LIFE NEWS 11/20/2013

Supreme Court Won’t Stop Texas Law Closing Abortion Clinics
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia issued an opinion today indicating the Supreme Court will not get involved in a case out of Texas that has abortion facilities there appealing a law that has closed numerous abortion clinics that can’t protect women’s health.

In a big victory for pro-life advocates in Texas earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Judge Lee Yeakel of the Western District Court in Austin and restored key portions of a pro-life law in Texas that will ultimately stop abortions and could close abortion clinics. Abortion clinics appealed that decision to the Supreme Court and Justice Scalia issued a ruling today saying the high court will not get involved. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/supreme-court-wont-intervene-on-texas-law-closing-abortion-clinics/

World Watches Albuquerque, New Mexico: Will It Ban Abortions After Five Months?
After months of a fierce campaign between pro-life advocates and abortion campaigners, who have poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into keeping late-term abortions legal, voters in Albuquerque, New Mexico decide today whether or not they will ban abortions after five months.

The ban would have far-reaching effects, as it would prohibit abortions at Southwestern Women’s Options, a notorious late-term abortion facility that kills unborn babies by shooting them through the heart with poison. It is considered the largest late-term abortion facility in the United States. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/world-watches-albuquerque-new-mexico-will-it-ban-abortions-after-five-months/

Obama Leaves Out “Under God” in Recitation of Gettysburg Address
President Barack Obama has a history of downplaying thanks to God at important occasions and new reports indicate he did it again during a recitation of the Gettysburg Address.

According to a report in Brietbart News, Obama omitted the words “under God” from the Gettysburg Address when reciting speech for a documentary historian Ken Burns was making. Burns was filming presidents and other celebrities to honor the speech, which marks its 150th anniversary today as delivered by President Abraham Lincoln. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/obama-leaves-out-under-god-in-recitation-of-gettysburg-address/

Jase and Missy Robertson of Duck Dynasty: Stay a Virgin Until Marriage
Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson went viral earlier this year when he talked about his pro-life views, asking America about abortion, “What in the world happened to us?”

Now, he and his wife Missy have also put forward an exhortation to practice virginity until marriage.
http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/jase-and-missy-robertson-of-duck-dynasty-stay-a-virgin-until-marriage/

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Abortion Activists Used “Vag Napkin” Auctioned Off to Raise Funds for Abortions
When abortion activists announced they would raise funds for abortions in Texas during a telethon, pro-life advocates wondered what is done during an abortion telethon? Now we have the answer.

As Red Alert Politics reports, the $50,000 fundraiser included selling a used “vag napkin.” http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/abortion-activists-used-vag-napkin-auctioned-off-to-raise-funds-for-abortions/

Abortion Staffer Tells Woman: “Just Sit on the Toilet, You Don’t Have to Look at Anything”
“Just sit on the toilet. You don’t have to look at anything.”

These are the words our undercover investigator – 27 weeks pregnant, with a big belly – heard on January 14, 2013. The setting was Southwestern Women’s Options, in the heart of the late-term abortion capital of the United States — Albuquerque, New Mexico. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/abortion-staffer-tells-woman-just-sit-on-the-toilet-you-dont-have-to-look-at-anything/

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Man Covered With Tumors Thanks Pope Francis for Blessing Him
The disabled man who made international headlines after Pope Francis blessed him is now speaking out for the first time.

The praise for Pope Francis since becoming the leader of the Catholic Church has been consistent over the last several months. Catholics and Protestants alike have showered him with praise for not only his pro-life position but his willingness to show extended love and support for the disabled.

http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/man-covered-with-tumors-thanks-pope-francis-for-blessing-him/

Touching Moment: Returning Sailor Sees His Newborn Daughter for the First Time
Normally parents are the first people to who get the joy of holding and embracing their newborn baby. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/touching-moment-returning-soldier-sees-his-newborn-daughter-for-the-first-time/

Pro-Life on Abortion Without Exceptions: Those Babies are People Too
The word “exception” is tossed around the abortion debate forum as one of the major reasons pro-choicers and some so-called pro-lifers think abortion must remain legal. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/pro-life-on-abortion-without-exceptions-those-babies-are-people-too/

Why Do “Pro-Choice” People Deny the Regret Women Feel After Abortions?
In my many years of writing about women’s issues, I’ve heard countless feminists scoff at the idea that a woman could possibly regret having an abortion. In fact, they usually dismiss post-abortion stress as “anti-choice” propaganda. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/why-do-pro-choice-people-deny-the-regret-women-feel-after-abortions/

Fired Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic Director Takes Abortion Biz to Court for Fraud
A former employee of the Planned Parenthood abortion business’s Iowa affiliate is heading to a federal appeals court tomorrow.http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/fired-planned-parenthood-abortion-clinic-director-takes-abortion-biz-to-court-for-fraud/

Obama Admin Grant Allows Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz to Reopen Clinic
A grant from the Obama administration is allowing the Planned Parenthood abortion business to reopen a clinic in Texas it closed after the passage of new pro-life laws there. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/obama-admin-grant-allows-planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-to-reopen-clinic/

Abortion Telethon Features Vagina Costumes, Used Sanitary Napkins, Vulgar Gestures
Out of curiosity, I went to the “Lady Parts for Justice” website last night to catch a glimpse of the live telethon online for the pro-choice women of Texas. The first thing I saw? A giant lady part walking on stage. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/abortion-telethon-features-vagina-costumes-used-sanitary-napkins-vulgar-gestures/

Liberal Admits Albuquerque 20-Week Abortion Ban Probably Constitutional
Albuquerque voters will today decide the fate of an initiative that would ban abortions past 20 weeks in their city.http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/liberal-admits-albuquerque-20-week-abortion-ban-probably-constitutional/

Pro-Abortion Bill Would Take Women Back to the Back Alleys
Abortion activists are always complaining that pro-life legislation supposedly relegates women to dangerous back-alley abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/pro-abortion-bill-would-take-women-back-to-the-back-alleys/

Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz Pays $30,000 Fine for Violating Campaign Finance Laws
The Planned Parenthood abortion business in Vermont is having to pay a $30,000 fine because it ran afoul of state laws about how political action committee must register with the state government and report their campaign expenditures. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/planned-parenthood-abortion-biz-pays-30000-fine-for-violating-campaign-finance-laws/

American Group Pushes UN to Allow Abortions on Disabled Irish Babies
This week, the US-based Center for Reproductive Rights will present a submission to the UN alleging that it is “cruel and inhumane” that women carrying babies with a terminal illness cannot access abortion in Ireland. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/american-group-pushes-un-to-allow-abortions-on-disabled-irish-babies/

Inspections Find Texas Abortion Clinics Filthy, Run by Untrained Staff
In response to a series of new abortion restrictions enacted in Texas, abortionist Sarah McNeil wrote recently in USA Today. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/inspections-find-texas-abortion-clinics-filthy-run-by-untrained-staff/

Portland, Maine Passes Buffer Zone Infringing on Pro-Life Free Speech
The First Amendment provides free speech rights to all Americans and has been upheld in court as also protecting the rights of pro-life people who want to get information about abortion alternatives to women heading to local abortion clinics. Not according to the Portland, Maine city council. http://www.lifenews.com/2013/11/19/portland-maine-passes-buffer-zone-infringing-on-pro-life-free-speech/