Sunday, March 24, 2013

National Right to Life News This Week



National Right to Life News This Week


 

7-year-old asks the President to “Please change the law about killing babys when they are still in mommy’s tummys”

Click on letter to enlarge.
By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. This first ran at the end of January. For reasons you will grasp instantly, Alexander’s letter to President Obama was enormously popular with our readers. 
 

Academic credit now available to National Right to Life Academy Students

National Right to Life Academy students are leaders making a difference in the pro-life movement today.
By Megan McCrum, Program Director Graduates of past sessions of the National Right to Life Academy knew full well that their five weeks of rigorous academic study were worthy of college credit. 

“I’m Personally Pro-Life but” and the selection of a New Pope

Pope Francis
By Melissa Ohden There I was, my face pressed to the glass of the partition in the airport, straining to hear the announcement of Pope Francis Wednesday, reveling in the excitement of the moment. 
 

High Schooler loses eligibility, but not his conscience, for running in pro-life relay

James Vignola
By Dave Andrusko I live in a state where in some cases it is easier to solve the Rubik Cube than figure out what makes students eligible—or ineligible—for a myriad of school-related activities. But this story—“Helias runner loses eligibility

Ed Sheeran song with surprisingly pro-life message

By Lauren Enriquez The U.K.’s Ed Sheeran, who became an overnight sensation with his chart-topping song “The A Team,” has touched listeners with another tune from his album “+” (Plus) carrying a surprising pro-life message.
 

Abortionists agree – abortion is killing

AbortionDilemmabook
By Sarah Terzo “A fetus isn’t a baby.” “A woman has a right to choose.” These are often the most common statements a pro-lifer hears when discussing abortion with pro-choice people. “It isn’t a baby until it’s born.”

Pro-life Member States and NGOs Hold Back Pro-Abortion Onslaught at United

Rai Rojas
By Rai Rojas The two-week-long exercise in futility known as the United Nations’ 57th annual meeting of the “Commission on the Status of Women” (CSW) is over. The harangues, the excesses, and the disconnect between the needs
 

“The Most Persuasive Anti-Abortion Argument” Ever?

4months
By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. This editorial from the March 2008 edition is part of our year-long “Roe at 40” series which offers stories and columns from National Right to Life News going back to 1973. 

Utilizing the enormous power of Social Media by maximizing your presence

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By Luis Zaffirini Saying that 2012 was the year of the social media campaign is both a commonplace observation and a little trite. Even four years ago the election was rife with social and mobile “firsts.” Today, engaging the online
 

Baby Chloe, found in a dumpster, now the most sought-after child in Texas

Baby Chloe
By Susanna Rose Editor’s note. This first appeared at lifesitenews.com and is reprinted with permission. HOUSTON, March 15, 2013– A baby girl doctors have named Chloe is receiving an outpouring of love and attention

Abortion and Cognitive Dissonance in the Canadian Prime Minister’s Office

Mike Schouten
By Mike Schouten Campaign Director, WeNeedaLAW.ca The theme of the 2013 Manning Networking Conference recently held in Ottawa was “Big Ideas for Conservatives.” The conference is an annual event put on by the Manning Centre for Building Democracy. 
 

What “befuddles” abortionist Kermit Gosnell?

Dr. Daniel Conway, an expert in the treatment of premature infants, testified in the murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell (sketch provided by NBC Philadelphia).
By Dave Andrusko Sometime back, I believe it was in early-2011, I wrote about a preliminary hearing at which abortionist Kermit Gosnell, now on trial on eight counts of murder, seemed “befuddled.” 

Gripping new fiction book depicts Down syndrome victims as a ‘gift’

ThingsLilyKnew
BY PETER BAKLINSKI Editor’s note. This appeared at lifesitenews.comGILBERT, AZ, March 22, 2013 — When author Sherry Boas adopted little Teresa, a girl with Down syndrome, she could hardly have imagined how her little girl was about to wiggle
 

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