Wednesday, October 23, 2013

National Right to Life News Today 10/23/13






Topics for October 23, 2013

Pro-abortionists' request for a preliminary injunction against parts of Texas' omnibus pro-life law enters third day

Pro-life Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott at 2013 NRLC Convention
By Dave Andrusko As this is being written, attorneys for the state of Texas and pro-abortion litigants are scheduled to be providing final arguments on a request by the Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood, and the American Civil Liberties

CBS Uncovers ‘Serious', ‘Incredibly Misleading' ObamaCare Website Price Quotes

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By Matthew Balan President Obama likened HealthCare.gov to Kayak.com on the day the ObamaCare website went live, but the travel company wouldn't stay in business very long if it gave "incredibly misleading" price quotes, as Wednesday's CBS This Morning revealed

No Greater Love

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The following was adapted from a speech given by Celeste Hufford, Birthright of Woodbridge Co-Director, at a fundraiser held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Virginia. Last year I spoke to you about the main mission and principles

A Schizophrenic Nation

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By Carol Tobias, President,National Right to Life The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines schizophrenia as psychotic disorder with serious specific characteristics. Its second definition for the word is "contradictory or antagonistic qualities or attitudes."

Generous pro-lifers donating vehicles to "Autos for Life"

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By David N. O'Steen, Jr. You may have noticed that the department stores have already moved from advertising for Halloween to advertising for Christmas. This is a reminder that we are already in mid-October with the end of the year

Obamacare forces cancellation of many health insurance policies

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By Jennifer Popik, JD, Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics Hundreds of thousands of health insurance cancellation letters have been sent to customers, contrary to the promise of the Obama administration that "if you like your coverage, you can keep

The Christening of Prince George and the infinite value of all babies

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By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Baby bliss filled my office on Wednesday, as two co-workers joined me in catching a glimpse of streaming video of the arrival of Great Britain's Prince George at his christening.

Charges dropped against Leigh County mother accused of attacking and threatening daughter who refused abortion

By Dave Andrusko Charges of terroristic threats, simple assault, and harassment were officially dropped yesterday against 37-year-old Magdalena Mateia-Bitlan, reports Sarah Cassi of the Express Times. Last month prosecutors said charges would be dismissed if Mateia-Bitlan successfully completed family counseling.

Comatose mother gives birth and then awakens

Emma Mynors, shown in 2012 with daughter Amy, is a more recent example of a mother who gave birth while in a coma.
By Callista Gould Editor's note. This story, the latest in our year-long "Roe at 40" series, appeared in the July 9, 1991, edition of National Right to Life News. Callista told an endearing story of a near-miraculous turnabout

Yale holds 1st annual pro-life conference, ‘Vita et Veritas' on campus

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By Christina Martin In my small state of Connecticut a few cities are especially dear to my heart. One of those cities is New Haven. I went to college in New Haven, at a wonderful state school

New journal on ethics of human biotechnology offers free access to online content

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By Dr. Peter Saunders Editor's note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and is CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as members.

Study shows children with Spina Bifida fare better with in utero surgery

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By Dave Andrusko Over the last few months we have run several stories about in utero surgery. To this day there remain some skeptics. Their numbers are diminishing, however, as there is much research that demonstrates (for example) how babies

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By Dave Andrusko There are an awful lot of people who see National Right to Life News Today stories because Google News includes most of them when it aggregates and groups similar stories together.

Pro-Abortion Catholic College Professor Resigns Ethics Post Over Dropped Abortion Coverage

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By Matthew Archbold Editor's note. This appeared at cardinalnewmansociety.org. A law professor at Santa Clara University (SCU) has resigned from the university's Markkula Center for Applied Ethics in protest over the president's announcement that the Jesuit institution is dropping abortion

Dr. Nitschke's frank admissions on Tasmanian radio

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By Paul Russell, Director of HOPE: preventing euthanasia & assisted suicide Editor's note. As National Right to News Today readers know, last Thursday, following 10 hours of emotionally-charged debate, the latest euthanasia and assisted suicide bill in Tasmania was defeated
 
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