Thursday, June 6, 2013

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 6/6/13




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Thursday, June 6, 2013

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Current Headlines

Top Stories
• Study: Facial Expressions of Unborn Babies in the Womb Show They Feel Pain
• Baltimore Ravens Player Skips White House Visit Because Obama Backs Abortion

• Sarah Palin Blasts Sebelius for Denying Girl’s Lifesaving Lung Transplant
What Will Happen to the Babies Gosnell Killed in Brutal Infanticides?

More Pro-Life News
• Family Dog Saves Abandoned Newborn Baby, Brings Infant Home
• Doctors Told Them to Abort Twins or Disabled Babies, But They Said No

• Abortion Activists Can’t Stand How Poor Women Have Big Families

• Pro-Abortion Blog: Pro-Life Women Not Worthy of the Female Vote
• Doctors Deny Lifesaving Care for Canadian Patient, Say Quality of Life Too Low
• They Saved a Baby From Abortion Their First Time Praying at a Clinic
• Catholic Bishops Pledge to Defeat Cuomo’s Abortion on Demand Bill
• Ohio Senate Passes Budget Taking Tax Money Away From Planned Parenthood
• Komen Faces Money Woes After Funding Planned Parenthood, Cancels Events
• Abortion Backers at OAS Meeting Turn Their Backs During Pro-Life Speech
• New Chinese Policy of Fining Women 6X Income Will Increase Forced Abortions
• Christian University Feuds With Pro-Life Student Over Graphic Abortion Display

• Henry Morgentaler Will Forever be Linked to Unlimited Abortion in Canada

• Michigan Law Helps Patients Stop Denial of Lifesaving Medical Treatment
• Battle to Stop Minnesota From Tax-Funding 50,000 Abortions Continues




Study: Facial Expressions of Unborn Babies in the Womb Show They Feel Pain
A newly-published research study shows unborn children are capable of feeling pain in the womb, as evidenced by the grimaces they show in their facial expressions. The study will soon be published in the academic journal PLOS ONE.

Researchers from Durham and Lancaster Universities in England say unborn babies learn to show pain in their facial expressions as part of the process of fetal development. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/05/judge-intervenes-to-help-dying-girl-have-transplant-after-sebelius-balks/

Baltimore Ravens Player Skips White House Visit Because Obama Backs Abortion
Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Matt Birk is pro-life — so when it came time for the Ravens to visit President Barack Obama for the annual congratulations to the Super Bowl winners, he decided not to go.

The pro-life NFL player explained his decision: “I wasn’t there,” Birk told The Power Trip. “I would say this, I would say that I have great respect for the office of the Presidency but about five or six weeks ago, our president made a comment in a speech and he said, ‘God bless Planned Parenthood.’” http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/baltimore-ravens-player-skips-white-house-visit-because-obama-backs-abortion/
Sarah Palin Blasts Sebelius for Denying Girl’s Lifesaving Lung Transplant
Former governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is blasting HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for becoming a one-woman death panel. Sebelius is denying a young girl a lifesaving lung transplant — forcing the girl’s family to look to the courts for help.
What Will Happen to the Babies Gosnell Killed in Brutal Infanticides?
Now that the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s office has denied a request from a leading pro-life Catholic priest to give the babies abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell killed in brutal infanticides a proper burial, what will happen to the bodies?

As LifeNews reported, the medical examiner’s office denied without explanation a request from Father Frank Pavone, the director of Priests for Life, ave the bodies of the babies after the all of the court proceedings are finished. He wants a proper burial of the remains of 45 babies killed by the abortion practitioner and his abortion clinic staff. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/what-will-happen-to-the-babies-gosnell-killed-in-brutal-infanticides/


Family Dog Saves Abandoned Newborn Baby, Brings Infant Home
A family dog in Thailand is credited with bringing home an abandoned newborn baby on Monday.

The two-year-old canine named Pui found a plastic bag with a newborn baby girl inside and carried the infant back home. Officials believe the baby was abandoned at a roadside dump in Tha Rua district of Ayutthaya province. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/family-dog-saves-abandoned-newborn-baby-brings-infant-home/
Doctors Told Them to Abort Twins or Disabled Babies, But They Said No
Families in England are increasingly dealing with doctors who are telling them to have abortions when confronted with twins or triplets or babies who face challenges such as Down Syndrome or some other disability.
But, as the London Daily Mail newspaper reports in an extensive new article, they are increasingly saying no. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/doctors-told-them-to-abort-twins-or-disabled-babies-but-they-said-no/
The Perfect Gift, Book 1 of the White Oaks Series, by Christian author Tina Boltinghouse, is now available as an e-book in many formats wherever e-books are sold. This family-friendly Christian fiction will delight and entertain while delivering a Christian message. Book 2 will address the issue of abortion.
Abortion Activists Can’t Stand How Poor Women Have Big Families
In the grand ballroom conference attendees gasped at a video in which a woman said she had twenty-two children. The message was clear – we must do everything we can to stop this.
And so it went for four full days, attendees got a full dose of why and how to address the “unmet need” for contraception and “safe abortion” to prevent poor women from having so many children that put their lives at risk and keep them poor. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/abortion-activists-cant-stand-how-poor-women-have-big-families/

Pro-Abortion Blog: Pro-Life Women Not Worthy of the Female Vote
Will the day ever come when pro-aborts develop enough of a conscience to stop slandering people they disagree with. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/pro-abortion-blog-pro-life-women-not-worthy-enough-to-vote/

Doctors Deny Lifesaving Care for Canadian Patient, Say Quality of Life Too Low
Bioethics pushed personal autonomy to the forefront of medical decision making, helping forge the legal right to say no to unwanted life-extending care. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/doctors-deny-lifesaving-care-for-canadian-patient-say-quality-of-life-too-low/

They Saved a Baby From Abortion Their First Time Praying at a Clinic
This week I took our Stand True Pro-life missionaries to the Kettering abortion mill, operated by infamous late term baby killer, Martin Haskell. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/they-saved-a-baby-from-abortion-their-first-time-praying-at-a-clinic/
Catholic Bishops Pledge to Defeat Cuomo’s Abortion on Demand Bill
The Catholic bishops of New York are joining pro-life groups across the state in pledging to do everything they ca to defeat Governor Andrew Cuomo’s bill that would allow abortion on demand for any reason throughout pregnancy. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/catholic-bishops-pledge-to-defeat-cuomos-abortion-on-demand-bill/
Ohio Senate Passes Budget Taking Tax Money Away From Planned Parenthood
The Ohio state Senate today approved a budget supported by pro-life groups that takes taxpayer funding away from the Planned Parenthood abortion business. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/ohio-senate-passes-budget-taking-tax-money-away-from-planned-parenthood/
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Komen Faces Money Woes After Funding Planned Parenthood, Cancels Events
In early 2012, after the breast cancer charity Komen for the Cure announced it would end its relationship with Planned Parenthood, the group quickly saw a 100 percent spike in fundraising. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/komen-faces-money-woes-after-funding-planned-parenthood-cancels-events/
Abortion Backers at OAS Meeting Turn Their Backs During Pro-Life Speech
During the Organization of American States (OAS) 43rd General Assembly session in Antigua Guatemala City, Guatemala this week, dozens of members from anti-life organizations in the audience stood and turned their backs in protest as a representative of Human Life International (HLI) asked member state delegates to ensure greater protection of life, family, and religious freedom in OAS’s efforts throughout the region. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/abortion-backers-at-oas-meeting-turn-their-backs-during-pro-life-speech/
New Chinese Policy of Fining Women 6X Income Will Increase Forced Abortions
The central Chinese city of Wuhan has sparked controversy worldwide with the publication of a draft ordinance proposing to fine women who have children out of wedlock up to six times the average annual disposable income. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/new-chinese-policy-of-fining-women-6x-income-will-increase-forced-abortions/
Christian University Feuds With Pro-Life Student Over Graphic Abortion Display
Four months ago Diana Jimenez had an epiphany. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/christian-university-feuds-with-pro-life-student-over-graphic-abortion-display/
Henry Morgentaler Will Forever be Linked to Unlimited Abortion in Canada
There’s some irony in the passing away of Dr. Henry Morgentaler. Regrettably, Morgentaler, whose name will forever be connected with opening Canada up to abortion on demand, cannot be celebrated. Making abortion mainstream is something few can celebrate. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/henry-morgentaler-will-forever-be-linked-to-unlimited-abortion-in-canada/
Michigan Law Helps Patients Stop Denial of Lifesaving Medical Treatment
It is a family’s worst nightmare. A loved one is desperately ill but a health care facility or provider refuses life-saving treatment on the grounds that this care is “futile.”. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/michigan-law-helps-patients-stop-denial-of-lifesaving-medical-treatment/
Battle to Stop Minnesota From Tax-Funding 50,000 Abortions Continues
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys and allied attorneys filed an appeal Monday on behalf of two African-American taxpayers in Minnesota who are challenging the unauthorized use of state funding for elective abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/06/06/battle-to-stop-minnesota-from-tax-funding-50000-abortions-continues/


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