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In response to the news today that the Susan G Komen foundation has ended their financial grant contributions of nearly $700,000 annually to abortion chain Planned Parenthood, Live Action President Lila Rose made the following statement:
“We applaud Susan G. Komen for its pro-woman decision to end their financial support of Planned Parenthood, the nation’s biggest abortion chain. After a slew of scandals at Planned Parenthood, and the opening of a Congressional investigation, Komen is wise to distance itself from the corrupt abortion giant. In just the last year, Live Action’s undercover footage revealed Planned Parenthood workers in 7 clinics aiding and abetting the sex trafficking of young girls, and Planned Parenthood falsely claiming they provide mammograms to women. In reality, our undercover investigation revealed that not a single Planned Parenthood clinic even has the equipment to do a mammogram. Komen realizes that their money to detect, prevent, and cure breast cancer is better spent elsewhere.
“Planned Parenthood misleads women and the public about the services they provide; but it is clear that behind a thin veneer of “preventative services,” their real focus is abortion. In just the last year, Planned Parenthood was the leading abortion chain in the world, committing over 300,000 abortions, which now account for over 40% of its clinic revenue. Together, we stand with Komen and reject Planned Parenthood’s corruption and extreme abortion-first ideology.”
To see the video exposing the false mammogram claim made by Planned Parenthood CEO Cecile Richards, visit:
http://liveaction.org/blog/planned-parenthood-ceos-false-mammogram-claim-exposed/
To see the videos that exposed Planned Parenthood’s cover-up of child sex-trafficking, visit:
http://liveaction.org/traffick
To learn more about Live Action, visit: liveaction.org
To interview Lila Rose, please contact: Kate Bryan, (323) 454-3304, media@liveaction.org
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I’m pretty positive that people need to eat food more than they “need” to get an abortion. Yes, I’m sure of it. I’m also pretty positive that before people can go almost anywhere, they need to put gas in their car. But, there are no federal laws to prosecute people who block access to grocery stores, restaurants, or gas stations. There’s just a law preventing people from blocking access to abortion clinics.
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Maria Cahill is not your typical Miss Delaware. Underneath the glittery dresses, and dazzling smile is a girl who is down-to- earth, motivated, and courageous.
She is determined to redefine the “pageant girl image” by proving that your favorite meal can be a Big Mac from McDonald’s (don’t forget the large fry!), and you don’t have to think twice before playing video games with your brothers.
She couldn’t care less if she broke a nail; but most importantly she couldn’t care less about what people think of the principles she lives by and the causes she is adamant about. Where is the golden rule that if you are a beautiful and confident young woman in the spotlight you must either conceal your conservative values or pump your fist high for “women’s rights”? Well, it’s her body, her choice, and she has chosen to stand for life.
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In response the criticism of the paper’s coverage of the March for Life, the Washington Post’s ombudsman has written an article entitled An Incomplete Picture of the March for Life. The article answers some of the criticisms that were sent in response to a poor coverage of the March for Life, and admits that the photo gallery of the march was “where The Post fell down in its coverage of the march this year”.
The online photo gallery contains 10 photos: seven tight shots of antiabortion demonstrators, two of protesters from the small abortion-rights counter-demonstration on the steps of the Supreme Court and one that showed both sides confronting each other there. In fact, eight of the 10 shots were taken at the high court.
Emotional shots make better photos, yes, but I would have chosen more from the broad expanse of the rally, and at least one photo showing a lot of cheerful, festive people, which is what I see at most demonstrations that I have covered over the years, regardless of the issue at hand.
Since all of the photos were tight shots,they were unable to show the actual scale of the event.
CBS has also responded to criticism of their coverage of the March, and posted photos of the event.
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A bit of a scandal is brewing in Kansas over two sitting judges, Eric Yost and Jeffrey Goering, who have each donated $100 to the Kansans for Life PAC, yet have not recused themselves from abortion-related cases. This is perfectly legal in Kansas, but not everyone is satisfied:
“Judges are held to the highest conduct standards, and they should be,” said Adam Skaggs, senior counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s law school. “The best practice is going to be to avoid contributing to political organizations because of the inevitable appearance of partiality that those kinds of donations create.” [ Read the rest of this article... ]
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A recent article at LifeNews.com highlighted comments made by television host Rachel Maddow in light of the anniversary of Roe vs Wade and the March for Life.
Maddow lamented the fact that few Democrats stand up for so-called abortion rights:
“But even Democrats who are not opposed to abortion rights have not been very willing to stand up and say that, much less to campaign on being pro-choice.”
To which the author of the article said:
“Translation — even pro-abortion Democrats aren’t comfortable proclaiming their support for abortion. As if doing so is somehow — could it be? — shameful.”
What is it Maddow wants? It strikes me that she’s a tad envious of, in her words, the “sort of crowing from the anti-abortion movement.” Even pro-choice Democrats aren’t doing a whole lot to stand up for abortion. The pro-life movement mustered nearly 500,000 people to march on Washington, plus thousands in Dallas and tens of thousands in San Francisco. Pro-abortion advocates mustered only about 87,000 for a “virtual march”. Why is it that the Pro-life movement draws so many numbers to stand up for life, but abortion advocates muster considerably less to stand up for “abortion rights”?
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At a time when top pro-choice blogger Jill Filipovic tweets that “2011 was a really really REALLY bad year for abortion rights”, Casey Martinson, the Director of Public Affairs for Planned Parenthood of the Southern Finger Lakes, writes that “the sky is falling” on Roe v. Wade, and Cecile Richards cries about the “unprecedented attacks” and claims that legislators are “escalating their anti-women rhetoric as they try to outdo each other in their attacks on Planned Parenthood and women’s health,” Planned Parenthood has decided to change their ad campaign. In their view, this is a step-up of sorts.
May I ask why Planned Parenthood finds it “cool” to be crude? They’ve tossed privacy out the window, in a way, by finally admitting that their business really is all about sex and fixing any consequences it may bring. Apparently, they find it laughable that they can make you forget all about what you did the night before through the use of a simple little pill. They happily broadcast that they’re here to help you get sex whenever you want it, with little or no forethought…just like a friend with benefits. After all, who could be a better friend than the one standing by waiting to help you kill your child?
This speaks of desperation.
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Last night, I had the privilege of attending a HUGE fundraising dinner for the new Lighthouse Pregnancy Center in Denver, Colorado. I wrote about this center earlier. It is poised to open in 2012—perhaps as early as next month—and stands in viewing distance of Planned Parenthood’s death center in Stapleton, Colorado. This will provide sidewalk counselors with a real place to redirect women that they can easily get to. I think women are far more likely to cancel their appointment and consider keeping their babies or giving them up for adoption when they can just walk right over to a pregnancy center.
There were three special highlights during the dinner last night.
1) I got to be with my husband, who I refer to as Mr. Amazing. This is always the best highlight for me.
2) I came away with an extra dose of encouragement and hope to stay in the pro-life fight. (Not that I was considering going away, but we all need inspiration every now and then!) Eduardo Verastegui, the star of Bella, was the keynote speaker for the evening.
He shared the incredible story of how his mother’s prayers, his English teacher’s thoughtful questions, and God’s goodness combined to bring him to Christ. Eduardo also told us about the first time he became a sidewalk counselor. It’s not what he set out to do.
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Traditionally, the wives of Presidents use their role as First Lady of the United States to champion feel-good, relatively nonpartisan causes. Rosalynn Carter promoted the arts. Laura Bush spoke about reading. Current First Lady Michelle Obama’s cause has been encouraging healthy habits among children. But as Steven Ertelt reports, some of Mrs. Obama’s guests at a recent Women of Courage Award ceremony send a much darker message:
The award recipients were also invited to the White House event that commemorated the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and recognizing March as Women’s History Month in the United States. However, the president of the national Planned Parenthood abortion business was there. [ Read the rest of this article... ]
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Brought to you by Planned Parenthood of Northern New England which says they are running this new ad campaign online, on buses, and in local newspapers…
Jill Stanek has more on this in her post, “Planned Parenthood’s “cheeky” new ad campaign” which includes photos of some of the other ads like “we’re your friend with benefits” and “we’re your private area.”
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It’s always bizarre to me that the Business whose solemn duty it is to a) get the world to like them and b) chant the mantra, “keep the government out of our bedrooms!” seems to be all about getting into our bedrooms, and being disliked by just about everyone.
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For three days now I have seen the complaints that the mainstream media didn’t cover the March for Life. As a journalist, that sentiment bothers me because it is not exactly true. Type ‘March for Life’ into Google News this morning and you will be able to read 1,428 related articles. Some of those articles are from small-town publications, but a large amount are from the mainstream media. (Besides the New York Times, which is a whole different thing.)
The thing we are really disappointed about is the type of coverage the event gets. You know the type; pictures pitting the pro-life and pro-abortion protestors against each other or articles that only pull actual quotes from the abortion advocates. I’m tired of seeing pictures of people kneeling in a nearly catatonic state or yelling in a vulgar unbecoming way. What happened to the crowd shots? And what about the pictures of the peaceful attendees carrying banners with creative slogans?
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