Women 'stil dying' after China's 1-child policy 'eased'

Congressman Chris Smith, Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng, and Women’s Rights Without Frontiers President Reggie Littlejohn spoke out against coercive family planning in China at The Heritage Foundation in October 2014 Women 'still dying' after China's 1-child policy 'eased' By Bob Unrub Republished with permission from World Net Daily A women’s-rights activist battling China over its one-child policy says no one should be fooled by the communist government’s insistence that the practice has been “eased,” because the infamous forced abortions continue. “The core of the problem is not whether the government is allowing one child or two children,” Reggie Littlejohn, president of Womens Rights Without Frontiers, told WND on Wednesday. “The government is still telling how many children people can have and is enforcing that limit with coerced abortions,” she said. “And it’s not clear to me that there are fewer abortions. Women and babies still are dying.” Littlejohn pointed out China still requires a birth permit for the first child and for the second child. “Without a permit, there still are forced abortions, unless you’re rich enough to buy your way out,” she said. Read More... YES, I WANT TO HELP END GENDERCIDE AND FORCED ABORTION IN CHINA! Your donation enables Women’s Rights Without Frontiers to continue to be a voice for the voiceless women and children of China. This huge effort comes at a cost. We need your support. Please give as generously as you can. Every donation makes a difference! P.O. Box 54401 | San Jose, CA 95154 www.womensrightswithoutfrontiers.org .

National Campaign Grows to Pass Legislation Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks

Coalition now includes 11 prominent pro-life organizations Contact: Rev. Patrick Mahoney, 540-538-4741; Jill Stanek, 815-274-2744 WASHINGTON, April 2, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ -- Eleven local and national pro-life groups plan a major demonstration on Thursday, May 7, at 12:00 p.m., at Republican Speaker John Boehner's office if by that time the U.S. House has not passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. This action follows up on a demonstration held March 25. Eight pro-lifers were arrested during a sit-in at Speaker Boehner's office, protesting the Republican-led House's failure to hold a vote on this important legislation. More than two months had passed since the vote promised for January 22, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, was canceled. Official portrait of United States House Speaker (R-Ohio). (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By all inside accounts, our first protest activated movement toward passing the Pain-Capable Act, when action had otherwise inexplicably stalled. Our second protest, planned just after the three-month mark, will build on our momentum to demand passage of the Pain-Capable Act in the House, so it can progress to the Senate. Participating groups at this point include: CEC For Life Christian Defense Coalition Citizens for a Pro-Life Society Created Equal Defend Life Issues4Life Foundation JillStanek.com Operation Rescue Maryland Coalition for Life Pro-Life Action League Pro-Life Action Ministries Statements from various group leaders: "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., said, 'Justice delayed is justice denied,' and justice is being denied to the thousands of children who would be saved by this bill every year." - Reverend Pat Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition "With the sweeping pro-life electoral victories in 2014, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act is exactly the kind of legislation pro-life voters are expecting from this Congress." - Monica Miller of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society "Why are some pro-life Congressmen getting hung up on rape exceptions with this bill? This is a late-term abortion ban. Would anyone actually wait 5 months before deciding to abort a baby conceived in rape?" - Lori Hoye of Issues4Life Foundation "We remain profoundly disappointed that this life-saving legislation has not moved forward. We respectfully call on Speaker Boehner and GOP House leadership to pass this life-saving bill." - Former RN Jill Stanek, who held a 21-week abortion survivor until he died. "With the majority of Americans in support of banning late-term abortions on babies that are old enough to feel pain, there is no excuse for Congress to continue delaying a vote on the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. We cannot remain silent since every day of delay is costing innocent lives." - Troy Newman of Operation Rescue "Over 18,000 babies are aborted after 20 weeks every year in the United States, all feeling the agonizing torture of being pulled apart as they die." - Eric Scheidler of Pro-Life Action League For more information contact: Rev. Patrick Mahoney:  540.538.4741 Jill Stanek:   815.274.2744

LifeNews Report: Parents of Newborn Baby Born Without a Nose Call Him "Perfect"

LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report
Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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Top Stories
• Parents of Newborn Baby Born Without a Nose Call Him “Perfect”
• 7 People Whose Lives Are Changing the Abortion Debate
• Abortionist: I Stopped Delivering Babies So I Could Do Abortions
• Baby Born With Half a Heart Still Fighting for Life After Four Open-Heart Surgeries

More Pro-Life News• CBS News Poll: 59% of Americans Want Abortions Not Permitted or More Abortion Limits
• Viral Image Of 101-Year-Old With Newborn Baby Sparks Unbelievable Response• Instead of Having an Abortion, This Couple Did Something Amazing to Save Their Daughter’s Life
• Hackers Protesting Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act Attack Pro-Life Website
• The Disgusting Thing Rapper Snoop Dogg Said About Justin Bieber
• Surrogacy Firms are Selling “Extra” Babies on the Black Market to the Highest Bidder
• Abortion Clinic in California Botches Abortion, Tries to Hide Victim With Sheets
• 21 People With Down Syndrome Featured in Stunning Portraits
• Huge Breakthrough Made to Treat Brain Cancer That Prompted Brittany Maynard to Kill Herself
• China’s One-Child Policy Creates 13 Million Undocumented Children Who Can’t Attend Schooln
• Tennessee House Panel Passes Pro-Life Bill to Inspect Abortion Businesses
• Minnesota Taxpayers Forced to Fund 69,000 Abortions Over the Last 18 Years
• Idaho Passes Pro-Life Bill to Ban Webcam Abortions, Protect Women

Parents of Newborn Baby Born Without a Nose Call Him “Perfect”
A baby born without a nose has been called perfect by his mother. Eli, was born on March 4, weighing 6 pounds, 8 ounces to proud parents, Brandi McGlathery and Troy Thompson.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/parents-of-newborn-baby-born-without-a-nose-call-him-perfect/

7 People Whose Lives Are Changing the Abortion Debate
Here are 7 people whose lives are changing the abortion debate. Their pictures are changing hearts and minds on abortion and their stories are touching and inspiring.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/7-people-whose-lives-are-changing-the-abortion-debate/

Abortionist: I Stopped Delivering Babies So I Could Do Abortions
In Florida, Dr. Nicole Fanarjian decided to stop delivering babies so that she could perform abortions. In an op-ed published on xoJane, Famarjian explains that she had to make a choice between being an obstetrician/gynecologist who provided care for women by delivering babies and doing abortion because she couldn’t do both.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/abortionist-i-stopped-delivering-babies-so-i-could-do-abortions/

Baby Born With Half a Heart Still Fighting for Life After Four Open-Heart Surgeries
In 2013, Jack Stevens was born with a rare condition called Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), which causes the left lower chamber of the heart to not develop properly. However, Jack is a fighter is now 15-months-old.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/baby-born-with-half-a-heart-still-fighting-for-life-after-four-open-heart-surgeries/

CBS News Poll: 59% of Americans Want Abortions Not Permitted or More Abortion Limits
Although the 2016 presidential election is 19 months away, we’re already under siege by pollsters asking about various candidacies, the importance of various issues, and just the general lay of the land .
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/cbs-news-poll-59-of-americans-want-abortions-not-permitted-or-more-abortion-limits/

Viral Image Of 101-Year-Old With Newborn Baby Sparks Unbelievable Response
The pro-life movement celebrates human life at both ends of the spectrum. We fight for the right to life of unborn children who are targeted by abortions and we fight just as passionately for the elderly and disabled who are targeted by assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/viral-image-of-101-year-old-with-newborn-baby-sparks-unbelievable-response/

Instead of Having an Abortion, This Couple Did Something Amazing to Save Their Daughter’s Life
In 2013, Bobby and Shelly Ross found out at an 18-week ultrasound that their daughter had spina bifida, which is a type of neural tube defect and can occur at varying severities.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/instead-of-having-an-abortion-this-couple-did-something-amazing-to-save-their-daughters-life/

Hackers Protesting Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act Attack Pro-Life Website
Liberals and abortion advocates nationwide are targeting Indiana for protests after pro-life Governor Mike Pence signed into law a bill helping the state protect the religious rights of pro-life people.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/hackers-protesting-indianas-religious-freedom-restoration-act-attack-pro-life-website/

The Disgusting Thing Rapper Snoop Dogg Said About Justin Bieber http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/the-disgusting-thing-rapper-snoop-dogg-said-about-justin-bieber/

Surrogacy Firms are Selling “Extra” Babies on the Black Market to the Highest Bidder http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/surrogacy-firms-are-selling-extra-babies-on-the-black-market-to-the-highest-bidder/

Looking for an inspiring and motivating speaker for your pro-life event? Don't have much to spend on a high-priced speaker costing several thousand dollars? Contact LifeNews at news@lifenews.com about having LifeNews Editor Steven Ertelt speak at your event.

Abortion Clinic in California Botches Abortion, Tries to Hide Victim With Sheets http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/abortion-clinic-in-california-botches-abortion-tries-to-hide-victim-with-sheets/

Amazing: Doctors Create Micro-Pacemaker to Treat Unborn Baby With Heart Blockage http://www.lifenews.com/2015/03/31/amazing-doctors-create-micro-pacemaker-to-treat-unborn-baby-with-heart-blockage/

21 People With Down Syndrome Featured in Stunning Portraits http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/21-people-with-down-syndrome-featured-in-stunning-portraits/

Huge Breakthrough Made to Treat Brain Cancer That Prompted Brittany Maynard to Kill Herself http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/huge-breakthrough-made-to-treat-brain-cancer-that-prompted-brittany-maynard-to-kill-herself/

China’s One-Child Policy Creates 13 Million Undocumented Children Who Can’t Attend School http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/chinas-one-child-policy-creates-13-million-undocumented-children-who-cant-attend-school/

Tennessee House Panel Passes Pro-Life Bill to Inspect Abortion Businesses http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/tennessee-house-panel-passes-pro-life-bill-to-inspect-abortion-businesses/

Minnesota Taxpayers Forced to Fund 69,000 Abortions Over the Last 18 Years http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/minnesota-taxpayers-forced-to-fund-69000-abortions-over-the-last-18-years/

Idaho Passes Pro-Life Bill to Ban Webcam Abortions, Protect Women http://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/01/idaho-passes-pro-life-bill-to-ban-webcam-abortions-protect-women/

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month - The Sleeping Giant is Awake

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month - The Sleeping Giant is Awake    Contact: Janet Magee, 956-299-0564 PORT ISABEL, Texas, April 1, 2015 /Christian Newswire/ -- In 1994 founder Janet Magee searched for a faith-based child abuse prevention organization to learn how she could help. She found relief efforts such as orphanages and shelters, but no actual prevention organizations at that time. She believed the faith community was the sleeping giant in the battle against child abuse. She felt the call to help churches recognize the mission of abused children living in their own cities. With that goal in mind, Blue Sunday Day of Prayer for Abused Children was launched. On the last Sunday in April (which is Child Abuse Prevention Month), churches are asked to pray for the victims of child abuse and for those who rescue them. It is free to participate and they offer videos, prevention materials and even church bulletins at no cost. Having the faith community become involved in prevention efforts is our goal and we are seeing positive results from their participation. We are witnessing a rise in awareness and community involvement that is nothing short of a miracle. For the first time, we have more people praying than new victims. In 2014, Blue Sunday had 7.3 million people registered to pray and there were 686,000 children reported as abused in the United States. Child abuse related deaths are down in Texas. In Texas, child abuse related deaths fell from 239 to 156 in 2013, and in 2014, they fell again to 151 according to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. The same source reports no child abuse related deaths in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, and Starr counties in 2014. For Cameron County, home of Blue Sunday, it was the second year in a row to claim that victory. We attribute this miracle to community involvement being at an all-time high with law enforcement, medical personnel, educators, the judicial system, child protection agencies, local media, and the faith community all working towards a common goal to keep children safe and to help broken families heal. The giant is awake but there is still much more to do. Please ask your church to join us for National Blue Sunday Day of Prayer for Abused Children on April 26th. Register your church and access free resources at www.bluesunday.org.

Unbelievable! Are you angry yet?

Dear Friend of Life, Last week, we got a bombshell from the Government Accountability Office: nationwide, abortion mills and their advocates spent $1.7 billion in taxpayer dollars over a three-year period. Planned Parenthood got the most money by far.  Remember: in addition to killing 900 children every day, this is an organization that... Facilitates sex-trafficking. Sends sexually abused minor girls back to their abusers. Accepts money for racist and sexist abortions. Promotes dangerous and disturbing pseudo-sexual behavior to those children who don't fall under their abortionists' forceps and suction machines. Advocates for infanticide – the destruction of children who manage to survive abortion attempts, thus meeting even most abortion advocates' criteria for personhood. Continues to go to court for massive fraud allegations, bilking taxpayers out of millions on top of what our government forces us to give. Think of this: 900 children every day, killed.  How many kindergarten classes is that?  How many bright young faces going off to college?  How many entrepreneurs starting their first businesses?  All dead...and the slaughter is paid for with your tax dollars.  Almost two billion tax dollars. Even one single dollar used in the service of destroying the weakest, most vulnerable members of our society is a tragedy and an outrage.  But pro-life Americans should be furious that millions and millions in their own money is being funneled into the pockets of organizations whose reason to exist is killing children and completely corrupting and warping the minds of those who survive. Don't let this continue – take action today.  Please send this e-mail to at least three people that you think don't know this.  Inform them that there's a great evil being perpetrated in this country, and that they're paying for it.  Everyone needs to know this. Thank you so much for your dedication in this most crucial fight on behalf of our children, our families, and our nation. Yours in the fight for life, Lila Rose President Live Action Expose the truth abortion, the greatest human rights injustice of our day. Invest in the work of Live Action and DONATE TODAY! Copyright © 2015 Live Action, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Live Action 2200 Wilson Blvd, Suite 102 #111 Arlington, VA 22201

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April 1, 2015

St. Cloud State University for Life Sets the Bar High by Angela Erickson, SFLA Northern Regional Coordinator St. Cloud State University for Life continues to set the bar for what an active and effective club looks like—and they set that bar high. This month, their consistent execution of a variety of events did not go unnoticed by Students for Life of America! This club is continually exploring new ways to reach out to their peers at St. Cloud State University. In Minnesota there are three pro-life bills that are being discussed in the legislature (Taxpayer Funding of Abortions, Born Alive Infant Protection Act, and Licensure and Inspection of Abortion Facilities) and when we found out that NARAL was organizing people to attend a committee hearing on their behalf, SCSU for Life was one of the first schools to get on board to testify at the capitol that very day! Within 24 hours they recruited students to come and make a statement on all these bills. On March 4th, SCSU for Life Vice President Brody Hagemeier eloquently testified before the entire Health and Human Resources Committee to encourage them to pass a law banning taxpayer funding of abortions in the state. The best part is that because of the courage of these students, all three bills passed. Nice try, NARAL! See what else St. Cloud State University for Life has done to save lives on their campus--> Event-in-a-Box: Abortion Changes You It is likely that many of the students and faculty that you encounter are impacted by their own or a loved one’s abortion experience. It is estimated that 1 out of 3 women in the U.S. will undergo an abortion by the time they are 45. Studies also indicate that 1 out of 5 abortions are performed on college-aged women. Many suffer in silence, not knowing where to turn. Shame and fear of judgment often keep them feeling isolated and alone. SFLA and Abortion Changes You are partnering together this month to encourage you to activate the 3 E’s: Explore your understanding of the impact of abortion and compassionate communication, Expose after-abortion healing resources and Exhibit your support while gently inviting those who have been impacted by an abortion to begin the healing process. Get details and your FREE Event-in-a-Box now--> A Nerdy Analogy Pro-lifers want to see progress towards ending abortion for their efforts. It is human nature – we fight hard for something, so we want to see our hard work pay off. Sometimes we plant seeds of conviction and hope in someone’s heart and someone else gets to see the fruit later down the road. When it comes to public opinion, sometimes we don’t see fruit for a long time because it can take a very long time to bear fruit. But we can never make the mistake of thinking this means our efforts are in vain, as some have regrettably made recently. When it comes to politics, culture, and changing the world, the nerdy Biomedical Sciences major in me comes out to produce a rather nerdy, yet inspiring, analogy. Continue reading-->

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These nuns provide 'death with dignity' – but it's not assisted suicide

Little Sisters of the Poor. Courtesy of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

By Matt Hadro

Washington D.C., Apr 1, 2015 / 04:06 am (CNA/EWTN News).- As states around the country consider legalizing physician-assisted suicide, “death with dignity” looks markedly different for patients under the care of the Little Sisters of the Poor.

In her 27 years with the order that cares for the “elderly poor,” Sister Constance Veit, L.S.P. says she has never seen or heard a patient asking for a lethal prescription.

“I think that’s because they are surrounded with a caring human and spiritual presence in our homes,” she told an audience at the Heritage Foundation.

Sister Constance was part of a recent panel in Washington, D.C., on caring respectfully for the elderly sick. The event was titled “Living Life to Its Fullest.”

End of life care was placed in the national spotlight late last year, when 29 year-old Brittany Maynard publically announced her decision to take a lethal prescription rather than suffer terminal cancer.

In describing her situation, Maynard used terms that Sister Constance says she has never heard from the patients under her care, like “purposeless prolonged pain” and “prolonged involuntary suffering and shame.”

“I have never heard any of our residents use the word ‘shame’ in the context of their suffering and dying,” she said.

Maynard’s story caught the attention of many and brought about a national debate on physician-assisted suicide, which is already legal in some states. The Colorado state senate defeated an assisted suicide bill back in February, but other states are considering similar bills.

The Death With Dignity National Center is pushing for these laws around the country.

Critics say the laws would unfairly pressure the elderly and disabled to end their lives. They charge such laws would normalize suicide as a solution to problems and decrease respect for life in American culture.

Caring for the elderly in their final days, the Little Sisters of the Poor say that a patient and his or her loved ones can experience a tremendous amount of good in their last days together that would be lost if they decided to take their life prematurely.

Patients of the Little Sisters are cared for and pain is relieved – all that can be done for the sick patient is attempted. The patient is accompanied around the clock.

“I would say that the room of a dying person almost becomes the spiritual center of our house at that point for those days,” Sister Constance said. “Our home is their home.”

The sisters make sure to provide a “peaceful, prayerful presence” for the dying patient “for as long as it takes until they make that passage from this life to the next.”

And it can be a rich time of healing for the family. Sister Constance recalled how the sisters kept an eight-day vigil for one dying woman. Although she was not conscious, members of her family reconciled with each other during that time, and some even came back to the faith who had fallen away.

“There’s so much to be shared, learned, and gained through these intense moments that you cheat people out of when a life is ended prematurely,” the sister reflected.

“The majority of the family members involved with the residents who pass away in our homes experience it as a moment of grace and a thing of beauty,” she added, “it’s rare that they feel it was anything other than a very powerful spiritual and human moment.”

Other members of the panel voiced concerns about physician-assisted suicide laws.

Farr A. Curlin, M.D., the Josiah C. Trent Professor of Medical Humanities at Duke University School of Medicine, said the laws will bring new and grotesque questions to the national conversation.

People might start asking a terminally-ill patient, “Why are you staying alive?” he said. Those patients might start feeling useless to society and will “feel the pressure to exit the scene.”

Blessed Jeanne Jugan (October 25, 1792 – 1879) foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)