Pro-life blog buzz 8-22-14
by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli
- Americans United for Life remarks on the Iowa court win upholding the ban on webcam abortions in the state. The ban was put in place by the Iowa Board of Medicine:
During the litigation, Planned Parenthood admitted that, under its preferred method of chemical abortion, a physician never physically meets with a woman. Moreover, staff members — such as certified medical assistants (CMAs) — conduct physical exams or ultrasounds instead of doctors or other licensed healthcare providers.
- Big Blue Wave caught President Obama’s recent press conference addressing the massacre of innocents. Consider Obama’s statements in light of his support for the nation’s largest abortion chain as well as his defense of partial birth- and live birth abortion, and they are stunning.
- A Culture of Life has some strong words for a new website in New Zealand created not to expose doctors who perform abortions, but to harass medical professionals who express pro-life views:
On Sunday, ALRANZ launched a new website called “My Decision” which aims to intimidate and bully pro-life doctors through naming them and publishing women’s stories about their experiences with “hostile or unhelpful health professionals.”
Through the website ALRANZ wants to take options away from women by publishing the names of these individuals and organisations. By doing this, it is being inferred that they are archaic, putting their own beliefs over and above good medicine, good science. But these pro-life health professionals and crisis pregnancy centres are being honest, not only about their beliefs, but the science and medical evidence which shows that human life begins at the moment of fertilization and that some so-called contraceptives are abortifacient.
- At Coming Home, Dr. Gerard Nadal responds to the viral news about noted atheist Richard Dawkins (pictured right) who recently claimed on Twitter that it is “immoral” not to abort a child with Down syndrome:
One can scarce envision a population more given to unconditional love than the Down Syndrome community. Those such as Dawkins, who reject the very idea that there is a God who is love itself, who advocate the slaughter of babies for want of something that approximates normal function, are those most in need of love themselves. There is something in them that was frustrated along the way, perhaps the perception that their love was not welcome in those to whom it should have flowed, and from whom they should have received that love which could have completed what was lacking in them.
- Live Action News and Operation Rescue share the news that today, notorious creator of partial birth abortion Dr. Martin Haskell, will perform his last surgical abortion at his Sharonville, Ohio, clinic.
- Bound4Life posts the testimony of a post-abortive mother, meant to encourage pro-lifers to continue praying and witnessing for life.
- Pro-Life in TN has video of a recent meeting of the Tennessee General Assembly in which it is revealed that the TN Department of Health does not license or regularly inspect abortion clinics – unlike surgical centers. This leads to a “let the buyer beware” situation for women seeking abortions who enter under the false assumption that they have some assurance of safety:
[youtube]http://youtu.be/PsJO7DxBo-s[/youtube]
[Images via Big Blue Wave and ppsimmons.blogspot.com]
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.
Dear Troll/”Lukas”,
If you’re going to link to a “hate site”, at least use one that doesn’t look as if it was done by a Kindergartener who is just learning spelling/grammar.
The site is even MORE ignorant than Richard Dawkins’ comments…
at least he knows grammar/spelling.
Pam, our troll friend also says black people are not human and “mails” are superior to Women as we are “evil” I guess I have two strikes against me . . .
Hi phillymiss,
Coming from the likes of “Lukas” who obviously can’t even spell, you should consider his remarks a compliment.
If someone like this has a high opinion of you, then you know you’ve got problems!
Yes..phillymiss. I saw that. I clicked on the link…
silly me.
Pamela
Aaanndd we’ll just get rid of Lukas’ little link. Pointless to drive traffic to his hate site.
I wonder if Dawkins ever even met any people with Down Syndrome? Also I wonder if he realizes the pain and hurt his words have caused individuals with Down Syndrome and the people who love them?
Christopher Hitchens had an acid tongue but I doubt even he would say such a heartless this thing.
Phillymiss: I wonder if Dawkins ever even met any people with Down Syndrome? Also I wonder if he realizes the pain and hurt his words have caused individuals with Down Syndrome and the people who love them?
This is absolutely on-target.
Here is the Twitter exchange:
I honestly don’t know what I would do if I were pregnant with a kid with Down Syndrome. Real ethical dilemma.
Dawkins replies: Abort it and try again. It would be immoral to bring it into the world if you have the choice.
Regardless of being pro-life or pro-choice, I think one has to say that it is not Dawkins who makes the pronouncement, there. What can be bring up that would be more compelling than what the pregnant woman wants to do, herself? Nothing, I think.
Doug, 90 percent of fetuses with Down Syndrome are aborted in the U.S. and I wouldn’t be surprised if the situation in the U.K. is similar. So its very likely that he has never met any.
Dawking has a dangerous mindset. Am I alone in my thinking that if he were ever diagnosed with a fatal illness he would probably kill himself? After all he wouldnt be “perfect” anymore. My 23 year old daughter had cancer and shes happy to be alive. Should I just shoot her now because shes in poor health? Dawkins should thank his lucky stars hes in good health. That will change with age.
Sorry Dawkins not Dawking.