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.
CNN's Cooper Spotlights Woman Who Decided Against Late-Term Abortion
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper conducted a five-minute long interview of Diane Elder, a woman who decided to let her infant daughter live despite her severe genetic defects, during his program on Tuesday evening. The interview came about after Elder wrote Cooper after watching a similar interview he conducted the previous night of Lynda Waddington, a “pro-choice” blogger for the Huffington Post and RH Reality Check, who decided to have a late-term abortion herself (the anchor did not mention Waddington’s left-wing affiliations during the interview). Click here for the video.
Click here for the full article.
Abortion Ban Donor Still Secret - For Now
Judge gives state 2 weeks to respond
The name of the donor to a failed 2006 attempt to ban most abortions in South Dakota will remain secret for now after a Sioux Falls judge ruled Monday against state lawyers at a motions hearing. Judge Kathleen Caldwell gave the South Dakota attorney general's office two weeks to respond to a motion by lawyers for state Rep. Roger Hunt to settle the case before a trial after Hunt refused to name the donor of $750,000 to a group who sought a ban on abortions. Caldwell rejected the state's argument that it needed to know details about Hunt's corporation, Promising Future Inc., before it could properly respond to Hunt's motion for summary judgment.
Click here for the full article.
One-Child Policy Would Make Australia Unsustainable says Australian Pro-Life Advocate
In April, a leading population control group in Australia issued a call for the government to institute a one-child policy in order to drastically reduce the population from its current 21.3 million to 7 million. But a sustainable Australia, said Anthony Ozimic, an Australian and the political secretary of Britain’s Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), must be based on the understanding that people are the country’s most valuable primary resource.
Click here for the full article.
Genocide Awareness Display Vindicated in Highest Slovak Court after Police Disruption
The highest court of the Slovak Republic ruled in favor of a pro-life group Tuesday in its lawsuit against police. Attorney Dr. Alan Bohm together with Alliance Defense Fund attorneys represented the Centre for Bio-ethical Reform Europe, which filed suit after police disrupted a peaceful pro-life rally that was held in full compliance with domestic law. The court ruled that police violated the pro-life group’s constitutional right to free speech.
Click here for the full article.
Pro-Life Leader Responds to National Post Article Blaming Pro-Life Movement for Tiller Murder
On June 2, Colby Cosh of the National Post published this article, in which Cosh blamed the pro-life movement for the murder of Kansas late-term abortionist George tiller. What follows is the response of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform, the Canadian affiliate of the organization that was specifically named by Mr. Cosh in his piece, "Who’s to blame for George Tiller’s Murder."
Colby Cosh is completely wrong when he says, "If you believe that abortion is tantamount to murder... then you should be willing to stand up and celebrate the murder of Dr. George Tiller."
Perhaps those who support violence (through abortion) in the face of difficult life circumstances don't comprehend when other people don't resort to violence in the face of difficult life circumstances (a society where abortion is legal). But nonetheless, that's our point. Take a message from the pro-life textbook, Mr. Cosh: killing people isn't the way to deal with problems. It’s the reason why we are more than just "anti-abortion."
Click here for the full article.
