion business. Full story at LifeNews.com
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Planned Parenthood, Affiliate, Differ in Sex-Trafficking Video Reaction
The Planned Parenthood abortion business and a New Jersey affiliate are giving the public contrasting reactions to a new sex-trafficking video depicting officials at a New Jersey clinic helping sex traffickers obtain abortions for the girls they victimize. The video, released by the investigative group Live Action, contains two actors who talk to paid Planned Parenthood staffers about their sex trafficking ring and they are shown how to get the young, illegally-imported girls back on the street to further the sex trade shortly after their abortions. They are also directed by Planned Parenthood officials to another, more shady, abortion center that will give them less grief about the abortions on the young women.
Phyllis Kinsler, chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey, told the Associated Press the abortion business is looking into the evidence the video presents and painted a more serious view of the video footage.
"Planned Parenthood insists on the highest standards of care, and safeguards the trusted relationship we have with patients, families and communities," the abortion business said in a statement. "What appears on edited tapes made public today is not consistent with Planned Parenthood's practices, and is under review." Full story atLifeNews.com
Top Ten 2012 Senate Races for Pro-Life Advocates to Watch
he pro-life movement has the opportunity to pick up pro-abortion seats in the 2012 elections and there are also Senate seats with pro-life senators, or those who tend to vote pro-life, in play that pro-life advocates should monitor. On the whole, the chance of making further gains in the Senate from the successful 2010 elections is a real possibility. Republicans could find themselves with a majority control of the Senate and the ability to approve judges from what the pro-life community hopes will be a newly-elected pro-life president. Full story at LifeNews.com
Pro-Abortion Groups Mislead in Rape Attack on Tax-Funded Abortion Ban
Leading pro-abortion groups are attacking a new bill that would ban federal taxpayer funding of abortions with an attack on the bill claiming it would change national policy when it comes to victims of statutory rape. Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL, says the bill is "basically putting more restrictions on what was defined historically as rape." However, it turns out the claims are false and no substantive change in federal policy is forthcoming.
The attack concerns HR 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, that rolls several federal rules that have to be passed annually to prevent taxpayer funding of abortions in various governmental departments and programs into one permanent federal law. It would also remove any concerns from the Obamacare law that it could somehow be used to finance abortions with federal funds. Full story at LifeNewscom
Planned Parenthood Sex Trafficking Coverup May Prompt Christie Veto
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie may be much more likely to veto again a bill that compels state residents to fund Planned Parenthood centers now that a new expose' has gone public showing the abortion business covering up sexual trafficking. A new undercover video shows Planned Parenthood officials, in New Jersey, telling a pimp and his prostitute assistant how they can get abortions for young teenage girls who Planned Parenthood officials are informed are Asians in the country illegally and forced into the sex trade.
The Perth Amboy abortion center where the video is filmed is the second-largest Planned Parenthood center operated by Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey and the abortion business plans to double its number of abortion centers in the state. Full story at LifeNews.com
Montana Senate Becomes Abortion Battle: Rehberg v. Tester
When voters in Montana go to the polls next year to decide on a senator to represent them in Washington, they will likely face a stark contrast on abortion between current pro-abortion Sen. Jon Tester and pro-life U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg. Rehberg, the popular Republican congressman, will give up his generally safe House seat to take on Tester, who campaigned as a moderate Democrat but has walked the pro-abortion line since coming to Washington. Rehberg will make the announcement official on Saturday and turn what was though to be a somewhat safe Tester re-election bid in to one of the most closely watched races in the country next year. Full story at LifeNews.com
Babies Can Be Treated With Adult Stem Cells, Even in the Womb
Two recent stories are exciting about the possibility of treating young children, even in the womb, with adult stem cells. One study shows that cardiac adult stem cells can be isolated from young children with heart problems, even as young as one day old. Full story at LifeNews.com
Activists Flailing in Opposition to Abortion Funding Ban
When the other side gets nervous, we know we are doing something right. In mid-January, the House voted to repeal the health care reform bill in part because it lacked language barring the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions.
At a recent press conference, Speaker Boehner spoke of the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act and the Protect Life Act as "commonsense legislation reflect[ing] the will of the people" and "one of the highest legislative priorities" designating it H.R. 3. Full story at LifeNews.com
India Catches Man With 14,000 Abortion Pills in Luggage
Officials in India have apprehended a man with 14,000 abortion pills in his luggage carefully place in food containers meant to conceal the pills. Customers officers found the abortion drugs after searching the luggage of Yusuf Masalawala, 54, who was arrested afterwards. Full story at LifeNews.com
Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Pregnant Woman Refusing Abortion
A Washington state man has pleaded guilty to charges of murder in the death of 28-year-old Jennifer "J" Morgan and 13-month-old Ema Morgan after Jennifer refused his request to get an abortion. Thomas Hicks, 31, was charged after he was apprehended following the discovery of the bodies by Morgan's mother and in cooperation with other relatives who aided them in locating Hicks. Full story at LifeNews.com
South Dakota Legislature Praises Crisis Pregnancy Centers
While officials in Washington state, New York City, Baltimore and elsewhere attack the work of pregnancy centers, lawmakers in South Dakota are praising their work connecting women with abortion alternatives.
The South Dakota state legislature today praised the work of pregnancy centers with both the South Dakota House of Representatives and Senate passed a "Resolution Honoring Pregnancy Care Centers." The resolution thanks the non-profit organizations throughout the state for their tremendous service to women, children, and the community. Full story at LifeNews.com
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