Heroic News: “Shocking numbers” plus 12 more

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• Shocking numbers
• Planned Parenthood won't appeal Arizona abortion ruling
• Redefining marriage: stigma and hate
• Michelle Bachman attacks Perry on HPV shots
• Swedish doctor in dock for baby euthanasia trial
• Mississippi court clears way for personhood vote
• Scientists touchy over 'morality' of embryonic stem cell research
• Mother told premature twins had zero chance of survival
• Pro-life group renews call for boycott of corporations backing Planned Parenthood
• Are health plans forced to cover free 'abortion pills?'
• NC House advances same sex 'marriage' ban
• Single mom cohabitation touted as alternative 'family' arrangement
• Obama DOJ agressively targeting 'sidewalk counselors'

Shocking numbers Posted: 13 Sep 2011 12:53 PM PDT Here are Planned Parenthood’s own numbers. They reflect their activity in the abortion arena. As one can see, they are increasingly invested in performing this gruesome procedure.

Planned Parenthood won't appeal Arizona abortion ruling Posted: 13 Sep 2011 12:35 PM PDT New restrictions on abortion are set to take Tuesday after Planned Parenthood Arizona announced Monday it would not appeal a ruling declaring them legal.

Redefining marriage: stigma and hate Posted: 13 Sep 2011 09:39 AM PDT Because our culture still generally celebrates an institution it no longer understands, people are put in a position of wanting something without knowing what it is.

Michelle Bachman attacks Perry on HPV shots Posted: 13 Sep 2011 08:22 AM PDT Michele Bachmann accused Rick Perry of using sixth-grade girls as profit engines for a drug company at the CNN/Tea Party Express debate, lacing into the Texas governor for having attempted to mandate the HPV vaccine for young teenagers.

Swedish doctor in dock for baby euthanasia trial Posted: 13 Sep 2011 08:16 AM PDT A doctor at a Swedish children's hospital went on trial Tuesday accused of an infant euthanasia killing in a case which has caused deep unease among the country's medical profession.

Mississippi court clears way for personhood vote Posted: 13 Sep 2011 08:12 AM PDT Mississippi voters will have the chance to define the term "person" to include all human beings from the moment of fertilization after the state Supreme Court validated a referendum.

Scientists touchy over 'morality' of embryonic stem cell research Posted: 13 Sep 2011 08:10 AM PDT Pro embryonic stem cell research scientists sure can get touchy about ethics. In fact, if you read what some of them write, you might conclude that they believe only scientists should decide what is ethical in science.

Mother told premature twins had zero chance of survival Posted: 13 Sep 2011 07:01 AM PDT The little fighters were born on Christmas Day just 23 weeks and three days into their mother's pregnancy, possibly making them the youngest premature twins to survive in Australia.

Pro-life group renews call for boycott of corporations backing Planned Parenthood Posted: 13 Sep 2011 07:00 AM PDT The pro-life group Life Decisions International (LDI) has released a revised edition of The Boycott List, which identifies corporations that support Planned Parenthood, the world’s primary abortion-advocacy group.

Are health plans forced to cover free 'abortion pills?' Posted: 13 Sep 2011 06:14 AM PDT CNN tries to paint 'emergency contraception,' widely known as the "morning-after pill," as a non-abortifacient drug.

NC House advances same sex 'marriage' ban Posted: 13 Sep 2011 05:00 AM PDT Lawmakers in the North Carolina House have passed a bill to let voters decide whether to add an amendment to the state constitution that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. The State Senate is expected to vote on the measure today.

Single mom cohabitation touted as alternative 'family' arrangement Posted: 12 Sep 2011 01:14 PM PDT Communal living might be experiencing growth because of the anemic economy, but it’s not exactly new. With the dramatic rise in unmarried mothers giving birth (from 18 percent in 1980 to 41 percent in 2008), as well as a rise in the likelihood of single mother households falling below the poverty line (a scenario 9 times as likely to happen in 2009 as it was in 1990) single moms are facing persuasive — if stark — reasons to cohabitate.

Obama DOJ agressively targeting 'sidewalk counselors' Posted: 12 Sep 2011 12:44 PM PDT Under the authority of the Department of Justice (DOJ), over the past two years or so the Obama Administration has aggressively targeted pro-life activists and counselors who try to persuade women arriving at abortion clinics from killing their unborn children.