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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, November 14, 2012

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 11/14/12

LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report
Wednesday, November 14, 2012

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Top Stories
• Judge Rules Against Forcing Mentally Disabled Woman s Abortion
• Pro-Abortion House Democrat Leader Pelosi Will Stay On
• Pro-Abortion Susan Rice Faces Secretary of State Opposition
• Ohio Panel OKs Bill to De-Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz

More Pro-Life News
• Pro-Life Congresswoman Wins Key House GOP Leadership Spot
• United Nations Calls Access to Birth Control a Human Right
• Beautiful Adoption Ad on Oxygen Network Already Saves Baby
• When Our Adoption Saved a Baby Boy From Abortion
• African Pro-Life Leaders Distressed Pro-Abortion Obama Re-Elected
• Texas Pro-Lifers Propose Bill to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
• Abortion Activists Berate Pro-Choicer Opposed to Sex-Selection Abortion
• Florida Clinic Rushes Woman to Hospital After Botched Abortion
• Ireland: Lack of Abortion Didn t Kill Woman, Pro-Life Groups Say
• Contraception May Not Reduce the Number of Abortions
• Scientists Remove Extra Chromosome From Cells of Down Syndrome Patient
• Alveda King Tells Pro-Lifers There is Hope for the Future
• Study Claiming Pro-Life Laws Lead to Clinic Violence is Junk Science
• Governor Brownback Asked to Support Phill Kline in Court

Judge Rules Against Forcing Mentally Disabled Woman s Abortion
Nevada District Court Judge Egan Walker has agreed that a pregnant 32-year-old mentally disabled woman will not be forced to have an abortion against her will.

Judge Walker has taken the potential abortion off the table and will hold a medical evidentiary hearing with experts to determine the best way to safely help the woman carry her pregnancy to term and have the baby. Nothing has been decided at this point about contraception for the woman, long-term. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/judge-rules-against-forcing-mentally-disabled-womans-abortion/

Pro-Abortion House Democrat Leader Pelosi Will Stay On
Drowning speculation that she might step down from her post as the top Democrat in the House of Representatives, pro-abortion Rep. Nancy Pelosi confirmed she will seek the post again the next session of Congress.

I have made a decision to submit my name to my colleagues to once again serve as the Democratic leader, she said this morning at a press conference surrounded by top pro-abortion women members of the Democratic caucus. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/pro-abortion-house-democrat-leader-pelosi-will-stay-on/

Pro-Abortion Susan Rice Faces Secretary of State Opposition
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice is facing opposition from Senate Republicans in her possible bid to replace pro-abortion Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican, said today Rice is not qualified to replace Clinton as the nation s number one foreign diplomat and suggested he would filibuster her nomination, if she is nominated for the post. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/pro-abortion-susan-rice-faces-secretary-of-state-opposition/

Ohio Panel OKs Bill to De-Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz
A Ohio legislative panel today approved legislation that will revoke taxpayer funding for the Planned Parenthood abortion business. The vote is the first step in a long legislative battle to protect Ohio taxpayers.

The Ohio Health & Aging Committee voted this afternoon 11-9 to send HB 298 to the floor of the state legislature. HB 298 would prioritize state family planning funding to entities that best provide comprehensive health care to women and away from entities that do abortions, like Planned Parenthood. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/ohio-panel-oks-bill-to-de-fund-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz/

Pro-Life Congresswoman Wins Key House GOP Leadership Spot
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers a pro-life congresswoman from Washington state, was elected House Republican Conference chair, making her the highest-ranked Republican woman in the House of Representatives.

McMorris Rodgers occupies the fourth-highest leadership position in the party, which will again be headed by pro-life Speaker John Boehner and pro-life Majority Leader Eric Cantor. She defeated pro-life Georgia Rep. Tom Price for the position that essentially becomes the party s chief messenger on issues, including abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/pro-life-congresswoman-wins-key-house-gop-leadership-spot/

United Nations Calls Access to Birth Control a Human Right
The United Nation s Population Fund has issued an annual report describing access to birth control and contraception as a universal human right for women and adolescents.

The is the first time the UN agency has labeled birth control a right, although the report is not legally binding on any nations and does not affect or alter the laws of any country in any way. Still, the declaration is a concern for pro-life advocates, who are worried it is the first step towards the United Nations attempting to make abortion an international right. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/united-nations-calls-access-to-birth-control-a-human-right/

Beautiful Adoption Ad on Oxygen Network Already Saves Baby
Heroic Media, a pro-life organization that uses multimedia to present life-affirming resources to pregnant women, has released its newest video The Adoption Option in honor of National Adoption Month.

Each year more than 6 million women become pregnant, almost half of which are unplanned pregnancies, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Heroic Media seeks to educate women facing unexpected pregnancies, particularly those in their 20s, regarding the benefits of adoption. According to the Guttmacher Institute, women in their 20s currently account for more than half of all abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/beautiful-adoption-ad-on-oxygen-network-already-saves-baby/

When Our Adoption Saved a Baby Boy From Abortion
Two years ago today, we spent the day in a hospital with the family that had chosen us to raise their son. We had sat through ultrasounds together, laughed over Chinese food and had met at the hospital late one night the previous week for a false alarm. This was the day, though, we all knew it. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/when-our-adoption-saved-a-baby-boy-from-abortion/

African Pro-Life Leaders Distressed Pro-Abortion Obama Re-Elected
Advocates for life and family in the United States were obviously disappointed to learn that the Obama administration s policies supporting abortion and the redefinition of marriage around the world will continue for another four years. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/african-pro-life-leaders-distressed-pro-abortion-obama-re-elected/

Texas Pro-Lifers Propose Bill to Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks
Monday, November 12th, marked the unofficial start of the 2013 83rd Texas Legislative Session. While legislators begin to file legislation during this pre-filing period that began today, they, too, look forward to supporting the flagship Pro-Life bill for the next session: Texas Right to Life s Preborn Pain Bill. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/texas-pro-lifers-propose-bill-to-ban-abortions-after-20-weeks/

Abortion Activists Berate Pro-Choicer Opposed to Sex-Selection Abortion
Josh, Liz and Gabi respond to the story of a pro-choice blogger who wrote some things about sex-selection abortion that was deemed embarrassing by her pro-choice colleagues and publicly berated for it. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/abortion-activists-berate-pro-choicer-opposed-to-sex-selection-abortion/

Florida Clinic Rushes Woman to Hospital After Botched Abortion
A Florida abortion clinic located north of Orlando is responsible for botching a woman s abortion today. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/florida-clinic-rushes-woman-to-hospital-after-botched-abortion/

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Ireland: Lack of Abortion Didn t Kill Woman, Pro-Life Groups Say
A Catholic hospital stands accused of being responsible for the death of a pregnant woman and pro-abortion activists say its refusal to allow her to have an abortion to save her life cost her her life. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/ireland-lack-of-abortion-didnt-kill-woman-pro-life-groups-say/

Contraception May Not Reduce the Number of Abortions
Libby Anne, of Love, Joy, Feminism, recently blogged about How [She] Lost Faith in the Pro-Life Movement. Marc Barnes addresses Libby Anne s statements in a three-part blog post series. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/contraception-may-not-reduce-the-number-of-abortions/

Scientists Remove Extra Chromosome From Cells of Down Syndrome Patient
Scientists from the University of Washington have been able to remove the extra chromosome 21 in cells taken from a person with Down Syndrome. In a gene therapy process that targets only the extra genetic material in the cell, scientist were able to successfully remove the chromosome 21 without damaging the integrity of the rest of the DNA in the nucleus. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/scientists-remove-extra-chromosome-from-down-syndrome-patient/

Alveda King Tells Pro-Lifers There is Hope for the Future
Dr. Alveda King s life is full of reminders about the significance of every single human life. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/alveda-king-tells-pro-lifers-there-is-hope-for-the-future/

Study Claiming Pro-Life Laws Lead to Clinic Violence is Junk Science
Malta is one of the few pro-life countries in Europe and the pro-abortion member nations of the European Union are increasingly ostracizing the tiny national from the Mediterranean. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/study-claiming-pro-life-laws-lead-to-clinic-violence-is-junk-science/

Governor Brownback Asked to Support Phill Kline in Court
Leading pro-life attorney Phill Kline is involved in the fight for his life tomorrow at the Kansas Supreme Court which political enemies may strip him of his law license for daring to prosecute Planned Parenthood. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/14/governor-brownback-asked-to-support-phill-kline-in-court/

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