Tuesday, July 8, 2014

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 7/8/14




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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

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Current Headlines

Top Stories
• Meriam Ibrahim and Family Reportedly Safe at “Makeshift Home” at the U.S. Embassy
• 226 Pro-Life Laws Passed Since 2011, Including 21 This Year, Saving Babies From Abortion
• Pro-Life Congressman’s Response to His Teen Daughter’s Unplanned Pregnancy is Priceless
• Sarah Palin: “It’s Time to Impeach President Obama”

More Pro-Life News
• Tolerant Left? “Holly Hobby Lobby” Vulgarly Attacked on Twitter
• After Losing at Supreme Court, Harry Reid to Push the HHS Mandate on All Americans

• The Day I Told My Pro-Life Children Mommy Had An Abortion
• NOW Calls Little Sisters of the Poor “Dirty,” Claims Nuns Use Religion to Attack Women
• Mother Arrested After Abandoning Her Baby on NYC Subway Platform
• MSNBC Host Devotes Entire Segment to Promoting Planned Parenthood’s Latest Gimmick

• The Central Question in the Abortion Debate is Still: Is This a Human Being?

• They Went to the Internet Wanting an Abortion, What They Found Saved Their Babies’ Lives
• University Publishes How-To Guide for Students on Getting Abortions
• Politician Campaigns for Lt. Governor Saying: I Don’t Regret Killing My Baby in Abortion

• Pro-Abortion “Romantic Comedy” Obvious Child Bombs at Box Office
• Planned Parenthood Halts Webcam Abortions at Tenth Iowa Facility

• Pro-Life Doctor Faces Persecution After Refusing to Do Abortion on Disabled Baby
• North Carolina: Voters Prefer Pro-Life Thom Tillis to Pro-Abortion Kay Hagan



Meriam Ibrahim and Family Reportedly Safe at “Makeshift Home” at the U.S. Embassy Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian woman who was recently released from prison after facing the death penalty,and her family are reportedly safe at a “makeshift home” in at U.S. embassy in Sudan.
At eight months pregnant, Ibrahim had been sentenced to death for not renouncing her Christian faith and she was imprisoned and eventually forced to give birth while shackled in the Omdurman Federal Women’s Prison in North Khartoum, Sudan. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/meriam-ibrahim-and-family-reportedly-safe-at-makeshift-home-at-the-u-s-embassy/
226 Pro-Life Laws Passed Since 2011, Including 21 This Year, Saving Babies From AbortionAbortion advocates are up in arms today because of a new report by the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute showing states continue to pass pro-life laws at a high rate. These pro-life laws are leading to historic low abortion figures as abortion clinics close and babies are saved from abortions.
State legislators passed a record number pro-life laws in 2011 as a wave of pro-life lawmakers were elected in reaction to the election of pro-abortion President Barack Obama and his push for more abortions funded at taxpayer expense. In the years following, pro-life laws continued to be approved at a higher rate than in prior years, as the Guttmacher graphs show. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/07/percentage-of-voters-who-call-themselves-pro-life-at-all-time-high/
Pro-Life Congressman’s Response to His Teen Daughter’s Unplanned Pregnancy is Priceless On July 3rd, Congressman Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced that his 17-year-old, unwed daughter, is pregnant and her baby is due sometime this summer. This November, Cassidy is running for the Louisiana U.S Senate seat and is challenging pro-abortion Senator Mary Landrieu. Landrieu is a third-time incumbent in Louisiana and has a 100% pro-abortion record according to National Right to life.
Cassidy is a medical doctor and is vocally pro-life. On his campaign website, he states that he works to promote a culture of life and to protect the unborn. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/pro-life-congressmans-response-to-his-teen-daughters-unplanned-pregnancy-is-priceless/

Sarah Palin: “It’s Time to Impeach President Obama”
Impeachment isn’t something to take lightly and isn’t a term thrown around casually by many elected officials or political pundits simply because a president takes an opposite position on a give political issue. While a good number of pro-life Americans probably want to see President Barack Obama impeached because of his lengthy pro-abortion record, impeachment as an actuality in the way President Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives hasn’t been a serious subject.
Tolerant Left? “Holly Hobby Lobby” Vulgarly Attacked on TwitterTo show support for the recent Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision, Holly Fisher – aka “Holly Hobby Lobby” – posted a photo of herself wearing a “pro-life” T-shirt and holding a Chick-fil-A cup in front of one of the arts-and-crafts chain’s locations in West Virginia.
The Army wife and mother of three became an instant Internet sensation, attracting intense attention from both sides of the debate over Obamacare, abortion, and religious freedom. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/tolerant-left-holly-hobby-lobby-vulgarly-attacked-on-twitter/
After Losing at Supreme Court, Harry Reid to Push the HHS Mandate on All AmericansAfter losing at the Supreme Court in its bid to force companies to pay for birth control and abortion-causing drugs for their employees, the pro-abortion side is now attempting to force all Americans to pay for them.
In comments yesterday and today, Harry Reid indicated he would have the Senate push a bill to force Americans to pay for the drugs with their tax dollars. Hot Air has more on what Senate Democrats have planned. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/after-losing-at-supreme-court-harry-reid-to-push-the-hhs-mandate-on-all-americans/
The Day I Told My Pro-Life Children Mommy Had An AbortionOn January 24, 2013, my daughter Zoe addressed the crowd at the March for Life Youth Rally in DC. Bryan Kemper of Stand True Pro-Life Outreach had been mentoring her for several months and she was already set on the path of a pro-life activist. She aimed to encourage young people to stand up and join her in the fight against abortion. When she said, “because what if my mother had had an abortion?,” Bryan looked at me with a look that said, “You need to tell her NOW.”

Ten months later, decompressing after an event in Lapeer, Michigan, I found myself having what had come to be a very familiar conversation.
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/the-day-i-told-my-pro-life-children-mommy-had-an-abortion/

NOW Calls Little Sisters of the Poor “Dirty,” Claims Nuns Use Religion to Attack Women A mother has been arrested in New York City after abandoning her newborn baby on a subway platform. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/mother-arrested-after-abandoning-her-baby-on-nyc-subway-platform/
Mother Arrested After Abandoning Her Baby on NYC Subway Platform I’m sure you’ve seen this young woman’s photos plastered all over Facebook. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/07/if-they-pretended-this-dead-lion-was-an-unborn-baby-they-wouldnt-be-so-upset/
MSNBC Host Devotes Entire Segment to Promoting Planned Parenthood’s Latest Gimmick Andrea Mitchell devoted three minutes of the July 7 edition of Andrea Mitchell Reports to assist Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards in promoting the abortion-clinic chain’s latest publicity gimmick. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/msnbc-host-devotes-entire-segment-to-promoting-planned-parenthoods-latest-gimmick/
The Central Question in the Abortion Debate is Still: Is This a Human Being? It is absolutely critical that the issue dividing the pro-lifers and abortion advocates be clarified and not muddled by irrelevancies. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/the-central-question-in-the-abortion-debate-is-still-is-this-a-human-being/
They Went to the Internet Wanting an Abortion, What They Found Saved Their Babies’ Lives A 44-year-old single woman…a high school student…a recovering drug addict…a mom of four on the brink of divorce. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/they-went-to-the-internet-wanting-an-abortion-what-they-found-literally-saved-their-babies-lives/
University Publishes How-To Guide for Students on Getting Abortions The University of Chicago has published what amounts to a how-to guide on getting an abortion, complete with referrals to local abortion providers, links to financial assistance programs and statements that it’s one of the “safest” procedures in America today. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/university-publishes-how-to-guide-for-students-on-getting-abortions/
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Politician Campaigns for Lt. Governor Saying: I Don’t Regret Killing My Baby in Abortion A Democratic state legislator in Nevada who has made waves for comments saying she does not regret killing her baby in an abortion is campaigning for Lt. Governor in the Silver State and openly talking about her abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/politician-campaigns-for-lt-governor-saying-i-dont-regret-killing-my-baby-in-abortion/
Pro-Abortion “Romantic Comedy” Obvious Child Bombs at Box Office The abortion industry did its best to pitch the movie Obvious Child as an “unapologetic” but “hilarious” romantic comedy about abortion, even as the director and star eschewed such a depiction. And therein lies the irony. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/pro-abortion-romantic-comedy-obvious-child-bombs-at-box-office/
Planned Parenthood Halts Webcam Abortions at Tenth Iowa Facility Iowa Right to Life is reporting and Operation Rescue has confirmed that Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has halted webcam abortions at their Cedar Rapids facility. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/planned-parenthood-halts-webcam-abortions-at-tenth-iowa-facility/
North Carolina: Voters Prefer Pro-Life Thom Tillis to Pro-Abortion Kay Hagan A new poll conducted by The Polling Company/WomanTrend for National Right to Life indicates that pro-abortion Sen. Kay Hagan’s abortion position is out of touch with voters. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/07/08/north-carolina-voters-prefer-pro-life-thom-tillis-to-pro-abortion-kay-hagan/