Thursday, March 27, 2014

LifeNews Pro-Life News Report 3/27/14





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Thursday, March 27, 2014

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• Pope Francis Brings Up Pro-Life, Religious Freedom Concerns During Obama Meeting
• Abortion Activist Laura Levites Says Pro-Life Teen Should be Murdered
Feminist “Comedian:” I’d Personally Like to Castrate Every Male Conservative Christian• Pro-Abortion Groups Fail Again to Get United Nations to Advance Abortion

More Pro-Life News
• Pope Francis and the Catholic Church Believe The Right to Life is a Human Right, if Only Obama Agreed
• Only 5.3 Percent of Unborn Babies Diagnosed With Down Syndrome Escape Abortion

• Against Obama’s Wishes, Congress Poised to Fund Abstinence Education
• Obamacare Plans Limit Access to Life-Saving Prescriptions
• Bridal Gowns Transformed Into Angel Gowns for Stillborn Babies
• “Miscarriage Management:” Planned Parenthood’s Plan When Abortion is Illegal

• Planned Parenthood Opening $5 Million Abortion Clinic in San Antonio

• Texas Man Charged in Murder of His Pregnant Girlfriend, Eight-Month-Old Unborn Baby
• Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Signs Bill to Stop Insurance Coverage of Abortions
• Canadian MP Introduces Bills to Legalize Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide

• Pro-Abortion North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan Gets Pro-Abortion Group’s Support

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Pope Francis Brings Up Pro-Life, Religious Freedom Concerns During Obama MeetingThe details of the private meeting between Pope Francis and pro-abortion President Barack Obama are not yet available, but early indications are that the leader of the Catholic Church brought up pro-life issues with the man considered the “Abortion President” by pro-life advocates.
According to a press statement from the Vatican, the two discussed pro-life issues and religious freedom, a pressing issue given the Supreme Court hearing this week on the Hobby Lobby case to stop the HHS mandate, which forces companies and organizations to pay for abortion-causing drugs for their employees. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/pope-francis-brings-up-pro-life-religous-freedom-concerns-during-obama-meeting/
Abortion Activist Laura Levites Says Pro-Life Teen Should be Murdered The Hobby Lobby Supreme Court case has abortion activists extremely riled up. The way they carry on, you’d think that David Green was personally mandating whether or not his female employees could have sex and use birth control.
Laura-LevitesOf course, Hobby Lobby already covers 95% of prescription birth control — they’re just not willing to cover abortifacients like IUDs, Ella, and Plan B. And they aren’t preventing anyone from using it, either. They just don’t want to pay for it. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/abortion-activist-laura-levites-says-pro-life-teen-should-be-murdered/

Feminist “Comedian:” I’d Personally Like to Castrate Every Male Conservative ChristianWARNING: Graphic language… Joe Newby at The Washington Examiner has found a real doozy of a “comedian.” Her name is Laura Levites – with obviously no connection to the priests of the Old Testament. (She’s an atheist with a fondness for Ricky Gervais.)
“I would personally like to castrate every Male Conservative Christian so that they have NO reproductive rights,” she wrote on Twitter, using the hashtag “#HobbyLobby.” She certainly knows how to draw attention to herself. Newby said that’s not all. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/feminist-comedian-id-personally-like-to-castrate-every-male-conservative-christian/

Pro-Abortion Groups Fail Again to Get United Nations to Advance Abortion
Massive lobbying generated few returns for abortion groups who showed up in force at the annual UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Women’s groups – some funded by governments – tried to intimidate delegates by wearing garish masks, crowding hallways outside the negotiating room like a fraternity hazing tunnel, and organizing a “mobilization” parade inside the UN. After marathon negotiating sessions, delegates concluded at 2:00 a.m. last Saturday morning. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/pro-abortion-groups-fail-again-to-get-united-nations-to-advance-abortion/


Pope Francis and the Catholic Church Believe The Right to Life is a Human Right, if Only Obama Agreed Pope Francis and President Obama met in Rome today, and the meeting has naturally generated commentary, both before and after the fact, including by the President himself at the National Prayer Breakfast last month.
I am confident that the meeting itself will bear good fruit. I am not so confident that the commentary about it will bear as much fruit. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/pope-francis-and-the-catholic-church-believe-the-right-to-life-is-a-human-right-if-only-obama-agreed/
Only 5.3 Percent of Unborn Babies Diagnosed With Down Syndrome Escape AbortionIn Australia, much like the United States, only 5.3% of people diagnosed in the womb with Down syndrome are actually born. About 95% of people with Down syndrome are never given the chance to live their lives. That means 95% of parents who receive such a diagnosis for their child have given in to their fears and now live everyday with the pain of having ended their child’s life.
News.com.au asks, “Is this the beginning of the end for Down syndrome?” And it very well could be. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/only-5-3-percent-of-unborn-babies-diagnosed-with-down-syndrome-escape-abortion/

Against Obama’s Wishes, Congress Poised to Fund Abstinence EducationToday, the House passed a provision to continue Sexual Risk Avoidance (SRA) abstinence education across the nation. The vote is significant because President Obama asked Congress to slash the program in the budget he recently sent to Congress. The Senate is expected to also approve the extension.
The program, the Title V Abstinence Education Program, is a state block grant that was originally signed into law by President Clinton as a part of the Welfare Reform Act in 1996. It is the largest, continuously funded abstinence program in the nation and is currently set to expire on September 30, 2014. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/against-obamas-wishes-congress-poised-to-fund-abstinence-education/
Obamacare Plans Limit Access to Life-Saving Prescriptions A new analysis out from consulting firm Avalere Health shows the denial of life-saving medication is rampant in the new Obamacare exchange plans. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/obamacare-plans-limit-access-to-life-saving-prescriptions/
Bridal Gowns Transformed Into Angel Gowns for Stillborn Babies Every day, babies are born stillborn or too premature to live. Their devastated parents will go through a variety of emotions in dealing with the loss. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/bridal-gowns-transformed-into-angel-gowns-for-stillborn-babies/
“Miscarriage Management:” Planned Parenthood’s Plan When Abortion is Illegal Protocols. We had many at Planned Parenthood. Protocols on billing, customer service, client donations, medical services, counseling…you name it, we had a protocol for it. It was my job as clinic director to know them all. And, I did.. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/miscarriage-management-planned-parenthoods-plan-when-abortion-is-illegal/

Planned Parenthood Opening $5 Million Abortion Clinic in San Antonio Perhaps no one complained as loudly as Planned Parenthood when Texas passed laws requiring that abortion clinics meet minimal safety standards last year or promised such doom and gloom for the industry. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/planned-parenthood-opening-5-million-abortion-clinic-in-san-antonio/
Texas Man Charged in Murder of His Pregnant Girlfriend, Eight-Month-Old Unborn Baby Louisiana police have arrested 26-year-old Robert Atlas, who is accused of killing his girlfriend who was eight months pregnant. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/texas-man-charged-in-murder-of-his-pregnant-girlfriend-eight-month-old-unborn-baby/
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Signs Bill to Stop Insurance Coverage of Abortions Americans United for Life President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest commended Indiana Governor Mike Pence and leading pro-life legislators for enacting a measure that protects Hoosiers from forced funding of abortion-related services via their health insurance plans. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/indiana-gov-mike-pence-signs-bill-to-stop-insurance-coverage-of-abortions/
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Canadian MP Introduces Bills to Legalize Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide Steven Fletcher MP intends to introduce two private members bills to legalize euthanasia and assisted suicide. Based on the order of precedence, Mr. Fletcher’s euthanasia bills will not have time to be voted-on in parliament. Mr Fletcher has introduced these bills to create a debate on the issues in Canada. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/canadian-mp-introduces-bills-to-legalize-euthanasia-assisted-suicide/
Pro-Abortion North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan Gets Pro-Abortion Group’s Support Get ready for the next round of “war on women” demagoguery. Bloomberg News reports that embattled Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) will be receiving some more Super-PAC help soon as the pro-abortion group Emily’s List has launched a political action committee here in North Carolina specifically to aid her in her reelection fight. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/27/pro-abortion-north-carolina-sen-kay-hagan-gets-pro-abortion-groups-support/