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Canadian Regional Marches for Life increase turnout over last year
by Thaddeus Baklinski CANADA, May 16, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - While an estimated 25,000 pro-lifers gathered in the nation's capital on May 9 for the Canadian National March for Life, thousands more took to the streets on that day in cities from coast to coast to stand in pro-life solidarity at the regional marches held…
Catholic elementary school has leading UK gay lobby group educate students on “homophobic bullying”
by Hilary White LONDON, May 16, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Catholic elementary school in Wimbledon is under criticism for inviting Stonewall, the UK’s most powerful homosexual lobbying group, to train its teachers how to deal with “homophobic bullying.” Sarah Crouch, headmaster of St. Mary’s…
UK govt backs down on forcing chaplains to conduct gay 'marriages'
by Hilary White LONDON, May 16, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The UK’s Conservative-led coalition government is under fire from both sides over its “gay marriage bill.” Possible cracks are appearing in the government’s determination to push forward with the bill, which has already passed in…
As a Catholic student at Boston College, I oppose honoring Ireland’s pro-abortion prime minister
by Molly Loesel Editor's note: Students for Life of America have organized a demonstration to oppose the speech on Monday, May 20th, beginning with a prayer vigil and public witnessat 8 a.m. and a press conference at 9 a.m. at the corner of Chestnut Hill Dr. and Beacon St. in hestnut Hill, MA. It is near the…
Pope Francis to celebrate Pro-life Mass, Vatican to hold global pro-life conference
by Austin Ruse ROME, May 16, 2013 (C-FAM.org) - Pro-lifers held their breath the day the world received a new Pope. They did not question his pro-life credentials but wondered if he would speak forcefully. An old quote soon surfaced and concerns faded. “Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute…
To abortion workers: Be a whistleblower now, not an accessory to murder later
by Jill Stanek May 16, 2013 (JillStanek.com) - By now workers at every late-term abortion clinic in America (and there are way more than four) are buzzing about Kermit Gosnell’s conviction this week of murdering three abortion survivors. Clinic staff have also likely noticed that four…
IRS Official Discriminating Against Pro-Lifers Now Runs Obamacare Office
The Internal Revenue Service official in charge of the branch of the IRS that discriminated against pro-life advocates is now in charge of the IRS office that will oversee Obamacare compliance. An ABC News report connects the dots: Sarah Hall Ingram served as commissioner of the office responsible for tax-exempt organizations between 2009 and 2012. [...]
House Votes to Repeal Obamacare, Republicans Unanimously Back Repeal
The House of Representatives today voted for the third time since 2011 to repeal the Obamacare law that presents abortion funding and rationing concerns for pro-life advocates. “Only two Democrats voted with Republicans in the party-line 229-195 vote, and no Republicans voted against repeal,” the Hill reports. “This is the 37th time the House GOP [...]
Three-Year-Old Toddler Thrives Because Mom Ignored Abortion Advice
With the shocking and gut-wrenching news in recent weeks about abortion practitioners Kermit Gosnell and Douglas Karpen, it’s nice to have an uplifting story about a courageous pro-life decision. From Ireland comes the story of one woman who was prepared to travel to England for an abortion, but she changed her mind and rejected the [...]
Letter Asks Prosecutor to Charge Ariel Castro Over Five Forced Abortions
Criminal reports related to the horrific Cleveland kidnappings make it appear the first young woman kidnapped by Ariel Castro, Michelle Knight, was raped, impregnated and forcibly aborted by Castro at least five times during her more than ten year captivity. Earlier this month, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty said his office intends to seek [...]
Pope Francis to Hold Global Pro-Life Conference, Pro-Life Mass on June 16
The Vatican (CFAM/LifeNews) –Pro-lifers held their breath the day the world received a new Pope. They did not question his pro-life credentials but wondered if he would speak forcefully. An old quote soon surfaced and concerns faded. “Defend the unborn against abortion even if they persecute you, calumniate you, set traps for you, take you [...]
FBI Charges Man With Murder, Tricked Girlfriend Into Taking Abortion Drug
In a case which shows the strange inconsistencies in laws dealing with violence against unborn children, a Florida man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder for tricking his pregnant girlfriend into taking abortion pills, leading to the death of their unborn child. Remee Lee, 26, was happy to be pregnant and planned on [...]
Most Americans Wrongly Think Americans Are “Pro-Choice” on Abortion
Gallup polling data makes it clear more Americans are pro-life on abortion than “pro-choice” favoring legalized abortion. But more than half of Americans have no idea that a majority of Americans are pro-life. Gallup’s annual Values and Beliefs poll, conducted May 2-7, find 58 percent of Americans want either all or almost all abortions illegal [...]
IRS Targeted James Dobson for Discrimination Because He Criticized Obama
James Dobson, the pro-life pastor and family advocate disclosed today that he was a victim of IRS discrimination, in a revelation that adds to the growing Internal Revenue Scandal. Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family, says he faced discrimination from the federal agency when trying to start a new group. Family Talk Action [...]
Teen Who tried to Flush Baby Down Toilet Released From Jail
The teenage girl from Pennsylvania who gave birth in her high school bathroom to a baby who was approximately 27-29 weeks old and tried to flush it down the toiler has been released. Cherlie LaFleur, a 19-year-old McCaskey East High School student, initially tried to flush the baby’s body down the toilet and, when that [...]
Democrats Again Oppose Resolution Condemning Abortionist Kermit Gosnell
For the second time, Democrats took to the Senate floor to oppose a resolution condemning abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell and calling for hearings on what led to his abortion horrors. Lawmakers today debated a resolution introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) calling on the Senate to review public policies that led to Gosnell killing babies [...]
Pro-life congressmen introduce 'No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act'
by Dave Andrusko WASHINGTON, D.C., May 16, 2013 (National Right to Life News) – On Wednesday U.S. Congressmen Chris Smith,R-NJ, and Dan Lipinski, D-IL - who are co-chairs of the Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus - and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-MS, announced the introduction of the "No Taxpayer Funding…
IRS-gate: The potential criminal implications
by John G. Malcolm and Hans von Spakovsky WASHINGTON, D.C., May 16, 2013 (Heritage Foundation) - With the announcement by Attorney General Eric Holder of a criminal investigation of the IRS over the agency’s targeting of conservative Tea Party and other groups, a key question that has arisen is: What are the relevant federal criminal…
Teen accused of trying to flush baby down the toilet released
by John Jalsevac LANCASTER, PA, May 16, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A teen who was accused of trying to flush her newborn baby down the toilet before discarding it in a school trash can has been released. Cherlie Lafleur, 19, was arrested earlier this month after a custodian at McCaskey East High School in Lancaster,…
Gosnell Jurors: Hard to See Photos of Babies With Snipped Necks
New video footage of the interviews with the jurors in the murder trial of abortion practitioner Kermit Gosnell shows one juror talking about how difficult it was to view pictures of the babies Gosnell killed. Jury Foreman David Misko says: “It was definitely hard to see the photos. There was cases where the photos of [...]
