Wednesday, September 16, 2015

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 9/16/15




LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

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Top Stories

• De-Funding Planned Parenthood Would Save “Several Thousand” Babies From Abortion
• Abortion Clinic That Has Killed Babies in Abortions Since 1989 is Shutting Down This Month
• Senate Will Vote Next Week on Pro-Life Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions After 20 Weeks
• Obama Invites Pro-Abortion Nun to Greet Pro-Life Pope Francis During His Visit


More Pro-Life News
• Top Democrats Defending Taxpayer Funding for Planned Parenthood Got $31,000 From It
• Baby With 1 Percent Chance to Live Thriving After Parents Refused Abortion
• Lena Dunham Wants You to Promote Your Mother’s Abortion of Your Brother or Sister
• Republicans Cruz, Fiorina, Jindal and Santorum Pledge to De-Fund Planned Parenthood as President

• Obama Loses Most Attempts to Force Christians to Obey HHS Abortion Mandate, Down 72-16
• Missouri Lawmakers Get University of Missouri to End Contracts With Planned Parenthood
• Delaware Abortion Clinic Will Stop Doing Abortions After Breaking State Accreditation Law
• Proposed North Carolina Budget Would De-Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Business
• Abortionist Defends Doing Abortions Saying It’s “Fair to Children”
• What Your Parents Eat at the Time of Your Conception Has an Amazing Effect on Your Life
• Before He Became a Priest He Pushed His Girlfriend Into an Abortion. Now He’s Found Forgiveness

• Open Letter to California Governor Jerry Brown: Please Veto Dangerous Bill Legalizing Assisted Suicide
• Pro-Life Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey Faces Tough Re-Election Bid Against Abortion Advocate

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De-Funding Planned Parenthood Would Save “Several Thousand” Babies From Abortion
A new Congressional report finds that de-funding the Planned Parenthood abortion business — even for one year — would save “several thousand” unborn babies from the nightmare of abortion. The report also finds de-funding Planned Parenthood would save the federal government $235 million.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/de-funding-planned-parenthood-would-save-several-thousand-babies-from-abortion/


Abortion Clinic That Has Killed Babies in Abortions Since 1989 is Shutting Down This Month
The Amethyst Health Center for Women, located in Manassas, Virginia, has announced that it is shutting down as of September 28, 2015, after having operated since 1989. No reason was given in the brief statement that has been posted to the facility’s website.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/abortion-clinic-that-has-killed-babies-in-abortions-since-1989-is-shutting-down-this-month/


Senate Will Vote Next Week on Pro-Life Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions After 20 Weeks
Senate Republicans have fast-tracked a key pro-life bill to ban late-term abortions. The measure would ban abortions after 20 weeks — as neither Congress nor state legislatures can vote to ban all abortions under Roe v. Wade.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/senate-will-vote-next-week-on-pro-life-bill-banning-late-term-abortions-after-20-weeks/


Obama Invites Pro-Abortion Nun to Greet Pro-Life Pope Francis During His Visit
President Obama has invited a pro-abortion nun to greet the Pope during his visit to the United States. Breitbart News reports that Sister Simone Campbell will attend a reception at the White House with Pope Francis as well as his address to Congress next week.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/obama-invites-pro-abortion-nun-to-greet-pro-life-pope-francis-during-his-visit/



Top Democrats Defending Taxpayer Funding for Planned Parenthood Got $31,000 From It
As more damning video comes out exposing Planned Parenthood’s grisly trade in aborted baby parts, the left is pushing back. This morning there was a red-herring Washington Post article on a PP clinic that doesn’t provide abortions, followed by a House Democrat media event defending PP’s federal subsidies.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/top-democrats-defending-taxpayer-funding-for-planned-parenthood-got-31000-from-it/

Baby With 1 Percent Chance to Live Thriving After Parents Refused Abortion
In the United Kingdom, Sadie Cratchley went into labor four months early and her baby was given a one percent chance of surviving birth. In fact, doctors told Sadie and her husband Marc to let their daughter go because most preemies born at 23-weeks die.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/baby-with-1-percent-chance-to-live-thriving-after-parents-refused-abortion/



Lena Dunham Wants You to Promote Your Mother’s Abortion of Your Brother or Sister
This fall, HBO actress and Planned Parenthood favorite Lena Dunham is launching a newsletter with friend Jenni Konner that focuses on “feminism, style, health, politics, friendship and everything else.” However, from the looks of it, their newsletter is being used to publicize their families’ abortion history and advance their pro-abortion views.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/lena-dunham-wants-you-to-promote-your-mothers-abortion-of-your-brother-or-sister/


Republicans Cruz, Fiorina, Jindal and Santorum Pledge to De-Fund Planned Parenthood as President
A pro-life group has asked all of the Republican presidential candidates to sign off on a new pledge that, if elected president, they will do everything possible to de-fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business. The pledge comes after the Center for Medical Progress released its 10th video in a series of expose’ videos showing how the abortion company sells aborted babies and their body parts.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/republicans-cruz-fiorina-jindal-and-santorum-pledge-to-de-fund-planned-parenthood-as-president/

Obama Loses Most Attempts to Force Christians to Obey HHS Abortion Mandate, Down 72-16 http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/obama-loses-most-attempts-to-force-christians-to-obey-hhs-abortion-mandate-down-72-16/
Missouri Lawmakers Get University of Missouri to End Contracts With Planned Parenthood http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/missouri-lawmakers-get-university-of-missouri-to-end-contracts-with-planned-parenthood/
Delaware Abortion Clinic Will Stop Doing Abortions After Breaking State Accreditation Law http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/delaware-abortion-clinic-will-stop-doing-abortions-after-breaking-state-accreditation-law/
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Proposed North Carolina Budget Would De-Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Business http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/proposed-north-carolina-budget-would-de-fund-planned-parenthood-abortion-business/
Abortionist Defends Doing Abortions Saying It’s “Fair to Children” http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/abortionist-defends-doing-abortions-saying-its-fair-to-children/


What Your Parents Eat at the Time of Your Conception Has an Amazing Effect on Your Life http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/what-your-parents-eat-at-the-time-of-your-conception-has-an-amazing-effect-on-your-life/
Before He Became a Priest He Pushed His Girlfriend Into an Abortion. Now He’s Found Forgiveness http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/before-he-became-a-priest-he-pushed-his-girlfriend-into-an-abortion-now-hes-found-forgiveness/

Open Letter to California Governor Jerry Brown: Please Veto Dangerous Bill Legalizing Assisted Suicide http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/open-letter-to-california-governor-jerry-brown-please-veto-dangerous-bill-legalizing-assisted-suicide/
Pro-Life Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey Faces Tough Re-Election Bid Against Abortion Advocate http://www.lifenews.com/2015/09/16/pro-life-pennsylvania-senator-pat-toomey-faces-tough-re-election-bid-against-abortion-advocate/