President's mail worker claims letter campaign 1 of largest in 35 years
The White House mail office has confirmed it received a "deluge" of as many as 2.25 million red envelopes symbolizing the empty promise of lives snuffed out in abortion in a massive campaign that was larger than most White House mailing movements in the last 35 years.
White House mail worker "Steve" has handled letters for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. for more than three decades. Every single package and letter destined for the White House goes through his office.
Asked if he has seen a flood of red envelopes bound for the White House, Steve chuckled.
"Uh, yes," he said emphatically. "Believe me, they made it here."
Steve said while Obama has been occupied in Europe, his administration has noticed millions of red envelopes on behalf of aborted children.
"Quite frankly, there was definitely a deluge of mail coming through," he laughed. "I had to handle them all."
"I've been here 35 years, so I've seen presidents come and go," Steve told WND. "This campaign ranks up there with the big ones."
The Red Envelope Project is an idea sparked in the mind and prayers of a Massachusetts man, Christ Otto, who envisioned in January thousands of red envelopes sent to the White House, a visual expression of moral outrage over the president's position on abortion.
On the backs of the envelopes, senders wrote a message Otto composed: "This envelope represents one child who died in abortion. It is empty because that life was unable to offer anything to the world. Responsibility begins with conception."
The original project began small, but when Otto sent out an email to friends asking them to join him in the envelope effort, the symbolic gesture spread through the Internet like wildfire – eventually resulting in delivery of as many as 2.25 million red envelopes.
"Last Tuesday 2.25 million were sent all together," Otto told WND. "There were 1 million sent before that date. I keep getting e-mails, and I know that people are still sending them. This past weekend, there were at least 10,000 more sent just from churches announcing it on Sunday."
The Catholic News Agency reports that a consortium of 11 different student groups at the University of Notre Dame, in protest of the university's invitation of Barack Obama to speak at graduation, plan to hand deliver a surge of the red envelopes to the pro-abortion president when he arrives to give the commencement address in May.
Christ Otto
Otto said he expected no response from the White House.
"On Thursday their goal is to remove the conscience clause on physicians," he said. "So, they don't want any press."
However, WND was successful in confirming that the red envelopes did arrive.
Asked if he hopes President Obama will be influenced by the campaign Otto said, "I really hope that he is seeing them. I know that somebody in Washington is seeing them, for whatever that's worth. I do hope that it changes the president's heart."
He continued, "I also know that there are many people in our government – in both political parties – who believe that life and freedom are controlled by the state. They want to control who lives and who dies. So, it's not just the president, but there are lots of people in Washington who need to know that this was an important thing and that they are out of step with the people."
The Red Envelope Project has been provided with letters to cease and desist because it allegedly infringes upon trademark and copyright of another organization, but Otto said the campaign will comply with copyright issues and continue its work once the legal matters have been resolved. Details of the new campaign have not been released.
Nonetheless, Otto said the Red Envelope campaign was a resounding success.
"It has made a difference, regardless of what happened in Washington," he said. "Just the numbers of children that have been involved are huge. It's gotten a lot of people talking about the value of life. To me, that's priceless."
Contact: Chelsea Schilling Source: WorldNetDaily Publish Date: April 6, 2009
Last Friday, three Obama staffers held a conference call 'with both sides' of the abortion debate; the supposed goal - reduce the number of abortions.
There is something just a little odd here. The first question one must ask is well, "Why?" "Why would one want to reduce the number of abortions? What is wrong with abortion that there should be fewer of them?"
Readers of this blog, and most other Americans intuitively know the answer to that. Each abortion kills a vulnerable human being. But why merely 'reduce' the total number?
Remember, these are not accidental deaths. These aren't traffic deaths. These are government sponsored, and in many states (like California), government financed, intentional killing. The Obama Administration is publicly admitting there is something wrong with these; because there is something wrong, it is "reaching out." But is it?
While there were both pro and anti-abortion groups on the conference call, the supposed 'peacemakers' from the President's "team" were each former abortion advocacy leaders - one from NOW, one from EMILY's list, and the third a pro-abortion political operative. These were Mr. Obama's 'peace' representatives.
Mr. Obama has not only filled his administration with the most radical representatives of the abortion lobby, he has pledged to support the FOCA which would prohibit any restrictions on abortion. But he calls for peace.
For a little perspective, how should we react if those who similarly oversaw other government sponsored, intentional killing (remember, not accidental) of innocent human beings did the same? Let's say the managers and apparats of Death Camps like Treblinka, let's say they suggested peace with those who opposed them. They established a meeting, a phone call, and for bringing the numbers of deaths down a little, reducing the percentages a bit, that's a "common ground." They are being "balanced." They are "peacemakers." That's acceptable, right? So leave them alone. They mean well. History would love them, right?
The naivete of some who actually think mere words are reality.. and then intentionally ignore reality, it is the naivete that has let evil prosper.
Obama seeks 'a middle-ground'? Obama wants to 'reduce abortion'? Because he said so? Because there was a phone call?
Adolf Hitler famously advocated for, and then even held, a "Peace Conference" in Munich. Unconvinced were those who watched what he was actually doing and would not be beguiled by his words (as many Germans had been).
Chamberlain called it a success: "PEACE IN OUR TIME!"
But Hitler had never even veered from his deliberate and intentional plan for killing and war on the grandest scale.
As it was in those days, phoning in a peace conference was certainly good PR for what everyone sees to be the intentional killing of the innocent.
Contact: Brian Johnston, Western Director for National Right to Life Committee Source: LifeSiteNews.com Publish Date: April 6, 2009
Palm Sunday, 400 students, faculty and others participated in a prayer rally at the University of Notre Dame to end the scandal of honoring President Obama at commencement.
The University of Notre Dame student-formed coalition, Notre Dame Response, announced their plans last Tuesday for the first public demonstration in front of the famous "golden dome" Main Building on campus to take place on Palm Sunday. Events in the prayer rally included an invocation, speeches, a Rosary, and a procession with flowers to the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Reports say about 400 people were in attendance, many of whom traveled from out of state, including visitors from Kentucky, Michigan, and Illinois.
Attorney Harold Cassidy was the rally's keynote speaker, who addressed the importance of the pro-life movement.
Notre Dame philosophy professor Alfred Freddoso also spoke at the prayer rally, outlining Obama's staunchly anti-life record.
"When it comes to issues that bear upon the protection of innocent human live at its earliest stages ... there just is no bad action on the part of President Obama that was going to count as 'all THAT bad [to the Notre Dame administration]," said Freddoso.
Calling to mind the example of suffering set by Our Lady of Sorrows and the founder of Notre Dame, Father Edward Sorin, C.S.C., Freddoso concluded: "May these examples inspire us all to re-dedicate ourselves to the proposition that Catholic universities have the most to offer our culture when they are not afraid to be distinctive, when they do not accept the facile assumption that intellectual excellence and fidelity to Christ need to be balanced off against one another, when they do not value worldly glory and prestige more than the truth that sets us free."
It was announced at the rally that ND Response is leading a 40-day Rosary campaign for "the conversion of President Obama's heart," beginning this Wednesday, April 8, exactly 40 days before commencement. The students aim to have one million Rosaries prayed before then.
Last week, The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS) urged its more than 20,000 members and the nearly quarter million supporters of the petition at NotreDameScandal.com to join the students in prayerful solidarity by offering the Holy Rosary.
"Prayer is our most valuable means for the renewal of Catholic higher education," said Patrick J. Reilly, CNS president. "It is our hope that the witness of these faithful students will inspire the Notre Dame administration to reaffirm its commitment to its Catholic identity and the fundamental importance of being a public witness for life."
Any of these cases could cost Tiller his medical license
Letters from the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts have been received by two women notifying them that their complaints against late-term abortionist George Tiller remain open and are progressing through the system.
One woman, referred to by Operation Rescue only as Shaye, received a letter from the Board concerning her complaint that Tiller's staff intentionally falsified her sonogram measurements to make her baby appear younger in order to avoid having to comply with the Kansas late-term abortion law.
Shaye's experience was part of an undercover investigation conducted by Operation Rescue and has been fully documented in an online report and video. (Click here to view.)
Another woman, who is referred to publicly as "Patient S." received notice that information she recently sent to the KSBHA concerning her botched abortion experience was added to a complaint filed earlier by Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor for Operation Rescue.
Patient S. suffered life-threatening abortion complications at Tiller's abortion clinic, including a high fever and respiratory and cardiac arrest during the abortion. She was transported to the hospital in Tiller's private vehicle, where he told her to keep her IV bag down so the protesters would not see it. She also suffered a staph infection on her face due to the apparent reuse of a dirty oxygen mask. (Read more.)
These complaints are in addition to the 11-count petition against Tiller made public by the KSBHA moments after "not guilty" verdicts were returned in Tiller's criminal case.
"Tiller's troubles are far from over, and his medical license remains at risk. With the changes at the Board, we are encouraged by news that these cases are moving forward," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. "With so many accusations of wrong-doing against him, we have every hope that Tiller will eventually be held accountable for his actions."
Disclaimer: The linked items below or the websites at which they are located do not necessarily represent the views of The Illinois Federation for Right to Life. They are presented only for your information. UNFPA Signs Letter of Intent
Harold Robinson, director of UNFPA Sub-regional Office for the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, receives the signed letter of intent from Lucella Campbell, senior programme advisor, International Planned Parenthood Federation (Western Hemisphere), while Julia Roberts, country director, Population Services International Caribbean, looks on. - Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer You know what they say: there is strength in numbers and many hands make hard work light. Great things are, therefore, expected from the signing of a letter of intent between the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF), the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and the Population Services International (PSI). The signing took place at UNFPA's office on Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston last Monday. Click here for the full story
The UN Commission on Population and Development (CPD) just closed its 42nd session—significant partly because it is the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), but especially noteworthy to family and pro-life advocates in the United States because of the recent administration change. Language like "sexual and reproductive health services" and "reproductive rights" is sometimes construed to support abortion, although the ICPD Programme of Action from 1994 says abortion "idno case should be promoted as a method of family planning." Tozzi said, "This year we're seeing a much, much bigger push of such language." Click here for the full story
Legislation in the North Dakota House gives pregnant teenagers the right to get limited prenatal medical care without telling their parents. The House has rejected similar proposals in the past four years. On Monday House members voted 64-27 to approve the bill. It now goes to the state Senate for more work. The measure says a pregnant girl who is younger than 18 may get prenatal care during the first three months without getting permission from her parents. One private prenatal visit is also allowed when the teenager is in the second or third trimester of her pregnancy. Click here for the full story
Hundreds of anti-abortion advocates gathered Sunday at the foot of the Golden Dome for a prayerful protest of Obama's planned commencement address and honorary law degree. Following the advice of leading Catholic bishops, student organizers said they were no longer calling for the university to withdraw its invitation to Obama, who supports abortion rights, to speak at the May graduation ceremony. Click here for the full story
Abortion-rights opponents intend to use the two-week congressional recess that began on Friday to lobby against the confirmation of HHS secretary nominee Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) because of her support for abortion rights, CQ HealthBeat reports. Although the Senate initially appeared on track to confirm Sebelius last week, Sen. Jim Bunning's (R-Ky.) objection to a measure that would have brought the nomination to a vote in the Senate Finance Committee means that a decision will not take place until after the Senate returns on April 20. Judie Brown, president of the American Life League, said antiabortion-rights advocates were "shocked" by the delay in Sebelius' confirmation hearing. "Now we have an opportunity," she added. According to Brown, ALL intends to work with other antiabortion-rights groups during the recess to urge Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts, both Kansas Republicans, to use "senatorial courtesy" to object to Sebelius' nomination. Click here for the full story
Yesterday an amendment introduced into the Senate by Sen. Tom Coburn to protect the conscience of patients and health care providers was defeated by a vote of 56-41.
The amendment was proposed in light of the Obama administration's plans to rescind the rule, which was issued in December by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), that protects the right of health care workers at federally-funded facilities to refuse to perform or be involved in medical procedures that violate their consciences.
Marjorie Dannenfelser, the president of the Susan B. Anthony List, a pro-life women's group, said prior to the vote that, "This amendment is crucial in our fight to protect doctors and nurses around the country from being discriminated against for refusing to participate in abortions and other medical procedures that violate their conscience."
Catholic League president Bill Donohue commented on the failure of the amendment, saying, saying, "The failure of the administration and the Senate to protect freedom of conscience is an outrageous violation of human rights and a slap in the face to Catholics and other people of faith. No one in the health care field should ever be compelled by law to perform or assist in a procedure that violates his conscience. This should be an elementary right, yet there are those who want to trespass on it."
He concluded, "We implore all lawmakers to reconsider this issue with an eye toward restoring the conscience rights of health care workers."
While Obama has made clear his intention to revoke the conscience regulations put forward by the Bush administration, a 30-day public comment period on the plan is still ongoing. It will expire on April 9.
Comments may be submitted electronically on the Web site http://www.Regulations.gov (enter 0991-AB49 in the search box).
On Tuesday, April 7, scores of Catholics will hold Protests at Notre Dame Board of Fellows business offices. These are: Richard C. Notebaert, Board of Fellows, and Chairman of the Notre Dame Board of Trustees; Arthur R. Velasquez, Board of Fellows.
Background: Notre Dame by-laws state that the Board of Trustees is charged to "Ensure that the University maintains its essential character as a Catholic institution of higher learning..."
Messrs Notebaert and Velasquez are duty bound to stop the betrayal of Catholic orthodoxy inherent in President Obama's invitation to the University.
Protests are organized by Randall Terry, Operation Rescue Founder, and other pro-life leaders.
Mr. Terry states:
"Tuesday marks the beginning of coordinated vigils and protests at the churches, businesses, and homes of Notre Dame Board of Fellows members and Board of Trustees members concerning President Obama speaking at Notre Dame's commencement.
"Our first protest is where it should be: the office of the Notre Dame Fellow and Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Richard C. Notebaert; our second protest is at the office of Arthur R. Velasquez, also a member of the elite 'Board of Fellows.' Our message to them is simple: Cancel President Obama, Dismiss President Jenkins.
"Inviting President Obama flagrantly violates the 'essential character' of a 'Catholic institution.' Obama's policies cause the death of the innocent across the world; Notre Dame's invitation betrays those that are being killed, as well as Catholic orthodoxy. This may be the largest scandal since WWII.
"Prior to the election, we heard that Senator Obama was a 'community organizer' like Jesus, and that Governor Palin was like 'Pilate.' We evidently got our historical figures crossed.
"Protestors will hold banners, including a large banner stating: 'Would you invite Pilate after he condemned Christ?' and 'Would you invite Herod after the slaughter in Bethlehem?' And in case anyone is wondering – yes – we are comparing Obama to Pilate and Herod...as we believe history will."
Details:
11:00 am- 12:30 pm, office of Richard C. Notebaert, Chairman, Notre Dame Board of Trustees; Boardroom Consultants, 200 W. Madison, Suite 2800; Chicago, IL 60606.
1:30 – 2:00 pm, office of Arthur R. Velasquez, Board of Fellows, Azteca Foods, 5005 S. Nagle, Chicago IL 60638.
Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde brings 189,000 postcards to Capitol Hill protesting the Freedom of Choice Act. / Photo Credit: Catholic Herald
On a cool and rainy afternoon last week, Arlington Bishop Paul S. Loverde visited Virginia's Democratic Sens. James Webb and Mark Warner to demonstrate Catholic opposition to the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) and any similar legislation. The bishop was accompanied by Father Richard Mullins, Arlington diocesan director of Multicultural Ministries, and Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist Sister Clare Hunter, director of the Respect Life Office.
They brought 189,000 postcards that were the result of participation in a nationwide campaign by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to prevent the passage of FOCA. The local effort was coordinated by the diocesan Respect Life Office. The two senators received approximately 63,000 cards each while U.S. Reps. Gerald Connolly, Jim Moran, Frank Wolf, Bob Goodlatte, Eric Cantor and Rob Wittman will split the remaining 63,000.
The bishops state that FOCA goes far beyond even Roe v. Wade in allowing and promoting abortion, and would lead to the elimination of informed consent laws, partial birth-abortion bans, abortion clinic regulations and conscience protection laws.
Catholics in Northern Virginia agreed and came out strong in January picking up cards after Sunday Mass and filling them out for delivery to their representatives.
Bishop Loverde met with Webb in his office at the Russell Senate Building. The bishop told Webb that he represents 413,000 registered Catholics residing in Northern Virginia, and that they are concerned about FOCA and other similar legislation.
Bishop Loverde said FOCA would eliminate any legislation against late-term abortions and parental notification laws. The bishop also stated that Catholics are committed not only to a decrease in abortions, but to bringing an end to the killing of innocent human life.
"(FOCA) creates a fundamental right to abortion," the bishop said.
He also voiced concerns over the possible revocation of the conscience rights regulation by President Barack Obama's administration that protects Catholic medical workers who refuse to perform abortions.
"This is a basic right," the bishop said, describing conscience clauses as they relate to medical procedures.
He cited as an example the Tepeyac Family Center in Fairfax, which is the only full-service Catholic health care center in Northern Virginia.
The bishop said this service is important to women and revocation of any conscience protection clauses would have a detrimental affect on clinics like Tepeyac. They would be forced to close.
"Tepeyac reaches out to poor women," the bishop said about the large number of Medicaid cases handled by the center.
Webb said, "I've struggled with this issue (abortion) all my life."
He said he couldn't argue with many of the bishop's points.
"I strongly oppose late-term abortions," Webb said.
He did say that if his daughter was raped and became pregnant as a result, he would support her decision regarding having the baby.
"These are extreme situations," he said. "Every abortion is a tragedy."
Bishop Loverde pointed out that the overwhelming number of abortions are not connected with rape or incest.
Warner was on the Senate floor for a vote so the bishop met with Jonathon Davidson, the senator's administrative assistant and policy director.
The bishop reiterated opposition to FOCA and related legislation. Davidson said that although these are important issues, the senator and staff are "focused on getting the economy fixed."
When Bishop Loverde expressed Catholics' opposition to revocation of conscience clauses, Davidson said he needed to become more familiar with the issue and that Warner would like the bishop to return for a personal visit with him.
Davidson did express gratitude to the bishop for the visit and its importance.
"It's good to have input (into the issues) early on," he said.
Bishop Loverde was generally pleased with the visits and saw them as a first step to more dialogue.
"These visits make absolutely clear our grave concerns about these issues and our firm and committed determination to protect life from conception to natural death. I welcome future opportunities to make our position clear and, in fact, will seek them out," he said.
Printed with permission from the Catholic Herald, newspaper for the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia.
Contact: Dave Borowski Source: Catholic News Agency Publish Date: April 5, 2009
Result of effort by Iran, Comoros, Peru, Poland, Ireland, Chile, the Holy See, Malta and Saint Lucia
As the sun rose on the last day of negotiations at the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) at the United Nations (UN) today, delegations were still embroiled in a contentious debate over language concerning "sexual and reproductive health and rights," which some radical NGOs and UN committees have interpreted and used to promote abortion. As UN member states came together at the closing meeting to adopt the document, delegations took the floor to define abortion out of the document.
Up until the eleventh hour, the contentious term "sexual and reproductive health and rights" remained in the draft document. Just prior to adoption, Iran took the floor to object to the phrase which has never before been included in any negotiated UN document. Iran stressed that the term remained problematic for a number of delegations and urged the Commission to revert back to previously agreed upon and carefully negotiated language from the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Program of Action, which is understood not to create any right to abortion.
In an attempt to get consensus, the chairwoman from Mexico suspended the meeting and after twenty minutes, returned to the room and announced that Iran's proposal would be accepted and that the term "sexual and reproductive health and rights" would be removed from the text. The document was then adopted by consensus.
Several delegations, however, went further and made statements to explicitly define abortion out of the CPD document and to reiterate that the document created no new rights. Comoros, Peru, Poland, Ireland, Chile, the Holy See, Malta, and Saint Lucia spoke out against the other remaining reproductive health-related terms such as "reproductive rights," "reproductive health services" and "sexual and reproductive health" and emphasized that these could not be construed to "support, endorse or promote" abortion.
Malta's ambassador stated that his delegation was finding it more difficult in accepting the resolutions of UN bodies like the CPD where there were consistent attempts to expand "reproductive health" to include abortion.
Saint Lucia made an explicit objection to the term "safe abortion" because the term could "give the impression that abortion was a procedure completely free of medical and psychological risks."
Saint Lucia also highlighted a provision in the CPD document which called on states where abortion was legal to "train and equip health service providers and should take such measures to ensure that such abortion is safe and accessible." The Saint Lucian representative stressed that her delegation understood this provision did not impact the right of healthcare providers to refuse to perform or be complicit in abortions as a matter of conscience, stating, "Again, no new rights are created or acknowledged in this document, and the universal right to conscience can in no way be overridden or weakened."
Only the representative of Norway expressed regret that the term "sexual and reproductive rights" was not accepted in the text, saying that his country had widespread access to abortion and virtually no negative effects on women.
The full senate vote on the confirmation of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as head of the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be delayed for two weeks, after the second Senate confirmation hearing Thursday failed to question the governor on her pro-abortion record, or her controversial ties to the abortion industry.
At least one Republican senator has objected to a quick vote on the Senate floor on the Sebelius nomination, leaving the decision up in the air for another two weeks, before the Senate returns from recess. It was unclear Friday as to why the objection arose.
Although questions were floated regarding Sebelius' recent payment of back taxes - a problem that derailed former senator Tom Daschle's bid for the same position - Thursday's hearing reportedly made no mention of the affair.
The hearing committee also failed to address vocal opposition to the Sebelius pick by pro-lifers, who have decried her consistent vetoes of laws aiming to regulate Kansas' booming late-term abortion business. A Politico report indicated that the hearing was rushed due to the simultaneous marathon voting session on the Senate floor regarding the budget resolution.
Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser expressed dismay over the lack of information revealed about Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' record on abortion.
"Today's Senate Finance Committee Hearing was an important opportunity to enlighten public debate about Governor Kathleen Sebelius' egregious record on abortion in her home state of Kansas," said Dannenfelser yesterday. "Yet despite the deep bench of pro-life heroes serving on the Senate Finance Committee, not one Senator could manage to ask a single question publicly about Sebelius' blind eye toward women's health and regulating abortion clinics."
Dannenfelser criticized Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas, normally considered one of the Senate's leading pro-life advocates, for not challenging Sebelius at the hearing. Brownback drew ire from the pro-life community in early March when he welcomed the Sebelius nomination, a move many regarded as paving the way for an easy Senate confirmation.
Pro-life voices in the Senate will be able to raise the issue of Sebelius' abortion record when Congress re-convenes later this month.
"I remind these Senators, millions of pro-life Americans are watching and waiting, and they strongly urge you to fulfill your duty to thorough public debate over the Sebelius nomination," said Dannenfelser.
The American Life League, which has hosted a campaign to block the confirmation of Sebelius, is urging pro-lifers to contact Kansas Sen.s Brownback and Roberts to oppose the nomination, thus invoking a tradition of "senatorial courtesy" whereby a nominee is only confirmed if his or her home-state senators approve.
By a vote of 108 to 61, the Georgia House sent the nation's first ever embryo adoption bill, HB 388, to the desk of Governor Sonny Perdue for him to sign into law.
"We are pleased that we are making headway in our goal of establishing personhood for the pre-born" says Daniel Becker, President of Georgia Right to Life. "Gone are the terms designating the human child at an embryonic stage as property ... devoid of rights." says Becker.
The language of the bill stops short of declaring full personhood for the child but does introduce new terms that acknowledge for the first time that an embryo has "rights and responsibilities" that are owed to it under Georgia law. "Legal embryo custodian" replaces "embryo donor" throughout Georgia's new code sections dealing with embryo adoption. No longer is an embryo described as being "donated" by its genetic parent.
"Gametes, cars, old clothes and other property are 'donated'" says the bill's author, House Rep. James Mills, "not children ... they are adopted."
It also clarifies that an embryo's life begins "at a single-celled" stage. "This is an important distinction as we see the medical community attempt to lessen the personhood of an embryo by re-defining a zygote to be a 'pre-embryo'" says Becker.
"Estimates are that over 40,000 cryo-preserved human embryos are abiding in concentration cans in our state," says Becker, "this will allow them an opportunity to have a birthday."
It is also possible that a Federal Adoption Tax Credit will now be available to parents to offset the legal costs of adoption. The limit under IRS guidelines is $11,500.
"We look forward next year to the passage of a companion bill, SB169, the Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos. This would effectively ban therapeutic and reproductive cloning, destructive embryonic stem cell research and human/animal hybrids." says Becker. The Georgia Senate had passed SB 169 by a vote of 34 to 22.
Other pro-life initiatives passed this session include Senate Resolution 328, "that the members of this body recognize that the right to life is paramount and the need for protection of the lives of the innocent at every stage."
The Oklahoma Legislature is considering a bill that would define unborn children as persons to allow pregnant women to use deadly force to save the lives of their babies.
The bill, titled the "Use of Force For the Protection of the Unborn Act," was co-authored by State Rep. Mike Thompson and was sought by the group Americans United for Life.
"Unfortunately, we feel we need legislation like this," Thompson said to KOCO 5 News. "What we want to make sure is that a woman feels safe and secure defending herself and her unborn child against any attacker." http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=15604
A Vatican spokesman told the UN on Wednesday that viewing population growth as a "hindrance" to social and economic development is a costly mistake, and one that is redirecting the work of the UN away from actually helping the poor.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the head of the Vatican's mission to the United Nations, said that the preparatory documents for the latest session of the Commission on Population and Development, give the "impression" that the Commission is "giving priority to population control and getting the poor to accept these arrangements rather than primarily focusing upon its commitments to addressing education, basic health care, access to water, sanitation and employment."
Archbishop Migliore pointed out that despite dire projections fifteen years ago that human populations would outstrip resources, the actual numbers have shown a slow-down in population growth and at the same time, an increase in food production around the world. "Food production continues to rise to the point where it is capable of supporting a larger global population and is even being diverted to the production of fuel," he said. http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/apr/09040305.html
President Obama on Thursday announced the nomination of two federal judges for U.S. appeals courts -- Andre Davis of Maryland and Gerard Lynch of New York -- choices that would "change the political balance of both courts," the AP/Google.com reports. Davis and Lynch are Obama's second and third picks for the federal appeals courts, joining U.S. District Court Judge David Hamilton of Indiana, whose Senate hearing for confirmation to the Chicago-based Seventh Circuit got under way this week. Davis, who has been a judge for 22 years, would serve on the Virginia-based Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. His confirmation would give the circuit six Democratic-appointed judges and six Republican-appointed judges, leaving the court with three vacancies. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145128.php
A Sangamon County judge on Friday temporarily barred state officials from requiring two pro-life pharmacy owners to dispense emergency contraception. Sangamon Circuit Judge John Belz granted a temporary restraining order against the state at the request of pharmacy owners Luke Vander Bleek of Morrison and Glenn Kosirog of Wheaton. Vander Bleek and Kosirog, who operate pharmacies in Morrison, Sycamore, Genoa and Chicago, believe "morning-after pills" can result in what they consider to be abortions. http://www.sj-r.com/news/x549593786/Judge-OK-for-pharmacies-not-to-sell-Plan-B
Another prominent scientist has thrown his weight behind the long term agenda to implement measures to stem the population of the planet, a view that is gaining ground with increased pressure on governments to act over climate change as the justification. The Medical Journal of Australia has published a report by a professor who suggests that couples with more than two children should be charged a lifelong tax to offset their extra offspring's carbon dioxide emissions. http://www.infowars.net/articles/december2007/101207Depopulation.htm
Pro-Life/Pro-Family Coalition 24th Annual Seminar and Banquet Serving the African-American Community
April 25, 2009
Monument of Faith Church 2750 West Columbus Ave. Chicago, IL 60652
Theme: "Restoring the Dream" with Pastor and Mrs. Harold Arrington
The couple who was featured in the Chicago Tribune [Nov. 30, 2008] the Chicago Sun-Times [Nov. 30, 2008], on CNN, Fox News and WGN News.
This couple waited until their wedding day for their first kiss. Come hear them share their story and why they say it was "definitely worth the wait."
* Registration – 8:30 a.m. * Sessions begin – 9:00 a.m. * Youth Seminars and Workshops * Adult Seminars Marriage and Family Workshops * Banquet begins at 12:30 p.m. * Banquet Tickets - $25.00 * Complete Conference and Banquet only $35.00 * Youth cost - $15.00 FOR MORE INFORMATION PHONE: 773/734-6777 – 773/483-1131 E-MAIL – DrAlicem@sbcglobal.net
The Hike for Life is a way to show your support of the unborn and the women who find themselves in unplanned pregnancies. It is up to a 3.5 mile walk. It is a great family day that reinforces the value of life.
Hike Details
When: Saturday May 9, 2009
Where: Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda
Time: 8:00-11:30am
Schedule: 8:00-10:00 registration & breakfast, 8:00-11:00 hike, 8:30-11:00 Moonwalk, face painting, coloring contest, and games, 9:00-11:30 balloon artist, and 11:00 prize winners announced. Special youth group challenge-earn $$ for your youth group!
Museum: Bring a picnic lunch & go to the museum which is featuring a Pre-historic Lake County exhibit.
Southside Pregnancy Center's Walk for Life
Your family is invited to join us at Southside Pregnancy Center's Walk for Life on Saturday, May 9, 2009.
• It's an event the entire family will enjoy • It's an easy stroll on a paved path on a Saturday morning • You'll raise funds to promote life, and we'll even collect your sponsors' pledges for you
Come and walk with us between 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on the grounds at Centennial Park in Oak Lawn, located at 93rd Street & Nashville. (West parking lot entrance on Oak Park Ave.) Registration begins at 8:15 a.m.
We will line up along War Memorial from 2-3 P.M. holding signs with positive pro-life messages that will speak to the hearts and minds of those driving by. This will also be a time spent in prayer for our nation and for the many young women considering abortion. We will be visiting many churches and schools/school groups to spread the word about Life-Line. We will also have updates through this facebook group. If you have any questions, or would like to get involved with preparing for the event, please email us at amreynolds3@mail.bradley.edu. Everyone is welcome to participate in this event, but I am especially calling on the Peoria area YOUTH to step up and join the fight against abortion. The more time you let slip away without working against it, the more lives lost.
If you know of, or are part of a pro-life organization having an event or attending an event including county fairs, please let us know about it and we will post in this newsletter and our website reaching over 250,000 people a month. E-mail us at: mail@ifrl.org or postal mail us at IFRL Pro-Life Events, 1104 Milton Road, Alton, IL 62002
Texas Governor Rick Perry has proclaimed April as Abortion Recovery Awareness Month stating:
"Ending a pregnancy through abortion interrupts the natural birth process and creates significant trauma and stress for those involved in the pregnancy. An abortion is a tragic ending, not only because of the loss of a life, but also because of the physical and psychological trauma caused by the procedure itself. This often leads to lasting emotional and mental health problems for the mother, father and other involved family members. Peer-reviewed research has shown that women who obtain abortions are often plagued by feelings of anger, fear, sadness, anxiety, grief and guilt due to the procedure." http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/996669929.html
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, the chairman of the Democratic National Committee, on Monday signed a bill banning the use of some state funds for in-state research on human embryonic stem cells and cells or tissue derived from induced abortions. The bill was part of legislation intended to promote "science and technology-based" research and development in Virginia, CNN's Political Ticker reports. Virginia's General Assembly inserted language that would prevent a state fund from financially supporting organizations or businesses that undertake "research in Virginia on human cells or tissue derived from induced abortions or from stem cells obtained from human embryos." http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=15588
In an attempt to clear a path for patients at reproductive clinics, the City Council approved legislation strengthening the city's clinic access law, allowing police to arrest protesters who harass people seeking medical care. The bill will ensure patients are not threatened, followed or harassed when attempting to enter a clinic, supporters said. On the other hand, critics argue by supposedly strengthening access to clinics, the legislation cripples protesters' First Amendment rights. To provide that access, City Council approved legislation that would remove the need for intent to make an arrest, meaning a police officer could arrest protesters who they see harassing patients. Currently, said city officials, women seeking health care have to come forward for an arrest to be made. Many times, said Council Speaker Christine Quinn, women are too intimidated to come forward and identify harassers. http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/searchlight/20090403/203/2875
I've learned that the White House will kick off its much-discussed plan to reduce abortions tomorrow (Friday) morning with a conference call to religious leaders and abortion-rights[sic] advocates that will feature key White House aides. The call reflects the White House plan to bring faith-based groups, including conservative ones, together with pro-abortion rights[sic] organizations to reduce demand for abortion. Until now, those two camps have frequently been at loggerheads. The White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, tasked with reducing demand for abortion, had been waiting for the launch of the White House Council on Women and Girls to start in earnest on its abortion reduction strategy. The Women and Girls Council was formally rolled out a few weeks ago. http://www.usnews.com/blogs/god-and-country/2009/04/02/white-house-call-tomorrow-on-abortion-reduction-includes-conservatives-and-abortion-rights-advocates.html
A new course of study at California State University Channel Islands this fall will train students to conduct research that could lead to cures for diabetes, spinal cord injuries or cancer. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine recently awarded the Camarillo-based university a threeyear, $1.7million grant to develop a master'slevel curriculum on stem cell technology and laboratory management. The institute also awarded stem cell research grants to 10 other universities this year. http://www.thecamarilloacorn.com/news/2009/0403/health_and_wellness/034.html
I don't know why anyone would be surprised by this story. Assisted suicide advocacy rests on two fundamental ideological premises: First, that we own our bodies and it is the "ultimate civil liberty" to decide on the time, manner, and place of our own demise. Second, that killing is an acceptable answer to the problem of human suffering. Once these values are accepted, preventing death on demand becomes logically unsustainable.
The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday examined antiabortion-rights groups' increasing use of Internet videos and other online media to gain new supporters and circulate their message. The Journal reports that the producers behind CatholicVote.org -- an antiabortion-rights group with a strong online presence -- consider their tactic of posting short online video clips "a strategic triumph that can help chart a new course for their movement," which is facing a "hostile climate" under the Democrat-controlled White House and Congress. CatholicVote.org President Brian Burch said, "When you're out of political power, you start thinking about new ways to do things." One popular video, which has been viewed nearly 1.8 million times on YouTube since January, shows an ultrasound image of a fetus with a caption that reads, "This child's future is a broken home. He will be abandoned by his father. His single mother will struggle to raise him," before a photo of President Obama appears. The caption then reads, "Life. Imagine the Potential." http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/144725.php
Rockford, IL Abortion Clinic Spawns Controversy in Attack against Peaceful Protesters
*NOTE: Language used below may be offensive to some readers.
The Thomas More Society filed a Hate Crime charge in an Amended Federal Civil Complaint against an abortion clinic proprietor and ally in Rockford, Illinois as part of an ongoing court battle.
Rockford resident Keith A. Sterkeson verbally attacked Eric Nelson and Kevin Rilott calling Nelson, "A Nigger, a Nigger. You are a worthless degenerate Nigger. Oh, you are a Nigger! You are a degenerate and empty skull, thinking Jesus is going to save you. You're a Nigger. Your mother was a Nigger."
"Here, defendant Sterkeson, with support from clinic proprietor Wayne Webster, was spewing forth hateful rhetoric -- accusing Nelson of being a 'half breed' whose mother was African-American -- on the public sidewalk in a loud and raucous voice." Stated Tom Brejcha, President and Chief Counsel at the Thomas More Society. "Sterkeson's uttering such hateful speech against racial minorities, while he was perpetrating violent crimes is precisely what Illinois has condemned as 'hate crime.'"
On several occasions recorded on video, Sterkeson has hit Nelson and shoved Rillot, calling them "fagots." Sterkeson went on to say, "You really you are f-ing butt baby, aren't you? You're a half breed f-ing Nigger. You're a half breed Nigger."
"Keith Sterkeson regularly harangues Nelson, Rillot and their peers with racist epithets, anti-religious bigotry and homophobic slurs on the public sidewalk outside the Rockford abortion clinic owned by Wayne Webster," Brejcha said. The amended Federal Civil Complaint alleges that Webster monitors police radio calls and warns Sterkeson to leave the scene when Nelson and Rillot call the police, aiding and abetting Sterkeson.
According to the Illinois Hate Crime statute, someone commits a hate crime when they commit assault or battery for motivated by race, religion, ancestry, gender, and sexual orientation. A Hate Crime is a class 4 Felony for a first offense and up to a class 2 Felony for subsequent offense. The victim of the attack is entitled a civil action for damages, injunction and related relief. The Illinois State Court can award actual damages for both emotional distress and punitive damages.
After viewing the video footage, Brejcha stated, "This is explosive stuff but we mustn't cover it up or look the other way. Instead, the best disinfectant is sunlight. Now that this egregious bias has come so glaringly to light, it must be condemned, punished, and suppressed."
Contact: Tom Brejcha, Esq. Source: Thomas More Society Publish Date: April 3, 2009
We received this word from Zach Wichmann with the Catholic Conference of Illinois who has been working very closely with the pro-life and pro-family groups in Illinois. Thank you for all your help in defeating this bill (at least for now). It is because of your help, this bill was stopped.
House Bill 2354 will not be called for a vote before tonight's deadline. The proponents of the bill (Planned Parenthood and ACLU) were not able to muster the number of votes they needed, so they will not call the bill for a vote. We estimate they were some 10 to 15 votes short of the 60 required. This great accomplishment would not have happened without your engagement in the issue. Catholics across Illinois participated in email and phone trees, took up petition drives, met with their representatives, and many drove to Springfield to lobby in the halls of the Capitol. We must also note the leadership role assumed by our Bishops and their willingness to speak out and rally our people. All of us came together and did a great thing. Some people and/or groups are reporting that the bill is dead for the year. Perhaps. However, we must remember that there are many ways to revive legislation, and it will not harm us to remain vigilant. We will let you know quickly if anything stirs. It will be very important that in the weeks to come we thank those legislators who stood up for what is right and begin to think about how to build this network of opposition to House Bill 2354 into something bigger and more important -- a network dedicated to the protection of human life and religious freedom.
Abortion advocates are rumored to be waiting until today to pass in the Illinois House the most far-reaching abortion promotion to date. If HB 2354 becomes law, Illinois' already restriction-free abortion policy would become solidified in state statutes. HB 2354's roll call itself, whether it passes or fails, will spotlight once and for all our state's most blood-thirsty House members. The list of HB 2354's co-sponsors already provides a peek as to those lawmakers with a public aversion to preborn human life.
Over the years, Illinois prolifers have attempted to incrementally restrict abortion policy through several different unsuccessful legislative attempts. One would require minor girls to notify her parents before undergoing an abortion. That law was passed, but is not enforced in Illinois, and is presently held up in court. Minors are not required to notify parents in Illinois at this time. Because surrounding states have been able to enact the protection, Illinois has become a place teens from other states come to for secret abortions. HB 2354 would overrule the pending parental notification law and open the floodgates to more life-ending abortions on young girls.
Illinois prolifers have not had the political muscle to restrict state taxpayer funding of abortions. There are no state clinical regulations as to the facilities in which abortions are done. Pharmacists are now restricted from exercising freedom of conscience in distributing abortion-inducing drugs via Governor Blagojevich's executive order. Human embryos are experimented upon with state tax dollars, compliments of Governor Blagojevich's still-in-effect stem cell research executive order. Human cloning is not banned in this state. The only effective abortion restrictions in Illinois are those imposed upon the state by federal regulations, specifically the Partial Birth Abortion Ban and the Born Alive Infant Protection Act. Those are endangered with HB 2354, as well.
If HB 2354 becomes law, it would supercede any pending state laws affecting abortion policy and would need to be repealed before any abortion restrictions whatsoever could become law in Illinois, including parental notification, state taxpayer funding or any other reasonable measures.
Abortion lobbyists are funded by Planned Parenthood, which gets millions of dollars from the state coffers to advocate a counter-cultural lifestyle promoting promiscuity and, in effect, more business for itself. Personal PAC, Illinois abortionists' powerful political action committee, donates millions each year to buy abortion loyalists.
If HB 2354 is called for a vote and passed in the Illinois House, Illinois voters will have in their hands a list of blood-thirsty, conscience-less politicians that should fear the wrath of their constituents. The Illinois Senate consists of a majority committed to abortion rights. The current governor is most likely to sign such a bill into law.
If this all occurs over the next couple of months, it remains to be seen if the prolife movement in Illinois will survive such a devastating blow. We won't know until then whether there's enough people left in Illinois that care so much about protecting innocent human life that they force a new crop of life-loving leaders to emerge with new energy, smarter political savvy and a bold determination to regain protection for unborn babies. For the sake of the next generation, let's hope that happens quickly and smoothly.
We're aware the rhetoric in this editorial is strong, but the seriousness of HB 2354 demands we pull out the stops. If, by some act of God, HB 2354 is stopped, the prolife movement of Illinois must re-examine itself with great remorse and sincere repentence. Never should we ever have allowed the great state of Lincoln to become the Midwest center where any human -- born, unborn, black, white, old or young -- would ever be denied the right to life, liberty or the pursuit of happiness.
If HB 2354 becomes law, it's a disgrace and a terrible travesty. We have a third of our next generation to whom we will owe an apology.
Questionnaire will be used to determine 'depression' in patients
A bill that would subject pregnant women to mental health screenings – and possibly medications that would follow any diagnosis of "depression" – has returned and already is more than halfway through Congress, a concerned family group is warning.
WND reported a year ago when the plan was proposed to allow the government to order tests on mothers for baby blues. The proposal later died.
It's named the "Melanie Blocker Stokes Mother's Act" after a pharmaceutical sales manager who killed herself by jumping out of a window after receiving four cocktails of antidepressants, anti-anxiety and antipsychotic drugs and electroshock therapy following the birth of her child.
UNITE leaders cite other examples of situations they say could re-occur should the bill become law.
2005: A 30-year-old Indiana mother taking anti-depressants ends up facing charges she murdered her two sons, ages 2 and 9.
2001: Andrea Yates is accused of drowning five children, ages 6 months to 7 years in the family bathtub. She had been taking anti-depressants Effexor and Remeron.
2004: Emiri Padron stabbed herself in the chest after smothering her baby daughter. Zoloft was found in her apartment.
New Jersey already has implemented a plan similar to the new federal legislation, and it currently screens new moms for conditions that could be treated chemically. Lisa Bazler, a former therapist, told WND the federal plan is essentially the same as the 2008 proposal, which specified the government "shall" educate women concerning postpartum depression "before such women leave their birthing centers" as well as "screen new mothers for postpartum conditions."
The newest plan makes some changes in the wording, ordering that officials are "encouraged" to do research on postpartum conditions and that "activities … shall include conducting and supporting" research, development of better screening and "information and education programs for health care professionals and the public."
Bazler told WND the key is the wording that provides no informed consent for those who are being "studied" and "treated."
"The vagueness of the language this year means that they will probably do even more than we can imagine – there is no specificity to lock them into any sort of exact program," she warned. "They can do with it what they want.
"What is being done currently, if you look under the hood and at the legislative history of the bill and all the front groups pushing it, is a movement towards universal mental health screening – including mandatory screening of women as they do in New Jersey – and preventive drugging during pregnancy or postpartum," she said.
UNITED has a link to a YouTube video that shows one family's encounter with Effexor, an anti-depressant. The video also is embedded here:
"Tell them you strongly oppose the MOTHERS Act," said Patricia Weathers and Sheila Matthews of Able Child on the website.
According to Bazler, the bill would impose "a highly subjective questionnaire" on mothers about their moods, generating diagnoses that could include depression.
"These labels almost ALWAYS lead to an antidepressant drug prescription, and antidepressants are known to cause SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS including suicide, homicide, and infant death," she wrote.
New Jersey's "first-of-its-kind" law requires doctors to "educate expectant mothers and their families" about postpartum depression and to screen the mothers for the condition.
UNITE founder Amy Philo has described her own experience with Zoloft.
"I had a hallucination where I was walking past the stairs, and I was carrying my son to the bassinet," Philo said. "I looked over and visualized a ghost of me standing on the stairs and throwing him over. That's when I thought I was really about to snap."
She sought a change in her prescription and ended up locked up in a hospital.
"There was no counseling or anything. I was locked up like a prisoner, and I was there from Saturday to Monday." Finally, she quit taking her prescription completely. "That's when I finally got better."
On the eve of the annual UN Commission on the Population and Development, the UN Population Division (UNPD) issued a policy brief calling for heightened governmental action on fertility reduction in the 49 countries the UN General Assembly calls the "least developed." The paper - "What would it take to accelerate fertility decline in the least developed countries?" -complains that, "Fast population growth, fueled by high fertility, hinders the reduction of poverty and the achievement of other internationally agreed development goads."
The unnamed authors report that, "the fertility of developing countries dropped from 5.6 children per woman in 1970 to 3.6 in 1985 and reached 2.8 children per woman in 1995. In contrast, the fertility of the least developed countries dropped by just 0.4 of a child from 1970 to 1985 (from 6.5 children per woman to 6.1) and was still a high 5.4 children per woman in 1995." The paper asserts high fertility rates inevitably result in higher rates of poverty.
The paper concludes that there is an enormous "unmet need" for family planning in the least developed countries. To UN agencies, family planning means exclusively contraception and availability of abortion. The paper says, "Data on contraceptive prevalence corroborate that the use of modern contraceptive methods among women in the least developed countries remain low, with just 24 percent of women … using modern methods."
Demographer and economist Nicholas Eberstadt of the American Enterprise Institute told the Friday Fax that the report is "infused with a statist, neo-Malthusian conceit that human preferences about family size are fundamentally malleable by government." In a paper published in Great Britain in 2007, Eberstadt challenged the claim that high fertility automatically equals high rates of poverty. He pointed out that world population quadrupled in the 20th century yet global GDP per capita "more than quintupled."
He recently described the new UNPD policy paper's thesis as "dead ideas that died long ago" and argued that the single most accurate predictor of national fertility levels is the desired family size reported by prospective parents-not the scale or intensity of government programs for greater contraceptive use.
Eberstadt pointed out that Lant Princhett, a Harvard economist then senior economist at the World Bank, convincingly made the case that desire is the key determinant of family size a decade and a half ago, in a major 1994 study in Population and Development Review, the leading journal in the field.
After examining voluminous survey data, Pritchett concluded that "In countries where fertility is high, women want more children. 'Excess' or 'unwanted' fertility plays a minor role in explaining fertility differences. Moreover, the level of contraceptive use, measures of contraceptive availability … and family planning effort have little impact on fertility."
Pritchett also punctured one of the main themes of the new UNPD paper: the concept of "unmet need." Pritchett has pointed out that "unmet need" is defined extremely broadly: …in calculating 'unmet need' all women not wanting a child immediately who report not using contraception (even for reasons other than cost and availability - for example, infrequent sexual activity, dislike of side effects of contraception, or religious objections) are classified as 'needing' contraception." Harvard's Pritchett termed this definition "paternalistic."
The UN Commission on Population and Development is meeting this week in New York and will focus almost exclusively on ideas related to contraception and abortion.
(This article reprinted by LifeSiteNews.com with permission from http://www.c-fam.org)
Special meeting on the House floor addresses Planned Parenthood, pro-abortion nominee Dawn Johnsen.
Pro-life members of the U.S. House of Representatives gathered for a special meeting Tuesday night to discuss the fight to protect life.
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, led the Pro-Life Special Order on the House floor and was joined by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. The hour-long discussion covered Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent award from Planned Parenthood; pro-abortion Justice nominee Dawn Johnsen; the pain felt by the preborn; and when life begins.
King said there are two questions every person must answer.
"Do you believe in the sanctity of human life?"
"Once we establish the answer 'Yes,' the only question to follow is, 'Then at what instant does life begin?' You have to choose an instant. You can't guess at it."
King said the issue is simple, but has "become a political argument that has destroyed the lives of 50 million babies."
Smith called on Congress and the White House to "take a long, hard, second look at the multimillion, almost billion, dollar corporation called Planned Parenthood — Child Abuse Incorporated."
"It is time to respect the value and the dignity of all human life," he said.
Ashley Horne, federal policy analyst at Focus on the Family Action, praised King and Smith.
"Any efforts like these to highlight the cause of the preborn should be applauded," she said. "The administration and this Democrat-controlled Congress must not be allowed to ignore the horror of abortion in this country and abroad."
Contact: Jennifer Mesko Source: CitizenLink Publish Date: April 2, 2009
