Democrats For Life Promises Counterfeit ‘Whole-Life’ PAC

Democrats For Life Promises Counterfeit ‘Whole-Life’ PAC

Coming Soon: With a simple blood draw from the mother, defects may be spotted in the preborn...but what happens next?

Do all medical advances bring improvements to our lives?? I asked that question as I read the story that  in about 4 years medical experts hope to have an accurate and non invasive means of testing a pregnant woman with a simple blood draw to detect for Down Syndrome  and other defects. The point to detecting Down Syndrome in the womb is not to treat but to offer to kill.

Dr. Brian Skotko, a physician at the Children's Hospital Boston who is on the board of directors of the National Down Syndrome Society, told FoxNews.com that many doctors aren't adequately trained to counsel women on having children with Down syndrome, and worse, some who diagnose an expecting couple's child with Down syndrome encourage them to terminate the pregnancy.
"The age is swiftly coming where not all possible technologic advances may bring welcomed change. Parents who have children with Down syndrome have already found much richness in life with an extra chromosome," Skotko wrote in an article published in the BMJ in October 2009.

In this day of designer  babies, defects detected have  become a death sentence.

Pro Life Dems...an oxymoron??

Great article in Weekly Standard on pro life Democrats....are they an endangered species? It seems that way after they caved so during the Healthcare vote. They will have a target on their backs for certain. Pro lifers may not be very wealthy but they are loyal and hard working. When you need "boots on the ground" these are the people you look to.

(Prolifer)ations 7-9-10

From Jill Stanek.com

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN

Real Choice reports the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against Planned Parenthood in a fraud case in CA:

The allegation is PP affiliates in CA illegally marked up the cost of various birth control drugs when seeking government reimbursement, resulting in tens of millions of dollars of over-billing - at taxpayer expense. State audits in both CA and WA have found PP affiliates guilty of over-billing.

Mark Crutcher points out how easily pro-life advocates can fall into the trap of using inaccurate language when it comes to abortion, and reminds us to be aware of the rhetoric we use.

Suzy B is compiling signatures for a petition to investigate Planned Parenthood for their $1.6B "accounting error" with taxpayer money.

Life Training Institute puts forth the argument that humanity is no more or less evil today than it was in the past.

Pro-Life Action League looks back at July 8, 2006 when a Face the Truth Tour in Mundelein, IL was shut down and pro-lifers were threatened with arrest. 2 years later, the Tour returned and a baby was saved from abortion.

Albert Mohler analyzes a recent New York Magazine article that states parents are "less happy" than non-parents, and the reasons why that might be so.

Ginsburg: We will never go back to the way it once was...speaking of Roe

 This article from Politico...leads with a discussion of abortion.

ASPEN, Colo. — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg declared Thursday that abortions would continue to be available to women regardless of the legal challenges now being waged by opponents of Roe v. Wade.

"Over a generation of young women have grown up, understanding they can control their own reproductive capacity, and in fact their life's destiny," Ginsburg said in rare public remarks. "We will never go back to the way it once was."

Ginsburg said that any changes in access to abortion simply hurts poor women.

"If people realize that, maybe they will have a different attitude," she said.

Photo from Salon.com

Nortre Dame: Values-based decision making award to GE despite their involvement in ESCR

 Here we go again with Notre Dame. They have no shame.


From Spero News

The University of Notre Dame has ignored a request to rescind the University’s May 2010 honor to General Electric (GE) for “values-based decision making,” despite the company’s involvement with embryonic stem cell research, according to a press release from the Cardinal Newman Society.

In a letter dated June 1 to Notre Dame President Fr. John Jenkins, C.S.C., Cardinal Newman Society President Patrick J. Reilly wrote, “Given Notre Dame’s Catholic identity, especially considering its ‘Statement Supporting the Choice for Life’ issued a month ago, it is contradictory and potentially scandalous for the University to honor a company which is in clear conflict with the teaching of the Catholic Church.”

“Although the award has already been given to General Electric,” continued Reilly, “I strongly encourage you to publicly revoke the honor so that progress made by Notre Dame as a Catholic, pro-life institution may continue. Most importantly, I suggest that this honor and last year’s commencement controversy point to the value of a consistent university policy on honors and platforms to uphold Notre Dame’s Catholic mission.”

As of this date, The Cardinal Newman Society has not received a response from the University.

On May 28, the University of Notre Dame issued a press release announcing the 2010 recipients of the Mendoza School of Business’s Notre Dame Executive Education awards. GE was among the awardees honored for “commitment to values-based decision making.

Last year, GE launched a partnership with Geron Corp., a world leader in embryonic stem cell research and cloning, to sell products derived from embryonic stem cells. Reuters reported that Konstantin Fiedler, general manager of cell technologies at GE Healthcare, said, “This could replace, to a large extent, animal trials. Once you have human cells and you can get them in a standardized way, like you get right now your lab rats in a standardized way, you can actually do those experiments on those cells.”

In April, Forbes Magazine identified Geron (citing the partnership with General Electric) as one of four “standard-bearers for stem cell therapies.” Forbes noted that “Geron’s treatment for spinal cord injury was the first human embryonic stem cell therapy to receive FDA approval for a clinical trial.” In 2000, Geron patented the technologies used to create the infamous cloned sheep “Dolly.”

According to the Cardinal Newman Society, there are also indications that GE may itself be engaged in embryonic stem cell research, or at least intends to pursue it. In 2008, GE identified “[r]esearch involving embryonic stem cells” as a company priority in demonstrating “responsible citizenship.”

Since 2005, GE company policy has allowed research using embryonic stem cell lines that are approved for use by the federal government. Last year President Barack Obama allowed federal funding for research using new stem cell lines from destroyed human embryos—but even President George W. Bush’s limited approval or research on pre-existing stem cell lines was condemned by the U.S. bishops as “morally unacceptable.”

The U.S. bishops also mandated in 2004: “The Catholic community and Catholic institutions should not honor those who act in defiance of our fundamental moral principles. They should not be given awards, honors or platforms which would suggest support for their actions.”

In June 2010, The Cardinal Newman Society protested Boston College’s decision to honor General Electric CEO Jeffrey Immelt, who delivered the university’s commencement address and was awarded an honorary degree.

Notre Dame University has come under fire from Catholics and other Christians for its invitation to President Barack Obama despite his fervent defense of women's right to abortion.

West Seattle Summer Fest: First it was no .....now it is yes ......to abortion advocay booths..... but just one each please

 Interesting post from West Seattle re: their problems trying to run a family friendly summer fest. At first they said no pro life or abortion rights booths because of complaints and then this dictate caused a stir and so their new compromise is to allow one booth representing each side and they are hopeful this will resolve the issue.
I remember when I was in charge of the Pro Life Sunday at church and wanted children to do the white rose display which is a gentle but moving reminder of the number of lives lost to abortion since Roe V Wade. Children carry white roses to a cradle at the center of the stage and place the rose in the cradle while Brahm's Lullaby is being played. It is very moving. I had asked one family who adopted two children from another country to participate but they declined since they do not want their children to know about the horror of  abortion. I can understand that but I continue to struggle with hiding abortion because it is too awful to show or talk about.....but we allow it, promote it, legalize it, justify it.

Black Endorsed By Leading Pro-Life Group

Susan B. Anthony List endorses Senator Diane Black in Sixth District

GALLATIN, TN – – Tennessee State Senator Diane Black was honored to received the endorsement today from Susan B. Anthony List, the nation's leading advocacy group for pro-life women in politics. They have endorsed Black in Tennessee's Sixth District Congressional Primary.


"I am incredibly honored to receive the endorsement of such a high-profile and influential pro-life organization like the Susan B. Anthony List," Black said. "They have worked tirelessly to protect the unborn, and I will continue to be a voice for the unborn as a Congressman from the Sixth District, just as I have been while serving in the Tennessee General Assembly. As a nurse, a mother and a grandmother, I know how precious life is, and I will continue to value life in all I do."

"Tennessee and all American women deserve the pro-life feminine leadership Diane Black has already evidenced in the state legislature. No one in the nation has done more than she in advancing the true needs of women and their unborn children in the law," said SBA List Candidate Fund President Marjorie Dannenfelser. "Black's commitment to rescind taxpayer funding of abortion in health care and in every aspect of federal spending is urgently needed in the coming Congress. A new women's movement which affirms its original pro-life roots is making its way to the House of Representatives, and Diane Black is one of its brightest new stars."

Black, having served in the Tennessee State Senate since 2004 has worked tirelessly introducing various pro-life bills in the General Assembly. This year, she sponsored a bill in the State Senate that prohibited taxpayer-funded coverage associated with the federal healthcare bill for abortion services in Tennessee. She fought against the Executive Order signed by President Obama as part of an agreement to gain the votes of a key block of anti-abortion Democrats as the price for the massive federal health care law will not stop federal funding of the procedure. Black was opposed to the federal health care law, which allowed for the funding of elective abortions. The bill sponsored by Black prohibited any health care plan established pursuant to federal health care reform legislation enacted by the 111th United States Congress from offering coverage for abortion services.

Currently, the TennCare program in Tennessee reimburses for abortions in cases of rape or incest as required by current federal law. Black was sponsor of a resolution to give Tennesseans the opportunity to determine, by the states, what the law should be regarding common sense protections for abortions. Black also sponsored a new law to defund Planned Parenthood by ensuring that family planning funds go to public women's health service providers first.

The Susan B. Anthony List's stated goals are to increase the percentage of pro-life women in Congress and high public office. They work to increase the representation of pro-life women in national and state politics. They endorse only select pro-life candidates and they must fulfill criteria such as being a pro-life woman running for election to Congress or statewide office and earning the official approval of the Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Selection Committee. Other leaders endorsed by the Susan B. Anthony List include Tennessee Congressman Marsha Blackburn, and Representatives Michelle Bachman (MN) and Kevin McCarthy (CA).

Pro Life in Knoxville | Witness against Planned Parenthood

Fletcher Armstrong.com posts this report.

"Choice" signs on display at Market Square. Last week, the Pro-Life Coalition of East Tennessee (ProCET) organized a protest at a Planned Parenthood (PP) fundraiser in Knoxville. About 30 people came to peacefully witness against baby killing. The Tomato Head restaurant was closed to everyone but PP, and probably 20 or 30 people attended their event. It was mostly an older crowd. Our ProCET group was much more diverse, ranging in age from 7 to 70. A few of us held the CBR “Choice” signs, and passersby studied them very intently. Several people thanked us for being there, which we appreciated. One man, probably in his mid to late 30’s, told us that many years ago he had gotten a girl pregnant. She had aborted without his consent. It was devastating; he even ended up on the streets for a while. He still misses that child. He said he was grateful for our presence and he and his friend encouraged us to “Keep it up!” Protesting Planned Parenthood at Market Square We are very grateful to Paul Simoneau and Lisa Morris of ProCET for organizing this and many other pro-life efforts in Knoxville.

Proliferations for 7-6-2010

from Jill Stanek.com

Sarah Flashing at Women of Faith in Culture asks the question, "Is IVF a sin?" and points out the trouble with the Christian sentiment which states, "if you have prayed about it and strongly feel it is the right thing to do, then go for it."

Big Blue Wave revisits the plight of pro-life Canadian sidewalk counselor Linda Gibbons, who has served almost as much collective jail time for her "crimes" as female murderer and rapist Karla Holmolka.

At Coming Home, Dr. Gerard Nadal addresses the need for less territoriality and greater sharing of resources within the pro-life movement in order to end abortion.

Genuine GOP Mom hosts a video from Fr. Frank Pavone's series on praying to end abortion:

Prolifer)ations 7-2-10

from Jill Stanek.com

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN

Parenting Freedom points to a Daily Mail article regarding the discovery of an ancient Roman dumping ground (likely a brothel) containing the bodies of 97 newborns.

Pro-Life Action League compares graphic abortion photos to depictions of the Cross. Both are graphic, both are true.

Ethika Politika discusses modern American utilitarianism which affects both the preborn and the elderly.

Voices Carry highlights The Demographic Winter DVD, which shows the fallacy of the "population bomb."

Fr. Frank Pavone responds to the argument that the pro-life movement should focus on changing hearts instead of laws:

In fact, changing people's hearts is the solution to every problem that the world faces. But that doesn't mean that we don't have laws.... As Martin Luther King Jr. said, the law cannot get the white man to love me, but it can stop him from lynching me.
... When our children learn in school that something is legal, they are learning that such a thing is right.

[Roman excavation photo via DailyMail]

If you are willing to die for a cause, you must be prepared to kill for it, too.”

Albert Mohler reviews an article that just appeared in the London Times that is totally honest but totally chilling to the bone... in the callousness of the admission. She affirms that abortion is killing but calls it the lesser of two evils....and something that must be done to perserve the issue of feminism. This is the basis for Roe Vs. Wade, that the woman has dominion over the life in her womb and that her wishes take precedent over the child's right to exist.
 

Here are some excerpts....

"She takes the pro-choice side of the argument to task for the moral evasion and dishonesty of arguing against the fact that the fetus is a human life. “Any other conclusion is a convenient lie that we on the pro-choice side of the debate tell ourselves to make us feel better about the action of taking a life.”

" Yes, that fetus is a human life, she argues, but that life must yield to the inviolable feminist principle of abortion rights."You simply cannot “decouple feminism from abortion rights,” she insists, adding, “you cannot separate women’s rights from their right to fertility control.”

"Even as she admits that her position on the moral status of the unborn child has been utterly changed, she insists that her absolutist position on abortion rights has not. When it comes down to the right of the fetus to live versus the right of the mother to abort, the abortion right wins."