Pro-life blog buzz 12-30-14

pro-lifeby Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli

  • Wesley J. Smith discusses the latest culture of death idea. We’ve heard of “abortion doulas,” but what about death doulas? These individuals, according to two authors, would become “suicide facilitators” by “fill[ing] a gap between treatment doctors and hospice workers.”
  • Josh Brahm lists his top five posts of 2014.
  • Clinic Quotes features a grisly story about what contractors found when they renovated an old home that once belonged to an abortionist. Under an old examining table they found the “remains of two tiny babies floating in a preservative solution inside two dusty jars with screw-on lids.” A local TV station did an interview but referred to the babies as specimens and (interestingly) did not show them on camera.

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  • At Live Action News, Cassy Fiano writes about abortion supporters who want abortion clinics to be aesthetically pleasing, but seem unconcerned about making sure the clinics actually meet safety standards:

    Give us something pink and pretty, and we’ll ignore that [clinic owner Diane] Derzis had 76 pages’ worth of health code violations, the fact that one of her clinics was forcibly closed because she sent three patients to the hospital in one day, and that, for all intents and purposes, she’s operating an illegal abortion clinic. Derzis laughably said in an interview that she thanks God for her safe abortion, yet she does nothing at all to provide safe abortions for women who come to her for help.

    But oh boy, is her clinic pretty! [pictured] …

    Whole Woman’s Health has had multiple violations, including rusty instruments and expired medicine, but who cares? They’ve got herbal tea and recliners! The walls are decorated with inspirational quotes! Surely that tea and those pretty walls will make women feel better when they find out that an abortionist was poking around in their uterus with rusty equipment.

  • Fletcher Armstrong discusses the success of bringing the pro-life strategy to European countries, and the resulting response:

    Neil Datta [is the] secretary of the European Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development (an abortion advocacy organization). Referencing an interview with Mr. Datta, Women’s eNews (a feminist online publication) wrote:

    U.S. anti-abortion groups appear to be sharing their expertise with their European counterparts. Datta cites the example of the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, based in Knoxville, Tenn., which ran a poster campaign that links photos of genocide and holocaust next to images of aborted fetuses. Countries, such as Slovakia and Poland, used a similar ad campaign to promote their agenda at the European Parliament and in public squares, said Datta.

  • Big Blue Wave is astonished at an anti-smoking ad being shown in Finland, which discusses the harm that smoking can bring to preborn children. This type of ad has been seen before in the U.S. and Canada, but I haven’t seen any in recent years:
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[Photo via Live Action News]

Pro-life vid of day: Pastor fights state’s forced support of abortion

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by Hans Johnson

Jim Garlow, the senior pastor of San Diego’s Skyline Church, learned something this fall that had him especially incensed, being the father of four adopted children. On December 1 he fired off an email to his congregation:

I apologize for bringing bad news. This is shocking … and repulsive. As of last Aug. 22, our California state government (not Obamacare, this is the state) has required all insurance policies to cover elective abortions. This includes us as a church. We – along with other churches and Christian colleges – are protesting this coercive and intrusive action by filing formal protests against this abusive action. I will be speaking on this topic this week in Washington, D.C., at a special hearing at which we are strongly urging the federal government to step in immediately and pass the ‘Abortion Non-Discrimination Act.’ Pray for me as I speak. And pray for Congress to act – now.

Garlow is grateful to the birth mothers of his children, especially that of his first, Janie Garlow McGarity (on the right in photo). After her adopted mother died of cancer last year, she searched for her birth mother and found she had been the result of a gang rape.

In honor of the courage of these mothers, it is hoped a new Congress and Senate will make sure that states are unable to make an end-around of hard-fought-for restrictions on Obamacare.

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Pro-life vid of day: Man turns stillborn baby’s crib into memorial

by Kelli

From Boredom Therapy comes the emotional story of a mother who lost her baby boy in the last few days of her term… and what happened when a man discovered her story:

Valarie Watts’ baby Noah was developing well for most of the duration of her pregnancy. Then, in the final few days of her term, something happened. She could feel that he wasn’t moving much and was very worried. After labor, she realized the tragic truth: her son was stillborn.

Even though she was never able to meet her baby boy, Valarie still had his crib and nursery put together….

Valarie didn’t want to sell his crib, but knew she needed to. Gerald Kumpula purchased the crib when he saw it at a garage sale. When Gerald discovered the story behind the crib, he knew what he had to do.

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Email dailyvid@jillstanek.com with your video suggestions.

[HT: Susie Allen]

Is Stevie Wonder too old to be a father (again) at 64?

by Carder

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We expect more from moms than dads, which is why Wonder having a baby at 64 doesn’t cause anyone to bat an eye. But it should. I think there should be a cut-off age for dads, just as there is for moms. I think there’s a reason that women’s reproductive organs have a shelf life: We should have children younger. It is mother nature’s way of saying: “Look, you need energy and stamina to raise kids. Do it when your body can recover and your mind can handle it.”

It’s tragic that women struggle to conceive in their 40s while men can procreate at almost any age, but just because men can doesn’t mean they should.

~ Suzanne Janesse chastising 64-year old R&B singer Stevie Wonder for fathering his ninth child, Babble, December 20

Blast from the past: Wonder’s 1976 hit “Isn’t She Lovely” celebrating the birth of his daughter Aisha

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Stanek Sunday funnies 12-28-14

Good morning, and Happy Sunday! Here were my top five favorite political cartoons this week. Be sure to vote for your fav in the poll at the bottom of this post!

by Gary Varvel at Townhall.com
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 by Walt Handelsman at GoComics.com
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 by Glenn McCoy at Townhall.com
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 by Ken Catalino at Townhall.com
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 by Matt Davies at GoComics.com
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Stanek Sunday Word: The abolitionist history behind “O Little Town of Bethlehem”

Here’s the fourth in the repeat of my Sunday series during the month of December on the fascinating abolitionist history behind some of our most beloved Christmas hymns. Pro-lifers identify closely with those 150 years ago who fought to free another oppressed class of people. (Also see Go Tell It on the Mountain,” “O Holy Night,”) and “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.”) This week…

“O Little Town of Bethlehem”

Episcopalian Pastor Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) was so outspoken in his opposition to slavery and support of the North he was asked to preach the funeral eulogy of slain President Abraham Lincoln.

“That solemn honor, in tandem with leading the congregation of Philadelphia’s Holy Trinity Church through the bloody years of the Civil War, had taken its toll,” writes author Ace Collins in his book, Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas. “Worn out and badly needing a spiritual rebirth, Brooks took a sabbatical… to tour the Middle East.”

On Christmas Eve 1865, compelled to escape the crowds, Brooks rode alone by horseback from Jerusalem to Bethlehem and spent several hours during the night in worship, prayer, and contemplation.

Preparing for a Christmas Eve service 3 years later, Brooks recalled his experience and wrote the poem we now know as “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” His church organist, Lewis Redner, set it to music.

The Phillips Brooks House still stands at Harvard University, dedicated to the Harvard grad in 1900.

Verse 4…

Where children pure and happy
Pray to the blessed Child,
Where Misery cries out to Thee,
Son of the Mother mild;
Where Charity stands watching,
And Faith holds wide the door,
The dark night wakes, the glory breaks,
And Christmas comes once more.

Leader of pro-abortion pastor’s org calls pro-lifers wolves in sheep’s clothing

sc063014326-e1419601061798[T]he majority of people of faith, and the majority of Christians support legal access to abortion. And so they wrap their anti-choice ideology in something that sounds warm and fuzzy.

The Christian tradition says that Jesus advised his disciples to, ‘Watch out for false prophets. They come to you dressed like sheep, but inside they are vicious wolves. You will know them by their fruit.’

~ Reverend Harry Knox (pictured above right), leader of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, as quoted by LiveActionNews.org, December 25

Stanek weekend Q: What would your life suitcase contain?

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The end of the year offers a great opportunity to reflect as well as make new goals. In that vein, here’s an interesting story in Wimp.com:

Willard Asylum for the Insane, located in New York, was built in 1869. Patients had an average stay of 30 years, and many who came to the hospital never left. Eventually the site was abandoned, until, in 1995, an incredible discovery was made in the attic…

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Pro-life vid of day: Personhood ad to run in WI theaters

by Kelli

According to Pro-Life Wisconsin, two WI theaters will feature their life-affirming ad in Milwaukee and Madison during the Christmas season. The group writes:

This powerful message reinforces the value and worth of each human person, regardless of his or her characteristics or stage of development, and it concludes with a link to our informative PersonhoodWisconsin.com website.

This powerful ad will reach tens of thousands of moviegoers this Christmas season, inspiring them to a better understanding of the worth of each human life!

Email dailyvid@jillstanek.com with your video suggestions.

[HT: Susie Allen]

Pro-abortion “holiday cards” feature babies and IUD snowflakes

by Jill

While Planned Parenthood has largely abandoned its “Choice on Earth” Christmas greetings and cards,  there are still a few invaliant pro-abortion attempts to hijack this sacred Christian holiday.

The Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion research organization founded by Planned Parenthood, offered to send your someone special a “limited edition holiday card” featuring babies, children, and families for a donation of only $50. Click to enlarge…

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Meanwhile, the inventive Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts used IUDs and birth control pills to create a snowflake “holiday card”

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by Kelli

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The Jackson Women’s Health Organization is already a dazzling pink, and clinic owner Diane Derzis and clinic director Shannon Brewer-Anderson have invested a lot of time, resources and thought into making the clinic feel safe and welcoming to the women they serve. But the clinic is surrounded by a wide fence to keep out a regular collection of protesters. And in order to provide additional protection and privacy to patients and the people who work there, the fence is woven through with a thick black tarp.

The impression from outside is something like the clinic is caught inside a massive garbage bag.

~ Katie McDonough, describing abortion supporters’ efforts in beautifying abortion facilities, Salon.com, December 26

[Photo by Debbie Elliot via feministing.com]

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