Wednesday, July 10, 2013

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 7/10/13




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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

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Top Stories
• Texas House Passes Late-Term Abortion Ban, Heads to State Senate
• Congressman Shocked Agency Says Aborting Late-Term Babies Saves Money

• Abortion Activists Arrested at Texas Capitol After Pro-Life Bill Passes
YMCA Kicks Out Pro-Life Students Attending Texas Abortion Debate

More Pro-Life News
• Hundreds of Families Call to Adopt and Save Down Syndrome Baby From Abortion
• Mother Gives Birth, Throws Baby Off 12th Floor to Her Death

• Rachel Maddow of MSNBC Caught Lying About Ohio Pro-Life Bill

• Pro-Abortion Senators Attack Rubio, Try to Stop Late-Term Abortion Ban
• MSNBC Panel Fawns Over Writer “Proud” Of Mother’s Abortion
• Interview: Inside the Mind of One of the Top Pro-Abortion Activists
• New York Times Writer: More Women Need to Rejoice Over Aborting “Parasitic” Babies
• As a Father of Five I’m Now Pro-Life, But My First Child Died in Abortion

• Clinic That Killed Woman in Botched Abortion Injures Another Woman
• Staybridge Suites, Quality Inn Offer Discounts for Women Getting Abortions

• North Carolina Governor Threatens to Veto Pro-Life Bill, GOP Responds
• Canadian Family Wants to Euthanize Disabled Woman by Denying Her Food

• Clear Channel Cancels Wichita, Kansas Abortion Clinic’s TV Ad
• Debating Abortion 101: Understand the Concept of a Logical Fallacy

• Minnesota School Stops Discriminating Against Pro-Lifers After Lawsuit
• Pregnancy Centers That Offer Ultrasounds are Medical Clinics

• Warrior Mothers, Miracle Daughters: China’s Battle for Life
California Uses Tax Funds to Illegally Sterilize 148 Inmates



Texas House Passes Late-Term Abortion Ban, Heads to State Senate
The Texas state House gave final approval to the ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy today, supporting it on a 96-49 vote. The measure now heads to the Texas Senate, where it was a victim of a pro-abortion filibuster and a mob that interrupted proceedings.

Yesterday, during second reading, lawmakers voted 98-49 for the bill. The vote yesterday for conditional approval is four more votes for the measure than the last time the House approved the bill before Wendy Davis’ infamous filibuster. In that vote, five pro-life Democrats voted for HB2 including Guillen, Herrero, Martinez, Munoz, and Pickett while one Republican voted against it: Sarah Davis. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/texas-house-passes-late-term-abortion-ban-heads-to-state-senate/
Congressman Shocked Agency Says Aborting Late-Term Babies Saves Money
The Congressional Budget Office is drawing scorn from pro-life advocates after releasing a report claiming that late-term abortions save the nation money.

The agency typically “scores” bills Congress considers and issued a report on the bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/congressman-shocked-agency-says-aborting-late-term-babies-saves-money/

Abortion Activists Arrested at Texas Capitol After Pro-Life Bill Passes
No sooner did the Texas state House pass the bill to ban late-term abortions than abortion activists caused such a ruckus in the House gallery that state troopers were forced to arrest them.
Abby Johnson tweeted a picture on Twitter of troops arresting abortion activists and Bryan Kemper took video footage of the incident
YMCA Kicks Out Pro-Life Students Attending Texas Abortion Debate
Students for Life of America brought in dozens of pro-life college students to join the Texas debate over late-term abortions that is drawing national attention. But when they went to the local YMCA, the youth agency kicked them to the curb.

SFLA had worked out an arrangement with the associate branch director of the Town Lake Branch of the Austin YMCA to use their showers for the week of the ‘Students #Stand4Life Bus Tour.’ Previously, YMCA management had indicated everything was working out great, but certain orange-shirted members of the club said that it was “too political” to have pro-lifers in the showers — and pressured management to give the students the boot. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/ymca-kicks-out-pro-life-students-attending-texas-abortion-debate/

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Hundreds of Families Call to Adopt and Save Down Syndrome Baby From Abortion
When it comes to children with Down Syndrome, they are victims of abortion 90 percent of the time. And when it comes to the issue of adoption, abortion activists frequently use it against pro-lifers — falsely claiming they are unwilling to adopt children, especially those with special needs.

That is what makes this story so beautiful. The Washington Times reports on a church where more than 900 families called to offer to adopt a baby with Down Syndrome who was saved from abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/hundreds-of-families-call-to-adopt-and-save-down-syndrome-baby-from-abortion/
Mother Gives Birth, Throws Baby Off 12th Floor to Her Death
A mother in China gave birth to a baby girl in a toilet and subsequently flung the baby off of the 12th floor of a building, where she plunged to her death.
From a local report in China: A 19-year-old migrant woman has been charged with killing her infant daughter by dropping her from the 12th floor of a building in Songjiang district, police said Tuesday. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/mother-gives-birth-throws-baby-off-12th-floor-to-her-death/
Rachel Maddow of MSNBC Caught Lying About Ohio Pro-Life Bill
Today, Ohio Right to Life distributed copies to every Ohio media outlet of the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s report proving that national pundit Rachel Maddow recently made false and misleading statements regarding Ohio’s new pro-life laws. The newspaper referred to her claims as “ridiculous.” http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/rachel-maddow-of-msnbc-caught-lying-about-ohio-pro-life-bill/
Pro-Abortion Senators Attack Rubio, Try to Stop Late-Term Abortion Ban
A group of the most ardent abortion advocates in the U.S. Senate are attacking pro-life Sen. Marco Rubio, who is working with pro-life lawmakers to put together the Senate version of the late-term abortion ban. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/pro-abortion-senators-attack-rubio-try-to-stop-late-term-abortion-ban/

MSNBC Panel Fawns Over Writer “Proud” Of Mother’s Abortion
The July 9 broadcast of Now with Alex Wagner wouldn’t be complete without a panel discussing Texas State Senator Wendy Davis – and the abortion battle in Texas. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/msnbc-panel-fawns-over-writer-proud-of-mothers-abortion/

Interview: Inside the Mind of One of the Top Pro-Abortion Activists
As I wrote in my post, “How abortion proponents view the current abortion landscape,” I have developed a collegial relationship with Robin Marty, pictured right, senior political reporter for RH Reality Check. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/interview-inside-the-mind-of-one-of-the-top-pro-abortion-activists/

New York Times Writer: More Women Need to Rejoice Over Aborting “Parasitic” Babies
In Texas, it’s only a matter of hours until abortions are banned at 20 weeks. It’s a popular bill amongst those residing in The Lone Star State – with 62 percent supporting the law. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/new-york-times-writer-more-women-need-to-rejoice-over-aborting-parasitic-babies/
As a Father of Five I’m Now Pro-Life, But My First Child Died in Abortion
I write these words chiefly to women and girls who have had an abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/as-a-father-of-five-im-now-pro-life-but-my-first-child-died-in-abortion/
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Clinic That Killed Woman in Botched Abortion Injures Another Woman
Yesterday afternoon, an ambulance arrived at Germantown Reproductive Health Services, a late-term abortion clinic in Germantown, Maryland, and transported one of LeRoy Carhart’s abortion patients to a local hospital. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/clinic-that-killed-woman-in-botched-abortion-injures-another-woman/
Staybridge Suites, Quality Inn Offer Discounts for Women Getting Abortions
A few different hotel chains are coming under criticism from pro-lifers for cooperating with an Atlanta, Georgia abortion business and offering women discounts for staying at the hotel if they are in town for abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/staybridge-suites-quality-inn-offer-discounts-for-women-getting-abortions/
North Carolina Governor Threatens to Veto Pro-Life Bill, GOP Responds
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said today he will veto a bill that would hold abortion facilities to stricter limits if the state legislature approves it and sends it to his desk. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/north-carolina-governor-threatens-to-veto-pro-life-bill-gop-responds/
Canadian Family Wants to Euthanize Disabled Woman by Denying Her Food
A Canadian woman directed that she be refused medical treatment, and indeed, that she be euthanized if she had Alzheimer’s and could not recognize her children. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/canadian-family-wants-to-euthanize-disabled-woman-by-denying-her-food/
Clear Channel Cancels Wichita, Kansas Abortion Clinic’s TV Ad
The only details I know are coming from South Wind Women’s Center abortion clinic in Wichita, Kansas. Clear Channel hasn’t responded to my request for comment. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/clear-channel-cancels-wichita-kansas-abortion-clinics-tv-ad/
Debating Abortion 101: Understand the Concept of a Logical Fallacy
One danger of accusing people of committing a logical fallacy is that you may not actually know what you’re talking about. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/debating-abortion-101-understand-the-concept-of-a-logical-fallacy/

Minnesota School Stops Discriminating Against Pro-Lifers After Lawsuit
A Minnesota public school has revised its literature distribution policy after Alliance Defending Freedom filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a 6th-grade student. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/minnesota-school-stops-discriminating-against-pro-lifers-after-lawsuit/
Pregnancy Centers That Offer Ultrasounds are Medical Clinics
Since the mid-1990s pro-life Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRCs) have been offering ultrasound confirmation of pregnancy to mothers considering abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/pregnancy-centers-that-offer-ultrasounds-are-medical-clinics/
Warrior Mothers, Miracle Daughters: China’s Battle for Life
For many Chinese women, keeping a daughter is a battle—and the stakes are unthinkably high. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/warrior-mothers-miracle-daughters-chinas-battle-for-life/
California Uses Tax Funds to Illegally Sterilize 148 Inmates
Information released this week by the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) has revealed that doctors under contract with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation used state funds to sterilize at least 148 female inmates from 2006 to 2010 without required state approval. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/07/10/california-uses-tax-funds-to-illegally-sterilize-148-inmates/


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