(Prolifer)ations 1-18-11

from Jill Stanek.com
by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN

• Suzy B reports a 2 time breast cancer survivor, 72 yr. old Edie Eason, is writing letters to each of Susan G. Komen’s corporate partners, protesting their connection with Planned Parenthood.
• Vital Signs notes the solution to the high rate of pregnancy in one Memphis high school is not more of the same: So what are locals doing? More social workers, more programs, more support for young moms. Never mind that the value-less philosophy of these social workers and sex ed programs are related more to the cause of the problem than the cure.
  Just throw more money.
  Recall that a Memphis PP was the target of a Live Action undercover video showing a supposed underage pregnant teen (and victim of statutory rape) being coached on how to circumvent parental notification laws:

• Priests for Life features statements from the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on parenting, premarital sex, homosexuality, and abortion. His niece Alveda King calls him a “social conservative.”
• Wesley J. Smith refutes the rantings of a novelist who has labeled euthanasia an “evolutionary inevitability” and the sanctity of human life a “primitive feeling.”
• Family Research Council responds to a Politics Daily article’s assertion that there will be fewer abortions if contraception is covered under “preventive services” in Obamacare.
• Kathryn Jean Lopez contrasts the senseless violence perpetrated in Tucson and the rhetoric of EMILY’s List president Stephanie Schriock in an email decrying the violence, who stated, “Today, I’m reminded of our responsibility to love our neighbors, and to take care of each other.” Lopez responds: The groups that I’ve quoted and others fundamentally disagree with me and believe abortion should be legal. But in the face of violence, it’s hard to get beyond the fact that we’re actually not a country that decries violence against our most innocent. EMILY’s List does not. Schriock’s statement demands further reflection.
  

Telemed abortions: Death by Skype

A post from Jill Stanek discusses the phenomenon of using telemed medical abortions which was introduced in IA.  After reading Unplanned by Abby Johnson, I see where PP sees this as the new way to abort and increase the bottom line.  Congressman Steve King is asking Kathleen Sebelius to assure that tax money is not used to buy equipment for this method of abortions.

"Aside from the controversy over the legality and safety of telemed RU-486 abortions, Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King wants to know if federal tax dollars are financing it."

I thought some of the comments to Jill's post were pretty thought provoking and to the point...

Prolifer L says: January 17, 2011 at 9:30 pm
“Death by Skype” what a pathetic idea. Only the “Dead Babies R Us” crew could come up with such a terrible idea. I will contact my congressman. Those MDs involved in this, how are they going to know exactly how much blood loss a woman is having? How do you medically evaluate whether she is hemorrhaging? How are you sure you got all the babies parts? Does the woman examine the body parts herself ? Who takes the liability when she has postpartum hemorrhage, infection, etc. I have seen D & Cs for medical purposes done under anesthesia in the OR. Do you know the intensity of cramping and bleeding it would take to dislodge a healthy baby embedded in the endometrial lining of a woman’s uterus? The retching, vomiting and cramping alone would be horrible, sitting in front of a computer camera is unimaginable. God help us. It’s ok pro-aborts, don’t bother, you are fine with this I know. These are rhetorical questions.

# Amy1 says: January 17, 2011 at 10:25 pm
ProLifer – the woman who is aborting goes through an interview process with an off-site physician who pushes a magic button and dispenses the pill out of a computer terminal the aborting woman is sitting at in her Iowa Planned Parenthood abortion station. She then takes the pill(s) and has her abortion alone. I call it a “chemical coat hanger.” I cannot get past the fact that the same people who made up stuff about “back-alley abortions” to get their barbarous murder of unborn humans legalized think it is okay and actually “progressive” to send a woman home to deal with the death and expulsion of her tiny baby, along with the associated vomiting, cramping, excessive bleeding and horror that go with it. Alone. No one shares the culpability with the mom in a Telmed abortion. It is hers. Alone. Planned Parenthood has seen to it with this demonic turn of events. States would do well to enact laws immediately requiring medical supervision and monitoring of all RU-486 abortions, raising the standard of care to where it would be for any other such medical procedure (if anything can be compared to this). Such laws would seriously subdue this barbaric practice, I am sure.

Kent Conrad to retire announced today...another opportunity.

 Washington Post reports this news breaker on Sr. Senator Kent Conrad (D) North Dakota

"North Dakota Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad announced today that he will not seek reelection, creating a potentially prime pickup opportunity for Republicans in a GOP-leaning state."

"After months of consideration, I have decided not to seek reelection in 2012," Conrad said in a letter to constituents. "There are serious challenges facing our State and nation, like a $14 trillion debt and America's dependence on foreign oil. It is more important I spend my time and energy trying to solve these problems than to be distracted by a campaign for reelection."

How is he viewed on the life issue.. another opportunity  is in play

• Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on prohibiting minors crossing state lines for abortion. (Mar 2008)
• Voted NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)
• Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines. (Apr 2007)
• Voted YES on notifying parents of minors who get out-of-state abortions. (Jul 2006)
• Voted YES on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives. (Mar 2005)
• Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
• Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
• Voted NO on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
• Voted NO on banning human cloning. (Feb 1998)
• Rated 43% by NARAL, indicating a mixed voting record on abortion. (Dec 2003)
• Rated 25% by the NRLC, indicating a mixed record on abortion. (Dec 2006)

Unplanned: Helping us understand or remember what it is like on the other side of the fence

Well I admit I bought the book Unplanned because I wanted to support the cause against Planned Parenthood and I had heard Abby Johnson speak so I did not expect the book to tell me anything new. Jill Stanek talked about it being a real page turner and I thought this was hype to boost sales but she was right. I was so interested in her perspective on things and really learned a lot. I highly recommend this especially to those who are called to do sidewalk counseling.  It was encouraging and informational and serves to remind us that many that are on the other side firmly believe in what they are doing and how hard it is to give up friendships and alliances once you are faced with the evidence on the issue of life. I especially found it interesting that those who quietly prayed in front of PP clinics had such and influence on the environment inside. I join Jill in calling this a page turner and a reminder that prayer does change things. Some of us are so action oriented that we may forget that prayer is an action.

No Baby.org: links to sites that are not parent friendly

Refer to the previous post about the high teen pregnancy rate in Memphis and specifically at Frayser High School....I started thinking about the program they spoke of No Baby.org. I wanted to know more about this program and looking at it was not surprised to see the connection to Planned Parenthood and Memphis Center for Reproductive Health. We gave documented PP's disdain for parental involvement even when statutory rape is involved in the last post. One other link they take you to is Memphis Center for Reproductive Health. Looking at some of the pages of information it caught my eye that they devote  a page to privacy rights. Not the usual disclosure  in fine print but detailed instructions on how to implement the Escape Button at the top of the page to quickly exit the page in the event someone walks into the room while you are viewing the page and then they go into detail on how to clear your history/cache files on your computer. Now my suspicious mind wonders if this is another way that they seek  to interfere with the parent /child relationship.  Studies indicate that more parent/teen involvement is the key to preventing sexual experimentation and activity.  So why work against the parent...because this is their method of operation. I remember hearing Carol Everett who used to run abortion mills in Houston tell how they work to mock parents and separate the teen from the parental influence. They want to give you sex ed, birth control devices  and when they fail we are here for the abortion. It is a formula that works well with the aid of our tax dollars.

Memphis: teen pregnancy rate twice the national average but $$ flows for same old programs .

 Talk about a target rich environment for Planned Parenthood !  Memphis now has the distinction of having a teen pregnancy rate that fluctuates between 15 and 20 percent, twice the national average and in one high school in Memphis the per cent is up to 26%. This would be Frayser HS in North Memphis where is a Title One School meaning that 100% of the students qualify for free or reduced lunches.  Most are headed by single female parent.
At this point the only answer offered seems to be to do the same thing with more money thrown in   ( like a $250,000 advertising program ) and hope/expect different results. Isn't that the definition of insanity? Just  add more comprehensive sex ed, birth control hand outs and hope for the best. Add to that the Planned Parenthood  sites like Take Care Down There  that is as close to porn as you can get. Add that to  PP counselors  advising a girl posing as  a minor pregnant by a much older man wanting an abortion without her parents knowledge to lie in order  to get a judicial bypass for permission for an abortion  and this result is predictable.  I post t his video to remind you it is high time to defund Planned Parenthood. They have had their way in Memphis long enough. Why continue to fund failed programs?

George Grant's newest book :Abortion: A Rational Look at an Emotional Issue

George Grant is the writer of Grand Illusions: The Legacy of Planned Parenthood and five dozen others.  He is based in Franklin, TN  and  is an excellent speaker, teacher and writer. His blog is http://grantian.blogspot.com.Here is a forward from his newest book Abortion: A Rational Look at an Emotional Issue.  Can't wait to read it.

15 Reasons the Abortion Industry is Losing Its Support

from George Grant

Why does it seem that the abortion industry’s grassroots support is slipping at the very moment when its power and resources have reached their zenith? At least part of the reason may be the very nature of the abortion business itself—along with the inevitable fallout that accompanies it. Consider:

• Although heralded by the abortion lobby as both “safe and legal,” it is now apparent that abortion is merely “legal.” The complications of this, the most commonly performed medical procedure in America today, are legion. They include sterility—occurring in as many as 25 percent of all women receiving mid-trimester abortions; hemorrhaging—nearly 10 percent of all cases require transfusions; viral hepatitis—occurring in 10 percent of all those transfused; embolism—occurring in as many as 4 percent of all cases; cervical laceration; pelvic inflammatory disease; genital tract infection; cardiorespiratory arrest; acute kidney failure; and amniotic fluid embolus.
• As a result of these sundry complications, women in America have seen a massive increase in the cost of medical care. While the average cost of normal health maintenance for men has increased nearly 12 percent over the past fifteen years due to inflation, the average cost for women has skyrocketed a full 27 percent.
• A spate of medical malpractice lawsuits from botched abortions has intensified the industry’s already looming insurability crisis.

WI: Reince Priebus wins RNC Chair on 7th round.

Although Steele answered the pro life questions appropriately when interview by Susan B Anthony, he has given us much pause on some of his other statements on the issue of life such as his article showcased in the Huffington Post that  I blogged about here. Last night the party elected Reince Priebus in the 7th round of balloting. When I heard it was the 7th round, I wondered if that was a biblical sign.  You can go back to Suzy B.org and see the video of how he answered  their questions. He is from my home state of WI. So glad to see WI electing so many pro life people. It's about time. Looking forward to some good pro life leadership but we must continue to be vigilant and keep reminding  those we elected. We can be assured the abortion industry is roaming around seeking those whom they may devour or convert.

NARAL publishes annual state ranking, report cards – with 19 getting “F,” woot!

NARAL publishes annual state ranking, report cards – with 19 getting “F,” woot!

Steele drops out of the running after 4 rounds of voting and now backs Cino

From News Max:

Michael Steele has dropped out of the running for RNC after 4 rounds of voting and his second place stance is slipping.  Steele is now backing Maria Cino as balloting entered the fifth round around 4 p.m. Eastern.

Frozen felons.....do not write on the frost....very funny pro life caper

This is from Jill Stanek.com....too funny cops cars ....10 of  them for "frozen felons" writing with your finger on the frost.

Denver Planned Parenthood calls keystone cops for frosty pro-life caper

As to be expected, Denver was cold last Saturday, January 8.
It was so cold the black vinyl sheet Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains uses to cover its fence to prevent clients from interacting with pro-lifers frosted over, which provides a fantastic medium for frozen messages.   When you use your finger to pen a message in the frost it melts and re-freezes, leaving what looks like a chalk message – until the sun melts it away.

Pro-life activists Debbie Evans and Jo Scott had just finished preparing the fence for that morning’s outreach to pregnant mothers in crisis when a total of 8 squad cars surrounded the pro-lifers while 2 more entered the PP parking lot.
The sergeant jumped out of his car and yelled, “Who wrote on the wall?,” Jo wrote in an email describing the event. “I did.”  To which he responded, “Come with me, I’ll need to see your ID. You’re getting a ticket for destruction of private property.”  Jo was flabbergasted and explained to the officer she had written in the frost on the fence.   He would not believe her, insisting the pro-lifers had used chalk.
Another officer asked Debbie for her ID. Then all 20 pro-lifers on the scene began writing on the fence and asking to be arrested as “frosted felons.” Because the police parked in the middle of the street, they not only obstructed incoming traffic to the PP mill but made it appear as if a major crime was in progress. Jo noted, “During the time the police were blocked incoming traffic, no abortion clients entered the mill. Praise the Lord!”
Ultimately only Debbie was issued a ticket for “destruction of public property” because she was the only person a PP security guard could positively identify.
By this time an hour had passed… and then the sun came out.

As quickly as they descended on the pro-lifers, all 10 police cars departed.
Five minutes later the officer who had cited Debbie returned and asked her for her ticket, which he tore up.
Here’s video of some of the keystone cop frosty pro-life caper, filmed by Debbie’s husband.

(Prolifer)ations 1-14-11

from Jill Stanek.com

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN
As always, we welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs! Please email Susie@jillstanek.com.

• Big Blue Wave points to a study out of Israel showing chemical abortion may be less effective in women who have had a previous pregnancy.
• The Family Research Council highlights an important article in the December issue of The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, co-authored by Dr. Donna Harrison, president of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It is in part directed to educate pharmacists on adverse events associated with abortion drugs, such as the so-called “morning-after pill” Ella, which can abort a baby. Note Jivin J’s post today about the pharmacist who refused to fill a Planned Parenthood script without knowledge of the reason for its use.
• Accepting Abundance examines the complicated issue of vaccines, autism and the use of aborted fetal cells in immunizations.
• Ethika Politika examines the ethics of “life of the mother” situations, specifically ectopic pregnancy. Catherine Palmer writes: Some readers may know that in philosophy, there is a principle called double effect: a morally permissible act may have a foreseen but unintended side-effect. In the case of a tubal pregnancy, removing the fallopian tube may be necessary to preserve the life of the mother, and, tragically, will likely result in the death of the child. Nonetheless, removing the tube is very different from abortion, which is intended to kill the child; here, intent matters.
  
• Coming Home posts a 3 part radio interview with Pastor Clenard Childress on black genocide and Maafa21. See the trailer for Maafa21 below:

Jivin J’s Life Links 1-14-11