DEACON FOR LIFE

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.

Friday, November 23, 2012

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 11/23/12

LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report
Friday, November 23, 2012

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Top Stories
• Report: Number of Women Dying From Legal Abortions Doubles
• Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic Offers Black Friday Discount
• Jeb Bush Supporters: He s Considering 2016 Presidential Bid
• Canada: 491 Babies Born Alive After Failed Abortions, Left to Die

More Pro-Life News
• World s Longest Surviving Coma Patient Dies, Mom Never Left Her
• Pro-Life Group: New Flu Vaccine Flucelvax Not Abortion-Based
• Forget the Gender Gap, America Has a Fertility Voting Gap
• Worldwide Abortion Campaigns Exploit Tragic Death in Ireland
• Media Erred Predicting Bad Economy Would Drive Up Abortions
• Rush to Judgment on Savita s Death No Reason to Legalize Abortion
• European Parliament Approves Pro-Life Health Commissioner
• UNFPA Promotes Social Engineering Through Family Planning
• Assisted Suicide Not Legal in Montana Despite Media s Claims

Report: Number of Women Dying From Legal Abortions Doubles
The Centers for Disease Control released new national abortion figures this week and the mainstream media has essentially ignored the fact that the number of women dying from legal abortions has doubled.

Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest called the news of a historic 5% drop in the abortion rate, released by the Centers for Disease Control on the eve of Thanksgiving, a real cause for giving thanks. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/23/report-number-of-women-dying-from-legal-abortions-doubles/

Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic Offers Black Friday Discount
A Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in souther Florida is offering a black Friday discount including $10 off a visit to the abortion center today.

Planned Parenthood of South Florida and the Treasure Coast offered the special, saying, Visit our West Palm Beach or Kendall Health Center for special after Thanksgiving savings on Friday, November 23rd. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/23/planned-parenthood-abortion-clinic-offers-black-friday-discount/

Jeb Bush Supporters: He s Considering 2016 Presidential Bid
New reports today indicates supporters of pro-life former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush say he is reportedly considering a run for the Republican nomination for president in 2016.

Following a second term for pro-abortion President Barack Obama, both political parties will have open nominations for their nominee. More than a dozen potential GOP contenders have been named in the weeks following Mitt Romney s loss to Obama in this November s presidential race, including the brother of the pro-life former President George W. Bush. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/23/jeb-bush-supporters-hes-considering-2016-presidential-bid/

Canada: 491 Babies Born Alive After Failed Abortions, Left to Die
Figures from Statistics Canada, a federal government agency, show 491 babies were born alive following botched abortions during the period from 2000-2009 and left to die afterwards. The numbers have pro-life advocates up in arms.

Andre Schutten, legal counsel for ARPA Canada, noticed the numbers and blogged about them recently. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/23/canada-491-babies-born-alive-after-failed-abortions-left-to-die/

World s Longest Surviving Coma Patient Dies, Mom Never Left Her
The woman who is the world s longest-surviving patient living in a coma has died at the age of 59 after spending four decades in a coma following an accident at the age of 16. Edwarda O Bara entered the diabetic coma after dealing with an intense pneumonia.

The London Daily Mail newspaper featured a story today about her case and how her mother never left her side after all these years. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/23/worlds-longest-surviving-coma-patient-dies-mom-never-left-her/

Pro-Life Group: New Flu Vaccine Flucelvax Not Abortion-Based
A pro-life group that monitors vaccinations that are sometimes based on cells taken from babies who are victimized by abortions says the new flu vaccine Flucelvax is moral and pro-life advocates can use it.

Children of God for Life announced this week that Flucelvax produced by Novartis uses a morally produced mammal-based cell line rather than chick embryo. The group informed LifeNews the proprietary cell line called MDCK (Madin Darby Canine Kidney) has been used for decades in vaccine production and offers a moral alternative to aborted fetal cell line flu vaccines that are currently under development by competing manufacturers. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/23/pro-life-group-new-flu-vaccine-flucelvax-not-abortion-based/

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Forget the Gender Gap, America Has a Fertility Voting Gap
The mainstream media is enamored with the gender gap poking fun at Republicans for supposedly being unable to attract women voters. Republicans have responded by pointing out that they do well with married women with families.

New York Times magazine noticed the fertility gap with an article that shows women with families and women with larger families are more likely to vote Republican. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/23/forget-the-gender-gap-america-has-a-fertility-voting-gap/

Worldwide Abortion Campaigns Exploit Tragic Death in Ireland
Irish pro-life groups are dismayed by the deluge of pressure pouring on Ireland to change its abortion laws following the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar from a complicated miscarriage on October 28th at University College Hospital Galway. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/23/worldwide-abortion-campaigns-exploit-tragic-death-in-ireland/

Media Erred Predicting Bad Economy Would Drive Up Abortions
This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released their annual report on abortions in 2009 and found a 5% decrease from the previous year. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/23/media-erred-predicting-bad-economy-would-drive-up-abortions/

Rush to Judgment on Savita s Death No Reason to Legalize Abortion
Irish medical practice does not need the introduction of an abortion regime into our hospitals. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/23/rush-to-judgment-on-savitas-death-no-reason-to-legalize-abortion/

European Parliament Approves Pro-Life Health Commissioner
The Friday Fax reported last week on the nomination of Tonio Borg to be European Health Commissioner and the campaign by pro-abortion and pro-homosexual activists to disqualify him, a fully qualified candidate, based on his religious beliefs. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/23/european-parliament-approves-pro-life-health-commissioner/

UNFPA Promotes Social Engineering Through Family Planning
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) drew international headlines this past week for claiming a new human right to contraception. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/23/unfpa-promotes-social-engineering-through-family-planning/

Assisted Suicide Not Legal in Montana Despite Media s Claims
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