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Wednesday, January 21 , 2014

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Top Stories
• Hundreds of Thousands of Pro-Lifers March for Life: Mourn 56 Million Abortions
• Obama Celebrates 41 Years of Abortion: Roe an “Opportunity to Fulfill Dreams”
Pope Francis Tweets Support for March for Life as Americans Mourn Abortion• House Votes Next Week on Bill to Completely Ban Taxpayer Funding of Abortions

More Pro-Life News
• Poll: 62 Percent of Americans Want More Abortion Restrictions
• 19 Beautiful Reminders Why Americans March for Life Today

• Democratic Party Chair Wishes Roe v. Wade a “Happy Birthday”
• Number of Babies Aborted in New York City in One Year Would Fill Super Bowl Stadium
• Why It’s Time to Overturn Roe: An Unborn Baby Is Not A Parasite
• Time for the Next Generation of Pro-Lifers to Abolish Abortion

• The Foundations of Roe vs. Wade are Crumbling, Someday it Will be Overturned

• Ted Cruz: Roe Reminds Us of the Tragic Loss of 56 Million Unborn Babies

• Planned Parenthood Stops Abortions at Two Iowa Clinics, Lays Off Staff
• MSNBC Host Shocked That Pope Francis Opposes Abortion
• Chris Smith Tells March for Life: Abortion is the Ultimate Exploitation of Women and Children
• Attorney for Jahi McMath’s Family Defends Protecting Her Right to Live
• 90 Percent of Inmates Say They Have Played a Role in a Partner’s Abortion

• Save a Baby’s Life, Save Two Lives with Umbilical Cord Blood
• Attorney General Asked to Investigate Abortion Doc Who Didn’t Report Child Rape



Hundreds of Thousands of Pro-Lifers March for Life: Mourn 56 Million Abortions Hundreds of thousands of pro-life people turned out for the annual March for Life in Washington, braving cold temperatures to take a stand for the right to life of unborn children. While marchers mourned 41 years of legalized abortion, many sounded a hopeful theme for a pro-life future and think the decision will eventually be reversed.
he Roe v. Wade decision, handed down on January 22, 1973, overturned pro-life laws offering protection for unborn children in most states across the country, and made abortions legal and virtually unlimited. Almost 57 million unborn children have been killed in abortions since.http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/hundreds-of-thousands-of-pro-lifers-march-for-life-mourn-56-million-abortions/
Obama Celebrates 41 Years of Abortion: Roe an “Opportunity to Fulfill Dreams”President Barack Obama issued a statement today celebrating the 41-year-old Roe v. Wade decision that allowed for virtually unlimited abortions. in a written statement, the president said the Roe abortion anniversary is an “opportunity to fulfill dreams.”
The decision, handed down on January 22, 1973, overturned pro-life laws offering protection for unborn children in most states across the country, and made abortions legal and virtually unlimited. Almost 57 million unborn children have been killed in abortions since. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/obama-celebrates-41-years-of-abortion-roe-an-opportunity-to-fulfill-dreams/
Pope Francis Tweets Support for March for Life as Americans Mourn AbortionHundreds of thousands of pro-life Americans will be mourning 41 years of legalized abortion today as they participate in the March for Life As they march, they will know they have the support of Pope Francis.
The head of the Catholic Church sent out a tweet this morning urging the pro-life marchers on and lending them his prayers and support. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/pope-francis-tweets-support-for-march-for-life-as-americans-mourn-abortion/

House Votes Next Week on Bill to Completely Ban Taxpayer Funding of Abortions
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said today that the House will vote next week on legislation that will put in place a complete ban on taxpayer funding of abortions and ensures abortions are not directly funded in any federal governmental program or department.
The legislation combines several policies that must be enacted every year in Congressional battles and puts them into law where they will not be in jeopardy of being overturned every time Congress changes hands from pro-life lawmakers to those who support abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/house-votes-next-week-on-bill-to-completely-ban-taxpayer-funding-of-abortions/

Poll: 62 Percent of Americans Want More Abortion Restrictions A new Marist poll released today on the tragic 41st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, which allowed virtually unlimited abortions nationwide, shows 62% of Americans want more restrictions on abortion.
The Marist University poll, which was sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, finds 62% of all Americans support “changing laws to allow for some restrictions on abortion,” while 84 percent of Americans do not support abortion on demand up until the birth of the child. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/poll-62-percent-of-americans-want-more-abortion-restrictions/
19 Beautiful Reminders Why Americans March for Life TodayToday, tens of thousands of people from around the country will gather in Washington to brave the cold for a cause they believe in. Some are marching for the first time, and others have been traveling to the nation’s capital since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. For the 41st year, they’ll meet again for the same reason — the sanctity of life.
We’re also celebrating life today, and we hope you will, too. Here are 19 moving reminders of the beauty of new life: http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/19-beautiful-reminders-why-americans-march-for-life-today/
Democratic Party Chair Wishes Roe v. Wade a “Happy Birthday”A very sad phenomenon exists today, which is that the left conflates ‘women’s rights’ with killing unborn children in the womb. The two are in fact mutually exclusive, because there are no other rights without the right to life. That is true for unborn baby girls and unborn baby boys.
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)15%, a leftist poster-child, wished Roe v. Wade a happy 41st “birthday” today because of her “commitment to protecting women’s rights,” while women and men, young and old, marched on the National Mall toward the Supreme Court to defend life. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/democratic-party-chair-wishes-roe-v-wade-a-happy-birthday/

Number of Babies Aborted in New York City in One Year Would Fill Super Bowl Stadium Though hundreds of thousands of people March for Life today in the nation’s capital, many Americans are more interested in the Super Bowl than the latest debate on abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/number-of-babies-aborted-in-new-york-city-in-one-year-would-fill-super-bowl-stadium/
Why It’s Time to Overturn Roe: An Unborn Baby Is Not A Parasite Today is the 41st anniversary of the worst Supreme Court decision in history. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/why-its-time-to-overturn-roe-an-unborn-baby-is-not-a-parasite/
Time for the Next Generation of Pro-Lifers to Abolish Abortion This week, our nation will commemorate not only 41 years of legal abortion in our land but also the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/time-for-the-next-generation-of-pro-lifers-to-abolish-abortion/

The Foundations of Roe vs. Wade are Crumbling, Someday it Will be Overturned The Obama administration is pushing public subsidies for abortion and seeking to expand it through Obamacare. As a result, Roe v. Wade — the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision legalizing abortion in all 50 states — may seem more secure than ever. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/the-foundations-of-roe-vs-wade-are-crumbling-someday-it-will-be-overturned/
Ted Cruz: Roe Reminds Us of the Tragic Loss of 56 Million Unborn Babies U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, released the following statement marking the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/ted-cruz-roe-reminds-us-of-the-tragic-loss-of-56-million-unborn-babies/
Planned Parenthood Stops Abortions at Two Iowa Clinics, Lays Off Staff The pro-life movement in Iowa received a wonderful present today on the tragic 41st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/planned-parenthood-stops-abortions-at-two-iowa-clinics-lays-off-staff/
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MSNBC Host Shocked That Pope Francis Opposes Abortion Today marks the 41st annual “March for Life” in which thousands of pro-lifers ascend on Washington D.C. to mark the Roe v. Wade decision and show their solidarity in opposition to abortion, many of them faithful Catholics. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/msnbc-host-shocked-that-pope-francis-opposes-abortion/
Chris Smith Tells March for Life: Abortion is the Ultimate Exploitation of Women and Children The following is the text of Congressman Chris Smith’s remarks to today’s March for Life. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/chris-smith-tells-march-for-life-abortion-is-the-ultimate-exploitation-of-women-and-children/
Attorney for Jahi McMath’s Family Defends Protecting Her Right to Live The controversy that brewed nationally weeks ago over Jahi McMath, who was left in a precarious medical state following a botched tonsillectomy, sparked controversy within event pro-life circles. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/attorney-for-jahi-mcmaths-family-defends-protecting-her-right-to-live/
90 Percent of Inmates Say They Have Played a Role in a Partner’s Abortion Can an abortion experience play a role in a man’s descent into criminal activity? http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/90-percent-of-inmates-say-they-have-played-a-role-in-a-partners-abortion/
Save a Baby’s Life, Save Two Lives with Umbilical Cord Blood This year we mark the 41st anniversary of the onset of tragedy; a tragedy because of the horrific loss of life, and many more lives than we realize. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/save-a-babys-life-save-two-lives-with-umbilical-cord-blood/
Attorney General Asked to Investigate Abortion Doc Who Didn’t Report Child Rape The Indiana Medical Licensing Board today called on the Indiana Attorney General’s office to investigate allegations that Dr. Ulrich Klopfer, operator of three Indiana abortion clinics. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/22/attorney-general-asked-to-investigate-abortion-doc-who-didnt-report-child-rape/


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