Thursday, May 8, 2014

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 5/8/14







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Thursday, May 8, 2014

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Current Headlines

Top Stories
• HGTV Cancels Reality TV Show “Flip It Forward” After Learning Stars are Pro-Life
• Thousands of Pro-Lifers Flood the Streets in Canada’s March for Life
 Pro-Life Leaders Demand an End to Obamacare’s Abortion Mandate• Topless Feminists Disrupt March for Life as Archbishop Reads Pope’s Blessing

More Pro-Life News
• 70 Doctors Join Pro-Lifers to Stop New Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Near Disney World
• DCF Will Move Justina Pelletier to Hospital Psych Ward, Parents Still Lack Custody

• Think the Battle Against the Obamacare Abortion Mandate is Over? Think Again
• J. Jill’s Mother’s Day Giving Campaign Funds Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz
• Artist Paints Medical Helmets for Babies So They’re More Creative
• Poll: Most People in Most Nations Say Abortion is Morally Unacceptable

• Actress Swoosie Kurtz Reveals Her “Anguishing” 1960s Abortion

• Liberals Rightly Condemn Donald Sterling’s Racism, But Ignore Margaret Sanger’s
• Thrivent Restores Donations to Pro-Life Groups After Criticism Over Pro-Abortion Funding
• Did Planned Parenthood Doc Lie to Cover Up Death of Woman She Killed in Abortion?

• “Joy Prom” Makes Sure Teens With Disabilities Don’t Miss Out
• Iowa Planned Parenthood Clinic Stops Doing Dangerous Webcam Abortions

• Microcosm of Japan’s Massive Underpopulation: More Adult Diapers Sold Than Baby Diapers
• Court: UK Taxpayers Don’t Have to Fund Abortions on Babies From Northern Ireland


HGTV Cancels Reality TV Show “Flip It Forward” After Learning Stars are Pro-LifeHGTV has canceled a new reality television show, Flip It Forward, that was scheduled to debut on Home and Garden Television this October, after learning the stars of the show are pro-life.
During the program, brothers David and Jason Benham would be helping families purchase dream homes they otherwise couldn’t afford. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/hgtv-cancels-reality-tv-show-flip-it-forward-after-learning-stars-are-pro-life/
Thousands of Pro-Lifers Flood the Streets in Canada’s March for LifeSo many pro-life people jammed the streets in Ottawa today for the Canadian March for Life that one member of Parliament was surprised at how many people could fit in one space.
The pictures below, from the Campaign Life Coalition, show the enormity of the crowd, prompting MP Stephen Woodworth to tweet: “How many ppl can Parliament Hill lawns hold? 25,000? They are overflowing today with the Rally for Life.” http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/thousands-of-pro-lifers-flood-the-streets-in-canadas-march-for-life/
Pro-Life Leaders Demand an End to Obamacare’s Abortion MandateRallying to support Priests for Life as the pro-life Catholic group takes on the Obamacare abortion mandate in court today, more than a dozen pro-life leaders representing groups with millions of pro-life members spoke out today against the mandate.
National Right to Life was one of the groups challenging President Barack Obama to respect Americans’ sacred, historical right to observe our most deeply held moral and political beliefs. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/pro-life-leaders-demand-an-end-to-obamacares-abortion-mandate/
Topless Feminists Disrupt March for Life as Archbishop Reads Pope’s Blessing
Two topless pro-abortion feminists disrupted the Canadian March for Life today as the Archbishop of Quebec was reading a blessing from Pope Francis.
The pro-abortion group FEMEN, which seeks media attention by sending partially-nude pro-abortion protestors to pro-life Catholic events, was responsible for the disruption. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/topless-feminists-disrupt-march-for-life-as-archbishop-reads-popes-blessing/

70 Doctors Join Pro-Lifers to Stop New Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Near Disney WorldOn May 3, a group of 70 physicians took out a full page ad on page 2 of the Osceola News Gazette to encourage Kissimmee, Florida, citizens to join them in attempting to keep Planned Parenthood of Greater Orlando from opening an abortion mill in their community, which is just 20 minutes from Walt Disney World.
Many of the physicians oppose PPGO because they are pro-life. But others are incensed on a professional level, because Planned Parenthood wants to open up shop in the middle of a large complex of medical office buildings, pictured below, directly across the street from a hospital. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/70-doctors-join-pro-lifers-to-stop-new-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-near-disney-world/
DCF Will Move Justina Pelletier to Hospital Psych Ward, Parents Still Lack CustodyJustina Pelletier is a court-ordered “ward of the state” misguidedly assigned to the custody of Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF).
The “parent-ectomy” performed on Justina Pelletier by the DCF and Boston Children’s Hospital was an egregious overreach and abuse of civil rights by a state-run agency. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/dcf-will-move-justina-pelletier-to-hospital-psych-ward-parents-still-lack-custody/

Think the Battle Against the Obamacare Abortion Mandate is Over? Think AgainDo you think the battle for religious freedom is over? Well, think again. One state is considering mandating abortion coverage.
Throughout the debate over the HHS mandate, the mandate’s supporters have depicted its opponents as alarmists who exaggerate the mandate’s impact. Conveniently overlooking sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs, they ask since only Catholics care about contraception, why should Protestants oppose the mandate? http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/think-the-battle-against-the-obamacare-abortion-mandate-is-over-think-again/
J. Jill’s Mother’s Day Giving Campaign Funds Planned Parenthood Abortion BizShoppers at the women’s apparel merchant J. Jill are upset that it’s Mother’s Day charity campaign is funneling donations to Planned Parenthood. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/j-jills-mothers-day-giving-campaign-funds-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz/
Artist Paints Medical Helmets for Babies So They’re More CreativeAbortion targets disabled children every day, as doctors and society encourages parents and moms to consider abortion because their unborn baby will be born “less than perfect.” http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/artist-paints-medical-helmets-for-babies-so-theyre-more-creative/
Poll: Most People in Most Nations Say Abortion is Morally UnacceptableA recently released Global Views on Morality poll for 2013 from the Pew Research Global Attitudes Project, shows that a majority find abortion morally unacceptable. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/poll-most-people-in-most-nations-say-abortion-is-morally-unacceptable/

Actress Swoosie Kurtz Reveals Her “Anguishing” 1960s AbortionIn a recent interview with HuffPost Live, actress Swoosie Kurtz unexpectedly opened up about the abortion she had many years ago. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/actress-swoosie-kurtz-reveals-her-anguishing-1960s-abortion/
Liberals Rightly Condemn Donald Sterling’s Racism, But Ignore Margaret Sanger’sWhat’s wrong with this picture? Democrat billionaire Donald Sterling has been declared persona non grata for terribly racist comments made in a private conversation. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/liberals-rightly-condemn-donald-sterlings-racism-but-ignore-margaret-sangers/
Thrivent Restores Donations to Pro-Life Groups After Criticism Over Pro-Abortion FundingEarlier this year, the Lutheran charity Thrivent found itself the subject of national criticism after it was found to be facilitating donations to pro-abortion groups. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/thrivent-restores-donations-to-pro-life-groups-after-criticism-over-pro-abortion-funding/
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Did Planned Parenthood Doc Lie to Cover Up Death of Woman She Killed in Abortion?Planned Parenthood abortionist Mandy Gittler was responsible for the death of 24-year old Tonya Reaves in Chicago on July 20, 2012. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/did-planned-parenthood-doc-lie-to-cover-up-death-of-woman-she-killed-in-abortion/
“Joy Prom” Makes Sure Teens With Disabilities Don’t Miss OutIn this day and age, teenagers face enough problems with bullying in schools and from their peers. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/joy-prom-makes-sure-teens-with-disabilities-dont-miss-out/
Iowa Planned Parenthood Clinic Stops Doing Dangerous Webcam AbortionsThis week Iowa Right to Life learned that webcam abortions are no longer happening at the Urbandale, Iowa, Planned Parenthood of the Heartland clinic. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/iowa-planned-parenthood-clinics-stops-doing-dangerous-webcam-abortions/
Microcosm of Japan’s Massive Underpopulation: More Adult Diapers Sold Than Baby DiapersThis line from the AP story about the lack of babies being born has this disturbing line that really says it all. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/microcosm-of-japans-massive-underpopulation-more-adult-diapers-sold-than-baby-diapers/
Court: UK Taxpayers Don’t Have to Fund Abortions on Babies From Northern IrelandPro-life campaigners in Northern Ireland have welcomed the decision by the High Court in London to reject claims that women from the Province should be entitled to “free” NHS abortions in Britain. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/05/08/court-uk-taxpayers-dont-have-to-fund-abortions-on-babies-from-northern-ireland/