Sunday, November 3, 2013

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 11/3/13





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Sunday, November 3, 2013

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Top Stories
• Gosnell Reporter Who Changed His Mind on Abortion Shares His Story
• Pope Francis Lets Down Syndrome Teen Who Escaped Abortion Sit in Popemobile
Open Your Hearts to Life: Consider Blessing a Child Through Adoption
• Dad’s Selfie Photos Mimicking Newborn Baby Go Viral on Facebook

More Pro-Life News

• Before You Pick a Health Care Plan, Find Out if It Covers Abortions
• UN CEDAW Committee Promotes Abortion in Controversial New Document on Women

• Planned Parenthood Abandons Poor Texas Women Over Its Dedication to Abortion
• Liberals Blame Republicans for Obamacare’s Failures
• Are We Treating Abortion Supporters in a Christ-Like Fashion?
• Planned Parenthood Caught Allowing Illegal Distribution of Abortion Drug

• Activist Infiltrates Pro-Life Movement, Has to Invent Things to Claim Pro-Lifers Extremist
• Are There Any Abortion Limits Abortion Activists Would Support?
• Irony: Planned Parenthood Wishes Latinos “Happy Day of the Dead”



Gosnell Reporter Who Changed His Mind on Abortion Shares His Story
On October 15, newspaper columnist J.D. Mullane spoke to a packed hall at the parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Doylestown, about his experiences at the trial of Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell.

Gosnell was convicted in May of three murder charges, 21 felony counts of illegal late-term abortion, and 211 counts of violating the 24-hour informed consent law. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/03/gosnell-reporter-who-changed-his-mind-on-abortion-shares-his-story/
Pope Francis Lets Down Syndrome Teen Who Escaped Abortion Sit in Popemobile
Down Syndrome Awareness Month comes to a close on Thursday, and we couldn’t let it pass by without sharing one more inspiring story about the strides that are being made in Down syndrome awareness and acceptance. Pope Francis has already demonstrated on numerous occasions his dedication to promoting the value of human life.

Before he was even pope, Jorge Bergoglio urged Argentinian priests to support women who became pregnant out of wedlock and honor their courageous decision to choose life. Since his move to Rome, the Holy Father has remained faithful to this principle, even making a surprise call to a young mom who chose life in spite of difficulty. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/03/pope-francis-lets-down-syndrome-teen-who-escaped-abortion-sit-in-popemobile/
The National Association of Pro-life Nurses announces its 2013-2014 scholarship for nursing students! Any pro-life nursing student currently enrolled in a nursing program is eligible to apply. For further details, go to nursesforlife.org “Take my hand, not my life.”
Open Your Hearts to Life: Consider Blessing a Child Through Adoption
“Do you have kids?” my co-worker asked as he looked at an old family photo of me surrounded by nieces and nephews. He was helping me move into a new office, and my mind was focused on the many other duties that were piling up. He went on to mention that he and his wife had adopted twin sons from Guatemala. However, I was distracted and simply said, “that’s great” before moving the conversation along.
As I turned my mind towards promoting the theme of this year’s Respect Life Program, “Open your hearts to life!” I realized what I had done. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/03/open-your-hearts-to-life-consider-blessing-a-child-through-adoption/
Dad’s Selfie Photos Mimicking Newborn Baby Go Viral on Facebook
Ever since cameras became small enough to be held at arms’ length people have been taking photos of themselves.

Now wenhanced-buzz-13149-1381944300-8ith the proliferation of hand-held devices with cameras, “selfies” have become all the rage. Most notoriously, in recent news, those taken by Anthony Weiner and Geraldo Rivera. (Don’t worry. There will be no links.)
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/03/dads-selfie-photos-mimicking-newborn-baby-go-viral-on-facebook/

Before You Pick a Health Care Plan, Find Out if It Covers Abortions
DC HealthLink is the first Affordable Care Act (ACA) healthcare exchange to begin being transparent about what plans on the Marketplace, including both private plans and Multi-State plans (MSP), cover elective abortion. Other states in charge of operating their own exchange and the federal government should follow their lead and give the American people real choice in health care by disclosing whether their premiums will cover elective abortions.

FRC’s Anna Higgins documented her attempt to find a pro-life plan on DC’s exchange and her repeated assurance from customer service representatives that elective abortion is an “essential benefit” and thus all plans on the exchange covered it. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/03/before-you-pick-a-health-care-plan-find-out-if-it-covers-abortions/
UN CEDAW Committee Promotes Abortion in Controversial New Document on Women
The committee that monitors the UN’s women’s treaty is famous for its extravagant opinions. Nowhere is its commitment to radical policies more explicit than when dealing with abortion.
Even as the General Assembly is scrutinizing its work, the CEDAW committee, which monitors the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Violence Against Women, is promoting abortion in a controversial new general recommendation on women in situations of conflict. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/03/un-cedaw-committee-promotes-abortion-in-controversial-new-document-on-women/
Finally... moral, pro-life fiction that opens hearts and minds! “This is what I was hoping would begin to spring from the Indie World. No way would NYC Corporate Publishing ever allow something with this worldview through.” - a reader.

Planned Parenthood Abandons Poor Texas Women Over Its Dedication to Abortion
Remember when several states sought to defund Planned Parenthood because they didn’t want public money to go to an abortion provider? Oh, the screaming! These laws were so uncompassionate, PP’s defenders screamed, denying poor women basic health care!
Yet, when Texas law required that abortionists have admitting privileges within 30 miles of an abortion clinic–which would not in any way prevent the clinics from providing poor women ”basic health care”– 12 Planned Parenthood clinics closed. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/03/planned-parenthood-abandons-poor-texas-women-over-its-dedication-to-abortion/
Liberals Blame Republicans for Obamacare’s Failures
The Left protects its own: “Obamacare scandal!!!! No. Just Republican talking points”. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/03/liberals-blame-republicans-for-obamacares-failures/
Are We Treating Abortion Supporters in a Christ-Like Fashion?
I admit I often demonize abortion supporters in my mind. The ones I usually deal with are the hard core industry or political types, and they can indeed come across beyond cold and calloused. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/03/are-we-treating-abortion-supporters-in-a-christ-like-fashion/

Planned Parenthood Caught Allowing Illegal Distribution of Abortion Drug
New Hampshire Right to Life and two state taxpayers, with the assistance of Alliance Defending Freedom, have filed a lawsuit last Friday against the New Hampshire Board of Pharmacy for unlawfully granting licenses to six Planned Parenthood clinics. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/03/planned-parenthood-caught-allowing-illegal-distribution-of-abortion-drug/

Activist Infiltrates Pro-Life Movement, Has to Invent Things to Claim Pro-Lifers Extremist
After years of anti-abortion activists going undercover into the abortion business, it seems that pro-choicers wanted their turn at playing detective. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/03/activist-infiltrates-pro-life-movement-has-to-invent-things-to-claim-pro-lifers-extremist/

Are There Any Abortion Limits Abortion Activists Would Support?
The pro-abortion crowd was cheering over a Texas judge’s decision to strike down part of Texas HB 2 – specifically, the requirement that abortionists have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles (later upheld this week). http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/03/are-there-any-abortion-limits-abortion-activists-would-support/

Irony: Planned Parenthood Wishes Latinos “Happy Day of the Dead”
A Planned Parenthood Twitter account posted a picture celebrating a Mexican tradition honoring the dead, called Dia de los Muertos. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/03/irony-planned-parenthood-wishes-latinos-happy-day-of-the-dead/


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