Thursday, May 16, 2013

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 5/16/13




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Thurssday, May 16, 2013

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Current Headlines

Top Stories
• Media Ignores Abortion Doc Who Killed Babies With His Bare Hands
• Kermit Gosnell 2, Abortionist Douglas Karpen, Now Faces Investigation

• Pro-Abortion Planned Parenthood’s New Ad Campaign: Your Baby Will Thank You
Gosnell Jurors: Hard to See Photos of Babies With Snipped Necks

More Pro-Life News
• Eric Holder Unsure if Law Stopping After-Birth Abortions Has Been Enforced
• Democrats Again Oppose Resolution Condemning Abortionist Kermit Gosnell

• IRS Targeted James Dobson for Discrimination Because He Criticized Obama

• IRS Denied Pro-Life Groups’ Nonprofit Status at Planned Parenthood’s Request
• It Took Gosnell’s Conviction for All Three Networks to Cover Him
• Letter Asks Prosecutor to Charge Ariel Castro Over Five Forced Abortions
• Senate Panel OKs Obama Nominee Thomas Perez Who Targeted Pro-Lifers
• IRS Official Discriminating Against Pro-Lifers Now Runs Obamacare Office
Congressional Bill Would Ban All Taxpayer Funding for Abortions
• “Doctor” Let Baby Born Alive After Abortion Die, Just Got Probation

• Pope Francis to Hold Global Pro-Life Conference, Pro-Life Mass on June 16
House Votes to Repeal Obamacare, Republicans Unanimously Back Repeal

• Three-Year-Old Toddler Thrives Because Mom Ignored Abortion Advice
• Most Americans Wrongly Think Americans Are “Pro-Choice” on Abortion
• FBI Charges Man With Murder, Tricked Girlfriend Into Taking Abortion Drug
• Teen Who tried to Flush Baby Down Toilet Released From Jail

• Help Stop Ireland’s Roe v. Wade, Boston College Promotes Abortion



Media Ignores Abortion Doc Who Killed Babies With His Bare Hands
The name Kermit Gosnell has become familiar to most Americans because of the gruesome abortions and infanticides that resulted a jury finding him guilty on three counts of first-degree murder. The mainstream media either ignored Gosnell’s murder trial or barely reported on it.

This week, LifeNews exposed a second Kermit Gosnell — Douglas Karpen — who, like the Philadelphia-based abortion practitioner, is also killing babies born alive after botched abortions. Unlike Gosnell, who killed babies by jamming medical scissors into their necks at his Houston abortion clinic, former employees of Karpen testify he goes one shocking step further, he kills the babies wit his bare hands by twisting their necks execution style. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/media-ignores-abortion-doc-who-killed-babies-with-his-bare-hands/
Kermit Gosnell 2, Abortionist Douglas Karpen, Now Faces Investigation
Authorities in Houston, Texas are responding to calls for an investigation of Douglas Karpen, who is being considered the second Kermit Gosnell for killing babies born alive after abortion.

Yesterday, the Lt. Governor of Texas demanded an investigation of an abortion practitioner who is considered the second Kermit Gosnell. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/officials-open-probe-of-kermit-gosnell-2-abortionist-douglas-karpen/
Pro-Abortion Planned Parenthood’s New Ad Campaign: Your Baby Will Thank You
The other day, I was in the middle of doing research online when I stumbled across a Planned Parenthood ad.
Planned Parenthood, over the years, has run some pretty shocking ad campaigns. Without a doubt, this one is the worst I’ve ever seen:
Gosnell Jurors: Hard to See Photos of Babies With Snipped Necks
New video footage of the interviews with the jurors in the murder trial of abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell shows one juror talking about how difficult it was to view pictures of the babies Gosnell killed.

Jury Foreman David Misko says: “It was definitely hard to see the photos. There was cases where the photos of the babies were blown up and they were right in front of your face and you had to stare–it was definitely hard seeing that.” http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/gosnell-jurors-hard-to-see-photos-of-babies-with-snipped-necks/

Eric Holder Unsure if Law Stopping After-Birth Abortions Has Been Enforced
Attorney General Eric Holder told a Congressional committee yesterday he is unsure if a federal law stopping after-birth abortions has been enforced.

Congress approved and President George W. bush signed into law a measure known as the Born Alive Infant Protection Act, which requires that appropriate medical care and treatment be given to babies who survive failed abortions. That law should have been used to prosecute abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell, who killed infants in a gruesome abortion method that involved birthing them and snipping their necks. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/eric-holder-unsure-if-law-stopping-after-birth-abortions-has-been-enforced/
Democrats Again Oppose Resolution Condemning Abortionist Kermit Gosnell
For the second time, Democrats took to the Senate floor to oppose a resolution condemning abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell and calling for hearings on what led to his abortion horrors.

Lawmakers today debated a resolution introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) calling on the Senate to review public policies that led to Gosnell killing babies after they were born alive in a procedure that was a combination of abortion and infanticide. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/democrats-again-oppose-resolution-condemning-abortionist-kermit-gosnell/
IRS Targeted James Dobson for Discrimination Because He Criticized Obama
James Dobson, the pro-life family advocate disclosed today that he was a victim of IRS discrimination, in a revelation that adds to the growing Internal Revenue Scandal.
Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, says he faced discrimination from the federal agency when trying to start a new group.
IRS Denied Pro-Life Groups’ Nonprofit Status at Planned Parenthood’s Request
The Obama administration’s IRS scandal involving discrimination against pro-life organizations continues to grow. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/irs-denied-pro-life-groups-nonprofit-status-at-planned-parenthoods-request/

It Took Gosnell’s Conviction for All Three Networks to Cover Him
“In Philadelphia today,” anchor Scott Pelley said on the May 13 CBS “Evening News,” there was a verdict in a murder trial that got national attention.” He was talking about the murder trial of Kermit Gosnell, and whatever “national attention” it received was given grudgingly by the media – including Pelley’s own network. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/it-took-gosnells-conviction-for-all-three-networks-to-cover-him/

Letter Asks Prosecutor to Charge Ariel Castro Over Five Forced Abortions
Criminal reports related to the horrific Cleveland kidnappings make it appear the first young woman kidnapped by Ariel Castro, Michelle Knight, was raped, impregnated and forcibly aborted by Castro at least five times during her more than ten year captivity. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/letter-asks-prosecutor-to-charge-ariel-castro-over-five-forced-abortions/

Senate Panel OKs Obama Nominee Thomas Perez Who Targeted Pro-Lifers
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted 12-10 on a strict party-line vote for Thomas Perez, President Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the Department of Labor. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/senate-panel-oks-obama-nominee-thomas-perez-who-targeted-pro-lifers/
IRS Official Discriminating Against Pro-Lifers Now Runs Obamacare Office
The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the branch of the IRS that discriminated against pro-life advocates is now in charge of the IRS office that will oversee Obamacare compliance. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/irs-official-discriminating-against-pro-lifers-now-runs-obamacre-office/
Congressional Bill Would Ban All Taxpayer Funding for Abortions
A new bill introduced in Congress would ban all federal taxpayer funding for abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/congressional-bill-would-ban-all-taxpayer-funding-for-abortions/
“Doctor” Let Baby Born Alive After Abortion Die, Just Got Probation
On June 12 of 1984, a thirteen-year-old girl went to West Park Hospital in Philadelphia seeking an abortion. She told the abortionist, Dr. Joseph Melnick, that she was about four months along (1).. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/doctor-let-baby-born-alive-after-abortion-die-just-got-probation/
Pope Francis to Hold Global Pro-Life Conference, Pro-Life Mass on June 16
Pro-lifers held their breath the day the world received a new Pope. They did not question his pro-life credentials but wondered if he would speak forcefully. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/pope-francis-to-hold-global-pro-life-conference-pro-life-mass-on-june-16/
House Votes to Repeal Obamacare, Republicans Unanimously Back Repeal
The House of Representatives today voted for the third time since 2011 to repeal the Obamacare law that presents abortion funding and rationing concerns for pro-life advocates. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/house-votes-to-repeal-obamacare-republicans-unanimously-back-repeal/
Three-Year-Old Toddler Thrives Because Mom Ignored Abortion Advice
With the shocking and gut-wrenching news in recent weeks about abortion practitioners Kermit Gosnell and Douglas Karpen, it’s nice to have an uplifting story about a courageous pro-life decision. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/three-year-old-toddler-thrives-because-mom-ignored-abortion-advice/
Most Americans Wrongly Think Americans Are “Pro-Choice” on Abortion
Gallup polling data makes it clear more Americans are pro-life on abortion than “pro-choice” favoring legalized abortion. But more than half of Americans have no idea that a majority of Americans are pro-life. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/most-americans-wrongly-think-americans-are-pro-choice-on-abortion/
FBI Charges Man With Murder, Tricked Girlfriend Into Taking Abortion Drug
In a case which shows the strange inconsistencies in laws dealing with violence against unborn children, a Florida man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder for tricking his pregnant girlfriend into taking abortion pills, leading to the death of their unborn child. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/fbi-charges-man-with-murder-tricked-girlfriend-into-taking-abortion-drug/
Teen Who tried to Flush Baby Down Toilet Released From Jail
The teenage girl from Pennsylvania who gave birth in her high school bathroom to a baby who was approximately 27-29 weeks old and tried to flush it down the toiler has been released. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/teen-who-tried-to-flush-baby-down-toilet-released-from-jail/
Help Stop Ireland’s Roe v. Wade, Boston College Promotes Abortion
Our office is buzzing this week as our team is rushing to respond to a developing story out of Boston College. You see, our pro-life values are under attack – and at a Catholic school no less. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/05/16/help-stop-irelands-roe-v-wade-boston-college-promotes-abortion/
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