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Obama Administration Clears Itself on Illegally Lobbying for Abortion in Kenya
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The Obama administration has cleared itself of illegally lobbying for abortion in Kenya when it spent $23 million financing groups participating in the Yes campaign supporting the draft constitution Kenyans approved earlier this month that would essentially allow unlimited abortions.
California's Barbara Boxer Responds to Slip in Polls to Fiorina With Abortion Ad
Sacramento, CA (LifeNews.com) -- A new poll in the California Senate race shows pro-life candidate Carly Fiorina has increased her lead over pro-abortion incumbent Barbara Boxer to five percentage points. Not content with the results, Boxer has released a new Internet ad that bashes Fiorina on abortion.
Federal Funds May Be Involved in Abortion Coverage for North Carolina Students
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The response to a national controversy -- generated with a pro-life student group uncovering information showing students who attend public universities in North Carolina will be forced to pay for abortions via their required student health care plan -- has been swift.
Missouri Pro-Life Senate Candidate Roy Blunt Tops Robin Carnahan in Polling
Jefferson City, MO (LifeNews.com) -- Just one week after Missouri voters made it abundantly clear they strongly oppose the pro-abortion health care bill President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies pushed through Congress, a new poll shows pro-life Senate candidate Roy Blunt leading pro-abortion Robin Carnahan.
ObamaCare Backlash May Yield Election, Legislative Victories for Pro-Life Groups
It is no secret that the upcoming 2010 midterm elections will in part be a referendum on the health care reform legislation that was passed this spring. However the enactment of Obama care will have some important policy and political implications that will last well beyond 2010. This is especially the case for the pro-life movement in America.
Republican Party Can't Support Mitch Daniels' Truce on Key Abortion Issues
Public opinion polls and the political pundits seem to now agree that if the November elections were held today the Republican Party would win an historic landslide victory. Indeed, the agenda of the Obama administration has been dominated by far left policies that have deepened the current economic recession and has pursued a radical social agenda, which includes a steadfast commitment to abortion on demand.
Dutch Govt: Euthanasia Cases Rose 13 Percent in 2009, Now 2% of All Deaths
Amsterdam, Netherlands (LifeNews.com) -- The Dutch government reported today that the number of reported cases of euthanasia or assisted suicide rose 13 percent in 2009 and now total about two percent of all deaths in the European nation. The news, which already worries pro-life advocates, sparked a further concern with talk of creating a euthanasia "hospital" to facilitate more deaths.
Wisconsin Pro-Life Gov Candidates Scott Walker, Mark Neumann Lead Barrett
Madison, WI (LifeNews.com) -- Republican front-runner Scott Walker and former Congressman Mark Neumann, the other GOP hopeful, both lead pro-abortion Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett in the race to be Wisconsin�s next governor. Both pro-life candidates hold leads in the latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of likely voters.
Catholic Bishops Present People of Life Awards to Three Pro-Life Advocates
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- On behalf of the nation's Catholic bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo presented the People of Life award to three individuals for their lifetime commitment to the pro-life movement. The archbishop of Galveston-Houston presented the awards at a ceremony in Houston on Monday.
Bus Tour Opposing Abortion in Health Care Raises Ire of "Pro-Life" Democrats
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The bus tour the Susan B. Anthony List is sponsoring through the Midwest to highlight the way in which some "pro-life" Democrats voted for the pro-abortion health care bill is raising the ire of the House members from Indiana and Ohio. They are responding to the criticism with assertions pro-life groups aren't pro-life.
Kansas College and University Students Also Pay for Abortions in Insurance Plans
Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- Yesterday, a national pro-life college student group unveiled new information showing how public university students in North Carolina may soon be forced to pay for abortions in student health insurance plans. A pro-life group in Kansas says it can understand how students don't appreciate having to do so.
Washington, DC Declares Sidewalk Outside Planned Parenthood Public Property
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Officials in the nation's capital have declared a sidewalk outside a Planned Parenthood abortion business as public property. The decision is important because a prominent pro-life advocate was arrested when he attempted to pray outside the abortion facility recently.
Planned Parenthood Boycott List Now Has Pro-Abortion Firms AOL, Hilton, ING
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The pro-life group that has compiled the national boycott list of companies and corporations that give contributions to the Planned Parenthood abortion business today released its updated list. Several new companies joined corporations that have been longtime Planned Parenthood supporters.