 LifeNews.com Pro-Life News Report Friday, April 28 , 2017
• Wendy Davis: Notion That Human Life Begins at Conception is “Absurd” • Principal Placed on Leave for Screaming at Pro-Life Teen: “I Don’t Give a S— What Jesus Says” • President Donald Trump Gets an A+ on Pro-Life Issues During His First 100 Days in Office More Pro-Life News• Planned Parenthood Killed His Sister in a Botched Abortion, Now He’s Demanding Justice • President Trump’s Budget Will Cut a Pro-Abortion Gender Office Obama Started • Baby Eva Was Stillborn, But Her Eyes Will Give Sight So a Blind Person Can See • Woman Forced 12-Year-Old Into Prostitution, Made Her Have an Abortion After She Became Pregnant • Pro-Life Senator Slams the Pro-Abortion Media: “There’s Just Not Honesty” • Hospital Threatens to Remove Baby’s Life Support , Won’t Let Parents Take Him Elsewhere for Treatment • The Abortion Party: 79 Democrats Voted to Ban Partial-Birth Abortions in 2003, Just 7 Voted to Ban Late Abortions in 2015 • Late-Term Abortionist is Tired of the Criticism: Quit Calling Me a “Quack or Bad Doctor” • Democrats Debate Litmus Test Requiring Candidates to Support Abortion • Montana Gov. Steve Bullock Will Veto Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions on Babies After 20 Weeks • Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Fighting to Stop St Louis From Becoming a “Sanctuary City for Abortion” • 970 People Were Killed Killed in Canada Last Year in Euthanasia or Assisted Suicide  
President Trump Names Pro-Life Leader to Key HHS Post, Replacing a Planned Parenthood Activist
President Donald Trump has named a pro-life leader to a top post at the Department of Health and Human Services, which often oversees and implements policies related to abortion. Cl ick to Read at LifeNews.com. 
Wendy Davis: Notion That Human Life Begins at Conception is “Absurd”
Texas abortion activist Wendy Davis was back on the road this week advocating for abortion and the nation’s largest provider of it, Planned Parenthood. Click to Read at LifeNews.com.  
Principal Placed on Leave for Screaming at Pro-Life Teen: “I Don’t Give a S— What Jesus Says”
An assistant principal in Pennsylvania was caught on video yelling and swearing at a pro-life teenager last Friday. Click to Read at LifeNews.com. 
President Donald Trump Gets an A+ on Pro-Life Issues During His First 100 Days in Office
One of the leading pro-life organizations in the nation is giving president Donald Trump and A grade for his first 100 days in office. Cl ick to Read at LifeNews.com.  
Planned Parenthood Killed His Sister in a Botched Abortion, Now He’s Demanding Justice
Click to Read at LifeNews.comThe grieving brother of a young woman who died last year after a botched abortion at Planned Parenthood is fighting to protect other moms and unborn babies. 
President Trump’s Budget Will Cut a Pro-Abortion Gender Office Obama Started
The Trump administration’s budget will reportedly put on the chopping block a controversial gender rights office created by the Obama administration. Click to Read at LifeNews.com  
Baby Eva Was Stillborn, But Her Eyes Will Give Sight So a Blind Person Can SeeThe grieving family of a stillborn baby girl is taking some comfort in knowing that her short life has helped others.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com. 
Woman Forced 12-Year-Old Into Prostitution, Made Her Have an Abortion After She Became Pregnant
In a disturbing North Carolina case this week, a 12-year-old girl allegedly was forced into prostitution, raped repeatedly and given an abortion over a two-year period. Click to Read at LifeNews.com.  Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens Fighting to Stop St Louis From Becoming a “Sanctuary City for Abortion”
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Friday, April 28, 2017
LifeNews Report: Trump Names Pro-Life Leader to Key HHS Post
Thursday, April 27, 2017
LifeNews Report: Planned Parenthood Promotes New Group: Grandmas for Abortion
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Thursday, April 27, 2017
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• Abortion Activists Launch New Web Site Promoting At-Home, Do-It-Yourself Abortions
• Shocking Planned Parenthood Expose’ Video: Women’s Health Care Down 60-70%, Abortions Up 27%
• Full, Unedited Video Confirms Planned Parenthood Sells Body Parts of Aborted Babies
More Pro-Life News• Mother Gives Birth to Healthy Conjoined Twins After Refusing Abortion
• Incredible Photos of 196,543 Baby Socks Shows Just Part of the Abortions Planned Parenthood Does Annually
• Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Girls Under 12, Caught Taking Girl to Abortion Clinic to Hide His Crimes
• University OKs Vending Machine Selling Plan B Morning After Pill
• Pregnancy Center Opens 100 Yards Form the Last Abortion Clinic in Mississippi
• Trump Admin Looking at Stopping Obama Ruling Forcing California Churches to Pay for Abortions
• Nationwide Rallies Urge President Trump to “Finish the Job” and Totally Defund Planned Parenthood
• Michigan Abortions Drop 2.8% as 756 Babies Saved From Abortion
• West Virginia Gov Signs Bill Stopping Abortionists From Doing Secret Abortions on Teen Girls
• 8 Million Babies Have Been Aborted in the UK Since Abortion Was Legalized 49 Years Ago
• Judge Strikes Down Louisiana Law Requiring Abortionists to Have Admitting Privileges to Protect Women
Planned Parenthood Promotes New Group: Grandmas for Abortion
A group of Maine grandmothers who go around promoting abortions for their children and grandchildren caught the attention of Planned Parenthood this week.
Cl ick to Read at LifeNews.com.
A group of Maine grandmothers who go around promoting abortions for their children and grandchildren caught the attention of Planned Parenthood this week.
Cl ick to Read at LifeNews.com.
Abortion Activists Launch New Web Site Promoting At-Home, Do-It-Yourself Abortions
Abortion activists have begun promoting the dangerous, self-induced abortions that they once claimed to want to help women avoid.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com.
Abortion activists have begun promoting the dangerous, self-induced abortions that they once claimed to want to help women avoid.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com.
Shocking Planned Parenthood Expose’ Video: Women’s Health Care Down 60-70%, Abortions Up 27%
A shocking new Planned Parenthood expose’ video shows the business of the abortion business is abortion.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com.
A shocking new Planned Parenthood expose’ video shows the business of the abortion business is abortion.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com.
Full, Unedited Video Confirms Planned Parenthood Sells Body Parts of Aborted Babies
The Center for Medical Progress has released yesterday a new summary video along with the full unedited version (see below) featuring Planned Parenthood abortionist Mary Gatter.
Cl ick to Read at LifeNews.com.
The Center for Medical Progress has released yesterday a new summary video along with the full unedited version (see below) featuring Planned Parenthood abortionist Mary Gatter.
Cl ick to Read at LifeNews.com.
Mother Gives Birth to Healthy Conjoined Twins After Refusing Abortion
When doctors told Chelsea Torres that she was carrying conjoined twins, they warned her that the babies probably would not survive past the first trimester.
Click to Read at LifeNews.comWhen doctors told Chelsea Torres that she was carrying conjoined twins, they warned her that the babies probably would not survive past the first trimester.
Incredible Photos of 196,543 Baby Socks Shows Just Part of the Abortions Planned Parenthood Does Annually
The loss of human persons in abortion can never be fully comprehended.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com
The loss of human persons in abortion can never be fully comprehended.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com
Man Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Girls Under 12, Caught Taking Girl to Abortion Clinic to Hide His CrimesApril 14, 2017, seemed at first like just another routine day at the abortion clinic for a number of pro-life activists.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com. 
University OKs Vending Machine Selling Plan B Morning After Pill
Students at UC Davies University in California can now purchase the morning-after pill from a vending machine on campus.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com.
Students at UC Davies University in California can now purchase the morning-after pill from a vending machine on campus.
Click to Read at LifeNews.com.
Judge Strikes Down Louisiana Law Requiring Abortionists to Have Admitting Privileges to Protect Women
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Care Net Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case Affecting the Free Speech of Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
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Care Net Files Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case Affecting the Free Speech of Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers
 Contact: Vincent DiCaro, Care Net, 703-554-8741 LANSDOWNE, Va., April 27, 2017 /Christian Newswire/ -- Care Net, a national non-profit ministry supporting one of the largest networks of pregnancy centers in the United States, filed an amicus brief to support National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA), the petitioner in a case before the Supreme Court of the United States. Care Net supports NIFLA's petition to have the Supreme Court reverse the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to protect the free speech and religious rights of pro-life pregnancy centers. The law at issue is California's Reproductive FACT Act, which requires pro-life pregnancy centers in California to post notices directing women on how to obtain state-funded abortions and to notify all of their clients that they do not provide medical treatment. Care Net filed the amicus brief because it is directly impacted by, and deeply concerned about, California's decision to force pregnancy centers in California to become spokespersons for the abortion industry. As argued in the amicus brief, these requirements violate First Amendment protections of free speech. They are "compelled speech" regulations requiring people to express ideas they do not wish to express. Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International states, "freedom of speech prohibits the government from telling people what they must say." Requiring pregnancy centers, which are motivated by their faith to save lives, to post notices about how to obtain abortions is anathema to their religiously-motivated speech, and is therefore unconstitutional. Care Net's mission is one of love and life. But it can only pursue this mission through compassion and honest communication. When the government forces a pregnancy resource center to become a spokesperson for abortion, that compelled speech distorts the message and sows confusion. Moreover, California's law specifically targets pro-life pregnancy centers, and only pro-life pregnancy centers, not any other type of organization offering many of the same pregnancy-related services that pro-life pregnancy centers offer. "Clearly, this law is promoted by pro-choice activists and those in the abortion industry to silence any voices that oppose their agenda," said Roland C. Warren, president and CEO of Care Net. "Sadly, this unconstitutional violation of free speech and religious freedom was signed into law and upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. We support NIFLA's petition to reverse this decision in the Supreme Court, allowing pregnancy centers and other life-affirming organizations to continue their life-saving work without state interference." The amicus brief clearly lays out the reasons the Reproductive FACT Act creates compelled-speech regulations that must be reversed. The regulations force pregnancy centers to promote an idea - abortion - that they believes puts their clients at risk; and the regulations force pregnancy centers to engage in unnecessary speech that dilutes the centers' own communications and messages. Such regulations would be akin to a state requiring Alcoholics Anonymous, whose mission is to encourage those it serves to abstain from drinking, to provide listings of nearby bars and liquor stores. Additionally, the compelled-speech regulations also violate the Free Exercise Clause, which protects religiously-motivated groups and individuals from being singled out and targeted by the government. Given that the Reproductive FACT Act's scope is defined to apply only to facilities "whose primary purpose is providing pregnancy-related services," it is clear that California targeted religion and religious practices. For example, places such as hospitals that provide non-pregnancy-related services are exempt from the law even though they also offer the same pregnancy-related services that pro-life pregnancy centers do. Lukimi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah prohibits such religious targeting. Finally, pro-choice activists should be against these regulations, too. If the government can take sides on a political debate and force people or organizations to express ideas that they disagree with or find morally objectionable, then it could force abortion clinics to post signs informing pregnant mothers that the clinic does not provide live-birth deliveries or support for mothers choosing to continue their pregnancies, directing these women to nearby pregnancy resource centers where they could reconsider their decision. Such regulations must be invalidated by the Supreme Court. In conclusion, the brief argues that the Supreme Court should grant the petition, reverse the Ninth Circuit, and invalidate California's compelled-speech regulations because they "fail to respect a [pregnancy resource center]'s right not to utter a state-sponsored message that offends its core moral and religious principles" (Greater Baltimore Center for Pregnancy Concerns, Inc. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore), and because they violate the Free Exercise Clause (Lukimi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah). The full brief can be read here. Founded in 1975, Care Net supports one of the largest networks of pregnancy centers in North America and runs the nation's only real-time call center providing pregnancy decision coaching. Acknowledging that every human life begins at conception and is worthy of protection, Care Net offers compassion, hope, and help to anyone considering abortion by presenting them with realistic alternatives and Christ-centered support through its life-affirming network of pregnancy centers, organizations, and individuals. Learn more at care-net.org. |
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