FROM LIVE ACTION: 'Abortion Barbie' Wendy Davis running for governor of Texas

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'Abortion Barbie' Wendy Davis running for governor of Texas Texas politician Wendy Davis announced Thursday that she will be running (in her pink shoes, perhaps) to replace Rick Perry as the 48th governor of Texas. Davis, who has been nicknamed "Abortion Barbie," rekindled her political career during the June abortion showdown during the Texas legislative session and the special sessions that followed. She gained her new fame when she filibustered the Pro-Life Omnibus bill in June and helped to facilitate the abortion supporters who rallied behind Wendy’s infamous pink running shoes at the Texas Capitol. Read on... How to help a friend who has received a prenatal diagnosis It happens every day. A couple, excited about their pregnancy and the birth of their child, receives the devastating news of a prenatal diagnosis. But even if the diagnosis includes those heartbreaking words – “incompatible with life” – every life deserves to be celebrated and every baby deserves to be loved. As the friend of family member of someone who has received such a diagnosis, you have the power and the ability to help the couple cope, heal and find joy. Read more... Retired abortionist says pro-life movement, abortion stigma stronger than ever On September 29, Live Action writer Cassy Fiano talked about an article in which late-term abortionist Susan Robinson said that abortion providers deal with a lot of stigma from other doctors. Robinson is not the only abortionist who has discussed the stigma that abortionists face. The pro-abortion website Jezebel also addressed the issue in an interview with retired abortionist Dr. Robert Livingston. Read more...   Heartbreaking video shows what you lose after an abortion When women are in the grips of a crisis pregnancy, it can be hard to think of the good that will come of it. All they can see is the crisis. And pro-abortion “counselors” – like those at, say, Planned Parenthood – will hammer in those fears and doubts. They will lie, giving women inaccurate and misleading medical information. They will not be told about resources that exist to help them through not only the pregnancy, but the raising of the child as well. The way pro-aborts talk, there are no resources available, and women who choose to continue a crisis pregnancy will be sentenced to a life of misery and doom. Read more... Chinese forced abortion victim: 'I could not protect you, child of mine.' In an exclusive interview with ChinaAid.org, 31-year-old Li Fengfei relayed the horrifying story of her forced abortion at the hands of Chinese family planning officials. Li was newly pregnant with an unauthorized second child in her hometown of Qingmen, Qinsha county, in April when superiors at her job unlawfully framed her for embezzling money from the business. Read more... Other Articles AMERICAblog lies about lying about ObamaCare's abortion funding Pew: 49% of Americans believe abortion immoral; Church attendance a big factor Abortionist gives Pope Francis his surgical instruments after becoming pro-life Fauxminism: How radical feminism failed women - and their children Nancy Pelosi and Catholic consistency View this e-mail in your browser