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New Planned Parenthood Board Members Have Union, Soros, Democrat Ties

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:22
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Planned Parenthood, the nation's largest abortion business, has added five new board members of the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, its political arm. The new members have curious ties to unions, left-wing billionaire George Soros, and the Democratic Party.

Pro-Abortion Senate Leader Reid Now Leads Pro-Life Sharron Angle in Nevada

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:22
Carson City, NV (LifeNews.com) -- Harry Reid, the pro-abortion leader of the Democrats in the Senate, now leads pro-life Senate candidate Sharron Angle in Nevada. Following her primary election victory, Angle cruised out to a sizable lead over Reid, but now a new Rasmussen Reports poll finds Angle trailing.

Congressional Research Service Report: Health Care Bill Allows Abortion Funding

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:22
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Congressional Research Service has released a new report verifying the analysis the pro-life movement gave about the national health care bill President Barack Obama signed into law. The CRS report affirms the national health care program will contain abortion funding despite protests to the contrary.

Colorado Senate Race Sees Pro-Life Buck and Norton Still Leading Democrats

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:22
LDenver, CO (LifeNews.com) -- Ken Buck and Jane Norton, the two Republican candidates vying for the primary nod against Sen. Michael Bennet or his Democratic challenger Andrew Romanoff, both still have leads against both candidates. A Rasmussen Reports poll shows Buck doing better against Romanoff but Norton faring better against Bennet.

Arkansas Abortion Center Where Pro-Lifers Nearly Ran Over Closes Down

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:22
Fayetteville, AR (LifeNews.com) -- The Fayetteville Women's Clinic abortion business located in this northwest Arkansas city that is the home of the University of Arkansas is closing down. The abortion facility is the site of an incident that saw a man attempt to run over pro-life advocates outside the building with his vehicle.

Alaska Planned Parenthood Reworks Ads Against Parental Notification on Abortion

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:22
Juneau, AK (LifeNews.com) -- Planned Parenthood has drawn criticism for how it is helping to finance a now $600,000 campaign to persuade Alaska voters to oppose a ballot measure that would allow parents to know when their minor daughters are considering an abortion. Now it is changing those ads to comply with state law.

Coalition of Pro-Life Groups Tell FDA to Not Approve Ella Abortion Drug

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 13:18
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A coalition of pro-life groups is sending a letter to the FDA and Drug Administration asking it to not approve the new abortion drug Ella that backers have mislabeled as a morning after pill. The drug works days after conception to essentially cause an abortion of a unique human being.

Jeb Bush Won't Run Against Pro-Abortion Barack Obama, John Thune a Maybe

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 13:18
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- When pro-life voters look for a candidate to run against pro-abortion President Barack Obama in 2012, pro-life former Florida Governor Jeb Bush will not be one of their choices. On the other hand, they may be able to consider pro-life South Dakota Sen. John Thune.

Mary Fallin Wins Oklahoma Governor Primary, Another Pro-Life Woman Advances

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 13:18
Okahoma City, OK (LifeNews.com) -- Another pro-life woman is posed to win a major election this November in what is quickly becoming a year in which pro-life women candidates are poised to win new seats in Congress and across the country.

Pro-Life News: England, Abortion, Alabama, North Dakota, Maryland, Disabled

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 13:18
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- The British government is planning to adjust its foreign aid spending in order to promote so-called family planning overseas. The department for international development claims that a major cause of maternal deaths is so-called unsafe abortion, and therefore promotes so-called safe abortions as the solution.

New Zealand Right to Life Responds to New Report on Women's Abortion Delays

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 13:18
Wellington, New Zealand (LifeNews.com) -- The following statement comes from Right to Life of New Zealand:

Archbishop: Can't Be Pro-Abortion Catholic, No Communion for Abortion Backers

Fri, 07/30/2010 - 13:18
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The head of the Archdiocese of St. Louis says it is "clear and unambiguous" that Catholics who want to remain in good standing with the Church can't support abortion. Archbishop Robert J. Carlson also says those who support legalized abortion should voluntarily opt out of receiving community.

Democrats Fail to Stop Filibuster Against DISCLOSE Act Pro-Life Groups Oppose

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 17:02
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Democrats failed on Tuesday to get enough votes to stop a Republican filibuster against the DISCLOSE Act. That's the campaign finance reform bill pro-life groups oppose because they say it would place stringent limits on their ability to communicate to the public about legislation and elections.

Congressman Tells Hearing on MDGs Abortion Doesn't Lower Maternal Mortality

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 17:02
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A prominent congressman who monitors international issues told a hearing today in the nation's capital that, as international observers monitor attaining the Millennium Development Goals, they need to remember that abortion does not lower maternal mortality for women.

Pro-Life Champion Chris Smith to Get Wilberforce Award From Students for Life

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 17:02
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Congressman Chris Smith, who has led the pro-life battles in the House of Representatives for decades, will receive the Wilberforce Leadership Award on Thursday from Students for Life of America. The award will be presented at SFLA's third annual Summer Social in Washington.

Small Steps To Justice: Review of Clark Forsythes Politics for the Greatest Good

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 17:02
In the beginning of the book Forsythe discusses the philosophy of prudence.

Kansas Board May Discipline Late-term Abortion Associate of George Tiller

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 17:02
Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- The Kansas State Board of Healing Arts has filed an eleven-count recommendation that late-term abortion practitioner Ann Kristin Neuhaus be disciplined. Neuhaus allegedly violated the Healing Arts Act concerning abortion referrals she made to late abortion practitioner George Tiller.

University of Alabama-Birmingham Arrests Pro-Life Advocates Protesting Abortion

Thu, 07/29/2010 - 17:02
Birmingham, AL (LifeNews.com) -- Officials at the University of Alabama-Birmingham are coming under fire for arresting pro-life young adults hoping to share the pro-life perspective with students on campus. Members of the pro-life group Survivors returned to the streets of Birmingham last Thursday to participate in a series of pro-life events.

House Democrats Refuse Hearing on Pro-Rationing Obama Czar Donald Berwick

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 13:50
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Like their counterparts in the Senate, House Democrats are refusing to hold a hearing on the recess appointment of rationing advocate Donald Berwick, whom President Barack Obama named to become the director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Mothers to Show Congress Babies Saved From Abortions to Help Pregnancy Centers

Wed, 07/28/2010 - 13:50
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Mothers who are glad they went to a pregnancy center and were given assistance in choosing abortion alternatives are headed to Congress. They want elected officials to know that these centers are providing both practical support and counseling that pregnant women need.