Tuesday, November 4, 2014

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 11/4/14






LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

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Top Stories
• Man Tries to Vote for Republican Candidate on Voting Machine, But This Happened
• Scarlett Johnansson: “If Republicans Win They’ll Take Away a Woman’s Right to Choose”
• Planned Parenthood Celeb Lena Dunham Apologies for “Comic Tone” in Describing Sister’s Sexual Abuse
• Electronic Voting Machine Leaves Texas Pro-Life Candidate Greg Abbott Off the Ballot


More Pro-Life News
• Mom Throws Her Autistic 6-Year-Old Son Off Bridge After Mental Breakdown
• Why Was Brittany Maynard “Courageous” Because She Wanted to Die But Not if She Wanted to Live?
• Man Was Given Six Months to Live Just Like Brittany Maynard, But He’s Lived for 13 Years
• Children Should Not be Put to Death Because of a Health Diagnosis, This Video Shows Us Why
• Woman’s Post-Abortion Infection Was So Severe She Had to Have Both Hands and Feet Amputated
• British Parliament Votes 181-1 to Declare Sex-Selection Abortions Illegal

• Man With Brain Cancer a Contrast to Brittany Maynard: “I’m Fighting to My Last Breath”

• NBC, CBS Praise “Brave” Brittany Maynard After Her Assisted Suicide, Hail “Freedom of Choice”
• Mother of Twins: My Daughter With Spina Bifida is No Less a Person Than the Other
• Scientists Tell British Government: Don’t Allow Three-Parent Embryos

• Buzzfeed Tries to Build Support for Abortion With Article About Woman’s 1959 Abortion
• Chen Guangcheng on Forced Abortions in China: “They Will Kill Your Baby in Your Face”


Man Tries to Vote for Republican Candidate on Voting Machine, But This Happened
While polling data makes it appear pro-life Republicans will take over the Senate from pro-abortion Democrats, whether votes cast on Election Day line up with those polls in another question. And one of the worries some pro-life voters have is whether illegal voting will prevent pro-life candidates from winning.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/man-tries-to-vote-for-republican-candidate-on-voting-machine-but-this-happened/



Scarlett Johnansson: “If Republicans Win They’ll Take Away a Woman’s Right to Choose”
In a recent Democratic National Committee email, actress Scarlett Johansson said if Republicans win control of the Senate they will take away a woman’s right to choose. Johnansson, who has starred in Hollywood hits including Iron Man and Lost in Translation, is no stranger to the pro-abortion movement.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/scarlett-johnansson-if-republicans-win-theyll-take-away-a-womans-right-to-choose/

Planned Parenthood Celeb Lena Dunham Apologies for “Comic Tone” in Describing Sister’s Sexual Abuse
Lena Dunham, the lascivious HBO actress and celebrity Planned Parenthood spokeswoman has issued an “apology” after the massive blowup following revelations she wrote in her own book indicating she sexually molested her little sister. In one quote from the book, the prominent abortion activist essentially admits to sexually abusing her little sister.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/planned-parenthood-celeb-lena-dunham-apologies-for-comic-tone-in-describing-sisters-sexual-abuse/



Electronic Voting Machine Leaves Texas Pro-Life Candidate Greg Abbott Off the Ballot
A reporter in Texas has posted a picture of a voter at an electronic ballot machine in Bexar County, Texas who was unable to vote for pro-life candidate Greg Abbott for governor because he was left off the list of candidates. Abbott is running against abortion champion Wendy Davis.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/electronic-voting-machine-leaves-texas-pro-life-candidate-greg-abbott-off-the-ballot/



Mom Throws Her Autistic 6-Year-Old Son Off Bridge After Mental Breakdown
An Oregon mom who apparently had a mental breakdown reportedly threw her 6-year-old autistic son off of a bridge. News reports indicate she couldn’t handle caring for both her son and ailing husband at the same time.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/mom-accused-of-throwing-autistic-6-year-old-son-off-bridge-after-mental-breakdown/



Why Was Brittany Maynard “Courageous” Because She Wanted to Die But Not if She Wanted to Live?
The San Francisco Chronicle columnist, Debra J. Saunders (my wife), has a really good piece out about the Brittany Maynard tragedy. Compassion and Choices wants to exploit her assisted suicide as a crow bar to pry open California and other states to legalizing doctor-prescribed death.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/why-was-brittany-maynard-courageous-because-she-wanted-to-die-but-not-if-she-wanted-to-live/



Man Was Given Six Months to Live Just Like Brittany Maynard, But He’s Lived for 13 Years
Many pro-life activists are grieving the loss of Brittany Maynard, the terminally ill patient who took her own life over the weekend. After suffering from severe headaches, Maynard found out she had stage II glioblastoma multiforme and had up to ten years to live.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/man-was-given-six-months-to-live-just-like-brittany-maynard-but-hes-lived-for-14-years/



Children Should Not be Put to Death Because of a Health Diagnosis, This Video Shows Us Why
When I was pregnant with my first child, there was a slight indication that I might be a carrier for a genetic condition called cystic fibrosis. But my doctor said that CF wasn’t a reason to terminate – not that I would have anyway – and that they test for it during newborn screening.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/children-should-not-be-put-to-death-because-of-a-health-diagnosis-this-video-shows-us-why/


Woman’s Post-Abortion Infection Was So Severe She Had to Have Both Hands and Feet AmputatedIn a horrific true story that illustrates how abortion hurts women, too, a French mother had both of her feet, her right forearm, and her left hand amputated after her abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/womans-post-abortion-infection-was-so-severe-she-had-to-have-both-hands-and-feet-amputated/
British Parliament Votes 181-1 to Declare Sex-Selection Abortions IllegalMembers of the British Parliament today voted 181-1 to declare sex-selection abortions illegal. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/british-parliament-votes-181-1-to-declare-sex-selection-abortions-illegal/

Man With Brain Cancer a Contrast to Brittany Maynard: “I’m Fighting to My Last Breath”While the world has focused on Brittany Maynard and her decision to take her own life via assisted suicide, other patients with terminal brain cancer who are fighting for life have received much less attention. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/man-with-brain-cancer-a-contrast-to-brittany-maynard-im-fighting-to-my-last-breath/
NBC, CBS Praise “Brave” Brittany Maynard After Her Assisted Suicide, Hail “Freedom of Choice”NBC’s Today and CBS This Morning both led their broadcasts on Monday with euthanasia advocate Brittany Maynard’s drug-induced suicide. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/nbc-cbs-praise-brave-brittany-maynard-after-her-assisted-suicide-hail-freedom-of-choice/
Mother of Twins: My Daughter With Spina Bifida is No Less a Person Than the OtherSarah Sweatt Orsborn, the mother of twin three-year-old girls – one with Spina Bifida – has spoken out about how little Claire’s defect does not affect her humanity. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/mother-of-twins-my-daughter-with-spina-bifida-is-no-less-a-person-than-the-other/
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Scientists Tell British Government: Don’t Allow Three-Parent EmbryosPaul Knoepfler, a vocal stem cell researcher, has penned an open letter to the UK Government asking for them to put the breaks on the three-parent embryo. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/scientists-tell-british-government-dont-allow-three-parent-embryos/
Buzzfeed Tries to Build Support for Abortion With Article About Woman’s 1959 AbortionWhile Buzzfeed is mostly known for fun quizzes and amusing lists, the website also has trending posts on abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/buzzfeed-tries-to-build-support-for-abortion-with-article-about-womans-1959-abortion/
Chen Guangcheng on Forced Abortions in China: “They Will Kill Your Baby in Your Face”“In today’s China, under the communist rule, the government can put their hand into your body, grab your baby out of your womb, and kill your baby in your face.” http://www.lifenews.com/2014/11/04/chen-guangcheng-on-forced-abortions-in-china-they-will-kill-your-baby-in-your-face/