Monthly Archives: September 2013

BY BEN JOHNSON

RICHMOND, VA, September 13, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Terry McAuliffe has been caught on tape saying he will issue a directive to allow abortion clinics that do not meet state health standards to stay in business if he is elected governor of Virginia.

McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee who is now running for governor against pro-life stalwart Ken Cuccinelli, said he will take executive action to sidestep the requirements on behalf of subpar abortion facilities.

Reviewing the circumstances of abortion facilities in the Old Dominion, he said, “Norfolk is closed.Fairfax is closed, or closing, so there will be 18 [abortion facilities] left.”

“Only one of those 18 actually meet the requirements, so they’ll all close” without an assist from a friendly governor.

“I will issue what’s called a guidance opinion by mid-March ,” he said, “to grandfather in those remaining clinics to keep them open.”

“That’s why this election is so important, and I will do that.” he vowed.

Video and more: http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/terry-mcauliffe-promises-to-keep-subpar-abortion-facilities-open-if-elected

BY LAUREN ENRIQUEZ

Photo credit: Tom Soper Photography

September 13, 2013 (LiveActionNews) – Infants, children and adults with Down syndrome often suffer the effects of social and ethical stigmas. From the moment of a prenatal diagnosis and well into adulthood (if they are not aborted), individuals with Down Syndrome – and their families – may suffer from discrimination, misunderstanding, and ridicule simply because of chromosomal differences.

In an inspiring public move, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have recently reached out in a way that may help to diminish some of the stigma from which persons with Down syndrome and their families suffer.

During Kate Middleton’s pregnancy with Prince George, Tazia Fawley, who has Down syndrome, spent much of her time crafting a beautiful painting in hopes that the couple would receive her offering as a gift after the prince was born. According to the Huffington Post, the painting depicts Rupert the Bear, a children’s classic, flying in a hot air balloon. You can view the painting here.

Tazia spent six months on the painting and when it was completed, the director of Heart and Sold (an organization which advocates for artists with Down syndrome) took a photo of the painting and sent it to the royal couple, asking whether the young family would be willing to accept the painting as a gift.

More: http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/william-and-kate-accept-artwork-from-woman-with-down-syndrome

By Dave Andrusko

By Dave Andrusko

Here’s hoping none of the women in my family read this post. They are all animal lovers and two of them are moms.

You may have seen the story on the Internet. For some unknown reason a mother elephant stomped on her new born calf.

Thinking/hoping this was an accident, zookeepers at the Shendiaoshan Wild Animal Nature Reserve, in Rongcheng, Shandong province, treated him for injuries, and two hours later returned the baby to his mother.

To their horror the mother elephant attacked little Zhuangzhuang again, forcing them to remove him once more. If that weren’t sad enough, what happened next is even more heart-breaking

A zoo keeper explained to Central European News, “The calf was very upset and he was crying for five hours before he could be consoled. He couldn’t bear to be parted from his mother and it was his mother who was trying to kill him.” He was, in a word, inconsolable.

More: http://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2013/09/the-story-of-the-weeping-baby-elephant

BY KELSEY HARRIS

September 12, 2013 (Heritage) – Dr. Tim Shepherd talks about his patients like they’re his own family.

He gets emotional when he thinks about a patient he’s been treating for 20 years, and talks about a new patient who’s making progress like it’s his first grandchild.

So it’s no wonder Dr. Shepherd is dreading the layers of bureaucracy Obamacare creates—layers he’ll have to fight through to treat his patients. His practice will be faced with more government regulation and will be increasingly dependent on unreliable government reimbursement for medical services.

“I am a believer in defunding Obamacare because I think it’s going to be a disaster for our country,” he said.

Video and More: http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/video-a-doctor-says-we-must-defund-obamacare-before-rationing-begins

By Dave Andrusko

Remee Lee

The interview Tuesday with CNN’s Chris Cuomo lasted only a few minutes, but no viewer could watch Remee Lee tearfully recall how she had been duped into chemically aborting her child and not be deeply moved.

Andrew Welden pled guilty this week to lesser charges in exchange for the prosecution dropping the murder charge made possible by the federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act legislation that was instigated by NRLC and signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2004.

In a complicated and duplicitous ploy, Welden convinced Lee that Welden’s father, an obstetrician, had diagnosed her with a bacterial infection and had prescribed a common antibiotic. In truth, “Weldon stole his father’s prescription pad to obtain Cytotec, the abortion pill, and disguised it as the antibiotic,” according to CNN. “He even forged a phony label.”

More: http://www.nationalrighttolifenews.org/news/2013/09/i-just-wanted-my-pregnancy-women-duped-into-aborting-her-baby-gives-first-interview-to-cnns-new