Monday, June 15, 2015

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 6/15/15





LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report

Monday, June 15, 2015

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Top Stories

• Shark Attack Survivor Bethany Hamilton Gives Birth to Baby Boy: One Arm Won’t Slow Her Down
• Baby Was Born Alive After an Abortion at 24 Weeks, Nurse Left Him on the Table Struggling to Breathe
• Supreme Court Prevents Women in North Carolina From Seeing Ultrasound Before Abortion
• Pro-Life Florida Governor Jeb Bush Announces Run for Republican Presidential Nomination

More Pro-Life News
• Abortions on Babies With Down Syndrome Up 34% After New Prenatal Blood Test Released
• Company Uses Child With Down Syndrome to Promote Test That Could Lead to Aborting Them
• Stepfather Rapes His 13-Year-Old Daughter, Her Mother Forces Her Into Having an Abortion
• Judge Rules Girlfriend Can Keep Her Frozen Embryos, Ex-Boyfriend Wanted to Destroy Her Children

• Pro-Life Laws are Helping Drop Abortions to Record Lows, Not Contraception and Birth Control
• Woman Behind Roe v. Wade Worked in Abortion Clinic, Now She’s Dedicated to Stopping Abortion
• Euthanasia Doc Kills Woman Because She Was Depressed, Even Though She Didn’t Have Cancer

• Mom is Now Paralyzed From the Waist Down Because She Sacrificed Her Life for Her Kids
• World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Calls for End of Neglecting and Mistreating the Elderly
• Kermit Gosnell Movie Producers to Publish Book About “America’s Biggest Serial Killer”
• Florida: ACLU Challenges New Pro-Life Law Requiring 24-Hour Abortion Waiting Period
• Maine Senate Defeats Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide
• Ireland: Did Hospital Violate Law to Certify Abortion of an Unborn Baby?



Shark Attack Survivor Bethany Hamilton Gives Birth to Baby Boy: One Arm Won’t Slow Her Down
In 2003, professional surfer Bethany Hamilton survived a shark attack on the island of Kauai, Hawaii that left her with a severed left arm. After the incident, Hamilton wrote about the experience in her autobiography, “Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board.”
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/shark-attack-survivor-bethany-hamilton-gives-birth-to-baby-boy-one-arm-wont-slow-her-down/


Baby Was Born Alive After an Abortion at 24 Weeks, Nurse Left Him on the Table Struggling to Breathe
The issue of infanticide following an abortion is very real — and statistics from the United States and Canada show hundreds of babies are left to die after they are born alive following a failed abortion.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/baby-was-born-alive-after-an-abortion-at-24-weeks-nurse-left-him-on-the-table-struggling-to-breathe/


Supreme Court Prevents Women in North Carolina From Seeing Ultrasound Before Abortion
The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected an appeal from the state of North Carolina to uphold a pro-life law allowing women a chance to see an ultrasound of their unborn baby before an abortion. Ultrasounds are routinely performed before an abortion but abortion clinics often don’t let women see the ultrasound image or get a description of their unborn baby before the abortion occurs.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/supreme-court-prevent-women-in-north-carolina-from-seeing-ultrasound-before-abortion/


Pro-Life Florida Governor Jeb Bush Announces Run for Republican Presidential Nomination
Jeb Bush, the pro-life former governor of Florida, announced today that he is running for the Republican nomination for president. Bush is known for signing pro-life legislation and a bill to try to save the life of Terri Schiavo.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/pro-life-florida-governor-jeb-bush-announces-run-for-republican-presidential-nomination/




Abortions on Babies With Down Syndrome Up 34% After New Prenatal Blood Test Released
In the United Kingdom, more women are having abortions after using a blood test that can detect genetic conditions like Down syndrome. In 2011, the test became available and since then the number of abortions has increased by 34%.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/abortions-on-babies-with-down-syndrome-up-34-after-new-prenatal-blood-test-released/

Company Uses Child With Down Syndrome to Promote Test That Could Lead to Aborting Them
In Spain, a biotechnology company called Genoma placed a building sized banner advertisement for a new prenatal test called “Tranquility”, which screens for Down syndrome. Unfortunately, in the predominantly Catholic country, 95% of babies who are diagnosed with the condition prenatally are aborted.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/company-uses-child-with-down-syndrome-to-promote-test-that-could-lead-to-aborting-them/


Tulare-Kings Right to Life seeks Executive Director for Central California RTL group larger than many state organizations. Five full-time employees, including coordinators for Youth Outreach, Latinos 4 Life, Post-Abortion Outreach, and Executive Assistant. Send resumes to applications@tkrl.org. Download Job Description.


Stepfather Rapes His 13-Year-Old Daughter, Her Mother Forces Her Into Having an Abortion
In Britain, a man raped his stepdaughter and then made her have a secret abortion. The abuse began when she was 12-years-old after the man moved in with her mother. Initially, the stepfather didn’t abuse her but just overloaded her with gifts and cash. Then, one-day, he kissed her while her mother was making dinner.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/stepfather-rapes-his-13-year-old-daughter-her-mother-forces-her-into-having-an-abortion/


Judge Rules Girlfriend Can Keep Her Frozen Embryos, Ex-Boyfriend Wanted to Destroy Her Children
In Chicago, a judge has sided against a man who wanted frozen embryos he created with his former girlfriend destroyed. The embryos are in the custody of Karla Dunston, who was diagnosed with lymphoma four years ago. Dunston and then boyfriend, Jacob Szanfranski, agreed to create embryos together after finding out chemotherapy would cause her to become infertile.

Click to Read at LifeNews.com:
http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/judge-rules-girlfriend-can-keep-her-frozen-embryos-ex-boyfriend-wanted-to-destroy-her-children/


Pro-Life Laws are Helping Drop Abortions to Record Lows, Not Contraception and Birth Control http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/pro-life-laws-are-helping-drop-abortions-to-record-lows-not-contraception-or-birth-control/
Woman Behind Roe v. Wade Worked in Abortion Clinic, Now She’s Dedicated to Stopping Abortion http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/woman-behind-roe-v-wade-worked-in-abortion-clinic-now-shes-dedicated-to-stopping-abortion/
Euthanasia Doc Kills Woman Because She Was Depressed, Even Though She Didn’t Have Cancer http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/euthanasia-doc-kills-woman-because-she-was-depressed-even-though-she-didnt-have-cancer/
Mom is Now Paralyzed From the Waist Down Because She Sacrificed Her Life for Her Kids http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/mom-is-now-paralyzed-from-the-waist-down-because-she-sacrificed-her-life-for-her-kids/
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Calls for End of Neglecting and Mistreating the Elderly http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/world-elder-abuse-awareness-day-calls-for-end-of-neglecting-and-mistreating-the-elderly/
Kermit Gosnell Movie Producers to Publish Book About “America’s Biggest Serial Killer” http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/kermit-gosnell-movie-producers-to-publish-book-about-americas-biggest-serial-killer/
Florida: ACLU Challenges New Pro-Life Law Requiring 24-Hour Abortion Waiting Period http://www.lifenews.com/2015/06/15/florida-aclu-challenges-new-pro-life-law-requiring-24-hour-abortion-waiting-period/