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, December 7, 2012

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 12/7/12

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Friday, December 7, 2012

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Top Stories
• Planned Parenthood s Long History of Hiding Sexual Abuse
• Lie of the Year: Republicans Engaged in a War on Women
• Fascinating Discovery Shows Unborn Baby s Cells Go to Mom s Brain
• Will Obamacare Bring Us Death Panels and Rationing?

More Pro-Life News
• Study: Guttmacher Institute Inflates Illegal Abortion Deaths
• States Should Continue Efforts to Defund Abortion Businesses
• Should Patients Be Allowed to Die of Bed Sores?
• Judge Tells Man Behind on Child Support for 9 Kids: No Procreation
• Catholics Urged to Join National Night of Prayer for Life
• Attorney for Savita s Husband: He Never Said Abortion Could Save Her
• New Arizona Web Site Connects Women With Abortion Alternatives
• Longtime Michigan Abortion Practitioner Passes Away

Planned Parenthood s Long History of Hiding Sexual Abuse
A story LifeNews ran yesterday featuring a pro-life activist upset at the way Planned Parenthood promoted a legitimate video urging girls not to hide cases of abuse has created controversy. Sadly, lost in the misrepresentation of the article is the fact that Planned Parenthood has a long history of hiding sexual abuse.

Much of the reaction has came from people who didn t read the full article to understand that the video itself was not the source of contention but rather Planned Parenthood s presentation of it. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/planned-parenthoods-long-history-of-hiding-sexual-abuse/

Lie of the Year: Republicans Engaged in a War on Women
With the end of 2012 in sight, political fact check web sites are coming out with their lists of the lies of the year in politics, but one pro-life writer say they are overlooking what is clearly the biggest whopper.

President Barack Obama, top Democrats and their allies in the pr-abortion movement told what most pro-lifers consider to be the biggest lie of the year claiming Mitt Romney and Republicans were engaging in a war on women. Although opposing abortion and taxpayer funding of the nation s biggest abortion business, liberals, abortion advocates and the mainstream media made it appear Romney and Republicans oppose contraception or women s health care. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/lie-of-the-year-republicans-engaged-in-a-war-on-women/

Fascinating Discovery Shows Unborn Baby s Cells Go to Mom s Brain
A fascinating new discovery may help explain just how mothers and their unborn children are so interconnected and why the emotional bond between mother and child after birth is so strong.

From the Scientific American: The link between a mother and child is profound, and new research suggests a physical connection even deeper than anyone thought. The profound psychological and physical bonds shared by the mother and her child begin during gestation when the mother is everything for the developing fetus, supplying warmth and sustenance, while her heartbeat provides a soothing constant rhythm. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/fascinating-discovery-shows-unborn-babys-cells-go-to-moms-brain/

Will Obamacare Bring Us Death Panels and Rationing?
There s no crystal ball where we can see our future of national healthcare under Obamacare. However, there s a very close model in the United Kingdom s National Health Service (NHS). In fact, while we ponder the future of death panels and rationing of healthcare in the US, the UK is living it and in many cases dying from it. So we can look at the NHS to see our future under Obamacare.

It starts off sounding harmless. In fact, one may even consider it noble. But words like care are used to mask the inevitable consequences. Unfortunately, when the government begins to interfere in healthcare, it s ultimately not about care or comfort, but rather about cost. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/will-obamacare-bring-us-death-panels-and-rationing/

Study: Guttmacher Institute Inflates Illegal Abortion Deaths
A study published in the International Journal of Women s Health determined that figures published by the Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI) estimating the numbers of illegal abortions dwarf the actual figure of legal abortions 10 fold. Likewise, researchers discovered that AGI purposefully includes women who died from ectopic pregnancies, miscarriage and assault in their calculations of illegal abortion-related mortality. While the former could be dismissed as gross incompetence, the latter can only be explained as intentional deception.

The study titled, Fundamental Discrepancies In Abortion Estimates And Abortion-Related Mortality: A Reevaluation Of Recent Studies In Mexico With Special Reference To The International Classification Of Diseases was conducted by a panel of six epidemiologists at four universities in the U.S., Mexico and Chile and examines the actual figures produced by the Federal District of Mexico and confirmed by an independent, non-governmental agency that supports legal abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/study-guttmacher-institute-inflates-illegal-abortion-deaths/

States Should Continue Efforts to Defund Abortion Businesses
In the blink of an eye, 2012 with its victories and defeats will be behind us, and the 2013 legislative session will be in full swing across the country. Many state legislators are grappling with whether to continue previous efforts or begin new campaigns to defund abortion providers within their states. A path forward exists for those legislators who can learn from the events and legal actions of this year.

A review of news stories would lead one to believe that 2011 and 2012 brought little progress in this area of pro-life legislation: the defunding laws in at least five states are enjoined and/or are in litigation http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/states-should-continue-efforts-to-defund-abortion-businesses/

Should Patients Be Allowed to Die of Bed Sores?
One of the (few, in my book) real achievements of bioethics was the institution of the legal right to refuse unwanted medical treatment. But some things done for patients in a hospital aren t medical precisely, but rather, fall within the paramters of humane care. Keeping a patient warm, for example. Giving them oral food and water. Keeping them clean. And I would submit, turning the patient so they don t develop bed sores.

But now, the bioethicist Art Caplan working off the facts of a real case discusses whether humane care should be withheld if the patient doesn t want it. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/should-patients-be-allowed-to-die-of-bed-sores/

Judge Tells Man Behind on Child Support for 9 Kids: No Procreation
A judge has special instructions for a man who is desperately behind on child support: you are no longer allowed to procreate. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/judge-tells-man-behind-on-child-support-for-9-kids-no-procreation/

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Catholics Urged to Join National Night of Prayer for Life
Catholics across the country will be united in prayer Dec. 8-9 during the 23rd annual National Night of Prayer of Life. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/catholics-urged-to-join-national-night-of-prayer-for-life/

Attorney for Savita s Husband: He Never Said Abortion Could Save Her
By now you ve doubtless heard the story of Savita Halappanavar, the Indian woman who died in an Irish hospital after possibly requesting an abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/attorney-for-savitas-husband-he-never-said-abortion-could-save-her/

New Arizona Web Site Connects Women With Abortion Alternatives
In the nearly 40 years since Roe v. Wade enabled the loss of more than 55 million lives, one of the prolife movement s greatest assets in the fight against abortion has been technology. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/new-arizona-web-site-connect-women-with-abortion-alternatives/

Longtime Michigan Abortion Practitioner Passes Away
Operation Rescue has just received word that abortionist Dr. Edwin C. Weathington, age 75, passed away on October 7, 2012 after a struggle with pancreatic cancer. http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/07/longtime-michigan-abortion-practitioner-passes-away/

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