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Wednesday, May 28, 2013
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• Kermit Gosnell s Wife Gets 7 Months in Prison for House of Horrors Role
• Mother of Baby Rescued in Sewage Pipe Gave Birth in Toilet, Won t be Prosecuted
• Gosnell Staffer Who Snipped Neck of Baby Struggling in Toilet Released on Probation
• Canada s Top Abortionist Henry Morgentaler Dies at Age 90
More Pro-Life News
• Gosnell s Wife Calls Him Cowardly for Dragging Family Through Trial
• Hispanic Woman Dies After Abortion, Clinic Staff Had No CPR Training
• Top IRS Officials Targeted Conservative Groups, Not Just Staffers
• 25 Conservative Groups File Lawsuit Against IRS for Targeting Them
• Woman Puts Her Three-Year-Old Son Up for Adoption on Craigslist
• Planned Parenthood Nurses Expose Meat-Market Assembly Line Abortions
• China: Mother Dies After Forced Abortion at Six Months
• Pro-Life Movement Will Keep Fighting to Stop, De-Fund Planned Parenthood
• Abortion Practitioner Found Guilty of Child Trafficking, Selling Kids
• NARAL Falsely Claims Susan B. Anthony Supported Abortion
• Top 10 Pro-Life Things You Can Do This Summer to Stop Abortion
• Simultaneous Memorial Services Will Honor Aborted Unborn Children
• Louisiana Panel OKs Bill Investigating Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz
• NYC Phone App Sends Teens to Abortion Clinics as 40% of Babies Aborted
• European Parliament to China: Stop Harassing Chen Guangcheng s Family
• Paper From Scientists Claiming to Clone Human Embryos Has Errors
Kermit Gosnell s Wife Gets 7 Months in Prison for House of Horrors Role
Pearl Gosnell, the wife of abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell, will spend anywhere from seven to 23 months in prison for her role in the House of Horrors abortion clinic.
Pearl Gosnell was convicted on charges of racketeering and performing illegal abortion but saw her sentenced reduced after spending two years under house arrest. Pearl s children had asked the judge, according to local reports in court, to spare her prison time. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/kermit-gosnells-wife-gets-7-months-in-prison-for-house-of-horrors-role/
Mother of Baby Rescued in Sewage Pipe Gave Birth in Toilet, Won t be Prosecuted
The mother of the baby who has made international headlines after he was rescued from a toilet sewage pipe now says the incident was an accident. She also claims she wanted an abortion but was unable to afford one.
This comes from a new Agence France-Presse report: The fall of a newborn baby into a toilet pipe in China was accidental and his mother will not be prosecuted, local officials said Wednesday, adding the boy is healthy. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/mother-of-baby-rescued-in-sewage-pipe-gave-birth-in-toilet-wont-be-prosecuted/
Gosnell Staffer Who Snipped Neck of Baby Struggling in Toilet Released on Probation
The abortion clinic staffer of convicted abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell was sentenced today for her role in snipping the neck of a baby who was born alive and struggling in a toilet to stay alive.
Gosnell s sister-in-law was sentenced in court yesterday for her role in the House of Horrors abortion clinic that eventually resulted in Gosnell s conviction on multiple murder counts. Like other Gosnell staffers and family members, Elizabeth Hampton agreed to cooperate with prosecutors to testify against Gosnell in exchange for a significantly lighter sentence. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/gosnell-staffer-who-snipped-neck-of-baby-struggling-in-toilet-released-on-probation/
Canada s Top Abortionist Henry Morgentaler Dies at Age 90
Infamous abortion practitioner Henry Morgentaler responsible for legalized abortions in Canada funded at taxpayer expense has passed away at the age of 90. Morgentaler is the man who opened up Canada to legal abortions in 1988.
Denise Mountenay, the head of the Canada Silent No More Campaign, a group for women who have had abortions and regret their decisions because of physical complications or mental health issues afterwards, talked about him previously. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/canadas-top-abortionist-henry-morgentaler-dies-at-age-90/
Gosnell s Wife Calls Him Cowardly for Dragging Family Through Trial
Why didn t abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell plead guilty to killing babies in brutal abortion-infanticides? That s not just a question on the minds of Americans, but Gosnell s wife Pearl wants to know as well.
She called the abortionist cowardly today in the courtroom as she was sentenced to seven months in prison for her role in the House of Horrors abortion facility. Kermit Gosnell s rejection of a plea deal condemned his own wife to prison, as local reporter J.D. Mullane indicates: http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/gosnells-wife-calls-him-cowardly-for-dragging-family-through-trial/
Hispanic Woman Dies After Abortion, Clinic Staff Had No CPR Training
Operation Rescue has learned more about the death of an abortion patient at a shoddy Baltimore abortion clinic located in a residential condo complex. The operating license of that facility, Associates in OB/GYN Care, is currently suspended after state inspectors determined that it posed a danger to the public.
Computer aided dispatch transcripts show that a 911 call was placed from 3596 N. Calvert, Suite 110, in Baltimore on February 13, 2013, at 12:49 pm for a patient who was unconscious and not breathing. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/hispanic-woman-dies-after-abortion-clinic-staff-had-no-cpr-training/
Top IRS Officials Targeted Conservative Groups, Not Just Staffers
New reports show top officials at the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative and pro-life groups, not just the low-level staffers IRS leaders have blamed the scandal on to this point.
As NBC News reports: Additional scrutiny of conservative organizations activities by the IRS did not solely originate in the agency s Cincinnati office, with requests for information coming from other offices and often bearing the signatures of higher-ups at the agency, according to attorneys representing some of the targeted groups. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/top-irs-officials-targeted-conservative-groups-not-just-staffers/
25 Conservative Groups File Lawsuit Against IRS for Targeting Them
A group of 25 conservative organizations have collectively filed a lawsuit against the IRS for targeting them. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/25-conservative-groups-file-lawsuit-against-irs-for-targeting-them/
Woman Puts Her Three-Year-Old Son Up for Adoption on Craigslist
A Texas woman is not going to receive a Mother of the Year award. Instead she may receive prison time for placing her three-year-old son for adoption on Craigslist, the online marketplace. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/woman-puts-her-three-year-old-son-up-for-adoption-on-craigslist/
Planned Parenthood Nurses Expose Meat-Market Assembly Line Abortions
Two former Planned Parenthood nurses testified at the Delaware state legislature today about the horrific conditions they witnessed at abortion clinics in their state. They also went on about how women were pushed into meat-market style of assembly-line abortions. . http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/planned-parenthood-nurses-expose-meat-market-assembly-line-abortions/
China: Mother Dies After Forced Abortion at Six Months
On the heels of international publicity over a newborn baby boy who was flushed down the toilet and discovered crying in a sewage pipe comes news that a woman has died after family planning officials forced her to have an abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/china-mother-dies-after-forced-abortion-at-six-months/
Pro-Life Movement Will Keep Fighting to Stop, De-Fund Planned Parenthood
Well, chalk another one up to the federal courts. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/pro-life-movement-will-keep-fighting-to-stop-de-fund-planned-parenthood/
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Abortion Practitioner Found Guilty of Child Trafficking, Selling Kids
An abortion practitioner in Algeria is headed to prison after being found guilty of child trafficking. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/abortion-practitioner-found-guilty-of-child-trafficking-selling-kids/
NARAL Falsely Claims Susan B. Anthony Supported Abortion
Upset that a prominent pro-life group is named after the pro-life women s suffragist leader, the pro-abortion group NARAL took to twitter today to attack the Susan B. Anthony List. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/naral-falsely-claims-susan-b-anthony-supported-abortion/
Top 10 Pro-Life Things You Can Do This Summer to Stop Abortion
Top 10 Pro-Life Things You Can Do This Summer to Stop Abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/top-10-pro-life-things-you-can-do-this-summer-to-stop-abortion/
Simultaneous Memorial Services Will Honor Aborted Unborn Children
The Pro-Life Action League, along with Citizens for a Pro-Life Society and Priests for Life has announced the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children to take place on Saturday, September 14, 2013. It is meant to honor the unborn at the gravesites where they are buried. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/simultaneous-memorial-services-will-honor-aborted-unborn-children/
Louisiana Panel OKs Bill Investigating Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz
A Louisiana state legislative committee today approved a measure calling for state agencies to investigate the Planned Parenthood abortion business. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/louisiana-panel-oks-bill-investigating-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz/
NYC Phone App Sends Teens to Abortion Clinics as 40% of Babies Aborted
Never mind that 40 percent of all pregnancies in the Big Apple still end in an abortion of a little baby boy or girl. Despite the horrific figure, New York City has developed and is promoting a smartphone app that sends teens to local abortion clinics. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/nyc-phone-app-sends-teens-to-abortion-clinics-as-40-of-babies-aborted/
European Parliament to China: Stop Harassing Chen Guangcheng s Family
On Monday, May 20th, European Parliament s President Schulz met at the EP s plenary session at their headquarters in Strasbourg, France. Upon Vice President Scott McMillan s request, Schulz released a statement about Chen Kegui and Chen Guangcheng s family s continued harassment and receiving of threats from the Chinese government. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/european-parliament-to-china-stop-harassing-chen-guangchengs-family/
Paper From Scientists Claiming to Clone Human Embryos Has Errors
The scientific community seems to me to be obsessed with cloning. Even with induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology making cloning embryos for stem cell harvesting look like taking the long way around, they still are pursuing somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) the scientific name for cloning. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/29/paper-from-scientists-claiming-to-clone-human-embryos-filled-with-errors/
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