Wednesday, May 15, 2013

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 5/15/13




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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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Current Headlines

Top Stories
• Another Gosnell: Report Shows Texas Abortion Doc Kills Babies Born Alive
• Kermit Gosnell Receives Third Consecutive Life Term for Killing Baby

• Texas Lt. Gov. Demands Probe of Abortion Doc Who Twisted Off Babies Heads
Defense Attorney: Prosecutors Racist, Gosnell Never Killed a Baby

More Pro-Life News
• Obama on IRS Targeting Pro-Lifers: This Will Never Happen Again
• Gosnell Jurors: Slitting Throats of Babies Was “Business as Usual”

• Detective on Gosnell Clinic: “I Think There are Still Babies in the Basement”

• IRS Scandal Grows: Agency Withheld Approval of Pro-Life Group
• Congress to Hold Hearing on IRS Scandal After Pro-Lifers Targeted
• Networks Give Angelina Jolie 27 Minutes, 56 Seconds for Gosnell Verdict
• Scientists Clone and Kill Human Embryos for Dubious Research
• Why I Hope Convicted Abortionist Kermit Gosnell Doesn’t Go to Hell
Abortion and Gosnell: The “Back Alley” Moved to Main Street
• Gosnell Verdict Forces Us to Ask: Is This What Roe Really Means?

• Gosnell’s 45,000 Abortions and Baby Snipping Have Damaged Society
Kermit Gosnell and Ariel Castro Show the Extremity of Abortion

• Millions Join Religious Freedom Action Day Against HHS Mandate
• Filthy Abortion Clinic After Gosnell Conviction Slated to Reopen
• Abortion Clinic With Group That Failed to Report Gosnell Will Close
• Scientists Claim They Have Cloned Human Embryos for Stem Cells

• Unethical Scientists are Making Human-Animal Hybrids, Again



Another Gosnell: Report Shows Texas Abortion Doc Kills Babies Born Alive
After the conviction of late-term abortionist Kermit Gosnell on murder charges, Operation Rescue has been repeatedly asked if there is any evidence that similar practices exist at abortion clinics elsewhere in the nation. That documentation has now been released.

Operation Rescue arranged to have Life Dynamics, Inc. produce a video interview, released yesterday, with three informants who came to Operation Rescue as the result of our Abortion Whistleblowers Program, which offers a reward of $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of abortionists who are breaking the law. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/another-gosnell-report-shows-texas-abortion-doc-kills-babies-born-alive/
Kermit Gosnell Receives Third Consecutive Life Term for Killing Baby
Abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell today received his third consecutive life prison term, this one for the baby he killed in an abortion-infanticide he said was so big it could “walk to the bus.”

Gosnell was convicted this week of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies born alive after an abortion process that involved jabbing them in the neck with scissors. On Tuesday, Gosnell gave up his right to appeal the verdict that found him guilty on three of the four first-degree murder charges he faced. As a result, prosecutors agreed to two life terms in prison and Gosnell would not face the death penalty. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/kermit-gosnell-receives-third-consecutive-life-term-for-killing-baby/
Texas Lt. Gov. Demands Probe of Abortion Doc Who Twisted Off Babies Heads
The Lt. Governor of Texas is today demanding an investigation of an abortion practitioner who is considered the second Kermit Gosnell.
A new video released yesterday has three former abortion clinic employees of abortion practitioner Douglas Karpen exposing horrific practices that took place at his abortion clinic. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/texas-lt-gov-demands-probe-of-abortion-doc-who-twisted-off-babies-heads/
Defense Attorney: Prosecutors Racist, Gosnell Never Killed a Baby
In a press conference following the sentencing of abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell, his attorney Jack McMahon insisted that the prosecution was racist and that the abortionist was no “monster.”

McMahon told reporters assembled outside the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center that Gosnell “truly believes in himself” and remains convinced that “he never killed a live baby.” http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/defense-attorney-prosecutors-racist-gosnell-never-killed-a-baby/

Obama on IRS Targeting Pro-Lifers: This Will Never Happen Again
President Barack Obama addressed the massive IRS scandal this afternoon and promised it would never happen again.

The president said the misconduct from the IRS report is “inexcusable.” The president added that the Treasury secretary requested and has accepted the resignation of the acting commissioner of the IRS. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/obama-on-irs-targeting-pro-lifers-this-will-never-happen-again/
Gosnell Jurors: Slitting Throats of Babies Was “Business as Usual”
Three of the 12 jurors who served on the jury that convicted abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell of murder spoke to reporters today about their experience. They called Gosnell a “predator” who slit the throats of babies without remorse.

“He’s the worst example of an abortion doctor in the world, obviously,” said jury foreman David Misko. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/gosnell-jurors-slitting-throats-of-babies-was-business-as-usual/
Detective on Gosnell Clinic: “I Think There are Still Babies in the Basement”
A Philadelphia detective who participated in a press conference today following the sentencing of abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell made a startling statement, saying more babies Gosnell killed may still be at his clinic.
As most people who have followed the case know, officials discovered and obtained 45 babies from Gosnell’s clinic — many of whom had their bodies stored in a freezer. But did authorities obtain all of the bodies of the babies Gosnell killed and stored in his House of Horrors? http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/detective-on-gosnell-clinic-i-think-there-are-still-babies-in-the-basement/
IRS Scandal Grows: Agency Withheld Approval of Pro-Life Group
The scandal involving IRS discrimination against conservative groups is growing. In one case LifeNews has profiled, a pro-life group was told it had to promote abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/irs-scandal-grows-agency-withheld-approval-of-pro-life-group/

Congress to Hold Hearing on IRS Scandal After Pro-Lifers Targeted
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee announced today he will hold a hearing on the IRS scandal. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/congress-to-hold-hearing-on-irs-scandal-after-pro-lifers-targeted/

Networks Give Angelina Jolie 27 Minutes, 56 Seconds for Gosnell Verdict
ABC and NBC led their morning shows on Tuesday with nearly 10 minutes of “breaking news” coverage of Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/networks-give-angelina-jolie-27-minutes-56-seconds-for-gosnell-verdict/

Scientists Clone and Kill Human Embryos for Dubious Research
Scientists in Oregon announced today that they had created cloned human embryos, and then destroyed the embryos to extract embryonic stem cells. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/scientists-clone-and-kill-human-embryos-for-dubious-research/
Why I Hope Convicted Abortionist Kermit Gosnell Doesn’t Go to Hell
I spent a lot of time yesterday sorting out my feelings about Gosnell and his conviction, as well as the way some extreme pro-life people are talking about him. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/why-i-hope-convicted-abortionist-kermit-gosnell-doesnt-go-to-hell/
Abortion and Gosnell: The “Back Alley” Moved to Main Street
Abortion activists love their folklore. Women. Hangers. Millions of deaths. None of it’s true, but it sure sounds scary in a sound bite. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/abortion-and-gosnell-the-back-alley-moved-to-main-street/
Gosnell Verdict Forces Us to Ask: Is This What Roe Really Means?
It is hard to put into words my initial reaction upon reading in the Philadelphia press about the sordid tale of Kermit Gosnell. Revulsion may be the best word. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/gosnell-verdict-forces-us-to-ask-is-this-what-roe-really-means/
Gosnell’s 45,000 Abortions and Baby Snipping Have Damaged Society
Those of us born after the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling in 1973 are often referred to as the “post-Roe generation.”. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/gosnells-45000-abortions-and-baby-snipping-have-damaged-society/
Kermit Gosnell and Ariel Castro Show the Extremity of Abortion
Kermit Gosnell and Amanda Berry have already done damage to the pro-choice movement — Kermit for exposing the grisly details of late-term abortions, and Amanda for loving and defending a daughter sired by a rapist. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/kermit-gosnell-and-ariel-castro-show-the-extremity-of-abortion/
Millions Join Religious Freedom Action Day Against HHS Mandate
Millions of Americans are participating in Religious Freedom Action Day today and delivering a message to Congress that it needs to pass legislation to protect the rights of those who refuse to obey the HHS mandate. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/millions-join-religious-freedom-action-day-against-hhs-mandate/
Filthy Abortion Clinic After Gosnell Conviction Slated to Reopen
No sooner did officials in North Carolina close a filthy abortion clinic than an announcement has been made that it will reopen. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/filthy-abortion-clinic-after-gosnell-conviction-slated-to-reopen/
Abortion Clinic With Group That Failed to Report Gosnell Will Close
On April 8th through 10th, officials with the Ohio Department of Health paid a visit to the Center for Choice abortion facility in Toledo. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/abortion-clinic-with-group-that-failed-to-report-gosnell-will-close/
Scientists Claim They Have Cloned Human Embryos for Stem Cells
Researchers in Oregon claimed they have succeeded in producing cloned human embryos and obtained their embryonic stem cells. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/scientists-claim-they-have-cloned-human-embryos-for-stem-cells/
Unethical Scientists are Making Human-Animal Hybrids, Again
How often we are told by “the scientists” that those outside the field have no business telling them what to–and more particularly, what not–to do. And yet, again and again and again, we learn that some scientists refuse to restrain themselves. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/15/unethical-scientists-are-making-human-animal-hybrids-again/
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