Amazing New Process Creates Printed 3-D Model of Your Unborn Child

by Susan Tyrrell | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 1/21/14 7:32 PM

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“Imagine holding your baby before he or she is born,” says the headline.

No matter how hard they try, abortion advocates cannot hide from the technology that will continue to make their arguments moot. The latest business to capitalize on the advances in ultrasound technology may not be one every parent longs to patronize, but it is another reminder of the reality of life in the womb as a 3D printer will create a virtual baby for parents.

3D Babies, a California company, says it will create a fetal doll from the mother’s 3D/4D ultrasound pictures:

“We create an adorable baby figurine resembling your baby’s facial features and body position.  We use your 3D/4D ultrasound images or newborn baby pictures to create a unique artistic representation of your baby using the latest computer graphics and 3D printing technology.  This is a great way to share the excitement of your new baby with family and friends.  Your 3D Baby will be a treasured family remembrance of your pregnancy and new baby.”

The pricey dolls are getting some media attention, and it’s not good attention for abortion advocates. The American Thinker observes:

“Of course, mothers planning an abortion are unlikely to commission a $600 model of the victim. But the existence of these models will surely become known, and they will eventually be seen by more and more people as the price comes down. At a minimum, it puts the lie to the gross euphemisms employed by the pro-abortion movement to disguise the nature of the act they support as a ‘right.’”

While a fetus figurine isn’t going to be everyone’s idea of a great investment, the fact that a fetal model can be crafted with accuracy is another blow to the abortion movement, which loses more ground every time something like this happens.

In 1973 when Roe V. Wade was ruled, we did not enjoy the technology that today is commonplace. Women were not able to get lifelike images of the baby in their womb. Deception is easier when the truth can’t be seen. In 2014, the ability to see a baby in utero is so simple that the arguments that it may not really be a “live person” fall to the floor quickly. Instead, technology has made it possible to see behind the wall and love a baby with a face well before the baby shows his or her face to the world.

3D Babies may or may not prove to be a successful business venture, but it has managed to remind a nation once again that the baby bump is actually a baby who is alive.

LEARN MORE:

http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/21/amazing-new-process-creates-printed-3-d-model-of-your-unborn-child/

Premature Baby Survives: Born at 24 Weeks, Weighed Less Than a Bag of Flour

by Steven Ertelt | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 1/21/14 5:51 PM

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Aiden McLaughlin is thriving now his parents say, but it wasn’t always that way. Born at 24 weeks and weighing less than a bag of flour, Aiden spent almost a year in hospital.

But now he has caught up to children his age and started to walk and talk. His rapid improvement gives rise to questions about abortion and time limits — with many nations like the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom allowing the abortion of babies at his age.

The Daily Express newspaper has the rest of the story:

Dad Sean McLaughlin told how wife Kelly’s pregnancy had been going well until Friday 13th, 2012.

She was rushed to hospital bleeding and doctors could not stop Aiden from arriving.

He was born weighing 680g – less than 1.5lbs – at 24 weeks and three days.

Under UK guidelines, 24 weeks into pregnancy is the legal abortion limit and between 23 and 24 weeks, the decision to provide support to a premature baby is down to clinicians.

Speaking of the drama, father Sean explained: “Kelly started bleeding and lost a clot and we actually thought it was the baby.”

It wasn’t until they were at the hospital that they were told the baby was still safe.

Kelly was given two lots of steroid injections to help develop Aiden’s lungs in case he made an early arrival.

“It was a massive relief to find out that the baby was OK,” said Sean.

But then Kelly went into labour and there was nothing the medics could do to stop little Aiden from arriving.

Learn More: 

http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/21/premature-baby-survives-born-at-24-weeks-weighed-less-than-a-bag-of-flour/

They’re back home – will you contact them?

Hi Pro-Life Friend — Jan 22 marks the tragic 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion through all nine months of pregnancy and has resulted in the loss of over 50 million innocent lives. Here in Washington, hundreds of thousands of pro-life Americans will march from the Capitol to the Supreme Court in the 20-degree cold to speak up for those who have no voice, and demand action from our elected representatives – I can’t wait to march with them! But I also know that not all pro-life Americans can attend the March for Life here in DC, and many are wondering what they  can do to make an impact. If you cannot attend the march, you’ve got an incredible opportunity to influence your U.S. Senators, who are back home in their respective states this week. You see, our pro-life champions in the U.S. Senate have introduced legislation – the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act – that would protect unborn babies beginning at 20 weeks, or roughly halfway through pregnancy. This historic legislation has already passed the U.S. House. Already, this bill is up to 40 co-sponsors – but we need even more to force a vote on this legislation, and get every single U.S. Senator on record. With Senators on recess and back in their respective states this week, they need to hear from YOU, especially during the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The very first thing you need to do is find out whether or not your two U.S. Senators are co-sponsoring the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act: You can check where your two Senators stand by clicking here. If they are co-sponsoring, they need to hear your praise. And if they are not, you need to ask them to become co-sponsors. Here are four simple ways you can influence your two Senators on this important legislation: Visit the local offices of your two Senators. Set up an appointment, or just drop by to express your support for this bill. Click here to find your Senators’ district offices. Call the local offices of your two Senators. Tell them to advance the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Click here for phone numbers and talking points. If you don’t have time to visit or call your two Senators, send them an email. Click here to send e-mails to your two Senators. Please keep in mind that visiting your Senators’ offices or calling has a higher impact than this option. Tweet your two Senators. Click here to find their Twitter handles, and sample tweets. Remember, your two Senators are back home this week. This is a unique opportunity for them to hear from you during the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Once you’ve taken action, don’t forget to forward this email to all of your pro-life family and friends so they can take action too. For Life, Marjorie Dannenfelser President, Susan B. Anthony List

USA Today: Obama’s contraception mandate ‘foolish,’ ‘suspect’

At least one government watchdog is learning to bark again.

USA Today’s Opinion section dedicated “Today’s Debate” to religious freedom – or the fight over Obamacare’s contraception mandate. In a January 13 piece entitled, “Obamacare Overreach Tramples Little Sisters of the Poor,” USA Today rebelled against its own (media) kind to call out the Obama administration for having “picked a fight with Catholics and other religious groups.” Among other faults, the article found the administration’s “position” on the mandate “constitutionally suspect, politically foolish and ultimately unproductive.”

The Supreme Court recently consented to hear appeals challenging the contraception mandate, which would force employers to provide or consent to free contraception and abortion-inducing drugs for employees.

As a prime target of the mandate, USA Today cited the Little Sisters of the Poor: a group of nuns who care for the poor and elderly, and who refuse to comply with the mandate due to religious belief. Their case, USA Today argued, makes the administration look a “political loser.”

In her “Opposing View,” also published in USA Today, Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, argued, “No one’s freedom to practice religion is compromised.” The administration, she said, “is bending over backward to ensure” freedom of religion. How gracious of it!

The Little Sisters are not included in the 350,000 or so churches exempted from the mandate. But, Richards asserted, “the only thing the Little Sisters must do is fill out a one-page form stating that it objects to providing contraception” to avoid millions in fines. Ah, the so-called “compromise” that isn’t – an accounting trick that moves money around in a way that allows the administration to pretend the contraception coverage isn’t actually coming from the nuns. (In somewhat the same way Planned Parenthood pretends that the hundreds of thousands of abortions it performs aren’t subsidized tax dollars.) 

USA Today, however, wasn’t having it, explaining that the Sisters must “sign a certification that allows their insurance companies to provide it [birth control] instead” that arguably “makes them complicit in an act that violates a tenant of their faith.” 

But for Richards, phony “women’s health issues” trump the actual religious convictions protected in the First Amendment. “The real issues on the table are health care, financial security and,” Richards concluded, “basic fairness for women.”

Tell that to the Little Sisters.

USA Today stands alone among major media outlets in bashing the Obama administration’s contraception mandate, with “ABC warning “Your Employer Might Be Pro-Life!” and The Washington Post misleading on public opinion in regards to the mandate.

Learn More:

http://www.lifesitenews.com/blog/usa-today-obamas-contraception-mandate-foolish-suspect

Be Inspired This Week in your Pro-life Commitment!

January 20, 2014

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

What a great week has begun! Pro-life activities are everywhere. Take a look at this video http://youtu.be/nJhAVvtmg0o to see some of the things our Priests for Life team is doing!

You can also get an idea by looking at Priestsforlife.org/MarchForLife.

Along with the key rallies and prayer events, summarized below, we are also asking pro-life people, whether they are marching or not, to communicate with Congress about several important pro-life bills that have been introduced. See  Priestsforlife.org/Legislation for the details.

It is a week of prayer and action, and we ask you to say the special Prayer of Reparation for Roe vs Wade (see PrayerCampaign.org) and also utilize the other pro-life prayers that are there. Bring them to your pastors and group leaders, as they may want to use some of these prayers for this week’s events.

And, to give you an idea of things to come, we are preparing a new website, with a great domain name indicating the unity of the pro-life movement! This website will be a key educational tool for us — and you — to use throughout the year to equip people to protect the unborn.

So there is much to do, whether you are going to special pro-life events this week or not!

The main events in DC that we have organized are:

a) The official Youth Rally on Tuesday from 2 to 5pm. If you can’t make it, connect with our Youth Outreach at StandTrue.com and let as many young people as possible know about it!

b) The nation’s premier pro-life prayer service on Wednesday morning at 8:30am at Constitution Hall (see NationalPrayerService.com). If you can’t join us, please spread the prayers and videos that are on that site!

c) The gathering of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign at the steps of the Supreme Court at the conclusion of the March for Life. If you can’t be there (from about 2:30 on…) then please read, watch, and share the powerful testimonies of those who have had abortions. See SilentNoMore.com.

Thanks so much for your prayers, support, and participation this week and throughout the year!

Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life

Priests for Life
PO Box 141172
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: 888-PFL-3448
718-980-4400
Fax: 718-980-6515
Email: mail@priestsforlife.org
www.priestsforlife.org

Quick! Remind your pastor to preach pro-life this Sanctity of Life Sunday – Jan 19

Why We Will March for Life: Because It’s Time to End Abortion

by Jessica Schildt | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 1/17/14 1:41 PM

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January brings several key pro-life events to Washington D.C, but the largest is the March for Life.Beginning at the National Mall and ending at the Supreme Court, the March remains the largest Civil Rights event in the world, with millions of attendees over its four decades.

Originally, the March for Life began as a small demonstration observed on January 22, 1974, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, for fear that that day would pass without any observance of the tragedy of abortion—and its fatal injustices toward children and horrific effects on women.

Founder Nellie Gray, who passed away in August 2012, is often called the “Joan of Arc of the pro-life Movement” for her tireless devotion to the protection of the pre-born. The event that she and a small group of concerned pro-life advocates created now includes much more than the original march. Keynote speakers bolster the event, and a series of connected pro-life events take place during the week. The pro-life presence in the nation’s capital around is staggering on account of these events—last year, over 650,000 people participated.

Events like the March for Life serve many significant purposes in the pro-life movement. They remind us that people all across the nation want to see the end of forty years of abortions. Pro-life leaders in all capacities—whether leading a ministry, a small church group, or a campus club—receive the training and connections they need to further their efforts. And they compel citizens to stop and consider why they support the sanctity of life.

As the week of January 20^th approaches, consider ways to get involved. Reflect upon the answers to these key questions regarding abortion: what is wrong with abortion? What are the consequences of abortion? Why should the government protect life? How can we help women facing difficult choices?

This year, share your reasons for supporting life on social media with the hashtag #WhyWeMarch on Twitter, and “like” the March for Life’s page on Facebook.

The March for Life’s theme this year is adoption. Events such as the March for Life empower us to spread the truth about alternatives to abortion to our communities—ultimately with the goal of ending abortion in America.

This march and these events are more than a mere pep rally, and they are even more than the dreams of one determined woman. They represent the population in America that refuses to stand for the culture of death. They represent the support and sacrifice of many who are dedicated to seeing the end of abortion in this nation. They represent, above all, the truth that every human has a right to life which ought to be protected.

For more information regarding the March for Life and connected events, visit their website

LEARN MORE:

http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/17/why-we-will-march-for-life-because-its-time-to-end-abortion/

Viral Video Marks 41 Years of Abortions in 5 Minutes: “My Generation Will End Abortion”

by Steven Ertelt | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 1/17/14 7:26 PM

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The pro-life group Texas Alliance for Life has released an inspiring video that tallies 41 years of legalized abortion under Roe v. Wade in just five minutes. The viral has already received almost 16,000 views in just one day.

“This year marks 41 years since the U.S. Supreme Court’s tragic Roe v. Wade decision that made abortion legal in Texas and across the nation for any reason throughout all nine months of pregnancy. In the wake of Roe, legal abortion has claimed the lives of nearly 57 million unborn children and has hurt countless women and men,” says Joe Pojman of Texas Alliance for Life.

The video features 41 women and girls who confidently proclaim, “My Generation Will End Abortion.”

Watch Video & Learn More:

41 Years of Roe v Wade

 Texas Alliance for Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylD7ajPflqo

http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/17/viral-video-marks-41-years-of-abortions-in-5-minutes-my-generation-will-end-abortion/