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Students for Life Welcomes Wilberforce Leadership Fellows, Training Pro-Lifers
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Students for Life of America has created a new partnership between pro-life student activists and leaders of the pro-life movement. The national organization hopes the partnership, the new Wilberforce Leadership Fellows program, will result in a new generation of adult leaders against abortion.
Religious Doctors Less Likely to Kill Patients With Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide
London, England (LifeNews.com) -- Patients worried about becoming a victim of euthanasia should ensure they find a doctor who holds strong religious views. That's because a new study out of Great Britain finds physicians who are atheist or agnostic are twice as likely to make decisions taking the lives of terminally ill patients.
Poll: 57% of Americans Oppose Tax Funding of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- On the week in which a federal judge ruled that President Barack Obama's executive order forcing Americans to pay for embryonic stem cell research with taxpayer funds violates a federal law, a new poll shows a majority of Americans opposed tax-funding the controversial and unproven research.
Appeals Court Overturns Pro-Life Pastor's Conviction for Counseling on Abortion
Oakland, CA (LifeNews.com) -- A state appeals court has overturned the criminal conviction against pro-life African-American pastor Walter Hoye. He violated the ordinance Oakland officials passed targeting him because he engages in sidewalk counseling outside abortion centers in the area to help women find alternatives.
Minnesota Pro-Life Group: Mark Dayton Misleading Voters on Abortion Position
St. Paul, MN (LifeNews.com) -- A Minnesota pro-life group says pro-abortion gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton is misleading voters about his abortion position. Though he supported a bill in Congress that would overturn such laws, Dayton told a radio station he allegedly supports parental notification before an abortion.
New Jersey Democrats to Hold September Vote to Restore Planned Parenthood $
Trenton, NJ (LifeNews.com) -- New Jersey Democrats in the state legislature have set a September 20 vote to attempt to override a veto Governor Chris Christie issued on a bill restoring the family planning funds Christie cut from the state budget. Christie said the money shouldn't go to the Planned Parenthood abortion business.
Sarah Palin Says Obama Most Pro-Abortion President, Bashes Charlie Crist
Jacksonville, FL (LifeNews.com) -- In a speech Thursday night delivered at a banquet to raise funds for an organization that uses the media to advance the pro-life perspective, former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin labeled President Barack Obama as the most pro-abortion president in the nation's history.
Focus on the Family Donates 500th Ultrasound, Saving 81K Babies From Abortion
Colorado Springs, CO (LifeNews.com) -- Focus on the Family recently donated to a local pregnancy center the 500th ultrasound machine designed to help women contemplating abortion see an image of their unborn baby. The program is credited with saving as many as 81,000 children from abortions across the United States.
Wisconsin Pro-Life Senate Candidate Ron Johnson Leads Russ Feingold
Madison, WI (LifeNews.com) -- Republicans will decide their U.S. Senate nominee in a September 14 primary and the two candidates they are choosing from fare very differently against pro-abortion incumbent Sen. Russ Feingold. Republican challenger Ron Johnson does much better against Feingold than his opponent Dave Westlake.
World Youth Conference in Mexico Features Pro-Life Vs. Pro-Abortion Battle
Leon, Mexico (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- Early reports from participants at the World Youth Conference that commenced this week in Mexico are that the conference is the scene of ideological rigidity and yet almost total chaos. There seem to be four conferences going on at once, one for youth, one for governments, one for parliamentarians, and one called the Global Interactive Forum.
Iowa Board of Medicine Creates Committee, May Study Telemed Abortion Process
Des Moines, IA (LifeNews.com) -- The Iowa Board of Medicine, after hearing from pro-life advocates on Friday presenting concerns about the telemed abortion process, have appointed a committee to study the use of telemedicine in the state. The committee will not specifically examine the potential problems at the Planned Parenthood abortion business.
Democrats Concerned They May Lose House in Elections, Senate a Possibility
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- As the November midterm elections get closer, Democrats are reportedly privately worrying about their standing with the American people after passing a government-run health care bill with massive abortion funding and promoting taxpayer funding of abortions in other ways.
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell Agrees State Should Limit Abortion Businesses
Richmond, VA (LifeNews.com) -- Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell appears to agree with the opinion Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli issued late Friday providing legal guidance for the state Board of Health. Cuccinelli said more limits can be placed on abortion businesses in Virginia when it comes to healthy and safety standards.
Alaska Planned Parenthood Will Abuse New Abortion-Parental Notification Law
Juneau, AK (LifeNews.com) -- Just days after Alaska voters approved a new law allowing parents to be notified when their teenage daughter is considering an abortion, the Planned Parenthood abortion business is preparing to push teens into using provisions, meant for abused kids, to keep all parents in the dark.
Minnesota Planned Parenthood Backs Pro-Abortion Mark Dayton for Governor
St. Paul, MN (LifeNews.com) -- The Minnesota Planned Parenthood abortion business has endorsed DFL gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton now that its preferred candidate, Margaret Anderson Kelliher, lost in the primary election. Dayton faces pro-abortion Independence Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner and pro-life Tom Emmer.