Thursday, July 25, 2013

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

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Top Stories
• Students Sign Petition to Legalize 4th Trimester Abortions
• Poll: Americans Support Late-term Abortion Ban 2-1, Just 27% Opposed

• Pro-Life Advocates Hijack #AskWendy Hashtag, Expose Wendy Davis on Abortion
Marco Rubio Wants to Lead Senate Battle to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks

More Pro-Life News
• Funeral Service Held for Baby Brutalized in Violent 14-Week Abortion
• Senate Bill Would Fund Abortions for Pease Corps Volunteers at Taxpayer Expense

• Mom Works at Pregnancy Center That Saved Her Son From Abortion

• New Web Site Supports Moms With Unplanned Pregnancy Who Rejected Abortion
• Nearly One-Third of Women Getting Late-Term Abortions Has One Before
• Journal Behind After-Birth Abortions Pushing Doctors to Kill Patients
• Planned Parenthood Will Run Federal Data Hub With Private Patient Info
• Abortionist Who Vowed Never to Stop Abortions Will Close His Clinic

• Last Abortion Facility in Green Bay Wisconsin Stops Doing Abortions
• Killing Babies in Abortions Will Save the Government Money?

• Culture of Death: “Bioethicist” Pushes Self-Starvation as a Method of Dying
• Liberal Activists Still Exploiting Raped Girl Who Rejected Abortion

• Humanae Vitae at 45: Pro-Life Encyclical Still Right After All These Years
• Planned Parenthood Was Behind Push for Ireland Bill Legalizing Abortions

• Catholic Relief Services Compromises Catholic Teaching, Promotes Population Control


Students Sign Petition to Legalize 4th Trimester Abortions
Just how pro-abortion are some college students? They were happy to sign a fake petition to legalize abortions in the nonexistent fourth trimester of pregnancy.

The Media Research Center set up the fake petition drive and interviewed students to find out show how solidly they support abortion on demand for any reason throughout pregnancy — and beyond. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/students-sign-petition-to-legalize-4th-trimester-abortions/
Poll: Americans Support Late-term Abortion Ban 2-1, Just 27% Opposed
A new Washington Post poll shows Americans support a late-term abortion ban prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy by a margin of 56 to 27 percent. Just 27 percent of those polled by the newspaper say they oppose banning late-term abortions — a position taken by President Barack Obama and Planned Parenthood.

The number of people who support banning late-term abortions is actually higher if those who want all abortions banned are included in the figures. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/poll-americans-support-late-term-abortion-ban-2-1-just-27-opposed/
Pro-Life Advocates Hijack #AskWendy Hashtag, Expose Wendy Davis on Abortion
The pro-life community on Twitter flooded a hashtag abortion activist Wendy Davis used today to answer questions.
Ostensibly to respond to constituents and Texans with a variety of questions, pro-life advocates bombarded the hashtag with questions of their own about Davis’ opposition to the ban on late-term abortions that won her adoration from extreme abortion activists. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/pro-life-advocates-hijack-askwendy-hashtag-expose-wendy-davis-on-abortion/
Marco Rubio Wants to Lead Senate Battle to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
With the Republicans in the House of Representatives spearheading passage of the bill to ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, pressure is now on Democrats in the Senate to allow a vote on the bill.

The Senate bill is in progress and Senator Marco Rubio, a Florida Republican who is steadfastly pro-life, hopes he will be able to lead the effort to get Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid to allow a vote on the measure. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/marco-rubio-wants-to-lead-senate-battle-to-ban-abortions-after-20-weeks/

Funeral Service Held for Baby Brutalized in Violent 14-Week Abortion
Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, presided this morning over a memorial service for an aborted baby. Joining pro-life leaders from around the nation associated with Operation Save America, Fr. Pavone preached at the service this morning.

“We are holding this service in full view of the public. We are not ashamed of our youngest brothers and sisters, who continue to be brutalized by abortion. We are committed to showing the world the violent atrocity of abortion,” Pavone said. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/funeral-service-takes-place-for-baby-brutalized-in-violent-14-week-abortion/
Senate Bill Would Fund Abortions for Pease Corps Volunteers at Taxpayer Expense
A top pro-abortion lawmaker attached language to a U.S. Senate bill that would force Americans to pay for abortions for volunteers in the Pease Corps at taxpayer expense.
The Peace Corps Equity Act of 2013, sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), was included in the Senate Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, which advanced out of committee on Thursday. The bill would allow the Peace Corps to provide its volunteers with health insurance coverage for abortion in cases of rape or incest, or when the life of the woman is in danger. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/senate-bill-would-funds-abortions-for-pease-corps-volunteers-at-taxpayer-expense/
Mom Works at Pregnancy Center That Saved Her Son From Abortion
Rachel Tipton Boyd, or Tippy, as friends like to call her, is a living example of God’s grace.
She was born into a loving Christian family and grew up as a pastor’s daughter. During her adolescent years, Rachel developed strong faith and a heart to serve. As a 20-year-old she traveled to Japan on a mission trip. In 2007 she returned for a summer internship, and at 21, she decided to move to Japan as a full-time missionary with “Youth With a Mission.” Before the dream of her heart became a reality, Rachel went through a major identity crisis. For two months she lost direction and was caught up in a life of drinking, partying, and rebellion. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/mom-works-at-pregnancy-center-that-saved-her-son-from-abortion/
New Web Site Supports Moms With Unplanned Pregnancy Who Rejected Abortion
Jill Thaxton is a wife, mother of five, writer, and educator, and the creator of an uplifting new website, “Pregnant and Unplanned; Stories of Encouragement.”. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/new-web-site-supports-moms-with-unplanned-pregnancy-who-rejected-abortion/

Nearly One-Third of Women Getting Late-Term Abortions Has One Before
An article I previously wrote for Live Action revealed that most of the time, late-term abortions are done on healthy mothers with healthy babies. In the course of my research, I discovered another phenomenon: women who repeatedly have late-term abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/nearly-one-third-of-women-getting-late-term-abortions-has-one-before/

Journal Behind After-Birth Abortions Pushing Doctors to Kill Patients
Is there no end to the fixation on getting people dead. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/journal-behind-after-birth-abortions-pushing-doctors-to-kill-patients/

Planned Parenthood Will Run Federal Data Hub With Private Patient Info
Undoubtedly, we live in an era where personal privacy is difficult to maintain . http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/planned-parenthood-will-run-federal-data-hub-with-private-patient-info/
Abortionist Who Vowed Never to Stop Abortions Will Close His Clinic
Abortionist Lester Minto defiantly vowed earlier this month never to stop doing abortions, but this week he announced that he would close his abortion clinic, Reproductive Services in Harlingen, Texas, within the next 90 days. The abortion business has done 1,500-2,000 abortions yearly. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/abortionist-who-vowed-never-to-stop-abortions-will-close-his-clinic/
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Last Abortion Facility in Green Bay Wisconsin Stops Doing Abortions
The only facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin that does abortions is no longer going to be doing abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/last-abortion-facility-in-green-bay-wisconsin-stops-doing-them/
Killing Babies in Abortions Will Save the Government Money?
“Priceless” is the value most moms and dads would put on their newborn child. A newborn represents the delicate and fragile nature of life itself. Many would call their newborn baby a “miracle.”. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/killing-babies-in-abortions-will-save-the-government-money/
Culture of Death: “Bioethicist” Pushes Self-Starvation as a Method of Dying
The culture of death is like a cancer sapping the moral health of western society. And, like a cancer, it never stops spreading. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/culture-of-death-bioethicist-pushes-self-starvation-as-a-method-of-dying/
Liberal Activists Still Exploiting Raped Girl Who Rejected Abortion
An 11-year old rape victim has unexpectedly turned the tables on the international abortion lobby as it seeks to use her plight to overturn Chile’s pro-life laws. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/liberal-activists-still-exploiting-raped-girl-who-rejected-abortion/
Humanae Vitae at 45: Pro-Life Encyclical Still Right After All These Years
On this day in 1968, Pope Paul VI, of happy memory, issued his landmark encyclical, Humanae Vitae, which reiterated the Catholic Church’s 2,000 year old teaching that artificial contraception is sinful. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/humanae-vitae-at-45-pro-life-encyclical-still-right-after-all-these-years/
Planned Parenthood Was Behind Push for Ireland Bill Legalizing Abortions
The Irish Government has passed all stages of the so called “Protection of Life in Pregnancy Bill 2013” which will now be sent to the President Michael D Higgins for signature. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/planned-parenthood-was-behind-push-for-ireland-bill-legalizing-abortions/
Catholic Relief Services Compromises Catholic Teaching, Promotes Population Control
A PRI investigation of Catholic Relief Services of Madagascar has revealed that CRS is using funding from American Catholics to distribute contraceptive and abortifacient drugs and devices in concert with some of the world’s biggest population control/family planning organizations. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/25/catholic-relief-services-compromises-catholic-teaching-promotes-population-control/


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