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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.

Friday, November 30, 2012

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 11/30/12

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Friday, November 30, 2012

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Top Stories
• Senate Expected to Vote on Pro-Abortion CRPD Treaty Tuesday
• Planned Parenthood Affiliate Quits, Mandated to Perform Abortions
• Chen Guangcheng s Nephew Jailed for Activist s Fleeing to U.S.
• D.C. Group Throwing Christmas Party Celebrating Abortion

More Pro-Life News
• Hobby Lobby Asks Appeals Court: Stop Obama HHS Mandate
• War on Women s Brains: Sandra Fluke Person of the Year?
• U.S. Birth Rate Falls to Lowest Ever, Fewer Babies is Bad News
• Baby Girl With Rare Heart Defect Saved by Surgery
• Activists Defend Planned Parenthood s Black Friday Discount
• Pro-Life Victories Piled Up in 2012 Despite Election Loss
• Every Picture Tells a Story, Especially Those of Unborn Babies
• Abortion is a War on Women: Death, Infertility, Emotional Damage
• How is It That Abortions Are Legal at 35 Weeks of Pregnancy?
• England s Outrage: Dehydrating Disabled Babies in UK Hospitals
• Lancet Editorial Furthers Myth Abortion Prevents Women s Deaths
• Unsung International Pro-Life Hero Richard Wilkins Passes Away

Senate Expected to Vote on Pro-Abortion CRPD Treaty Tuesday
The Senate is expected to vote on the pro-abortion CRPD treaty on Wednesday and pro-life groups are asking pro-life advocates to contact members of the Senate urging them to vote against it.

The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, after members voted 61-36 to move the treaty to the floor for debate.

http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/senate-expected-to-vote-on-pro-abortion-crpd-treaty-tuesday/

Planned Parenthood Affiliate Quits, Mandated to Perform Abortions
Planned Parenthood of South Central New York based in the New York cities of Binghamton and Oneonta has quit its affiliation with the national Planned Parenthood abortion business because it mandates that its chapters do abortions.

Preferring to focus on family planning efforts, the chapter is breaking off of Planned Parenthood and renaming itself preferring not to submit itself to a mandate that all chapters have clinics that do abortions that Planned Parenthood wants in place next year. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/planned-parenthood-affiliate-quits-mandated-to-perform-abortions/

Chen Guangcheng s Nephew Jailed for Activist s Fleeing to U.S.
The nephew of Chen Guangcheng has been sentenced to 39 months in prison for supposedly injuring a Chinese government agent who raided his house in the aftermath of Chen s escape to the United States.

Chinese officials have sentenced Chen s nephew to three years in jail and the punishment is seen as retaliation for his uncle s escape. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/chen-guangchengs-nephew-jailed-for-activists-fleeing-to-u-s/

D.C. Group Throwing Christmas Party Celebrating Abortion
It s the holiday season, and the abortion industry is working hard to capitalize on it. They already got Black Friday covered next up? Christmas! You know, for choice!

Because what better way to celebrate the most famous birth in history than by celebrating abortion? It s that time of year again, for the hottest party of the holiday season: the Peace, Joy and Choice Winter Holiday Party! http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/d-c-group-throwing-christmas-party-celebrating-abortion/

Hobby Lobby Asks Appeals Court: Stop Obama HHS Mandate
Following a new ruling by a federal appeals court granting temporary relief from the HHS Mandate to a Missouri business, attorneys for Hobby Lobby asked another appeals court in its case to stop the pro-abortion mandate as well.

Attorneys with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty urged the 10th Circuit to grant identical relief in their appeal on behalf of Hobby Lobby, a Christian-owned-and-operated business that in five weeks faces crippling fines of up to $1.3 million per day if they do not comply with the HHS mandate against their religious beliefs. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/hobby-lobby-asks-appeals-court-stop-obama-hhs-mandate/

War on Women s Brains: Sandra Fluke Person of the Year?
Every year, TIME Magazine, a periodical which continues to insist upon its own relevancy despite the fact that no one under the age of 40 reads it, nominates a list of people to be its Person of the Year. The criteria for having this title bestowed upon you is that you be the person or persons who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill, and embodied what was important about the year.

This year, they have nominated Sandra Fluke, the young woman you are sick to death of hearing about. The Georgetown law student was used as a political prop to great effect by Democrats when they held up a megaphone to her battle cry that Georgetown a Catholic university doesn t provide enough access to birth control pills for female students. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/war-on-womens-brains-sandra-fluke-person-of-the-year/

U.S. Birth Rate Falls to Lowest Ever, Fewer Babies is Bad News
The Pew research center is out with new data showing the birth rate in the United States has fallen to its lowest point ever. Although Pew doesn t say it, the abortion culture Roe v. Wade has produced is already causing problems, according to one pro-life opinion columnist.

Overall, the birth rate in the United States plunged 8 percent from 2007 to 2010. With new figures from the CDC showing the abortion numbers falling 5% from 2008-2009, the birth rate is not falling because more women are having abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/u-s-birth-rate-falls-to-lowest-ever-fewer-babies-is-bad-news/

Baby Girl With Rare Heart Defect Saved by Surgery
A newborn Texan has proven that when given the chance, LIFE can triumph even against astronomical odds. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/baby-girl-with-rare-heart-defect-saved-by-surgery/

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Activists Defend Planned Parenthood s Black Friday Discount
One never knows which posts are going to get more attention than others. (I m usually wrong when I guess, actually.). http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/activists-defend-planned-parenthoods-black-friday-discount/

Pro-Life Victories Piled Up in 2012 Despite Election Loss
In a featured op-ed piece in the Washington Times AUL Vice President of Government Affairs Dan McConchie observed that despite the November election results, the outlook for pro-life victories is bright. His analysis should give abortion advocates a lot to be concerned about in the New Year. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/pro-life-victories-piled-up-in-2012-despite-election-loss/

Every Picture Tells a Story, Especially Those of Unborn Babies
There is something existential about sitting around the den during the holidays and watching home videos from when the children were young, dad was thin, and mom was trying to hold it all together amid the craziness. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/every-picture-tells-a-story-especially-those-of-unborn-babies/

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Abortion is a War on Women: Death, Infertility, Emotional Damage
When women consider abortion, it s important that they re aware of the hard stuff, too not just the easy things that abortion clinic counselors often tell them. There are always two sides to every story, and it s vital that women hear this other side. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/abortion-is-a-war-on-women-death-infertility-emotional-damage/

How is It That Abortions Are Legal at 35 Weeks of Pregnancy?
If one was to ask the average American if abortions at 35 weeks were legal in the U.S., most would say they were not. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/how-is-it-that-abortions-are-legal-at-35-weeks-of-pregnancy/

England s Outrage: Dehydrating Disabled Babies in UK Hospitals
The Liverpool Care Pathway has become a checklist for killing. This is what happens when a country allows bureaucrats to control healthcare. (Yes, I am issuing an unsubtle warning about Obamacare.). http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/englands-outrage-dehydrating-disabled-babies-in-uk-hospitals/

Lancet Editorial Furthers Myth Abortion Prevents Women s Deaths
The opinions expressed in the prestigious British medical publication The Lancet carry enormous weight, even when the conclusions are at war with the facts. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/lancet-editorial-furthers-myth-abortion-prevents-womens-deaths/

Unsung International Pro-Life Hero Richard Wilkins Passes Away
The story goes that Richard Wilkins was lying in his bed one night back in the 90 s and could not sleep. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/11/30/unsung-international-pro-life-hero-richard-wilkins-passes-away/

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