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Health Care Bill Includes Monthly Abortion Premium: House Minority Leader Boehner

Posted on 07 November 2009

According to House Republican Leader John Boehner, the government-run health care bill being considered in Congress would include “a monthly abortion premium … [to] be charged of all enrollees in the government-run plan.”

On his blog Boehner states that this premium “will be…

Planned Parenthood’s President Lashes Out at USCCB

Posted on 04 November 2009

Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, sent an email to her supporters on Monday, complaining of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) campaign against the abortion-funding health care bill. Richards begged for quick action…

Late-Term Nebraska Abortionist Travels to DC to Rally for Health Bill

Posted on 31 October 2009

Nebraska’s late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart, who has largely overtaken the role of slain late-term abortionist George Tiller, appeared in Washington, D.C.to rally for the abortion-expanding health care bill unveiled Thursday.

Carhart was spotted by Concerned Women for America president Wendy Wright…

40 Days for Life Reaches Milestone: 2,000 Babies Saved from Abortion

Posted on 30 October 2009

“Through the grace and mercy of God - and the faithful prayers of more than 200,000 volunteers standing vigil outside abortion facilities - an incredible miracle has taken place,” said David Bereit, national director of 40 Days for Life, in…

Study: Fatherless Childhood May Injure Brain Development

Posted on 29 October 2009

Recent animal research backs previous sociological research by indicating that children raised by single mothers may experience reduced brain development, leading to an increase in aggressive behavior, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.

The findings come from research…

“Law & Order” Abortion Episode Outrages Pro-Abortion Groups

Posted on 27 October 2009

Last Friday’s episode of Law & Order on NBC, entitled “Dignity,” has infuriated pro-abortionists while pleasantly surprising pro-lifers with an unexpectedly even-handed treatment of the issue of abortion.

Ripping its plot from recent headlines, “Dignity” begins with the murder of late-term…

Miracle Baby: Mother Successfully Battles for Right to Deliver Healthy Baby Despite Terminal Cancer

Posted on 19 October 2009

Lifesite Editor’s note: Georgia Froncek, a veteran pro-life sidewalk counselor from California, has agreed to publish her experiences with a cancer-stricken woman who was nearly coerced by her insurance company into aborting her child in order to obtain treatment.

When I…

New Report Suggests Over 1 Billion Abortions Committed: Pro-Life Activists

Posted on 19 October 2009

A new report by the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute, entitled "Abortion Worldwide:  A Decade of Uneven Progress," points to the fact that over a billion abortions have been committed, say pro-life activists.

The report found that the annual number of abortions have…

Women Launch Lawsuit to Stop New York State Payment for Ova Donation

Posted on 17 October 2009

A New York pro-life feminist organization filed suit last Friday in New York State Supreme Court (Albany) to block the use of taxpayer funds to pay women recruited to “donate” their eggs for embryonic stem cell research.

New York State is…

Condom-Promoting Sex-Education Play “Secrets” Performed at Catholic High Schools

Posted on 17 October 2009

“Secrets,” a play explaining condom use, is being shown at various Catholic high schools in the San Francisco Archdiocese, reports the California Catholic Daily.

The play, written by the openly lesbian playwright, Patricia Loughrey, features a teenager, Eddie, who discovers that…

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