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Planned Parenthood of Illinois Assesses Abortion Coverage
Abortion service providers like Planned Parenthood of Illinois are concerned about the impact on women if abortion coverage is segregated out as special treatment. "We have been extremely supportive of health-care reform, but we want to make sure it doesn't come at the expense of women," said Beth Kanter, senior vice president of external affairs. About 80 percent of the women who visit Planned Parenthood are covered under their insurance, she said.
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Thousands Protest Abortion in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS - Yesterday thousands of protestors thronged the streets of Little Rock, Arkansas to walk 13 blocks to the state capitol to protest the legalization of abortion and call for its repeal in the 32nd annual March for Life.
Emmett Guillory with Arkansas Right to Life said, "We can talk about healthcare, the economy, troubles in the world, but if we don't get right the life issue, those quality of life issues don't matter, so hopefully they'll come to realize that and become passionate and support the pro-life movement."
Former Governor Mike Huckabee also attended the march. Click here for the video.
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Russian Health Minister: Country Must Reduce Abortions to Boost Population
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia's Health Minister has called for a reduction of abortions in the country as a way of improving its meagre population growth.
"The topic of reducing abortions is definitely on today's agenda," stated Health Minister Tatyana Golikova on Monday. "This won't solve the birthrate problem 100 percent, but around 20 to 30 percent."
In 2006, then-President Vladimir Putin identified the country's low birth rate as its greatest problem, though he did not draw the connection with the country's abortion rate, which is among the highest in the world. In 2005, in fact, there were more abortions than births in the country. On Monday, Golikova noted that in 2008 there were 1.714 million births and 1.234 million abortions.
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Paris March for Life draws 25,000 participants
Paris, France - An estimated 25,000 pro-life advocates took part in the sixth Paris March for Life on Sunday to mark the 35th anniversary of the legalization of abortion in France and to protest its "blatant injustice" towards the unborn and the "unspeakable sufferings" it causes women.
The March for Life, called "Marche pour la Vie" in French, brought together 15 French pro-life groups for the non-sectarian and non-partisan event. Organizers said a majority of participants were families or under 25 years old.
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Oregon Catholic college philosophy professor affiliated with Planned Parenthood, NARAL
A professor who teaches the introduction to philosophy course at a Catholic university in Oregon lists the National Abortion Rights Action League and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America among his "non-academic organizational affiliations," according to his CV, which is posted on the university's web site. Dr. Jeffrey Gauthier has taught at the University of Portland since 1992.
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Overseas pro-life leaders condemn 'aggressive' pro-abortion U.S. policy
Washington D.C. - A delegation of international pro-life leaders will attend the March for Life in Washington, D.C. on Friday to show support for American pro-lifers and to voice their opposition to the U.S. government's "aggressive" pro-abortion foreign policies.
The leaders, from Africa, Europe, South America, Asia and Oceania, will speak at Human Life International's (HLI) Jan. 22 "The Fight for Life Around the World" conference at the Washington Court Hotel in Washington, D.C. before joining hundreds of thousands of pro-life advocates in the annual March for Life.
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