Pro-life blog buzz 10-22-13
by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli
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- ProWomanProLife links to the story about two teenage girls who were caught last week with a dead baby in a shopping bag. According to the latest reports, the baby was “born alive and then asphyxiated.”
- Wesley J. Smith comments on the horrific case of a child being trafficked to the UK – to have her organs harvested:
The buyers should be asked: Is your own death really worse than having a child killed or maimed that you might live? Some would clearly say yes. If that isn’t evil, what is?
- The Passionate Pro-lifer describes a recent interaction at a Denver Planned Parenthood where a supposed man of faith (pictured left) defending an abortionist as a “good doctor” tries to tell protestors they don’t know the Bible:
… [O]ur motley crew at the evil Planned Parenthood child sacrifice center were paid a visit by a businessman from Wyoming.Our short visit was peppered with lots of “christian” cliches as our friend thanked us for being there and spoke about our need to read the Bible more….
[W]hen we started asking Chris about the abortionist in Jackson, Wyoming where several of us had protested the previous year, it turned out Chris knew Brent Blue. He’s a “really nice guy”….
The three of us who were engaged I the conversation grew more incredulous by the minute. Chris benefits from a killer financially, sees him as a practitioner, thinks he’s a great guy and calls himself a “believing” Christian.
- Live Action posts a self-professing pro-choice woman’s experience with RU-486:
I bled for 14 days. A follow-up ultrasound confirmed that I’d aborted. And that’s when the problems really began.I had been prepared for the possibility that the pill wouldn’t work and I’d still need a surgical abortion – that happens in about 5 to 8 percent of cases. I also knew that I might bleed so heavily I’d need surgery to stop it… [But] what blindsided me, apart from being battered by the mifepristone, with a huge, cystic boils that soon covered my neck, shoulders, and back. I was also overcome by fatigue – an utter lack of ability to do anything more strenuous than sleep or lie on the couch…. On top of all that came depression; I sobbed constantly….
It was only when I described my symptoms to my gynecologist that I discovered my experience wasn’t all that unusual. (The Mifeprex literature didn’t even mention it) “I think it’s underreported, but probably one in 3 women have dramatic side effects,” he told me…. “I’ve seen a lot of women go through it – I don’t want to call it postpartum, but post event melancholy that’s more dramatic than people want to admit.” He prescribed antidepressants. “One day, you’ll feel just like your old self.” It took 9 months.
- Pro-Life New Mexico is happy to support the community baby shower, a project of Students for Life UNM, on October 26-27 in Albuquerque.
- ProLife NZ shares the heartwarming story of a family of five who welcomed another member, despite a prenatal diagnosis of spina bifida. They believe “everyone deserves a chance at life, no matter how brief that life may be. That we do not, and should not, make the choice for another that their life is not worth living.”
- Reflections of a Paralytic shares a new Population Research Institute video “using cartoons to break down the complexities of pregnancy, illustrating how the [Plan B] drug affects ovulation, conception, and implantation.”
[Photo via The Passionate Pro-lifer]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Oh no!!! Not another ‘believing’ Christian who thinks abortion supporters are nice guys….
He prescribed antidepressants. “One day, you’ll feel just like your old self.” It took 9 months.
Yet again, what do these proaborts expect? Your hormones surge during pregnancy and then all the sudden, you alter your body chemistry drastically and expect it to all go back to normal in a few days?
On another note, 9 months sounds like a message to me.
I am not surprised by either of the first two stories. Life is cheap. I read some of the comments about the two girls with the dead baby in their bag and of course, pro-aborts were blaming prolifers because who oppose contraception and birth control, etc. Yet, no one has yet to explain to me why despite the fact that NYC has plenty of contraception available and teaches sex education in schools, it still has the HIGHEST ABORTION RATE IN THE COUNTRY!
About the little Somalian girl — the article doesn’t explain what happened to her. I hope she is okay. I hate to bring the race card in, but I am sure that many have heard about the little blonde, Nordic looking girl that was found in a gypsy camp in Greece. It’s made international headlines, but thousands of children of color are trafficked every year with nary a whisper from the press.
As for RU-486 — those side effects sound pretty serious. I’ve heard people say that it ”just” causes a miscarriage. I never had a miscarriage, but from what I understand its a bloody, painful experience. I remember that when the drug first came out it was hailed as a “gift for women.” Sounds more like a Trojan horse.
I don’t think she expected THAT with RU-486!
I admire her courage for speaking the truth about her experience!!
I hope more women speak out about their experiences but I have a feeling their shame keeps them quiet. :(
Everyday we read about babies born alive and murdered by their mothers.
If she would have had a late term abortion we wouldn’t have known.
Abortion has cheapened life for some. We are reaping what we have sown.
“I hate to bring the race card in, but I am sure that many have heard about the little blonde, Nordic looking girl that was found in a gypsy camp in Greece. It’s made international headlines, but thousands of children of color are trafficked every year with nary a whisper from the press.”
I don’t think that counts as “race card”, it’s just a simple sad fact that people who aren’t typically white and European looking just don’t have the media attention that cute little blond girls do when crimes are committed against them. It’s definitely racist (however unconsciously, I don’t think people do it on purpose) to ignore the thousands of little girls and boys who aren’t white who are being trafficked, but God forbid something happen to a white kid. In the Western Hemisphere just look at South and Central America, and the Caribbean. Thousands of children kidnapped daily, no one cares unless it happens to a light skinned native or someone from the US.
Race card would be like “you criticized Obama’s abortion policies? Why do you hate black people???”.
phillymiss, NYC’s rate is the highest, but many women from other states and parts of NY state go there for their abortions. The population concentration is very, very high.
Speaking of race for just a moment I would say that 96% of Martin Ruddocks clients were African American. Black genocide for sure. He planted his clinic right in the middle of an area riddled with poor people and abortions could be obtained with Medicaid. Dont get me wrong…women of all races went for abortions. Sadly many were left sterile after Ruddock got his blood soaked hands on them.
Sadly many were left sterile after Ruddock got his blood soaked hands on them. – I’m guessing this comes from your usual source?
Yes Jack its called “the white girl syndrome” and its alive and well. No child should EVER be exploited, no matter what color or gender they are.
PRI offers no evidence to demonstrate that Plan B affects implantation. The latest research in fact suggests that it’s both less effective than commonly thought, and that it has no effect after ovulation:
http://lti-blog.blogspot.ca/2006/09/plan-b-ec-what-is-its-real.html
http://ec.princeton.edu/questions/ecwork.html