LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 6/30/15

LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report
Tuesday, June 30, 2015

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Top Stories

• Supreme Court: Obama Admin Can’t Make Religious Groups Obey Pro-Abortion HHS Mandate
• Pro-Life Chris Christie Announces Campaign as He Vetoes Planned Parenthood Funding a 6th Time
• Former Abortionist Recalls Baby Born Alive During Abortion Who Lived for Several Days
• Annie Had Anencephaly and Only Lived 15 Hours, But She Did Something Amazing Before She Died
More Pro-Life News• Dismemberment Abortions Slice and Crush Unborn Babies And They’re Totally Legal
• Teacher Wanted Her Union Dues to Go to Pro-Life Groups. Their Response Has Her Suing• Will Planned Parenthood Side With Pro-Abortion Satanists Against Women?
• Top Unions Send Hundreds of Thousands in Donations to Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz
• Man Calling Himself the “Facebook Sperm Donor” Has Fathered 10 Babies by Nine Women
• California Assisted Suicide Bill is Not Dead Yet, Calls and Emails Needed to Stop It
• Florida Court Blocks Pro-Life Bill for 24-Hour Waiting Period Before Abortion
• Canadian Medical Association Sells Out as Canada Forces Euthanasia on the Entire Country
• Abortion Drone Will Take Abortion Pills to Ireland After Killing Unborn Babies in Poland
• Tennessee Judge Sides With Owners of Unlicensed Abortion Clinics Against Pro-Life Law
• Louisiana Court Holds Hearing on Pro-Life Law Requiring Abortionists to Have Admitting Privileges

Supreme Court: Obama Admin Can’t Make Religious Groups Obey Pro-Abortion HHS Mandate
The Supreme Court issued an order on Monday preventing the Obama administration from forcing religious groups in Pennsylvania to obey the HHS mandate that requires them to pay for abortion-causing drugs for their employees.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/supreme-court-obama-admin-cant-make-religious-groups-obey-pro-abortion-hhs-mandate-2/

Pro-Life Chris Christie Announces Campaign as He Vetoes Planned Parenthood Funding a 6th Time
Republican Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, who is pro-life on abortion,launched his campaign for the Republican nomination for president today. The campaign announcement comes the day after he vetoed state taxpayer funding for the Planned Parenthood abortion business a sixth time.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/pro-life-chris-christie-announces-campaign-as-he-vetoes-planned-parenthood-funding-a-6th-time/

Former Abortionist Recalls Baby Born Alive During Abortion Who Lived for Several Days
Former abortionist Dr. Paul Jarrett gave his testimony at a conference held by the Pro-Life Action League called “Meet the Abortion Providers.” In a speech reproduced on the Priests for Life website, he talks about his experiences with late-term abortion.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/former-abortionist-recalls-baby-born-alive-during-abortion-who-lived-for-several-days/

Annie Had Anencephaly and Only Lived 15 Hours, But She Did Something Amazing Before She Died
Annie Ahern lived for only 14 hours and 58 minutes after birth, but two years later, acts of kindness in her honor are still spreading across her home state of Oklahoma. At 19 weeks gestation, Ahern and her husband, Robert, were told that their baby girl had anencephaly, a condition in which the skull and therefore the brain do not fully develop.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/annie-had-anencephaly-and-only-lived-15-hours-but-she-did-something-amazing-before-she-died/

Dismemberment Abortions Slice and Crush Unborn Babies And They’re Totally Legal
Faith in humanity is on the fritz at the moment. For those in the pro-life movement, we’ve become accustomed to horrifying rulings from court benches. We march on Washington every year to remember the one that started it all- Roe v. Wade.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/dismemberment-abortions-slice-and-crush-unborn-babies-and-theyre-totally-legal/
Teacher Wanted Her Union Dues to Go to Pro-Life Groups. Their Response Has Her Suing
In Pennsylvania, a public school teacher is suing the state’s education association for preventing her from giving her mandated union dues to a pro-life organization. The teacher, Linda Misja, said the following about her lawsuit against the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA):
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/teacher-wanted-her-union-dues-to-go-to-pro-life-groups-their-response-has-her-suing/

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Will Planned Parenthood Side With Pro-Abortion Satanists Against Women?
If a woman is seeking to have an abortion in the state of Missouri, it is required that she be given medical information on abortion, how the fetus can feel pain by 22 weeks and wait 72 hours before having the abortion.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/will-planned-parenthood-side-with-pro-abortion-satanists-against-women/

Top Unions Send Hundreds of Thousands in Donations to Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz
Unions are donating money to Planned Parenthood, and members who object are often unable to hold their unions accountable. According to a search of union records on the Department of Labor’s website, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the Service Employees International Union and United Food and Commercial Workers gave a combined $435,000 to Planned Parenthood last year.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/top-unions-send-hundreds-of-thousands-in-donations-to-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz/

Man Calling Himself the “Facebook Sperm Donor” Has Fathered 10 Babies by Nine Women http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/man-calling-himself-the-facebook-sperm-donor-has-fathered-10-babies-by-nine-women/

California Assisted Suicide Bill is Not Dead Yet, Calls and Emails Needed to Stop It http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/california-assisted-suicide-bill-is-not-dead-yet-calls-and-emails-needed-to-stop-it/

Florida Court Blocks Pro-Life Bill for 24-Hour Waiting Period Before Abortion http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/florida-court-blocks-pro-life-bill-for-24-hour-waiting-period-before-abortion/

Canadian Medical Association Sells Out as Canada Forces Euthanasia on the Entire Country http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/canadian-medical-association-sells-out-as-canada-forces-euthanasia-on-the-entire-country/

Abortion Drone Will Take Abortion Pills to Ireland After Killing Unborn Babies in Poland http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/abortion-drone-will-take-abortion-pills-to-ireland-after-killing-unborn-babies-in-poland/

Tennessee Judge Sides With Owners of Unlicensed Abortion Clinics Against Pro-Life Law http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/tennessee-judge-sides-with-owners-of-unlicensed-abortion-clinics-against-pro-life-law/

Louisiana Court Holds Hearing on Pro-Life Law Requiring Abortionists to Have Admitting Privileges http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/30/abortion-drone-will-take-abortion-pills-to-ireland-after-killing-unborn-babies-in-poland/

Teen abortions in Minnesota fall 87% since parental notice law passed

From 2327 abortions a year in 1980 to 295 today

The following comes from a June 24 story on LifeNews.com.
Teen abortions in Minnesota have declined dramatically since the state enacted a law requiring parental notification before minors undergo abortions. Tomorrow is the 25^th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Minnesota’s parental notification requirement.
The law (MN Statute 144.343), strongly supported by Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life (MCCL), was passed by the Legislature with large bipartisan majorities in 1981. It requires that both parents be notified at least 48 hours before an abortion is performed on a minor girl….
Minnesota’s law was in place until 1986, when it was enjoined by a federal district court. The U.S. Supreme Court eventually ruled on June 25, 1990, in the case of Hodgson v. Minnesota, upholding both the two-parent and 48-hour requirements. The law went back into effect that year.
The annual number of minor abortions in Minnesota peaked at 2,327 in 1980, the year before the parental notification law first went into effect. Teen abortions then began to steadily decline…. In 2013 (the latest year for which data is available), minor abortions fell to 295, the lowest number on record….


From http://cal-catholic.com/

From The Friars eLetter: Statement on the Supreme Court Decision

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Statement on the Supreme Court Decision FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF THE RENEWAL – Statement on the Supreme Court Decision Statement on the Supreme Court Decision | Same Sex Marriage Ruling “Grace Abounds”…Romans 5:20 In the midst of present day moral confusion and the cultural attack on the Christian way of life in the United States and around the world, there is a real temptation to discouragement and even despair. As the news continues to report the “victory lap” that is being taken by those who offer a different way of understanding marriage and sexuality, the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal find great hope in the powerful presence of God at work in the countless couples, families, and individuals who are heroically faithful to the Gospel and the truth of marriage and sexuality according to God’s design. We also find great hope in those individuals who experience same sex attraction and have made the free, heroic and self-sacrificing choice to live the virtue of chastity in a culture where the alternative is in fact much easier and socially celebrated. There are many questions being asked about the way forward for the Church as she faces the stark reality of these present day challenges and trials. As we have heard echoed over the past few days from the Bishops in the United States and from those who speak in fidelity with the Church and her teaching, Christ is the answer. Jesus who is the Truth (John 14:6) is our refuge, strength, consolation, and way forward. His Grace abounds in the midst of temptation, confusion, and darkness. His love is our response, the powerful statement that must be made to those who agree with the Church and also for those who disagree.  In a time where a misguided compassion seems to dictate that true love and true religion not only should accept the sinner but also the sin, we with great respect and humility, boldly call for a renewed courageous witness among all Catholics, Christians and people of good will. This witness, modeled by Jesus, doesn’t tire of loving and showing genuine compassion to our brothers and sisters who experience same sex attraction and who are caught up in the challenges and difficulties of the current cultural crisis. However, at the same time we urge an ever more courageous proclamation of the truth of marriage and God’s beautiful plan for human sexuality. In this pressing time, we pray for the intercession of our late founder Fr. Benedict Groeschel and his dear friend Fr. John Harvey, who was the founder of Courage, an outreach to those who experience same sex attraction and strive to freely choose to live a chaste way of life (http://couragerc.org/). We are inspired by their fidelity and commitment to the truth of the Church and the Gospel. Statement by Courge Internatinal Statement by the USCCB

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Miracle baby born with anencephaly defies the odds, turns one

Miracle baby born with anencephaly defies the odds, turns one Little Angela Morales wasn’t supposed to live. When she was still inside her mother’s womb, doctors diagnosed her with anencephaly – a condition in which the brain and skull fail to develop, usually leading to the baby’s death before or shortly after birth. >>> Read more

Planned Parenthood: No new abortion clinics will open in Texas Following a failed attempt to get the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to invalidate Texas abortion clinic regulations, Planned Parenthood President and CEO Cecile Richards told the Associated Press that the abortion giant does not currently plan to build any new clinics in the state. > Read more First they came for the preborn, and I did not speak out I think sometimes it can be easy to stay silent on controversial issues because my life is not in immediate danger. I’m not in danger of being aborted. I’m not in danger of being euthanized. But if the humanity of my fellow brothers and sisters is in danger, then all of humanity is in danger. > Read more Woman asks for $1 million, or she will abort her 7-week baby Her abortion is allegedly scheduled for July 10, but one anonymous mother is demanding that pro-lifers give her $1 million to keep her from killing her preborn baby through an abortion. > Read more As abortions decline, Planned Parenthood can’t (honestly) deny ultrasounds’ power Recently, the Denver Post ran a piece by Krista Kafer exploring the part ultrasounds have played in the abortion rate dropping 10% nationally since 2010 and 9% in Colorado. > Read more Video: Alveda King, Star Parker and Catherine Davis speak against illegal abortion activity in Selma, Alabama The Selma Project was a two day event focused on calling attention to the illegal activity of a medical clinic in Selma, AL. The Central Alabama Women’s Clinic run by Dr. Samuel G. Lett is a medical facility that is believed to be exceeding the number of abortions allowed for a facility that is not a licensed abortion clinic. > Read more Nurses share how babies born alive after abortions are killed or left to die In the United States, the Born Alive Infant Protection Act requires abortionists and staff to give medical care to a child accidentally born alive during an abortion. However, Live Action has discovered through undercover investigations that many abortionists ignore this law. > Read more CLOSED: First abortion clinic shuts down in TX after court upholds pro-life law; more expected Operation Rescue reports the first abortion facility closure in the wake of the recent Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision, which upheld HB 2, the sweeping pro-life Texas law which requires safety standards for abortion clinics. Unless the Supreme Court itself intervenes before the law requires full compliance on July 1, many other Texas abortion facilities will shut down. > Read more Planned Parenthood increases the number of abortions they perform to 33% of all abortions While abortions are declining throughout the country, at Planned Parenthood, abortions are increasing. And the reason is largely because that has been Planned Parenthood’s strategy: as the report shows, they have focused on opening abortion “mega-centers”, abortion mills that are 10,000 square feet or larger. > Read more A father to the fatherless: The moving story of NBA broadcaster Ernie Johnson’s family “There’s nothing better a dad can do than bless his son. Nothing.” -Ernie Johnson, Jr. ESPN’s E:60 – Ernie Johnson: My story tells of the Johnson family that the public never sees. From his battle with cancer to his poignant family history, the real Ernie Johnson is a hero to many–especially his wife and children. > Read more New research review finds link between abortion and preterm birth Dr. Pim Ankum from the University of Amsterdam’s Academic Medical Centre examined data from nearly 2 million women across 21 cohort studies, and concluded that dilation and curretage (D&C) procedures, whether to abort a living fetus or remove a miscarried one, increase a woman’s odds of giving birth before 37 weeks by 29% and before 32 weeks by 69%. The odds are higher still for women with multiple past D&Cs. > Read more

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 6/26/15

LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report
Friday, June 26, 2015

For pro-life news updated throughout the day, visit LifeNews.com.

Top Stories

• Britsol Palin Announces She’s Pregnant, Liberal Haters Call on Her to Have an Abortion
• Woman Demands Pro-Life People Raise $1 Million or She Will Have an Abortion
• Court Rules Obama Admin Can Make Christian University Obey HHS Abortion Mandate
• Democrat Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Tries to Make Churches Fund Abortions. She Fails
More Pro-Life News• Pro-Lifers Protest Sofia Vegara for Wanting to Kill Her Frozen Unborn Children
• Satan Worshipers Sue to Stop Pro-Life Law Informing Women About Their Unborn Baby• Parents Abandoned Surrogate Twin Baby Boy Because They Couldn’t Afford Both Babies
• Baby With Down Syndrome, Found Abandoned in a Trash Bag, is a Joy to This Adoptive Family
• Country Singer Randy Rogers Will Try Again to Have Baby After Daughter Dies Six Days After Birth
• What’s So Funny About Abortion? New Book Calls Killing Babies in Abortions “Hilarious”
• Woman Falls to the Floor Hyperventilating and Dies After Having a Legal Abortion
• Euthanasia Doctors are Killing Mentally Ill Patients, Sometimes Without Their Consent
• Catholic Bishop Rails Against Assisted Suicide, Calls It a “Failure of Moral Imagination”
• Abortionist Who Sold Abortion Pills to Women Who Weren’t Pregnant Faces Trial
• Ohio Abortion Clinic Has 30 Days to Obey the Law or Face Closure
• California Judge: Nursing Homes Can’t Make Medical Decisions for Patients, Like Denying Treatment
• Amnesty International Supports the Death Penalty for Unborn Children in Ireland

Britsol Palin Announces She’s Pregnant, Liberal Haters Call on Her to Have an Abortion
Bristol Palin, the daughter of pro-life former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, has announced she’s pregnant with her second baby. No sooner did the pro-life advocate make the announcement than pro-abortion haters called on her to have an abortion.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/britsol-palin-announces-shes-pregnant-liberal-haters-call-on-her-to-have-an-abortion/

Woman Demands Pro-Life People Raise $1 Million or She Will Have an Abortion
A 26-year-old woman who wants to remain anonymous has shared online that she is seven-weeks-pregnant and plans to have an abortion on July 10th. However, if pro-lifers can raise one million dollars in 72-hours she says she will not have the abortion and place the baby for adoption.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/woman-demands-pro-life-people-raise-1-million-or-she-will-have-an-abortion/

Court Rules Obama Admin Can Make Christian University Obey HHS Abortion Mandate
Earlier this week, religious employers suffered another loss at the hands of the coercive Obamacare Health and Human Services mandate. A U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit panel ruled against East Texas Baptist University and a group of other non-profit religious employers in their challenge to the Obamacare requirement.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/court-rules-obama-admin-can-make-christian-university-must-obey-hhs-abortion-mandate/

Democrat Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Tries to Make Churches Fund Abortions. She Fails
Earlier this week, the head of the Democratic party attempted to force Americans,including churches, to pay for abortions. On Wednesday, the House Appropriations Committee considered the bill making appropriations for Labor, Health and Human Services and Education.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/democrat-chair-debbie-wasserman-schultz-tries-to-make-churches-fund-abortions-she-fails/

Pro-Lifers Protest Sofia Vegara for Wanting to Kill Her Frozen Unborn Children
A group of pro-life advocates protested actress Sofia Vergara, after she defended wanting to kill her unborn children following a breakup with her fiance. As LifeNews previously reported, Nick Loeb has filed a lawsuit against Modern Family actress, Sofia Vergara, in an attempt to stop her from destroying a pair of frozen embryos they created while they were engaged.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/pro-lifers-protest-sofia-vegara-for-wanting-to-kill-her-frozen-unborn-children/
Satan Worshipers Sue to Stop Pro-Life Law Informing Women About Their Unborn Baby
In Missouri, a group of Satan worshipers are suing Governor Jay Nixon and his Attorney General, Chris Koster for the state’s law that requires a 72-hour waiting period prior to an abortion. On June 23rd, a woman known only as “Mary Doe” filed the suit in federal court on behalf of The Satanic Temple.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/satan-worshipers-sue-to-stop-pro-life-law-informing-women-about-their-unborn-baby/

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Parents Abandoned Surrogate Twin Baby Boy Because They Couldn’t Afford Both Babies
In Australia, a senior judge is requesting that child welfare authorities and police investigate the surrogacy case of a baby boy who was abandoned by his parents in India.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/parents-abandoned-surrogate-twin-baby-boy-because-they-couldnt-afford-both-babies/

Baby With Down Syndrome, Found Abandoned in a Trash Bag, is a Joy to This Adoptive Family
A new national report from the Associated Press indicates that abortions have dropped 12 percent nationwide and are down in almost every state in the country as more women are choosing life for their babies.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/baby-with-down-syndrome-found-abandoned-in-a-trash-bag-is-a-joy-to-this-adoptive-family/

Country Singer Randy Rogers Will Try Again to Have Baby After Daughter Dies Six Days After Birth http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/country-singer-randy-rogers-will-try-again-to-have-baby-after-daughter-dies-six-days-after-birth/

What’s So Funny About Abortion? New Book Calls Killing Babies in Abortions “Hilarious” http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/whats-so-funny-about-abortion-new-book-calls-killing-babies-in-abortions-hilarious/

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Woman Falls to the Floor Hyperventilating and Dies After Having a Legal Abortion http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/woman-falls-to-the-floor-hyperventilating-and-dies-after-having-a-legal-abortion/

Euthanasia Doctors are Killing Mentally Ill Patients, Sometimes Without Their Consent http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/euthanasia-doctors-are-killing-mentally-ill-patients-sometimes-without-their-consent/

Catholic Bishop Rails Against Assisted Suicide, Calls It a “Failure of Moral Imagination” http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/catholic-bishop-rails-against-assisted-suicide-calls-it-a-failure-of-moral-imagination/

Abortionist Who Sold Abortion Pills to Women Who Weren’t Pregnant Faces Trial http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/abortionist-who-sold-abortion-pills-to-women-who-werent-pregnant-faces-trial/

Ohio Abortion Clinic Has 30 Days to Obey the Law or Face Closure http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/ohio-abortion-clinic-has-30-days-to-obey-the-law-or-face-closure/

California Judge: Nursing Homes Can’t Make Medical Decisions for Patients, Like Denying Treatment http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/california-judge-nursing-homes-cant-make-medical-decisions-for-patients-like-denying-treatment/

Amnesty International Supports the Death Penalty for Unborn Children in Ireland http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/26/amnesty-international-supports-the-death-penalty-for-unborn-children-in-ireland/