Pro-life

I must admit it is nice to hear the President of Planned Parenthood complain about the Bishops. That finally the Bishops are seen by them as the kids in Scooby Doo – “Those meddling Bishops.” Plus the other voices angry at the Bishops for actually proclaiming the truth and defending the unborn.

Now I think the Stupak-Pitts Amendment is mostly political theatre since it can be done away with in reconciliation with the Senate bill or plenty of other political ploys. But still the vote was important and at every step of the way we must work to defend life, even if our efforts might be done away with at a later time. We can never stop doing what is right. Though the reaction is rather strange. Anger at the amendment of the bill that was not suppose to fund abortion in it any way. The normal two faces of politicians were once again asserting two things 1) This bill does not fund abortion 2) The Amendment goes to far in not allowing funding of abortion.

It is not surprising that the defenders of the Culture of Death are upset by any restriction on abortion in the health care plan. So of course the Democratic Party must bow to their masters and respond.

President Obama said today that Congress needs to change abortion-related language in the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives this weekend.

“I laid out a very simple principle, which is this is a health care bill, not an abortion bill,” Obama said. “And we’re not looking to change what is the principle that has been in place for a very long time, which is federal dollars are not used to subsidize abortions.”

Saying the bill cannot change the status quo regarding the ban on federally funded abortions, the president said, “There are strong feelings on both sides” about an amendment passed Saturday and added to the legislation, “and what that tells me is that there needs to be some more work before we get to the point where we’re not changing the status quo.”… [reference]

What? Oh wait the translation says “I oppose the Stupak-Pitts amendment because it does exactly what I said I wanted.” Yes the President that promised the Pope to reduce abortions and said “his” health care bill would not fund abortions is beholden to his masters at Planned Parenthood and NARAL to act.

Obama told… Tapper that he was confident that the final legislation will ensure that “neither side feels that it’s being betrayed.”

This is a step down for the President to go from messiah to Solomon. Sorry you can not both please God and Satan and you cannot please both sides of the abortion debate. Though there is a parallel with Solomon. Solomon said he would split the baby in two. In this debate there is one side that has no problem with splitting the baby in two or for that matter a hundred pieces. And there is a side who would protect the baby. Once again we know which side is telling the truth.

The four pregnancy centers in Montgomery County that don’t provide abortion services would be required to tell potential clients that they should go elsewhere for medical advice, under new legislation proposed by Councilwoman Duchy Trachtenberg.

Trachtenberg said the private centers, which promote themselves as a place to help women with unexpected pregnancies, often provide false and misleading medical information about the dangers of abortions or contraceptives in attempts to convince women not to abort their pregnancies.

Her resolution would require the centers to present potential clients with disclaimers in English and Spanish that the information given by the center isn’t intended as “medical advice or to establish a doctor patient relationship.” It would also require the centers to tell potential clients that they should consult with a health care provider before making decisions about their pregnancies.

“It’s pretty much just a consumer protection measure more than anything else,” Trachtenberg said. “We’re not saying they can’t seek clients and they can’t counsel them.”

She noted that the four centers outnumber the three full-service family planning clinics in Montgomery, which are funded partially with county dollars. [reference]

This tactic is becoming more popular because emergency pregnancy centers are cutting into aborturary profits.

Well then how about a sign like this to fulfill the law?

Plus what is good for the Goose is good for the Gander. If you are required to post what you don’t do, abortion clinics should have signs like this.

One of two women accused of scrapping with an anti-abortion protester in front of Flagstaff City Hall has decided to accept six months of unsupervised probation to make the charges go away.

Denise Redsteer, 48, accepted a “deferred prosecution” Friday in Flagstaff Municipal Court, said City Prosecutor Lisa Stankovich. Deferred prosecution does not admit guilt, and if Redsteer successfully completes the terms of her probation, the charges against her will be dismissed.

Stankovich said that Redsteer has also agreed to pay a $150 prosecution fee and not commit any criminal offenses during the probationary period.

Flagstaff attorney, Mik Jordhal, who is representing both women, is deferring comment on the matter until the resolution of the case of the second defendant, Laura Chapman, 48.

Her case is still pending in court, so Jordhal said any comment of his would be premature.

As for why the city prosecutor chose to offer deferred prosecution, Stankovich said she could not comment on specific cases.

She did say, though, in general, city prosecutors look at several factors when making a decision about a case. Among them are likelihood of proving a case, the victim’s input, any criminal history a defendant may have and various references by people in the community.

The case began when the two women approached anti-abortion advocate Johnny Wallace, 69. Wallace had been standing in front of City Hall with a billboard sign espousing his views on abortion.

Witnesses told police that the two women approached Wallace and began to try to take and destroy the sign he was holding. Wallace had to physically restrain the women. Minor injuries were reported.

Police arrested and charged both women with misdemeanor counts of disturbing the peace and criminal damage.[reference]

And of course no article would be complete without a bit of relativism.

Wallace is himself no stranger to deferred prosecution. He and two other pro-life advocates illegally picketed in front of the home of a Planned Parenthood employee back in January 2008.

When pro-life protester James Pouillon was murdered the press alson concentrated on his being arrested previously for protesting – a case he fought and eventually won. I guess civil disobedience is not what is use to be in the civil rights fight.

Matthew at Creative Minority Report in response to an article where 92% of children with Down Syndrome are aborted titles his post “We are not a Pro-Life Nation.”

Which is exactly right. Even many that label themselves pro-life are not fully so. I know I once described myself as pro-life while support abortion in the case of rape and incest. So I was semi-pro life with inconsistent caveats. Plus how many people declare themselves pro-life while seeing nothing wrong with IVF and the storage of human beings in a freezer? Or the pro-lifers who say life is a gift from God while actively frustrating that gift via contraception not to mention using contraceptives that have an abortafacient mechanism.

The new eugenics with the destruction of children with Down Syndrome is sad beyond belief. We condemn what lead up to Nazi ideology while accepting the idea of “life unworthy of life.” While more and more people are coming to be opposed to abortion on some level we have a very long way to go before we could be called a pro-life nation.

Some have described the Bishops entry into the abortion debate as being “too little, too late.” The recent insert by the USCCB on trying to stop abortion from derailing the health care bill was mandated for all parishes, but not used by many is the latest effort of the USCCB in this regards.

While it is true that for decades the bishops as a whole were silent or extremely ineffective in this debate we must remember it is never too late to do what is right. I certainly welcome the latest efforts even if I don’t want any form of Federal government supported health care. Speaking out about the Federal abortion coverage is being effective which is why the Presidents Press Secretary (himself a Catholic) has taken swipes at the Bishops.

Now Murder Incorporated (a.k.a. Planned Parenthood) CEO’s Cecile Richard is being “frightened” by the Bishop’s actions. Yes, plunging forceps into children is not scary, speaking against it is.

Dawn Eden reviews “A Little Guide for Your Last Days” by Jeff Hendrix, a book I also quite favorably reviewed before.

Planned Parenthood has been a part of Abby Johnson’s life for the past eight years; that is until last month, when Abby resigned. Johnson said she realized she wanted to leave, after watching an ultrasound of an abortion procedure.

“I just thought I can’t do this anymore, and it was just like a flash that hit me and I thought that’s it,” said Jonhson.

She handed in her resignation October 6. Johnson worked as the Bryan Planned Parenthood Director for two years.

According to Johnson, the non-profit was struggling under the weight of a tough economy, and changing it’s business model from one that pushed prevention, to one that focused on abortion.

“It seemed like maybe that’s not what a lot of people were believing any more because that’s not where the money was. The money wasn’t in family planning, the money wasn’t in prevention, the money was in abortion and so I had a problem with that,” said Johnson.

Johnson said she was told to bring in more women who wanted abortions, something the Episcopalian church goer recently became convicted about.

“I feel so pure in heart (since leaving). I don’t have this guilt, I don’t have this burden on me anymore that’s how I know this conversion was a spiritual conversion.”

Johnson now supports the Coalition For Life, the pro-life group with a building down the street from Planned Parenthood. Coalition volunteers can regularly be seen praying on the sidewalk in front of Planned Parenthood. Johnson has been meeting with the coalition’s executive director, Shawn Carney, and has prayed with volunteers outside Planned Parenthood.

On Friday both Johnson and the Coalition For Life were issued temporary restraining orders filed by Planned Parenthood.

Rochelle Tafolla, a Planned Parenthood spokesperson issued the following statement: “We regret being forced to turn to the courts to protect the safety and confidentiality of our clients and staff, however, in this instance it is absolutely necessary.[reference]

Te Deum! Another reason why NARAL has called the ultrasound the weapon. No surprise that Planned Parenthood is focusing on the most profitable side of the business – which is nothing true. Funny how Planned Parenthood counseling always leads to recommending their profit leader.

Staten Island, NY – Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, responded today to President Obama’s statement to Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI) that when he said in his September speech to Congress that “our plan” would not use federal dollars to fund abortion, he was not referring to any of the bills pending in Congress.

“Every time the President has spoken of not wanting to fund abortion in ‘his’ health care plan, no one has really known what measure he was talking about,” said Fr. Pavone. “Now we know from his conversation with Congressman Stupak that the President’s ‘plan’ has never seen the light of day. Or maybe, to paraphrase former President Bill Clinton, it depends on what the word ‘plan’ means.” [reference]

Yes it is Obama’s Plan 9 from Outer Space.

Here is a headline I never expected to see.

“Law & Order” Abortion Episode Outrages Pro-Abortion Groups

Especially since the “story ripped from the headlines” was the murder of George Tiller. Apparently this episode actually presented pro-life arguments and not the strawmen arguments usually presented.

Meet the anti-Mother Teresa

Nun Volunteering as Abortion Clinic Escort in Illinois
by Kathleen Gilbert
Lifesite News

– A Dominican nun has been seen frequenting an abortion facility in Illinois recently – but not, as one might expect, to pray for an end to abortion or to counsel women seeking abortions, but to volunteer as a clinic escort.

Local pro-life activists say that they recognized the escort at the ACU Health Center as Sr. Donna Quinn, a nun outspokenly in favor of legalized abortion, after seeing her photo in a Chicago Tribune article.

Yikes! Though I am only surprised we haven’t seen a article written by her condemning the Vatican investigation of American religious orders in Commonweal or the National Catholic Reporter.

The most shocking part is she is from Chicago. Wow, there are hardly any pro-abortion advocates in Chicago. Maybe Catholic Progressives can get their “pro-life” President Obama from Chicago to talk to her.

Update via Diogenes

Sr. Patricia Mulcahey, OP, Quinn’s Prioress at the Sinsinawa Dominican community, said in an email response to LSN that the nun sees her volunteer activity as “accompanying women who are verbally abused by protestors. Her stance is that if the protestors were not abusive, she would not be there.” Though Sr. Mulcahey claimed that her sisters “support the teachings of the Catholic Church,” she declined to comment on Quinn’s public protest of Catholic Church teaching.

More proof there is absolutely no reason for the Vatican’s visitation.