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Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Monday, August 6, 2012

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 8/6/12

LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report
Monday, August 6, 2012

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Top Stories
• Obama Attendance at Catholic Charities Dinner Sparks Criticism
• What Matters More: Obama s Birthday or Those of Unborn Babies?
• Obama Ad Attacks Romney on Abortion, Not the 1950s
• Rick Santorum Organizing GOP Convention Event for Mitt Romney

More Pro-Life News
• Republican Convention Will Feature Pro-Life Elected Officials
• Abortion Practitioner Refers to Killing Ugly Black Babies
• Christie to Romney: Pick a Pro-Life Vice President
• Miracle Baby Born Weighing Less Than a Pound
• American Cancer Society Claims Planned Parenthood Delivers Babies
• Will Obamacare Trump Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court?
• The Dangerous Assisted Suicide Ballot Measure in Massachusetts
• Kansas Judge Won t Let Abortion Clinics Escape Licensing Law
• Who Has the Right to Decide When to Withdraw Medical Treatment?
• Iran Pleading for Babies to Be Born As Underpopulation Hits
• Colorado Personhood Amendment Backers Trying a Third Time

---> Planned Parenthood: 51% of Its Clinic Income Comes From Abortions

Obama Attendance at Catholic Charities Dinner Sparks Criticism
President Barack Obama has been invited to attend the annual Al Smith Catholic Charities dinner this October in New York and the participation of the pro-abortion president at the dinner is drawing nationwide condemnation.

Obama accepted the invitation of Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the president of the U.S Conference of Catholic bishops. The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner is an annual fundraiser for North York Catholic Charities and will be held on the third Thursday of October. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/obama-attendance-at-catholic-charities-dinner-sparks-criticism/

What Matters More: Obama s Birthday or Those of Unborn Babies?
Last weekend, President Barack Obama celebrated his birthday but, because of his poor performance in the White House, he s concerned he may not be back after November to mark any more birthdays as the president of the United States.

In a desperate-sounding email fundraising pitch, Obama claimed he is getting outspent in his re-election campaign, despite running tens of millions in television commercials blasting Mitt Romney, who has been endorsed by numerous pro-life groups. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/what-matters-more-obamas-birthday-or-those-of-unborn-babie s/

Obama Ad Attacks Romney on Abortion, Not the 1950s
The Obama campaign is out with a new TV spot that slams Mitt Romney, for the umpteenth time, for his position favoring revoking federal taxpayer funding for the Planned Parenthood abortion business.

The ad features short statements by women who express concern over Romney s pro-life positions. One woman claims Romney is out of touch with the average woman s health issues while another claims he can t even understand the mindset of someone who has to go to Planned Parenthood. The ad finishes with a third woman surmising, I think Romney would definitely drag us back. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/obama-ad-attacks-romney-on-abortion-not-the-1950s/

Rick Santorum Organizing GOP Convention Event for Mitt Romney
Rick Santorum, the pro-life former Republican presidential candidate, is organizing an event at the GOP convention later this month to rally pro-life, social conservative voters behind Romney.

The Hill has more details about the event and the background efforts leading up to it, quoting Santorum s long-time senior strategist, John Brabender. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/rick-santorum-organizing-gop-convention-event-for-mitt-romney/

Republican Convention Will Feature Pro-Life Elected Officials
The national Republican Party announced today some of the first people who will be speaking at the upcoming convention, which will result in nominating Mitt Romney to take on pro-abortion President Barack Obama.

Two pro-life women governors, Nikki Haley and Susana Martinez, are among those who will receive time at the convention to address the delegates and other attendees. Haley, who is Indian American, was the first woman elected as governor of South Carolina and Martinez is one of the leading pro-life Hispanics and the first Latina woman elected governor of New Mexico. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/republican-convention-will-feature-pro-life-elected-officials/

Abortion Practitioner Refers to Killing Ugly Black Babies
The abortion industry has always had a racial component since the days of Margaret Sanger and her eugenics past and more evidence of the inherent racism within abortion has come to light.

Day Gardner, President of the National Black Pro-Life Union, is alerting people to a video that shows abortion practitioner Ashutosh Ron Virmani referring to the black children that he kills as ugly black babies. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/abortion-practitioner-refers-to-killing-ugly-black-babies/

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Miracle Baby Born Weighing Less Than a Pound
Seven-month-old Noelle Christine Aguiar already is melting hearts.

This beautiful little girl was born weighing less than a pound. Doctors predicted that she would not survive first in the womb and then in her earliest stages of life.

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/miracle-baby-born-weighing-less-than-a-pound/

Christie to Romney: Pick a Pro-Life Vice President
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has a bit of advice for presidential candidate Mitt Romney: pick a pro-life running mate to challenge pro-abortion President Barack Obama and pro-abortion Vice President Joe Biden. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/christie-to-romney-pick-a-pro-life-vice-president/

American Cancer Society Claims Planned Parenthood Delivers Babies
Pro-life stalwart Abby Johnson recently received a request from the American Cancer Society for a donation via snail mail. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/03/the-pressure-of-rejecting-abortion-choosing-life-as-a-teen-mom/

Will Obamacare Trump Religious Liberty at the Supreme Court?
Though the Supreme Court has long been hostile to tax exemptions for religious reasons, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and the Establishment Clause should give religious organizations reasons to hope. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/will-obamacare-trump-religious-liberty-at-the-supreme-court/

The Dangerous Assisted Suicide Ballot Measure in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, the latest state to face the threat of legalization of physician assisted suicide, the group that promotes doctor prescribed suicide has cleared one hurdle. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/the-dangerous-assisted-suicide-ballot-measure-in-massachusetts/

Kansas Judge Won t Let Abortion Clinics Escape Licensing Law
Shawnee County District Judge Franklin Theis denied a motion on Friday asking him to dismiss a state challenge to an abortion clinic licensing law that has been brought by two Kansas abortionists. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/kansas-judge-wont-let-abrotion-clinics-escape-licensing-law/

Who Has the Right to Decide When to Withdraw Medical Treatment?
Today, there are two court decisions from two countries both dealing with a similar question, that being, who has the right to decide when to withdraw medical treatment. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/who-has-the-right-to-decide-when-to-withdraw-medical-treatment/

Iran Pleading for Babies to Be Born As Underpopulation Hits
Iran s fertility rate has crashed over the past few decades of Islamicist rule. So much so that the mullahs who run the country are now calling for more babies to be born. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/iran-pleading-for-babies-to-be-born-as-underpopulation-hits/

Colorado Personhood Amendment Backers Trying a Third Time
Sponsors of the personhood amendment in Colorado are hoping to to get the measure passed on the statewide ballot again after failing to do so twice before and, as some pro-life activists say, causing pro-life candidates to lose at the polls. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/08/06/colorado-personhood-amendment-backers-trying-a-third-time/

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