Tuesday, July 9, 2013

BREAKING: Texas House Tentatively Passes Bill to Ban Late-Term Abortions




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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

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• Texas House Tentatively Passes Bill to Ban Late-Term Abortions After 20 Weeks
• Abortion Activist Tweets Death Threat to Pro-Life Texas Lt. Governor

• Poll: Abortion Support at Lowest Point in Three Years, Pro-Life at Highest
Every Day At Least One Baby Dies in Texas From Abortion After 20 Weeks

More Pro-Life News
• Abortion Activists Shout “F— the Church” During Chants at Texas Capitol
• Cher: Even if Abortion Would Have Killed Me, Women Need Right to Choose

• Pro-Life Advocates Outnumber Abortion Activists as Texas Debate Continues

• Abortion Activist Reads Sick Poem to Texas Panel: If My Vagina Was a Gun
• Texas Legislator Counters Wendy Davis During Hearing, Holds Up Baby Shoes
• No Surprise Abortion Activists are Nasty: They’re Defending Unlimited Abortions
• Pro-Abortion Activist Removed From Hearing After Threatening Legislators
• Quit Searching for the “Perfect” Child: Loving Special Needs Kids

• She Changed My Life Without Taking a Single Breath
• Patient Wakes Up as Doctors About to Remove Organs for Transplant

• Students for Life Block Planned Parenthood Bus With Pro-Life Signs
• Don’t Mess With Texas Babies: We Will Lead the Way Banning Late-Term Abortions

• Thousands of Pro-Lifers Rally at Texas Capitol to Ban Late-Term Abortions
• Exclusive: Father Pavone Says Pro-Lifers Need to “Take Risks, Show Courage”

• Catholic Health Association: HHS Birth Control Mandate is Just Fine
• Alabama Catches Unlicensed Abortion Practitioner Red-Handed

• California Cloning Bill Will Exploit Poor Women in Egg Selling Scheme
Liverpool Care Pathway Investigated After Doctors Euthanize Elderly Patient



Texas House Tentatively Passes Bill to Ban Late-Term Abortions After 20 Weeks
After a full day of debate and pro-life votes to defeat almost two dozen pro-abortion amendments to weaken the bill, Texas legislators successfully approved on second reading a bill that will ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Lawmakers voted 98-49 for the bill on second reading and a third reading vote is forthcoming, likely tomorrow, but the same margin is expected. The vote today for conditional approval is four more votes for the measure than the last time the House approved the bill before Wendy Davis’ infamous filibuster. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/texas-house-passes-bill-to-ban-late-term-abortions-after-20-weeks/
Abortion Activist Tweets Death Threat to Pro-Life Texas Lt. Governor
After threatening legislators and their children with rape last week, this week abortion activists in Texas are continuing to make threats against pro-life elected officials.

Katie Pavlich of TownHall noticed the threatening tweet and noted how Lt Governor David Dewhurst has been at the forefront of the push to stop late-term abortions.
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/abortion-activist-tweets-death-threat-to-pro-life-texas-lt-governor/

Poll: Abortion Support at Lowest Point in Three Years, Pro-Life at Highest
A new Rasmussen poll out today shows the support for the pro-abortion side is at its lowest level in three years, while support for the pro-life position is at its highest.
Rasmussen asked: “Generally speaking, on the issue of abortion, do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?”
Every Day At Least One Baby Dies in Texas From Abortion After 20 Weeks
Just how many unborn babies would be saved if the Texas legislature approves the bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy? According to figures from the Centers for Disease Control, at least one baby would be spared on a daily basis.

The arithmetic shows that, on some days during the year, two babies would be saved. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/every-day-at-least-one-baby-dies-in-texas-from-abortion-after-20-weeks/

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Abortion Activists Shout “F— the Church” During Chants at Texas Capitol
The pro-abortion madness is continuing for yet another week. On the heels of death threats from an abortion activist to the Lt. Governor comes another outrage.

As members of the Texas legislature attempt to debate a bill that would ban late-term abortions after 20 weeks, abortion activists are shouting.
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/abortion-activists-shout-f-the-church-during-chants-at-texas-capitol/
Cher: Even if Abortion Would Have Killed Me, Women Need Right to Choose
The mother of the famous singer Cher considered having an abortion and went as far as making an appointment for one, but eventually changed her mind.
Yet, in a new tweet yesterday, Cher essentially said she didn’t care if abortion would have killed her or someone who tweeted her opposing abortion.
Pro-Life Advocates Outnumber Abortion Activists as Texas Debate Continues
During today’s state House debate on the 20-week abortion ban in Texas, pro-life advocates far outnumbered abortion supporters. A collection of tweets below shows some of the pictures and stories from today’s debate at the Texas legislature: http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/pro-life-advocates-outnumber-abortion-activists-as-texas-debate-continues/
Abortion Activist Reads Sick Poem to Texas Panel: If My Vagina Was a Gun
During the hours and hours of hearings on the 20-week abortion ban in Texas yesterday, one pro-abortion activist stuck out and has received national attention for reading a sick poem to lawmakers. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/abortion-activist-reads-sick-poem-to-texas-panel-if-my-vagina-was-a-gun/

Texas Legislator Counters Wendy Davis During Hearing, Holds Up Baby Shoes
During the hearing in the state House yesterday on the 20-week abortion ban, Texas State Senator State Senator Bob Deuell, MD held up a pair of baby shoes to represent the unborn children who are aborted.. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/texas-legislator-counters-wendy-davis-during-hearing-holds-up-baby-shoes/

No Surprise Abortion Activists are Nasty: They’re Defending Unlimited Abortions
The pro-abortion activists are at it again in Texas, massing at the state capitol, demanding the right to abortion beyond 20 weeks in the womb, and shouting over any reason and logic — not to mention mercy and care — for women and babies. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/no-surprise-abortion-activists-are-nasty-theyre-defending-unlimited-abortions/

Pro-Abortion Activist Removed From Hearing After Threatening Legislators
The craziness from abortion activists that started last week at the Texas legislature continued this week. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/pro-abortion-activist-removed-from-hearing-after-threatening-legislators/
Quit Searching for the “Perfect” Child: Loving Special Needs Kids
Sometimes you hear a story that puts a warm glow in your heart and a tear in your eye. I’m going to share with you one such story. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/quit-searching-for-the-perfect-child-loving-special-needs-kids/
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She Changed My Life Without Taking a Single Breath
When I first discovered you were growing within me, I was terrified. So much so that I scheduled an abortion to terminate your life. I was only 19, unmarried, feeling alone and ashamed. I didn’t want anyone to know you ever existed. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/she-changd-my-life-without-taking-a-single-breath/
Patient Wakes Up as Doctors About to Remove Organs for Transplant
As some nations move towards presumed consent on organ donations, there are more frequent occupancies of patients who are waking up from presumed death just as doctors are ready to harvest their organs for transplant. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/patient-wakes-up-as-doctors-about-to-remove-organs-for-transplant/
Students for Life Block Planned Parenthood Bus With Pro-Life Signs
The Planned Parenthood bus bringing in pro-abortion activists to lobby at the Texas legislature today was no match for the pro-life college students — mostly women — from Students for Life of America. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/students-for-life-block-planned-parenthood-bus-with-pro-life-signs/
Don’t Mess With Texas Babies: We Will Lead the Way Banning Late-Term Abortions
I just returned from the 2013 National Right to Life Convention in Dallas, Texas, followed by a week-long visit with my family in my hometown of Laredo, Texas. Needless to say, the topics of Gov. Rick Perry’s second special session and pro-life legislation were inescapable.http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/dont-mess-with-texas-babies-we-will-lead-the-way-banning-late-term-abortions/
Thousands of Pro-Lifers Rally at Texas Capitol to Ban Late-Term Abortions
Thousands of pro-life supporters jammed together in front of the Texas Capitol Building on this hot, muggy evening to hear notable speakers such as Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Attorney General Mike Abbott, and Fox News personality former Gov. Mick Huckabee speak in support of a Texas abortion law that was thwarted by an angry pro-abortion mob two weeks ago. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/thousands-of-pro-lifers-rally-at-texas-capitol-to-ban-late-term-abortions/
Exclusive: Father Pavone Says Pro-Lifers Need to “Take Risks, Show Courage”
The following is an exclusive interview with Father Frank Pavone, the national director for Priests for Life, with LifeNews blogger Lauren Enriquez. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/exclusive-father-pavone-says-pro-lifers-need-to-take-risks-show-courage/

Catholic Health Association: HHS Birth Control Mandate is Just Fine
The Catholic Health Association is drawing condemnation today from pro-life advocates over a statement saying there is nothing wrong with the final version of the Obama HHS mandate that compels religious groups to pay for birth control, abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/catholic-health-association-hhs-birth-control-mandate-is-just-fine/
Alabama Catches Unlicensed Abortion Practitioner Red-Handed
AL.com reported today. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/alabama-catches-unlicensed-abortion-practitioner-red-handed/
California Cloning Bill Will Exploit Poor Women in Egg Selling Scheme
Back when Proposition 71 was being pitched–which created the California Institute For Regenerative Medicine–opponents warned that making human cloning a state constitutional right would result in the exploitation of poor women for their eggs–needed in every attempt at SCNT cloning. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/california-cloning-bill-will-exploit-poor-women-in-egg-selling-scheme/
Liverpool Care Pathway Investigated After Doctors Euthanize Elderly Patient
I have written often about the Liverpool Care Pathway and how it has led to backdoor euthanasia. Now, an official inquiry is being made into one death that may be LCP related. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/09/liverpool-care-pathway-investigated-after-doctors-euthanize-elderly-patient/


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