The way they live is leading them to destruction. Instead of serving God, they do whatever their bodies want. They do shameful things, and they are proud of it.

~ Philippians 3:19, International Children’s Bible translation

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by Hans Johnson

Bullying has been a problem – especially for the young – as long as people have been on Earth. But now with the anonymity of social media, there is nothing to slow down the first mean impulse that can cross someone’s mind.

Shea Shahan of Plano, Texas had a severe injury to the frontal lobes of her brain  due to a lack of oxygen when she was born. She had many seizures during her first 14 days as a newborn, and many more since. Recently the mentally challenged 18-year old has also received many vicious messages on her iPhone. Shea’s mother Keri fought back with a Facebook page.

Here is a report from KDFW of Dallas:

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Glenn Beck, the father of a daughter with cerebral palsy,  expressed his outrage at the story and interviewed both mother and daughter.

They were also interviewed by Mike Huckabee.

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[HT: TheBlaze]

Everyone knows what a debacle the Obamacare website rollout was on October 1.

This was just one small part of the catastrophe. Everyone also knows President Obama has now admitted welching on his oft-stated promise, “If you like your plan you can keep it.” At least five million people have thus far lost their insurance thanks to Obamacare.

But back the website, Obama promised it would be fixed by November 30, as did the site’s IT gurus in a congressional hearing this past week.

So my new poll question is: Do you believe them?

Vote on the lower right side of the home page, but make comments here, not there.

Our previous poll question and responses were:

So 3/4 of you thought Down syndrome should be “fixed,” if possible.

From moderator Carla comes a simple question: Why don’t those who support abortion believe what abortionists say about it?

For example, abortionist Curtis Boyd, who runs late-term clinics in Dallas and Albuquerque, made a “jarring admission” during an interview with WFAA in 2009:

“Am I killing?” Boyd said. “Yes, I am. I know that.”

During questioning in court in 1997 regarding his opposition to the Nebraska Partial Birth Abortion Ban, late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart testified:

Attorney for the Defense: In that situation… are you… when you pull on the arm and remove it, is the fetus still alive?

Carhart: Yes.

Late-term abortionist Warren Hern’s website, on third trimester abortions:

At this point, termination of pregnancy is considered a far more dangerous procedure and carries with it serious risks of complication.

Abortionists admit they’re killing babies, that older babies are still alive when drawn-and-quartered, and that late-term abortions are dangerous to mothers, etc., etc., etc. Why do pro-choicers ignore, deny, or minimize what their very own medical professionals say about abortion?

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Emily’s List and Planned Parenthood were numbers six and eight on the list of top ten spenders in September. Combined, the two single issue groups spent just under $4 million to help candidates that support abortion rights policies….

Planned Parenthood… contributed $1 million…  to [Virginia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Terry] McAuliffe, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee….

Emily’s List spent close to $2 million during the month, mostly for what appears to be fundraising expenses…. Emily’s List gave directly to at least 32 candidates…. The group’s biggest beneficiary in September: Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Democrat from Kentucky looking to unseat Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell. Emily’s List gave her $16,000.

~ Sunlight Foundation, “Abortion rights prompts liberal groups to spend big, and early,” November 15

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

We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com.

• Clinic Quotes shares an admission from the pro-choice side regarding post-abortion trauma:
  

  Rosemary Candelario, director of Massachusetts Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, on why pro-choice groups often claim that abortion does not contribute to emotional trauma for women:

  “I think the fear in the [abortion rights] movement is if we admit abortion is hard for some women, then we’re admitting that it’s wrong, which is totally not the case. I’ve heard from women who are having problems dealing with their abortion who are still ardently pro-choice.”

• Down on the Pharm discusses the latest sexual research which shows how women (surprise!) don’t actually benefit in any way from casual sex.

  Funny… that’s not what the latest (and tasteless) ProgressNow Colorado ads promoting Obamacare (sample pictured left; click to enlarge) seem to portray.

• Abortion State gives the firsthand account of being investigated by the Department of Justice simply for attempting to contact abortionist Julie Komarow, M.D., for an interview regarding her involvement with reported wrongdoings at Planned Parenthood. Komarow had previously sought legal action (unsuccessfully) to prevent her name from being mentioned in the interview, and when the writer attempted to contact her for a comment via email, landline and cell phone, she filed a restraining order for harassment.

  Soon, the DOJ began monitoring the writer’s blog and treating the case as a possible FACE Act (Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances) violation, which could result in heavy fines and jail time. The writer was not contacted to ask about his intentions prior to opening a federal case.

• American Life League’s Judie Brown asks why, in this sex-saturated culture where chastity is mocked and maligned despite rising STD rates, it is the baby who is deemed the enemy of the feel-good culture:
  

  … [I]n order for the abortion cartel to continue raking in the money, is has to create at least one, if not two, generations of individuals who will suffer anything for the cause of sexual relations. This is why one-third of Americans today have a sexually transmitted disease.

  Professor emeritus James V. Schall, S.J., commenting on the statistic and the money spent on preventive treatments, opined, “Not only are there these diseases with us but also the millions of abortions which are also the results of failed ‘sexual transmission’ techniques that were designed to prevent the conceptions of children. Contraception methods and sexual education programs have not worked. In fact, they seem to have made the problem worse.”…

  That baby, or any preborn human being at any stage of his development, is not anyone’s enemy. Each is a flesh and blood human being just like you and me.

  The enemy is the force in society that will not rest until every expectant mother detests her child and wants nothing more than to kill him.

• RealChoice takes a look at some pro-choice state license plates. For some reason, they just don’t seem as pleasing as the pro-life ones.
• Expose Abortion has many quotes from former abortion workers whose stark revelations shine a light on the mindset of the abortion industry. Former abortion provider Kathy Sparks is quoted as saying, “I remember one of the doctors stating that he could do three abortions in ten minutes and make the same amount of money as delivering one woman full term.”
• Family Research Council blogs about the mayor-elect of New York City, who has declared war on non-profit pregnancy resource centers who provide services that are free and confidential. Bill DeBlasio shows his true liberal colors – seeking to deny true choice in communities while promoting only one “choice” – abortion.
• Veteran pro-life educator Scott Klusendorf of Life Training Institute has must-read advice for new pro-life speakers.
• At Catholic Vote, Michael New points out that many factors could be at fault for Ken Cuccinelli’s failed run for governor of Virginia – however, his pro-life stance isn’t one of them.
• Live Action releases video of an Albuquerque late-term abortionist at Southwestern Women’s Options explaining the procedure and bragging that people come to Albuquerque from everywhere, due to their lax abortion restrictions. Beautiful Albuquerque, you deserve better than being the late-term abortion capital. November 19th is your chance to speak.

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by Hans Johnson

Created Equal  recently had a display of pro-life signs abruptly taken down on the Ohio State University campus. Unfortunately, this was not an unusual occurrence.

But this time, one of the students was calmly asked why she was vandalizing the signs. While first spouting the usual lines that abortion was the hardest decision to make, yet it was only about a “clump of cells” or zygote, she admitted, “Well, I did it because someone else was doing it too.”

When it was pointed out to her that she was preventing their right to free speech, she did manage an apology: “I’m sorry about that. You’re right. It’s your right to be here.” She then agreed to help pick up the signs.

WARNING: Offensive language.

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[HT: Mark Harrington]

by Carder

The contraption, called the Odón Device, works like this: A doctor fits a plastic bag inside a lubricated plastic sleeve and fits it around the baby’s head. The bag is then inflated, allowing it to grip on the baby head, pulling until it’s emerged from the birth canal…

The goal of his invention is two-fold: For women in underdeveloped countries who don’t have access to Caesarean sections, the device could help safely bring their babies into the world. It could also supplement forceps and vacuum extractors in cases where newer doctors are untrained to use them.

~ Journalist Elise Solé describing Argentinian car mechanic Jorge Odón’s invention to assist mothers in childbirth, Yahoo! Shine, November 14

[Picture via Diego Giudice/The New York Times/Redux]