LIFE NEWS 03/14/2014

Grand Jury Indicts Parents Who Raped 11-Year-Old Daughter, Took Her for Abortion A grand jury has indicted parents of an 11-year-old girl in West Virginia who were arrested after arranging for an abortion following a case of pregnancy after incest. West Virginia State Police say they consented to the abortion and the abortion clinic in question didn’t report the abortion to authorities.
Michael and Amanda Adkins were arrested on charges of child neglect causing the risk of injury. While some licensed medical professionals were involved in getting information to authorities, WSAZ-TV indicates the abortion clinic in Charleston that did an abortion did not report the clear case of statadkinsutory rape. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/grand-jury-indicts-parents-who-raped-11-year-old-daughter-took-her-for-abortion/

Obama Admits: You Might Lose Your Doctor Under ObamacarePresident Barack Obama has finally admitted what many Americans worried about all along as Democrats in Congress pushed through Obamacare: they may not be able to keep their doctor.
Obamacare opponents warned about death panels and health care rationing under Obamacare as the president and his Democratic allies pushed the legislation through Congress. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/obama-admits-you-might-lose-your-doctor-under-obamacare/

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Mother Charged With Poisoning and Killing Her Baby, Who Had Down SyndromeA Louisiana woman was booked Wednesday on charges she killed her 17-month-old toddler by injecting her baby, Lucas Ruiz, with a hand santizer. The official cause of death was “acute ethanol intoxication,” the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff’s Office told the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper.

Lucas, who died January 24, was born with Down syndrome and a heart defect, according to reporter Paul Purpura. On Tuesday the mother, Erika Wigstrom, confessed to using Germ-X, whose active ingredient is ethyl alcohol, but described the baby’s death as a “mercy killing.” http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/mother-charged-with-poisoning-and-killing-her-baby-who-had-down-syndrome/

Ambulances Surround Planned Parenthood as Woman Injured During AbortionPro-life activists photographed two ambulances responding to a medical emergency at Planned Parenthood in Boston, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, March 13, 2014. A patient was loaded into one of the ambulances and whisked away to a local hospital for emergency care.

During the incident, which was reported by Operation Rescue Boston, additional responders descending upon Planned Parenthood included a third EMT vehicle, a fire truck, and at least two Boston Police cruisers. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/ambulances-surround-planned-parenthood-as-woman-injured-during-abortion/

Bill Gates Supports Death Panels, Rationing Medical Advances It is funny–in both the ha-ha and ironical senses–that those who often scream most loudly against the “death panel” meme often follow, sotto voce, ”But we need death panels.” The fact is that most of those in the technocratic classes want to medically discriminate against those who are seen as health care “takers” or perceived to have a lower quality of life.
They’re just not sure how to get from “here” to “there,” and retain popular support. (Hint: They can’t.) http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/bill-gates-supports-death-panels-rationing-medical-advances/

Indian Mother Surprised as She Gives Birth to Very Rare Conjoined TwinsAn Indian mother too poor to be able to afford an ultrasound that could have prepared her beforehand, was surprised to give birth to conjoined twins. The babies, weighing 7lbs 7oz were born on Tuesday at a local hospital.

Doctors fear the babies, who have two heads, two necks and two spines but share one body, will not live long. According to the London Daily Mail, Urmila Sharma, 28, gave birth to conjoined twins at Cygnus JK Hindu Hospital in Sonipat, Haryana, in northern India. The parents have not yet named the baby girls. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/indian-mother-gives-birth-to-conjoined-twins-baby-has-two-heads-and-one-body/

Rand Paul: Republicans Should Agree to Disagree on Social IssuesRand Paul is a pro-life Senator from Kentucky who appears poised to become one of the candidates for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. Although he has a strong pro-life voting record, Paul may turn himself off to pro-life voters with what he said in an interview today.

Paul said in an interview that Republicans should agree to disagree on social issues. If he wants to not lose trust with pro-life voters, Paul will need to clarify his comments quickly and assure them that he is not waffling on pro-life issues. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/rand-paul-republicans-should-agree-to-disagree-on-social-issues/

Our Story: Siblings, Down Syndrome, and Unexpected Beauty A good friend found this photo of my kids earlier this week and posted it to Facebook. I found myself transfixed by it. I wonder if you see what I see? http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/our-story-siblings-down-syndrome-and-unexpected-beauty/

Why Do Babies Laugh? New Research Sets Out Find the Cute and Adorable Answers There are few sweeter sounds than hearing a baby laugh, especially when they laugh for the first time. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/why-do-babies-laugh-new-research-sets-out-find-the-cute-and-adorable-answers/

Eradicating the Poor: Why Are Billionaires Paying for Abortion and Pushing Population Control? Most countries with access to legal abortion have spawned organisations who exist to pay for poor women to have abortions. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/eradicating-the-poor-why-are-billionaires-paying-for-abortion-and-pushing-population-control/

Older Man Brings Two Pre-Teen Girls to Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic on The Same Day Even in a vocal, pro-abortion cultural climate, a 40 Days for Life campaign can thrive. But it takes sacrifice from the participants. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/older-man-brings-two-pre-teen-girls-to-planned-parenthood-abortion-clinic-on-the-same-day/

Loving the Least of These: How Do We Treat the Disabled Among Us? Twice recently, the Supreme Court has refused to review decisions – by the 9th and 7th Circuit Courts – overturning state laws (in Arizona and Indiana) that prevented Medicaid funding from going to abortion providers. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/loving-the-least-of-these-how-do-we-treat-the-disabled-among-us/

Pro-Lifers Should Keep Fighting to De-Fund Abortion Businesses Like Planned Parenthood MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow launched a crusade on Wednesday night aga. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/pro-lifers-should-keep-fighting-to-de-fund-abortion-businesses-like-planned-parenthood/

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Pro-Abortion Confusion: Activists Open New Birthing Center/Abortion Clinic Combo When you read pro-abortion blogs, there is always—always—plenty of material to add to your “you can’t make this stuff up” folder. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/13/pro-abortion-confusion-activists-open-new-birthing-centerabortion-clinic-combo/

Is Planned Parenthood Pushing its Sex-Ed and Abortion Agenda in Your Children’s School? We hear almost weekly from anxious parents who want to know whether Planned Parenthood is in their children’s school. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/13/is-planned-parenthood-pushing-its-sex-ed-and-abortion-agenda-in-your-childrens-school/

AP Corrects Story Falsely Claiming Ted Cruz Called Abortion Activists Satan Worshipers Being a liberal press outlet may mean never having to say you’re sorry, but sometimes, you do have to print a “correction.” http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/ap-corrects-story-falsely-claiming-ted-cruz-called-abortion-activists-satan-worshipers/

Why Do We Closely Follow the Missing Malaysia Airlines Plane and Ignore Abortion? Absurd and terrible tragedies easily catch the public’s eye: senseless shootings, the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the planned execution of 33 North Korean Christians. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/why-do-we-closely-follow-the-missing-malaysia-airlines-plane-and-ignore-abortion/

Refuting Pro-Abortion Criticism: Why Don’t You Celebrate Conception Days Instead of Birthdays? On occasion, pro-choicers will argue that the government’s use of birthdays as a starting point to measure age is evidence that life begins at birth rather than at conception. http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/refuting-pro-abortion-criticism-why-dont-you-celebrate-conception-days-instead-of-birthdays/

Take Up Your Cross: How One Night Started a Pro-Life Youth Revolution One August night in 1987 four young men stood on a stage and sang these lyrics: “the murder goes unseen, does only God and my heart hear the babies’ silent scream?” http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/take-up-your-cross-how-one-night-started-a-pro-life-youth-revolution/

Marist Poll Shows 55% of Connecticut Residents Oppose Assisted Suicide Remember that Quinnipiac poll purporting to show that 61% of Connecticut voters support legalizing Assisted Suicide? Don’t believe it. . http://www.lifenews.com/2014/03/14/marist-poll-shows-55-of-connecticut-residents-oppose-assisted-suicide/