http://humanlife.net Pro-life resources for HumanLife en-us Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:55:42 PST Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:55:42 PST http://backend.userland.com/rss092 info@familyed.info (Mister Smith) webmaster@familyed.info (Mister Jones) http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=542 In the first 10 months of Washington's Death with Dignity Act, allowing doctors to prescribe lethal medication for terminally ill patients, 63 patients filled the prescription for the lethal dose. But only 36 died as a result of taking the medication, according to a report released Thursday by the state Department of Health. The prescribing physicians report that of those who received the medication and died (36) it was primarily because of "concern" - in other words - of FEAR of what might happen. Fear is not a death sentence and patients should be referred for psychiatric treatment. The assisted suicide movement plays on fears, and death is the solution they offer. Fear is not medical care, and physicians who allow fear to dictate the death of a patient, betray the both the patient and the ethical standards of their profession. Friday, March 5, is the first anniversary of the legalization of the Death with Dignity Act in Washington State. There will be an hour vigil outside the University of Washington Medical Center (which allows assisted suicide in its facilities), along the sidewalk at the corner of Montlake Blvd. NE and NE Pacific Street, starting at 12 noon. There was a similar event last year on the day the law took effect, March 5, 2009. It will be a silent vigil, no speakers. All are invited to attend. Please pass this on to other people you think would be interested. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:55:42 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=542 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=541 Illegal late-term abortions suspected after authorities find dozens of frozen bodies dating back 30 years Philadelphia, PA - Authorities investigating an abortion death raided a West Philadelphia abortion clinic for the second time in two days and made a grisly discovery. Dozens of apparently late-term fetuses were found frozen, some dating back 30 years. Investigators are now examining the remains to determine if illegal late-term abortions were done. Police and Federal authorities raided the abortion clinic run by Kermit Gosnell after an abortion patient died last November. Massive amounts of drugs found in the victim's system led authorities to suspect that Gosnell was illegally prescribing pain-killers. There were indications that the victim had been treated by unlicensed personnel. Gosnell's medical license has been suspended. The suspension order described "deplorable and unsanitary" conditions at the clinic, indicating that "there was blood on the floor, and parts of aborted fetuses were displayed in jars." The order declared Gosnell to be "an immediate and clear danger to the public health and safety." The clinic is temporarily closed. No charges have yet been filed. "Here is yet another filthy abortion mill with another unlicensed abortion worker causing another abortion death in another shop of horrors. This is not the exception to the rule in our nation's abortion clinics. It is standard operating procedure," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. "This clinic is no better than a back alley abortion mill, and in fact may be worse. Collecting the remains of dead babies over a 30 year time frame is reminiscent of the actions of deranged serial killers who keep body parts as trophies. It doesn't get much sicker than that." Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:37:15 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=541 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=540 MILWAUKEE Feb. 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- New undercover footage shows staff at a Milwaukee, WI Planned Parenthood abortion clinic counseling a purportedly 14-year-old statutory rape victim not to tell anyone about her 31- year-old boyfriend and coaching her how to obtain an abortion without her parents' consent. The new video, ninth in a series from Live Action documenting similar behavior in 5 other states, comes amid recent controversy about Planned Parenthood's compliance with state laws regarding minors and abortion. In the video, after hearing the girl is 14 and her boyfriend is "much older," the counselor says whether or not the situation will be reported by clinic workers "depends on the person you're disclosing that information to." When the girl says that her boyfriend is 31, the counselor tells her, "You don't have to say anything" about the statutory rape and instructs her, "Just give them the information that's needed." The counselor also confirms that the 31- year-old "boyfriend" will be paying for the abortion. In Wisconsin, sex between an adult and a minor under age 16 is a felony, and health care professionals are required to report such cases to law enforcement immediately. The law specifically includes abortion providers in this requirement. Live Action, the youth-led pro-life nonprofit that produced the video, has previously released undercover footage in its "Mona Lisa Project" showing sexual abuse cover-up at Planned Parenthood clinics in California, Indiana, Arizona, Tennessee, and Alabama. The Alabama Department of Health put a Birmingham Planned Parenthood on probation two weeks ago after finding 9 legal violations during an investigation prompted by a Live Action video. Twenty-one-year-old UCLA student Lila Rose, Live Action's president, says her organization's videos reveal a common trend of unethical counseling practices and disregard for the law at Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the U.S.: "In case after case, Planned Parenthood acts in contempt of its legal and professional obligations to report child rape. At a time when the Obama administration, through its new health care plan, is offering potentially billions of dollars to the abortion industry, state and federal lawmakers need to take notice of Planned Parenthood's lawlessness and make certain they receive no more taxpayer subsidies." Live Action is also responsible for a recent video expose of biased counseling and medical misinformation at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin. Wisconsin law requires that women be provided accurate medical information before undergoing an abortion. "The evidence is now available for all to see that Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin ignores state laws that have been in place for years," Rose says. "Wisconsin law enforcement needs to follow the lead of other jurisdictions, investigate this corrupt organization, and enforce the laws that protect vulnerable women and their pre-born children." Watch the new video: Here Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:00:05 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=540 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=539 Rutland has a long and troubled history. Rutland's medical license had been previously revoked in 2003, after his negligence caused the death of a wanted baby during childbirth. Rutland lied to the parents about the child's cause of death. At that time he was on probation for the deaths of two other infants. In 2007, Rutland's license was reinstated. He took over a Chula Vista abortion clinic from abortionist Nolan Jones, who had his license revoked in March, 2009, for violations ranging from botched abortions to fraud. Jones had replaced unlicensed abortionist Bertha Bugarin, who is serving nearly 7 years in state prison for illegal abortions. Bugarin had stepped in after abortionist Phillip Rand surrendered his medical license due to his part in killing a woman during a botched abortion in Santa Ana in 2004. Operation Rescue's own undercover sting recording submitted to the Board as evidence of illegal activity Chula Vista, CA - The California Medical Board has asked for the emergency suspension of Andrew Rutland's medical license after an undercover sting conducted by Board investigators caught him doing first trimester chemical abortions even though he has been banned from the procedure. Rutland was scheduled to appear before a judge in San Diego County this afternoon. MORE... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:33:22 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=539 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=538 by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor Birmingham, AL (LifeNews.com) -- A newly-obtained document from the Alabama health department finds even more violations at a Birmingham Planned Parenthood abortion center. The report finds nine cases of underage girls who were victims of statutory rape getting abortions in violation of the state's parental consent law. The documented cases are so numerous that Lila Rose, the pro-life muckraker who exposed the problems in an undercover video, says Planned Parenthood's license should be revoked. More... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:01:39 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=538 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=537 Planned Parenthood's knack for appalling promotions never ceases to amaze me--Dan by Steven Ertelt LifeNews.com Editor Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- New Valentine's Day cards from Planned Parenthood and a national organization for "pro-choice" doctors don't have the typical phrases like "Be Mine" or "I Love You." Instead, the promotional cards promote abortion, condoms and promiscuity. Jodi Magee, the head of Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health, emailed supporters of abortion practitioners and pro-abortion doctors letting them know of their special Valentine's Day cards. "Let pro-choice physicians know that you appreciate them. With the stigma and harassment our doctors face, they deserve to know that they make us proud," she says. The cards feature a large heart on a white background with the message, "I love pro-choice doctors" and a link to the pro-abortion group's web site. More Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:01:55 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=537 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=536 This is what happens when we view ourselves as human "doings" instead of human BEINGS.-Dan by Wesley J Smith A Russian journalist set off a firestorm in calling for infanticide of developmentally disabled babies, using extremely crass and dehumanizing language. More... Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:15:47 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=536 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=535 The Great Prayer Project - End Abortion is simply this, starting March 25, 2010, we hope to have one continuous year of prayer to end abortion. The way we plan on achieving this objective is by allowing individuals to sign up for 20 minute time slots and pray for an end to abortion during that time period. Find out more: www.luke181.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:06:24 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=535 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=534 ROBERT P. GEORGE At the annual March for Life Rose Dinner, Robert George, with remarkable conviction, articulated a comprehensive, nuanced, eloquent, balanced and persuasive pro-life vision for America, and the world. Thirty-six years ago tomorrow, the Supreme Court of the United States handed down its infamous decision in Roe v. Wade and its companion case Doe v. Bolton. In the name of a generalized "right to privacy" allegedly implicit in the Due Process Clause of the Constitution's Fourteenth Amendment, seven justices created a license to kill the unborn. These men probably had no idea that they were unleashing a struggle for the soul of the nation. Five had been appointed by Republican presidents,two by Eisenhower, three by Nixon. Four of these five were regarded as "conservative," "law and order" judges: Warren E. Burger, Potter Stewart, Lewis F. Powell, and Harry Blackmun. All no doubt believed that legal abortion was a humane and enlightened policy, one that would ease the burdens of many women and girls and relieve the enormous cost to society of a high birth rate among indigent (often unmarried) women. They seemed blithely to assume that abortion would be easily integrated into the fabric of American social and political life. They were wrong on all counts. keep reading... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:23:17 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=534 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=533 From Protect Pregnancy Centers Washington State Blog FACTS - Senate Bill (SB) 6452 and House Bill (HB) 2837 "limited service pregnancy centers" NARAL Pro-Choice Washington is pushing for new legislation that would put a "gag-order" on faith-based pregnancy help organizations providing free support to pregnancy women. SB 6452 and HB 2837 is part of a nationwide campaign by abortion advocacy groups to steer women to abortion providers instead of pregnancy centers for assistance with an unwanted pregnancy. SB 6452 / HB 2837 - VIOLATES CONSTITUTION Bill violates Constitution by applying Consumer Protection Act to religious non-profit organizations -- thereby violating the pregnancy center's rights of freedom of faith and conscience. SB 6452 / HB 2837 - THREATENS PREGNANCY CENTERS ABILTIY TO STAY OPEN Bills target pregnancy centers with excessive regulation that WOULD NOT apply if the pregnancy center provided abortions or abortion referrals. Could result in large penalties and fines because of false testimony. SB 6452 / HB 2837 - PUTS THOUSANDS OF UNBORN CHILDREN LIVES AT RISK In 2009, pregnancy centers in Washington State served over 60,000 women at NO CHARGE and provided over 20,000 FREE pregnancy tests. Medical professionals (i.e., Physicians, Nurse Practictioners, Registered Nurses, Sonographers) under the supervision and direction of a licensed physician serving as Medical Director, performed over 6,000 FREE ultrasounds to confirm viable intrauterine pregnancies. SB 6452 / HB 2837 - VIOLATES EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE Bills violate the Equal Protection Clause because it singles out Pregnancy Resource Centers and Medical Clinics for regulation in this manner and specifically excludes agencies such as Planned Parenthood and other abortion promoting agencies. Attorney General's Office has estimated the bill will cost Washington taxpayers more than a half million over the next four years! Click here for the Attorney General Office Fiscal Note UPDATE These bills have died in committee. THANK YOU to all who called, emailed, and/or attended the hearing. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:22:12 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=533 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=532 From the Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics With this Wednesday's State of the Union address drawing near, Democrats have been tight-lipped on what strategy they may use to make a final push for health care reform. The White House and top Democratic congressional leaders, despite losing the seat previously held by Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) to Republican Scott Brown, are nonetheless determined to push ahead with broad health care legislation. Although no formal strategy has been announced, multiple sources, including AP, have reported that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) will attempt to gather the votes needed to pass the Senate bill by addressing House concerns in a single comprehensive amendment. The Senate would then use a procedural maneuver known as reconciliation (which would only require 51 votes in the Senate) to adopt these House changes. This modified Senate version will certainly contain dangerous and numerous mechanisms that would lead to rationing. Some of these include - premium price controls, a powerful Medicare cost-cutting board, and numerous grants of "quality" and "efficiency" discretion given to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. A full analysis of the rationing concerns present in the pending Senate bill is available here. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:44:01 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=532 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=531 In Washington State, a hearing is scheduled in the Senate Health and Long Term Care Committee for Wednesday, January 27 at 8:00 a.m. on SB 6452 singling out and attacking pregnancy centers. LANSDOWNE, Va., / -- On the 37th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, Care Net President Melinda Delahoyde said the pro-life pregnancy center movement is flourishing and contributing to the growing culture of life across the nation. Yet, because of the movement's effectiveness, abortion advocacy groups are mounting an increasing number of attacks in state and local governments across the country, she said. "The compassionate outreach of pregnancy centers is infectious and our movement is growing," Delahoyde said. "Yet these numerous attacks on pregnancy centers call for a new level of support and partnership to defend their critical work." Delahoyde provided the following actions items for supporting the pregnancy center movement: • Become a positive force for change by joining the Inspire Life campaign. Download and share new Inspire Life PSAs by Grammy-award winner Rebecca St. James. • Help tell the amazing story of pregnancy centers with local legislators, city and county council members, the media, on your blog, and elsewhere. Download and share the new national report on their work, "A Passion to Serve, A Vision for Life." • Contact a local pregnancy center and ask how you can help to advocate for their work. Find your local center at www.optionline.org and click on "Find a Center." • Track the work of groups like NARAL and Feminist Majority Foundation in your state. Learn about their legislative attacks on pregnancy centers in Virginia, Washington (also see SB 6452), Maryland, and other states. Contact your representatives in these states to defend pregnancy centers. • Pray that the good work of pregnancy centers, the beauty of all human life, and the importance of compassionate outreach to women facing unplanned pregnancies would be communicated clearly throughout our nation. Care Net is a national, faith- based organization that supports a network of 1,180 pregnancy centers across North America. Pregnancy centers offer practical help and emotional support to women facing unplanned pregnancies to empower them to carry their pregnancy to term. To find a local center, visit www.optionline.org . Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:05:11 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=531 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=530 "Never again" is, by itself, never good enough--because there's always an argument, the next time, about whether the new evil is the same thing we've sworn never to tolerate again. The elaborate distancing ourselves from the injustices of the past--by which we think we guarantee our innocence--can blind us to our own killing fields. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:12:16 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=530 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=529 ATLANTA, Jan. 20 / -- Dr. Alveda King, Pastoral Associate of Priests for Life and niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., responded today to Planned Parenthood's King Day press release linking the work of the abortion business to the civil rights leader. "Every year Planned Parenthood tries to imply that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would approve of what it does today because he received an award from the organization 44 years ago," said Dr. King. "Every year they lie. My Uncle stood for equal protection and non- violence -- two concepts that Planned Parenthood violates every day by being the nation's largest abortion business." Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, stated that Planned Parenthood is no stranger to falsehoods. "Videotape reveals that Planned Parenthood doesn't tell the truth to women and doesn't tell legal authorities about possible criminal activity," said Fr. Pavone. "Its implied claims about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. are just more of Planned Parenthood's stock in trade -- deceit." "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did not attend the event where his award was presented. We don't even know if he wrote the words of the acceptance speech that was read at the banquet," added Dr. King. "In 1966, abortion on demand was unthinkable. To imply that Uncle Martin's receipt of that award constitutes his endorsement of what Planned Parenthood engages in today -- the destruction of human lives -- is an outrage." Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:37:31 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=529 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=528 By Patrick B. Craine PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, January 19, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Capitalizing on the compassion of developed nations towards Haiti following the disastrous 7.0 scale earthquake last Tuesday, the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) has launched a fundraising appeal in order to further their aims in the devastated pro-life nation. Within a day of the disaster, IPPF had sent out an appeal letter, seeking "urgent" support for their Haitian affiliate PROFAMIL. IPPF, the world's largest abortion provider, claims that funds are needed in order to restore "basic medical services" at the PROFAMIL clinics. According to their letter, PROFAMIL has operated since 1984, providing "low-cost, quality sexual and reproductive healthcare." "Planned Parenthood, true to form, is using the disaster and the suffering in Haiti to raise money to perpetuate itself in its ongoing attack on decency, morality, and the right to be born," commented Rita Diller, national director of Stop Planned Parenthood (STOPP). "While millions of people are suffering unbelievably and are without the most basic necessities, Planned Parenthood wants to grab the donations that should be going to provide medical care, food, clothing, and housing, and funnel it to its local affiliate that pushes condoms on children as young as 10 years old," she continued. "Planned Parenthood has no shame. What would you expect of an organization that killed over 305,000 innocent pre-born children last year alone?" Pro-lifers, however, do have the option of contributing to a legitimate health care agency that needs funds to bring obstetrical support to Haiti. Dr. Robert Walley, president of MaterCare International, a pro-life organization dedicated to providing maternal care in the developing world, informed LifeSiteNews that they are initiating a long-term project to help rebuild maternity care in the country. "Pregnancy does not stop because of a disaster of this kind," observed Dr. Walley, pointing out that pregnant women are enduring the same hardships as the rest. For women who are about to deliver, he said, "the situation is particularly bleak," given that six of the hospital's in Port-au-Prince have been lost. "In all likelihood, as their homes have been destroyed, they simply deliver in misery where they lie, in the open without any dignity or privacy," he said. "It almost seems that with these type of tragic circumstances somehow the world believes that life simply stops, so emergency obstetrical care for life threatening complications is not an immediate priority," he said. "The result is an enormous increase in the number of maternal deaths." MaterCare will be sending a team to Haiti this week to conduct a needs assessment. They will then assemble a volunteer emergency team of obstetricians, general surgeons, pediatricians, anaesthetists, and nurses. "We offer life and hope," said Dr. Walley. "The pro-abortion side are already seeking funds for their death and despair and the Haitians have had enough of that." Donations to MaterCare International can be made via their secure donations page, or by contacting them by e-mail at info@matercare.org, or phone at 1-709-579-6472. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:31:10 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=528 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=527 SAN DIEGO, /Christian Newswire/ -- Abortionist Andrew Rutland has been ordered by a judge to stop doing abortions and delivering babies until the California Medical Board can determine whether his medical license should be permanently revoked. The CMB asked for an emergency suspension of Rutland's license after he killed a woman during a botched abortion in San Gabriel and violated his probation by doing abortions without the supervision of a second physician in Chula Vista and Santa Ana. Administrative Judge James Ahler allowed Rutland to keep his license so he could continue to see patients for consultations. However, Deputy Atty. Gen. Douglas Lee questioned Rutland's professional judgment, noting repeated negligent acts committed by him that led to the death of 30-year old Ying Chen during a second trimester abortion. Judge Ahler agreed that if Rutland continued to do surgeries and deliveries, he "presents a risk of danger and there is a likelihood of injury to the public." Lee pointed out that Rutland has a history of dishonesty and corruption. He has lied to patients and authorities repeatedly, according to the formal revocation petition filed against him on Christmas Eve. "Rutland is a proven liar. How do we know he will comply with the judge's order to stop doing abortions? Who is going to enforce this order? Are the authorities simply going to take him at his word?" said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. "We are outraged that Rutland's license was not fully suspended. This decision places women's lives at risk." Also present during yesterday's hearing were Scott and Kathy Broussard of San Juan Capistrano, whose daughter, Jillian, died as a result of a forceps delivery by Rutland. That incident led to the revocation of Rutland's license in 2003. They expressed disappointment at the reinstatement of his medical license in 2007 and at yesterday's decision. "I think his victims and the public needed to get full peace of mind today, and they didn't," Kathy Broussard told the Orange County Register. "He still has a practice in Anaheim. He's still allowed to do gynecological exams and consultations. It's appalling." The California Medical Board will meet at a later date to determine if Rutland's license should be permanently revoked. View background with link to revocation documents. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:02:16 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=527 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=526 Study is 9 months old, but still no warnings from cancer establishment MEDIA ADVISORY, /Christian Newswire/ -- Less than two months since the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force issued new guidelines recommending against routine mammograms for women in their forties, a second breast cancer scandal involving a U.S. government panel of experts has come to light which has implications for healthcare reform. An April 2009 study by Jessica Dolle et al. of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center examining the relationship between oral contraceptives (OCs) and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in women under age 45 contained an admission from U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) researcher Louise Brinton and her colleagues (including Janet Daling) that abortion raises breast cancer risk by 40%. [1] Additionally, Dolle's team showed that women who start OCs before age 18 multiply their risk of TNBC by 3.7 times and recent users of OCs within the last one to five years multiply their risk by 4.2 times. TNBC is an aggressive form of breast cancer associated with high mortality. "Although the study was published nine months ago," observed Karen Malec, president of the Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer, "the NCI, the American Cancer Society, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and other cancer fundraising businesses have made no efforts to reduce breast cancer rates by issuing nationwide warnings to women." Brinton was the chief organizer of the 2003 NCI workshop on the abortion-breast cancer link, which falsely assured women that the non-existence of the link was "well established." [2] Dolle's team reported in Table 1 a statistically significant 40% risk increase for women who have had abortions. They listed abortion among "known and suspected risk factors." Brinton and Daling had previously studied this population from the Seattle-Puget Sound area in the 1990s and reported risk increases between 20% and 50% among women with abortions. [3,4] In the 2009 study, they and their co-authors wrote that their findings concerning induced abortion, OC use and certain other risk factors, "were consistent with the effects observed in previous studies on younger women." "Obviously, more women will die of breast cancer if the NCI fails in its duty to warn about the risks of OCs and abortion and if government funds are used to pay for both as a part of any healthcare bill," said Mrs. Malec. A brief analysis of the study(pdf), Dolle et al. 2009, was provided by Dr. Joel Brind, professor of biology and endocrinology and deputy chair for biology at Baruch College, City University of New York. Last year, studies from Turkey and China also reported statistically significant risk increases for women who had abortions. [5,6] The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer is an international women's organization founded to protect the health and save the lives of women by educating and providing information on abortion as a risk factor for breast cancer. References available online at www.abortionbreastcancer.com/press_ releases/100106/index.htm Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:48:58 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=526 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=525 by Samantha Singson LifeNews.com Note: Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D. writes for the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute. This article originally appeared in the pro-life group's Friday Fax publication and is used with permission. New York, NY (LifeNews.com) -- International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) recently released its annual performance report for 2008-2009. Despite an economic downturn and a slight decrease in annual income, the abortion industry giant boasts of increased activity across all of its lines of work -- including condom distribution, advocacy and abortion services. IPPF's overall income for 2008 was US$119.7 million, down from over $120 million the previous year. keep reading... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:55:24 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=525 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=524 "The new language is being trumpeted as including an opt-out provision that actually makes the opt-out provision in the original bill worse by requiring the state to either cover all abortions or opt out of all abortions. This will make it difficult for states that currently include exceptions for life, rape, and incest. This so-called "compromise" language makes it more likely that these states will cover all abortions. keep reading... Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:18:52 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=524 http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=523 Commentary from Scansion of the Poems By Dr. Jeff J. Koloze Poetry written on the right-to-life issues has a history worth examining as much as that history of American works on the life issues in other genres. One thinks of Ernest Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants" and Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun as the exemplary American short story and drama on abortion. Infanticide and euthanasia fiction and dramatic works are receiving more attention now that the issues have obtained public attention for several decades. Extensive criticism can be found on many of these works, increasingly from the pro-life perspective. The exemplary American poems on the three life issues, however, still need to be discovered, and the accompanying pro-life criticism of them still needs to be generated. Keep reading... Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:34:48 PST http://humanlife.net/view_onenews.htm?nid=523