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Woman Helps Produce Documentary That Reveals Link Between Abortion, Racism
In Swahili, the word "maafa" means "great disaster" or "tragedy." So it's fitting that the word would become the title of a new documentary that shows how the abortion industry in the United States is targeting members of the African-American community. Released this summer, "Maafa21: Black Genocide in 21st Century America," features St. Louisan Connie Eller, a longtime African-American volunteer with the pro-life movement here and coordinator of Missouri Blacks for Life.
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Embryonic Stem Cell Foes to Protest at NU Regents Meeting
An abortion regulation group plans to picket a University of Nebraska regents' meeting this month in hopes of winning assurances that they will not change the policy on stem cell research, an activist said Saturday. Julie Schmit-Albin, the executive director of Nebraska Right to Life (State affiliate to the evil National Right to Life Committee, NRC), is concerned that recent changes to the rules governing federal funding for stem cell research might tempt the university to ease its policy and allow UNMC researchers to destroy embryos. The Board of Regents' policy requires stem cell researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center to follow state and federal guidelines that ban such practices.
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Rare Anti Euthanasia Episode on Medium
Hollywood loves assisted suicide and euthanasia. Not just as a plot device, but to promote through its various products as a modern, caring, compassionate, and proper policy for society to accept. Perhaps the most notable example was the Clint Eastwood movie Million Dollar Baby, that carried a terrible and explicit message that dead is better than disabled. (Here’s my take published in the Weekly Standard.) Most major network television programs have had clearly pro assisted suicide episodes, including Law and Order, ER, and even Star Trek Voyager.
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Leading Interdenominational Pro-life Group to Give Award
The National Pro-Life Religious Council (NPRC) announced today the recipient of its annual Pro-life Recognition Award. This award is bestowed each year upon a leader who has made a significant difference in the effort to restore protection to unborn children. This year's recipient is Mr. Tony Perkins, President of the Family Research Council.
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Planned Parenthood trying to EXPAND in Aurora
Several weeks ago, I was tipped off that Planned Parenthood was attempting a significant expansion in Aurora, expanding their parking lot by a whopping 27 spaces.
Since then, I've closely watched the process in the Aurora city government, attending public meetings and demanding documents from the city through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
Planned Parenthood's petition comes before the Planning and Development committee THURSDAY 10/15, and we've got to fight them.
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