Wednesday, December 31, 2014

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 12/31/14





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Top Stories
• Parents Starve 22-Day-Old Baby to Death, Infant Dies in Car Seat as They Ate at Restaurant
• Planned Parenthood Annual Report: Abortion Biz Killed 327,653 Babies in Abortions in 2013
• My 14-Year-Old Daughter Was Told She Wasn’t Really Raped Because She Didn’t Have an Abortion
• Nicki Minaj: Abortion I Had as a Teenager “Has Haunted Me All My Life”


More Pro-Life News
• Brittany Maynard’s “Pro-Life” Uncle Defends Decision to Kill Herself in an Assisted Suicide
• Baby Survives Being Born 15-Weeks-Early, Now Her Family’s Helping Other Preemies
• Miracle Babies: Triplets Saved by Operation While They Were Still in the Womb
• Pope Francis: Life is Always Worth Living, Even When Seriously Ill
• New Experimental Adult Stem Cell Treatment Helps Those With MS
• In 2009 Jonathan Gruber Said There Will be Obamacare Death Panels

• Right to Privacy? Hundreds of Abortion Records Found Abandoned in Warehouse

• New Birth Control Implant Could Come With a Remote Control And Last for 16 Years
• Pennsylvania Abortions Drop to All-Time Low, Down 7% in 2013 as More Babies Saved

• Scotland MSPs Making Biggest Push Ever to Legalize Assisted Suicide
• Baby “Aborted” at 26 Weeks to Save Mother’s Life Survives, Now Healthy 10-Year-Old
• Maryland Doc Loses License After Suffocating Six People to Death in Assisted Suicides

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Parents Starve 22-Day-Old Baby to Death, Infant Dies in Car Seat as They Ate at Restaurant
On December 23, 22-day-old Betsey Stephens died from starvation and neglect after going at least seven hours without nutrition. Her parents, Ruby and Roy Stephens, discovered that their baby was unresponsive when they went to remove her from her car seat.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/parents-starve-22-day-old-baby-to-death-infant-dies-in-car-seat-as-they-ate-at-restaurant/


Planned Parenthood Annual Report: Abortion Biz Killed 327,653 Babies in Abortions in 2013
The abortion giant Planned Parenthood has released its 2013 annual report and the new numbers indicate it did more abortions than the year before — killing 327,653 babies in abortions while taking in millions in taxpayer funds.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/planned-parenthood-annual-report-abortion-biz-killed-327653-babies-in-abortions-in-2013/



My 14-Year-Old Daughter Was Told She Wasn’t Really Raped Because She Didn’t Have an Abortion
Four years ago, I was going through life like I had it all figured out — perfect family, perfect job, perfect home. Our proud military family was living the American dream — we had it all. On December 21, 2010 — the darkest day of the year, everything changed for us as a family.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/they-told-me-my-14-year-old-daughter-wasnt-really-raped-because-she-didnt-have-an-abortion/


Nicki Minaj: Abortion I Had as a Teenager “Has Haunted Me All My Life”
Earlier this month, pop singer Nicki Minaj became the subject of news reports when a song of hers hinted at having an abortion. Assuming she was referencing her aborted baby in the tune, the song says the baby is an “angel looking over” her brother.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/nicki-minaj-abortion-i-had-as-a-teenager-has-haunted-me-all-my-life/




Brittany Maynard’s “Pro-Life” Uncle Defends Decision to Kill Herself in an Assisted Suicide
The uncle of Brittany Maynard, the terminally ill cancer patient who committed suicide in November, has spoken out about his niece’s decision. In an interview with ABC News, Holmes admitted that he’s been pro-life his entire life but Brittany’s decision changed his mind about assisted suicide.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/brittany-maynards-pro-life-uncle-defends-decision-to-kill-herself-in-an-assisted-suicide/


Baby Survives Being Born 15-Weeks-Early, Now Her Family’s Helping Other Preemies
In April, Sanne Kamphorst arrived at Glasgow’s Southern General Hospital weighing a tiny 1Ib 14 oz. She was delivered 15 weeks early via emergency Cesarean section after her mother, Marloes, had an umbilical cord prolapse.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/baby-survives-being-born-15-weeks-early-now-her-familys-helping-other-preemies/





Miracle Babies: Triplets Saved by Operation While They Were Still in the Womb
Abortion advocates say unborn babies are just cells or tissue, but we know they are human beings worthy of legal protection. Further evidence of their humanity is shown in how so many babies are now operated on surgically while in the womb to correct certain medical conditions.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/miracle-babies-triplets-saved-by-operation-while-they-were-still-in-the-womb/


Pope Francis: Life is Always Worth Living, Even When Seriously Ill
In a year that saw assisted suicide advocates be applauded by the press, Pope Francis made some poignant commentary about the sanctity of life in his message for the World Day of the Sick, reminding the world that life is always worth living, regardless of the perceived “quality” of it.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/pope-francis-life-is-always-worth-living-even-when-seriously-ill/



New Experimental Adult Stem Cell Treatment Helps Those With MS There maybe new hope for the millions of patients worldwide that suffer from multiple sclerosis, better known as MS. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/new-experimental-adult-stem-cell-treatment-helps-those-with-ms/
In 2009 Jonathan Gruber Said There Will be Obamacare Death Panels Back in 09–when Obamacare advocates castigated those who worried that Obamacare would lead to rationing–Jonathan Gruber said get the law passed first, then refuse treatment later. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/in-2009-jonathan-gruber-said-there-will-be-obamacare-death-panels/


Right to Privacy? Hundreds of Abortion Records Found Abandoned in Warehouse According to ABC News, hundreds of abortion records have been found in a warehouse in Houston, Texas. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/right-to-privacy-hundreds-of-abortion-records-found-abandoned-in-warehouse/
New Birth Control Implant Could Come With a Remote Control And Last for 16 Years In 2018, a new birth control implant may be available that has the same effects of some forms of oral contraception. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/new-birth-control-implant-could-come-with-a-remote-control-and-last-for-16-years/
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Pennsylvania Abortions Drop to All-Time Low, Down 7% in 2013 as More Babies Saved As national reports show abortions are declining to historic lows across the country, new information from the Pennsylvania health department confirms the Keystone state is a part of that trend. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/pennsylvania-abortions-drop-to-all-time-low-down-7-in-2013-as-more-babies-saved/
Hundreds of Teen Girls in Scotland Have Had at Least Two Abortions Tragically, new figures out of Scotland show that hundreds of girls have had abortions before the age of 16. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/30/hundreds-of-teen-girls-in-scotland-have-had-at-least-two-abortions/
Scotland MSPs Making Biggest Push Ever to Legalize Assisted Suicide In April, Margo Macdonald MSP passed away from Parkinson’s disease after introducing the “Assisted Suicide Bill” in Scotland; and now the Scottish Parliament is claiming that it is their most “robust” piece of assisted suicide legislation. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/scotland-msps-making-biggest-push-ever-to-legalize-assisted-suicide/
Baby “Aborted” at 26 Weeks to Save Mother’s Life Survives, Now Healthy 10-Year-Old Ten years ago Norelle Smith and fiancĂ© Sandy Cameron were told that Norelle, then 26 weeks pregnant, had toxic pre-eclampsia. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/baby-aborted-at-26-weeks-to-save-mothers-life-survives-now-healthy-10-year-old/
Maryland Doc Loses License After Suffocating Six People to Death in Assisted Suicides A Maryland doctor has lost his medical license after suffocating six people to death in assisted suicides. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/12/31/maryland-doc-loses-license-after-suffocating-six-people-to-death-in-assisted-suicides/