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• Obama Rep Falsely Claims Hyde Amdt Stops Abortion in Health Care
• Komen for Cure Races as Research Shows Abortion-Breast Cancer Link
• Obama Has Only Read "A Decent Part" of Pro-Abortion Health Care Bills
• Planned Parenthood Used Underage Girls in Clinical Trials on Abortion
• Third Woman Rushed From Planned Parenthood After Botched Abortion
• Polling Data Sparks National Protest Against Abortion in Health Care
• Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg Skips Red Mass Over Abortion
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Obama Spokesman Falsely Claims Hyde Amendment Stops Abortion in Health Care
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- White House spokesman Robert Gibbs mislead reporters today during his afternoon press briefing with a false claim that the Hyde amendment would prohibit taxpayer-funding of abortions in the Congressional health care bills. However, the long-standing law does not apply to the legislation. CNS News reporter Fred Lucas asked Gibbs, the top spokesman for President Barack Obama, about a letter the Catholic bishops recently sent Congress pointing out that each of the current health care bills includes abortion subsidies. "In a letter to senators last week the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said that, I'm quoting, 'So far the health-reform bills considered in committee, including the new Senate Finance Committee bill, have not met the president's challenge of barring the use of federal dollars for abortion,'" Lucas said. "Is that statement wrong?" Gibbs replied, "Well, I don't want to get me into trouble at church, but I would mention there's a law that precludes the use of federal funds for abortion. That isn't going to be changed in these health care bills." "There have been several amendments that would explicitly bar [federal funding for] abortions that were rejected," Lucas responded. Gibbs replied, "Again, there's a fairly well-documented federal law that prevents it." However, the fairly well-documented federal law is the Hyde amendment and it only applies to the Medicaid program that provides health care funds for poor Americans. Full story at LifeNews.com 
Komen for the Cure Races as Research Shows Abortion-Breast Cancer Link
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- With October as breast cancer awareness month, Komen for the Cure is sponsoring races and events across the country to raise awareness of the potentially fatal disease. However, Komen isn't providing women with information on a way to help prevent breast cancer by not having an abortion. Although abortion advocates, and Komen, dismiss the research, experts have clearly shown an abortion-breast cancer link. The upshot? Having an abortion increases a woman's risk of having breast cancer while carrying a pregnancy to term lowers it. A July study done on women in Turkey who had abortions found a 66 percent increased risk of contracting breast cancer as a result. Dr. Vahit Ozmen and his colleagues at the Istanbul Medical Faculty at Istanbul University and Magee-Women's hospital in Pittsburgh conducted the new retrospective study. They published their findings in the April 2009 issue of the World Journal of Surgical Oncology and examined women who, between January 2000 and December 2006, were admitted to clinics of Istanbul Medical Faculty for examination. The researchers said that their findings showed abortion was "significantly associated with increased breast cancer risk." Full story at LifeNews.com
Obama Has Only Read "A Decent Part" of the Pro-Abortion Health Care Bills
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In recent weeks and months there has been some controversy about whether members of Congress will actually read the pro-abortion health care bills they are considering. Yesterday, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs gave a telling answer about whether the president has read them. "I was just wondering, before the President signs it will he himself read it or rely on staff to read the text of the bill?" a reporter asked during Monday's press briefing. "Well, I think he's read a decent part of the legislation that's been bandied around right now," Gibbs responded. The comment comes after Gibbs joked about Obama reading the bill when he was asked a similar question in August. "I don't know what his vacation plans are currently," said Gibbs at the time. Full story at LifeNews.com
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- With October as breast cancer awareness month, Komen for the Cure is sponsoring races and events across the country to raise awareness of the potentially fatal disease. However, Komen isn't providing women with information on a way to help prevent breast cancer by not having an abortion. Although abortion advocates, and Komen, dismiss the research, experts have clearly shown an abortion-breast cancer link. The upshot? Having an abortion increases a woman's risk of having breast cancer while carrying a pregnancy to term lowers it. A July study done on women in Turkey who had abortions found a 66 percent increased risk of contracting breast cancer as a result. Dr. Vahit Ozmen and his colleagues at the Istanbul Medical Faculty at Istanbul University and Magee-Women's hospital in Pittsburgh conducted the new retrospective study. They published their findings in the April 2009 issue of the World Journal of Surgical Oncology and examined women who, between January 2000 and December 2006, were admitted to clinics of Istanbul Medical Faculty for examination. The researchers said that their findings showed abortion was "significantly associated with increased breast cancer risk." Full story at LifeNews.comObama Has Only Read "A Decent Part" of the Pro-Abortion Health Care Bills
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In recent weeks and months there has been some controversy about whether members of Congress will actually read the pro-abortion health care bills they are considering. Yesterday, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs gave a telling answer about whether the president has read them. "I was just wondering, before the President signs it will he himself read it or rely on staff to read the text of the bill?" a reporter asked during Monday's press briefing. "Well, I think he's read a decent part of the legislation that's been bandied around right now," Gibbs responded. The comment comes after Gibbs joked about Obama reading the bill when he was asked a similar question in August. "I don't know what his vacation plans are currently," said Gibbs at the time. Full story at LifeNews.comPlanned 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) -- 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.comThird Woman Rushed From California Planned Parenthood After Botched Abortion
Riverside, CA (LifeNews.com) -- A third woman in as many weeks was recently rushed to a local hospital from a southern California Planned Parenthood abortion center after an apparent botched abortion required urgent medical care. The latest incident occurred on Saturday morning and was photographed by local pro-life advocates. Two women were hospitalized in recent weeks from a Planned Parenthood center in Orange, California after alleged botched abortions. In this new incident, local pro-life advocates say a fire truck arrived at the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Riverside, California, followed by an ambulance with lights on and sirens blaring. Witnesses observed a female patient taken from the building on a gurney. She was loaded into the awaiting ambulance, which sped away without the use of lights or sirens. Operation Rescue president Troy Newman, who has been in contact with the pro-life advocates in southern California, says the woman's condition is unknown. Full story at LifeNews.com
Riverside, CA (LifeNews.com) -- A third woman in as many weeks was recently rushed to a local hospital from a southern California Planned Parenthood abortion center after an apparent botched abortion required urgent medical care. The latest incident occurred on Saturday morning and was photographed by local pro-life advocates. Two women were hospitalized in recent weeks from a Planned Parenthood center in Orange, California after alleged botched abortions. In this new incident, local pro-life advocates say a fire truck arrived at the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Riverside, California, followed by an ambulance with lights on and sirens blaring. Witnesses observed a female patient taken from the building on a gurney. She was loaded into the awaiting ambulance, which sped away without the use of lights or sirens. Operation Rescue president Troy Newman, who has been in contact with the pro-life advocates in southern California, says the woman's condition is unknown. 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/ |
Polling Data Sparks National Protest Against Tax-Funded Abortions in Health Care
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Several pro-life groups are sponsoring a new grassroots campaign called "I Am 71" to draw attention to the taxpayer-funding of abortions found in the various health care bills in Congress. The campaign is meant to highlight a Zogby poll showing 71 percent of Americans don't want tax-funded abortions. The 71 percent number comes from a poll conducted by Zogby International and The O'Leary Report in December 2008. The poll surveyed 2,481 American voters and had a margin-of-error of plus-or-minus two percentage points. It asked: "President-elect Obama has proposed a bill that would force many employers to provide health insurance to their employees. Do you believe that this bill should also require insurance plans to pay for abortions when the abortions are performed as a method of birth control?" A strong majority of Americans -- 71 percent -- said abortion coverage should not be included in such a bill, while only 20 percent said yes to abortion coverage. Seventy percent of Independent voters said no, as did a majority of Democratic voters, 53 percent. Even 53 percent of those who voted for President Obama just one month prior to the poll being conducted said no to abortion coverage. Full story at LifeNews.comPro-Abortion Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg Skips Red Mass Over Abortion
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Catholic "Red Mass" is a tradition for members of the Supreme Court on the Sunday before they open their session every October. Six justices found a way to attend the event -- and Justice Clarence Thomas would have come if not for a wedding -- but not pro-abortion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Red Mass has been celebrated since 1953 at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington. Named for the red vestments the celebrants wear, the service is meant to invoke guidance from God for the jurists to make good decisions. Ginsburg once attended the traditional event but quit going to it because of abortion. She once confessed to author Abigail Pogrebin in her mid-2000s book "Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish" that she no longer attends because she doesn't want to be reminded of how she supports abortion. "Before every session, there's a Red Mass," Ginsburg said. "And the justices get invitations from the cardinal to attend that. And a good number of the justices show up every year. I went one year, and I will never go again, because this sermon was outrageously anti-abortion." Full story at LifeNews.com
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Catholic "Red Mass" is a tradition for members of the Supreme Court on the Sunday before they open their session every October. Six justices found a way to attend the event -- and Justice Clarence Thomas would have come if not for a wedding -- but not pro-abortion Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The Red Mass has been celebrated since 1953 at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington. Named for the red vestments the celebrants wear, the service is meant to invoke guidance from God for the jurists to make good decisions. Ginsburg once attended the traditional event but quit going to it because of abortion. She once confessed to author Abigail Pogrebin in her mid-2000s book "Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish" that she no longer attends because she doesn't want to be reminded of how she supports abortion. "Before every session, there's a Red Mass," Ginsburg said. "And the justices get invitations from the cardinal to attend that. And a good number of the justices show up every year. I went one year, and I will never go again, because this sermon was outrageously anti-abortion." Full story at LifeNews.comSupreme Court Allows Pro-Life Illinois Citizens to be Muzzled on Choose Life Plates
by Mailee Smith
On the heels of recent surveys demonstrating that a majority of Americans are increasingly identifying themselves as pro-life, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a lower court's decision muzzling the free speech rights of pro-life citizens in Illinois to stand. The State of Illinois has done nothing less than censor its pro-life citizens. Despite the fact that almost half of the states in the nation offer "Choose Life" license plates -- with another 14 states working on them -- the people of Illinois have been silenced. The case was Choose Life Illinois v. White. Even after Choose Life Illinois submitted over 25,000 names on its petition for "Choose Life" plates and complied with every written guideline provided in Illinois law, Secretary of State Jessie White said that he had no authority to issue the plates, claiming instead that the authority rested with the legislature alone. An interesting claim -- since the Illinois statute said no such thing. In fact, during the course of litigation, the Illinois legislature amended the applicable law to include a role for the legislature. In other words, the legislature saw that there was a hole in White's claims, and they "patched it up" for him. Full story at LifeNews.com
by Mailee Smith
On the heels of recent surveys demonstrating that a majority of Americans are increasingly identifying themselves as pro-life, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a lower court's decision muzzling the free speech rights of pro-life citizens in Illinois to stand. The State of Illinois has done nothing less than censor its pro-life citizens. Despite the fact that almost half of the states in the nation offer "Choose Life" license plates -- with another 14 states working on them -- the people of Illinois have been silenced. The case was Choose Life Illinois v. White. Even after Choose Life Illinois submitted over 25,000 names on its petition for "Choose Life" plates and complied with every written guideline provided in Illinois law, Secretary of State Jessie White said that he had no authority to issue the plates, claiming instead that the authority rested with the legislature alone. An interesting claim -- since the Illinois statute said no such thing. In fact, during the course of litigation, the Illinois legislature amended the applicable law to include a role for the legislature. In other words, the legislature saw that there was a hole in White's claims, and they "patched it up" for him. Full story at LifeNews.comUN Human Rights Council Backs, Obama Admin Opposes, Backdown on Abortion
Geneva, Switzerland (LifeNews.com) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council has backed, and the administration of pro-abortion President Barack Obama opposed, a measure seen as backing down on abortion. Pat Buckley, who lobbies for the British pro-life group SPUC sees the measure as a positive development. The United Nations has long had a pro-abortion posture and gone as far as pressuring some nations to legalize or expand abortions. However, the Human Rights Council has backed a Russian resolution promoting traditional values that could be a way for the pro-life movement to advance its perspective on abortion. "In a rare break from its long term strategy of attempting to dictate newly-conceived so called 'rights' on everyone - such as the manufactured 'right to abortion' - the UN Human Rights Council has approved a resolution tabled by the Russian Federation," Buckley explained. Full story at LifeNews.com
Geneva, Switzerland (LifeNews.com) -- The United Nations Human Rights Council has backed, and the administration of pro-abortion President Barack Obama opposed, a measure seen as backing down on abortion. Pat Buckley, who lobbies for the British pro-life group SPUC sees the measure as a positive development. The United Nations has long had a pro-abortion posture and gone as far as pressuring some nations to legalize or expand abortions. However, the Human Rights Council has backed a Russian resolution promoting traditional values that could be a way for the pro-life movement to advance its perspective on abortion. "In a rare break from its long term strategy of attempting to dictate newly-conceived so called 'rights' on everyone - such as the manufactured 'right to abortion' - the UN Human Rights Council has approved a resolution tabled by the Russian Federation," Buckley explained. Full story at LifeNews.com Medical professionals are on the frontlines of battle in life issues. From abortion to assisted suicide and euthanasia and all issues in between we are challenged in the workplace to defend our beliefs and risk our employment. The National Association of Pro-life Nurses has been here for nurses since the beginning of this battle. Join with us in our efforts to protect those voices at http://www.nursesforlife.org/ |
State and International Pro-Life News Headlines:
• Chicago City Council OKs Abortion Bubble Zone Law Limiting Pro-Life Free Speech Full story at LifeNews.com
• Obama Vatican Ambassador Details Priorities Before Pope Mtg, Omits Abortion Full story at LifeNews.com
• Texas Man Convicted of Attacking Pregnant Woman Challenges Unborn Victims Law Full story at LifeNews.com
• Connecticut Doctors File Lawsuit Seeking to Force State to Allow Assisted Suicide Full story at LifeNews.com
• ACLU Actually Gets It Right in Defending Pro-Life Penn Student's Abortion T-Shirt Full story at LifeNews.com
• Canadian Parliament Begins Debate on Bill C-384 to Legalize Assisted Suicide Full story at LifeNews.com
• Virginia Governor Candidate Deeds Attacks Pro-Life McDonnell on Abortion Again Full story at LifeNews.com
• Ohio Poll Shows Majority Oppose Abortion, Concerned About Health Care Rationing Full story at LifeNews.com
• Boston College Student Health Plan Covers Birth Control, Possibly Abortions Full story at LifeNews.com
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