Thursday, February 6, 2014

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 2/6/14





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Thursday, February 6, 2014

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Top Stories
• Irony: Obama Tells Prayer Breakfast: “We Believe in the Dignity of Every Person”
• Facing Boycott, Girl Scouts Hide Support for Planned Parenthood, Abortion
Baby Saved From Late-Term Abortion When Car Dies on the Way to the Clinic• Planned Parenthood Now Does One-Third of All Abortions in the U.S.

More Pro-Life News
• Mom Changes Her Mind About Abortion After Seeing Pro-Life Billboard
• Beautiful Photos Capture Family’s 10 Days With Baby Zion, Who Died After Birth

• Children With Severe Medical Conditions Denied Treatment by Obamacare Plans
• Belgium Votes Soon on Measure Allowing Doctors to Euthanize Children
• Luke, I Aborted You Five Years Ago Today: Please Forgive Me
• New Orleans Archbishop Pushes Boycott of Companies Building Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic

• Topless Feminists Interrupt Mass in Sweden to Protest Abortion

• Clinic Didn’t Tell Woman She Almost Died in Abortion: “She Didn’t Know Any Better”

• Ronald Reagan’s Legacy: “The Sacred Value of Human Life”
• Responding to the “I’m Pro-Life But…” Arguments for Abortion
• Pro-Life Movement Can Take Credit for Dropping Abortions to Historic Lows
• Mom Charged With Giving Abortion Drug to Teen Daughter to Kill Her Grandchild
• Saving Lives and Giving Hope: Promoting Adoption as a Loving Choice
• Washington Senate Committee Approves Parental Notification on Abortion Bill
• Iowa Committee Passes Bill to Ban Dangerous Telemed Abortions


Irony: Obama Tells Prayer Breakfast: “We Believe in the Dignity of Every Person” President Barack Obama gave a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast Thursday with language striking pro-life themes — ironic given the massive pro-abortion record he has compiled in two terms as president.
Obama took the podium at the 62nd National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton and spoke to a crowd of about 3,500.
http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/irony-obama-tells-prayer-breakfast-we-believe-in-the-dignity-of-every-person/
Facing Boycott, Girl Scouts Hide Support for Planned Parenthood, AbortionGirl Scouts USA was a founding member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts and is its largest member. In 2008 and 2009 over 60% of WAGGGS’ membership fees ($2.45 million and $2.3 million respectively) came from GSUSA.
Prominently displayed on every Daisy, Brownie, and Girl Scout uniform is the World Trefoil Pin, to “represent their connection to the worldwide sisterhood of Girl Scouting and Girl Guiding.” http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/facing-boycott-girl-scouts-scrub-support-for-planned-parenthood-abortion-from-web-site/
Baby Saved From Late-Term Abortion When Car Dies on the Way to the ClinicAnyone involved in the pro-life movement has seen a myriad of reasons why women change their mind about having an abortion. But this may be the first time a couple considering an abortion have changed their mind because their car died.
Baby Roman was 18 weeks along when his parents went to Planned Parenthood last July for an abortion. They were told Roman was too late in pregnancy to be legally killed in an abortion and were directed to an abortion clinic in New Jersey that does late-term abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/baby-saved-from-late-term-abortion-when-car-dies-on-the-way-to-the-clinic/

Planned Parenthood Now Does One-Third of All Abortions in the U.S.
The Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion research group, made headlines this week with a media release and report saying that, in 2011, national abortions decreased to their lowest point since 1973—the year the Supreme Court decriminalized abortion through its Roe v. Wade decision. Certainly, if the Guttmacher numbers are reliable, this is cause for celebration. Sadly, even in light of the new numbers, it is still the case that one out of every five pregnancies ends in abortion.
But what Guttmacher did not point out was that its own revised national numbers, when compared to Planned Parenthood 2011 abortion numbers, reflect that Planned Parenthood committed 31.6 percent of all abortions in the United States in 2011. Yes, Planned Parenthood committed one out of every three abortions in the United States in 2011. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/planned-parenthood-now-does-one-third-of-all-abortions-in-the-u-s/


Mom Changes Her Mind About Abortion After Seeing Pro-Life Billboard Thousands of pro-life billboards dot the countryside in cities and towns across America and the pro-life groups that put them up often wonder if they make a different in changing hearts and minds — or in saving any unborn babies from abortion.
A news story out of Arkansas can help the pro-life movement take heart that their efforts are not in vain. A young mother saw a pro-life sign in North Little Rock and changed her mind about having an abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/mom-changes-her-mind-about-abortion-after-seeing-pro-life-billboard/
Beautiful Photos Capture Family’s 10 Days With Baby Zion, Who Died After BirthAs LifeNews reported this week, when Zion Isaiah Blick was born on January 11, his parents Joshua and Robbyn knew he would not have long to live. He was diagnosed with Trisomy 18m, a terrible fetal anomaly that cost him his life shortly after birth.
So the Illinois couple made sure they appreciated every precious moment – and documented his short life in a series of touching images. He passed away on January 21 after struggling to breathe, but his parents, who are devout Christians, said his short life taught them about life, God and love. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/beautiful-photos-capture-familys-10-days-with-baby-zion-who-died-after-birth/
Children With Severe Medical Conditions Denied Treatment by Obamacare PlansTwo new reports highlight the growing evidence that, thanks to Obamacare, the quality of many Americans’ current healthcare is gradually declining. New Obamacare exchange plans are going to be more restrictive, with less access to doctors and healthcare centers with specialized expertise and high reputations for providing effective life-saving medical treatment. Not only are those with private insurance feeling the sting, but in addition those in Medicaid programs (primarily for the poor) are finding it increasingly difficult to find doctors who will see them.
In yet another story detailing private health care’s decline under the Obama Health Care exchange plans, Seattle news station King 5 aired a segment on January 20, 2014, describing how children “are being denied specialty treatment by insurance providers on the Washington Health Benefits Network.” http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/children-with-severe-medical-conditions-denied-treatment-by-obamacare-plans/
Belgium Votes Soon on Measure Allowing Doctors to Euthanize Children The Belgian media is reporting that the bill to extend euthanasia to children in Belgium will likely be voted on Thursday February 13. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/belgium-votes-soon-on-measure-allowing-doctors-to-euthanize-children/
Luke, I Aborted You Five Years Ago Today: Please Forgive Me You should be here. You should be close to 4 1/2 years old…playing, laughing, learning, growing…a part of my every day, my life, my family, my all. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/luke-i-aborted-you-five-years-ago-today-please-forgive-me/
New Orleans Archbishop Pushes Boycott of Companies Building Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic In an open letter published in the Clarion Herald, Archbishop Gregory Aymond cautions New Orleanians and the faith community not to work with or participate in any way with Planned Parenthood’s plans to build a 4.2 million dollar abortion facility on Claiborne Avenue. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/new-orleans-archbishop-pushes-boycott-of-companies-building-planned-parenthood-abortion-clinic/

Topless Feminists Interrupt Mass in Sweden to Protest Abortion In their latest sacrilegious public demonstration in support of abortion, the extreme neo-fascist feminist organization Femen interrupted evening Mass on January 30 in Stockholm’s Catholic Cathedral. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/topless-feminists-interrupt-mass-in-sweden-to-protest-abortion/
Clinic Didn’t Tell Woman She Almost Died in Abortion: “She Didn’t Know Any Better” “Meet the Abortion Providers” and “Abortion the Inside Story” are companion documentaries available for free on YouTube that I urge readers to view. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/clinic-didnt-tell-woman-she-almost-died-in-abortion-she-didnt-know-any-better/
Ronald Reagan’s Legacy: “The Sacred Value of Human Life” Today we celebrate Ronald Reagan’s 103rd birthday. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/ronald-reagans-legacy-the-sacred-value-of-human-life/
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Responding to the “I’m Pro-Life But…” Arguments for Abortion I was asked to give an apologetics speech at the Students for Life of America 2014 West Coast National Conference. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/responding-to-the-im-pro-life-but-arguments-for-abortion/
Pro-Life Movement Can Take Credit for Dropping Abortions to Historic Lows Recently, the Guttmacher Institute released a report based on their census of U.S. abortion providers. It contains abortion statistics up to the year 2011 — meaning this report contains the most recent data on the incidence of abortion in the United States. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/pro-life-movement-can-take-credit-for-dropping-abortions-to-historic-lows/
Mom Charged With Giving Abortion Drug to Teen Daughter to Kill Her Grandchild A Pennsylvania mom has been charged with illegally obtaining the dangerous abortion drug to give to her daughter to kill her own grandchild. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/mom-charged-with-giving-abortion-drug-to-teen-daughter-to-kill-her-grandchild/
Saving Lives and Giving Hope: Promoting Adoption as a Loving Choice The passing of the 41st anniversary of Roe v Wade reminds us all of the destruction that abortion has caused, both for the 56 million babies lost and the lives of the parents involved. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/saving-lives-and-giving-hope-promoting-adoption-as-a-loving-choice/
Washington Senate Committee Approves Parental Notification on Abortion Bill Yesterday the Law and Justice Committee for the Washington State Senate approved a parental-notification bill (Senate Bill 5156), based on Americans United for Life model legislation. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/washington-senate-committee-approves-parental-notification-on-abortion-bill/
Iowa Committee Passes Bill to Ban Dangerous Telemed Abortions An Iowa state legislative committee has approved a pro-life bill that will ban the dangerous practice of telemed abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/02/06/iowa-committee-passes-bill-to-ban-dangerous-telemed-abortions/


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