by Laura Loo
Inspired by a true story, this short video, I Want to Know You, reveals how abortion can leave a devastating effect on mothers:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0IRPgLtN0w[/youtube]
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[HT: @MoVstudios]
On April 29 a federal appellate court panel deemed it “preposterous” that the National Organization for Women would challenge an invoice submitted by pro-life activists for expenses incurred during a lawsuit brought against them by the pro-abortion feminist group that lasted almost 28 years.
The court ordered NOW to pay defendants Joe Scheidler, Pro-Life Action League, Timothy Murphy, and Andrew Scholberg $63,391.45 – a pittance, really - for costs to successfully defend themselves in the now infamous NOW v. Scheidler anti-trust lawsuit, launched in 1986.
During that time the case received an unprecedented three hearings before the U.S. Supreme Court, with the pro-lifers getting support in the form of amicus briefs from unlikely places, including PETA and Martin Sheen, since the issue was free speech.
Read the history of NOW v. Scheidler here. In a nutshell, quoting the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin:
NOW tried to bring extortion claims against Scheidler and other anti-abortion activists under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) for their actions to halt abortions at various clinics that allegedly included violent acts.
From the pro-lifers’ press statement comes an interesting aside, proving once again that God brings good from evil:
NOW v. Scheidler brought about the birth of the Thomas More Society in March, 1997 - some sixteen years ago - just a few months after Tom Brejcha, partner in a Chicago law firm, was told by his managing partner at a firm meeting that he would either have to “quit the case or quit the firm.” Tom Brejcha quit the firm to carry on in defense of the case that will go down as a landmark in the annals of American law.
Given NOW’s penchant for retaliation, will it readily pay the money it owes pro-lifers? According to Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, both sides’ attorneys agreed there is “no reason to believe that the payment will be delayed.”
We shall see. Women scorned and all that.
by Carder
Shortly after the Roe decision, [Terry] Beresford left Preterm and took a position as director of counseling at Planned Parenthood of Maryland.
There she inaugurated a series of workshops on counseling techniques that drew people (mainly, though not exclusively, women) from all over the country who were being hired in the recently-opened clinics.
Beyond the practical skills they developed, these workshops were crucial in helping to forge an occupational identity and a sense of community for those engaged in this newly created role of “abortion counselor.”
~ Carol Joffe, describing the work of recently deceased Terry Beresford, one of the founders of the National Abortion Federation and developer in the field of abortion counseling, RH Reality Check, April 30
[Photo Credit: NAF Annual Report, 2007]
by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat
“One of the 13 victims actually became pregnant because of the sexual assault, and she subsequently had an abortion,” Babeu said. “These are horrible crimes that cannot be tolerated in our community.”
According to one source, Jackson originally claimed to have had a miscarriage, but it didn’t take long for Mayweather to discover the truth of the abortion. Mayweather was said to be affected “emotionally and mentally” as abortions go against his belief of killing babies. Furthermore, we’re informed that Mayweather began to question if the babies she was carrying were really his, causing him to call an abrupt end to the relationship.
[Photo via toplistsmania.com]
by Hans Johnson
In a 1947 newsreel interview at London’s Dorchester Hotel, the notorious eugenicist founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger (addressed in the video as Mrs. Margaret Slee), was asked about her views. Given that post-war Europe was seeking to rebuild its population as well as its industries, she was somewhat deferential in saying it was “up to the mother” – for those not in the Third World, at least. But she made her personal opinion crystal clear:
[youtube]http://youtu.be/ChCjgYGTL4Y[/youtube]
“No more babies…” and the video cuts there. So what do you think Sanger meant by these comments?
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(HT: LifesiteNews)
by Kelli
Inside Jackson Women’s Health Organization, there’s growing uncertainty over how much longer the doors will be open. Dr. Willie Parker flies in from Chicago to perform abortions at the clinic, one of two physicians who come to Mississippi to provide abortion care.
Parker is a plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s law. He’s a board-certified OB-GYN but has not been able to get admitting privileges at any of the 13 regional hospitals he applied to.
“Some we received no response from, but the ones that we did, they made reference to the fact that because the care we provide is related to abortion, they felt it might be disruptive to the internal politics, as well as the external politics, for the hospital,” Parker says.
Parker says it is part of a strategy to gut the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion by abusing the regulatory authority of the states and making access to abortion “so cumbersome as to be impractical even when it remains legal.”
Bebe Anderson is with the Center for Reproductive Rights, which is representing Parker….
“Under the Supreme Court’s rulings, this law would definitely constitute what’s called an ‘undue burden’ because it would really block women’s access to safe, legal abortion throughout the state of Mississippi,” Anderson says. “Therefore it’s unconstitutional.”
Terri Herring, director of the Pro Life America Network, helped craft Mississippi’s legislation and is hopeful it will withstand legal scrutiny.
“I think it’s going to be hard for the court to decide that because Mississippi has one abortion clinic that it should be allowed to be unsafe,” Herring says.
~ Debbie Elliott, NPR.org, April 28
by LauraLoo
Marley Sommer, eldest son of Roy Sommer (coach of the Worcester Sharks) was given the privilege recently to sing the National Anthem before the Sharks competed against the Hartford Wolf Pack.
Marley (aka “Mo”) is actively involved with his dad and the team behind the scenes. Mo does not let his Down Syndrome and autism get in the way of doing something as challenging as singing in front of thousands:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2KUEfx0HFY[/youtube]
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[HT: Judie Brown of American Life League]
by Carder
It was very, very difficult for me. It was one of the most difficult things I’ve ever been through in my life. On all levels. Impossibly difficult...
~ Actress Swoosie Kurtz, describing her abortion experience during the 1960s in an interview with HuffPost Live, April 29
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.
