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.

Monday, December 3, 2012

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 12/3/12

LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report
Monday, December 3, 2012

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Top Stories
• Pro-Lifers Optimistic They Can Defeat Pro-Abortion CRPD Treaty
• Pope Benedict Joins Twitter; Greeted by Profane, Hateful Tweets
• Liberal Web Site Calls Prince William and Kate Middleton s Baby a Baby
• Amazing Video Shows Unborn Twins Fighting in the Womb

More Pro-Life News
• Planned Parenthood Opposes Bill to Ban Sex-Selection Abortions
• Ireland: Pro-Life Vigil Outside Dáil Planned for Tuesday
• Ireland: Reporter Admits Savita May Not Have Wanted Abortion
• Canadians Flood MPs, Upset 491 Babies Left to Die After Abortions
• Pope: Catholic Groups Can t Support Pro-Abortion Efforts
• Three Popular Movies With Accidental Pro-Life Messages
• Chen Guangcheng: Forced Abortions Still Rampant in China
• The 12 Best Pro-Life Statements From 2012
• Supreme Court to Decide if Human Genes Can be Patented
• Does Legalized Abortion Reduce Welfare Costs for Poor Women?
• Assisted Suicide Makes it Easy to Hide Elder Abuse
• Young People Don t Know Even the Basics About Abortion
• Germany: Courts Limit Embryonic Stem Cell Patents

Pro-Lifers Optimistic They Can Defeat Pro-Abortion CRPD Treaty
Pro-life advocates are optimistic they can defeat the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities treaty that could open the door to promoting abortion on an international scale.

The final vote on whether or not to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is scheduled for noon on Tuesday, December 4, says J. Michael Smith of HSLDA. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/pro-lifers-optimistic-they-can-defeat-pro-abortion-crpd-treaty/

Pope Benedict Joins Twitter; Greeted by Profane, Hateful Tweets
Pope Benedict joined Twitter today and was greeted by hateful tweets from Catholic bashers laced with profanity. Pope Benedict XVI s new Twitter account has been revealed, @Pontifex, and it already has more than 100,000 followers and is expected to be eventually followed by millions.

The Vatican revealed the new personal Twitter account for Pope Benedict XVI, and said the leader of the Catholic Church would answer one question about his faith every week with the first coming next Wednesday. Users of Twitter can send questions using the hashtag #askpontifex or #B16 and church officials said the first tweets from the account would come this week. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/pope-benedict-joins-twitter-greeted-by-profane-hateful-tweets/

Liberal Web Site Calls Prince William and Kate Middleton s Baby a Baby
News broke on Monday that Prince William and Kate Middleton are having a baby, but one top liberal website already has mistakenly referred to the baby as just that, a baby.

Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby, the announcement said. The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted with the news. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/liberal-web-site-calls-prince-william-and-kate-middletons-baby-a-baby/

Amazing Video Shows Unborn Twins Fighting in the Womb
A new video is making the rounds on the Internet showing MRI images of twins that doctors are fighting in the womb. The amazing video, showing evidence of the humanity of babies before birth, came as researchers were trying to find out more about a rare blood disease that can complicate pregnancies called twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.

The video from scientists at London s Center for Fetal Care shows two babies essentially pushing each other. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/amazing-video-shows-unborn-twins-fighting-in-the-womb/

Planned Parenthood Opposes Bill to Ban Sex-Selection Abortions
Republican and pro-life advocates were supposedly the ones engaging in a War on Women, but Planned Parenthood appears to be headlong into a new war on women, before birth.

Utah State Sen. Margaret Dayton is proposing legislation prohibiting abortions in the western state if sought because the baby is a girl. The measure may also prevent abortions if sought because the baby is black or another undesired race. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/planned-parenthood-opposes-bill-to-ban-sex-selection-abortions/

Obama Wants Pro-Abortion Democratic Party Chair to Stay
President Barack Obama wants pro-abortion Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz to stay for another term as the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee. The Florida congresswoman had been expected to stay in her post but a top DNC official said today that the president is supporting her.

A Roll Call report indicates Wasserman attended more than 850 campaign events in 31 states in the first 18 months of her tenure to support Obama s campaign for another four-year term. That includes events with the Planned Parenthood abortion business, which pumped $15 million into Obama s re-election bid. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/obama-wants-pro-abortion-democratic-party-chair-to-stay/

Ireland: Pro-Life Vigil Outside Dáil Planned for Tuesday
A massive pro-life vigil has been planned for tomorrow outside Dáil Éíreann at 4.30 p.m. local time. The Vigil for Life on Kildare Street has been promoted by a number of pro-life organizations in Ireland seeking to generate response to the exploitation by abortion campaigners of the death of a pregnant woman.

It s time the pro-life majority were heard. Enda needs to Keep his Pro-Life promise. Say NO to abortion in Ireland, says Youth Defence in announcing the event. Fine Gael and Labour are on the verge of legalising abortion. This may be the only chance we get to send a united message to the Government that the people of Ireland do not want abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/ireland-pro-life-vigil-outside-dail-planned-for-tuesday/

Ireland: Reporter Admits Savita May Not Have Wanted Abortion
In a major change in the debate related to the death of a woman in Ireland that abortion activists are using to push legalizing abortion, a newspaper admits that the woman may not have sought an abortion before she died. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/ireland-activist-admits-savita-may-not-have-wanted-abortion/

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Canadians Flood MPs, Upset 491 Babies Left to Die After Abortions
Canadians are unhappy after the story LifeNews features recently showing 491 babies have been born alive and subsequently left to die following failed abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/canadians-flood-mps-upset-491-babies-left-to-die-after-abortions/

Pope: Catholic Groups Can t Support Pro-Abortion Efforts
Responding to concerns pro-life advocates have had about Catholic charitable groups that have been using donor funds to support pro-abortion organizations and efforts, Pope Benedict XVI released a new statement condemning the practice. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/pope-catholic-groups-cant-support-pro-abortion-efforts/

Three Popular Movies With Accidental Pro-Life Messages
It s great that films like Bella, October Baby, and Doonby get made. But sometimes movies have pro-life scenes, or overall pro-life messages, without even meaning to. Oops. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/three-popular-movies-with-accidental-pro-life-messages/

Chen Guangcheng: Forced Abortions Still Rampant in China
Human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has released a new video today in which he says forced abortions are still rampant in China, the nation he escaped after facing home detention for exposing the brutal practice. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/chen-guangcheng-forced-abortions-still-rampant-in-china/

The 12 Best Pro-Life Statements From 2012
The following are the 12 best statements from 2012, as compiled by pro-life writer and attorney Kristi Burton Brown at the Live Action blog. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/the-12-best-pro-life-statements-from-2012/

Supreme Court to Decide if Human Genes Can be Patented
The Supreme Court will decide whether human genes can be patented. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/supreme-court-to-decide-if-human-genes-can-be-patented/

Assisted Suicide Makes it Easy to Hide Elder Abuse
The letter I wrote to the Revalli Republic newspaper in Montana on assisted suicide and elder abuse was published online today. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/assisted-suicide-makes-it-easy-to-hide-elder-abuse/

Does Legalized Abortion Reduce Welfare Costs for Poor Women?
Supporters of the Culture of Death tend to lack foresight, and do not seem to possess even a rudimentary understanding of human nature. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/does-legalized-abortion-reduce-welfare-costs-for-poor-women/

Young People Don t Know Even the Basics About Abortion
How many abortions do you think have happened in the past 40 years? Just take a guess. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/young-people-dont-know-even-the-basics-about-abortion/

Germany: Courts Limit Embryonic Stem Cell Patents
The complicated case of the patenting of discoveries using embryonic stem cells in Europe is full of irony, surprise and confusion. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/03/germany-courts-limit-embryonic-stem-cell-patents/

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