NEWS SHORTS FOR TUESDAY
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Sit-in Planned at Nancy Pelosi's Office, Thursday November 5th, at 2 PM
On Thursday, November 5, pro-life advocates from several states are coming to Washington DC to lobby members of Congress to vote "No" on the health care bill. After lobbying, they will proceed to Nancy Pelosi's office to stage a sit-in. They will crumple the entire health care bill one page at a time -- and leave the tattered bill on the floor. When asked to leave, they will refuse.
Missy Smith states: "If need be, we are willing to be arrested to highlight the horrifying injustice of Nancy Pelosi funding the murder of the innocent under the guise of 'health care.' Nancy Pelosi needs to hear loud and clear - WE WON'T PAY FOR MURDER!!"
For more information contact Missy Smith 202-288-4984
Click here for the full article.
Abortion Can Put Women At Increased Risk Of Mental Health Problems Says Study
Researchers in New Zealand who examined the medical history of over 500 women concluded abortion "leads to significant distress in some" and that those reporting adverse reactions were up to 80 per cent more likely to have mental health problems. The University of Otago study, reported in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found the risk of mental illness was "proportional to the degree of distress" associated with the abortion. Prof David Fergusson, of the department of Psychological Medicine, and his team, studied data from women who had been interviewed six times between the ages of 15 and 30, each time being asked whether they had been pregnant and, if so, what the outcome of that pregnancy had been.
Click here for the full article.
Alaska Personhood Amendment Launch
Alaska residents have launched a petition drive that could make the state the first in the nation to recognize human rights for all human beings. Personhood Alaska sponsor Christopher Kurka is coordinating the drive to get 30,000 Alaska voters to sign the petition before it appears on the ballot. The personhood movement seeks to recognize all human beings from the biological beginning of their development as persons and as such, entitled to equal protection under the law. Alaska is the eighth state to launch a campaign for a personhood amendment to the state constitution.
Click here for the full article.
Pro-life congress to attract more than 1,000 from around the world
Zaragoza, Spain - The fourth International Pro-life Congress will take place from November 6-8 in Zaragoza, Spain featuring speakers from 14 different countries including the U.S., Canada, Uganda, Cuba and France. Organizers expect 1,000 participants to attend from Spain and around the world.
According to organizers, the Congress aims at both raising social awareness in support of women with unexpected pregnancies and defending the life of the unborn. Speakers hail from various countries including the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Uganda, Chile, Cuba, Argentina, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Sweden, Italy, France and Spain.
Click here for the full article.
Abortion clinic bubble zones deemed 'onerous'
The pro-life community has won a battle against buffer zones around abortion clinics.
At issue before the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was an ordinance in Pittsburgh severely restricting activities of pro-life counselors. Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) senior counsel David Cortman tells OneNewsNow the problem with the law was that it established a fixed, and then a floating buffer zone.
"So the fixed zone is a circle drawn 15 feet around the door where no pro-life advocate can enter. On top of that zone, as if it was not restrictive enough, they've also added [that] within 100 feet of every clinic in the city, you were not able to approach another person on a public sidewalk unless you get prior consent from the person," Cortman reports.
Click here for the full article.
(Referral to Web sites not produced by The Illinois Federation for Right to LIfe is for informational purposes only and does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the sites' content.)
Sit-in Planned at Nancy Pelosi's Office, Thursday November 5th, at 2 PM
On Thursday, November 5, pro-life advocates from several states are coming to Washington DC to lobby members of Congress to vote "No" on the health care bill. After lobbying, they will proceed to Nancy Pelosi's office to stage a sit-in. They will crumple the entire health care bill one page at a time -- and leave the tattered bill on the floor. When asked to leave, they will refuse.
Missy Smith states: "If need be, we are willing to be arrested to highlight the horrifying injustice of Nancy Pelosi funding the murder of the innocent under the guise of 'health care.' Nancy Pelosi needs to hear loud and clear - WE WON'T PAY FOR MURDER!!"
For more information contact Missy Smith 202-288-4984
Click here for the full article.
Abortion Can Put Women At Increased Risk Of Mental Health Problems Says Study
Researchers in New Zealand who examined the medical history of over 500 women concluded abortion "leads to significant distress in some" and that those reporting adverse reactions were up to 80 per cent more likely to have mental health problems. The University of Otago study, reported in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found the risk of mental illness was "proportional to the degree of distress" associated with the abortion. Prof David Fergusson, of the department of Psychological Medicine, and his team, studied data from women who had been interviewed six times between the ages of 15 and 30, each time being asked whether they had been pregnant and, if so, what the outcome of that pregnancy had been.
Click here for the full article.
Alaska Personhood Amendment Launch
Alaska residents have launched a petition drive that could make the state the first in the nation to recognize human rights for all human beings. Personhood Alaska sponsor Christopher Kurka is coordinating the drive to get 30,000 Alaska voters to sign the petition before it appears on the ballot. The personhood movement seeks to recognize all human beings from the biological beginning of their development as persons and as such, entitled to equal protection under the law. Alaska is the eighth state to launch a campaign for a personhood amendment to the state constitution.
Click here for the full article.
Pro-life congress to attract more than 1,000 from around the world
Zaragoza, Spain - The fourth International Pro-life Congress will take place from November 6-8 in Zaragoza, Spain featuring speakers from 14 different countries including the U.S., Canada, Uganda, Cuba and France. Organizers expect 1,000 participants to attend from Spain and around the world.
According to organizers, the Congress aims at both raising social awareness in support of women with unexpected pregnancies and defending the life of the unborn. Speakers hail from various countries including the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Uganda, Chile, Cuba, Argentina, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Sweden, Italy, France and Spain.
Click here for the full article.
Abortion clinic bubble zones deemed 'onerous'
The pro-life community has won a battle against buffer zones around abortion clinics.
At issue before the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was an ordinance in Pittsburgh severely restricting activities of pro-life counselors. Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) senior counsel David Cortman tells OneNewsNow the problem with the law was that it established a fixed, and then a floating buffer zone.
"So the fixed zone is a circle drawn 15 feet around the door where no pro-life advocate can enter. On top of that zone, as if it was not restrictive enough, they've also added [that] within 100 feet of every clinic in the city, you were not able to approach another person on a public sidewalk unless you get prior consent from the person," Cortman reports.
Click here for the full article.
