Monday, August 26, 2013

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 8/26/13




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Monday, August 26, 2013

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Top Stories
• Medical Examiner May Not Bury Bodies of Babies Gosnell Killed for 10 Years
• New Birthing Center Will Deliver Babies in One Room, Abort Them in Another
• “My Abortion Was a Horrifying Experience, Women Were Treated Like Cattle”
Babies Gosnell Butchered in Infanticides, Abortions, Deserve Proper Burials


More Pro-Life News

• Dying Girl Who Got Lung Transplant After Sebelius Denied It Will Leave Hospital
• Pro-Abortion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Repeats Assertion She Won’t Retire
• Without Religious Morals and Values, Abortion on Demand Would Flourish

• National Debt, Aging Population May Fuel Death Panels Under Obamacare

• Argument Against Inspecting Abortion Facilities is Disingenuous, Anti-Woman
• If Your Heart Isn’t Broken From Abortion, You’re Not Paying Attention
• Pro-Lifers March for Life And Then Go Home, New Effort Changes That
• “Personally Opposed to Abortion?” Then Prove It
• Father Who Donated Sperm in Craig’s List Ad Wants Out of Child Support

• Pro-Life Arguments Don’t Have to Rest on Religious Views to be Valid
• Motherhood is a Calling and Children Should be Our Top Priority

• Assisted Suicide Advocates Seek to Influence Institute of Medicine
• Nebraska Abortions Fall to 20-Year Low After Passage of Pro-Life Laws



Medical Examiner May Not Bury Bodies of Babies Gosnell Killed for 10 Years
A coalition of pro-life groups gathered in Philadelphia Sunday evening to call on the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s office to release to them the remains of 47 aborted babies found at Kermit Gosnell’s squalid abortion clinic so that the babies can have the dignity of a proper funeral and burial.

Gosnell was convicted earlier this year of three counts of first degree murder for intentionally severing the spinal cords of late-term babies that had been born alive during abortions.
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/medical-examiner-may-not-release-bodies-of-babies-gosnell-killed-for-10-years/
New Birthing Center Will Deliver Babies in One Room, Abort Them in Another
A new birthing center in Buffalo, New York will provide an alternative for women seeking to give birth outside of a hospital setting. But it will also do abortions — setting up a terrible irony. Babies will be welcomed into life in one room and, down the hall, their lives will be snuffed out in abortions.

From a local news report with more on this chilling paradox. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/new-birthing-center-will-deliver-babies-in-one-room-abort-them-in-another/
“My Abortion Was a Horrifying Experience, Women Were Treated Like Cattle”
Carla Stream knows what it’s like to experience an abortion decision she would later come to regret. Her personal story is one she has shared before and she calls it a “horrifying” experience where women were subjected to being treated “like cattle.”
“I was 24 when I found out I was pregnant. I didn’t know what to do and wasn’t sure to whom I could turn,” Stream says. “I told my roommate who offered to drive me to an abortion clinic. The only other person I told didn’t say anything.” http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/my-abortion-was-a-horrifying-experience-women-were-treated-like-cattle/
Babies Gosnell Butchered in Infanticides, Abortions, Deserve Proper Burials
This morning, we gathered pro-lifers in front of the Philadelphia medical coroner’s office for a second time, after we were locked out the first time this July, demanding the release of 47 tiny humans for burial.

These bab3es died at the hand of a vicious man who held a license to practice medicine, but we all know he did killing than healing. They were found in freezers and jars in the office of abortionist, Kermit Gosnell, and are now in the custody of the city coroner’s office. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/babies-gosnell-butchered-in-infanticides-abortions-deserve-proper-burials/
Catholic Charities will host the Florida Respect Life Conference October 18-19 in Palm Beach Gardens. Speakers include Bishop Estevez; Sisters of Life; David Bereit; Rita Diller; Donna Gardner; Thomas Lawlor; Rita Marker; Michael McCarron; and Susan Recinella. Respect Life: 561-360-3330 or www.diocesepb.org.


Dying Girl Who Got Lung Transplant After Sebelius Denied It Will Leave Hospital
The dying girl who needed a lung transplant and only had weeks to live will leave a Philadelphia hospital after getting the transplant she desperately needed.

Sarah Murnaghan, the 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl dying of cystic fibrosis, received national attention after HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius refused to help.
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/dying-girl-who-got-lung-transplant-after-sebelius-denied-it-leaving-hospital/
Pro-Abortion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Repeats Assertion She Won’t Retire
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is one of five pro-abortion members of the Supreme Court who are preventing any bill banning abortions from ever becoming law. She said in July that she has no plans to retire and reiterated that in a new interview with the New York Times.
From a report on the interview: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg faulted her colleagues recently for creating a judicial atmosphere of activism, and she suggested she’s going to stick around and try to turn back that tone, for at least another year. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/pro-abortion-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-repeats-assertion-she-wont-retire/

Without Religious Morals and Values, Abortion on Demand Would Flourish
A In The Coming of the Third Reich, hailed by the Atlantic Monthly as “the definitive English-language account,” Cambridge historian Richard Evans outlines the various philosophies which undergirded the Nazi regime.
Among many others, he points to thinkers such as Ernst Haeckel, who openly advocated killing the mentally ill, and Alfred Ploetz, who believed a panel of doctors should attend every birth to determine if the baby was fit to live. As Evans proceeds to explain... http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/without-religious-morals-and-values-abortion-on-demand-would-flourish/
National Debt, Aging Population May Fuel Death Panels Under Obamacare
Remember way back in 2009 when Governor Sarah Palin fired up backers of Obamacare with this Facebook post.... http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/national-debt-aging-population-may-fuel-death-panels-under-obamacare/


Argument Against Inspecting Abortion Facilities is Disingenuous, Anti-Woman
Whenever a legislator proposes safety regulations for abortion facilities, the abortion industry always plays the part of the victim to drum up sympathy and support for their cause. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/argument-against-inspecting-abortion-facilities-is-disingenuous-anti-woman/

If Your Heart Isn’t Broken From Abortion, You’re Not Paying Attention
Our siege Last Friday was just like so many before it. I was blessed with the sweet presence of the Lord near my heart as I communed with Him in gratitude, but even in the midst of sweet communion, I struggled to maintain focus on the task at hand. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/if-your-heart-isnt-broken-from-abortion-youre-not-paying-attention/

Pro-Lifers March for Life And Then Go Home, New Effort Changes That
With attendance estimated to range between 200,000 to 500,000, the March for Life is the largest annual civil rights event in the world. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/pro-lifers-march-for-life-and-then-go-home-new-effort-changes-that/
“Personally Opposed to Abortion?” Then Prove It
We know that “I’m personally pro-life, but can’t make that choice for anyone else” is one of the most cowardly and thoughtless ways to weasel through abortion discussions, because it ignores all the salient facts of the issue and pretends there’s only one person at stake in it. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/personally-opposed-to-abortion-then-prove-it/
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Father Who Donated Sperm in Craig’s List Ad Wants Out of Child Support
A biological father named William Marotta is resisting being held responsible for his child conceived privately–by answering a Craig’s List ad, as opposed to using a medical clinic–by artificial insemination. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/father-who-donated-sperm-in-craigs-list-ad-wants-out-of-child-support/
Pro-Life Arguments Don’t Have to Rest on Religious Views to be Valid
Recently, a fellow pro-life atheist who is active in Secular Pro-Life shared this on facebook. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/pro-life-arguments-dont-have-to-rest-on-religious-views-to-be-valid/
Motherhood is a Calling and Children Should be Our Top Priority
This blog from Desiring God was floating around my facebook yesterday and it is so poignant. I was tempted to post excerpts and encourage you to read the rest on the site, but I feel it needs to be posted in it’s entirety. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/motherhood-is-a-calling-and-children-should-be-our-top-priority/

Assisted Suicide Advocates Seek to Influence Institute of Medicine
The euphemistically named Compassion and Choices–spawned out of the old Hemlock Society–is funded in the millions by those who want to make assisted suicide the law of the land. It’s well-paid leaders and staff never miss a bet to push the agenda. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/assisted-suicide-advocates-seek-to-influence-institute-of-medicine/
Nebraska Abortions Fall to 20-Year Low After Passage of Pro-Life Laws
Nebraska has seen the number of abortions in the state fall to new lows following the passage of pro-life laws, including one that essentially forced one abortion practitioner to relocate most of his abortion business out of state. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/26/nebraska-abortions-fall-to-20-year-low-after-passage-of-pro-life-laws/
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