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Ignore Roe: Abortion Is NOT Legal!

2012-02-17T09:47:00.000-06:00

http://www.ignoreroe.com/ The following article by Herbert W. Titus, JD, and Christine Ross first appeared in the May/June ‘99 issue of “Life Advocate” magazine. The mainstream media tell us that the Supreme Court legalized abortion with its Roe v. Wade decision in 1973. The media also tell us that there is nothing we can do about it because Roe v. Wade is the “law of the land.” Nothing

Personhood measure, S.B. 1433, clears Oklahoma state Senate

2012-02-17T06:52:00.001-06:00

By Patrick B McGuigan - Tulsa Today The Oklahoma state Senate easily passed Senate Bill 1433, a statutory measure asserting that human life begins at conception. State Sen. Brian Crain of Tulsa shepherded the measure through the upper chamber, where it cleared 34-8 on Wednesday (February 15). After the vote, in a statement sent to CapitolBeatOK, he said, “With this bill, Oklahoma law will

Columbia Christians for Life: Virigina "Personhood" Bill

2012-02-16T16:07:00.000-06:00

Virginia House Passes "Personhood" Bill, though subject to Roe v. Wade " The Republican-controlled House of Delegates voted 66-32 in favor of defining the word person under state law to include unborn children "from the moment of conception until birth at every stage of biological development." " www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/14/us-virginia-personhood-idUSTRE81D1ZG20120214 PORTSMOUTH,

Virginia House advances antiabortion 'personhood' measure

2012-02-15T11:33:00.004-06:00

By Ricardo Lopez - Los Angeles Times The Virginia House of Delegates voted Tuesday to advance two antiabortion measures: a bill defining "personhood" as beginning at conception, and a bill that would require women to view sonograms of their fetuses before undergoing abortions. The "personhood" bill, sponsored by Republican delegate Bob Marshall, overwhelmingly passed on a 66-32 vote in

13 AGs to challenge contraceptive mandate

2012-02-14T18:12:00.000-06:00

By Michael Foust - Baptist Press WASHINGTON (BP) -- Religious organizations opposed to the Obama administration's contraceptive/abortion mandate may have found another ally in about a dozen state attorneys general who are threatening to file a lawsuit in an attempt to reverse the rule. Led by Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, the attorneys general released a strongly worded letter Friday

Residents May Again Vote On Personhood Initiative

2012-02-14T08:18:00.001-06:00

WAPT.com Mississippi Measure To ‘Protect Life From Conception To Birth’ JACKSON, Miss. -- Politicians said voters may get another chance to vote on the Personhood Initiative in November -- a year after striking down Initiative 26. Republican Sen. Joey Fillingane filed a measure that says it would protect the life of the unborn from conception. According to the bill, it would create "a new

Dr. Sinclair Ferguson, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC addresses "Abortion"/Roe v. Wade anniversary

2012-02-13T10:01:00.000-06:00

By Steve Lefemine - Columbia Christians for Life Begin at approx. 13:00 minutes into sermon End at approx. 20:00 minutes into sermon _____________________________________ "He Cares" Speaker: Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC (40:50) http://www.firstprescolumbia.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=43244&PID=592685 Title He Cares Date 01/29/2012 Speaker Dr.

Abort73.com: The Case Against Abortion: Personhood [YouTube]

2012-02-10T09:04:00.001-06:00

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Culture News: Abortifacients to Kids via Vending Machine for $25

2012-02-09T11:53:00.001-06:00

Although it's illegal to sell the Plan B "morning after pill" (which terminates pregnancy) to children under the age of 17 without a prescription, anyone capable of using a vending machine on the campus of Shippensburg University (near Philadelphia) can easily obtain this dangerous drug. Read more...

Abortion reality lost in fight

2012-02-08T09:46:00.001-06:00

By Mona Charen - The Spokesman Review Planned Parenthood would appear to have won this latest skirmish in the abortion wars. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, having first decided to withdraw future grants to the world’s largest abortion provider, quickly retreated under a barrage of accusations, complaints and threats. No fewer than 26 Democratic senators signed a letter to

The Obama administration’s abortion rule

2012-02-08T09:26:00.001-06:00

By Richard Land and Barrett Duke - Baptist Press WASHINGTON (BP) -- President Obama’s Department of Health and Human Services has issued a requirement that all insurance plans under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), also known as Obamacare, cover free-of-charge certain so-called “contraceptives” that are actually much more than that. Some of the drugs and devices

Alabama Senate To Consider Anti-Abortion Bill In Session

2012-02-07T07:07:00.000-06:00

By WHNT News 19 Staff WOODVILLE, AL — One of the items up for debate in the upcoming legislative session is an anti-abortion bill. Senate Bill 5 would legally define humans as persons from the moment of fertilization and implantation. In effect, that would make abortions illegal. Read more... Click here to read Alabama SB 5

'Personhood' at conception bill passes to Oklahoma Senate floor

2012-02-07T06:58:00.003-06:00

By BARBARA HOBEROCK - Tulsa World OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill that would declare that personhood starts at conception is headed to the Senate floor. Senate Bill 1433, by Sen. Brian Crain, R-Tulsa, passed the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services on Monday, the first day of the legislative session. Read more... Click here to read more about Oklahoma SB 1433

Culture News: Breast Cancer & Abortion = Komen & Planned Parenthood

2012-02-06T14:26:00.000-06:00

The rift between the breast cancer charity, The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, and the nation's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, has brought to the fore the politically incorrect causes for the rise in breast cancer rates: abortion and delayed childbirth/breast feeding. Read more...

Planned Parenthood on 'Warpath' for Lost Komen Grant

2012-02-03T09:38:00.000-06:00

By Stephanie Samuel - The Christian Post Planned Parenthood Federation of America fundraised over $600,000 in a 24-hour period after cancer fund Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation discontinued grants with the abortion provider. Donors poured donations into the nation's leading abortion provider in reaction to the news that the well-known breast cancer organization had split financial

Utah: ‘Personhood’ resolution looks to define when life starts

2012-02-02T13:36:00.000-06:00

By Robert Gehrke - The Salt Lake Tribune A state senator is wading into the contentious issue of "personhood" — when a fetus becomes a human being — which has been a deeply divisive issue in other states. Freshman Sen. Aaron Osmond, R-South Jordan, said he was approached by individuals, whom he would not name, seeking the legislation and he has opened a bill file titled "Joint Resolution on

Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer Applauds Susan G. Komen for the Cure for Temporarily Halting Grants to Planned Parenthood, But Remains Its Critic for Cooperating in Abortion-Breast Cancer Cover-up and Downplaying the Risk of the Birth Control Pill

2012-02-01T10:32:00.000-06:00

Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer - Press Release The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer applauds the breast cancer group, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, for discontinuing its grants to Planned Parenthood (PP) while the abortion provider is under investigation by Congress. Komen said it will not resume payment of the grants unless PP is exonerated. Komen attributed its decision to a new

Komen Foundation ends partnership with Planned Parenthood

2012-02-01T09:10:00.000-06:00

FoxNews.com The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, a leading charity for breast cancer, announced Tuesday that it is ceasing its partnership with Planned Parenthood in prevention screenings and education at the health centers across the nation. Komen spokeswoman Leslie Aun told The Associated Press that the cutoff results from the charity's newly adopted criteria barring grants to

Dr. Joe Morecraft III: How To Defend From the Bible That Human Life Begins At Conception

2012-01-31T13:28:00.000-06:00

39 Years After Roe - Will we rise up and stop the bloodshed?

2012-01-31T12:19:00.000-06:00

By Jay Rogers - The Forerunner I had the chance to speak at a pro-life rally for a few minutes last summer in Orlando, Florida. I began my short message by asking the question, “How many people here got involved in pro-life ministry after seeing a pro-life film or video?” I estimated that about 5 to 10 percent of the people at the rally raised their hands. I consider the DVDs listed below to be

"180", transforming hearts and saving lives, an interview with Ray Comfort

2012-01-30T09:38:00.000-06:00

By Sunny Shell - Examiner.com On September 26, 2011, Ray Comfort, Founder, President and CEO of Living Waters Publications (LWP) launched the “180” movie; a 33-minute documentary that transforms hearts with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and provides historical information that’s helping save unborn babies' lives. In only four short months, “180” has been translated into 19 languages, has had

Life and Death: Comparing the Relative Safety of Abortion and Childbirth

2012-01-27T07:10:00.000-06:00

By Mike Spielman - Abort73 Blog Earlier this week a new study was released on abortion safety. The Reuters Health headline reads: "Abortion safer than giving birth." According to the study, one woman dies in childbirth for every 11,000 births in the United States, while one woman dies from abortion for every 167,000 abortions. These numbers led the researchers to declare that a woman is 14

“Abortion is as American as Apple Pie” — The Culture of Death Finds a Voice

2012-01-26T09:00:00.000-06:00

By Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. - AlbertMohler.com Abortion is now one of America’s most common surgical procedures performed on adults. As many as one out of three women will have at least one abortion. In some American neighborhoods, the number of abortions far exceeds the number of live births. Most Americans will pay little attention to the 39th anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade

Loving the Least of Your Neighbors

2012-01-25T14:46:00.000-06:00

By Angela Wittman - Angela Wittman's Blog 44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if ye love

Human Papillomavirus Link with Heart Disease in Women

2012-01-24T13:07:00.001-06:00

By Chad Hills - CitizenLink Warning: Blog deals with sexual content – not suited for children. Sex outside of marriage has never been “safe.” Proponents of liberal, anything-goes sexuality might hand condoms to kids in comprehensive sex-ed classes and tell them to enjoy “safe sex,” but truly safe sex only exists within the context of a committed, life-long marriage. Consider that one type of

Culture News: IL Abortion Clinics Passed without Inspections

2012-01-23T10:58:00.000-06:00

Recently, the Illinois Department of Public Health decided that their past history of ignoring state inspection laws for abortion clinics could reveal their ideology, so the pro-abortion regulators decided to catch up on inspections that have lapsed by as much as 15 years. Read more...

Orlando Abortion Center Worker Quits - Salvation Testimony

2012-01-23T09:28:00.000-06:00

By Jay Rogers - The Forerunner I spent about two hours with this young woman at lunch after church on Sunday, August 21st, 2011, one day after she quit working at a local abortion center. Meeting with her and getting to share my faith and what I sensed the Holy Spirit would prompt me to say to her was one of the most profound moments of my life. I told her that God had another job for her

Why Liberals Kill Babies - Planned Parenthood vs. Personhood - What's More Abhorrent?

2012-01-20T11:04:00.001-06:00

By Kevin Swanson - Sermon Audio More Details: Planned Parenthood calls ultrasounds of live babies "abhorrent." But we find abortion and Planned Parenthood "abhorrent." So who is right? What's more abhorrent: abortion or ultrasounds of abortions? Kevin Swanson interviews Mike Adams from www.Townhall.com on why liberals tend

The ugly American history of eugenics is exposed

2012-01-19T09:00:00.001-06:00

By Evan Lenow - Baptist Press FORT WORTH, Texas (BP) -- Most Americans live with the belief that we are the greatest society in the world. Our roots stem from proclamations "that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." We confidently assert that we always take the moral

National Sexuality Education Standards Revealed

2012-01-19T08:43:00.000-06:00

By Laurie Higgins, Cultural Analyst -Illinois Family Institute In January 2012, a new plan to usurp local control and impose liberal assumptions about sexuality on our nation's children was unveiled. It is titled "National Sexuality Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, K-12," and it's a creation of the portentously named "Future of Sex Education." The "Future of Sex Education" (

Roe V Wade – Are We Marching In The Wrong Place?

2012-01-18T16:04:00.000-06:00

By Michael Peroutka - The American View Many thousands of very well-intended people will be marching in Washington this week to protest the 39th anniversary of the ruling of the Supreme Court known as Roe v. Wade. While I respect them immensely, I believe they may be marching in the wrong place. It is generally taught and generally thought that this 1973 ruling made abortion “legal” in

‘Ignore Roe’ and the holocaust of the Preborn

2012-01-18T14:55:00.004-06:00

By Angela Wittman - Angela Wittman's Blog January 22, 2012 marks the 39th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which opened the floodgates to the holocaust of the Preborn. Abort73.com reports on its Facts About Abortion: U.S. Abortion Law page that: The history of abortion in the United States is far more complicated than most people imagine. It has been an issue of varying

Fla. Pro-Life Advocate Wins Battle to Counsel Outside Abortion Clinic

2012-01-17T14:37:00.002-06:00

By Eryn Sun - Christian Post A federal judge in West Palm Beach, Fla., recently ended the U.S. attorney general’s “two-year political prosecution” of a pro-life educator who accused of allegedly violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. Mary Susan Pine (right) “This is a tremendous victory not just for Susan but for the First Amendment and the pro-life movement,” Harry

Culture News: School Sexualization Standards by NEA, Abortionists

2012-01-17T08:05:00.004-06:00

A coalition of organizations, including Planned Parenthood and the largest teachers union (National Education Association), has issued a new national sex education curriculum for kindergarten through high school designed to guide children toward sexual activity, glorify homosexuality, and end all abstinence-based sex education. Read more...

Aim NationaLease Blasted for Allowing Trucks to Be Used to Collect Aborted Babies

2012-01-17T07:35:00.000-06:00

By Campaign to Stop Stericycle PHILADELPHIA—- The Campaign to Stop Stericycle (CSS) is blasting the nationally-known truck leasing company Aim NationaLease for allowing the medical waste giant Stericycle to use its trucks to collect the remains of aborted babies and the items used in killing them. CSS urges a national outcry to Aim NationaLease to implore the truck leasing company to stop

Rockford abortion clinic will not reopen due to lack of support

2012-01-16T11:14:00.001-06:00

By Corina Curry - rrstar.com Photo courtesy of rrstar.com The Northern Illinois Women's Center, which has been providing abortion services in Rockford for nearly 40 years, is closing. The clinic's director confirmed today that the clinic's owners have decided to close the clinic's doors for good after being closed by the state for three months. The clinic's decision is based on a lack of

Factories of Death: Lessons from Auschwitz

2012-01-13T10:06:00.002-06:00

By Mike Spielman - The Abort73 Blog In 2005, the BBC produced a 6-part documentary on Auschwitz. I watched it this week while researching a new video for Abort73's "Personhood" page. It was a sobering and unpleasant five hours, but it was good for my soul. It makes the trials and tribulations of my life seem fairly laughable and exposes how grossly insignificant are so many of the things that

The “Inconvenience” of Motherhood

2012-01-12T07:05:00.001-06:00

By Amanda Walker - The Aquila Report When I was 27 years old my doctor told me that I would probably never have children. At that time I was single, and I wondered if I would ever be married. It was a difficult time in my life, but I knew God had a plan for me. Three years later I met and married my husband. I confided to him that we might not have biological children, so we looked forward to

When a Father Aborts His Child - The Other Half of the Hurting

2012-01-11T16:11:00.000-06:00

By Kevin Swanson - Sermon Audio More Details: When the blood flows from that little child's body, the pain continues in the hearts of two. There are two involved. . . not just one. Whereas post-abortive counseling is typically directed towards women, Alan Van Boven makes the case that many fathers are devastated by the

Pro-life Issues: Direct Action vs. Indirect Action

2012-01-10T09:44:00.000-06:00

By Jay Rogers - The Forerunner Which is more effective? Political activist and journalist Lawrence E. Alba wrote this morning to opine on the most recent installment of The Abortion Matrix. I am always amazed when liberals tell us to “change the law!” in response to our pro-life street activism. This is a response I’ve heard for over 20 years. Of course, when laws are about to be enacted in

REPENTANCE FOR AMERICA’S BLOODGUILT – Exodus 20:13

2012-01-09T10:57:00.001-06:00

OUTDOOR WORSHIP SERVICE (Tenth Annual) Sunday, January 22, 2012 3:00 - 4:00 PM PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR RELEASE: Monday, January 9, 2012 FOR FURTHER INFO: Contact, Steve Lefemine, dir., Columbia Christians for Life, (803) 530-3879, PO Box 12222, Columbia, SC 29211, CCL@ChristianLifeandLiberty.net , http://www.christianlifeandliberty.net/ , http://www.righttolifeactofsc.net/ The

Constitutional experts: pro-life ‘terrorists’ could be permanently detained without trial under law

2012-01-06T09:54:00.002-06:00

By Ben Johnson - LifeSiteNews John Whitehead, founder of the Rutherford Institute WASHINGTON, D.C., January 3, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Constitutional experts warn a new law that allows the president to permanently detain U.S. citizens without trial could be used against pro-life activists, who have already been defined as potential terrorists in documents by some government agencies,

Wyoming: Pro-life group sues state

2012-01-06T09:43:00.000-06:00

By Lindsey Erin Kroskob - WyomingNews.com CHEYENNE -- A local pro-life group filed a federal complaint Tuesday, saying the State Building Commission violated its First and 14th Amendment rights. According to court documents, WyWatch Family Action says the commission denied its rights to free speech, due process and equal protection by banning members from setting up a booth in the Herschler

Medical Waste Giant Stericycle Services Abortionist Charged with 10 Counts of Murder

2012-01-06T09:33:00.001-06:00

By Campaign to Stop Stericycle Elkton, MD — The Campaign to Stop Stericycle (CSS) has learned that the medical waste giant had been servicing the “secret” abortion facility of infamous abortionist Steven Brigham, who is now being held on three million dollars bail and is facing murder charges for the deaths of late-term infants. Stericycle continues to collect abortion “waste” from a number of

Records show how outside groups conspire against Personhood movement

2012-01-05T10:23:00.002-06:00

By Jack Minor - Greeley Gazette Planned Parenthood’s attempt to stop Colorado from allowing a personhood amendment on the ballot in 2012 is part of a coordinated attack on similar initiatives across the country. Following the defeat of Amendment 26 in Mississippi, Planned Parenthood issued a statement crediting Mississippians for Healthy Families as being key to defeating the amendment. “

The Victory is Official: Waco death camp closes

2012-01-04T10:26:00.001-06:00

By Rusty Lee Thomas - Elijah Ministries January 4, 2012 - He that is mighty has done a mighty thing. It is official! The local Planned Parenthood death camp in Waco, Texas has shut its doors. Last year they had four facilities spreading their lies and murder. Today, three are down and one to go. They have moved out of the facility that actually killed the babies and have downsized their

Facebook Apologizes for Deleting Abortion Post

2012-01-03T21:03:00.002-06:00

By Kate Freeman - Mashable.com Facebook apologized Monday to a reproductive rights activist who posted detailed written instructions for a Do It Yourself abortion. The apology said the instructions were deleted on accident because they were mistakenly thought to be in violation of Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. Read more...

Growing Social Trend for 2012: Artificial Reproduction?

2012-01-03T11:50:00.000-06:00

By Brittany Smith - Christian Post Glenn Stanton says one of the most significant social and cultural trends for 2012 could be one that no one is watching. Scientists call it Artificial Reproductive Technology. Stanton has another name for it: disembodied procreation. ART is the growing industry surrounding sperm donation and artificial insemination. Stanton, the director of Family Formation

Murder charges against doctors test Maryland abortion law

2012-01-03T10:22:00.001-06:00

By Jason Tomassini - Reuters (Reuters) - A murder case against two doctors who allegedly completed late-term abortions in Maryland after starting them in New Jersey could be the first to test a state law tied to the "viability" of an unborn fetus. Steven Chase Brigham, 55, the owner of American Women's Services clinics, and his employee, Nicola Irene Riley, 46, were arrested last week after a

Planned Parenthood tops $1 billion in assets

2012-01-02T09:01:00.000-06:00

By Julian Pecquet - The Hill's Healthwatch The nation’s largest abortion provider topped $1 billion in total net assets in 2009-2010, its first time reaching that mark, according to Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report. The report, released Friday, is sure to rekindle Republican lawmakers’ efforts to defund the organization in 2012. Five of the GOP presidential candidates have also

Abortion provider Steven Brigham charged with murder in Maryland

2012-01-02T08:53:00.003-06:00

By Marie McCullough - philly.com Steven Brigham, 55, the New Jersey-based abortion provider who has been in trouble for much of his two-decade medical career, has been charged by Maryland with murdering viable fetuses found at his secret Elkton, Md., clinic in August 2010, authorities said. Brigham, of Voorhees, was arrested by Camden County police Wednesday and is in the county jail, police

Two abortion doctors charged with murder in Elkton [MD] case

2011-12-30T11:42:00.002-06:00

By Carl Hamilton - Cecil Whig Two doctors are facing murder charges in connection with a botched August 2010 abortion procedure at a secret Elkton facility. Dr. Steven Chase Brigham, 55, of Voorhees, N.J. was arrested in Camden, N.J. by homicide detectives there on Wednesday night. He remained in the Camden County Jail on Thursday awaiting an extradition hearing. Dr. Nicola Irene Riley, 46, of

Personhood to be a game changer in 2012 election

2011-12-30T11:31:00.000-06:00

By Peter Grady - Greeley Gazette Despite suffering defeats at the ballot, the Personhood movement will completely change the pro-life landscape during this presidential election by forcing candidates to take a strong stand on the issue one way or the other. The Personhood movement is an attempt to guarantee 14th Amendment protections to every human being regardless of their stage of

12 pro-life nurses win victory in New Jersey hospital case

2011-12-29T08:22:00.001-06:00

By Staff @ Christian Examiner NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey hospital has agreed that it will not force nurses to assist with abortion cases. Twelve nurses filed suit against the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey after the hospital sought to require the nurses to help with abortion cases, in violation of federal and state law. Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) attorneys represented the

NM abortionist quits for the sake of his "sanity"

2011-12-29T06:21:00.000-06:00

ProLifeBlogs.com Project Defending Life has confirmed that abortionist Bruce Ferguson is retiring on December 30th, 2011, and will no longer be performing abortions. His Albuquerque abortion clinic will also close. According to his website, he has been performing abortions for 30 years. In a phone call, Ferguson told an undercover investigator that he was retiring due to his health, the

Evolution - It's a religion of death!

2011-12-28T08:50:00.000-06:00

By Ken Ham - Sermon Audio (Audio: 2 minutes)

Former A.G. Phill Kline files response in ethics case, quotes Bible

2011-12-28T08:37:00.000-06:00

The Associated Press - Kansas City Star Former A.G. Phill Kline 2008 file photo Kansas City Star TOPEKA | A former Kansas attorney general who is accused of violating state ethics rules while investigating abortion providers has filed a 175-page response in which he quotes from the Bible and denies any wrongdoing. Phill Kline, a Republican who gained national attention for his

Ohio pro-lifers making progress

2011-12-26T13:42:00.000-06:00

By Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow Personhood Ohio is on track to launch a drive to put a personhood amendment on next year's ballot. The proposed wording of the amendment would change the Ohio Constitution to define a person as "every human being at every stage of biological development, including fertilization" (see earlier story). Read more...

The Case Against Abortion: Abortion Techniques

2011-12-23T07:22:00.000-06:00

By Abort73.com Abortion violates the most basic medical tenet: “Do No Harm”. Primum non nocere! This Latin phrase meaning "First, do no harm" is one of the principal precepts guiding all medical intervention. Like the Hippocratic Oath, which also vows to "never do harm", it is a reminder that the physician's role is to heal, not to harm. While many surgical procedures carry the risk of harm,

Christian college sues over abortion pill mandate

2011-12-23T07:09:00.001-06:00

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times A Christian college is suing the Obama administration over requiring businesses to pay for insurance plans that cover Plan B and ella — two types of birth-control pills the college and other prolife advocates view as abortifacient. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius handed down the mandate last summer in a list of

Murder of the Unborn

2011-12-21T07:07:00.001-06:00

By Pastor Matt Mager - Sermon Audio

[Nevada] Pro-life group can now circulate petition to outlaw abortion

2011-12-20T09:16:00.001-06:00

By Ed Vogel - LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL CARSON CITY -- After major editing by a judge, a Nevada Pro-life Coalition petition to outlaw abortion was allowed to be circulated Monday. Carson City District Judge James Wilson rewrote language in the 200-word description of the initiative petition to amend the state constitution. His editing could cause some voters to think twice about signing.

[Arkansas] Group submits proposed anti-abortion amendment to attorney general

2011-12-20T09:08:00.000-06:00

By John Lyon - Arkansas News LITTLE ROCK — A group pushing for an amendment to the state constitution that would ban abortion in Arkansas says it has submitted proposed ballot language to the state attorney general. If Attorney General Dustin McDaniel approves the language, the group Personhood Arkansas would have until July 6 to collect 78,133 signatures to place the measure on the November

Indictment charges abortion doctor, office manager with Medicaid fraud

2011-12-20T08:09:00.001-06:00

By David Ibata - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - DeKalb County News A metro Atlanta physician and his former office manager have been charged with Medicaid fraud after they billed the government nearly $400,000 for abortion services – which are barred from federal funding – and for ultrasounds not performed, authorities said. Dr. Tyrone Cecil Malloy and CathyAnn Edwards Warner are charged in

Should doctors be forced to kill?

2011-12-19T09:20:00.000-06:00

By Wesley J. Smith - The Daily Caller Fifty years ago, doctors would have been excoriated professionally for assisting a patient’s suicide or performing a non-therapeutic abortion. After all, the Hippocratic Oath proscribed both practices, while the laws of most states made them felonies. My, how times have changed. Today, abortion is a national constitutional right, and two states have

Political agenda seen behind morning-after pill decision

2011-12-16T11:54:00.001-06:00

By CMDA's "the point" Excerpted from "Left 'speechless' as Sebelius overrules FDA access to morning-after pill," The Hill, December 7, 2011--In a decision steeped in 2012 politics, President Obama's top health official on Wednesday overruled government scientists to block wider access to the so-called "morning-after pill." The decision to leave in place a requirement that women younger than

Workers may testify against P. Parenthood

2011-12-15T10:46:00.001-06:00

By Tom Strode - Baptist Press WASHINGTON (BP) -- Seven former Planned Parenthood employees have volunteered to assist in the congressional investigation of the country's largest abortion provider. The one-time workers for affiliates of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) told leaders of the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee they would testify to illegal or

Liberty Counsel: "We Saved a Life Today"

2011-12-14T14:02:00.000-06:00

http://www.lc.org/ Mary Susan Pine (right) PWC sidewalk counselor West Palm Beach, FL - Mary Susan Pine, a Liberty Counsel client and sidewalk counselor, is a picture of courage and moral strength. For the last twenty years, she has spent virtually every Saturday in front of an abortion clinic, most recently the Presidential Women's Center ("PWC") in West Palm Beach. Susan counsels women who

Abort73.com: Birth Control and Abortion

2011-12-13T14:12:00.000-06:00

Be wary when you hear the abortion industry suggesting ways to reduce abortion. Planned Parenthood once had a page on their website titled "5 Ways to Prevent Abortion (And One Way That Won't Work)." According to that list, the best way to prevent abortion is to "Make contraception more easily available." That may seem a reasonable suggestion, but remember who's making it. Planned Parenthood

Abortion and the Message of the Church

2011-12-12T09:29:00.001-06:00

By James Lamb - Lutherans for Life We will call her Sandy. When the pregnancy occurred, she felt she dare not talk to her parents who still considered her a “nice” girl. Her boyfriend insisted on an abortion. Convinced this was the only thing that could save her from a painful future, she consented. Sandy writes: “I was wheeled into a small O. R., and right before the valium was put into the

Christian adoption: Opening hearts and homes to orphaned children

2011-12-09T08:27:00.001-06:00

By Angela Wittman - Angela Wittman's Blog Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. - James 1:27, ESV Due to be released in February of 2012 is the documentary “Rescued: The Heart of Adoption and Caring for Orphans” created by Wintons Motion Pictures and Hedrick Brothers

HHS rejects 'morning-after' pill on store shelves

2011-12-08T09:13:00.001-06:00

By Tom Strode - Baptist Press WASHINGTON (BP) -- The head of the federal health department has surprisingly rebuffed a plan by a subsidiary to permit the sale on store shelves of a "morning-after" pill that can cause abortions. Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), rejected Wednesday (Dec. 7) a recommendation by the Food and Drug Administration (

Ideal family size restrictions: Impacting American adoptions

2011-12-07T10:05:00.001-06:00

By Deanna Jones - ProLifeBlogs.com We all know about China's one-child policy. Vietnam is revisiting implementing a two-child policy. India is also proposing a two-child policy even in the wake of India's decreasing population and a huge gender discrepancy due to female infanticide and sex selected abortion eliminating females. I am the mother of 7 children. When people ask me how many

Editorial: 'Personhood' vote 'racism'

2011-12-06T08:31:00.001-06:00

ClarionLedger.com On Nov. 8, Mississippians had the opportunity to finally become truly progressive in the area of human rights by voting "yes" for Initiative 26, the Personhood Amendment. This amendment would have granted personhood status to the unborn child in the womb, effectively making abortion illegal. Sadly, the amendment was voted down, proving that our state remains shackled to

Abortion: Christians Have Been Silent too Long

2011-12-05T08:48:00.001-06:00

By Wes McAdams - Radically Christian Edmond Burke said, “The only thing needed for evil to prosper is for good men to do nothing. ” For far too long, the Lord’s church has set idly by while atrocities are committed all around us. We concern ourselves with inconsequential matters, like the color of carpet in our church buildings, while over a million babies are murdered in the United States of

Stericycle Slammed with Fines for Illegally Dumping Aborted Babies

2011-12-05T07:53:00.001-06:00

By Campaign to Stop Stericycle AUSTIN, Texas – The Campaign to Stop Stericycle (CSS) has learned that the medical waste giant Stericycle has been fined over $42,000 for the illegal dumping of aborted babies collected from an abortion facility in Austin. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has released documents showing that Stericycle has been served with papers by the

AdoptionJourney.com Project Launched to Encourage Couples Considering Adoption

2011-12-02T10:58:00.001-06:00

Three National Organizations Partner to Engage Couples Early in Consideration Process Through Content, Conferences & Collaboration GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 30, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- In tandem with the White House proclamation marking this month [November 2011] as National Adoption Month, The Adoption Journey Project has now launched a new website, aimed at couples starting to think

Rescued: The Heart of Adoption and Caring for Orphans - Trailer

2011-12-02T10:22:00.000-06:00

More information: Rescued: The Heart of Adoption and Caring for Orphans - Trailer Rescued The Movie on Vimeo http://www.rescuedthemovie.com/

Political Correctness Keeping Researchers From Making Abortion, Breast Cancer Link?

2011-12-01T09:11:00.000-06:00

By Amanda Winkler - ChristianPost.com The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer drew attention to a new study on Monday which revealed that women who had an abortion are approximately three times more likely to develop breast cancer than those who did not. The report, titled “Influence of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Prolonged Estrogen Exposure on Risk of Breast Cancer Among Women in Armenia,”

Man Awaiting Trial After Attacking Pro-Life Activist

2011-11-30T08:53:00.001-06:00

By Rob Low - FOX4KC.com KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A pro-life activist says she was body slammed by the manager of a Kansas City, Kansas abortion clinic. The activist says she was walking to her car after a four hour protest when she was assaulted. Read more...

The Achilles Heel of the Chinese Church - They Kill Their Children

2011-11-29T13:51:00.001-06:00

By Kevin Swanson - Sermon Audio

Killing is not a Cure: Abortion’s Continued Assault on Down Syndrome Children

2011-11-29T09:58:00.001-06:00

By Mike Spielman - Abort73 Blog The New York Post ran a story last week titled, "The End of Down Syndrome." It references the release of a new prenatal blood test that screens for Down Syndrome at 10 weeks. Because this is significantly earlier and less-invasive than existing methods, Paul Root Wolpe, the ethics director at Emory University, believes the end result will be a world without Down

Personhood amendment proposed in Wisconsin

2011-11-28T12:05:00.001-06:00

By Doug Erickson - Wisconsin State Journal MADISON — Wisconsin abortion foes are cheering the introduction of legislation that would amend the state constitution to extend personhood to the moment an egg is fertilized, although the state's two largest anti-abortion groups are at odds over the approach. The legislation is patterned after a similar measure that Mississippi voters rejected

Prolife supporters support closing of abortion clinic in Saginaw Township

2011-11-28T06:31:00.001-06:00

Saginaw Abortion Clinic Protest By Aaron Smith - MINBCNews.com Pro-life supporters spent the day celebrating the closure of an abortion clinic in Saginaw Township. Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette closed the center, but not all residents agree The Women's Choice clinic closed earlier this month after Schuette found that the facility was operating outside the law. Armed with bibles and

Healthy twin fetus aborted by mistake

2011-11-25T16:58:00.001-06:00

UPI.com - Health News MELBOURNE, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Doctors at an Australian hospital who performed an abortion on a woman pregnant with twins ended the wrong pregnancy, officials said. The woman, who was within a few weeks of giving birth, had decided to abort one fetus after being advised the unborn boy had a severe heart problem that was likely to mean years of surgery or death soon after

Ray Comfort: Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T08:16:00.001-06:00

Atheist Central - Ray Comfort's Blog It’s Thanksgiving again. Of course, every day is Thanksgiving for the Christian. I spoke to an atheist on Saturday who said that he wasn’t thankful for anything. Not for loved ones, food, his eyesight or even his life. That makes sense for an atheist. But for me, this is the time of the year I further reflect on all that God has done for me personally. He

Virginia General Assembly: Abortion debate to resume in Richmond, as Delegate introduces personhood legislation

2011-11-23T10:46:00.001-06:00

By Joe Dashiell - WDBJ7.com Manassas Republican Bob Marshall pre-filed bill that defines an unborn child as a person RICHMOND, Va.— The fight over abortion rights will take center stage again in January when state lawmakers return to Richmond. The first bill filed for the upcoming General Assembly session is a measure that defines a human fetus as a person. This isn't the first time Virginia

New Poll Reveals Real Reason Behind Mississippi Personhood Loss

2011-11-22T13:32:00.001-06:00

By Les Riley - Personhood Mississippi Following the defeat of Personhood Amendment 26, Personhood Mississippi commissioned a post-election poll to determine what factors influenced voters. Surprisingly, the poll determined that only 8% of those who voted "no" did so because they are pro-choice. The nation has watched the Mississippi election closely, and there has been much speculation as to

Culture News: Fetuses in Dumpsters Closes Mich. Abortion Clinics

2011-11-22T10:36:00.001-06:00

Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette prevailed in court to permanently close the Health Care Clinic in Delta Township (suburban Lansing) and the Women’s Choice Clinic in Saginaw for operating without valid licenses and numerous other violations of laws. -- From "Abortion Clinics Will Close" by The Associated Press 11/21/11 [Schuette's] office says an investigation included evidence of

Two Lansing-area abortion clinics close following accusations of operating illegally

2011-11-22T10:18:00.001-06:00

By Dawson Bell - Detroit Free Press A pair of abortion clinics in Saginaw and Delta Township near Lansing which were targeted earlier this month for allegedly improper operations by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette have closed their doors permanently, Schuette announced this afternoon. The Lansing Health Care Clinic and Saginaw Women’s Choice Clinic were dissolved by clinic owners

GA personhood 'an uphill battle'?

2011-11-22T09:54:00.001-06:00

By Charlie Butts - OneNewsNow As pro-lifers push to give Georgia voters the chance to decide on a personhood amendment, one supportive legislator says it may be a difficult battle. The Georgia Senate's personhood amendment, which would define the beginning of life, is backed by state Senator Barry Loudermilk (R) and Rep. Rick Crawford (D), who both have a record of supporting similar

Majority of US Doctors Believe Pregnancy Begins at Conception, According to Survey

2011-11-21T15:48:00.001-06:00

Katherine Weber - Christian Post In a recent survey, the majority of U.S. doctors questioned say that pregnancy begins at conception, a discovery which could possibly have an effect on abortion laws in the U.S. The American College for Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) defines implantation as the beginning of pregnancy. Implantation occurs roughly one week after fertilization, when the

Minds Changing to Pro-Life

2011-11-18T08:00:00.001-06:00

By Ray Comfort - Atheist Central - Ray Comfort's Blog Late in October of 2011, over 180,000 copies “180” in a DVD format were passed out in one day to 100 top universities in the United States. Here are a few, of the many emails we have received: • "I'm a student at University of Michigan-Flint. I had a conversation with someone who I found out was a Christian and he asked me if I had seen ‘

Hospital forces nurses to participate in abortions

2011-11-18T07:36:00.001-06:00

By CMDA's "the point" Excerpted from "NJ nurses say suit hasn't halted abortion duties," The Washington Examiner, November 14, 2011--A group of nurses who objected to helping abortion patients on religious grounds said Monday they were still being compelled to assist with the procedures, despite having filed a federal lawsuit against the New Jersey hospital where they work. The suit was filed

Geron Abandons Embryonic Stem Cell Research!

2011-11-17T06:34:00.001-06:00

By Wesley J. Smith, J.D. - the Human Future This is huge. Geron, which has spent many years touting its embryonic stem cell program as the future of regenerative medicine, is abandoning the field. From the Washington Post story: The company doing the first government-approved test of embryonic stem cell therapy is discontinuing further stem cell work, a move with stark implications for a field

Culture News: Birth Control Pills Cause Cancer in Men

2011-11-16T09:56:00.001-06:00

A new study in the British Medical Journal Open concludes that the rising incidence of prostate cancer deaths may be linked to a decades-long rise in the presence of the female hormone estrogen and similar compounds in the environment as a result of female human waste from birth control pills -- in other words, contamination of the food and water supply. Read more...

The Planned Parenthood Agenda: Not content with destroying innocent bodies; they go after minds as well.

2011-11-15T09:42:00.001-06:00

By Abort73.com Planned Parenthood has an entire website devoted to sexualizing America's youth while happily lifting the restraints of God, parents or marriage. They tout it as being ""values-free". In reality, it simply espouses those values which will help ensure that abortion remains an extremely lucrative business. While Planned Parenthood clearly has a huge and profitable interest in

The Morning Center: New pro-life ministry birthed in Illinois

2011-11-15T08:04:00.001-06:00

By Angela Wittman - Angela Wittman's Blog Samaritan Ministries based in Peoria has taken the next step forward in the pro-life movement with developing a new project to directly help mothers and their preborn babies in need of prenatal care: The Morning Center. Their website states that they were founded in 2011 with the goal to “provide free full-service pre-natal and maternity care to women

ADL is Wrong -- Abortion and WWII Holocaust Have Much in Common

2011-11-14T07:57:00.001-06:00

By Gary McCullough - Christian Newswire OPINION, Nov. 11, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- This week the Anti-Defamation League issued a press release in which they condemned the film "180" for comparing abortion to the Holocaust, calling the movie "cynical and perverse." Gary McCullough, director of Christian Newswire, disagrees with the Anti-Defamation League and submits the following: In 1992

The Personhood Mississippi Referendum - Making Progress on Personhood

2011-11-11T06:50:00.001-06:00

By Pastor Kevin Swanson - Sermon Audio More Details: Click here to read the news article. The Personhood movement is growing across the United States. The referendum failed by a vote of 58 to 42 on Tuesday. But it was an important vote. Such votes test the commitment of a state to the life issue. Too many pro-lifers fake