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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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• Gosnell Jury Reviews Staffer Who Saw Baby Jump When She Snipped Her Neck
• Senate Republicans Demand Hearing on Gosnell, Abortion Clinics
• Memorial Service Will Give Names to Babies Kermit Gosnell Killed
• Kermit Gosnell s Attorney Upset Murder Trial Taking so Long
More Pro-Life News
• Media Does 2,381 News Stories on Jason Collins, Just 115 on Gosnell
• Pope Francis: Pro-Abortion Politicians Ineligible for Communion
• Mom Screams for Clinic to Call 911 When Baby Born Alive After Abortion
• CNN Mentions Jodi Arias Trial 44 Times, Kermit Gosnell Twice
• Police Looking for Aborted Babies of Cleveland Women Held as Sex Slaves
• Planned Parenthood Clinic Botches Abortion in New York City
• Kermit Gosnell s Abortion Horrors Just the Tip of the Iceberg
• Pro-Lifers Upset Boston College Hosts Ireland Leader Pushing Abortion
• Gosnell-Like Abortion Practices are Business as Usual in New Mexico
• Judge Says Obama Admin Playing Games With Morning After Pill Decision
• Pro-Abortion Fallacy of the Day: Why Don t You Pro-Lifers Adopt?
• Pennsylvania: Senate Cmte Votes to Stop Tax-Funded Abortions in Obamacare
• High School Was Wrong to Pull Teen Mother s Yearbook Picture
• Mexico Supreme Court Upholds State Constitutions Banning Abortion
• Minnesota Taxpayers Forced to Pay for One-Third of All Abortions
Gosnell Jury Reviews Staffer Who Saw Baby Jump When She Snipped Her Neck
The jury in the murder trial of abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell wants to review testimony from Lynda Williams, who has also been charged with murder for snipping babies necks.
Gosnell is charged with four counts of first-degree murder for killing babies following delivery in an abortion process that involved snipping their necks and spinal cords. He also faces a third-degree murder charge related to the death of a woman, Karnamaya Mongar, 41, of Virginia, from a botched legal abortion. Gosnell, who has been in jail since his January 2011 arrest. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/gosnell-jury-reviews-staffer-who-saw-baby-jump-when-she-snipped-her-neck/
Senate Republicans Demand Hearing on Gosnell, Abortion Clinics
With a national controversy swirling surrounding abortion as the Kermit Gosnell murder trial unfolds, several Senate Republicans are seeking hearings on the abortion practitioner and abortion in general.
Sen. Mike Lee, a Utah Republican, released a letter along with 10 of his GOP colleagues introducing a resolution calling for the Senate to hold hearings on abortion facility regulations. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/senate-republicans-demand-hearing-on-gosnell-abortion-clinics/
Memorial Service Will Give Names to Babies Kermit Gosnell Killed
A pro-life Catholic group will hold a memorial service tomorrow to give names to the babies killed via late-term abortions and infanticides at the Kermit Gosnell abortion clinic.
Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, told LifeNews today about his plans. As he mentions, he has requested the actual bodies of the babies victimized in the abortion-infanticides at Gosnell and his staff s hands. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/memorial-service-will-give-names-to-babies-kermit-gosnell-killed/
Kermit Gosnell s Attorney Upset Murder Trial Taking so Long
The defense attorney for abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell is upset the murder trial is taking so long. Today, he complained to reporters about it, attempting to make a witty comment about the time the jury is taking to reach a verdict.
After Jack McMahon made a comment about the length of the jury deliberations and trial, a reporter shot back with an equally witty retort. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/kermit-gosnells-attorney-upset-murder-trial-taking-so-long/
Media Does 2,381 News Stories on Jason Collins, Just 115 on Gosnell
A new report on media bias shows a very severe underreporting of the murder trial of abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell. CNS News analyzed all of the news stories written about gay NBA player Jason Collins and the ones covering the Gosnell murder trial and found a huge disparity.
From its analysis: http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/media-does-2381-news-stories-on-jason-collins-just-115-on-gosnell/
Pope Francis: Pro-Abortion Politicians Ineligible for Communion
A letter Pope Francis sent to the bishops of Argentina in late March is encouraging pro-life advocates because it says pro-abortion politicians should not be eligible for communion in the Catholic Church.
Pope Francis directed the Argentinean bishops to govern the Church there following the Aparecida Document.http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/pope-francis-pro-abortion-politicians-ineligible-for-communion/
Mom Screams for Clinic to Call 911 When Baby Born Alive After Abortion
In previous articles, Live Action has covered cases where babies born alive after abortions were denied medical care and allowed to die, or, in some cases, were killed by direct action. The recent trial of Kermit Gosnell shows that these incidents continue to occur. The sheer number of cases we know about leads one to wonder how often babies are born alive, but no one outside the abortion clinic ever knows.
In April of 2005, a pregnant woman named Angele, decided to abort her 22 week old unborn baby. She was in her 30s, divorced, and already had two children. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/06/allyson-schwartz-still-wont-say-if-she-sent-women-to-kermit-gosnell/
CNN Mentions Jodi Arias Trial 44 Times, Kermit Gosnell Twice
Mainstream media s limited reporting on the murder trial of Philadelphia abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell has been obvious. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/cnn-mentions-jodi-arias-trial-44-times-kermit-gosnell-twice/
Police Looking for Aborted Babies of Cleveland Women Held as Sex Slaves
The sex slave story out of Cleveland is horrific enough, but police are now indicating they are looking for the bodies of aborted babies who may have been killed after they became pregnant. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/police-looking-for-aborted-babies-of-cleveland-women-held-as-sex-slaves/
Planned Parenthood Clinic Botches Abortion in New York City
Yet another woman was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance from a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic on Saturday, May 4, 2013. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/planned-parenthood-clinic-botches-abortion-in-new-york-city/
Kermit Gosnell s Abortion Horrors Just the Tip of the Iceberg
America awaits the verdict in the murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell. What is still not making the news is that the Gosnell house of horrors is merely an unintended glimpse into the daily reality of the abortion industry. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/kermit-gosnells-abortion-horrors-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/
Pro-Lifers Upset Boston College Hosts Ireland Leader Pushing Abortion
A pro-life student group is upset that Catholic Boston College is hosting the Prime Minister of Ireland at a time when the nation faces a government bill that would okay some abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/pro-lifers-upset-boston-college-hosts-ireland-leader-pushing-abortion/
Gosnell-Like Abortion Practices are Business as Usual in New Mexico
Abortionist Kermit Gosnell is currently awaiting a verdict from the jury for a host of criminal charges and five counts of murder including the murders of four viable late term babies who were born alive after illegal late-term abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/gosnell-like-abortion-practices-are-business-as-usual-in-new-mexico/
Judge Says Obama Admin Playing Games With Morning After Pill Decision
A federal judge says the Obama administration is playing games with the morning after pill. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/judge-says-obama-admin-playing-games-with-morning-after-pill-decision/
Pro-Abortion Fallacy of the Day: Why Don t You Pro-Lifers Adopt?
It s a question pro-aborts endlessly badger pro-lifers with: If you so badly want babies to be born, how many are you willing to adopt? . http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/pro-abortion-fallacy-of-the-day-why-dont-you-pro-lifers-adopt/
Pennsylvania: Senate Cmte Votes to Stop Tax-Funded Abortions in Obamacare
A Senate committee today voted to send to the full Senate a bill that stops taxpayer funding of abortions in the Obamacare health care exchanges. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/pennsylvania-senate-cmte-votes-to-stop-tax-funded-abortions-in-obamacare/
High School Was Wrong to Pull Teen Mother s Yearbook Picture
A North Carolina high school pulled a teen s senior portrait because she had the portrait taken with her baby boy. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/high-school-was-wrong-to-pull-teen-mothers-yearbook-picture/
Mexico Supreme Court Upholds State Constitutions Banning Abortion
The Mexican Supreme Court upheld two state constitutional amendments from Oaxaca and Guanajuato that had protected life from conception, rejecting an attempt by two pro-abortion justices to reopen an issue that many had hoped was closed by a 2011 Supreme Court decision. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/mexico-supreme-court-upholds-state-constitutions-banning-abortion/
Minnesota Taxpayers Forced to Pay for One-Third of All Abortions
Taxpayer-funded abortions have reached their highest point ever as a percentage of annual abortions in the state. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/07/minnesota-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for-one-third-of-all-abortions/
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