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• Romney Blasts Obama On Pro-Abortion HHS Mandate in New Ad
• Medical Examiner Won t Release Autopsy of Botched Abortion Victim
• A Reason to Defeat Pro-Abortion Barack Obama: Joe Biden
• Red Cross Sets Up Blood Drive at Local Abortion Facility
More Pro-Life News
• Obama Pro-Abortion HHS Mandate Faces September Court Date
• Black Leaders Silent on Killing Ugly Black Babies Abortion Doc
• Amnesty International Continues Pushing Abortion Worldwide
• Pro-Life Groups Upset by Obama Invite to Catholic Dinner
• Shock: A Trip-Adviser Review Site for Abortion Clinics?
• India: Girl Dies From Botched Abortion She Didn t Want
• Incremental Pro-Life Legislative Success Gives Future Hope
• South Carolina Man Arrested: Beat Pregnant Girlfriend, Killed Baby
• Christie Applauded for Vetoing Gestational Surrogacy Bill
• New Zealand: Pro-Life Groups Abortion Review Dismissed
• Pro-Life Advocates in New Mexico Keep Fighting Abortion Industry
---> Planned Parenthood: 51% of Its Clinic Income Comes From Abortions
Romney Blasts Obama On Pro-Abortion HHS Mandate in New Ad
Mitt Romney has launched his first attack on President Barack Obama s pro-abortion record with a new advertisement that blasts the president for his pro-abortion HHS mandate that pro-life groups strongly oppose.
The Romney campaign released a new coordinated television advertisement wit the Republican National Committee. The campaign said President Obama has declared war on religion by forcing religious institutions to go against their faith. Mitt Romney will stand up and protect religious freedom whenever it is threatened. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/romney-blasts-obama-on-pro-abortion-hhs-mandate-in-new-ad/
Medical Examiner Won t Release Autopsy of Botched Abortion Victim
A pro-life legal group looking for more information into the death of a women who died after having an abortion at Planned Parenthood in Chicago is upset that local Chicago officials are not more forthcoming with a report on what happened.
The death of Tonya Reaves, a 24 year-old who died after an abortion at Planned Parenthood s Loop Health Center in Chicago, has remained a mystery in part because employees at the Chicago Office of the Medical Examiner failed to comply with a request from the pro-life legal group Life Legal Defense Foundation. LLDF is wanting Reaves autopsy report, especially in light of the way in which Planned Parenthood failed to call 911 and did not seek emergency medical assistance for Reaves until five hours after the abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/medical-examiner-wont-release-autopsy-of-botched-abortion-victim/
A Reason to Defeat Pro-Abortion Barack Obama: Joe Biden
The first strong indication of how a presidential candidate will govern, as opposed to how he campaigns, is his decision who to select as a vice-presidential running mate. After all, this is the candidate s first appointment of anyone who will hold an office beyond the election. It has to be someone whose views are compatible, someone who has the same core beliefs.
When Barack Obama picked Joe Biden to be his running mate in August, 2008, he signaled to the world that his Administration would be solidly pro-abortion. The two had been ideological soulmates on abortion since Obama came to the Senate in 2005, with both Biden and Obama compiling zero percent pro-life voting records during that time. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/a-reason-to-defeat-pro-abortion-barack-obama-joe-biden/
Red Cross Sets Up Blood Drive at Local Abortion Facility
The American Red Cross in Columbus, Ohio is coming under fire from local pro-life advocates after it decided to set up a local blood drive at a prominent area abortion business. The American Red Cross held the blood drive at the Complete Healthcare for Woman (CHfW) abortion facility on Cleveland Ave.
Ruth Yorston, Executive Director of Greater Columbus Right to Life, says the blood drive is another way for the abortion clinic to make itself look like a legitimate medical facility. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/red-cross-sets-up-blood-drive-at-local-abortion-facility/
Obama Pro-Abortion HHS Mandate Faces September Court Date
Before the November elections, pro-life advocates could have a result in one of the dozens of lawsuits taking on the Obama HHS mandate that forces religious employers to pay for abortion-causing drugs for their employees.
Federal District Judge Robert H. Cleland of the Eastern District of Michigan has set the date of September 26 to hear oral arguments on whether the federal government should be enjoined from enforcing the HHS Mandate. The hearing will take place at the U.S. Courthouse in Detroit, Michigan. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/obama-pro-abortion-hhs-mandate-faces-september-court-date/
Black Leaders Silent on Killing Ugly Black Babies Abortion Doc
By now you have seen the stunning footage of Charlotte based abortionist Ashutosh Ron Virmani s vile assertion to a group of pro-life Christians that aborting babies saves taxpayers money. In the video, Virmani also callously conflates that rid[ding] the world of ugly black babies would prevent shootings like the one in Colorado. (Video)
Even Virmani s political donations seem to reflect his professional practice. As WashingtonExaminer senior analyst Timothy P. Carney points out, Virmani s political donations have been made almost exclusively to pro abortion Democrats; the single exception being Congressman Sue Myrick, (R-NC) who scores 100 percent from the National Right to Life Committee. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/black-leaders-silent-on-killing-ugly-black-babies-abortion-doc/
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Amnesty International Continues Pushing Abortion Worldwide
Amnesty International, a human rights organization that used to be abortion neutral, is now using the problem of maternal mortality to advocate for abortion. In a new report, ostensibly on medical care for maternal health, Amnesty calls on governments to repeal abortion laws and conscience protection for medical workers who may object. They also call for public health systems to train and equip health care providers to perform abortions.
Amnesty s Maternal Health is a Human Right campaign focuses attention on four countries: Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Peru, and the United States. Amnesty argues that maternal mortality will decrease if it is treated as a human rights issue, if costs to health care are covered by governments, and if a right for women to control their reproductive and sex lives is established. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/amnesty-international-continues-pushing-abortion-worldwide/
Pro-Life Groups Upset by Obama Invite to Catholic Dinner
More pro-life groups are weighing in with opposition to the Archdiocese of New York inviting pro-abortion President Barack Obama to attend the annual Al Smith Catholic Charities dinner this October. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/pro-life-groups-upset-by-obama-invite-to-catholic-dinner/
Shock: A Trip-Adviser Review Site for Abortion Clinics?
Under the You CAN T make this stuff up category, I d like to talk about a post this week found on the webpage of The Abortioneers. It s a gathering place for abortion practitioners to compare notes, in this case pondering the importance of first impressions and what happens if the word gets round that your clinic is subpar. That s, of course, in code. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/shock-a-trip-advisor-review-site-for-abortion-clinics/
India: Girl Dies From Botched Abortion She Didn t Want
A 16-year-old girl is the latest to die from a failed abortion in India after the man who was supposed to marry her backed out after she became pregnant and forced her to have an abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/india-girl-dies-from-botched-abortion-she-didnt-want/
Incremental Pro-Life Legislative Success Gives Future Hope
Since Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the pro-life movement s incremental strategies strengthening parental consent laws, advancing legal protection on the basis of fetal pain, and defunding Planned Parenthood give us reason to be optimistic about the future of the pro-life movement. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/incremental-pro-life-legislative-success-gives-future-hope/
South Carolina Man Arrested: Beat Pregnant Girlfriend, Killed Baby
A South Carolina man has been arrested after beating his pregnant girlfriend and causing her to miscarry the couple s unborn child. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/south-carolina-man-arrested-beat-pregnant-girlfriend-killed-baby/
Christie Applauded for Vetoing Gestational Surrogacy Bill
Pro-life groups are applauding New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for vetoing S1599, the Gestational Surrogacy Bill. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/christie-applauded-for-vetoing-gestational-surrogacy-bill/
New Zealand: Pro-Life Groups Abortion Review Dismissed
A pro-life group s battle for a review of abortions has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. But Ken Orr, the head of Right to Life of New Zealand, says the result was a mixed bag. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/new-zealand-pro-life-groups-abortion-review-dismissed/
Pro-Life Advocates in New Mexico Keep Fighting Abortion Industry
Bud and Tara Shaver are full time pro-life missionaries in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their ministry encompasses its name, Prayer and a Pro-life Witness. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/09/pro-life-advocates-in-new-mexico-keep-fighting-abortion-industry/
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