Thursday, June 19, 2014

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 6/19/14




LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report

Thursday, June 19, 2014

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Current Headlines

Top Stories
• She Died With Her Unborn Baby Still Inside Her, Then a Miracle Happened
• Justina Pelletier’s Family Promises to Sue Massachusetts for Abducting Their Daughter
• Los Angeles Kings Coach Darryl Sutter is More Proud of His Son Chris Than His Stanley Cup, Here’s Why
• Mother’s Shocking Deathbed Confession to Her Son: He Was Conceived in Rape

More Pro-Life News
• Pro-Life Rep. Kevin McCarthy Elected Republican House Majority Leader Replacing Cantor
• High School Blocks Pro-Life Web Sites, But Planned Parenthood’s Okay

• Jahi McMath, Once Declared Dead, May be Responding
• Pro-Life Youth Crash High-Level UN Meeting to Blast Abortion
• You’ll be Surprised How Little This Planned Parenthood Activist Knows About Science, Or Not
• “Stillborn” Baby is Doing Well Three Months After Doctors Said She Was Dead

• Judge Stops Texas Man’s Estranged Wife From Starving Him to Death

• Would You Want to Give Birth in the Same Room as a Woman Having an Abortion?
• Planned Parenthood Has a History of Supporting Sex-Selection Abortions
• Former Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic Turned Into Children’s Learning Center

• Pro-Life Activists Expose Abortionist Who Killed Woman in Botched Abortion
• Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Closes Fifth Clinic After Losing Tax Funding

• Late-Term Abortionist Funds Ohio Attorney General Candidate David Pepper’s Campaign
• Planned Parenthood Tries to Overturn Pro-Life Iowa Rule Protecting Women’s Health



She Died With Her Unborn Baby Still Inside Her, Then a Miracle Happened In this amazing video, Melanie Pritchard and her family tell the harrowing tale of her sudden death and miraculous healing.
Pregnant at the time, Melaine suffered from amniotic fluid embolism, DIC, heart failure and cardiac arrest. She was declared dead and should have never recovered, but, miraculously, she did. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/she-died-with-her-unborn-baby-still-inside-her-then-a-miracle-happened/
Justina Pelletier’s Family Promises to Sue Massachusetts for Abducting Their DaughterThe family of Justina Pelletier, the teenage girl at the center of a national parental rights dispute, vows to pursue legal action against the state of Massachusetts for what they say was essentially an abduction of their daughter.
Earlier this week, Massachusetts Juvenile Court Judge Joseph Johnston signed the order for Justina to go home following a 16-month dispute between her family and state officials. Lou Pelletier said in a text message, “This battle has been finally won. The WAR will not be won until we stop this from happening to ALL CHILDREN!!” http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/justina-pelletiers-family-promises-to-sue-massachusetts-for-abducting-their-daughter/
Los Angeles Kings Coach Darryl Sutter is More Proud of His Son Chris Than His Stanley Cup, Here’s Why Los Angeles Kings coach Darryl Sutter may seem gruff during interviews, but never when he’s around his 21-year old son Chris. Darryl loves Chris so much more than winning hockey tournaments.
Chris Sutter has a form of Down syndrome, called Trisomy 21. When Chris was diagnosed, his parents were told that Chris would never have a normal life. They were told he wouldn’t be able to do anything on his own, that he would always be taken care of by others. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/los-angeles-kings-coach-darryl-sutter-is-more-proud-of-his-son-chris-than-his-stanley-cup-heres-why/
Mother’s Shocking Deathbed Confession to Her Son: He Was Conceived in Rape
Jonathan Husbands had always felt different during his life, as his step-father wasn’t very loving towards him and because he “sensed the whispers, nudges and knowing glances,” according to The Daily Mail.
It wasn’t until he was 65 though when his mother took him aside and revealed to him that he was the conceived from rape. While her boyfriend and sister were downstairs in the kitchen, waiting to go to a dance, a man named Jock who was a tenant at her parent’s home took Jonathan’s mother, Mary, aside and raped her. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/mothers-shocking-deathbed-confession-to-her-son-he-was-conceived-in-rape/
Pro-Life Rep. Kevin McCarthy Elected Republican House Majority Leader Replacing CantorHouse Republicans elected a new number two for their Congressional party leadership after Virginia Republican voter defeated pro-life Rep. Eric Cantor in his primary election earlier this month.
Republicans picked Kevin McCarthy to serve as the next majority leader, promoting the California Republican to the number two spot behind pro-life House Speaker John Boehner. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/pro-life-rep-kevin-mccarthy-elected-republican-house-majority-leader-replacing-cantor/
High School Blocks Pro-Life Web Sites, But Planned Parenthood’s OkaySuperintendent Jody Goeler released a statement today responding to the charge that a Woodbury school discriminates against conservative and pro-life websites by blocking them.
Andrew Lampart, a senior at Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury, told his local Fox station that he discovered a clear political bias at his school, based on which websites are blocked.
Jahi McMath, Once Declared Dead, May be RespondingA news story reports that Jahi McMath, declared dead by the State of California, is being maintained at a Catholic hospital in New Jersey. More, that she may be becoming responsive.
From the San Jose Mercury News story: KPIX reported that she is receiving round-the-clock care and has responded to commands, moving specific parts of her body when asked. Attorney Christopher Dolan, who represents Jahi’s family, would not comment on her location. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/jahi-mcmath-once-declared-dead-may-be-responding/

Pro-Life Youth Crash High-Level UN Meeting to Blast Abortion Youth symbolize vitality and a future – and the UN, often teetering on the brink of irrelevancy, is keen on inviting young people into its midst. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/pro-life-youth-crash-high-level-un-meeting-to-blast-abortion/

You’ll be Surprised How Little This Planned Parenthood Activist Knows About Science, Or Not You know what’s usually good for a painful chuckle? When those advocating for abortion pretend that science supports their position. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/youll-be-surprised-how-little-this-planned-parenthood-activist-knows-about-science-or-not/
“Stillborn” Baby is Doing Well Three Months After Doctors Said She Was Dead Good news—indeed, great news—is always welcomed, even if we learn about it after the fact. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/stillborn-baby-is-doing-well-three-months-after-doctors-said-she-was-dead/
Judge Stops Texas Man’s Estranged Wife From Starving Him to Death Yesterday, attorneys with Texas Center for Defense of Life (TCDL), a pro-life legal organization located in the Austin, obtained a temporary restraining order from a judge to protect the life of a man threatened by his own family. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/judge-stops-texas-mans-estranged-wife-from-starving-him-to-death/
Would You Want to Give Birth in the Same Room as a Woman Having an Abortion? Would you give birth where a woman was having an abortion in the next room? One “full-spectrum” women’s facility in Buffalo, New York, is shepherding patients through that exact scenario, according to the New York Times. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/would-you-want-to-give-birth-in-the-same-room-as-a-woman-having-an-abortion/
Why Do Black Women Have More Premature Births Than White Women? Abortion Prematurity is associated with a wide variety of health risks. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/18/why-do-black-women-have-more-premature-births-than-white-women-abortion/
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Planned Parenthood Has a History of Supporting Sex-Selection Abortions lanned Parenthood never runs out of ways to shock conscientious Americans. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/planned-parenthood-has-a-history-of-supporting-sex-selection-abortions/
Former Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic Turned Into Children’s Learning Center This building used to belong to the Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Lubbock, Texas. Now it is being turned into a children’s learning center. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/former-planned-parenthood-abortion-clinic-turned-into-childrens-learning-center/
Pro-Life Activists Expose Abortionist Who Killed Woman in Botched Abortion Abortionist Mandy Gittler was responsible for the death of 24-year old Tonya Reaves at Planned Parenthood’s Near North Center in Chicago on July 20, 2012, and has performed over 15,000 abortions in her career. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/pro-life-activists-expose-abortionist-who-killed-woman-in-botched-abortion/
Wisconsin Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Closes Fifth Clinic After Losing Tax Funding The Planned Parenthood abortion business in Wisconsin has had to close another clinic — the fifth since the state decided to yank its taxpayer funding. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/wisconsin-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-closes-fifth-clinic-after-losing-tax-funding/
Planned Parenthood Tries to Overturn Pro-Life Iowa Rule Protecting Women’s Health Polk County Judge Jeffery Farrell is currently considering a suit brought by Planned Parenthood of the Heartland against the Iowa Board of Medicine for new rules that ban the webcam abortion system of dispensing abortion pills that was developed in Iowa. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/06/19/planned-parenthood-tries-to-overturn-pro-life-iowa-law-protecting-womens-health