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• President Obama to Keynote Pro-Abortion Group's Weekend Fundraising Dinner
• Barack Obama Names Pro-Abortion ACLU Lawyer Chai Feldblum to EEOC Panel
• House Working on Second Phony Compromise on Abortion in Health Care
• Planned Parenthood Used Underage Girls in Clinical Trials on Abortion
• Catholic Cardinal Asks Supreme Court to Reject Abortion During Red Mass
• Poor Weather Doesn't Stop LifeChain From Telling America Abortion Kills Children
• YWCA Misinforms Raped Inmate About Adoption, Pays for Coerced Abortion
• Abortion Advocates Attack Crisis Pregnancy Centers After New Report Released
• Pro-Life Democrat Challenges Obama to Tell Congress No Abortion Funding
• Pope Tells New Obama Ambassador to Uphold Pro-Life Position on Abortion
• President Obama Could Change Makeup of Key Appeals Courts on Abortion
• Pro-Life Groups Applaud Poll Showing Pro-Life Movement on Abortion
• State and International Pro-Life News Headlines
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President Obama to Keynote Pro-Abortion Group's Weekend Fundraising Dinner
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama will keynote a dinner for an organization known for its pro-gay activities but which has also promoted abortion. In addressing the Human Rights Campaign, Obama is making the second overture to the pro-abortion group after putting a top HRC official on his faith task force. Obama will address the Saturday fundraising gala for the Human Rights Campaign on a night when it plans to honor another abortion advocate. "It is fitting that (Obama) will speak to our community on the night that we pay tribute to his friend and mentor Sen. Edward Kennedy," HRC president Joe Solmonese said. While much of the focus on his attendance at the HRC dinner will be placed on its advocacy of the homosexual agenda, HRC has a long history of advocating abortion. As recently as February, HRC endorsed Obama's move to rescind conscience protections for medical professionals who don't want to be forced to perform or refer for abortions. The group "commended the Obama administration for beginning the process to repeal the Department of Health and Human Services regulations regarding 'provider conscience' and urges the Administration to repeal the regulations in their entirety." "We commend the Obama administration for acting quickly to review these regulations and urge the Administration to repeal them in their entirety," Solmonese said at the time. Full story at LifeNews.com
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama will keynote a dinner for an organization known for its pro-gay activities but which has also promoted abortion. In addressing the Human Rights Campaign, Obama is making the second overture to the pro-abortion group after putting a top HRC official on his faith task force. Obama will address the Saturday fundraising gala for the Human Rights Campaign on a night when it plans to honor another abortion advocate. "It is fitting that (Obama) will speak to our community on the night that we pay tribute to his friend and mentor Sen. Edward Kennedy," HRC president Joe Solmonese said. While much of the focus on his attendance at the HRC dinner will be placed on its advocacy of the homosexual agenda, HRC has a long history of advocating abortion. As recently as February, HRC endorsed Obama's move to rescind conscience protections for medical professionals who don't want to be forced to perform or refer for abortions. The group "commended the Obama administration for beginning the process to repeal the Department of Health and Human Services regulations regarding 'provider conscience' and urges the Administration to repeal the regulations in their entirety." "We commend the Obama administration for acting quickly to review these regulations and urge the Administration to repeal them in their entirety," Solmonese said at the time. Full story at LifeNews.com Barack Obama Names Pro-Abortion ACLU Lawyer Chai Feldblum to EEOC Panel
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama is racking up another pro-abortion appointment and, this time, the appointee would serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Obama has selected pro-abortion lawyer and Georgetown University law professor Chai Feldblum for the EEOC. If confirmed by the Senate, Feldblum would serve on the EEOC for five years and could decide cases that related to pressuring women employees to have abortions or pressuring pro-life advocates to allow abortions in insurance policies. Feldblum isn't known by most Americans, but she has worked for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Human Rights Campaign Fund, another group that promotes abortion. From 1986-1987, Feldblum clerked for Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, the notorious judge who handed down the Roe v. Wade decision that has allowed more than 51 million abortions. Feldblum praised him to the New York Times as someone who had the “ability and desire to look behind the law and see the people is not the classic way to do law." Full story at LifeNews.com
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama is racking up another pro-abortion appointment and, this time, the appointee would serve on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Obama has selected pro-abortion lawyer and Georgetown University law professor Chai Feldblum for the EEOC. If confirmed by the Senate, Feldblum would serve on the EEOC for five years and could decide cases that related to pressuring women employees to have abortions or pressuring pro-life advocates to allow abortions in insurance policies. Feldblum isn't known by most Americans, but she has worked for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Human Rights Campaign Fund, another group that promotes abortion. From 1986-1987, Feldblum clerked for Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, the notorious judge who handed down the Roe v. Wade decision that has allowed more than 51 million abortions. Feldblum praised him to the New York Times as someone who had the “ability and desire to look behind the law and see the people is not the classic way to do law." Full story at LifeNews.com
House Members Working on Second Phony Compromise on Abortion in Health Care
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Members of the House of Representatives are working on a second phony compromise that would try to mitigate some of the concerns pro-life lawmakers and groups have about the abortion funding found in HR 3200, the main health care "reform" bill in the House. The current bill contains the Capps Amendment that abortion advocates have been portraying as a compromise that prohibits abortion funding. But pro-life groups and leading pro-life lawmakers such as Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan have exposed the Capps language as a fraud by noting that it allows massive abortion subsidies and mandates. Knowing Stupak has assembled potentially enough pro-life and moderate Democrats to join Republicans in voting down the rules for debate on the bill or the bill itself if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi doesn't allow a debate on his amendment to yank the abortion funding, pro-abortion lawmakers are hoping to pacify him and his coalition. Now, pro-abortion Rep. Henry Waxman, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is trying to work out a compromise with some of the members of Stupak's coalition who are not as strongly pro-life. Full story at LifeNews.com
Planned Parenthood Used Underage Girls in Clinical Trials Pushing Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new report from a Planned Parenthood watchdog group finds the abortion business used underage girls in at least 10 clinical trials over the last two decades to push abortion, birth control, and STD testing. The news comes at a time when Planned Parenthood is facing criticism for videos showing it ignoring potential statutory abuse cases. Jim Sedlak, vice president of American Life League and the head of its STOPP Planned Parenthood effort, released the details in a statement to LifeNews.com. Twenty-eight Planned Parenthood affiliates have been involved in 33 clinical trials, some of which received government funds, and 10 of them involved girls as young as 13 years of age. That number represents one-third of all clinical trials surveyed in the STOPP report. Two of the 33 trials ended in the 1990s, while the remaining 31 were conducted within the last seven years and some of them are ongoing. Full story at LifeNews.com
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Members of the House of Representatives are working on a second phony compromise that would try to mitigate some of the concerns pro-life lawmakers and groups have about the abortion funding found in HR 3200, the main health care "reform" bill in the House. The current bill contains the Capps Amendment that abortion advocates have been portraying as a compromise that prohibits abortion funding. But pro-life groups and leading pro-life lawmakers such as Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan have exposed the Capps language as a fraud by noting that it allows massive abortion subsidies and mandates. Knowing Stupak has assembled potentially enough pro-life and moderate Democrats to join Republicans in voting down the rules for debate on the bill or the bill itself if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi doesn't allow a debate on his amendment to yank the abortion funding, pro-abortion lawmakers are hoping to pacify him and his coalition. Now, pro-abortion Rep. Henry Waxman, the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is trying to work out a compromise with some of the members of Stupak's coalition who are not as strongly pro-life. Full story at LifeNews.com Planned Parenthood Used Underage Girls in Clinical Trials Pushing Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new report from a Planned Parenthood watchdog group finds the abortion business used underage girls in at least 10 clinical trials over the last two decades to push abortion, birth control, and STD testing. The news comes at a time when Planned Parenthood is facing criticism for videos showing it ignoring potential statutory abuse cases. Jim Sedlak, vice president of American Life League and the head of its STOPP Planned Parenthood effort, released the details in a statement to LifeNews.com. Twenty-eight Planned Parenthood affiliates have been involved in 33 clinical trials, some of which received government funds, and 10 of them involved girls as young as 13 years of age. That number represents one-third of all clinical trials surveyed in the STOPP report. Two of the 33 trials ended in the 1990s, while the remaining 31 were conducted within the last seven years and some of them are ongoing. Full story at LifeNews.comPro-Life Democrat Challenges Obama to Tell Congress to Stop Abortion Funding
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Bart Stupak, the Michigan Democratic congressman who is leading the fight to stop abortion funding in health care, isn't confident about his prospects for success of getting an amendment to do that. So he is challenging President Barack Obama to make good on his promise of no abortion funding. As LifeNews.com reported, Stupak got a meeting this week with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss his request for an amendment to get the abortion funding out of HR 3200. The meeting didn't appear to go well as a Democratic aide said to expect that the abortion funding will remain in the health care reform bill. Now, Stupak is talking about that meeting and saying the prospects for his amendment appear dim and he wants Obama, with whom he recently spoke on the phone, to back up his September speech claiming there will be no abortion funding. He said Pelosi did not promise him a vote on his amendment, though she did not rule one out. The Michigan lawmaker confirmed that Pelosi wants him to work on a phony compromise called the Waxman amendment that pro-life groups are already opposing. "Unfortunately, I don't see a clear resolution right now," Stupak told U.S. News and World Report. "But I'm going to go back to what the president said: no public funding for abortions. And that's the Hyde Amendment." Full story at LifeNews.com
Catholic Cardinal Asks Supreme Court to Reject Abortion During Red Mass
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Top government officials were exposed to a call from a Catholic cardinal to reject abortions and uphold the sanctity of life during the Red Mass on Sunday. The mass is a traditional event that takes place before the Supreme Court starts the first day of its next term, which takes place the first Monday in October. Six Supreme Court justices, Vice President Joe Biden, and two members of pro-abortion President Barack Obama's administration were present for the event. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston, Texas gave a homily and presented the pro-life message to the top officials. He calls on attorneys to be a voice for all clients, including those who have not been born. “They are poor and wealthy, confused and lucid, polite and impolited,” he said. “In some cases, the clients are voiceless, for they lack influence; in others they are literally voiceless, not yet with tongues and even without names, and require our most careful attention and radical support." Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts attended the event along with the high court's newest member, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is expected to uphold abortion. Ironically, the cardinals who participate wear red because the color represents a willingness to shed blood in the defense of their faith. In this case, the red could easily have stood for the bloodshed at the hands of the Supreme Court, Biden, and the Obama administration. Full story at LifeNews.com
Poor Weather Doesn't Stop LifeChain From Telling America Abortion Kills Children
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Rainy weather throughout much of the nation yesterday didn't stop likely more than 200,000 Americans from gathering in cities and towns across the country to proclaim the message that "Abortion Kills Children" and "Abortion Hurts Women." Groups large and small held pro-life signs and received responses ranging from honking horns to thumbs up, to profane gestures. Thousand of people participated in the Life Chains in Indianapolis while two people braved the cold in Estes Park, Colorado. Dozens of pro-life advocates in Wichita, Kansas took to the streets to share the pro-life message in the LifeChain. "We're out here today to make a statement that we support life and also to encourage others to support life from womb to tomb," said Fr. Jerome Spexarth of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Wichita. The LifeChain saw pro-life advocates gather in places around the world as well -- with 200 participating in one in Cape Town, South Africa. “It is time that the lies of abortionists are exposed,” says international coordinator of the Christian Action Network, Taryn Hodgson. Her group has organized the event in South Africa since 1992. Full story at LifeNews.com
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Bart Stupak, the Michigan Democratic congressman who is leading the fight to stop abortion funding in health care, isn't confident about his prospects for success of getting an amendment to do that. So he is challenging President Barack Obama to make good on his promise of no abortion funding. As LifeNews.com reported, Stupak got a meeting this week with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss his request for an amendment to get the abortion funding out of HR 3200. The meeting didn't appear to go well as a Democratic aide said to expect that the abortion funding will remain in the health care reform bill. Now, Stupak is talking about that meeting and saying the prospects for his amendment appear dim and he wants Obama, with whom he recently spoke on the phone, to back up his September speech claiming there will be no abortion funding. He said Pelosi did not promise him a vote on his amendment, though she did not rule one out. The Michigan lawmaker confirmed that Pelosi wants him to work on a phony compromise called the Waxman amendment that pro-life groups are already opposing. "Unfortunately, I don't see a clear resolution right now," Stupak told U.S. News and World Report. "But I'm going to go back to what the president said: no public funding for abortions. And that's the Hyde Amendment." Full story at LifeNews.comCatholic Cardinal Asks Supreme Court to Reject Abortion During Red Mass
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Top government officials were exposed to a call from a Catholic cardinal to reject abortions and uphold the sanctity of life during the Red Mass on Sunday. The mass is a traditional event that takes place before the Supreme Court starts the first day of its next term, which takes place the first Monday in October. Six Supreme Court justices, Vice President Joe Biden, and two members of pro-abortion President Barack Obama's administration were present for the event. Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston, Texas gave a homily and presented the pro-life message to the top officials. He calls on attorneys to be a voice for all clients, including those who have not been born. “They are poor and wealthy, confused and lucid, polite and impolited,” he said. “In some cases, the clients are voiceless, for they lack influence; in others they are literally voiceless, not yet with tongues and even without names, and require our most careful attention and radical support." Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts attended the event along with the high court's newest member, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who is expected to uphold abortion. Ironically, the cardinals who participate wear red because the color represents a willingness to shed blood in the defense of their faith. In this case, the red could easily have stood for the bloodshed at the hands of the Supreme Court, Biden, and the Obama administration. Full story at LifeNews.comPoor Weather Doesn't Stop LifeChain From Telling America Abortion Kills Children
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Rainy weather throughout much of the nation yesterday didn't stop likely more than 200,000 Americans from gathering in cities and towns across the country to proclaim the message that "Abortion Kills Children" and "Abortion Hurts Women." Groups large and small held pro-life signs and received responses ranging from honking horns to thumbs up, to profane gestures. Thousand of people participated in the Life Chains in Indianapolis while two people braved the cold in Estes Park, Colorado. Dozens of pro-life advocates in Wichita, Kansas took to the streets to share the pro-life message in the LifeChain. "We're out here today to make a statement that we support life and also to encourage others to support life from womb to tomb," said Fr. Jerome Spexarth of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Wichita. The LifeChain saw pro-life advocates gather in places around the world as well -- with 200 participating in one in Cape Town, South Africa. “It is time that the lies of abortionists are exposed,” says international coordinator of the Christian Action Network, Taryn Hodgson. Her group has organized the event in South Africa since 1992. Full story at LifeNews.com If you can't conceive and abort this isn't for you. Having a Choice sounds cool until you have to make it -- then it sucks. Choicekills.com, It's a quick read on a big issue, You'll feel better for having read it. http://www.ChoiceKills.com |
YWCA Misinforms Raped Inmate About Adoption, Pays for Coerced Abortion
Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- The case of a raped inmate in Kansas who was coerced into an abortion and taken to a Planned Parenthood center is generating criticism of Kansas corrections officials. But it is also implicating the YWCA, which appears to have misled the woman and arranged her abortion. As LifeNews.com reported, a Topeka newspaper has featured an expose' today focusing on Tracy Keith. She is a 30-year-old inmate who got involved in a racketeering scheme with a corrections official that eventually led to her rape at the hand of a prison instructor, Ted Gallardo. According to the Topeka Capital Journal, YWCA domestic abuse advocates misinformed her about open adoption law in Kansas. Instead, they purchased the abortion and accompanied her to the Planned Parenthood for it. "The abortion was paid for by a group of committed women in this community," said Sherry Baer, who works for the Battered Women Task Force, claimed. "There were no resources to help this woman in her terrible plight, so some of us put in our chips for that." The YWCA told Keith that, with two years left on her sentence, and no solid family support network on the outside, the state would sever her parental rights if the baby was born. A Topeka woman who learned of Keith's pregnancy made inquiries about adopting the child, but Keith said she wasn't informed. Full story at LifeNews.com
Abortion Advocates Attack Crisis Pregnancy Centers After New Report Released
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Not able to stand the competition that pregnancy resource centers provide by helping women find tangible help and support during an unplanned pregnancy, abortion advocates are attacking pregnancy centers and using a new report highlighting their history and service to do so. LifeNews.com noted the new report, produced by the Family Research Council in conjunction with Care Net, Heartbeat International and NIFLA. The report gives a historical overview of the pregnancy center movement and highlights case studies and interviews with staff and former clients to demonstrate how pregnancy centers have helped millions of women during their time of need. Last Thursday, Wendy Norris, a blogger at the pro-abortion RH Reality Check blog fired back. Norris contends the centers "push wildly inaccurate, non-scientific and biased information on pregnancy and contraception in schools and at facilities staffed almost exclusively by volunteers." Full story at LifeNews.com
Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- The case of a raped inmate in Kansas who was coerced into an abortion and taken to a Planned Parenthood center is generating criticism of Kansas corrections officials. But it is also implicating the YWCA, which appears to have misled the woman and arranged her abortion. As LifeNews.com reported, a Topeka newspaper has featured an expose' today focusing on Tracy Keith. She is a 30-year-old inmate who got involved in a racketeering scheme with a corrections official that eventually led to her rape at the hand of a prison instructor, Ted Gallardo. According to the Topeka Capital Journal, YWCA domestic abuse advocates misinformed her about open adoption law in Kansas. Instead, they purchased the abortion and accompanied her to the Planned Parenthood for it. "The abortion was paid for by a group of committed women in this community," said Sherry Baer, who works for the Battered Women Task Force, claimed. "There were no resources to help this woman in her terrible plight, so some of us put in our chips for that." The YWCA told Keith that, with two years left on her sentence, and no solid family support network on the outside, the state would sever her parental rights if the baby was born. A Topeka woman who learned of Keith's pregnancy made inquiries about adopting the child, but Keith said she wasn't informed. Full story at LifeNews.comAbortion Advocates Attack Crisis Pregnancy Centers After New Report Released
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Not able to stand the competition that pregnancy resource centers provide by helping women find tangible help and support during an unplanned pregnancy, abortion advocates are attacking pregnancy centers and using a new report highlighting their history and service to do so. LifeNews.com noted the new report, produced by the Family Research Council in conjunction with Care Net, Heartbeat International and NIFLA. The report gives a historical overview of the pregnancy center movement and highlights case studies and interviews with staff and former clients to demonstrate how pregnancy centers have helped millions of women during their time of need. Last Thursday, Wendy Norris, a blogger at the pro-abortion RH Reality Check blog fired back. Norris contends the centers "push wildly inaccurate, non-scientific and biased information on pregnancy and contraception in schools and at facilities staffed almost exclusively by volunteers." Full story at LifeNews.comPope Tells New Obama Vatican Ambassador to Uphold Pro-Life Position on Abortion
The Vatican (LifeNews.com) -- Pope Benedict XVI has a message for the pro-Obama political activist who the president appointed to become his new Vatican ambassador: uphold the pro-life position on abortion. Some pro-life Catholics have been concerned that Miguel Diaz won't faithfully uphold the pro-life teachings of the Catholic Church. Benedict has written a letter to Diaz, a former professor of theology at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, and St. John's University in Collegeville, both in Minnesota. The pope said he hoped the relationship between the Holy See and the United States would "continue to be marked by fruitful dialogue and cooperation in the promotion of human dignity, respect for fundamental human rights" and the "cultivation of the values of 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.'" "I think particularly of the need for a clear discernment with regard to issues touching the protection of human dignity and respect for the inalienable right to life from the moment of conception to natural death," he said. Benedict urged Diaz to promote "the protection of the right to conscientious objection on the part of health care workers, and indeed all citizens." "The Church insists on the unbreakable link between an ethics of life and every other aspect of social ethics," he reminded the Obama supporter. Full story at LifeNews.com
President Obama Could Change Makeup of Key Appeals Courts on Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama has already made his first mark on the Supreme Court with the nomination of newly-minted pro-abortion Justice Sonia Sotomayor. His next Supreme Court appointment could come soon, but he can change the face of a key appeals court in the meantime. While most of the focus in the courts debate centers on the nation's high court, a president can change the outcome of rulings on abortion and bioethics law with appeals court appointments. The appeals courts are one step removed from the Supreme Court but they are frequently the end of the line for abortion law cases because of the small percentages of cases that make their way before the nine influential judges. Such is the case with the Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which handles laws for the mid-Atlantic states but also some cases with a national scope given its position adjacent to the nation's capital. Most recently, the 4th Circuit issued a 6-5 decision in June upholding a Virginia ban on partial-birth abortions. Full story at LifeNews.com
Pro-Life Groups Applaud New Pew Poll Showing Pro-Life Movement on Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Top pro-life groups are delighted by the results of the new Pew poll showing double-digit movement from the American public towards the pro-life position on abortion. The poll found an eleven percent shift with support for abortion dropping seven percent and opposition rising four percent. “Add today’s Pew poll results to the growing pile of evidence that the pro-life position has become the majority position in America,” Marjorie Dannenfelser told LifeNews.com. The head of the Susan B. Anthony List, a pro-life women's group, said the "politically correct language of ‘choice’ is worn out." "This growing intensity amongst pro-lifers should send a clear message to Washington—start representing your constituents, because the Life issue is not going to shrink away," she said. As the Pew researchers did, Dannenfelser assigned part of the credit for the pro-life shift on abortion to President Barack Obama. "As President Obama and his allies in Congress continue to push a radical abortion agenda through health care reform, Americans across the board are waking up and realizing: this is not representation," she told LifeNews.com. Full story at LifeNews.com
The Vatican (LifeNews.com) -- Pope Benedict XVI has a message for the pro-Obama political activist who the president appointed to become his new Vatican ambassador: uphold the pro-life position on abortion. Some pro-life Catholics have been concerned that Miguel Diaz won't faithfully uphold the pro-life teachings of the Catholic Church. Benedict has written a letter to Diaz, a former professor of theology at the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, and St. John's University in Collegeville, both in Minnesota. The pope said he hoped the relationship between the Holy See and the United States would "continue to be marked by fruitful dialogue and cooperation in the promotion of human dignity, respect for fundamental human rights" and the "cultivation of the values of 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.'" "I think particularly of the need for a clear discernment with regard to issues touching the protection of human dignity and respect for the inalienable right to life from the moment of conception to natural death," he said. Benedict urged Diaz to promote "the protection of the right to conscientious objection on the part of health care workers, and indeed all citizens." "The Church insists on the unbreakable link between an ethics of life and every other aspect of social ethics," he reminded the Obama supporter. Full story at LifeNews.comPresident Obama Could Change Makeup of Key Appeals Courts on Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama has already made his first mark on the Supreme Court with the nomination of newly-minted pro-abortion Justice Sonia Sotomayor. His next Supreme Court appointment could come soon, but he can change the face of a key appeals court in the meantime. While most of the focus in the courts debate centers on the nation's high court, a president can change the outcome of rulings on abortion and bioethics law with appeals court appointments. The appeals courts are one step removed from the Supreme Court but they are frequently the end of the line for abortion law cases because of the small percentages of cases that make their way before the nine influential judges. Such is the case with the Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which handles laws for the mid-Atlantic states but also some cases with a national scope given its position adjacent to the nation's capital. Most recently, the 4th Circuit issued a 6-5 decision in June upholding a Virginia ban on partial-birth abortions. Full story at LifeNews.comPro-Life Groups Applaud New Pew Poll Showing Pro-Life Movement on Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Top pro-life groups are delighted by the results of the new Pew poll showing double-digit movement from the American public towards the pro-life position on abortion. The poll found an eleven percent shift with support for abortion dropping seven percent and opposition rising four percent. “Add today’s Pew poll results to the growing pile of evidence that the pro-life position has become the majority position in America,” Marjorie Dannenfelser told LifeNews.com. The head of the Susan B. Anthony List, a pro-life women's group, said the "politically correct language of ‘choice’ is worn out." "This growing intensity amongst pro-lifers should send a clear message to Washington—start representing your constituents, because the Life issue is not going to shrink away," she said. As the Pew researchers did, Dannenfelser assigned part of the credit for the pro-life shift on abortion to President Barack Obama. "As President Obama and his allies in Congress continue to push a radical abortion agenda through health care reform, Americans across the board are waking up and realizing: this is not representation," she told LifeNews.com. Full story at LifeNews.comState and International Pro-Life News Headlines
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