Government Clinic Project Draws 'Abortion' Controversy
FREEPORT, Ill. -- A proposal to obtain a federal designation for the FHN Community Healthcare Center in Freeport drew criticism from several Stephenson County Board members Wednesday, who worried that such a clinic could operate outside the county's control, and provide abortions to the public. County Health Administrator Craig Beintema was quick to point out that these fears were unfounded, and that having a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) could only benefit the area. Even so, five County Board members Wednesday voted against a resolution to create a governing council for the proposed clinic.
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Someday soon, Unborn Babies will have Rights
You won't find the word "personhood" in your dictionary, at least not right now. It's a safe bet, though, that it will appear in future lexicons. The idea of personhood and thus the word have been influenced by various legal, religious and philosophical traditions. It has entered the realm of politics and, as a result, will grow contentiously. Many just consider it a genderless form and a further definition of the word "manhood." In the future, we will find it has a much greater effect, especially in how we personally and legally interpret human rights.
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Dems to Stupak: More Abortions = Fewer Babies = Lower Gov' t Costs
Stupak threated with ethics complaints for opposing health care bill
Democrats explaining their stubbornness to maintain the abortion funding in the Senate health care bill have admitted that a primary motivation for doing so lies in encouraging more abortions, lest more children born put a strain on government funds, said Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) as reported by National Review Online.
"If you pass the Stupak amendment, more children will be born, and therefore it will cost us millions more. That's one of the arguments I've been hearing [from Democrat leaders]," Stupak said in a phone interview published Friday. "Money is their hang-up. Is this how we now value life in America? If money is the issue — come on, we can find room in the budget. This is life we're talking about."
Stupak called the revelations "a pretty sad commentary on the state of the Democratic party."
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Pro-Abort China Calls Pro-Abort U.S. a Hypocrite over Human Rights
China accused Washington of hypocrisy on Friday for its criticism of Beijing's restrictions on the Internet and dissent, blaming the United States for the financial crisis and saying its own rights record was terrible. In its annual survey of human rights in 194 countries issued on Thursday, the U.S. State Department criticized China, along with Cuba, Myanmar, North Korea and Russia. China's State Council Information Office, or cabinet spokesman's office, issued its own annual assessment of the United States' human rights record in response, and this year it dwelt on America's economic woes.
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Hillary Rallies for More Women's Opportunities Worldwide
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told government delegates and activists here Friday that violence against women remains a "global pandemic" and that their "subjugation" constitutes "a threat to the national security of the United States." Speaking on the final day of a two-week U.N. conference on women's rights, Clinton urged U.N. member states to expand opportunities for women and end practices that subject them to discrimination and violence. Friday's event was scheduled to review progress on the 1995 Beijing Declaration, a landmark document that sets out women's economic, social and political rights. Clinton, who attended the Beijing conference as first lady, received a standing ovation from a crowd that included her daughter, Chelsea Clinton, and former secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright.
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298 Babies Saved from Abortion…So Far
Every day, we update a number on the top of the 40 Days for Life web page. Every day, that number gets larger and larger. Every day, I am humbled and amazed at what God is doing during this campaign of prayer and fasting.
As of today, that number has grown to ... 298 babies, and their mothers, spared from abortion -- that we know of!
People praying at a 40 Days for Life vigil outside an abortion center in Mission Hills, California watched as a woman arrived for an abortion appointment. Volunteers spoke to her briefly as she walked toward the building.
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