NEWS SHORTS FOR WEDNESDAY

British Abortion Ads Generate over 1,000 Complaints in First Two Weeks      Television spots airing in Britain advertising Marie Stopes International (MSI) abortion facilities have garnered over 1,000 complaints from viewers in their first two weeks. The volume of complaints has prompted the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to agree to investigate whether the ads have violated broadcasting rules. Channel 4, the independent broadcaster that agreed to run the ads, has received 611 complaints to date, with the ASA receiving 370 more, the Daily Telegraph reports. Channel 4's statement included a complaint from one viewer: "I just want to say how appalled I am that you have allowed this advert to be shown. Also I can tell you that Channel 4 will not be watched in this house ever again." Click here for the entire article. Baby Jesus 'scan' features in churches' Christmas campaign           A scan of "baby Jesus in       the Virgin Mary's womb" Ruth Gledhill, religion correspondent of The Times, has a good story today headlined "'Scan' of baby Jesus plunges Churches into abortion debate." She writes: "Protestant Churches are joining forces in an advertising campaign that shows a scan of "baby Jesus in the Virgin Mary's womb", complete with halo. "The poster campaign ... reads: 'He's on His way. Christmas starts with Christ.'" Click here for the entire article. US Supreme Court seen open to incremental pro-life legislation           U.S. Supreme Court building Surveying the recent decisions of the US Supreme Court, legal theorist (and newly baptized Catholic) Hadley Arkes concludes that in effect, the Court is saying: "We are prepared to entertain seriously the argument that abortions, under certain conditions, may rightly be restricted and even barred." That message should be a great encouragement to pro-life activists at the state level, he says. Click here for the entire article. University of Wisconsin Is Training People How to Kill Babies AG Recommends Audit of UW Abortion Training      Auditors should look into whether the University of Wisconsin health system may be improperly funding abortion training for medical residents, state Justice Department officials said in a letter released Thursday. Wisconsin law prohibits state agencies from paying doctors or medical facilities for performing abortions. The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority pays medical residents specializing in gynecology to train at Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, where they can choose to undertake abortion training. Click here for the entire article. Miss. opts out of health care abortions           Missisissppi Gov. Haley Barbour Mississippi has become the third state to opt out of a provision in the new federal health care law that would require coverage for abortion in "insurance exchanges." "Mississippi continues to be the safest place to be an unborn child in America today," Gov. Haley Barbour, a Republican, said when he signed the bill May 24. "This bill ensures that taxpayers' money will not fund abortions if the health insurance exchanges are implemented under the federal health care law." Click here for the entire article. 'No to abortion, Yes to marriage,' Peruvian cardinal tells congress attendees           Cardinal Cipriani During the closing Mass of the First Eucharistic and Marian Congress in Lima, Peru on Sunday, Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne called on the thousands of participants to defend life and say "yes to life-long marriage between one man and one woman." In his homily, Cardinal Cipriani encouraged the faithful to be "defenders of life."  Click here for the entire article.