Correct me if I’m wrong, do men not have to cover maternity coverage?… We’re forcing them to buy things that they will never need. 

To the best of your knowledge has a man ever delivered a baby?

~ Congresswoman Renee Ellmers (R-NC)  grilling Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius  “for the government forcing men to carry maternity benefits”, via Gateway Pundit, October 30

Unveiled on October 1, Obamascare continues to frighten Americans more and more, particularly as they learn there are no treats, only tricks. Vote for your favorite scary cartoon in the poll at the bottom of the post!

 by Steve Kelley at Townhall.com…

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 Veering halfway off-topic, by John Darkow at Cagle.com…

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To the list of infamous presidential quotes comes, “If you like your plan you can keep it.” Vote for your favorite cartoon from this bunch in the poll at the bottom of the post!

 by Glenn Foden at Townhall.com…

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Live wisely among those who are not Christians, and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and effective so that you will have the right answer for everyone.

~ Colossians 4:5-6, New Living Translation

by Hans Johnson

Ever since cameras became small enough to be held at arms’ length people have been taking photos of themselves. Now with the proliferation of hand-held devices with cameras, “selfies” have become all the rage. Most notoriously, in recent news, those taken by Anthony Weiner and Geraldo Rivera. (Don’t worry. There will be no links.)

Eddie Wheeler of Ontario, Idaho has been posting many photos of his newborn daughter Macy to Facebook, and began mimicking her funny facial expressions. Needless to say, they’ve gone viral.

Here is father, daughter, and wife and mother Robin on Fox & Friends:

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Email dailyvid@jillstanek.com with your video suggestions.

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I admit I often demonize abortion supporters in my mind. The ones I usually deal with are the hard core industry or political types, and they can indeed come across beyond cold and calloused.

Nevertheless, having been convicted through Scripture, I’ve been trying (although admittedly failing as often as I succeed – but I’m getting better, truly!) to more even-handedly communicate with them.

This week I read Romans 15:15-16 and took the passage our direction. The pertinent sentence:

I’m doing this because God gave me the gift to be a servant of Christ Jesus to people who are not Jewish.

I applied that sentence to me and my mission:

I’m doing this because God gave me the gift to be a servant of Christ Jesus to people who are not pro-life.

St. Paul’s mission was to try to share the Good News with a people group that was completely unaware and lost. Alongside stopping abortion, that is our mission, too. We cannot really stop abortion if people’s hearts aren’t changed.

On a related note, I’m currently reading Mark Crutcher’s book On Message with my Wilberforce Leadership Fellowship mentee Rachel Bush, and this passage really struck me:

There are no unimportant discussions about abortion…. Even among abortion clinic employees, there is a creeping sense of doubt about what they are doing. Morale is low, turnover rates are astronomical, discouragement is rampant, and while they would never admit it, every rational pro-life argument they hear amplifies their doubts….

The final reason to take every discussion on abortion seriously what I call the “Note in a Bottle” phenomenon. Imagine that you are stranded on a desert island. You find a bottle, put a note in it and toss it in the ocean hoping that someone will find it and rescue you. With the realization that what is written on that note may be your only hope for survival, you are probably going to write a pretty thorough and compelling message.

That same attitude should be your guding principle anythime you are discussing abortion. Always assume that the words you are using will one day be repeated to a pregnant woman who is considering abortion. It may not happen for years, and you may never know about it, but there is a reasonable probability of this happening. When it does, the message you gave may be the only hope that baby has for survival.

How much truer this is for those of us involved in online pro-life work.  Our messages are never in a bottle. They’re there for any and all to read, and who knows who is reading what at which particular point in their lives?

So I’m curious to know how you view and communicate with abortion supporters? What is your experience? What are your thoughts?

The mentality that abortion is only a women’s issue is not only wrong, it’s polarizing. It leaves women isolated and alone in a time of crisis, and men are alienated – either by denying their responsibility or dismissing their influence. We can’t ignore the fact that men play a significant role in affecting a woman’s decision regarding abortion.

~ Bradley Mattes, CEO of Life Issues Institute, “Men and abortion: The good, bad and ugly,” November 1

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

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• Abortion Pill Risks notes a disturbing recent case report which calls into question the safety of off-label use of RU-486 for abortion. The FDA relies on voluntary reporting of serious adverse events of the drug’s use:
  

  A case report published in the July 2013 issue of Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology confirms the discovery of the first known global death case of “Fatal Clostridium septicum following medical termination of pregnancy.”…

  A number of different off-label or alternative medical abortion regimens have been recommended by providers in the United States. In the United States the FDA has issued public health advisories to warn health care professionals about the risks of sepsis and toxic shock in medical abortion and to reinforce use of the FDA approved regimen which does not include the vaginal use of misoprostol.

• At CatholicVote, Michael J. New discusses the results of a new Quinnipiac poll on Catholic attitudes toward abortion and same-sex marriage.
• 40 Days for Life notes the success of the campaign in England, where many originally thought 40 Days would have little appeal, as it was considered “too American.” The campaign garnered media attention from the Guardian and the BBC.

• Euthanasia Prevention Coalition reports that Belgium, which is already considered a pioneer in euthanasia, is considering extending this practice to children as long as the parents consent, as well as to people with dementia. Advocates say that denying children this opportunity is unjust, but opponents state that children cannot reasonably be expected to decide to end their own lives. What if the parents say yes and the children object? (And who decides for those with dementia?) Once this door is opened, how can it ever be closed?
• Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life discusses how Planned Parenthood is “making a difference” in Minnesota.
• Blogger Matt Walsh has a powerful satirical piece on “ending the stigma of infanticide”:
  

  Meanwhile, abortion groups across the nation have organized pro-abortion events in 32 states, as part of their “1 in 3? campaign. It aims to feature women telling uplifting and inspirational stories about their abortions. The organizers want to “end the stigma of abortion.” It is the act of violently murdering an unborn human, why should there be any negative feelings attached to it?…

  Why stop at ending the stigma surrounding abortion?…

  Let’s end the stigma surrounding child murder. All child murder — not just the trendy kind, which we’ve dubbed “abortion.”…

  Make infanticide legal. Do you know why? Because we don’t deserve to prohibit it. We can’t sit here, ignoring the silent screams of millions of murdered children, and pretend that we have ethical standards. We can’t do that. We don’t get to do that. We can’t celebrate the genocide of 50 million human infants and then pretend to be horrified because a girl stashes her dead baby in her handbag, or a psychotic sociopath drowns all of her kids in the bathtub. And Gosnell? What in the h*** is he doing in a prison cell? He did exactly what every other abortionist does, he just didn’t dress it up and try to make it look pretty. He murdered children in a drab, run down building, and put the corpses in the fridge. Non-jailed abortionist murder children in nicer buildings, and throw the bodies in the hazardous waste dumpster out back. So one is in prison, and the others aren’t due to, what, aesthetic differences?

• Live Action posts video of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ dodge when questioned whether Obamacare enrollees can determine whether plans cover abortion before enrolling:

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