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Monday, August 12, 2013
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Top Stories
• Abortion Drug RU 486 Has Killed Two Million Unborn Children in the U.S.
• Report: Abortion Superstar Wendy Davis Will Run for Texas Governor in 2014
• Pope Francis: Oppose Abortion, Protect Human Life From Conception
• Courts Reject Obama View That Businesses Don’t Have Religious Freedom
More Pro-Life News
• Man Forced to Live in a Hospital for 45 Years Absolutely Loves His Life
• Things I Will Tell My Unborn Child: Most Importantly, God Loves You
• Court Will Hear Case of Family Suing Nursing Home to Starve Mother to Death
• National Day of Remembrance Will Honor Aborted Babies Found in Dumpsters
• USAID Official Shuts Down Workshop on How Abortion Hurts Women
• I Deeply Regret My Abortions and Will Be a Voice for My Babies Now
• Communist Front Group Protests At Headquarters of National Pro-Life Group
• Man Will be Charged With Killing Woman’s Unborn Twins
• Three Unwanted Children, Would They Have Been Better Off Aborted?
• Families Who Reject Abortion Remember God Still Holds the Reins
• Judges OK 75% of Waivers for Arizona Teens to Get Abortions Without Parental Consents
• Assisted Suicide: Pushing Death for Parents Instead of Care, Compassion
• March for Life Launches Campaign to Honor Nellie Gray, “Do Something Beautiful”
• Pro-Life Advocates Mark Passing of Reagan Advisor Judge William Clark
• Virginia Voters Beware: Terry McAuliffe Stands With Late-Term Abortionn
• Activists Attempting to Push Abortion Drugs Into Pro-Life Bangladesh
Abortion
Drug RU 486 Has Killed Two Million Unborn Children in the U.S.
The
dangerous RU 486 abortion drug has nearly claimed the lives of two million
unborn children in the United States since its approval at the end of
the Clinton administration.
The Food and Drug Administration, which approved the drug in late 1999, estimated in April 2011 that 1.52 million American women had taken RU-486 to induce an abortion. According to CDC reports, about 16.5 percent of the estimated 1.2 million abortions that take place annually in the United States involve the mifepristone drug, commonly known as RU 486. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
The
dangerous RU 486 abortion drug has nearly claimed the lives of two million
unborn children in the United States since its approval at the end of
the Clinton administration.The Food and Drug Administration, which approved the drug in late 1999, estimated in April 2011 that 1.52 million American women had taken RU-486 to induce an abortion. According to CDC reports, about 16.5 percent of the estimated 1.2 million abortions that take place annually in the United States involve the mifepristone drug, commonly known as RU 486. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Report: Abortion Superstar Wendy Davis Will Run for Texas Governor
in 2014
Reports out today indicate abortion
superstar Wendy Davis, who rose to national infamy by leading the filibuster
against a bill to ban late-term abortions in Texas, will run for the Democratic
nomination for governor in 2014.
During a speech and press conference last week, Davis called abortion “sacred ground” and indicated she may run for governor. Later, she indicated she thinks pro-life women “don’t understand” abortion and she showed she has no understanding of the Kermit Gosnell case. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Courts
Reject Obama View That Businesses Don’t Have Religious Freedom
Reports out today indicate abortion
superstar Wendy Davis, who rose to national infamy by leading the filibuster
against a bill to ban late-term abortions in Texas, will run for the Democratic
nomination for governor in 2014.During a speech and press conference last week, Davis called abortion “sacred ground” and indicated she may run for governor. Later, she indicated she thinks pro-life women “don’t understand” abortion and she showed she has no understanding of the Kermit Gosnell case. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Pope
Francis: Oppose Abortion, Protect Human Life From Conception
Pope Francis
articulated a defense of human life from abortion: restating the Catholic
Church’s longstanding opposition to the snuffing out of human life
before birth and explaining that it must be protected from conception.
Pope Francis
articulated a defense of human life from abortion: restating the Catholic
Church’s longstanding opposition to the snuffing out of human life
before birth and explaining that it must be protected from conception.
From an international
news report: “Human life must always be defended from its beginning
in the womb and must be recognised as a gift of God that guarantees the
future of humanity,” Vatican Radio cited Francis as saying in a message
to mark Brazil’s National Family week. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Can you make money and be religious? The Obama administration and a few courts
have said no — at least in the context of forcing business owners to violate
their religion by purchasing abortion-inducing drugs for their employees. Thankfully,
most courts have rejected this view, leaving individuals and their businesses
free to go to work without checking their conscience at the door.The question is not about corporations. We know corporations can exercise religion because houses of worship and other religious organizations are corporations. The Supreme Court has repeatedly protected religious liberty for corporations. The question is really about money, and whether the government can force groups that earn money to single-mindedly pursue profits, without regard for any other value. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Man Forced to Live in a Hospital for 45 Years Absolutely Loves
His Life
An
entire life of hospitalization: how could that possibly be a happy or fulfilling
experience? The BBC answered that question this week when it shared the
inspiring story of Paulo Henrique Machado of Brazil, who has been hooked
up to an artificial respirator full-time since he was an infant.
Losing his mother when he was only two days old, and contracting polio shortly thereafter, Paulo was dealt a tough hand early-on. The polio outbreak that infected Paulo also affected many other infants and children who were also hospitalized their entire lives. Seven of these children grew up with Paulo in his home-hospital, Sao Paulo’s Clinicas. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
An
entire life of hospitalization: how could that possibly be a happy or fulfilling
experience? The BBC answered that question this week when it shared the
inspiring story of Paulo Henrique Machado of Brazil, who has been hooked
up to an artificial respirator full-time since he was an infant.Losing his mother when he was only two days old, and contracting polio shortly thereafter, Paulo was dealt a tough hand early-on. The polio outbreak that infected Paulo also affected many other infants and children who were also hospitalized their entire lives. Seven of these children grew up with Paulo in his home-hospital, Sao Paulo’s Clinicas. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Things I Will Tell My Unborn Child: Most Importantly, God Loves
You
I
imagine talking to my unborn children. It’s something I’ve done
probably since I was a teenager. I catch myself doing it constantly now;
when I’m driving, when I’m watching my husband lead worship, after
my time with the Lord, when I see a devastating story on the news, after
I counsel a woman considering abortion, when I’m writing children’s
devotionals for work.
The conversations stem from questions
like, “How will I tell them how special they are in a new way every
single day? http://www.lifenews.com/2013/I
imagine talking to my unborn children. It’s something I’ve done
probably since I was a teenager. I catch myself doing it constantly now;
when I’m driving, when I’m watching my husband lead worship, after
my time with the Lord, when I see a devastating story on the news, after
I counsel a woman considering abortion, when I’m writing children’s
devotionals for work.
Court Will Hear Case of Family Suing Nursing Home to Starve Mother
to Death
An
article in the Vancouver Sun reported on the family of Margaret Bentley (82)
that have launched a lawsuit against Fraser Health and the BC government concerning
the fact that Bentley is being spoon fed at the Maplewood Care Facility in
Abbotsford BC against the wishes of the family and allegedly against the previously
stated wishes of Bentley.
An
article in the Vancouver Sun reported on the family of Margaret Bentley (82)
that have launched a lawsuit against Fraser Health and the BC government concerning
the fact that Bentley is being spoon fed at the Maplewood Care Facility in
Abbotsford BC against the wishes of the family and allegedly against the previously
stated wishes of Bentley.
This court case will
determine: whether or not feeding someone with a spoon is providing a “basic
necessary of life” or whether it constitutes medical treatment that must
be withheld upon request or it becomes an assault and battery? http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
National
Day of Remembrance Will Honor Aborted Babies Found in Dumpsters
The National Day of Remembrance (AbortionMemorials.com) is an effort of prayer and education focused on the approximately thirty locations throughout the United States in which the bodies of children killed by abortion are buried. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
The National Day of Remembrance (AbortionMemorials.com) is an effort of prayer and education focused on the approximately thirty locations throughout the United States in which the bodies of children killed by abortion are buried. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
USAID Official Shuts Down Workshop on How Abortion Hurts Women
A USAID employee shut down a workshop on abortion complications just hours before doctors were to present at a medical conference in South Korea. Her associate then physically blocked TV cameras from interviewing the physicians. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
I
Deeply Regret My Abortions and Will Be a Voice for My Babies Now
It deeply saddens me when I receive unloving comments, from those who claim to be pro-life, about the abortion I had as a teenager. The way our society often causes post-abortive women to feel grieves my heart. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Communist Front Group Protests At Headquarters of National Pro-Life Group
An interesting handful of obviously confused abortion supporters dropped by our office to protest last week. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
It deeply saddens me when I receive unloving comments, from those who claim to be pro-life, about the abortion I had as a teenager. The way our society often causes post-abortive women to feel grieves my heart. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Communist Front Group Protests At Headquarters of National Pro-Life Group
An interesting handful of obviously confused abortion supporters dropped by our office to protest last week. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Man
Will be Charged With Killing Woman’s Unborn Twins
North Carolina District Attorney Ernie Lee will be refiling murder charges against Gregory R. Chapman, who allegedly shot a pregnant woman, causing her to miscarry twins. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
North Carolina District Attorney Ernie Lee will be refiling murder charges against Gregory R. Chapman, who allegedly shot a pregnant woman, causing her to miscarry twins. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
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Three
Unwanted Children, Would They Have Been Better Off Aborted?
Imagine that there are three little children: two girls and a boy. They are all unborn, unplanned, and for all purposes, unwanted. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Imagine that there are three little children: two girls and a boy. They are all unborn, unplanned, and for all purposes, unwanted. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Families
Who Reject Abortion Remember God Still Holds the Reins
Recently we rejoiced with Congresswoman Jamie Herrera Beutler in the birth of her daughter, Abigail Rose. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Recently we rejoiced with Congresswoman Jamie Herrera Beutler in the birth of her daughter, Abigail Rose. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Judges
OK 75% of Waivers for Arizona Teens to Get Abortions Without Parental Consent
A new report today shows judges in the state of Arizona approve about 75 percent of the judicial bypass requests teens file each year to get abortions without their parents’ okay. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
A new report today shows judges in the state of Arizona approve about 75 percent of the judicial bypass requests teens file each year to get abortions without their parents’ okay. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Assisted
Suicide: Pushing Death for Parents Instead of Care, Compassion
I read Frank Bruni every Sunday in the New York Times. I usually don’t agree with him, heck I almost never do. But he is a talented writer and an articulate and passionate advocate for his views. Besides, I believe in reading differing opinions from my own. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
I read Frank Bruni every Sunday in the New York Times. I usually don’t agree with him, heck I almost never do. But he is a talented writer and an articulate and passionate advocate for his views. Besides, I believe in reading differing opinions from my own. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
March
for Life Launches Campaign to Honor Nellie Gray, “Do Something Beautiful”
One year ago on August 13, 2012, Nellie Gray, foundress of the March for Life and pioneer of the pro-life movement, went home to be with God. On this, the first anniversary of her death, the March for Life is inviting local pro-lifers to join us for a mass in her memory at the Blessed John Paul II Shrine August 13, 2013, at 11:30 am. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
One year ago on August 13, 2012, Nellie Gray, foundress of the March for Life and pioneer of the pro-life movement, went home to be with God. On this, the first anniversary of her death, the March for Life is inviting local pro-lifers to join us for a mass in her memory at the Blessed John Paul II Shrine August 13, 2013, at 11:30 am. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Pro-Life
Advocates Mark Passing of Reagan Advisor Judge William Clark
Pro-life advocates today are making the weekend passing of Judge William Clark, a top advisor to President Ronald Reagan and someone who worked to ensure the pro-life movement got a seat at the table during the administration and afterwards. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Pro-life advocates today are making the weekend passing of Judge William Clark, a top advisor to President Ronald Reagan and someone who worked to ensure the pro-life movement got a seat at the table during the administration and afterwards. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Virginia
Voters Beware: Terry McAuliffe Stands With Late-Term Abortion
Terry McAuliffe is bringing his radical pro-abortion agenda to a whole new level. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Terry McAuliffe is bringing his radical pro-abortion agenda to a whole new level. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
Activists
Attempting to Push Abortion Drugs Into Pro-Life Bangladesh
A researcher dedicated to bringing risky medical abortion to developing countries has set her sights on Bangladesh. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
A researcher dedicated to bringing risky medical abortion to developing countries has set her sights on Bangladesh. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/
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