Monday, May 5, 2014

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 5/5/14




LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report

Monday, May 5, 2014

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Current Headlines

Top Stories
• Teen Abortion Rate Drops to Historic Low, Down 66% Since 1988
• MTV Star Catelynn Lowell: Why is It Illegal to Destroy an Eagle Egg But Not Abort a Baby?
These Babies Didn’t Live Long After Birth, But Their Lives Still Had Meaning• Abortion Clinic Counselor Films Her Own Abortion “To Show People It’s Not Scary”

More Pro-Life News
• Mom Killed Her Newborn Baby to Save Her Sex Life, Cut His Throat Minutes After Birth
• Man Finds Abandoned Baby in the Woods, 58 Years Later He Meets the Woman He Saved

• Duck Dynasty Couple Reveals “Mental Anguish” After Miscarriage, Learn Life is a Gift
• Mom Declined Lifesaving Treatment for One Twin Because it Could Have Killed Both Girls
• Meet the Serial Killer Who Murdered Living Babies
• DCF Releases Plan to Transfer Justina Pelletier, Still Denies Her Parents Custody

• She Was Forced to Have an Abortion Five Times But She’s Forgiving Kidnapper Ariel Castro

• Laura Ingraham: We’re Outraged by 39 People Dying From the Death Penalty But Ignore Abortion
• Thousands of Pro-Lifers Line the Streets of Dublin to Protest Abortion
• Twin Sisters Reunite After 78 Years Apart

• California Holds Hearing on Bill to Ban Sex-Selection Abortions
• Euthanasia Group’s Director Gives Animal Euthanasia Drug to Kill Man Dying From Cancer

• Maine Governor’s Veto of Bill Funding Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Upheld
• Polish “Family” Hospital Doing Abortions Sues Pro-Life Activists Exposing Them
• Minnesota Court Forces Taxpayers to Keep Funding Abortions


Teen Abortion Rate Drops to Historic Low, Down 66% Since 1988A new report from the Guttmacher Institute finds teenage abortion rates are down to their lowest levels since 1988, a drop of 66 percent from that peak.
Guttmacher also reports that teen pregnancy and teen birth rates are down to historic lows. From 1986 to 2010, the proportion of teenage pregnancies ending in abortion (i.e., the abortion ratio) declined by one-third, from 46% to 30%. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/teen-abortion-rate-drops-to-historic-low-down-66-since-1988/
MTV Star Catelynn Lowell: Why is It Illegal to Destroy an Eagle Egg But Not Abort a Baby? Teen Mom stars Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra have never been shy about their pro-life beliefs. The couple famously chose life when they decided to give their biological daughter Carly to wonderful adoptive parents who could give her a stable life when they got pregnant at 16.
lJust recently, they traveled to Ireland to speak at the Love Life Festival. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/mtv-star-catelynn-lowell-why-is-it-illegal-to-destroy-an-eagle-egg-but-not-abort-a-baby/
These Babies Didn’t Live Long After Birth, But Their Lives Still Had MeaningWhile some hospitals may not grant the dignity of life saving treatment to prematurely born children, several inspiring stories of parents who have gotten to spend a precious few minutes or hours with their children are making it into the news as well.
Just last week, a blog post from Matt Wessell, a musician from Wisconsin, was shared, titled “World’s Best Mom” about the few hours he and his wife had with their son, Randol Thomas, who was born at the gestational age of 25 weeks. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/these-babies-didnt-live-long-after-birth-but-their-lives-still-had-meaning/
Abortion Clinic Counselor Films Her Own Abortion “To Show People It’s Not Scary”
At the very end of March, we ran a post written by Lauren Enriquez, which she aptly titled, “Clinic worker films her own abortion in bizarre video.” She—meaning Emily Letts—actually videotaped her own abortion. Lauren wrote
“The video opens with Emily explaining her feelings and justification for the abortion. Giggling, she says ‘Yeah, I’m gonna be having an abortion tomorrow morning!’ Emily’s video includes (non-graphic) filming during the abortion. The experience was anomalous compared with the recorded testimonies of many post-abortive women. The doctor was extremely friendly, Emily was smiling the whole time, and two clinic workers were present on either side of Emily to hold her hands during her child’s death.” http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/abortion-clinic-counselor-films-her-own-abortion-to-show-people-its-not-scary/
Mom Killed Her Newborn Baby to Save Her Sex Life, Cut His Throat Minutes After BirthWe live in a post-abortion culture where the value of life has been degraded in part because human life is now viewed as dependent solely on the wishes of another. When unborn babies can be sacrificed on the altar of choice and convenience, infanticide becomes more easily justified.
Now here is the terrible story of a young woman in Germany who killed her own newborn baby because she didn’t want to ruin her sex life by being a single mother. She cut his throat 30 minutes after her baby boy was born and then went to dance at a local disco. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/mom-killed-her-newborn-baby-to-save-her-sex-life-cut-his-throat-minutes-after-birth/
Man Finds Abandoned Baby in the Woods, 58 Years Later He Meets the Woman He SavedAs a 14-year-old boy, Dave Hickman found an infant girl in a woods. On Sunday afternoon he was reunited with her. Hickman found a baby in the woods while hunting in 1955. Hickman spent the next 58 years trying to track her down.
LifeNews reports on so many cases of infanticide of abandoned baby’s who don’t make it and are left today. We’re delighted to bring you a story today that comes with a happy ending. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/man-finds-abandoned-baby-in-the-woods-58-years-later-he-meets-the-woman-he-saved/

Duck Dynasty Couple Reveals “Mental Anguish” After Miscarriage, Learn Life is a GiftOn the season finale of Duck Dynasty season five, the Robertsons threw an encouraging party for Jase and Missy’s daughter Mia as she prepared to have surgery for the fifth time. The brave 10-year-old, who was born with a cleft lip and palate, proceeded to have a successful bone graft operation.
Mia has endured plenty of obstacles in her first decade on earth, yet her parents understand she is a gift. Perhaps part of the reason, is due to the fact they at first suffered a miscarriage when trying for their third child. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/duck-dynasty-couple-reveals-mental-anguish-after-miscarriage-learn-life-is-a-gift/
Mom Declined Lifesaving Treatment for One Twin Because it Could Have Killed Both Girls In a heartbreaking case out of England, the mother of unborn twin girls says she decided to turn down lifesaving treatment for one of her twins because doctors informed her it could result in taking both their lives. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/mom-declined-lifesaving-treatment-for-one-twin-because-it-could-have-killed-both-girls/
Meet the Serial Killer Who Murdered Living Babies This is Kermit Gosnell. The 73-year old may be the most prolific serial killer in American history. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/meet-the-serial-killer-who-murdered-living-babies/
DCF Releases Plan to Transfer Justina Pelletier, Still Denies Her Parents Custody Today, Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF) took a baby-step in the Justina Pelletier case. In an underhanded move, DCF officials released a so-called unification plan to the press before presenting it to Justina’s parents. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/dcf-releases-plan-to-transfer-justina-pelletier-still-denies-her-parents-custody/
She Was Forced to Have an Abortion Five Times But She’s Forgiving Kidnapper Ariel Castro Ariel Castro was the Cleveland kidnapper who apprehended three teenage girls and forced them to live as sex slaves for a decade in his home. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/she-was-forced-to-have-an-abortion-five-times-but-shes-forgiving-kidnapper-ariel-castro/
Laura Ingraham: We’re Outraged by 39 People Dying From the Death Penalty But Ignore Abortion During a discussion about the merits of the death penalty on ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, conservative commentator Laura Ingraham had some strong words about the “culture of death” in America surrounding abortion in this country. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/laura-ingraham-were-outraged-by-39-people-dying-from-the-death-penalty-but-ignore-abortion/
Thousands of Pro-Lifers Line the Streets of Dublin to Protest Abortion Thousands of pro-life people lined the streets of Dublin on Saturday to protest abortion and tell the government the pro-life movement in Ireland still strongly opposes its bill that was the first step to legalizing abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/03/thousands-of-pro-lifers-line-the-streets-of-dublin-to-protest-abortion/
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Twin Sisters Reunite After 78 Years Apart Here is a celebration of life you don’t see every day… here at LifeNews we often talk about the importance of fetal development and, for twins, the bond created in the womb is especially remarkable. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/twin-sisters-reunite-after-78-years-apart/
California Holds Hearing on Bill to Ban Sex-Selection Abortions Assemblymember Shannon Grove’s (R-Bakersfield ) bill, AB 2336, which would prohibit a person from performing an abortion if they have knowledge that the purpose of the abortion is to end the life of a girl in the womb, was heard in the Assembly Health Committee today. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/california-holds-hearing-on-bill-to-ban-sex-selection-abortions/
Euthanasia Group’s Director Gives Animal Euthanasia Drug to Kill Man Dying From Cancer This article was written by Xavier Symons and published on BioEdge on May 2, 2014. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/euthanasia-groups-director-gives-animal-euthanasia-drug-to-kill-mn-dying-from-cancer/
Maine Governor’s Veto of Bill Funding Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Upheld Maine Governor Paul LePage vetoed a bill that would send state taxpayer funds to the Planned Parenthood abortion business, and now the state legislature has upheld the veto. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/maine-governors-veto-of-bill-funding-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-upheld/
Polish “Family” Hospital Doing Abortions Sues Pro-Life Activists Exposing Them A few months ago, the management of a private Polish hospital threatened legal action against a pro-life midwife. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/polish-family-hospital-doing-abortions-sues-pro-life-activists-exposing-them/
Minnesota Court Forces Taxpayers to Keep Funding Abortions The Minnesota Court of Appeals Monday upheld the dismissal of a taxpayer lawsuit that challenges the unauthorized use of state funds to pay for abortions on demand. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/05/minnesota-court-forces-taxpayers-to-keep-funding-abortions/