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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.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 9/19/12

LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

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Top Stories
• Top Pro-Abortion Group Reveals Strategy to Re-Elect Obama
• President Obama Won t Fool Voters on His Attacks on Religious Liberty
• Michigan Pro-Life Group Endorses Mitt Romney for President
• Pregnancy Center Helped Justin Bieber s Mom Reject Abortion

More Pro-Life News
• Abortion Survivor Responds to Media Calling Her a Liar
• Planned Parenthood: 10 Ambulance Calls in 20 Months for Botched Abortions
• Report Shows Media Ignoring How Sebelius Broke Hatch Act Law
• Planned Parenthood May Face Investigation Over Failed Abortion
• New York Times Opinion Writer: We Need Death Panels
• Scalia: Roe v. Wade an Example of Precedent That Can be Reversed
• Massachusetts Assisted Suicide OK Could Deny Patients Health Care
• Abortions Drop 8% in Arizona After New Pro-Life Law in Place
• Pro-Life Women s Group Backs Pence, Ellspermann in Indiana
• Stem Cell Debates Showed Pro-Lifers Were Always on Science s Side
• Population Control Activists Target Eastern African Nations
• Missouri Right to Life Drops Endorsements of Two Pro-Life Democrats

Top Pro-Abortion Group Reveals Strategy to Re-Elect Obama
One of the top pro-abortion groups in the nation met with reporters today in its Washington, D.C. office to reveal the strategy it will use to attempt to re-elect pro-abortion President Barack Obama.

NARAL president Nancy Keenan said the focus is to try to keep the Obama voting bloc from 2008 together by focusing on encouraging Obama supporters who are questioning whether to vote for him again this time to do so. NARAL will saturate such voters with information about how Obama has been thoroughly pro-abortion and Mitt Romney s position against abortion and against funding the Planned Parenthood abortion business. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/top-pro-abortion-group-reveals-strategy-to-re-elect-obama/

President Obama Won t Fool Voters on His Attacks on Religious Liberty
President Obama has just released a new web ad, in which he he claims to be a defender of religious freedom and a great admirer of the of faith in our public life.

I take great encouragement from President Obama s latest web ad not because I believe a word he says, but because it shows that our massive, grassroots campaign to stop Obama s HHS Mandate and restore religious freedom is working. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/president-obama-wont-fool-voters-on-his-attacks-on-religious-liberty/

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Michigan Pro-Life Group Endorses Mitt Romney for President
In his entire political career, Barack Obama is not known to have ever supported any actual bill that would protect a single unborn child from being killed by abortion.

In fact, he has opposed curbs on even the most horrific abortion practices. Three of his most extreme examples. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/michigan-pro-life-group-endorses-mitt-romney-for-president/

Pregnancy Center Helped Justin Bieber s Mom Reject Abortion
Earlier this week, initial reports surfaced of the new interview Justin Bieber s mom gave to the Today show s Kathie Lee Gifford about how she chose life instead of abortion when pregnancy with the international music superstar.

Justin Bieber s mother, Pattie Mallette, explained to Today about the sexual abuse she suffered before becoming pregnant and how she was determined to make it through a difficult pregnancy situation and give birth to Bieber. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/pregnancy-center-helped-justin-biebers-mom-reject-abortion/

Abortion Survivor Responds to Media Calling Her a Liar
Abortion survivor Melissa Ohden has received national attention due to the advertisement she appeared in that aired on television during commercials before President Barack Obama s acceptance speech.

During the commercial, Ohden shares her story and talked about how Obama, as a member of the Illinois state legislature, repeatedly refused to support legislation that would provide medical care and support for abortion survivors like her. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/abortion-survivor-responds-to-media-calling-her-a-liar/

Planned Parenthood: 10 Ambulance Calls in 20 Months for Botched Abortions
The Planned Parenthood abortion business claims to be all about women and women s health, but one leading pro-life activists says it has had to call for ambulances 10 times over the course of the last 20 months. And that s just the number of times that have been documented.

This week, Operation Rescue reported that a woman is suing Planned Parenthood in Birmingham, Alabama for missing an ectopic pregnancy and doing an abortion procedure anyway that left her infertile. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/planned-parenthood-10-ambulance-calls-in-20-months-for-botched-abortions/

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Report Shows Media Ignoring How Sebelius Broke Hatch Act Law
A new analysis from the Daily Caller of transcripts of questions reporters have asked during White House press briefings show they have not asked questions about Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who was found guilty of violating the Hatch Act.

A report from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel notified President Barack Obama that Sebelius broke the law when she advocated for the election of a candidate during a speech at a pro-abortion group s event. Sebelius violated the Hatch Act, which prohibited federal employees from officially supporting the election or defeat of a candidate. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/report-shows-media-ignoring-how-sebelius-broke-hatch-act-law/

Planned Parenthood May Face Investigation Over Failed Abortion
A Planned Parenthood abortion facility that faces a lawsuit for negligence for a botched abortion that left a woman unable to have children may also face a state investigation. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/planned-parenthood-may-face-investigation-over-failed-abortion/

New York Times Opinion Writer: We Need Death Panels
The New York Times uses its op/ed page as a supplement to its editorial page that is, most of the articles published reflect the views of the editors. Letters to the Editor, too. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/new-york-times-opinion-writer-we-need-death-panels/

Scalia: Roe v. Wade an Example of Precedent That Can be Reversed
When it comes to Supreme Court decisions, the media and election officials frequently talk about long-standing precedents that become accepted jurisprudence. In their eyes, such precedents should almost never be overturned by subsequent courts. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/scalia-roe-v-wade-an-example-of-precedent-that-can-be-reversed/

Massachusetts Assisted Suicide OK Could Deny Patients Health Care
The No On Question 2 committee, which is leading the campaign against the ballot proposal to legalize assisted suicide in Massachusetts, has released its first web video showing the dangers that could result. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/massachusetts-assisted-suicide-ok-could-deny-patients-health-care/

Abortions Drop 8% in Arizona After New Pro-Life Law in Place
A new analysis of abortion figures in Arizona finds abortions have dropped 8 percent following the enactment of a new pro-life law requiring better reporting of the number of abortions to state officials. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/abortions-drop-8-in-arizona-after-new-pro-life-law-in-place/

Pro-Life Women s Group Backs Pence, Ellspermann in Indiana
The Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund, a national pro-life political action committee, today announced its endorsement of Mike Pence and Sue Ellspermann for Indiana Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/pro-life-womens-group-backs-mike-pence-for-indiana-governor/

Stem Cell Debates Showed Pro-Lifers Were Always on Science s Side
A report from The Witherspoon Council, a newly-formed bioethics body, argues that even the noblest aspirations of the scientific enterprise must be guided by ethics and governed under political authority. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/stem-cell-debates-showed-pro-lifers-were-always-on-sciences-side/

Population Control Activists Target Eastern African Nations
The sights in Africa are beautiful and exotic. Think Tanzania, with its snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro; plains and waters populated by zebras, wildebeest and hippos; and with the Milky Way splashed over unimaginably dark skies at nigh. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/population-control-activists-target-eastern-african-nations/

Missouri Right to Life Drops Endorsements of Two Pro-Life Democrats
Because they failed to support a pro-life bill that would restore religious liberty protections for those worried about the effects of the pro-abortion Obama HHS mandate, a state pro-life group in Missouri yanked endorsements from two pro-life Democrats.http://www.lifenews.com/2012/09/19/population-control-activists-target-eastern-african-nations/

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