tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41696689342491802972024-03-15T08:47:03.145-05:00Christian Life NewsNo Exceptions, No Compromise.Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.comBlogger592125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-20708521007625187492024-03-15T08:46:00.003-05:002024-03-15T08:46:26.899-05:00ERLC: How Alabama’s IVF bill undermines the dignity of the unborn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHGhp1HIhSLyMy8jepRjzFZEfsiwxjqHaNNJ6HwgXcQP_idXv4fHCVuhJCgvj5Ryjky5Dx5nULQ9b8KB-YD2BuKHB_cieZkWzELeOuadDOJvS-_4HzhMLZjAZ7EdHFkJjbSAHhK6GB_POMj81ctKJ38w4YyVCWq60Vkkw3zvC9VdNGRyvwNixKICMgDI/s1750/sanctity-of-life.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="1750" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSHGhp1HIhSLyMy8jepRjzFZEfsiwxjqHaNNJ6HwgXcQP_idXv4fHCVuhJCgvj5Ryjky5Dx5nULQ9b8KB-YD2BuKHB_cieZkWzELeOuadDOJvS-_4HzhMLZjAZ7EdHFkJjbSAHhK6GB_POMj81ctKJ38w4YyVCWq60Vkkw3zvC9VdNGRyvwNixKICMgDI/w640-h458/sanctity-of-life.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b><a href="https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/explainer-how-alabamas-ivf-bill-undermines-the-dignity-of-the-unborn/" target="_blank">Posted at <i>Baptist Press:</i></a></b></p><p><i>Published March 14, 2024</i></p>In February 2024, the Alabama Supreme Court <a href="https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/alabama-supreme-court-rules-frozen-embryos-are-children/">issued a ruling</a> in favor of parents who had utilized in vitro fertilization (IVF) and had their embryos dropped and destroyed at the fertility clinic. The court stated that frozen embryos created and stored in IVF clinics can be considered children under state law. IVF is a <a href="https://erlc.com/resource-library/articles/explainer-how-the-alabama-supreme-courts-ruling-on-life-affects-ivf/">medical procedure</a> that involves “the harvesting of ovum from a woman and sperm from a man, both of which are prepared before fertilization of the egg(s) takes place in a lab.” This results in the creation of a human embryo, which is then implanted into the uterus to try to achieve pregnancy.<br /><br />When IVF clinics said the ruling would force their closure, the public backlash was swift and led many politicians, both Democrat and Republican, to denounce the ruling. In response, legislators in Alabama <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/alabama-lawmakers-ivf-protection-bill-vote-rcna141710">rushed to pass a law</a> that protects IVF providers from civil and criminal liability. The legislation offers civil and criminal immunity to providers and patients for the destruction or damage to embryos, retroactively applying to past cases. <br /><br />While recognizing the devastating realities of infertility, many pro-life organizations – including the ERLC – believe the new law is ill-considered, fails to protect unborn (also referred to as “preborn” by pro-life advocates) life, and is in opposition to the state’s constitution, which expressly protects the sanctity of life. Here are some of the thoughtful reasons pro-life Christians should also oppose this law and similar legislation. <div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/explainer-how-alabamas-ivf-bill-undermines-the-dignity-of-the-unborn/" target="_blank">Continue here.</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-68524112334000168482024-03-14T12:32:00.003-05:002024-03-14T12:32:17.578-05:00South Carolina Man Who Blocked Abortion Clinic Entrance Found Guilty of Violating FACE Act<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZB9U64j23STfeXBozr9jWe_-7Fzsg6Ik7ZzLb9I-8jyypurKel1KRN1VZIjcUrIGVUzgIX7yrrRY5WxKcRNS3YtR8w1oSTi5opokCHhAqkf9waklCexx6znI6430OBoNoJmzvmptpygaPUb8fnMc0q3C27E6-6nrqnDiFcpI1UKM_R4EyIJ-jwL41BCI/s634/steve%20at%20pp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="634" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZB9U64j23STfeXBozr9jWe_-7Fzsg6Ik7ZzLb9I-8jyypurKel1KRN1VZIjcUrIGVUzgIX7yrrRY5WxKcRNS3YtR8w1oSTi5opokCHhAqkf9waklCexx6znI6430OBoNoJmzvmptpygaPUb8fnMc0q3C27E6-6nrqnDiFcpI1UKM_R4EyIJ-jwL41BCI/w640-h484/steve%20at%20pp.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pro-life missionary Steve Lefemine</b></div><p><b><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/03/12/south-carolina-man-who-blocked-abortion-clinic-entrance-found-guilty-of-violating-face-act/" target="_blank"> By Katherine Hamilton - Posted at <i>Breitbart News:</i></a></b></p><p><i>Published March 12, 2024</i></p><b>A South Carolina man was found guilty on Monday of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/01/republicans-renew-call-to-repeal-face-act-as-more-pro-life-activists-face-prison-time/">(FACE) Act</a> after blocking the entrance to an abortion clinic in November of 2022.</b><br /><br />Steven Clark Lefemine, 68, is facing a maximum penalty of six months in federal prison, a fine of up to $10,000, and one year of supervision to follow the term of imprisonment, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sc/pr/federal-judge-finds-man-guilty-obstructing-freedom-access-clinic-entrance#:~:text=The%20FACE%20Act%20provides%20criminal,health%20care%20services%2C%20including%20abortions.">according</a> to the Department of Justice (DOJ). The FACE Act was passed in 1994 and “<a href="https://www.justice.gov/crt/protecting-patients-and-health-care-providers">prohibits</a> threats of force, obstruction and property damage intended to interfere with reproductive health care services.”<br /><br />Lefemine, whom <i>The State</i> <a href="https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article286527360.html?deviceId=010637B9-A754-4498-8DBA-8FE7D52814B3&tempKey=value">described</a> as a “Bible-quoting, hymn-singing, Constitution-citing anti-abortion activist,” sat in front of the entrance to Planned Parenthood South Atlantic in Columbia and blocked access to the facility on Nov. 15, 2022. Employees of the abortion clinic filmed the incident and said they are familiar with Lefemine because he protests often at the clinic, according to the DOJ. <br /><br />Lefemine acted as his own attorney during his trial, and he admitted in his testimony to blocking the doors to the clinic to prevent abortions. His guilty verdict is the first successful conviction of its kind in the state, <a href="https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/abortion-sc-clinic-access-prosecution-conviction/article_5e21e97a-e082-11ee-b6cc-9353fbb99d9a.html">according</a> to <i>The Post and Courier</i>. <div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/03/12/south-carolina-man-who-blocked-abortion-clinic-entrance-found-guilty-of-violating-face-act/" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-26466882781582092502024-03-05T10:05:00.009-06:002024-03-05T10:05:52.677-06:00Breakpoint: Sexual Violence Should Not Be Used as a Rhetorical Weapon in the Abortion Debate <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CIYnCbU5CrHgbgkksqtl28oYBVR9Tpx6fN-4wMwH0T_1BbzaVt3HZtNdzec1Tf1-lvvPToXWkaEGzemxadwwHCQVeqhBeA0HNXUVZ8WjFfGoXiaepW0caphYhucv9YQ2SSFlai1FBTSjY4c0Jd85R9imK1xPGUkz5679-cOVDGtPwLT8JUCr42ThAEY/s847/MP900444486.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="847" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CIYnCbU5CrHgbgkksqtl28oYBVR9Tpx6fN-4wMwH0T_1BbzaVt3HZtNdzec1Tf1-lvvPToXWkaEGzemxadwwHCQVeqhBeA0HNXUVZ8WjFfGoXiaepW0caphYhucv9YQ2SSFlai1FBTSjY4c0Jd85R9imK1xPGUkz5679-cOVDGtPwLT8JUCr42ThAEY/w640-h428/MP900444486.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><a href="https://breakpoint.org/sexual-violence-should-not-be-used-as-a-rhetorical-weapon-in-the-abortion-debate/" target="_blank"> By John Stonestreet - Posted at <i>Breakpoint:</i></a></b></p>Last month, in the <i>Journal of American Medicine</i>, the medical director of Planned Parenthood Montana claimed that 64,565 babies had likely been conceived in rape in the 14 states where abortion is restricted since the Supreme Court’s <i>Dobbs</i> decision. The claim was put forth as the results of a <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2814274?guestAccessKey=e429b9a8-72ac-42ed-8dbc-599b0f509890&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=012424">formal study,</a> though the authors admit that “no reliable state-level data … are available,” and their numbers were “estimated.” <br /><br />Unsurprisingly, media outlets quickly reported on the study as if it were evidence of a national emergency … a particular <i>kind</i> of national emergency. Without exception, every major news outlet framed this story as not about rampant sexual crime, but about abortion access. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/24/health/rape-pregnancy-abortion/index.html">For example, CNN announced</a>: “Tens of thousands of pregnancies have resulted from rape in states where abortion is not a legal option, researchers estimate.” Theirs is a disturbing angle to take on this story, if the numbers are accurate. <br /><br />The authors of the study estimated that 12.4% of rapes result in pregnancy. If accurate, that means around 520,000 women were raped in just 14 states over a period of just 18 months. That is almost five times the number <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/fbi-releases-2022-crime-in-the-nation-statistics">the FBI</a> estimated <i>for the entire nation</i> during 2022, a number that appeared to be <a href="https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend">trending downward</a> from 2021. <br /><br />If accurate, shouldn’t the headline be that the United States, or at least the 14 states with abortion restrictions, are facing an unprecedented crisis of sexual violence? In other words, “abortion access” is nowhere near the major problem revealed by this report. But of course, it’s not. <div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://breakpoint.org/sexual-violence-should-not-be-used-as-a-rhetorical-weapon-in-the-abortion-debate/" target="_blank">Continue here.</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-50738100039116247452024-03-01T08:29:00.001-06:002024-03-01T08:29:05.400-06:00How Should We View Our Children?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtV5vVUqjTUTEyIRR-aZguesib-j3g8DkF-x8gM6_mfBoDV7apmt077AjdWGvYaCJRO_sagk1R4ILhR1sTyJeam_fAKjgGHWeJRb5RhXfKe4RoOWqUORApjLgJiQICKpzg6PNNRI81hQivSxec4yFI8_2BDr_9vAKZIHTJpzMvUCDbeXI731y4Pxpc2EY/s970/churchchildren_970_425_5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="970" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtV5vVUqjTUTEyIRR-aZguesib-j3g8DkF-x8gM6_mfBoDV7apmt077AjdWGvYaCJRO_sagk1R4ILhR1sTyJeam_fAKjgGHWeJRb5RhXfKe4RoOWqUORApjLgJiQICKpzg6PNNRI81hQivSxec4yFI8_2BDr_9vAKZIHTJpzMvUCDbeXI731y4Pxpc2EY/w640-h280/churchchildren_970_425_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b><a href="https://www.reformation21.org/blog/how-should-we-view-our-children" target="_blank"> By Brian Najapfour - Posted at <i>Reformation21:</i></a></b><div><br /></div>I cannot recall how many times I met people who honestly told me that they did not want to have children because children would just interfere with their lives. They viewed children as a burden, rather than a blessing. In fact, a certain woman frankly told me that she was too selfish to have a child. She did not want to have a child, because she knew it would mean an inconvenient life.<br /><br />Do you know how many babies are aborted per day in the U. S.? The answer is heart breaking—approximately <a href="http://ww1.antiochian.org/node/16950">3,700</a> babies per day. And 93 % of all abortions happen generally because of inconvenience. Listen to the following <a href="http://ww1.antiochian.org/node/16950">statistics</a>:<br /><br />1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest; 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems regarding either the mother or child, and 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. the child is unwanted or inconvenient).<br /><br />In other words, if you were to ask 100 mothers who aborted their children, “Why did you abort your child?” A large number of them would probably say something like this: “Well, because that baby in my womb would just interfere with my education or career.” Or, “I don’t want to have an inconvenient life.”<br /><br />What?! You aborted your unborn baby simply because you didn’t want to have an inconvenient life?! Of course, it can be inconvenient to have a baby. You will experience sleepless nights as you nurse your baby in the middle of the night or rock your sick baby to sleep. You will have additional expenses, messes to clean up; and, your days will not always go according to your schedule. Children can indeed “interfere” with some of our plans.<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.reformation21.org/blog/how-should-we-view-our-children" target="_blank">Continue here.</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-75237613754971522122024-02-27T12:29:00.001-06:002024-02-27T13:23:13.050-06:00Children Who Survived Abortion Tell Their Stories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtDLaf8C-jkBlwZYUqIngH-RNzj_74UiYVGOdOsItb7P8PLePpDuuSlQRtb2XVtuyyKxYEtcxIewOXgK67M3gGgRSPkK5zHZCNvZBcB9-hTlZGSzyV-e1qWJXqayaHrAR4WjzmD29_PCQ3nWatuLXgQGIAmPKImNulBmig6raoxSQtLYG-BEPig5hKfo/s1024/Shutterstock_1968250909-e1708508750972-1024x577.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="1024" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtDLaf8C-jkBlwZYUqIngH-RNzj_74UiYVGOdOsItb7P8PLePpDuuSlQRtb2XVtuyyKxYEtcxIewOXgK67M3gGgRSPkK5zHZCNvZBcB9-hTlZGSzyV-e1qWJXqayaHrAR4WjzmD29_PCQ3nWatuLXgQGIAmPKImNulBmig6raoxSQtLYG-BEPig5hKfo/w640-h360/Shutterstock_1968250909-e1708508750972-1024x577.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><a href="https://europeanconservative.com/articles/essay/children-who-survived-abortion-tell-their-stories/" target="_blank"> By Jonathon Van Maren - Published at <i>The European Conservative</i>:</a></b></p><p><i>Published February 21, 2024</i></p><blockquote>Abortion survivors speak into the appalling silence left by those murdered millions.</blockquote>Twenty-six-year-old Charlie Rosseau was a teenager when her mother told her why she had been born with one arm and one leg. The happy, blond-haired girl from Quebec had never “felt disabled,” but her mother revealed that her missing limbs were <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10909039/Woman-born-half-legs-says-doesnt-want-waste-time.html">the result of a botched abortion</a> she’d had as a teen, but decided not to complete at the urging of a doctor. Her parents had kept this fact from her because they didn’t want the story to define her in the small Canadian town where she grew up. Charlie has refused to allow the violence she experienced in the womb to define her and has instead spent the last several years traveling the world. “I decided I will have a boyfriend, I will live, and people will love me,” she said.<br /><br />Perhaps no issue divides Westerners like abortion; we cannot even agree on who the main characters in this great moral drama are. For abortion supporters, it is about female bodily autonomy, without which sexual liberation is impossible. For pro-lifers, it is about the fundamental right to life of children in the womb, without which a society rooted in coherent human rights is impossible. For one side, the child is incidental or, delusionally, non-existent. For the other, abortion is violence perpetrated against the youngest and weakest members of our society. The stories of abortion survivors are a powerful testament to the fact that abortion is not about a <i>what</i>, but about a <i>who</i>.<br /><br />Charlie’s story is more common than many might think. Josiah Presley <a href="https://thelifeinstitute.net/learning-centre/personal-stories/abortion-survivor-josiahs-story">survived</a> an attempted curettage abortion intended to dismember him in Korea in 1995. His mother discovered at five months that she was still pregnant, he escaped with a maimed arm, and was adopted by a family in Oklahoma. Brandi Lozier was <a href="https://thelifeinstitute.net/learning-centre/abortion-facts/survivors/brandi-lozier">aborted in 1993</a>; when clinic staff was about to discard her body, she raised her arm, and the staff revived her. Courtney Young <a href="https://www.lifenews.com/2013/12/03/17-years-ago-courtney-survived-an-abortion-that-killed-her-twin-i-was-still-alive/">survived</a> an abortion in 1996, was born at 27 weeks, and was adopted by a loving family. Young’s mother had been pregnant with twins—the abortion killed Courtney’s sibling. Claire Culwell discovered in 2009 that her health complications were due to an abortion that killed her twin. She was adopted by a loving family but told me that every time she looks in the mirror, she sees her twin’s face staring back at her.<br /><br />Abortion is a procedure with a single purpose: to end the life of a child in the womb. Miraculously, survivors are everywhere. In 2008, a UK mother <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1024297/Mothers-anger-turns-delight-baby-survives-abortion.html">told the <i>Daily Mail</i></a> that she was delighted that her infant son had survived an abortion; Carrie Holland-Fischer, who testified in favor of the Texas Born-Alive Infant Protection Act in 2019, <a href="https://www.liveaction.org/news/abortion-survivors-life-value-conception/">told me</a> that she endured much bullying as a child due to a disfigured face from an attempted abortion; when Gianna Jessen <a href="https://thebridgehead.ca/2019/12/19/the-van-maren-show-episode-47-how-gianna-jessen-survived-a-saline-abortion/">survived</a> a saline abortion in 1977 and was born at 30 weeks, the abortionist signed her birth certificate. Filipino Paralympian Ernie Gawilan, who competed at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Paralympics and was the first gold medalist for the Philippines in the Asian Para Games, <a href="https://thebridgehead.ca/2021/08/31/paralympic-superstar-is-actually-an-abortion-survivor/">survived</a> an abortion in 1991. Even in the womb, he jokes, he was swimming—away from the abortionist. <div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://europeanconservative.com/articles/essay/children-who-survived-abortion-tell-their-stories/" target="_blank">Continue here.</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-82065951466691426612024-02-24T07:55:00.006-06:002024-02-24T14:27:10.146-06:00Trump Defends IVF, Calls For Alabama To Pass Protections<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTHAf4Yw1oA_v8veDnekGQgScLjLLD5kUcxUaj0FCrGhHk9tyyfoHAkh9d7XgGnarlNXgnZ66r6MGcl_SOHL1cOVF5JHLn89HA1nYh8mhBgRNzod6OtRo5z5AB0r2RrjEPx1i1FartW_Vz5qq6LKfY1Yg21ijIOV2TAqfVA_Hhfzte11A8Wh2jnRGQZw/s889/Donald-Trump.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="889" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTHAf4Yw1oA_v8veDnekGQgScLjLLD5kUcxUaj0FCrGhHk9tyyfoHAkh9d7XgGnarlNXgnZ66r6MGcl_SOHL1cOVF5JHLn89HA1nYh8mhBgRNzod6OtRo5z5AB0r2RrjEPx1i1FartW_Vz5qq6LKfY1Yg21ijIOV2TAqfVA_Hhfzte11A8Wh2jnRGQZw/w640-h360/Donald-Trump.webp" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><a href="https://evangelicaldarkweb.org/2024/02/24/trump-defends-ivf-calls-for-alabama-to-pass-protections/" target="_blank"> By Ray Fava - Posted at <i>Evangelical Dark Web:</i></a></b></p>In recent years, there has been a major push in Evangelicalism to call out the practice of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) because of <a href="https://evangelicaldarkweb.org/2022/03/24/dave-rubin-kanye-west-why-christians-must-condemn-surrogacy/">its industry practice of aborting more babies than are born</a>. and this issue has become a major sticking point for the pro-life movement as the prominence of IVF and surrogacy rise with affluent homoerotic vanity and celebrity trends.<br /><br />Simply put, one cannot be pro-life and support this industry at any level of the supply chain. Donating to sperm banks for a quick buck is not pro-life. Selling donor eggs, knowing that they will be used to create discarded embryos is not pro-life. Selling one’s womb to gestate someone else’s child in an abortion-laden industry is not pro-life. The commoditization of human embryos is intertwined with abortion, only that the customers treat their biological offspring as eggs to make an omelet, leaving a body count in their wake.<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://evangelicaldarkweb.org/2024/02/24/trump-defends-ivf-calls-for-alabama-to-pass-protections/" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></b></div><div><p><br /></p></div>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zpUe-jC326s?si=9kEmeCFlaQFZPZSx" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p><b>Direct Youtube Link: </b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpUe-jC326s">Trump says he 'strongly' supports IVF after Alabama court ruling (youtube.com)</a></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>See also:</b></p><p><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/02/23/donald-trump-calls-on-alabama-legislature-to-find-way-to-preserve-ivf-gop-sides-with-the-miracle-of-life/"><b>Donald Trump Calls on Alabama Legislature to Find Way to Preserve IVF (breitbart.com)</b></a></p>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-81486076382121283542024-02-22T08:04:00.002-06:002024-02-22T08:06:42.480-06:00Obituary for Jonathan Conrad Barros<b>Jonathan Conrad Barros </b>of Sanford, Florida went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, February 15, 2024. He was 69. He was born in Toronto, Canada to the late David S. and Elsie Barros. He grew up in Garden Grove, California, and later relocated to Central Florida.<div><br />John proudly served his country in the US Navy in Vietnam on the USS Chicago. After his military service, John worked much of his life in the construction business until he was called to the ministry to evangelize to mothers and their unborn children.<br /><br />He met Rebecca in 2014 and after seven years of prayerful support of his ministry, God deepened their relationship in 2021 and were married on June 11, 2022. John loved his church, enjoyed saltwater fishing, and was a huge fan of the Florida Gators.<br /><br />John is remembered and will be dearly missed by his wife, Rebecca; children, Matthew Barros, Charis Eidenmueller (David), Jaclyn Persson (Jon), Jesse Roberts, Rachel Roberts, Jeremy Barros, Kara Martin, and Kyla Martin; brother Bruce Barros (Julie); sisters, Darlene Saavedra, and Carolyn Ross (Michael); and 3 grandchildren, Breydon Raine, Lily Persson, and Oliver Persson.<br /><br />A funeral ceremony will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the St. Andrews Chapel, Sanford.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HCCHt-6DkGaHL-NIYkvj8D8K3NLlXf-bbqg0KUsLkw9pzdHMa1-coSvGY2B36Y_q7Ir3Nhv004a9PD3MDh5DIN5yzZZyTyD8jrYRnNu_I6joeZ-4_TFqszVmP9Xrhbn02_xiu12xumdoB20za_7z16_EHpEW6Mv_MlEq4db0DgwHLuMzHFk-kZupMRA/s207/Jonathan-Barros-1708161758.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="207" data-original-width="207" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HCCHt-6DkGaHL-NIYkvj8D8K3NLlXf-bbqg0KUsLkw9pzdHMa1-coSvGY2B36Y_q7Ir3Nhv004a9PD3MDh5DIN5yzZZyTyD8jrYRnNu_I6joeZ-4_TFqszVmP9Xrhbn02_xiu12xumdoB20za_7z16_EHpEW6Mv_MlEq4db0DgwHLuMzHFk-kZupMRA/w400-h400/Jonathan-Barros-1708161758.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: start;"><b>Source: </b></div><div style="text-align: start;"><b><a href="https://www.hamlinhilbish.com/obituaries/Jonathan-Barros/#!/Obituary">Jonathan Conrad Barros Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information (hamlinhilbish.com)</a></b></div><div style="text-align: start;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: start;"><b>See also:</b></div><div style="text-align: start;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2024/02/farewell-to-a-pro-life-hero"><b>Farewell to a Pro-Life Hero | Jonathon Van Maren | First Things</b></a></li><li><a href="https://sachapel.com/ministries/church-ministries2/sanctity-of-life.html"><b>Saint Andrew's | Sanctity of Life (sachapel.com)</b></a></li></ul></div></div><br />Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-15250374452730568382024-02-20T10:34:00.003-06:002024-02-21T13:36:04.652-06:00'Alabama Supreme Court Rules Embryos Are Children'<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVhXQ6Xda2455W2hrGsz0so3BIFmgUqgvxwHtU-8W6dSLE4ohxuT2vAqThsWzVKkFRLstFMNW06gwXKEfhWOx_KER0Vsh1qZyiWifMLk-nJTT1psfSQv3Mz0HNd2tH2gHsnhiVPzJBJ0LeEtTy0AR7uB5Tr47aWpIZNvUmTwtSBDDvxO90LRvJjt4nL0/s1200/Seal_of_the_Unified_Judicial_System_of_Alabama.svg.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVhXQ6Xda2455W2hrGsz0so3BIFmgUqgvxwHtU-8W6dSLE4ohxuT2vAqThsWzVKkFRLstFMNW06gwXKEfhWOx_KER0Vsh1qZyiWifMLk-nJTT1psfSQv3Mz0HNd2tH2gHsnhiVPzJBJ0LeEtTy0AR7uB5Tr47aWpIZNvUmTwtSBDDvxO90LRvJjt4nL0/w640-h640/Seal_of_the_Unified_Judicial_System_of_Alabama.svg.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p><b>From <i><a href="https://christiansforpersonhood.com/" target="_blank">Christians for Personhood</a></i>: </b></p><b><a href="http://Newsmax.com">Newsmax.com</a></b><br />Feb 19, 2024 <br /><br /><a href="https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/alabama-supreme-court-embryo/2024/02/19/id/1154172/">https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/alabama-supreme-court-embryo/2024/02/19/id/1154172/ </a><br /><br /><b>Excerpts: </b><br /><br />The Alabama Supreme Court ruled Friday that frozen embryos are "children" and deserve the same legal rights as other "unborn children." <br /><br />Friday's 7-2 decision overturned the lower court ruling, allowing the parents to proceed with a wrongful death lawsuit. Critics argue the new ruling will likely signal the end of in vitro fertilization in Alabama and lamented the court's Biblical language in its ruling. <br /><br />In a concurring opinion, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Parker wrote: "When the People of Alabama adopted (the 'sanctity of life' provision of the state constitution), they did not use the term 'inviolability,' with its secular connotations, but rather they chose the term 'sanctity,' with all of its connotations. The Alabama Constitution's recognition that human life is an endowment from God emphasizes a foundational principle of English common law, which has been expressly incorporated as part of the law of Alabama." <br /><br />In writing for the dissent, Justice Greg Cook offered: "No court — anywhere in the country — has reached the conclusion the main opinion reaches. And the main opinion's holding almost certainly ends the creation of frozen embryos through in vitro fertilization ("IVF") in Alabama."<div><br /></div><div>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><div><br /></div><div><b>See also:</b></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/ivf-embryos-are-legally-protected-children-alabama-court-rules.html"><b>IVF embryos are protected children, Alabama court rules | Politics News (christianpost.com)</b></a></li></ul></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-25099476886375590532024-02-19T07:52:00.003-06:002024-02-19T07:52:50.912-06:00Christians for Personhood: 'Personhood over 40 years ago'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xtgEcu1lr2XxJZc6TmJBOCZblFGaG8NOm2mlEJGWVH5nJePZIGV3-JS7WW5Zz8mSXl3Z5mYT5cBVDgxH2tI2Q5qs-xpANrlXucu3qtTWI_NozWx7gKrocNpA6-9E8z9KRqhJ8yiIm-ZfkJg72Et9EJoXD5L-zympAwwAPNOIaGQwRV4ievb5tkjk5vM/s960/CP%20Header%20960%20PX.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="960" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xtgEcu1lr2XxJZc6TmJBOCZblFGaG8NOm2mlEJGWVH5nJePZIGV3-JS7WW5Zz8mSXl3Z5mYT5cBVDgxH2tI2Q5qs-xpANrlXucu3qtTWI_NozWx7gKrocNpA6-9E8z9KRqhJ8yiIm-ZfkJg72Et9EJoXD5L-zympAwwAPNOIaGQwRV4ievb5tkjk5vM/w640-h208/CP%20Header%20960%20PX.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://christiansforpersonhood.com/"><b>Christians for Personhood</b></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Personhood over 40 years ago - 1981 - US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee - Human Life Begins at Conception - S.158 Federal Personhood Bill</h3>This was over 40 years ago - US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Chairman's Report (1981) after historic eight days of hearings and 57 witnesses, reported human life begins at conception/fertilization: <br /><br /><b>US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Chairman's Report</b> <div>(Extract) [ 16 pages ]<br /><a href="http://christianlifeandliberty.net/Human-Life-Bill-S158-REPORT-US-Senate-Judiciary-Subcomm-Hearings-Apr-23-to-Jun-18-1981-16-pages-extract.pdf">http://christianlifeandliberty.net/Human-Life-Bill-S158-REPORT-US-Senate-Judiciary-Subcomm-Hearings-Apr-23-to-Jun-18-1981-16-pages-extract.pdf </a><br /><br /><b>The Human Life Bill (S.158) </b><br /><br /><b>Hearings in US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee - 1981 </b><br /><br /><b>April 23, 24; May 20, 21; June 1,10,12, and 18 </b><br /><br /><b>US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Chairman's Report on Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Separation of Powers of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate </b><br /><br /><b>Ninety-Seventh Congress (1981-1982), First Session (1981) on S.158 </b><br /><br /><b>S.158 together with H.R. 900 are the first known Federal Personhood Bills to be introduced in the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, respectively</b><br />___________ <br /><br /><b>Federal Personhood Bills (1981)</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>S.158</b><br /><a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/97/s158/summary">http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/97/s158/summary </a><br /><br /><b>H.R. 900</b><br /><a href="https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/97/hr900/summary">https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/97/hr900/summary</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-50059745399165088232024-02-09T08:44:00.002-06:002024-02-09T08:45:12.581-06:00Missouri senators vote against allowing abortions in rape, incest cases<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_dzCssh4uLB3yh5PFdpW0beKTw_mZkAc9bCMahTf_Y8jCypHeagsF7qIzxbRm6hjfm_-jpPgG4vkyfv6ldkkHvEryJs1i5znWxo9omrNkgHBYqwwbAcXEORBrBxECuW9IsOFZfmxX0HoXRNU1DAH6WjGDomUkUUnMg4YFaMbGCtsybt_ST808D3VXdg/s1019/prolife%20news%20header.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="1019" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_dzCssh4uLB3yh5PFdpW0beKTw_mZkAc9bCMahTf_Y8jCypHeagsF7qIzxbRm6hjfm_-jpPgG4vkyfv6ldkkHvEryJs1i5znWxo9omrNkgHBYqwwbAcXEORBrBxECuW9IsOFZfmxX0HoXRNU1DAH6WjGDomUkUUnMg4YFaMbGCtsybt_ST808D3VXdg/w640-h190/prolife%20news%20header.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4456756-missouri-senators-vote-against-allowing-abortions-in-rape-incest-cases/" target="_blank">By Lauren Sforza - Posted at <i>The Hill:</i></a></b></p><i>Published February 8, 2024</i><br /><br />Missouri senators voted Wednesday against amendments that would have allowed abortions in the cases of rape and incest in the state.<br /><br />Missouri senators <a href="https://www.senate.mo.gov/24info/bts_web/Bill.aspx?SessionType=R&BillID=203">debated a bill</a> that would make it illegal for public funds to go toward abortion providers, such as Planned Parenthood. During the debate, Missouri state Sen. Tracy McCreery (D) <a href="https://www.senate.mo.gov/24info/BTS_web/amendments/8001S24.01S.pdf">introduced amendments </a>that would allow exceptions for abortion in incest and rape cases.<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4456756-missouri-senators-vote-against-allowing-abortions-in-rape-incest-cases/" target="_blank">Continue here.</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>HT: <b><a href="https://christiansforpersonhood.com/" target="_blank">Christians for Personhood</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-77218057863474083772024-02-01T10:21:00.003-06:002024-02-01T10:21:18.970-06:00Father of 11, 73-Year-Old Man Among Pro-Life Activists Facing up to 11 Years in Prison<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDO2zyPCFicDbcFNUmKUBnFvADNaSWftc4bU5doJ1L5cEFo9iYYQoY6VzAI1B-T2HsJc76_PPntNoXJREeL_CtNU1JXB9j3vYXTB2iDPL4SaftjCSr5V8hueX9ym63OKTircsZIZySp4O0LYkeP6izRm-3adoidG0xOBu5LxcqAvl6mDfiNfKpzfmrqV4/s720/311740566_10159022592041818_7744266047861488184_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDO2zyPCFicDbcFNUmKUBnFvADNaSWftc4bU5doJ1L5cEFo9iYYQoY6VzAI1B-T2HsJc76_PPntNoXJREeL_CtNU1JXB9j3vYXTB2iDPL4SaftjCSr5V8hueX9ym63OKTircsZIZySp4O0LYkeP6izRm-3adoidG0xOBu5LxcqAvl6mDfiNfKpzfmrqV4/w640-h640/311740566_10159022592041818_7744266047861488184_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><b><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/31/father-of-11-73-year-old-man-among-pro-life-activists-facing-up-to-11-years-in-prison/" target="_blank"> By Katherine Hamilton - Posted at <i>Breitbart News:</i></a></b></p><p><i>Published January 31, 2024</i></p><blockquote>Six pro-life activists were found <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/30/six-pro-life-activists-found-guilty-face-11-years-in-prison-for-peaceful-protest/">guilty</a> on Tuesday of “conspiracy against rights” and violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act concerning a peaceful protest outside of a Tennessee abortion facility in 2021.</blockquote><br />Among those found guilty is a Christian father of 11 — 55-year-old Paul Vaughn — and 73-year-old Chester Gallagher — adding to the growing list of <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/30/pro-life-activist-mark-houck-found-not-guilty-of-violating-face-act/">fathers</a> and <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/15/three-more-pro-life-activists-found-guilty-violating-face-act-abortion-clinic-blockade/">elderly people</a> President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice (DOJ) has threatened to imprison for a maximum sentence of 11 years.<br /><br />President Joe Biden’s pro-abortion administration <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/eleven-charged-face-act-violations-stemming-2021-blockade-mount-juliet-reproductive">announced</a> in October 2022 that it had charged 11 activists involved in the March 5, 2021, “blockade” of the Carafem Health Center Clinic in Mount Juliet. Several of the activists were arrested by local police that day for misdemeanor trespass charges and were later released after posting bail. As abortion has since been outlawed in Tennessee with limited exceptions, the clinic has paused in-person care, <a href="https://carafem.org/nashville/">according</a> to its website. <br /><br />Attorneys for the activists said they were conducting a “rescue” and had gathered on the second floor of the office building in which the clinic is located to pray, sing hymns, and urge women not to go through with abortions. The peaceful protest was also <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dennygreen/videos/10164856272565537">live-streamed</a> on Facebook, according to the Catholic News Agency (<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/256657/six-pro-lifers-face-face-act-charges-in-tennessee-could-see-11-years-in-jail">CNA</a>).<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/31/father-of-11-73-year-old-man-among-pro-life-activists-facing-up-to-11-years-in-prison/" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-68135488057621134302024-01-30T15:41:00.012-06:002024-02-10T12:20:38.926-06:00Pro-Life Demonstrators Found Guilty, Face Up To 11 Years In Federal Prison<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvPBUiyFfcJ6BGzzqpKjIGyegwpHLikvrLu3XhT3qqCYl4nOaUpTN2O9GA8NV7xu66IuAYZBzE1pq86cYltHgq7wEjn71Lyu3uxSuPa0baWafZzYj7i8pC32a3Oyi9TB0cKNe2Eq4shF9rvvj1hNHGEDVjrgT3Obdd4vHpByR878YBLc6k-hB8HSon5g/s900/unborn-baby2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvPBUiyFfcJ6BGzzqpKjIGyegwpHLikvrLu3XhT3qqCYl4nOaUpTN2O9GA8NV7xu66IuAYZBzE1pq86cYltHgq7wEjn71Lyu3uxSuPa0baWafZzYj7i8pC32a3Oyi9TB0cKNe2Eq4shF9rvvj1hNHGEDVjrgT3Obdd4vHpByR878YBLc6k-hB8HSon5g/w640-h480/unborn-baby2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-life-demonstrators-found-guilty-face-up-to-11-years-in-federal-prison" target="_blank">By Leif Le Mahieu - Posted at <i>The Daily Wire</i></a>:</b><blockquote>All six defendants were found guilty of both counts. They are expected to be sentenced in July.</blockquote>NASHVILLE — Six pro-lifers were found guilty on Tuesday after the Biden administration charged them over a peaceful protest at a Tennessee abortion facility in 2021. They face up to 11 years in prison. <br /><br />The pro-life activists were accused by the Department of Justice of violating the FACE Act and civil rights conspiracy for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jury-deliberates-fate-of-six-pro-lifers-facing-11-years-in-prison-over-peaceful-protest">a protest</a> that took place in a hallway outside of a Mount Juliet abortion provider on March 5, 2021. <br /><br />On that day, a group of demonstrators gathered on the second floor of an office building in the hallway outside the Carafem Health Center Clinic. The group prayed, sang hymns, and urged women showing up to the clinic to not get abortions. <br /><br />Those on trial included Chet Gallagher of Tennessee, Coleman Boyd of Mississippi, Heather Idoni of Michigan, Cal Zastrow of Michigan, Paul Vaughn of Tennessee, and Dennis Green of Virginia. <br /><br />All six defendants were found guilty of both counts. They are expected to be sentenced in July. <br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-life-demonstrators-found-guilty-face-up-to-11-years-in-federal-prison" target="_blank">Continue here.</a></b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/30/six-pro-life-activists-found-guilty-face-11-years-in-prison-for-peaceful-protest/"><b>Pro-Lifers Found Guilty, Face 11 Years in Prison for Peaceful Protest (breitbart.com)</b></a></li><li><a href="https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/six-pro-lifers-found-guilty-of-federal-felonies-in-tennessee-rescue-face-10-plus-years-in-prison/"><b>Six pro-lifers found guilty of federal felonies in Tennessee rescue, face 10-plus years in prison - LifeSite (lifesitenews.com)</b></a></li><li><a href="https://christianresearchnetwork.org/2024/01/31/six-pro-life-activists-found-guilty-face-11-years-in-prison-for-peaceful-protest/"><b>Six Pro-Life Activists Found Guilty, Face 11 Years in Prison for Peaceful Protest | Christian Research Network</b></a></li><li><a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2024/01/30/anti-abortion-protesters-felony-convictions-nashville-blockade/72397522007/"><b>6 anti-abortion protesters convicted of felonies in Tennessee blockade (tennessean.com)</b></a></li></ul><div><br /></div></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-38643656247985901792024-01-25T09:57:00.009-06:002024-01-25T11:03:49.497-06:00Trial Begins For Six Pro-Lifers Targeted By Biden Administration Over Peaceful Protest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQDMqvlnrNH-Kl9sgSAEPGWd_6SpTcvgoiUu2WlhTTfbw7_dT9k88kTARA6Ry_A8-KSwRipFuGSk7-VfmyWyD3SIDaRGG8wFRjxOvpKOKuc8fG6QyW6LiinSrap7zs4-MAvfPLlHZAtXM1uu6WPruFtgDhq2utjj-oSP5qyz4byVaruHtBkcGuJi9amg/s800/baby28.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQDMqvlnrNH-Kl9sgSAEPGWd_6SpTcvgoiUu2WlhTTfbw7_dT9k88kTARA6Ry_A8-KSwRipFuGSk7-VfmyWyD3SIDaRGG8wFRjxOvpKOKuc8fG6QyW6LiinSrap7zs4-MAvfPLlHZAtXM1uu6WPruFtgDhq2utjj-oSP5qyz4byVaruHtBkcGuJi9amg/w640-h360/baby28.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><b><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trial-begins-for-six-pro-lifers-targeted-by-biden-administration-over-peaceful-protest" target="_blank"> By Leif Le Mahieu - Posted at <i>The Daily Wire:</i></a></b><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Published January 24, 2024</i></div><div><br /></div>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The trial for six pro-lifers targeted by the Biden administration for peacefully protesting a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee">Tennessee</a> abortion facility back in 2021 began in federal court in Nashville on Wednesday.<br /><br />The pro-life activists are accused of violating the FACE Act and civil rights conspiracy for a protest that took place in a hallway outside of a Mount Juliet abortion provider on March 5, 2021. On that day, a group of demonstrators gathered on the second floor of an office building in the hallway outside the Carafem Health Center Clinic. The group prayed, sang hymns, and urged women showing up to the clinic to not get abortions.<div><br /></div>Eleven of the protesters were arrested for trespassing at the time after local police arrived and dispersed the crowd. In October 2022, the 11 pro-lifers were indicted by a federal grand jury after the Justice Department pursued charges against them arguing that there was conspiracy by the group to stop the women from accessing so-called “reproductive health care” and violating federal law ensuring access to abortion facilities. If convicted, the pro-lifers could face up to 11 years in prison and $250,000 worth of fines.<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trial-begins-for-six-pro-lifers-targeted-by-biden-administration-over-peaceful-protest" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://wng.org/roundups/pro-lifers-face-over-a-decade-behind-bars-for-sit-ins-1705955648"><b>Pro-lifers face over a decade behind bars for sit-ins | WORLD (wng.org)</b></a></li></ul><div><b>Learn more here:</b></div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.stifledcry.com/rescues/"><b>Rescues - Stifled Cry</b></a></li></ul></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-43498430380263840042024-01-24T08:49:00.002-06:002024-01-24T08:49:24.550-06:0029 of 36 women maintained pregnancies after taking abortion pill reversal: survey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-rLevDtHKlfp81_A4JYAUqJqMUTi40tEPpHeOpCdheOSLg70E_pfLdWKZPcsQcGxOfwaEJ9m3op6eBoRp_iDB_W1J4sA7zwvGtg6xHb37C7bu7sxpA-MhOiJDugduDwXlucOQ42kmKYpt22BsHJB3Y_E-vzlyEOupgq8hOt1xaxHFlYUBtvVU_fNZ0w/s950/prolife%20news%20banner%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="257" data-original-width="950" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-rLevDtHKlfp81_A4JYAUqJqMUTi40tEPpHeOpCdheOSLg70E_pfLdWKZPcsQcGxOfwaEJ9m3op6eBoRp_iDB_W1J4sA7zwvGtg6xHb37C7bu7sxpA-MhOiJDugduDwXlucOQ42kmKYpt22BsHJB3Y_E-vzlyEOupgq8hOt1xaxHFlYUBtvVU_fNZ0w/w640-h174/prolife%20news%20banner%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/women-say-abortion-pills-harder-choice-than-abortion-reversal.html" target="_blank"> By Ryan Foley - Posted at <i>The Christian Post:</i></a></b></p><p><i>Published January 23, 2024</i></p>A majority of women who underwent abortion pill reversal in an attempt to save their unborn baby said that decision was much easier than the agonizing decision to take abortion pills to terminate their pregnancy, according to a new study. <br /><br />The <a href="https://lozierinstitute.org/study-women-report-abortion-drug-as-more-difficult-choice-than-abortion-pill-reversal/">Charlotte Lozier Institute</a>, the research arm of the pro-life advocacy group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, surveyed 36 women who had undergone the abortion pill reversal (APR) process. The <a href="https://www.cureus.com/articles/200722-medication-abortion-and-abortion-pill-reversal-an-exploratory-analysis-on-the-influence-of-others-in-womens-decision-making?email_share=true&expedited_modal=true#!/">study</a>, published on Dec. 5 in Cureus, asked the women whether their decisions to pursue an abortion and then a reversal were “very difficult, somewhat difficult, neither easy nor difficult, somewhat easy, [or] very easy.”<br /><br />In a medication abortion, women are given two drugs: mifepristone (also known as RU-486) and misoprostol. Mifepristone works by blocking the effects of the natural pregnancy hormone progesterone. Misoprostol induces contractions and a miscarriage.<br /><br />Because mifepristone blocks progesterone, pregnant mothers seeking APR are given a high dose of progesterone to hold the baby in place. <br /><br />All of the women who responded to the survey had contacted an APR hotline within 72 hours of taking mifepristone. One woman ultimately chose to have an abortion. However, 18 other women surveyed delivered their babies to term. Six of the pregnant women suffered a miscarriage despite attempting an abortion reversal, and the remaining 11 were still pregnant at the time of the study’s conclusion. <div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/women-say-abortion-pills-harder-choice-than-abortion-reversal.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-2308350877798371912024-01-21T10:58:00.006-06:002024-01-21T10:58:33.848-06:00Has The Pro-Life Movement Lost Its Way?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvGYL6GWdWQ_FzP306CJ6AiqgH6w2NNoHUWOmAfqa_VAJxwdFV4FzodyYiqAJDSwJbSV2mnpYgdLfYQQyY18bQvQRZj0zEIi7KWLGOxkYKvIq9rynnhIhei9J4A0w01sRVER2UUfP9KlOhDlUJgEH7FWmplE_g1aTU6dUWiN6KrAWEGb94rTfo63Pfdo/s592/Editors-Notebook-2024-January-19-March-for-Life.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="592" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvGYL6GWdWQ_FzP306CJ6AiqgH6w2NNoHUWOmAfqa_VAJxwdFV4FzodyYiqAJDSwJbSV2mnpYgdLfYQQyY18bQvQRZj0zEIi7KWLGOxkYKvIq9rynnhIhei9J4A0w01sRVER2UUfP9KlOhDlUJgEH7FWmplE_g1aTU6dUWiN6KrAWEGb94rTfo63Pfdo/w640-h532/Editors-Notebook-2024-January-19-March-for-Life.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b><a href="https://ministrywatch.com/editors-notebook-has-the-pro-life-movement-lost-its-way/" target="_blank">By Warren Cole Smith - Posted at <i>MinistryWatch:</i></a></b></p><b>March for Life provides moment for reflection</b><div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>Published January 19, 2024</i></div><div><br /></div>Today is the annual <a href="https://ministrywatch.com/as-march-for-life-continues-supporters-opponents-plan-more-state-action/">March for Life in Washington</a>. The event has me reflecting both on my own career in journalism and on the pro-life movement.<br /><br />It is not an exaggeration to say that the life issue gave me my career in journalism. I was happy in my corporate career in 1993. I worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, the global accounting and consulting firm. I had a corner office on the 34rd floor of the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, N.C. I was a Christian, and pro-life, but I had a demanding job and small children. Anything resembling activism would have to wait.<br /><br />Then I read a news article saying the state of North Carolina spent about $1.5 million per year to pay for the abortions of about 5,000 poor women. My tax dollars paid for these abortions. I was complicit. That article, for reasons I can’t fully explain, radicalized me.<br /><br />So I started a small newsletter called “The Charlotte Christian News” in November of 1993, and that began my slow transition from the corporate world to the world of Christian journalism. Thirty years, ten books (some of which deal explicitly about the abortion issue), and a couple of jobs later, I am still covering the life issue.<br /><br />And it seems to me that the pro-life movement has lost its way.<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://ministrywatch.com/editors-notebook-has-the-pro-life-movement-lost-its-way/" target="_blank">Continue here...</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-44534897604495918142024-01-15T13:12:00.006-06:002024-01-15T13:21:08.292-06:00The Value of Human Life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4fii_Wa8i9vkOzkz8YhNAwgsw16bQaBUYB0Fm-HJ_X79gXGdHK0cQ9R5pXClZxJ7ejbKlKlHpVYgMDS0MzaZMYzSef2D0t8thGx_YZz68LeWjpTUEH_Ft3qzD8SDWZ5eDBmfex7q-i5Au2dZWS_RMI782ZYOTC2gE0MTWoSnPSuTUfc6LxPrSTgdidg/s1072/prov%20header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="1072" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4fii_Wa8i9vkOzkz8YhNAwgsw16bQaBUYB0Fm-HJ_X79gXGdHK0cQ9R5pXClZxJ7ejbKlKlHpVYgMDS0MzaZMYzSef2D0t8thGx_YZz68LeWjpTUEH_Ft3qzD8SDWZ5eDBmfex7q-i5Au2dZWS_RMI782ZYOTC2gE0MTWoSnPSuTUfc6LxPrSTgdidg/w640-h344/prov%20header.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://tabletalkmagazine.com/posts/the-value-of-human-life/" target="_blank">By Richard L. Pratt Jr. - Posted at <i>Tabletalk Magazine:</i></a></b></div><blockquote>Every human life is valuable because every human being is the royal image of God.</blockquote>I once asked a group of Christians, “What are human beings?” Without hesitation, one man shouted, “Worthless sinners!” The entire group nodded in agreement.<br /><br />I responded, “Of course, with the exception of Jesus, everyone is a sinner apart from God’s grace. Still, we have to ask ourselves, are people worthless to God? Should we feel that way about people?”<br /><br />Often our first reaction is to disdain people because they are sinners. Yet, as far as we know, God’s first words about people were not, “Let us make man who will become a worthless sinner.” Rather, He said, “Let us make man in our image” (<a href="https://www.esv.org/Gen.%201%3A26/">Gen. 1:26</a>).<br /><br />Most of us have heard this biblical theme before, but we seldom recognize how central it is in the Bible. From cover to cover, the Scriptures tell us about God, but they also tell us about the image of God. The Old Testament concentrates on God’s image in ancient Israel. The New Testament sums up the goal of the Christian life by calling us to “put on the new self, created after the likeness of God” (<a href="https://www.esv.org/Eph.%204%3A24/">Eph. 4:24</a>). The Apostle Paul even extolled Christ by calling him the “image of God” (<a href="https://www.esv.org/2%20Cor.%204%3A4/">2 Cor. 4:4</a>; <a href="https://www.esv.org/Col.%201%3A15/">Col. 1:15</a>). This theme is so pervasive in Scripture that it should be central in every Christian’s life.<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://tabletalkmagazine.com/posts/the-value-of-human-life/" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-40277340634379171722024-01-09T12:49:00.005-06:002024-01-09T12:49:37.015-06:00Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce abortion law in first abortion ruling since Dobbs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv70vPhZc9xp3MvkLlHvry8YcSNZd2zWqqnpkkAC7ajdT6yIpD1Wf2g-vB3bdZnulzm6k6xSj8Rsq3rXd4bPUEMdHxjPgtCRIIJE6kIpdUf9dHLgeXjDpL9VjmecNspc-SNOcXtlf7JKyi5P7N-j8hvguMZMdLyPtEMd-1VJ2TMwaOeMeUfKyqim8ODaA/s1101/baby%20in%20hand.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="1101" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv70vPhZc9xp3MvkLlHvry8YcSNZd2zWqqnpkkAC7ajdT6yIpD1Wf2g-vB3bdZnulzm6k6xSj8Rsq3rXd4bPUEMdHxjPgtCRIIJE6kIpdUf9dHLgeXjDpL9VjmecNspc-SNOcXtlf7JKyi5P7N-j8hvguMZMdLyPtEMd-1VJ2TMwaOeMeUfKyqim8ODaA/w640-h190/baby%20in%20hand.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/supreme-court-makes-first-abortion-ruling-after-dobbs.html" target="_blank"> By Samantha Kamman - Posted at <i>The Christian Post:</i></a></b></p><p><i>Published January 8, 2023</i></p>Idaho's abortion law can go into effect while a legal battle continues, according to a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that marks the first time that the court has weighed in on a state's criminal law on abortion since it overturned <i>Roe v. Wade </i>in 2022. <br /><br />The Supreme Court <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-allows-idaho-enforce-abortion-law-emergency-room-doctors-rcna127244">determined</a> Friday that Idaho could enforce the <a href="https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title18/t18ch6/sect18-622/">Defense of Life Act</a>, which outlaws most abortions except in specific circumstances. Under the law, a provider who conducts an abortion can face up to five years in prison and the suspension or revocation of his or her license. <br /><br />Idaho enacted the law in 2020, and after the Supreme Court reversed Roe in 2022, restoring regulatory authority over abortion to the states, the law could go into effect.<br /><br />The court agreed to hear arguments in April about the issue, putting on hold a lower court ruling based on an August 2022 <a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/08/02/1115272504/idaho-abortion-law-justice-department-lawsuit-emergency-medical-treatment">lawsuit</a> filed by the Biden administration that claimed the state's abortion ban interfered with a federal law requiring hospitals that receive Medicare funds to provide emergency care. <div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/supreme-court-makes-first-abortion-ruling-after-dobbs.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-70914822166422698542024-01-03T10:01:00.006-06:002024-01-03T10:01:40.951-06:00City of Refuge<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycipZbdQWNZiStnVy3EhB9a6qyV46N5fxKd655uCK9oi1ThmxqIbn8T2Y3ZpWLf58ykVbZyVe2InvnlSl4PceH_HxX68bk9cJzKV2v3lVLrCjog3DraPJjpzKMin5n5HU2O8T9syOgNoiUG8mOLqecR_8Yud46vwbjFnem17V2QTBmb7IqsJSbQA6dPQ/s1236/j0422150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1236" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiycipZbdQWNZiStnVy3EhB9a6qyV46N5fxKd655uCK9oi1ThmxqIbn8T2Y3ZpWLf58ykVbZyVe2InvnlSl4PceH_HxX68bk9cJzKV2v3lVLrCjog3DraPJjpzKMin5n5HU2O8T9syOgNoiUG8mOLqecR_8Yud46vwbjFnem17V2QTBmb7IqsJSbQA6dPQ/w640-h530/j0422150.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b><a href="https://gentlereformation.com/2024/01/02/city-of-refuge/" target="_blank">By Kit Swartz - Posted at <i>Gentle Reformation:</i></a></b></p>Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Museum is a first-class presentation of the honorable service rendered by the people of the city of Oswego, New York. The enclosure was sad, though understandable, but the warm and generous reception by our forebears deserves unqualified praise. How wonderful it would be if we would live up to this example and be a city of refuge for those in similar circumstances today! In a time when we are reimagining our city, it would be good to include this ideal in our vision. Both the wisdom and the compassion of the original Safe Haven should inform our aspirations.<br /><br />The biblical cities of refuge also inform our thinking. Priests in Israel were part of the judicial system. The Levites, who assisted them, were given six cities of refuge, three to the east of the Jordan River and three to the west for easy access. When someone was suspected of a crime and was pursued by a member of the victim’s family, they could flee to one of these cities for protection. This protection was conditional, however. The priests and Levites would examine the refugee’s case. If the refugee was judged innocent, he could stay and continue to enjoy protection. If he was judged guilty, he would be disciplined accordingly. We also should be careful to act justly in any refuge we offer, seeing to it that the innocent are protected and the guilty are prosecuted. This is critical for the protection of our city, including other refugees. It is not extreme, but reasonable, measured, wise and just.<div><br /></div>As with the Bible as a whole, this picture of refuge points us to Jesus who said, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” We all need to take refuge in Jesus from the cruel oppressions of temptation, sin and death which He has overcome...<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://gentlereformation.com/2024/01/02/city-of-refuge/" target="_blank">Continue here.</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.safehavenmuseum.com/"><b>Safe Haven Holocaust Refugee Shelter Museum | Fort Ontario | Oswego New York (safehavenmuseum.com)</b></a></li></ul></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-53643650891283407992024-01-02T08:06:00.003-06:002024-01-02T08:23:18.290-06:00Is Biden’s HHS targeting pregnancy centers for their pro-life mission? Pro-life Congress Members weigh in.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxf3Mbno4cjXCuTyhRiCGOaQ3KyEaLr0SPP7iaV7nyf4UCICO2hFrLPt25bZPkRTq5pUxo_PKi-7qFkhXIJJtE1GQXEH4KsBUyKHQB_LuZfll5CT0ipgJW5ZbxgwS59wUfLL6U2FdhWuZkojSgM2lA_tNxpY2524oFU0BuuIOw45P1BrE3XNSqpi2IsbY/s692/b7f3b2820c8872f35b1439ce19d3b285_L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="692" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxf3Mbno4cjXCuTyhRiCGOaQ3KyEaLr0SPP7iaV7nyf4UCICO2hFrLPt25bZPkRTq5pUxo_PKi-7qFkhXIJJtE1GQXEH4KsBUyKHQB_LuZfll5CT0ipgJW5ZbxgwS59wUfLL6U2FdhWuZkojSgM2lA_tNxpY2524oFU0BuuIOw45P1BrE3XNSqpi2IsbY/w640-h544/b7f3b2820c8872f35b1439ce19d3b285_L.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><b><a href="https://pregnancyhelpnews.com/is-biden-s-hhs-targeting-pregnancy-centers-for-their-pro-life-mission-pro-life-congress-members-weigh-in" target="_blank">By Lisa Bourne - Posted at <i>Pregnancy Help News:</i></a></b></p><p><i>Published December 28, 2023</i></p>The leaders of the U.S. Congress’s pro-life caucuses are leading bicameral opposition to the <a href="https://pregnancyhelpnews.com/biden-s-hhs-seeks-to-deprive-pregnancy-centers-of-federal-funds">Biden Administration’s proposed rule targeting pregnancy centers </a>for denial of federal funding to help women facing unplanned pregnancy.<br /><br />In October the Biden Administration had <a href="https://pregnancyhelpnews.com/biden-s-hhs-seeks-to-deprive-pregnancy-centers-of-federal-funds">released a Proposed Rule Change</a> for the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) program, a federal assistance program that gives cash assistance to American families in need through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Numerous states give TANF funds to pregnancy help organizations because they help to meet some or all the TANF program’s goals. The Biden Administration’s Proposed Rule Change, "Strengthening Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) as a Safety Net and Work Program," targets pregnancy centers and alternatives to abortion programs, threatening to strip them of funds allocated through the states.<br /><br />Without citing any evidence that pregnancy centers are unlawfully using federal funds for non-TANF purposes, the Proposed Rule Change targets pregnancy centers, completely dismissing the work that pregnancy help organizations do in the other areas, arguing that because pregnancy centers help women after they have become pregnant, instead of having a sole focus on pregnancy prevention, that the centers should not be eligible for TANF funds.<br /><br />The Proposed Rule Change appears to give HHS the power to determine which organizations can receive TANF funds at its sole discretion, retracting that authority from the states.<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://pregnancyhelpnews.com/is-biden-s-hhs-targeting-pregnancy-centers-for-their-pro-life-mission-pro-life-congress-members-weigh-in" target="_blank">Continue here.</a></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b>See also:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://pregnancyhelpnews.com/not-an-isolated-incident-dem-ags-show-a-trend-of-hostility-toward-pregnancy-centers-pro-life-advocates-say"><b>‘Not an isolated incident’: Dem AGs show a ‘trend of hostility’ toward pregnancy centers, pro-life advocates say (pregnancyhelpnews.com)</b></a></li><li><a href="https://pregnancyhelpnews.com/pregnancy-help-groups-not-giving-up-after-pro-abortion-administration-pulls-funding"><b>Pregnancy help groups not giving up after pro-abortion administration pulls funding (pregnancyhelpnews.com)</b></a></li><li><a href="https://pregnancyhelpnews.com/capping-off-a-year-of-aggressive-action-on-abortion-white-house-announces-fight-for-reproductive-freedoms-tour"><b>Capping off a year of aggressive action on abortion, White House announces ‘Fight for Reproductive Freedoms Tour’ (pregnancyhelpnews.com)</b></a></li></ul></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-1620156485931483992023-12-06T14:06:00.002-06:002023-12-06T14:12:42.824-06:00Ultrasounds and Sonograms Save Babies’ Lives—A Call to Support Pregnancy Care Clinics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlMEsSdX6qvWPu74R4NaMJg3SxyBpa9ukWCgmKNKx19eubLm8OA4iOvZR-SvXBs2G0KCes_mu6hIulBF7d_d0giImbDBT9Exo0P44OgKA_HsuMU4JzXtAa8QzBfqntrEHVmynMB6JqMwnqOIg3dOLgscB8JeiPHjkfAexTNCXZb1Txdg1zCLnuq1T4oc/s970/baby-foot_hgyh8w8hni_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="970" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjlMEsSdX6qvWPu74R4NaMJg3SxyBpa9ukWCgmKNKx19eubLm8OA4iOvZR-SvXBs2G0KCes_mu6hIulBF7d_d0giImbDBT9Exo0P44OgKA_HsuMU4JzXtAa8QzBfqntrEHVmynMB6JqMwnqOIg3dOLgscB8JeiPHjkfAexTNCXZb1Txdg1zCLnuq1T4oc/w640-h280/baby-foot_hgyh8w8hni_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b><a href="https://www.reformation21.org/blog/ultrasounds-and-sonograms-save-babies-lives-a-call-to-support-pregnancy-care-clinics" target="_blank"> By Grant Van Leuven - Posted at <i>Reformation 21:</i></a></b><div><br /></div><div><i>Published December 5, 2023</i></div><div><br /></div>My wife and I had determined we fully filled my quiver this January with the delivery of our daughter. So, I was quite surprised this June when she hinted that another little reward was likely awaiting us in her womb! I responded, “That’s impossible!”—not out of desperation, but confusion about how it could have happened during the identified month of conception.<br /><br />Yet, indeed, next March we are expecting our eighth covenant child.<a href="https://www.reformation21.org/blog/ultrasounds-and-sonograms-save-babies-lives-a-call-to-support-pregnancy-care-clinics#_edn2">[2]</a> We learned through an early blood test that he will be our fifth son, and we are now praying for him by his name, Gaius Ezekiel Van Leuven.<a href="https://www.reformation21.org/blog/ultrasounds-and-sonograms-save-babies-lives-a-call-to-support-pregnancy-care-clinics#_edn3">[3]</a> Naturally, we ask of the Lord that our “Little Guy” makes it to full term healthy and strong. How frightful that such prayer cover proved important for him just to survive my wife’s first gynecology visit!<br /><br />Right at the start, the lady doctor asked if we had planned the pregnancy. When my wife sheepishly admitted that through natural family planning we had tried for her not to become pregnant,<a href="https://www.reformation21.org/blog/ultrasounds-and-sonograms-save-babies-lives-a-call-to-support-pregnancy-care-clinics#_edn4">[4]</a> the doctor cavalierly responded, “Do you want to be? You don’t have to be. This is California.” <br /><br />Thus, she lectured my wife while our then eight-month-old daughter, grinning her fresh cut choppers, giggled and bounced upon my knee—whom the doctor had already googled over upon entering the other end of the cramped patient’s room where we were tucked into a tight corner behind the door waiting with Mamma awaiting her checkup on the examination chair. My wife and I were flabbergasted; but she quickly reacted resolutely confirming that we would gladly receive our gift from God.<div><b><a href="https://www.reformation21.org/blog/ultrasounds-and-sonograms-save-babies-lives-a-call-to-support-pregnancy-care-clinics" target="_blank"><br /></a></b></div><div><b><a href="https://www.reformation21.org/blog/ultrasounds-and-sonograms-save-babies-lives-a-call-to-support-pregnancy-care-clinics" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-66092169193271661252023-12-04T11:17:00.002-06:002023-12-04T11:17:49.134-06:00Pro-life Christian nonprofits sue Washington state AG over private records investigation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnXOhTOU6o2ecUZXJQyHbaawUaWWDTbAN9Ure6Yh87HkDiXmC6_S-gIJBnLN8g6dTsbUqZ5GxltavKL4l_ba46MCh_h7TjeC494_C9YfLxGX6qghdE1NtfodWaWVWJZ_115CioqJ4xT-rlU98DkfkLiBS6lD21oj2hCHeXzhA8a5tkfEzsskOviXlfGQ/s760/133125_w_760_570.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="760" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnXOhTOU6o2ecUZXJQyHbaawUaWWDTbAN9Ure6Yh87HkDiXmC6_S-gIJBnLN8g6dTsbUqZ5GxltavKL4l_ba46MCh_h7TjeC494_C9YfLxGX6qghdE1NtfodWaWVWJZ_115CioqJ4xT-rlU98DkfkLiBS6lD21oj2hCHeXzhA8a5tkfEzsskOviXlfGQ/w640-h480/133125_w_760_570.webp" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/pro-life-nonprofits-sue-wash-ag-over-private-records-query.html" target="_blank"> By Michael Gryboski - Posted at <i>The Christian Post:</i></a></b></p>Two Christian pro-life nonprofits have sued Washington Attorney General Robert Ferguson, accusing his office of unlawfully investigating their private records.<br /><br />Obria Group and My Choices, which does business as Obria Medical Groups PNW, filed the <a href="https://adfmedialegalfiles.blob.core.windows.net/files/ObriaGroupComplaint.pdf">lawsuit</a> on Wednesday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Tacoma Division.<br /><br />The complaint alleges that Ferguson has been engaging in “unreasonable civil investigative demands” against the two nonprofits, forcing them to provide “privileged or irrelevant materials to advance an investigation that is not based on a complaint or other reason to suspect unlawful activity.”<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/pro-life-nonprofits-sue-wash-ag-over-private-records-query.html" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-21459342523500590382023-12-01T15:30:00.001-06:002023-12-01T15:30:10.843-06:00Over 130 abortion clinics have closed since 2022: Operation Rescue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkgD9ubpfAiFvOgFzY_pAzuSpJ2nTXgE0pBWNURhrUnGSA_PDY10cIooX7C6bQCyRgWprkVej66twLIC2k56NXz6MAxdvoEGNNnJajcI6OsJCvfPPCyNhCQd1F_asQW-dD_3aQc-lq-Gj60KKRLikJsz6gA-6Fg_jaZz_LIcCNo3Qwes45Z9OWhQcOX8/s900/unborn-baby2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzkgD9ubpfAiFvOgFzY_pAzuSpJ2nTXgE0pBWNURhrUnGSA_PDY10cIooX7C6bQCyRgWprkVej66twLIC2k56NXz6MAxdvoEGNNnJajcI6OsJCvfPPCyNhCQd1F_asQW-dD_3aQc-lq-Gj60KKRLikJsz6gA-6Fg_jaZz_LIcCNo3Qwes45Z9OWhQcOX8/w640-h480/unborn-baby2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/over-130-abortion-clinics-have-closed-since-2022-report.html" target="_blank"> By Michael Gryboski - Posted at <i>The Christian Post:</i></a></b></p>More than 130 abortion facilities in the United States have closed down since last year, with nearly 50 shuttering so far in 2023, a new report by the pro-life organization Operation Rescue suggests. <br /><br />The activist organization released its <a href="https://www.operationrescue.org/archives/exclusive-early-release-2023-annual-survey-on-the-landscape-of-abortion-clinics-nationwide/">annual survey</a> on abortion clinics in the U.S. on Wednesday, finding that 49 closed thus far in 2023 after 88 closed in 2022, the most closures in one year since 2013. <br /><br />At least 53 abortion clinics either newly opened or resumed providing abortions in 2023, the report notes, with 79% of them offering only abortion-inducing drugs and 21% offering surgical abortions.<br /><br />Overall, according to Operation Rescue, the total number of abortion clinics in the U.S. dropped from 683 in 2022 to 670 in 2023, which is far below the 2,176 abortion clinics that were open in 1991.<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.christianpost.com/news/over-130-abortion-clinics-have-closed-since-2022-report.html" target="_blank">Continue here.</a></b><br /><p><br /></p></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-9978987360830266022023-11-28T13:58:00.001-06:002023-11-28T14:08:39.019-06:00The Spike in Congenital Syphilis<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PTQ6QrjWjbDqgXrqd55h3RB7xQc583bAPYcOwL6BDIeIyRx8h_WCY0bdnM9RJ6q8IbjwgT80PO28KpdqEl0BvnLN6IPQna9TDsKINIs9Ih0xwxSMzVeUii7gs2aWDoXMAALugvckDDQ5xbyLYJaq6h-Rgm53gCmb4G1KpP3ItEdEv7yLt-RkB2KcIBM/s1200/Copy-of-BP-Picture-207.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PTQ6QrjWjbDqgXrqd55h3RB7xQc583bAPYcOwL6BDIeIyRx8h_WCY0bdnM9RJ6q8IbjwgT80PO28KpdqEl0BvnLN6IPQna9TDsKINIs9Ih0xwxSMzVeUii7gs2aWDoXMAALugvckDDQ5xbyLYJaq6h-Rgm53gCmb4G1KpP3ItEdEv7yLt-RkB2KcIBM/w640-h360/Copy-of-BP-Picture-207.png" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><a href="https://breakpoint.org/the-spike-in-congenital-syphilis/" target="_blank"> By John Stonestreet and Maria Baer - Posted at <i>Breakpoint:</i></a></b></p><b>This cultural moment considers limiting self-expression immoral, no matter how dangerous the diseases linked to that expression are.</b><div><br /></div>The United States has <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2023/s1107-newborn-syphilis.html#:~:text=Newborn%20syphilis%20occurs%20when%20mothers,times%20the%20number%20in%202012.">seen a dramatic increase</a> in the number of syphilis cases among newborn babies, according to a recent report from the Center for Disease Control. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection that can be passed from moms to babies in utero. Last year, more than 3,700 babies tested positive for the disease, a 30% increase in a single year and a tenfold increase in the past 10 years. <br /><br />According to the CDC, the situation is “dire.” To reverse the trends, the report <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/mm7246e1.htm#:~:text=Results%3A%20In%202022%2C%20a%20total,of%20cases%20of%20congenital%20syphilis.">proposed,</a> “[a]ddressing missed opportunities for prevention, primarily timely testing and appropriate treatment of syphilis during pregnancy.” Likewise, a Houston-area doctor quoted in an <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/newborn-syphilis-cases-reached-dire-levels-cdc-says-rcna123856"><i>NBC News</i> article</a> about the report said, “It is unbelievable how this could all be prevented if we just had patients get in for screening and treatment.” <br /><br />During the AIDS crisis of the 80s and 90s, some acted as if the HIV virus could infect anyone at any moment, as if how it spread was a total mystery. This mentality is even more common today, especially among drug companies promoting medication to treat HIV. The recent biopic <i>Bohemian Rhapsody</i> takes a similar approach to the story of Freddie Mercury, lead singer of the rock band Queen. Mercury hid the fact that he had AIDS from all but his closest confidants until the days before his death, <a href="https://wng.org/articles/a-silhouette-of-a-man-1620591788">despite continuing to have multiple sexual partners</a> and possibly playing an outsized role in the AIDS epidemic. The movie, however, depicts Mercury as a hero of self-expression and a victim of horrible illness. His promiscuity is never morally evaluated and barely mentioned. <div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://breakpoint.org/the-spike-in-congenital-syphilis/" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Please also see:</b></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/birthdefects/surveillancemanual/quick-reference-handbook/congenital-syphilis.html"><b>Congenital Syphilis | NCBDDD | CDC</b></a></li><li><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-congenital-syphilis.htm"><b>STD Facts - Congenital Syphilis (cdc.gov)</b></a></li></ul></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-88826541180587730342023-11-16T09:19:00.006-06:002024-01-21T12:21:01.987-06:00The Sex Education & SEL (Social and Emotional Learning) Connection<p><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcAFtsUAdCg&t=167s" target="_blank">By Linda Harvey - Posted at <i>YouTube:</i></a></b></p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FcAFtsUAdCg?si=Orm37A3NYjACVVZa" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p><b>Direct Link: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcAFtsUAdCg&t=167s">SEL - CSE Connection - Linda Harvey - YouTube</a></b></p><p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p><p><b><a href="https://parentsonthelevel.com/blog/f/sex-ed-sel-connection">SEX ED & SEL CONNECTION (parentsonthelevel.com)</a></b></p><div><b>Excerpt:</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Warning to Parents: SEL Brings Obscene Sexuality into Your School</b><br /><i>The corrupting “whole child” roadmap for K – 12 students</i><br /><br />Parents today are starting to understand that sex education is not what it used to be. Explicit, X-rated lessons promoting reckless, hook-up relationships are being delivered to students as early as middle school through “comprehensive sex education (CSE).” To their horror, parents are discovering that some schools launch such programs and still maintain that these are abstinence-focused when the actual goal of CSE’s abortion-friendly lessons is to lead children into a comfortable view of risky sexual conduct and even gender confusion. <br /><br />“It’s not a big deal. I can manage this as long as I have condoms or contraceptives for protection,” is the CSE takeaway for most students. “And besides, I’ve learned that it’s my right to know all this and make my own decisions.” At age 11 or 12....<br /><br />Wait—where did that idea come from? The “sexual rights” of your pre-teen?<br /><br />Social emotional learning—SEL—is where this idea is planted and takes root. And the symbiotic links between SEL and CSE and the rotten fruits that result are just beginning to be uncovered by enterprising researchers. </div><p></p>
Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4169668934249180297.post-2034835078321097622023-11-15T15:08:00.009-06:002023-11-15T15:08:55.429-06:00This is what Ohio and six other states voted for and celebrate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0WXUlFAKO-I9C9OpqUULfWT5jQQKLJs0K4BbUuuY06JHB5t5W07tTKu1NthQdx6NOUq9FhTBNzteLNh4MC7W8G6sjo9Uz1vsJ2D8rGY2cQ3bvkwNSJ4sQB90vm5RNQdTjJhSKsCs2fvwTODRUPUFulSye28qGXiOEBSBdn2kIc4yAc2PJpcc3yvtOBk/s1200/GettyImages-1769695633-ohio-voters-cheer-abortion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="1200" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0WXUlFAKO-I9C9OpqUULfWT5jQQKLJs0K4BbUuuY06JHB5t5W07tTKu1NthQdx6NOUq9FhTBNzteLNh4MC7W8G6sjo9Uz1vsJ2D8rGY2cQ3bvkwNSJ4sQB90vm5RNQdTjJhSKsCs2fvwTODRUPUFulSye28qGXiOEBSBdn2kIc4yAc2PJpcc3yvtOBk/w640-h346/GettyImages-1769695633-ohio-voters-cheer-abortion.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b><a href="https://www.liveaction.org/news/ohio-six-states-voted-celebrate/" target="_blank"> By Nancy Flanders - Posted at <i>LiveAction:</i></a></b></p>Earlier this month, Ohio <a href="https://www.liveaction.org/news/ohio-voters-enshrine-abortion-constitution/">voted</a> to enshrine abortion as a “right” in its state constitution. Six other states have done likewise in the last year, including California, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, and Vermont. Killing children in the womb at any point in pregnancy is now a protected action in these states. To accomplish this, abortion proponents had to convince the majority of voters that women have a “right” to dead children, and they had to erase the casualties of that “right” entirely.<br /><br />Erasing the primary victim is easy in the abortion debate. These victims can’t march down streets carrying posters and chanting for their equal rights — because they’re dead. They were killed without the opportunity to even cry out.<br /><br />Their bodies were then buried — not in proper graves, but hidden and disposed of in medical waste facilities, dumpsters, and the sewer system after being brutally suctioned, dismembered, or injected with lethal drugs. They cannot speak for themselves, but photos speak for them.<div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://www.liveaction.org/news/ohio-six-states-voted-celebrate/" target="_blank">Read more here.</a></b></div>Angela Wittmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04025738299107632514noreply@blogger.com0