LIFE NEWS 01/03/2014

Hospital Agrees to Let Family Move Jahi McMath to New Medical Facility
After a protracted legal battle, Children’s Hospital Oakland reached an agreement with Jahi Mcmath’s family to allow a medical team to enter the hospital to perform the procedures necessary to move her to a medical facility that will continue her care and treatment.

Her mother and family say she is alive following a tonsillectomy gone awry that has left her in an incapacitated state since early December. The family in the case says the hospital has been starving Jahi for three weeks. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/hospital-agrees-to-let-family-move-jahi-mcmath-to-new-medical-facility/

Obamacare Will Pay for Your Abortion But Not Include Your Baby in Your Health Insurance
Obamacare coverage “officially” began Wednesday and a new problem has cropped up: Obamacare will help pay for your abortion but getting you newborn baby covered under an Obamacare exchange health care plan is virtually impossible.

The Obamacare website was supposed to contain a computerized method of updating a family’s “change in circumstances,” such as adding a new baby to a policy. However, the Obama administration postponed that function as it attempted to fix the many other problems with the Obamacare web site. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/obamacare-will-pay-for-your-abortion-but-not-include-your-baby-in-your-health-insurance/

Obama Admin Tells Supreme Court: Force Catholic Nuns to Obey Birth Control Mandate
AThe Obama administration has filed legal papers appealing a decision by the Supreme Court to protect a group of Catholic nuns from being forced to obey the controversial birth control mandate.

As LifeNews reported this week, in a huge 11th-hour victory for pro-life advocates, the Supreme Court issued an order late Tuesday night stopping the Obama administration from forcing a group of Catholic nuns to obey the HHS mandate that compels them to pay for abortion-causing drugs and birth control. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/obama-admin-tells-supreme-court-force-catholic-nuns-to-obey-birth-control-mandate/

What is Children’s Hospital Oakland Trying to Hide in the Jahi McMath Case?
“Who wants to know the date and the time their child would die?”

This is the heart-wrenching and pain-filled plea of Nailah Winkfield, the mother of 13-year-old Jahi McMath. Currently, Jahi is in the midst of a life-and-death battle. After a routine tonsillectomy was performed to help correct Jahi’s sleep apnea, devastating complications arose. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/what-is-childrens-hospital-oakland-trying-to-hide-in-the-jahi-mcmath-case/

Study: Women Who Have Abortion 636% More Likely to Have Breast Cancer
WA new study of women from India shows women who get an induced abortion are 626% more likely to have breast cancer compared with women who carry their pregnancies to term and have the baby. The study found women more likely to have breast cancer had “higher number of abortions.”

This study follows closely after a bomshell meta-analysis of breast cancer studies found a 44% increased risk of contracting breast cancer for women who had abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/study-women-who-have-abortion-636-more-likely-to-have-breast-cancer/

Pro-Life Teacher Fired After Opposing Planned Parenthood in His Class Files EEOC Complaint
Pro-life teacher Bill Diss, who had the audacity to tell Planned Parenthood that they were not allowed in his classroom, was fired last month by his school district. Planned Parenthood is after the career and livelihood of a distinguished, highly-qualified, good high school teacher, and now he’s fighting back with an official complaint.

The school board for the Portland Public School District voted to terminate Diss’ contract after Planned Parenthood’s lobbying effort. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/pro-life-teacher-fired-after-kicking-planned-parenthood-out-of-his-class-files-eeoc-complaint/

First Abortion Clinic Closes in 2014 After Record Number Closed in 2013
The Ft. Wayne Women’s Health Center in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, is the first surgical abortion clinic to officially shut down in 2014 following a record-breaking year where 87 surgical abortion clinics permanently closed.

Abortionist Ulrich G. Klopfer has told the press that the closure a “hiatus” after he lost his hospital back-up physician and could not legally operate after January 1, however, there is reason to believe the closure could eventually become permanent. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/first-abortion-clinic-closes-in-2014-after-record-number-closed-in-2013/

Clinic Staffer: Abortion Doc Stored Dead, Maggot-Infested Babies in a Storage Room
With the New Year come new laws. If you live in Colorado you can now light up a doobie without fear of (local) arrest.. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/clinic-staffer-abortion-doc-stored-dead-maggot-infested-babies-in-a-storage-room/

Why Do Teen Girls Need Parental Consent for Tanning But Not an Abortion?
Every year on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, about 650,000 pro-lifers from all over America. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/why-do-teen-girls-need-parental-consent-for-tanning-but-not-an-abortion/

Jahi McMath: A Living Human Being Who Has a Right to Live
Imagine your child going to a hospital for routine surgery and then suffering from unforeseen complications that threaten to take her life. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/jahi-mcmath-a-living-human-being-who-has-a-right-to-live/

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She Considered Abortion But New Mom Says Her Baby is “The Greatest Gift of All”
For Yao, a 26-year-old mother of two, this year’s Christmas was unlike any other. She is one of the first mothers who came under the assistance of our Baby Shower Gift Programhttp://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/she-considered-abortion-but-new-mom-says-her-baby-is-the-greatest-gift-of-all/

Hey Pro-Lifers: 10 Ways You Can Fight Abortion in 2014
Why n2014 is a new year, and a new opportunity for pro-lifers to stand up and take charge in the fight for life against abortion. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/hey-pro-lifers-10-ways-you-can-fight-abortion-in-2014/

Doctor Tells Expectant Parents of Baby With Down Syndrome Theyre a “Lucky Couple”
Glennon, creator of Momastery, was having an ultrasound with her first born child when doctors discovered “a few issues.”. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/doctor-tells-expectant-parents-of-baby-with-down-syndrome-theyre-a-lucky-couple/

Focus on the Family Founder Dr. James Dobson and Son Ryan to Speak at March for Life
Dr. James Dobson, Founder of Focus on the Family and the host ofFamily Talk with Dr. James Dobson, will be a featured speaker at the March for Life rally in Washington, DC on January 22, 2014. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/focus-on-the-family-founder-dr-james-dobson-and-son-ryan-to-speak-at-march-for-life/

14 Reasons #WhyWeMarch For Life In 2014!
Stand for life on January 22, 2014 in Washington DC at the annual March for Life. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/14-pro-life-reasons-whywemarch-for-life-in-2014/

MSNBC Host Promotes Planned Parenthood, Pushes HHS Abortion Mandate
As we’ve documented the past few years, MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell is notorious for her softball interviews with abortion rights absolutists like Cecile Richards of Planned Parenthood. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/msnbc-host-promotes-planned-parenthood-pushes-hhs-abortion-mandate/

Premature Baby Fighting for Life After Surviving Mother’s Murder
For Eva Casara and her family, the festivity of Christmas day was overshadowed by great tragedy. On Dec 25, 2013, Eva Casara, a pregnant 17-year-old was shot in the back of the head and killed in Dolton, Illinois. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/premature-baby-fighting-for-life-after-surviving-mothers-murder/

Abortion Activists Exploit 7-Year-Old Girl to Push Abortion Agenda
The pro-abortion organization RH Reality Check has compiled a list of “The Top Pro-Choice Heroes of 2013.” http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/abortion-activists-exploit-7-year-old-girl-to-push-abortion-agenda/

Christmas Caroling at Abortion Clinics Was a Tremendous Success
Dozens of pro-life activists took part in the Pro-Life Action League’s 11th annual “Empty Manger” Christmas Caroling Day on Saturday, December 21 at nine local abortion facilities, five in Chicago and four in west suburban DuPage County. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/christmas-caroling-at-abortion-clinics-was-a-tremendous-success/

Ballerina Dances a Beautiful Pas de Deux With Her Unborn Baby
Here is a nice story to usher in the new year, courtesy of a friend who passed the account along to me. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/03/ballerina-dances-a-beautiful-pas-de-deux-with-her-unborn-baby/