Thursday, May 30, 2013
1,200 TOO MANY: A LOOK AT BORN-ALIVE ABORTION STATISTICS
Twelve hundred babies surviving abortions in the U.S., even in just one year, is a conservative estimate. Thousands of children have survived abortions in the forty years following the national legalization of abortion in 1973.
Just eight years after Roe v. Wade, Liz Jeffries and Rick Edmonds were named Pulitzer Prize finalists for their series on the live-birth abortions already epidemic in the abortion industry. Jeffries and Edmonds recorded heartbreaking testimonies from nurses who held and comforted dying abortion survivors. They also revealed the magnitude of these horrors:
"Dr. Willard Cates, an expert on medical statistics who is chief of abortion surveillance for the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, estimates that 400 to 500 abortion live births occur every year in the United States."
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Abortion, Money, and Free Speech
By Alan Caruba
The conclusion of the trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, convicted of first-degree murder in the killings of aborted babies and involuntary manslaughter in the drug-overdose death of a patient, ignited a renewed national discussion of abortion in America. The discussion has not been aided by the mainstream media that, for the most part, ignored the trial.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Bucks County Pro-Life Coalition 3rd Annual 5k Run, 1.5M Fun Walk & .5M Kids Walk for Life
The Bucks County Pro-Life Coalition has been in existence
for over 30 years. Our mission has been to assist women and their unborn
children. But in order to continue supporting them in these tough economic
times, it requires a little more work on our part.
When: Saturday June 29th, 2013 9 AM
Where: Peace Valley Park, Galena Village, Creek Rd. Doylestown, PA
Purpose: Assists Bucks Co. Pro-Life Coalition Pregnancy Homes & Counseling Centers
Registration & Fees: Opens at 7:30 AM. Run and walk start at 9 AM, kids run to follow. Entries 13 and up: $25.00 for run/walkers if received by June 16th, $15 for kids 5-12 till same date. Includes a guaranteed shirt of your size. Afterwards, including race day, add $5 to fee; shirts available while they last. Under 5: no charge but registration still required-no shirt
***************************Prizes, Raffle, Auction***************************
Awards for 5k: Award to top Male & Female plus medals to top 3 Males & Females in:
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+
Make checks payable to: Bucks County Pro-Life Coalition
Mail to: Bucks County Pro-Life Coalition; P.O. Box 872; Richlandtown, Pa. 18955-9998
Questions: Contact Sandy at sandy4436@verizon.net
(nominal service fee applies, closes midnight of the Wed before the race)
For more information on our organization, you
may go to our website here
Pro-life advocates Rally to Stop the Killing at Carhart’s Abortion Center
The rally, an inspiring witness to a community bound together in the common cause of protecting their women and children from abortion, was held in response to Carhart’s brutal, inhuman activity and neglect, fatal to women and children both, in his Germantown facility. Even though the abortion facility is located in a commercial complex and not in a residential area or near a university campus, the protest pulled in a crowd of over two hundred. Protesters gathered on the lawn to present a united front against Carhart’s operations and the damaging effects of abortion. The rally demanded true protection and empowerment of women, justice for Jennifer and Madison Morbelli, and the revocation of Carhart’s license to practice in Maryland.
Speakers at the rally included:
- Lila Rose, Live Action President
- Mary Gabriel, Live Action Strategic Development Director
- Dr. Grace Morrison, Founder of Pray for Germantown
- Mallory Quigley, SBA List
Response from Senator Casey on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
Below is an e-mail letter I received from Senator Bob Casey in response to a letter I sent him asking him to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act. Sadly, he has forgotten his roots and his faith and decided to become "politically correct" in order to stay in office. We need to remember this when his term is up and he runs again for office. I suggest everyone go to his website and let him know just how you feel about the position he has taken on this issue.
Dear Mrs. Dowling,
Thank you for taking the time to contact me about same-sex marriage. I appreciate hearing from you about this issue.
As
stated in the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), enacted in 1996, federal
law does not currently recognize same-sex marriages. In addition, 31
states have enacted state constitutional amendments defining marriage as
between one man and one woman. Other states, including Pennsylvania,
have laws establishing same-sex unions as a violation of state public
policy. In recent years, a number of states have legalized same-sex
marriage.
Currently,
twelve states and the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage as a
result of a combination of state court rulings, legislative action, and
ballot measures. In the 2010 Census, more than 130,000 same-sex
households reported themselves as married. On March 16, 2011, Senator
Dianne Feinstein of California introduced the Respect for Marriage Act
of 2011, which would repeal DOMA and allow for federal recognition of
marriages recognized by states. This legislation has not been
reintroduced in the 113th Congress, which began on January 3, 2013.
When
the Respect for Marriage Act was introduced and debated in the Senate
in 2011, I began to focus on the issue of same-sex marriage much more
intensely than I had before. In the past, I have supported civil unions.
I also strongly supported the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT),
was a leading co-sponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act
(ENDA), and had stated publicly that I opposed efforts to enact
constitutional prohibitions on same-sex marriage.
In
the six years I have been in the Senate, there have not been any floor
votes to repeal DOMA or to legalize same-sex marriage. Both questions
have now been argued before the Supreme Court and are being debated
across our country. After much deliberation and after reviewing the
legal, public policy, and civil rights questions presented, I support
marriage equality for same-sex couples and believe that DOMA should be
repealed. As part of my consideration of these issues, I read letters
written to me by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Pennsylvanians
and their families. These letters included deeply personal statements
from people across our Commonwealth and the questions they posed
challenged me directly. As a Senator and as a citizen, I can no longer
in good conscience take a position that denies Pennsylvania families the
full measure of equality and respect.
I
understand that many Americans of good will have strong feelings on
both sides of this issue. As a supporter of religious freedom, I support
same-sex marriage as a secular institution. No religious institution
should be required to confer religious or sacramental approval contrary
to the tenets of its faith. I also believe elected public officials have
an abiding obligation to refrain from demonizing and dividing people
for partisan or political gain. Rather, elected officials from both
sides of the aisle should come together and find areas of agreement to
do what is best for the country. Please be assured that should
legislation related to this issue come before the full Senate for
consideration, I will have your views in mind.
Again,
thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. Please do not hesitate to
contact me in the future about this or any other matter of importance to
you.
For more information on this or other issues, I encourage you to visit my website, http://casey.senate.gov.
I hope you will find this online office a comprehensive resource to
stay up-to-date on my work in Washington, request assistance from my
office or share with me your thoughts on the issues that matter most to
you and to Pennsylvania.
Sincerely,
Bob Casey
United States Senator
Saturday, May 25, 2013
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND THE NEED TO WAKE UP
By Archbishop Charles J. Chaput
Let’s begin this week with a simple statement of fact. America’s Catholic bishops started pressing for adequate health-care coverage for all of our nation’s people decades before the current administration took office. In the Christian tradition, basic medical care is a matter of social justice and human dignity. Even now, even with the financial and structural flaws that critics believe undermine the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the bishops continue to share the goal of real health-care reform and affordable medical care for all Americans.
But health care has now morphed into a religious liberty issue provoked entirely – and needlessly — by the current White House. Despite a few small concessions under pressure, the administration refuses to withdraw or reasonably modify a Health and Human Services (HHS) contraceptive mandate that violates the moral and religious convictions of many individuals, private employers and religiously affiliated and inspired organizations.
Coupled with the White House’s refusal to uphold the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, and its astonishing disregard for the unique nature of religious freedom displayed by its arguments in a 9-0 defeat in the 2012 Hosanna-Tabor Supreme Court decision, the HHS mandate can only be understood as a form of coercion. Access to inexpensive contraception is a problem nowhere in the United States. The mandate is thus an ideological statement; the imposition of a preferential option for infertility. And if millions of Americans disagree with it on principle – too bad.
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IRS: Adoption Evil, Abortion Good
Scandal. It’s not just a sleazy TV show. It’s real life. And, lately, it’s spreading like wildfire.
Every year my wife, Bethany, and I dread filing our taxes. We’re diligent and organized, but worry about missing some minute detail that would trigger the harrowing experience of an audit. I’ve been through one before because I own a small business. In the end, the IRS paid me thousands more in that year’s refund.
Middle class families have been hit hard with a crumbling economy, so getting any tax break we can relieves some of the fiscal pain, especially for adoptive families. The Adoption Tax Credit enables parents to recoup some of the out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the adoption process. The $13,360 refundable tax credit for 2011 was a welcome offset. (Depending on the type of adoption, that refund would only be a fraction of the actual cost—a cost that is well worth it.) It was the most the federal government has offered since 2006, and only 2010 and 2011 were refundable. In all other years, including this most recent year, the Adoption Tax Credit was non-refundable. This means it will only offset any amount that you may owe in federal taxes, but adoptive families will not see any of that amount refunded in cash.
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THE BOY SCOUTS’ FOLLY: PUTTING SEXUAL MORALITY UP TO A VOTE
May 23, 2013, was a sad day for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), and another tragic day for an America in decline. The Scouts’ corporate-driven leaders in their folly put sexual morality up for a vote, and when it was all over, the Scouts as we once knew them – a God-fearing, wholesome organization – were finished. Now, truly “morally straight” organizations (to quote the Scout Oath) will rise up to compete with the corrupted BSA, and parents by the hundreds of thousands will migrate with their sons to these trustworthy alternatives.
This was a completely unnecessary capitulation. The equivocating Scouts somehow managed to snatch defeat from their hard-won victory in the Supreme Court in 2000 – which preserved the Scouts’ right to live by their own moral creed. Now they have eviscerated that creed, thus rewarding the very Homosexual lobby that tormented the BSA since its high court triumph.
Pursuing godliness and virtue is not a democratic exercise but a walk of obedience. Truth is transcendent; it is not decided by polls or votes. (Two men or two women will never truly be “married.”) We all fall short and hence need a Savior, but absolute Truth never changes. God – not man -- sets the standard for proper living. Allowing boys who identify with and, presumably, engage in homosexual behavior is the opposite of virtue -- and certainly wasn’t a Scouting value in my father’s and grandfather’s America.
Let’s cut through all the pro-“gay” noise that infests most discussions of this issue. Practicing homosexuality is a destructive lifestyle choice and a sin. It is immoral, against nature, and changeable – as evidenced by the countless men (like Michael Glatze) and women (like Charlene Cothran) who once proudly considered themselves “gay” but now live in accordance with God’s natural design for their bodies.
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Note: Now that the Boy Scouts of America's leaders have sold their souls to the devil, good, moral families will be looking for alternative organizations. Below is a link to "Faith Based Boys", just such an organization.
Use this link for more information on this organization
Friday, May 24, 2013
OBAMA'S NEXT SUPREME COURT NOMINEE
From Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
President Obama and his pro-abortion pals are
looking at the U.S. Supreme Court and licking their lips. They know President
Obama’s next high court pick could secure a pro-abortion Supreme Court for
decades to come. And the Abortion Lobby believes, the next radical court
nominee could lead to the destruction of virtually EVERY pro-life law in the
country, as well!
The Abortion Lobby is NOT sitting around on their
hands waiting for another Court vacancy to occur before they mobilize. Right
now, the so-called National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL), Planned
Parenthood and Emily’s List are working feverishly to ensure President Obama’s
next Court pick is his most outrageous nominee yet. And they plan to ram him or
her through the U.S Senate for confirmation before pro-lifers know what hit
them!
For more than 40 years, the Supreme Court has been
anything but a friend to unborn children. Just as we have seen with “ObamaCare” and the
Roe v. Wade travesty itself, Supreme Court Justices aren’t above imposing the
Abortion Lobby’s radical agenda on America through judicial decree.
President Obama’s next Court nominee could very well
give the Abortion Lobby the Supreme Court majority they need to DESTROY all
pro-life laws throughout the country, including:
*** Parental
intervention laws to stop abortionists from secretly preying on underage girls
by ensuring that parents are legally able stop any abortion on their minor
children;
***
Ultrasound Laws to prove to expectant mothers that they are carrying a
precious unborn life inside them -- not a meaningless “glob of flesh” as
abortionists would have them believe;
*** Bans on
sex selection abortions, which prohibit the killing of the unborn just because
the a parent didn’t like the sex of their baby;
*** Bans on
taxpayer funding for abortions to allow the Abortion Lobby to pick the pockets
of every American taxpayer.
While our ultimate goal is to overturn Roe v. Wade
and to end abortion nationwide through passage of the Life at Conception Act,
through laws like these and others, states are saving unborn lives. In fact,
Time Magazine ran a January 14 cover story entitled, “Why Abortion Rights
Activists Have Been Losing Ever Since Roe v. Wade.” The fact is, when popularly
elected representatives decide, the outcome is overwhelmingly pro-life.
That’s why this next Supreme Court pick is so
important to them, why they’re not waiting around to mobilize -- and why we
must prepare to fight back NOW!
President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid (D-Nevada) know the key to handing their pro-abortion allies the Supreme
Court power they crave is SPEED. So we MUST start fighting back now and be
ready to flood the Senate with hundreds of thousands, even millions, of
pro-life petitions on DAY ONE of the fight.
Today, while the Supreme Court certainly doesn’t
have a pro-life majority -- the most radical wing of the pro-abortion justices
on the Court holds only a slim minority. So Obama’s next pick could tip the
scale!
Can you imagine the slaughter in store for the
unborn from the Court should the Abortion Lobby get their way with EVERYTHING
they want? We will be sure to see the destruction of pro-life laws all over the
country!
The good news is, the National Pro-Life Alliance has
a plan to WIN, so I’ve agreed to help them. I hope you will too. I know we have
heard plenty of U.S. Senators saying there can be no “litmus tests” for Court
nominees of the years. Sadly, many self-described “pro-life” Senators often use
the “litmus test” excuse to run scared from any fight with the Abortion Lobby
over Court nominees. In fact, during the last Supreme Court confirmation fight
in 2009, NINE Republican Senators -- many of whom publicly parade themselves as
“pro-life” -- crossed party lines to vote for Obama’s radical justice Sonia
Sotomayor!
Of course, I understand the incredible power our
Founders vested in the presidency. But I believe no U.S. Senator can uphold our
Constitutional liberties while ignoring our God-given right to life!
That’s why your signed Supreme Court Confirmation
petition and your generous financial support for NPLA TODAY are so critical.
With your support, NPLA has a massive four-part plan
designed to turn up the heat on the U.S. Senate, including:
1)
Contacting up to 12 million pro-lifers and more all over the country
using mail, email and phones to alert them to this absolutely critical battle
and generate petitions to their U.S. Senators;
2) Working
the talk radio lines, granting media interviews, holding press conferences and
launching church tours to ensure every pro-life American is aware of the stakes
in the next Supreme Court nominee fight;
3) Running
web ads on heavily trafficked websites, working the blogs, and launching a
state-of-the-art Facebook campaign to reach and mobilize up to four million
more supporters;
4) And
finally, if funds permit, NPLA will launch a powerful TV ad campaign in the
days before each nominee's final vote ensuring every targeted Senator knows his
reelection (or even party re-nomination) could ride on his or her Supreme Court
confirmation vote.
Such a massive program will be what it takes to win
any Supreme Court confirmation battle. President Obama and the Abortion Lobby
have proven they’re willing to play hardball. I believe the unborn deserve our
honorably doing the same.
This is NOT a fight pro-lifers like you and me can
afford to ignore. I can hardly make myself think of the horrific results you
and I could see if the Abortion Lobby gets their way. The innocent unborn who
will pay the price with their lives. This battle will be a defining one for the
pro-life movement.
Use this link to sign the petition to stop pro-abortion Supreme Court nominees!
The focus of the National Pro-Life Alliance is
passing substantive pro-life legislation.
Their staff, members and volunteers are dedicated to halting the
slaughter of precious unborn babies once and for all.
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