November 10, 2020

Planned Parenthood's Failed Attempt to Frame a Whistleblower

And Then There Were None, a pro-life organization made up of former abortion workers, recently highlighted the story of Mayra Rodriguez, revealing that Planned Parenthood attempted to frame her to prevent her from whistleblowing on an irresponsible abortionist.

"I was named Employee of the Year throughout all of Arizona and was ultimately installed as the Director of the busiest Planned Parenthood in the state (I actually oversaw three clinics at once)," Rodriguez wrote. "My record within the company was flawless, never once receiving a reprimand or poor performance mark, and my respect among the executives was more than I could have ever wanted."

When Rodriguez found that an abortionist almost sent a woman home with the head of her baby still inside her, she investigated the abortionist's record. She found that he had a history of complications, but Planned Parenthood was covering for him.

Before taking action, Rodriguez spoke with a co-worker about her plan to expose the abortionist, which she believes ultimately led to Planned Parenthood's retaliation.

Rodriguez was accused of multiple offenses and pressured to sign a document saying that she was at fault:

"On the document were things like patient complaints about me, reports of a poorly kept personal office, missing money and even missing instruments from the procedure rooms. For someone who had never had a reprimand in 17 years, it appeared I was a veritable whirlwind of negligence and criminal activity."

Rodriguez refused to sign. Shortly after, she was accused of having drugs in her desk and was fired. When she retaliated by suing Planned Parenthood, the jury unanimously ruled that she was wrongfully terminated. She was awarded $3 million, and now she speaks out against Planned Parenthood and abortion.

Georgia Senate Races Could Determine U.S. Senate Majority

On Jan. 5, Georgia will hold two run-off elections which are likely to determine the balance of power between parties in the US Senate. 

Assuming the expected outcome that Republicans will win their Senate races in Alaska and North Carolina, the Republican party would have 50 senators total. The Democrat party would have 48. While pro-life issues do not have to be purely partisan, with both pro-life Democrats and pro-abortion Republicans demonstrating this, life issues have become increasingly partisan in recent years.

If both pro-abortion Democrats win their Georgia Senate races, then both parties would have 50 Senators. Furthermore, if Joe Biden becomes president, pro-abortion Kamala Harris could become a tie-breaking vote for contentious legislation moving through the Senate. 

In Georgia, candidates must participate in a run-off election if no candidate receives 50% of the vote. This was the case for both of the state's senate races. Both seats are currently held by pro-life Republican incumbents, but both are also contested by pro-abortion Democrats.

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November 9, 2020

Trump Recognizes November as National Adoption Month

President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Oct. 30 recognizing November as National Adoption Month. In a White House press release, he praised adoption as an alternative to abortion.

“During National Adoption Month, we recognize birth families who make the difficult decision to place their children up for adoption, commend foster parents who care for children from different backgrounds, and celebrate adoptive parents who open their families to those children in need,” Trump said.

The president pointed out that he signed an Executive Order on Strengthening the Child Welfare System for America’s Children in June, which was designed to help keep American families together by prioritizing partnerships between public and private organizations. The executive order also provides resources and support for those who age out of foster care.

"My Administration believes that every human life has inherent value, and encourages adoption as an alternative to abortion. All children, born and unborn, deserve a chance to have a better, more prosperous future. I commend the selfless men and women who preserve the majesty of God’s creation by providing children with a chance at a better life.

This month, we celebrate the blessings of adoption and renew our resolve to promote a culture of respect for every human life.  Countless Americans dedicate their time, energy, and resources to the adoption process, and we honor their selfless contributions as community members, faith leaders, caregivers, role models, and families. Our Nation is strengthened by the sacred institution of the family, and devoted parents who love and protect their adopted children. As a Nation, let us commit to ensuring a brighter future for all of our Nation’s children."

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November 6, 2020

Planned Parenthood Partnered with Celebrity Musicians for Swing State Ad Campaign

As part of its political spending for the 2020 elections, which was originally planned to be $45 million, Planned Parenthood partnered with celebrity musicians to get out the vote for pro-abortion candidates.

Planned Parenthood's campaign, ironically named "We Need Every Voice," called on pro-abortion fans of popular musicians to go vote. Beastie Boys, Billie Eilish, Foo Fighters, Katy Perry, Tenacious D, and many others added their names to a newspaper ad advocating for voters to vote pro-abortion. Some musicians even made songs and videos promoting abortion and voting for pro-abortion or left-leaning candidates.

“United, our voices can change the direction of this country,” reads the newspaper ad. “After the rushed confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in the midst of a pandemic, we now face a Supreme Court that puts our health and freedoms, including our right to safe and legal abortion, at extreme risk. The damage already inflicted on our country will last for generations. We can’t afford any further assaults on our reproductive freedom — our right to control our bodies. We need your voice.”

Celebrities often use their influence to peddle the dangerous practice of abortion to young, impressionable fans. Planned Parenthood takes advantage of that relationship to increase the profit it already makes from abortions throughout the country.

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Planned Parenthood Drops Lawsuit Against Arizona Abortion Restrictions

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On Tuesday, Planned Parenthood dropped its lawsuit challenging several pro-life laws in Arizona. The challenged restrictions included a 24-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions, a ban against non-doctors carrying out abortions, and laws against using telemedicine to prescribe abortion pills.

In its lawsuit, Planned Parenthood Arizona claimed that these pro-life laws caused them to complete 40% fewer abortions since 2011. Further, Planned Parenthood argued that they contributed to the closure of four Arizona abortion clinics.

Arizona's 24-hour waiting period came into effect in 2009. Parts of that law were temporarily blocked by courts until 2011, but the provisions were ultimately upheld.

Planned Parenthood's 2019 lawsuit was attempting to argue that the combination of Arizona's pro-life laws, rather than any individual one, created an "undue burden" on a woman's ability to choose abortion.

Planned Parenthood provided no explanation for the sudden dismissal. The abortion giant may have internally considered how Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts's concurring opinion in June Medical Services, L.L.C. v. Russo would affect their case, or it may have dropped the lawsuit in response to Justice Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court.

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November 5, 2020

Louisiana Voters Pass Love Life Amendment

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On Tuesday, Louisiana voters approved Amendment #1, known as the Love Life Amendment, for the state's constitution. This legislation ensures that judges can't rule that there is an implied right to abortion in the state's constitution.

The amendment was authored with bipartisan support from State Rep. Katrina Jackson (D) and State Sen. Beth Mizell (R). It received support from both chambers of Louisiana's legislature and Gov. John Bel Edwards before it was approved by voters.

“Louisiana has overwhelmingly passed the Love Life Amendment and shown its love for mothers and babies!,” said Benjamin Clapper, Executive Director of Louisiana Right to Life.

“With the passage of this amendment, our citizens have mandated that state judges can never use our Constitution to enshrine abortion or the taxpayer funding of abortion in Louisiana. We the people, through our legislators, can pass laws defending life without the intervention of judges.

“We encourage other states to pass their own version of the Love Life Amendment. For too long, activist judges around the nation have usurped the power of state legislatures and declared a right to abortion-on-demand. It’s time we changed this in every state across America.

“We look forward to the day Roe v. Wade is overturned and Louisiana can once again protect all our citizens, including those waiting to be born. Moving forward, the pro-life movement will continue to support mothers and babies and work toward a day when every child is protected by law and welcomed with love in our nation.”

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Colorado Voters Reject Late Term Abortion Ban

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A Colorado ballot measure that would have banned abortion after 22 weeks was rejected by voters on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.

The measure, titled Proposition 115, would have made it illegal for a doctor to commit or attempt to commit an abortion on any child after 22 weeks. A doctor who broke this rule would have been charged with a misdemeanor and fined.

Proposition 115 author Erin Behren pointed out in October that Colorado is one of only seven states that haven't restricted abortion in any way since its legalization. “We are an extreme outlier, as 43 other states limit abortion, as does most of the rest of the world. Our citizen’s initiative was created to bring our state in line with modern medical understanding of fetal development.”

Babies have survived birth as young as 21 weeks with medical assistance.

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Tennessee Pro-Life Democrat Removed from Party Loses House Reelection Bid

Tennessee State Rep. John DeBerry Jr.
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Pro-life Tennessee State Representative John DeBerry, who was forced to run as an independent after being removed from the Democratic party in May, lost his reelection campaign on Tuesday.

DeBerry, who is also a minister in the Church of Christ, has served as a civil rights advocate in Tennessee's House of Representatives since 1994, but he was criticized by the Democratic party for several of his policy positions, including his pro-life beliefs.

"The fact that I had to be removed from the ballot and run as an independent... It says a lot about where things are right now," DeBerry said on Tuesday.

In a September interview with CNA, he said that he had no regrets about holding firm to his pro-life beliefs, despite opposition from his party.

“My work in Nashville as a legislator is nothing more than an extension of my work as a child of God, as a Christian,” DeBerry told CNA.

“And I take to heart Ephesians chapter 6, ‘We wrestle not against flesh and blood’—people are not the enemy,” he said, but “there are those who make laws that are blasphemous of God’s law.”

“I have always made my focus staying in accordance to the laws of God, even when my votes are made.”

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November 4, 2020

Facebook Blocks Illinois Right to Life Ad Fundraising for Crisis Pregnancies

Illinois Right to Life, not to be confused with the Illinois Federation for Right to Life, was surprised to learn on Monday that Facebook denied their advertisement designed to raise money to help pregnant women experiencing financial difficulties.

The right to life group's charity effort, named Project Love, provides pregnant women in financial crises with grants to help them pay for expenses and necessities. When Illinois Right to Life attempted to fundraise for Project Love on Facebook, the tech giant responded that the fundraiser was too political and violated their policies about ads posted near election day.

Brittany Clingen Carl, Vice President of Illinois Right to Life, told The Federalist, “Helping women facing crisis pregnancies isn’t a political issue. It isn’t even a social advocacy issue. It’s simply doing the right thing by helping women and their children when they desperately need support.”

Censorship by big tech has become an increasingly prevalent issue for pro-life advocates. Sincere efforts to help women keep their children during times of financial hardship don't deserve to be treated this way.

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Trump Admin Announces New Effort to Enforce Mexico City Policy

USAID Acting Administrator
John Barsa
John Barsa, the Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, announced in an Oct. 30 press release that his agency is making a new effort to ensure foreign organizations receiving assistance from the United States abide by abortion-related restrictions. These restrictions should prevent these organizations from providing or promoting abortion, but they have gone largely unenforced.

“The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is committed to the well-being of all women and children, and to ensuring all of our partners are in compliance with abortion-related legal restrictions and the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance (PLGHA) Policy,” reads USAID's press release.

The press release also says the actions USAID will take include “training, implementation, monitoring, and documentation” as well as “possible sanctions and consequences for non-compliance.”

Recipients of USAID funding also received a letter from Dr. Alma Golden, USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health. It reads, “As a reminder, the statutory restrictions related to abortion apply to all U.S. foreign-assistance funds, not just health funds, including USAID-funded activities implemented by both U.S.- and non-U.S.-based partners.”

Golden's letter asks USAID recipients to report documentation of their compliance with abortion restrictions by Nov. 30.

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November 3, 2020

Couple Suffering Botched Abortion Arrested as Abortionist Flees

Last week, a woman suffering from a botched abortion and her husband were both arrested outside of Women’s Reproductive Clinic in Santa Teresa, New Mexico. Pro-life advocates present at the scene say that the resident abortionist fled the scene before the incident occurred.

“Coalition for Life staff witnessed Dr. Theard [who runs the abortion business] quickly exit the facility, get in his car, and flee the scene,” Southwest Coalition for Life wrote in a Facebook post. “Minutes later, the police arrived at the clinic BEFORE the clients arrived. The woman then arrived and entered the facility with a bag containing the remains of her child which she intended to have cremated for burial after receiving medical attention.”

Pro-life advocates were able to speak with the woman before police took her and her husband away. She told them that she took the abortion pill, but it failed. Afterward, she was convinced by clinic staff to come in for a surgical abortion. Days after the surgical abortion, she was in severe pain and unexpectedly delivered additional remains of her deceased child at home. The couple then called the abortion facility, which told them to return.

The clinic allegedly took her child's remains and refused to give them back. When the woman became upset, the police arrested her for disturbance of the peace. Her husband attempted to reason with them, but he was tasered and arrested for interfering with her arrest.

Coalition for Life worked with police to allow the woman to seek medical attention for an infection caused by the botched abortion. She is now connected with Abortion on Trial attorneys at no cost to her.

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House Passes Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Pro-Lifers Concerned it will Force Employers to Pay for Abortions.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act by a vote of 329-73 on September 17, 2020. The bill was then sent to the Senate, where it has not yet received a vote. Pro-life activists are concerned that the legislation, if passed, would create an opening for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to require employers to cover abortion in employer-sponsored health plans.

According to House Resolution 1107, the legislation was created "to eliminate discrimination and promote women’s health and economic security by ensuring reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform the functions of a job are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition."

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act passed from the House without a long-standing Civil Rights Act provision to exempt religious organizations from making employment decisions that conflict with their faith. An amendment to add this provision was voted down.

The bill is now being considered by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in the Senate.

November 2, 2020

Parents in India Create "Savior Sibling" to Save Son

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Kavya Solanki became the first child in India created purely to save a sibling's life. After the procedure was successful, ethicists fear the popularization of a new practice that views unborn children as a commodity.

Sahdev and Aparna Solanki's son, Abhijit, was born with thalassemia major. The life-threatening disorder causes blood to have less hemoglobin and blood cells than normal. As a result, the blood will not carry oxygen as effectively.

“Every 20-22 days, he needed 350ml to 400ml blood. By the age of six, he’d had 80 transfusions,” Sahdev told the BBC. “Abhijit was born after my first daughter. We were a happy family. He was 10 months old when we learnt that he was thalassaemic. We were devastated. He was weak, his immune system was compromised and he often became ill.”

The family learned that a bone marrow transplant could cure Abhijit, but they could not find a match. When Abhijit's father learned about savior siblings, they contacted fertility specialist Dr. Manish Banker, who spent six months creating and screening embryos to match Abhijit.

It is assumed, as is often the case with embryos created for IVF, that the unused embryos were destroyed.

“After Kavya’s birth, we had to wait another 16 to 18 months so that her weight could increase to 10-12kg,” Banker told the BBC. “The bone marrow transplant was done in March. Then we waited for a few months to see whether the recipient had accepted the transplant before announcing it.”

Not only does this practice potentially destroy human beings; it also creates a human being who must take on the risk of donating tissue from their body without being able to properly give consent.

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October 30, 2020

National Black Pro-Life Coalition Files Racial Discrimination Claim Against Planned Parenthood

Alveda King
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The National Black Pro-Life Coalition announced last week that it filed a racial discrimination claim with the Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights against Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The coalition argues that Planned Parenthood has unfairly and maliciously targeted Black women and their unborn children for almost 100 years.

The complaint argues that Planned Parenthood's roots in the eugenics movement have caused it to reproduce systemic discrimination and racism ever since Roe v. Wade. Planned Parenthood founder Margaret Sanger was notorious for her “Negro Project” designed to end the black population in America, as well as her personal mission “to promote eugenic birth selection throughout the United States so that there may be more well-born and fewer ill-born children ― a stronger, healthier and more intelligent race.”

The coalition's claim argues that Planned Parenthood “has provided its services in a manner that perpetuates the systemic racism that was rife in America before 1964,” and that its “services have resulted in a disproportionate and negative impact and treatment of Blacks and increasingly Latinos.”

The National Black Pro-Life Coalition includes multiple pro-life leaders and organizations, such as Catherine Davis of the Restoration Project, Alveda King (niece of Martin Luther King Jr.), Rev. Dean Nelson of the Frederick Douglass Foundation, and others.

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Pregnant ESPN Reporter to Shaming Commenters: "I am proud to be a pregnant woman"

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After ESPN reporter Molly McGrath became pregnant, she, like many women who continue to work during their pregnancies, was shamed online by commenters about her body. She responded to internet hate with a post on Instagram:

“Last night I was on my feet for over 6 hours straight, in the rain, and knew that I would only get 3 hours of sleep because of a last second flight change. For the first time, maybe ever, I let a cruel troll tweet about the changes of my pregnant body get to me.

Here’s the thing: being pregnant is hard, especially as I enter my third trimester. My feet swell and hurt like I’ve never imagined and my back constantly aches. Not to mention the slew of other symptoms like nausea, heartburn, and exhaustion. I am making a HUMAN LIFE! The baby I’m carrying around could live outside of my body right now, and my strong ass body made that baby from scratch.

Completely separately, the job of a sideline reporter is also hard with the travel, prep, hustle to get information, and reality that we never get into a broadcast as much as we could have contributed. But you know what, I wouldn’t change ANY of my circumstances in a second. I feel so incredibly lucky to have a job that I’m so passionate about, it makes me forget that a little human is kicking my ribs.

I am proud to be a pregnant woman working full-time and I am proud that the magnitude of creating a human life has not, and will not, slow me down. Women are freaking incredible and powerful and anyone who doesn’t see that can kiss my big achey butt.”

Pregnant mothers often feel pressured by employers to abort or quit their jobs. Those who broadcast themselves on video receive added pressure from viewers and employers. Women should not have to abort their children to build careers, and McGrath wants to make sure women know this.

“I want young women to see me on TV and know that you can have a successful career and a family,” McGrath said in a Yahoo interview.

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Louisiana Voters to Decide Whether to Exclude "Right to Abortion" from State's Constitution

California State Sen.
Katrina Jackson (D)
On Louisiana ballots, there is a constitutional amendment authored by a pro-life Democrat which, if passed, would ensure that no "right to abortion," publicly funded or otherwise, is found in the state's constitution.

State Senator Katrina Jackson authored Amendment 1, otherwise known as the “Love Life Amendment,” which would update the Louisiana Constitution to state “nothing in this constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.”

Jackson wrote in an op-ed that the goal of this amendment is to ensure that Louisiana courts could not circumvent pro-life legislation by finding a right to abortion in the state's constitution. This will be particularly important if pro-abortion decisions are overturned from the Supreme Court level.

“It’s important to understand that Amendment 1 is not a ban on abortion. It simply keeps abortion policy in the hands of our legislators rather than state judges,” Jackson wrote.

The state already has a "trigger law" on the books that would immediately ban abortion if the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

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New Center for Medical Progress Video Shows Planned Parenthood Dishonesty about Fetal Tissue Research Programs

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The Center for Medical Progress released a new video using sworn testimony from Planned Parenthood officials during the trial against pro-life investigative reporter David Daleiden and The Center for Medical Progress. This new video shows Planned Parenthood's dishonesty regarding its fetal tissue research programs.

The ironic trial against Daleiden and the CMP mostly involves a California privacy law that protects individuals from being recorded without their permission. Pro-life legal counsel has been fighting a legal battle against the charges for years. They argue that because the footage was recorded in public places, and they believed violence was being committed against living children who were killed after birth the law does not apply to these recordings. California's recording law specifically has exceptions for recordings made in public areas and recordings made when the recorder believes violent crimes are taking place. The law has never before been aimed at journalists.

It is unfortunate that the CMP's 2015 videos have resulted in no charges against Planned Parenthood, and instead have locked them in a legal battle against the abortion giant. Daleiden and the CMP are calling on the Office of the Attorney General to formally prosecute Planned Parenthood and other organizations affiliated with the fetal trafficking allegations.

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October 29, 2020

31 Nations Stand with US in Declaring "there is no international right to abortion"

HHS Secretary Alex Azar
On Oct. 22, the United States stood alongside 31 other countries at the United Nations that there is no international right to abortion.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and HHS Secretary Alex Azar were both involved in the virtual signing of the Geneva Consensus Declaration, which says in its opening words that its purpose is to express “the essential priority of protecting the right to life” and promote the “strength of the family and of a successful and flourishing society.”

The declaration goes on to say that the governments that co-sponsor this document “[r]eaffirm the inherent ‘dignity and worth of the human person,’ that ‘every human being has the inherent right to life,’ and the commitment ‘to enable women to go safely through pregnancy and childbirth and provide couples with the best chance of having a healthy infant.’”

In another point, the declaration says that the sponsoring nations “[e]mphasize that ‘in no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning’ and that ‘any measures or changes related to abortion within the health system can only be determined at the national or local level according to the national legislative process.’” 

At the signing event, Secretary Azar argued that this declaration is not just a ceremonial gesture:

“The Declaration is much more than a statement of beliefs—it is a critical and useful tool to defend these principles across all United Nations bodies and at every multilateral setting, using language previously agreed to by member states of those bodies. ... Tragically, women around the world unnecessarily suffer health challenges—all too often, deadly health challenges—while too many wealthy nations and international institutions put a myopic focus on a radical agenda that is offensive to many cultures and derails agreement on women’s health priorities. Today, we put down a clear marker: No longer can U.N. agencies reinterpret and misinterpret agreed-upon language without accountability. Member States set the policy for the U.N. to pursue. Not the other way around.”

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Disability Rights Proponent Argues Against Assisted Suicide in Interview with The Advocate

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John Kelly, the regional director of New England's chapter of the disability advocacy organization Not Dead Yet, was interviewed by The Independent about how legalized assisted suicide puts the lives of the disabled at risk.

“I myself am paralyzed below my shoulders,” Kelly told the Independent. “So I get to see a barrage of better-dead-than-disabled messages, as carried in such by films like Me Before You, Million Dollar Baby, etc.”

Citing data from Oregon's annual assisted suicide report, Kelly noted that 87% of those who desired assisted suicide did so due to "loss of autonomy."

“These bills depend on a view that people with severe disabilities, and that includes people who are ‘terminally ill’, have such a low quality of life that they're better off dead,” Mr Kelly said. “What these bills say is that this is a personal benefit, a social benefit. And so when people are given a pass to commit assisted suicide because of their disabilities, well, then those same views will be applied to people who are outside of an assisted-suicide situation.”

If many people with disabilities come to believe that their lives aren't worth living and choose assisted suicide, this creates social-pressure for other disabled people to choose suicide, even if that would not have been on their minds otherwise.

“People are very susceptible to others,” Kelly said, “and when everyone around you thinks things would be better if you were dead, well that's going to encourage people.”

“I sympathize with people who suddenly become disabled … but that's where we help people. We make sure that people know that they're valued and they're just as much of a full human being as they have ever been. It's tragic to see people wanting to die because of shame and humiliation.

The Independent also communicated with Dr. T Brian Callister, a professor of medicine at the University of Nevada. He told the independent about two patients of his who were denied care by their insurance companies and instead offered assisted suicide. He argued that more legal assisted suicide laws would only continue this trend for patients who could otherwise recover from their illnesses. “What happens is that your choice for lifesaving treatment is going to be limited by the fact that the insurance companies now have a cheaper option,” Dr. Callister said.

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October 28, 2020

Senate Officially Confirms Barrett to Supreme Court

Amy Coney Barrett taking a Constitutional
Oath at the White House.
On Monday evening, the Senate voted 52-48 to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Shortly after the vote, Barrett took a Constitutional oath administered by Justice Clarence Thomas during a ceremony at the White House. The next day, she took a separate judicial oath administered by Chief Justice John G. Roberts.

Monday's confirmation vote went along party lines, with the only outlier being Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who voted alongside Democrats against Barrett's confirmation.

"Over the past few weeks, the entire world has seen Justice Barrett’s deep knowledge, tremendous poise, and towering intellect," President Trump said at the White House ceremony. "She answered questions for hours on end. Throughout her entire confirmation, her impeccable credentials were unquestioned, unchallenged, and obvious to all."

After she was sworn in at the White House, Justice Barrett gave an address that concluded, "The oath that I have solemnly taken tonight means at its core that I will do my job without any fear or favor and that I will do so independently of both the political branches and of my own preferences. I love the Constitution and the Democratic Republic that it establishes, and I will devote myself to preserving it. Thank you."

Barrett graduated summa cum laude from Notre Dame Law School and clerked for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. She began teaching at Notre Dame Law School in 2010 and was confirmed to the Seventh-Circuit Court of Appeals in 2017. Barrett is a Catholic mother of seven who has become the first mother of school-aged children to serve on the Supreme Court. 

During her confirmation to the Seventh Circuit, she was famously challenged for her faith by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). Sen. Feinstein told Barrett, “When you read your speeches, the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you, and that's of concern.”

Barrett faced similar challenges by Democrats during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings. Senators on the committee challenged her pro-life beliefs, arguing that she would be unable to fairly judge the law due to her own personal beliefs. Barrett patiently listened during each hearing and responded, “I can’t pre-commit or say, ‘Yes, I’m going in with some agenda,’ because I am not. I don’t have any agenda. I have no agenda to try and overrule Casey. I have an agenda to stick to the rule of law and decide cases as they come.” 

She told Senators that she would set aside her personal beliefs and follow the law regardless of what cases are put before her.

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