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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
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Top Stories
• Judge’s Decision Sending Justina Pelletier to Foster Care Over Parents’ Objection Upsets Pro-Lifers
• Newborn Baby Found Alive, Abandoned in Apartment Dumpster
• Barbra Streisand’s Fundraising Letter for Pro-Abortion Group: “I Was Lucky Enough to be Born”• South Carolina House Panel Passes Bill to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
More Pro-Life News• U.S. and Canada Join China, North Korea, and Vietnam Allowing Abortions After 20 Weeks
• Belgium King Urged Not to Sign Measure Allowing Doctors to Euthanize Children
• Pro-Life Group Urges Congress to Support Stop the IRS Act
• Singer Wouldn’t Leave Comatose Fiance’ After Accident: “What Kind of Man Would I Be?”
• New Documentary “Veil of Tears” Highlights Sex-Selection Abortion, Infanticide in South Asia
• Which is Worse? Pro-Abortion Feminism or Pro-Abortion Racism?
• An Extra Dose of Love: A Brother’s Story of Trisomy 21
• Jahi McMath’s Mother Owes No Apology for Defending Her Daughter’s Right to Live
• Cosmo Magazine Falsely Claims Pro-Lifers”Terrify” Women Outside Abortion Clinics
• Abortion Clinics Put Women’s Lives at Risk Without Hospital Admitting Privileges
• Handmade for Life: Artists and Crafters Gather on Etsy to Push the Pro-Life Message
• Study: 16% of People Killing Themselves in Assisted Suicide Clinics are Perfectly Healthy
• Only 16 States Stop Threatening or Intimidating Women Into Abortions
Judge’s Decision Sending Justina Pelletier to Foster Care Over Parents’ Objection Upsets Pro-Lifers
Justina Pelletier is at the center of a legal battle between the
Pelletier family and Boston Children’s Hospital over custody and proper
medical treatment. A judge has sentenced the Connecticut teenager, who
has been caught in a yearlong custody fight between her parents and
Massachusetts child protection officials, o a new foster care program.
The ruling triggered an anguished response from her parents when it was announced by a juvenile court judge Monday and pro-life advocates are also up in arms. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
Newborn Baby Found Alive, Abandoned in Apartment Dumpster
In yet another abandoned baby case, a newborn was found alive abandoned in an apartment dumpster in Houston, Texas.
LifeNews has reported on a number of cases in recent months of babies who have been abandoned in a variety of places and left to die. These kinds of cases are occurring despite laws in numerous states helping to protect newborns from infanticide by allowing a mother to surrender her baby at someplace such as a hospital or fire station so the newborn can be cared for and placed with an adoptive family instead of killed. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
Justina Pelletier is at the center of a legal battle between the
Pelletier family and Boston Children’s Hospital over custody and proper
medical treatment. A judge has sentenced the Connecticut teenager, who
has been caught in a yearlong custody fight between her parents and
Massachusetts child protection officials, o a new foster care program.The ruling triggered an anguished response from her parents when it was announced by a juvenile court judge Monday and pro-life advocates are also up in arms. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
Newborn Baby Found Alive, Abandoned in Apartment Dumpster
In yet another abandoned baby case, a newborn was found alive abandoned in an apartment dumpster in Houston, Texas.LifeNews has reported on a number of cases in recent months of babies who have been abandoned in a variety of places and left to die. These kinds of cases are occurring despite laws in numerous states helping to protect newborns from infanticide by allowing a mother to surrender her baby at someplace such as a hospital or fire station so the newborn can be cared for and placed with an adoptive family instead of killed. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
Barbra Streisand’s Fundraising Letter for Pro-Abortion Group: “I Was Lucky Enough to be Born”
Fundraising letters typically go through a number of proofs and edits before making their way out to people seeking donations.
Fundraising letters typically go through a number of proofs and edits before making their way out to people seeking donations.
Apparently
irony was completely lost on actress and singer Barbra Streisand and
the staff at the pro-abortion group Emily’s List, which sent this
following dun letter to their donors.
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
South Carolina House Panel Passes Bill to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
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South Carolina state House committee has
a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks based on scientific
evidence showing unborn children feel pain. Currently the state allows
abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy unless the life of the mother is
at risk.
South Carolina House Panel Passes Bill to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
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South Carolina state House committee has
a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks based on scientific
evidence showing unborn children feel pain. Currently the state allows
abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy unless the life of the mother is
at risk.
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National Right to Life Committee poll found that 63 percent of
Americans, and 70 percent of women, support a ban on post-fetal pain
abortion in Washington, D.C. The same poll also found that American
women, by an overwhelming majority of 62-27 percent, would be more
likely to vote for lawmakers who support this bill. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
U.S. and Canada Join China, North Korea, and Vietnam Allowing Abortions After 20 Weeks
The United States and Canada are among a handful of nations, two of
which are the biggest human rights abusers in the world, that allow
abortions on babies after 20 weeks. Every other nation on the planet
either bans abortions after that time, which is just before viability,
or limits them.
uscanadaA new report authored by Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) associate scholar Angelina Baglini and co-released today by CLI and Life Canada finds that the United States and Canada join China, North Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, and Netherlands in allowing abortion beyond 20 weeks, more than halfway through pregnancy and the point at which research shows the unborn child feels pain. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
The United States and Canada are among a handful of nations, two of
which are the biggest human rights abusers in the world, that allow
abortions on babies after 20 weeks. Every other nation on the planet
either bans abortions after that time, which is just before viability,
or limits them.uscanadaA new report authored by Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) associate scholar Angelina Baglini and co-released today by CLI and Life Canada finds that the United States and Canada join China, North Korea, Singapore, Vietnam, and Netherlands in allowing abortion beyond 20 weeks, more than halfway through pregnancy and the point at which research shows the unborn child feels pain. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
66 Babies Born Alive After Abortions in One Year in Britain, 16 After Viability
The
problem of how to deal with babies born alive after abortion has been
highlighted by a question asked at the Council of Europe.
The Committee of
Ministers has been asked to act ‘in order to guarantee that foetuses who
survive abortions are not deprived of the medical treatment that they
are entitled to – as human persons born alive – according to the
European Convention on Human Rights’. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/The
problem of how to deal with babies born alive after abortion has been
highlighted by a question asked at the Council of Europe.
Belgium King Urged Not to Sign Measure Allowing Doctors to Euthanize Children
Leading
pro-life campaigners in Europe are urging Belgium’s king not to sign a
measure to extend euthanasia to children with disabilities.
Leading
pro-life campaigners in Europe are urging Belgium’s king not to sign a
measure to extend euthanasia to children with disabilities.
Belgium’s
parliament voted earlier this month to allow the controversial
practice. No age limit would be set, but the children who are euthanized
would have “to possess the capacity of discernment.” http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
Pro-Life Group Urges Congress to Support Stop the IRS Act
After massive targeting of pro-life and conservatives groups by the IRS
during the Obama administration, members of Congress are pushing the
Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
Singer Wouldn’t Leave Comatose Fiance’ After Accident: “What Kind of Man Would I Be?”
Although sometimes viewers may forget this, the still hugely popular
“American Idol” program is its own kind of reality television. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
New Documentary “Veil of Tears” Highlights Sex-Selection Abortion, Infanticide in South Asia
Gender-based abortion, infanticide, bride burning, sex trafficking,
widow abandonment – these are just a few of the abuses aimed at women
Gospel for Asia highlighted today as it promoted its new documentary
“Veil of Tears” (www.veiloftearsmovie.com) at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) convention. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
Which is Worse? Pro-Abortion Feminism or Pro-Abortion Racism?
Our question is…what’s the difference between the two? Liberal feminism
celebrates “reproductive justice” which simply means more black babies
are aborted than are born alive. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
An Extra Dose of Love: A Brother’s Story of Trisomy 21
My youngest sister, Eva, just turned 12 this past December 31st. Each
year, my parents invite friends and family over to celebrate the new
year and the birth of our favorite family member at our New Years “Eva”
party. Now I know, we aren’t supposed to have favorites, and our large
family would seem to make unanimous consent impossible. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
Jahi McMath’s Mother Owes No Apology for Defending Her Daughter’s Right to Live
The Jahi McMath tragedy remains ongoing as she continues to be
maintained on a ventilator. Her mother has claimed her physical state
has improved, but we need not get into that here. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
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Cosmo Magazine Falsely Claims Pro-Lifers”Terrify” Women Outside Abortion Clinics
The top trending story on Cosmo magazine’s “The Hot List” isn’t about
the latest pair of shoes, the trendiest scarves or even the latest
celebrity scandal. It’s about pro-life activists and their harmful
effect on young women. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
Abortion Clinics Put Women’s Lives at Risk Without Hospital Admitting Privileges
A regulation requiring abortion clinics to maintain transfer agreements
with local hospitals is paying off in Ohio, with at least three major
abortion clinics unable to arrange such agreements, including a Planned
Parenthood. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
Handmade for Life: Artists and Crafters Gather on Etsy to Push the Pro-Life Message
Calling all crafters and artists… Etsy is a popular site for those who
like to purchase handmade gifts. It’s also popular among those who like
to create in their spare time and share some of their unique creations
with the world. But today, I discovered something even better on Etsy. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
Only 16 States Stop Threatening or Intimidating Women Into Abortions
Coercive abuse in the abortion context—that is, threatening or
intimidating a woman or girl into having an abortion— poses serious
risks to women’s health. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/
