Monday, November 11, 2013

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 11/11/13





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Monday, November 11, 2013

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Top Stories
• HHS Mandate Loses Again, Obama Admin Can’t Force Family Business to Comply
• Democrats Credit Phony “War on Women” With Beating Cuccinnelli, Plan 2014 Attacks
Philippines: Mom Gives Birth to Baby After Clinging to Post During Typhoon Haiyan
• Pope Francis Greets Hundreds of Disabled Visitors With Warm Embraces and Smiles

More Pro-Life News

• “The Most Inspiring Football Play of All-Time:” Team Runs Special Play for Special Needs Player
• New York City Mayor Wants More Abortion Clinics, Will Use Tax Dollars to Build Them

• Our Veterans Fought and Died For Our Freedom, Not for Abortion
• Belgium: Debate Continues on Bill to Legalize Euthanasia for Disabled Children
• Media Ignores Wendy Davis’ False Claims to be Pro-Life
• Adult Stem Cells and Family’s Love Help Young Father Beat Leukemia

• California Tells Supreme Court: Force Companies to Obey the HHS Mandate
• 10 Reasons Not to Have an Abortion
• Ireland: Woman Dies After Legal Abortion But Irish Media Remain Silent
• Emergency Contraception Has Not Reduced Abortions, May Lead to Fewer Reports of Rape
• Politifact: LifeNews is Right, Chris Christie Repeatedly Vetoed Planned Parenthood Funding
How to Have Successful Pro-Life Conversations With Abortion Advocates
• What Does the Bible Say About Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia?
• Remembering When a Hospital Told Nurses “Assist Abortions or Lose Your Job”
National Association of Social Workers Faces Criticism for Promoting Abortion
• Wisconsin Poll Shows Majority of Residents Strongly Pro-Life on Abortion

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HHS Mandate Loses Again, Obama Admin Can’t Force Family Business to Comply
The HHS mandate that is a part of Obamacare was dealt another blow on Friday, as a federal appeals court ruled the Obama administration cannot force a family-run business in Illinois to comply with it and pay for birth control or abortion-causing drugs for its employees.

This ruling comes after another victory against the mandate earlier this month.
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/hhs-mandate-loses-again-obama-admin-cant-force-family-business-to-comply/
Democrats Credit Phony “War on Women” With Beating Cuccinnelli, Plan 2014 Attacks
The pro-life movement has an opportunity to re-capture the Senate from abortion activists next year, but pro-life Republican candidates who are looking to win Senate seat in the mid-term elections need to be prepared for continued phony attacks accusing them of engaging in a so-called War on Women.

During the Virginia gubernatorial election, the Planned Parenthood abortion business threw $1 million in false attacks on pro-life candidate Ken Cuccinelli at Virginia voters.
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/democrats-credit-phony-war-on-women-with-beating-cuccinnelli-plan-2014-attacks/
Philippines: Mom Gives Birth to Baby After Clinging to Post During Typhoon Haiyan
The news out of the Philippines has been devastating — as the world learns of hundreds of confirmed deaths and hundreds more people injured or missing as a result of the devastating typhoon that hit the island nation.
Yet, while the Filipino people endured the devastation and destruction reports have surfaced of one positive story of a mother who desperately tried to save herself so she could give birth to a baby girl. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/philippines-mom-gives-birth-to-baby-after-clinging-to-post-during-typhoon-haiyan/
Pope Francis Greets Hundreds of Disabled Visitors With Warm Embraces and Smiles
Pope Francis has received worldwide praise for his outreach to people who are mentally and physically disabled. The leader of the Catholic Church recently kissed and blessed a man with tumors all over his head and he let a teenager with Down Syndrome take a spin in the Popemobile.

From an AP report about the meeting with more than 600 people with disabilities: http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/pope-francis-greets-hundreds-of-disabled-visitors-with-warm-embraces-and-smiles/
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“The Most Inspiring Football Play of All-Time:” Team Runs Special Play for Special Needs Player
In what some are describing as the Most Inspiring Football Play of All-Time, players on the team at a middle school in Michigan set up a special play for a special members.

Keith Orr’s teammates on the Olivet Eagles middle school football team in Olivet, Michigan came up with a special play for Orr to score a touchdown — all unbeknownst to their coach. They spent weeks devising the play to give Keith that chance to score. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/the-most-inspiring-football-play-of-all-time-team-runs-special-play-for-special-needs-player/
New York City Mayor Wants More Abortion Clinics, Will Use Tax Dollars to Build Them
New York City is the abortion capital of America — with higher abortion rates than almost anywhere else in the nation. But that’s not good enough for newly-elected Mayor Bill de Blasio, who wants more abortion clinics build and is pledging to employ taxpayer funds to do so.
Anna Higgins of the Family Research Council notes that de Blasio, “has promised to partner with Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers to help them expand their business in the city. He says he plans to help abortionists find neighborhoods that lack convenient clinic access and provide them with ‘city sponsored’ space to set up shop.” http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/new-york-city-mayor-wants-more-abortion-clinics-will-use-tax-dollars-to-build-them/
Our Veterans Fought and Died For Our Freedom, Not for Abortion
In the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, thirty men from the small town of Bedford, Virginia, huddled close together in landing craft churning through the dark waters of the English Channel on a mission unlike any other the world had ever known. Their destination: a strip of sand known as Omaha Beach in Normandy, France.
Most of the thoughts running through the minds of these young men are lost to eternity. Surely there was no lack of thought of loved ones back home—wives, mothers, sweethearts and friends— loved ones who were now half a world away, shielded from the ferocity of war by the sprawling Blue Ridge. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/our-veterans-fought-and-died-for-our-freedom-not-for-abortion/
Belgium: Debate Continues on Bill to Legalize Euthanasia for Disabled Children
A heated debate on proposals to legalise euthanasia for minors in Belgium intensified this week. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/belgium-debate-continues-on-bill-to-legalize-euthanasia-for-disabled-children/
Media Ignores Wendy Davis’ False Claims to be Pro-Life
Recently declared Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis had a really, really bad opening round of campaign appearances. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/media-ignores-wendy-davis-false-claims-to-be-pro-life/

Adult Stem Cells and Family’s Love Help Young Father Beat Leukemia
Terry Killman and his grandson Eli are like two peas in a pod, almost inseparable. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/adult-stem-cells-and-familys-love-help-young-father-beat-leukemia/

California Tells Supreme Court: Force Companies to Obey the HHS Mandate
Radical California has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject religious liberty in the running of a business in the birth control cases. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/california-tells-supreme-court-force-companies-to-obey-the-hhs-mandate/

10 Reasons Not to Have an Abortion
On Thursday, we dealt with an article from a parenting website that advocated for ten (well, actually nine) reasons to have an abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/10-reasons-not-to-have-an-abortion/

Ireland: Woman Dies After Legal Abortion But Irish Media Remain Silent
Bimbo Onanuga died having suffered massive internal bleeding when her baby delivered into Ms Onanuga’s abdominal cavity after her womb ruptured. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/ireland-woman-dies-after-legal-abortion-but-irish-media-remain-silent/
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Emergency Contraception Has Not Reduced Abortions, May Lead to Fewer Reports of Rape
A new article on so-called “emergency contraception” (hereafter: EC) was published last week in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/emergency-contraception-has-not-reduced-abortions-may-lead-to-fewer-reports-of-rape/
Politifact: LifeNews is Right, Chris Christie Repeatedly Vetoed Planned Parenthood Funding
In our reporting on his gubernatorial election victory last week, LifeNews reported that pro-life Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey vetoed funding for the Planned Parenthood abortion business on five occasions. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/politifact-lifenews-is-right-chris-christie-repeatedly-vetoed-planned-parenthood-funding/

How to Have Successful Pro-Life Conversations With Abortion Advocates
For years, I thought having pro-life conversations meant that you basically had to accost people on the street and be a loud, annoying activist. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/how-to-have-successful-pro-life-conversations-with-abortion-advocates/

What Does the Bible Say About Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia?
There are two instances of euthanasia in the Bible. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/what-does-the-bible-say-about-assisted-suicide-and-euthanasia/
Remembering When a Hospital Told Nurses “Assist Abortions or Lose Your Job”
I covered this story when it broke, but I was unaware of the details, so I think it is worth revisiting. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/remembering-when-a-hospital-told-nurses-assist-abortions-or-lose-your-job/
National Association of Social Workers Faces Criticism for Promoting Abortion
In the Issues statement of Family Planning and Reproductive Choice, the National Association of Social Workers endorses abortion stating. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/national-association-of-social-workers-faces-criticism-for-promoting-abortion/
Wisconsin Poll Shows Majority of Residents Strongly Pro-Life on Abortion
As the pro-abortion movement targets pro-life Governor Scott Walker in next year’s gubernatorial race, Walker and pro-life Wisconsin residents can rest assured that a majority of the state’s voters are on their side. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/11/wisconsin-poll-shows-majority-of-residents-strongly-pro-life-on-abortion/
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