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.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 11/28/12

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Tuesday, November 28, 2012

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• Pro-Lifers Win First Appeals Court Victory Against HHS Mandate
• Senate Votes to Begin Debate on Pro-Abortion UN Treaty
• Pro-Lifers Should Remain Active in the Political Process
• Amazing New Process Creates 3-D Model of Your Unborn Child

More Pro-Life News
• Judge Dismisses One Catholic Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate
• Group Honors Pro-Life Women Conceived in Rape, Keeping Their Baby
• Last Mississippi Abortion Clinic Could Close in February
• We Must Fight the HHS Mandate in Court And in Public Opinion
• United States Faces Demographic Bomb, Coming Underpopulation Problems
• Pro-Life Film Life Happens Captures Inspiring Abortion Stories
• Urban Overcrowding Doesn t Mean the World is Overpopulated
• Virginia: Pro-Life Cuccinelli to Battle Pro-Abortion McAuliffe
• It Get s Bitter: Bullied by Anti-Bully Activist Dan Savage
• Activist Admits Texas Ultrasound Saving Babies From Abortion
• Australia: New Push to Overturn Ban on Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide
• Vermont Governor Promises Push to Make Assisted Suicide Legal
• Minnesota Exploiting Ruling to Force Taxpayer Funded Abortions
• Ireland: Wrong to Blame Pro-Life Catholics for Savita s Death

Pro-Lifers Win First Appeals Court Victory Against HHS Mandate
A federal appeals court today issued an order granting a motion for a preliminary injunction that temporarily blocks the implementation of the HHS mandate against a Missouri business owner.

The decision is the first occasion on which a pro-life plaintiff has secured a legal victory against the HHS mandate at the federal appeals court level. Most of the dozens of cases against the HHS mandate are still at the federal district court level. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/pro-lifers-win-first-appeals-court-victory-against-hhs-mandate/

Senate Votes to Begin Debate on Pro-Abortion UN Treaty
The Senate voted to begin debate on a UN treaty that pro-life groups are worried would be used to promote abortion on a worldwide scale.

Yesterday afternoon, the Senate took a preliminary vote on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The vote was on a Motion to Proceed, meaning the Senate gave permission to begin debate regarding the treaty. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/senate-votes-to-begin-debate-on-pro-abortion-un-treaty/

Pro-Lifers Should Remain Active in the Political Process
The devastating election results may be enough for some pro-life advocates to call it quits and decide to get out of the political process by ending their involvement in supporting and electing pro-life candidates.

Other pro-life advocates may think electing pro-life candidates doesn t bear any pro-life fruit even though pro-life laws have saved millions of unborn children and cut abortions in some states by as much as 50 percent to historic lows. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/pro-lifers-should-remain-active-in-the-political-process/

Amazing New Process Creates 3-D Model of Your Unborn Child
A Japanese company is using a new process to create amazing 3-D models of unborn children. Using 3-D printing technology, the firm is allowing parents to move past the 3-D ultrasounds and pictures to have a realistic model of their unborn child they can hold in their hands.

From the story: Fasotec, an engineering company and Parkside Hiroo Ladies clinic have teamed up to offer the service since July 30. The way it works is similar to an ultrasound, but in this case they use MRI scans. (X rays can be harmful to a developing fetus). http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/amazing-new-process-creates-3-d-model-of-your-unborn-child/

Judge Dismisses One Catholic Lawsuit Against HHS Mandate
A federal judge has dismissed one of the dozens of lawsuits that religious groups and businesses have filed against the Obama administration over the HHS mandate that compels them to pay for birth control and drugs that may cause abortions.

A Pennsylvania federal district court dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh and Catholic Cemeteries Association of Pittsburgh. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/judge-dismisses-one-catholic-lawsuit-against-hhs-mandate/

Group Honors Pro-Life Women Conceived in Rape, Keeping Their Baby
The pro-life women s group Feminists for Life of America, is out with a new list of remarkable pro-life women some of whom were either conceived in rape or made courageous decisions to keep their baby after victimized by it.

Feminists for Life s 2012 special issue of The American Feminist focuses on Hard Cases, Exceptional Choices. In the new issue of its magazine, FFLA president Serrin Foster answers the most controversial and important questions of our day: What about rape (including statutory rape and incest), disability, and life of the mother? Following the pro-woman answers to pro-choice questions in each section are firsthand accounts by a dozen women that Feminists for Life is recognizing as Remarkable Pro-Life Women. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/group-honors-pro-life-women-conceived-in-rape-keeping-their-baby/

Last Mississippi Abortion Clinic Could Close in February
The last abortion clinic in Mississippi is struggling to stay open as it battles a law that could result in the Magnolia State becoming the first state in the nation to not have a single abortion business.

In April, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill putting new requirements on the books for abortion practitioners who operate in the state. They would have to be certified in the state as an obstetrician-gynecologist with admitting privileges at a local hospital in case a botched abortion requires a woman to be immediately hospitalized. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/last-mississippi-abortion-clinic-could-close-in-february/

We Must Fight the HHS Mandate in Court And in Public Opinion
For those of us expecting the courts to deliver us from the HHS mandate, the past few weeks have brought mixed messages. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/we-must-fight-the-hhs-mandate-in-court-and-in-public-opinion/

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Pro-Life Film Life Happens Captures Inspiring Abortion Stories
A new heartfelt full-length documentary called Life Happens captures the inspiring stories of people who almost weren t. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/pro-life-film-life-happens-captures-inspiring-abortion-stories/

United States Faces Demographic Bomb, Coming Underpopulation Problems
In view of the many public efforts to increase access to contraception and sterilization, it is reasonable to suppose that we face a baby-boom crisis of epic proportions. An impending critical situation would make the proposed economic stimulus plans in 2008 more reasonable. The proposed plans included tens of billions of dollars for contraception and sterilization. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/united-states-faces-demographic-bomb-coming-underpopulation-problems/

Urban Overcrowding Doesn t Mean the World is Overpopulated
We at PRI are proud to announce the sixth episode of our highly popular YouTube cartoon series. Called Urbanization: Who s Afraid of the Big Bad City? it talks about why people are crowding into cities in increasing numbers. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/urban-overcrowding-doesnt-mean-the-world-is-overpopulated/

Virginia: Pro-Life Cuccinelli to Battle Pro-Abortion McAuliffe
Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling has decided to drop out of next year s gubernatorial race in Virginia, leaving pro-life Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli with a clear path to the GOP nomination. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/virginia-pro-life-cuccinelli-to-battle-pro-abortion-mcauliffe/

It Get s Bitter: Bullied by Anti-Bully Activist Dan Savage
Bullying. It s a word so over-hyped that it s abused. We ve been beaten into submission with it. Anti-bullying programs are being forced upon our children in public schools across the country. Adults must sit through sensitivity training in the workplace. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/it-gets-bitter-bullied-by-anti-bully-activist-dan-savage/

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Activist Admits Texas Ultrasound Saving Babies From Abortion
When the Sonogram bill was being debated in the Texas legislature last year, the abortion lobby claimed that the measure was an unnecessary intrusion and that it would not impact women s decisions to have an abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/activist-admits-texas-ultrasound-saving-babies-from-abortion/

Australia: New Push to Overturn Ban on Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide
The following alert was received from Paul Russell, the leader of HOPE Australia, concerning the new push to legalize euthanasia in Australia. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/australia-new-push-to-overturn-ban-on-euthanasia-assisted-suicide/

Vermont Governor Promises Push to Make Assisted Suicide Legal
Vermont Governor, Peter Shumlin, has stated, once again, that Vermont will legalize assisted suicide in the 2013 legislative session. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/vermont-governor-promises-push-to-make-assisted-suicide-legal/

Minnesota Exploiting Ruling to Force Taxpayer Funded Abortions
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys and allied attorneys filed suit Tuesday on behalf of two African-American taxpayers in Minnesota who are challenging the unauthorized use of state funding for elective abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/minnesota-exploiting-ruling-to-force-taxpayer-funded-abortions/

Ireland: Wrong to Blame Pro-Life Catholics for Savita s Death
Recently, Savita Halapannavaran, an Indian woman residing in Ireland, suffered a miscarriage and died in a public hospital. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/28/ireland-wrong-to-blame-pro-life-catholics-for-savitas-death/

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