lifesitenews--2020-09-03--The deadly truth about lockdowns and masking policies

September 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – LifeSite staff were horrified today when we first saw this story from the city of Victoria in Australia - Pregnant Australian woman arrested at home for promoting anti-lockdown protest on Facebook .
The insensitive abuse of power by those police officers and the ones who sent them is a warning to all of us that we must actively and strongly oppose these totalitarian restrictions that have proven to not make any medical or scientific sense .
If we don ’ t do this , I guarantee the ongoing violation of basic freedoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It will lead to what the liberal , globalist supporters of these oppressive impositions have been calling “ the new normal ” from which they are determined we will never be able to go back to the way things were before .
Arresting , handcuffing and taking that pregnant mother away from her young children and partner was itself a criminal act by the two police officers .
Peaceful protesting has always been one of the most fundamental rights in democratic , free societies .
The policies that she was organizing a protest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have been necessary , but they have also been devastatingly harmful to the economic and social fabric and well-being of every nation and community that has implemented them during this pandemic .
They are wrong regardless of how many citizens have foolishly succumbed to the propaganda that they have been necessary .
In Victoria , the mask mandate law is medically useless no matter what anyone tells you .
I reported on that subject in detail , quoting many physicians , scientists and government agencies in my two-part series on mandatory masking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and all the healthy have proven to be a disaster everywhere they have been implemented .
There has been no evidence of long-term medical or other benefits from them .
In fact , the evidence coming out now is that lockdowns have caused enormous harm and likely led to a larger number of deaths than the number who died from the virus itself .
And yet , Australia , California and other states and countries are still implementing them .
If you don ’ t accept that : 1 ) Immediately stop watching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have proven to be the source of the most fake news on the Wuhan virus .
2 ) Read the article excerpts below , which are only a small sampling of many more reports strongly indicating that the lockdowns were a tactic that should have never been approved and implemented .
The real danger of the Wuhan virus for the majority of the public ended some time ago .
Like most viruses , it has gradually become much weaker and the medical establishment has learned how to treat it .
Very few hospitals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was predicted by the deeply flawed Ferguson model .
At the same time , a large number of people died or became very ill because they were either denied ordinary , but critically needed medical services during the lockdowns , or they wrongly believed that they would become infected by the Wuhan virus if they went to a hospital or clinic and would die from it .
Instead , they died as a result of NOT going to the hospital or local clinic .
Liberal politicians and civil servants became evilly addicted to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they could only have dreamed that they could ever possess .
They actually got away with it during the pandemic that has turned out to be far less lethal than media-concocted hysteria made it out to be .
There eventually has to be some serious justice arranged for what all these virus Nazis have done to their citizens and communities .
They have to be held accountable for the great suffering and loss of lives they caused and the severe abuse of their positions meant to serve , rather than to lord it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crimes against humanity and other criminal charges laid in many instances , and some of these people put away in jail for a long time .
The lockdown has gone from a mistake to a crime ( selected excerpts from article noting that Sweden did not implement lockdowns ) As Reuters reported July 15 , the number of Swedish children between 1 and 19 years of age who have died of COVID-19 is zero .
And the percentage of children who contracted the illness was the exact same in Sweden as it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ schools .
In regard to teachers , Sweden 's Public Health Agency reported that `` a comparison of the incidence of COVID-19 in different professions suggested no increased risk for teachers . ''
Nevertheless , with few exceptions , teachers in Los Angeles and elsewhere refuse to enter a classroom that has students in it .
Their disdain for their profession has been superseded only by that of the Los Angeles teachers ’ union , which announced that teachers will not resume teaching until the police are defunded .
For more than a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths from COVID-19 while the entire society remains open and almost no one wears masks .
( In Holland , too , almost no one wears masks . )
For all intents and purposes , the virus is over in Sweden .
The lockdown is a crime .
But even more upsetting is that it is supported by so many Americans .
This country is unrecognizable to those of us who lived through the 1968-1970 pandemic , which killed , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , approximately 100,000 Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Nothing shut down .
Not one mask was worn .
Lockdowns and Mask Mandates Do Not Lead to Reduced COVID Transmission Rates or Deaths , New Study Suggests New Thinking on COVID Lockdowns : Overly Blunt and Costly In response to the novel and deadly coronavirus , many governments deployed draconian tactics never used in modern times : severe and broad restrictions on daily activity that helped send the world into its deepest peace-time slump since the Great Depression .
The equivalent of 400 million jobs have been lost worldwide , 13 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Global output is on track to fall 5 percent this year , far worse than during the financial crisis , according to the International Monetary Fund .
Despite this steep price , few policy makers felt they had a choice , seeing the economic crisis as a side effect of the health crisis .
They ordered nonessential businesses closed and told people to stay home , all without the extensive analysis of benefits and risks that usually precedes a new medical treatment .
There wasn ’ t time to gather that sort of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and rapidly spreading pathogen , they prioritized saving lives .
Five months later , the evidence suggests lockdowns were an overly blunt and economically costly tool .
They are politically difficult to keep in place for long enough to stamp out the virus .
The evidence also points to alternative strategies that could slow the spread of the epidemic at much less cost .
As cases flare up throughout the United States , some experts are urging policy makers to pursue these more targeted restrictions and interventions rather than another crippling round of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the cusp of an economic catastrophe , ” said James Stock , a Harvard University economist who , with Harvard epidemiologist Michael Mina and others , is modeling how to avoid a surge in deaths without a deeply damaging lockdown .
“ We can avoid the worst of that catastrophe by being disciplined , ” Mr. Stock said .
During the 1918-1919 flu pandemic , some American cities closed schools , churches and theaters , banned large gatherings and funerals and restricted store hours .
But none imposed stay-at-home orders or closed all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ imposed during the 1957 flu pandemic , the next-deadliest one ; even schools stayed open .
Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul called for the New York state legislature to impeach Democratic New York Gov .
Andrew Cuomo

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September 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – LifeSite staff were horrified today when we first saw this story from the city of Victoria in Australia – Pregnant Australian woman arrested at home for promoting anti-lockdown protest on Facebook. The insensitive abuse of power by those police officers and the ones who sent them is a warning to all of us that we must actively and strongly oppose these totalitarian restrictions that have proven to not make any medical or scientific sense.
If we don’t do this, I guarantee the ongoing violation of basic freedoms and rights will only get worse. It will lead to what the liberal, globalist supporters of these oppressive impositions have been calling “the new normal” from which they are determined we will never be able to go back to the way things were before.
As the renowned Dr. John Ioannids of Stanford University recently stated, “No dictatorship could imagine a better precedent for absolute control.”
Arresting, handcuffing and taking that pregnant mother away from her young children and partner was itself a criminal act by the two police officers. Peaceful protesting has always been one of the most fundamental rights in democratic, free societies.
The policies that she was organizing a protest against not only cannot be proven to have been necessary, but they have also been devastatingly harmful to the economic and social fabric and well-being of every nation and community that has implemented them during this pandemic. They are wrong regardless of how many citizens have foolishly succumbed to the propaganda that they have been necessary.
In Victoria, the mask mandate law is medically useless no matter what anyone tells you. I reported on that subject in detail, quoting many physicians, scientists and government agencies in my two-part series on mandatory masking.
Lockdowns and isolating both the sick and all the healthy have proven to be a disaster everywhere they have been implemented. There has been no evidence of long-term medical or other benefits from them. In fact, the evidence coming out now is that lockdowns have caused enormous harm and likely led to a larger number of deaths than the number who died from the virus itself. And yet, Australia, California and other states and countries are still implementing them.
If you don’t accept that:
1) Immediately stop watching and reading ALL mainstream media. They have proven to be the source of the most fake news on the Wuhan virus.
2) Read the article excerpts below, which are only a small sampling of many more reports strongly indicating that the lockdowns were a tactic that should have never been approved and implemented.
The real danger of the Wuhan virus for the majority of the public ended some time ago. Like most viruses, it has gradually become much weaker and the medical establishment has learned how to treat it. Very few hospitals experienced the flood of virus-infected patients that was predicted by the deeply flawed Ferguson model. At the same time, a large number of people died or became very ill because they were either denied ordinary, but critically needed medical services during the lockdowns, or they wrongly believed that they would become infected by the Wuhan virus if they went to a hospital or clinic and would die from it. Instead, they died as a result of NOT going to the hospital or local clinic.
Liberal politicians and civil servants became evilly addicted to the enormous power over all citizens that they could only have dreamed that they could ever possess. They actually got away with it during the pandemic that has turned out to be far less lethal than media-concocted hysteria made it out to be.
There eventually has to be some serious justice arranged for what all these virus Nazis have done to their citizens and communities. They have to be held accountable for the great suffering and loss of lives they caused and the severe abuse of their positions meant to serve, rather than to lord it over the citizens. There must be crimes against humanity and other criminal charges laid in many instances, and some of these people put away in jail for a long time.
The terrible truth about lockdowns:
The lockdown has gone from a mistake to a crime
Dennis Prager, Aug. 31 (selected excerpts from article noting Sweden did not implement lockdowns)
As Reuters reported July 15, the number of Swedish children between 1 and 19 years of age who have died of COVID-19 is zero. And the percentage of children who contracted the illness was the exact same in Sweden as it was in Finland, which locked down its schools. In regard to teachers, Sweden's Public Health Agency reported that “a comparison of the incidence of COVID-19 in different professions suggested no increased risk for teachers.” Nevertheless, with few exceptions, teachers in Los Angeles and elsewhere refuse to enter a classroom that has students in it. Their disdain for their profession has been superseded only by that of the Los Angeles teachers’ union, which announced that teachers will not resume teaching until the police are defunded. For more than a month, Sweden has had almost no deaths from COVID-19 while the entire society remains open and almost no one wears masks. (In Holland, too, almost no one wears masks.) For all intents and purposes, the virus is over in Sweden. The lockdown is a crime. But even more upsetting is that it is supported by so many Americans. This country is unrecognizable to those of us who lived through the 1968-1970 pandemic, which killed, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 100,000 Americans – the 2020 equivalent of 170,000 Americans. Nothing shut down. Not one mask was worn.
Lockdowns and Mask Mandates Do Not Lead to Reduced COVID Transmission Rates or Deaths, New Study Suggests
Stephen Miller, American Institute for Economic Research, Aug. 26
Governments have conducted an unprecedented social, economic, and political experiment in controlling whole populations’ behavior, with high economic and human cost. The authors ask the right question: Has this experiment in government-managed virus control and suppression made a difference? The startling answer they found, after examining data from around the country and the world, is that the evidence simply is not there. If we are concerned about the evidence on this global experiment, we must concede that most government authorities have likely acted in error.
More Experts Concede: COVID Lockdowns Were A Disaster
Daniel McAdams, Ron Paul Institute, Aug. 25
From mainstream publications like The Wall Street Journal to top government health advisers in the UK, a consensus is building that the sledgehammer of COVID lockdowns has been an unmitigated disaster. It's good news that more mainstream sources are coming our way, but the dark forces of authoritarianism are not about to release their grasp so easily.
New Thinking on COVID Lockdowns: Overly Blunt and Costly
Wall Street Journal, Aug. 25
In response to the novel and deadly coronavirus, many governments deployed draconian tactics never used in modern times: severe and broad restrictions on daily activity that helped send the world into its deepest peace-time slump since the Great Depression. The equivalent of 400 million jobs have been lost worldwide, 13 million in the United States alone. Global output is on track to fall 5 percent this year, far worse than during the financial crisis, according to the International Monetary Fund. Despite this steep price, few policy makers felt they had a choice, seeing the economic crisis as a side effect of the health crisis. They ordered nonessential businesses closed and told people to stay home, all without the extensive analysis of benefits and risks that usually precedes a new medical treatment. There wasn’t time to gather that sort of evidence: Faced with a poorly understood and rapidly spreading pathogen, they prioritized saving lives. Five months later, the evidence suggests lockdowns were an overly blunt and economically costly tool. They are politically difficult to keep in place for long enough to stamp out the virus. The evidence also points to alternative strategies that could slow the spread of the epidemic at much less cost. As cases flare up throughout the United States, some experts are urging policy makers to pursue these more targeted restrictions and interventions rather than another crippling round of lockdowns. “We’re on the cusp of an economic catastrophe,” said James Stock, a Harvard University economist who, with Harvard epidemiologist Michael Mina and others, is modeling how to avoid a surge in deaths without a deeply damaging lockdown. “We can avoid the worst of that catastrophe by being disciplined,” Mr. Stock said. During the 1918-1919 flu pandemic, some American cities closed schools, churches and theaters, banned large gatherings and funerals and restricted store hours. But none imposed stay-at-home orders or closed all nonessential businesses. No such measures were imposed during the 1957 flu pandemic, the next-deadliest one; even schools stayed open.
World-Leading Infectious Disease Expert Explains Why Government Lockdowns Should End
Foundation for Economic Education, June 16
Dr. John Ioannidis is the C.F. Rehnborg Chair in Disease Prevention at Stanford University. He has authored some of the most cited medical journal articles in history. Prolonged lockdowns fuel economic depression, creating mass unemployment. Jobless people may lose health insurance. Entire populations may witness decreased quality of life and mental health. Gun sales in the United States have increased sharply since the lockdown began, with unpredictable consequences. Underprivileged populations and those in need are hit harder by crises. People at risk of starvation worldwide have already exceeded one billion. We are risking increased suicides, domestic violence, and child abuse. Malaise and societal disintegration may also advance, with chaotic consequences such as riots and wars. And how long a lockdown is enough? If we open now, will lockdown recur in autumn? Next year? Whenever authoritarianism so wishes? No dictatorship could imagine a better precedent for absolute control. Lockdowns were desperate, defendable choices when we knew little about covid-19. But, now that we know more, we should avoid exaggeration. We should carefully and gradually remove lockdown measures, with data driven feedback on bed capacity and prevalence/incidence indicators. Otherwise, prolonged lockdowns may become mass suicide.
Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul called for the New York state legislature to impeach Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Daily Caller, July 23
“New York had a lockdown and had 30,000 people die. New York had the worst death rate of any place in the world amidst a lockdown,” Paul said on a Fox News podcast Wednesday. “I think Governor Cuomo should be impeached, you know for what he did, for the disastrous decision he made to send patients with coronavirus patients back to nursing homes.”
Lockdown Deaths, Not COVID Deaths
Iain Davis, UKCOLUMN, July 14
COVID-19 has been circulating for at least a year and yet there was no notable increase in unseasonable mortality anywhere until Lockdown regimes were imposed between late February and late March 2020. Let me repeat that: everywhere, the overall or “all cause” mortality data consistently tells the same story: there was no notable deviation from the statistical norm in any country until lockdown regimes were imposed. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at the time of writing, with 11,841,326 supposedly confirmed cases and 544,739 alleged deaths, this is a global pandemic that has infected approximately 0.15 percent of the global population and has allegedly led to the deaths of 0.007 percent. This makes it slightly less deadly than a bad seasonal influenza, which can kill 0.0085 percent of the world's populace in a single year. Yet governments around the world decided that the only way to respond to this particular respiratory infection was to roll out the most oppressive form of governance ever seen in the west, outside of a time of war. The measures taken by our “elected representatives” have already killed many people and will prematurely end the lives of many more in the weeks and months ahead. In light of all the other factors we have discussed, it is reasonable to conclude that the majority of deaths reported as COVID-19 mortality, by the world's mainstream media (MSM), were not attributable to the syndrome itself, but rather to the various national and statewide lockdown policies. These were lockdown regime deaths not COVID-19 deaths. By restricting access to health care for the most vulnerable, any claim that Lockdown Regimes save lives is patently absurd.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-04--Organ-harvesting means the cause for life is threatened like never before

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September 3 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — “ Come on down !
” was Bob Barker ’ s invitation to contestants on The Price is Right , the most popular game show ever to air on network TV , with an astounding 48 seasons .
In many ways , the liberal left today resembles a giant rigged game show , with politicians and the mainstream media giving their cronies the “ right price.
” The Democrats ’ 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show with no substance , no policy , no plans — just platitudes and gaslighting .
When Joe Biden said on day one , “ We are in a battle for the soul of this nation , ” he was right .
We are in a battle — with a party that supports killing unborn babies and selling their body parts , encourages mob action , vilifies and demands to defund the police , and labels many citizens “ deplorables.
” The Democrat game show is decades long .
In the 1970s , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Planned Parenthood and the liberal left .
Trying to get a fair shake for the babies was harder than selling ice at the North Pole .
The press promoted lying statistics and horror stories about coat-hanger abortions despite the fact that most “ back alley ” abortionists were doctors .
Dr. Milan Vuitch , whose case led to legalizing abortion in Washington , D.C. , simply moved his shingle from his basement to a D.C. office front in 1971 .
The press portrayed him as a savior of women .
No one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1977 ( I was one of them , chained to a table in his chop shop ) that he ’ d “ abort black babies for free.
” Not true , of course .
He expected cash up front .
No checks , no credit cards .
We saved a black baby girl that day who was born on the fifth anniversary of Roe v. Wade .
While the press treated butchers like Vuitch with kid gloves , pro-lifers got the cold shoulder and invisible ink .
In addition to a fawning media @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friends like Norman Lear and his People for the American Way .
Lear offered cash incentives to Hollywood writers to promote abortion .
So you had Maude ( Lear ’ s spinoff series from the popular All in the Family ) describing her positive pregnancy test with a big laugh line when she said , “ The rabbit died.
” There was more concern for the dead rabbit than Maude ’ s dead baby .
The media glamorized abortion and dehumanized the little ones in the womb as “ just fetuses , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one.
” Most people didn ’ t recognize they were being gamed by an industry hot for the Sexual Revolution .
Abortion solved the “ unwanted baby ” complication .
Today , aborted babies enrich the abortionists further by selling baby body parts to the highest bidder .
Let ’ s shift gears to the latest version of the game .
We ’ ve gone from “ When does life begin ?
” to “ When does life end ?
” For years , pro-abortionists claimed that no one knows when life begins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deciding when life ends .
Only the unsophisticated and ignorant disagree .
Ask the average person , “ How do you know if someone is dead ?
, ” and he will probably say , “ When a person stops breathing ; his heart stops beating ; and he turns cold , blue , and stiff.
” Until recent years , that definition was the norm .
Then came technology allowing vital organs to be “ harvested.
” One problem : Vital organs decompose within minutes of true death , making them useless @ @ @ @ @ @ @ needed to declare a person “ dead ” when he still had a beating heart , circulation , and respiration feeding oxygen to his cells .
Voilà : “ brain death.
” What exactly will you see if you go into the room of a “ brain-dead ” person ?
Someone hooked up to a monitor that measures heart rate , blood pressure , and respiration .
He ’ s on a ventilator to aid breathing .
The ventilator is a tool to help the living , not the dead .
Yes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without oxygen , you die .
But if the body is already dead , there will be no respiration , a process that “ takes oxygen out of the inhaled air in exchange for carbon dioxide exhaled out of the body.
” You can hook a ventilator up to a cadaver and force air into the lungs , but it won ’ t exhale .
Next , if you sit down next to the patient and take his hand , it ’ s warm and flexible .
You can feel the pulse as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ An IV keeps the body hydrated .
There may be a nasogastric feeding tube to provide nutrition .
The patient is probably catheterized , and urine is collecting in a bag .
Bowel movements continue , so the patient wears a diaper .
Does that sound like the description of a dead body ?
The patient is unconscious and may be severely brain-damaged , but he ’ s alive.
” If you take him off the ventilator and he stops breathing , of course he will die unless he can breathe on his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ treatment , he may recover .
Actor Christopher Reeve could never breathe on his own after his accident and was on a ventilator from 1995 until his death in 2004 .
His portable ventilator let him continue working and directing films .
It was merely a medical tool .
As Catholics , we know that the soul animates the body .
A dead body can ’ t be confused with a living body and looks nothing like the “ brain-dead ” patient I just described .
If the heart is beating and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the soul is present .
The correct ethical position is “ When in doubt , don ’ t. ” In other words , give life the benefit of the doubt .
There is a reason that , when organs are harvested , the beating heart is taken last .
The heart is needed to circulate the blood to the kidneys , liver , intestines , etc .
to keep these organs oxygenated and healthy until they are excised .
Taking the heart finally kills the patient .
In 2015 , the Nevada @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ruled that St. Mary Regional Medical Center in Reno could remove life support from Aden Hailu .
In April , Aden , a college student , went into a coma following laparoscopic surgery to remove her appendix .
She was declared “ brain-dead ” by doctors at St. Mary ’ s despite having brain activity .
After the lower court ruled for the hospital , the family appealed .
The State Supreme Court heard evidence from other doctors including Dr. Brian Callister , who , according to the transcript , “ explained that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ventilator shows other signs of deterioration , such as organ failures or necrosis of the hands and feet , that Hailu does not exhibit.
” Aden wasn ’ t dead , but alive with ventilator support .
The Nevada Supreme Court highlighted the inconsistent guidelines for determining “ brain death.
” There is no uniform definition and much disagreement in the medical community .
Most legislation on “ brain death ” includes a land mine phrase reading “ in accordance with accepted medical standards ” or words to that effect .
But what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
The judges in Nevada clearly recognized that there is no consensus about “ brain death , ” and they rightly overturned the lower court decision .
The challenge for Aden ’ s family was to find a doctor and hospital that would accept and treat her appropriately .
St. Mary ’ s neglect ( they refused a tracheostomy , a feeding tube , and thyroid hormone , which are mandatory for a brain-damaged individual ) undoubtedly made her situation more precarious at the time , and she died about a year after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 13-year-old Jahi McMath was declared dead by a California coroner on January 3 , 2014 after a botched tonsillectomy and diagnosis of brain death .
A neurologist with triple board certifications “ in Pediatrics , Neurology ( with special competence in Child Neurology ) , and Electroencephalography ... [ and ] a sub-specialty in brain death ... [ who ] has published and lectured extensively on the topic , both nationally and internationally ” took issue with the coroner ’ s decision and testified on Jahi ’ s behalf .
She was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The parents removed Jahi from California to a facility that cared for her until her true death in 2018 , four years later .
Many months after being declared “ dead ” in California , Jahi began her menstrual cycle .
As the doctor affirmed in the complaint , “ There is no precedent in the medical literature of a brain dead body developing the onset of menarche and thelarche.
” Many patients declared “ brain-dead ” continue to live , and a number fully recover .
Some “ wake up ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 19-year-old Carina Melchior of Denmark .
In 2011 , she suffered a catastrophic auto accident that left her brain injured .
The doctors rushed to judgment of brain death after only three days , and her parents signed organ donation papers .
Fortunately , Carina “ woke up ” in time to prevent her medical murder .
“ Brain death ” is a fraud .
A ventilator can not keep a dead or dying body from deteriorating .
A ventilator is to the lungs what a pacemaker is to the heart — a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life of the living person .
If the person is truly dying , they will ultimately be useless .
Today , the culture of life and the culture of death are in continuous hand-to-hand combat .
The two presidential conventions made that clear .
The Democrats championed their commitment to killing , while speaker after speaker at the Republican convention testified that Donald Trump is the most pro-life president in history .
Dr. William Brennan in his book , Dehumanizing the Vulnerable , portrays how language is used against disfavored groups .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” and writes , “ The extreme lies and deceptions emanating from this deadly serious game of verbal engineering and manipulation take on enhanced credibility when its most influential players are highly regarded individuals [ . ]
… Contrary to popular belief , although despicable language is often primarily associated with crazed individuals or mobs in the streets , it is far more likely to emanate from highly educated respectable circles.
” That ’ s the Game of Life and Death in a nutshell .
We saw the gamesters big time at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them carry water for the death industry that funds them so heavily .
There are , indeed , big rewards for game-players who shill for the abortion and organ transplant industries .
They hide behind the language of compassion , but a compassion that involves deliberately killing one person for the supposed benefit of another .
It ’ s a lie and a deadly game indeed , as Sr. Deidre Byrne pointed out when she addressed the Republican convention .
The retired military surgeon turned nun who works extensively with the poor said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pro-life ; I ’ m pro–eternal life.
” Eternal life represents the “ end game , ” and the moment of death marks the final move .
Smart “ players ” focus on that and pray for the grace of final perseverance .
Vote for life in November .

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September 4, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — “Come on down!” was Bob Barker’s invitation to contestants on The Price is Right, the most popular game show ever to air on network TV, with an astounding 48 seasons. In many ways, the liberal left today resembles a giant rigged game show, with politicians and the mainstream media giving their cronies the “right price.” The Democrats’ 2020 National Convention was a giant pre-taped game show with no substance, no policy, no plans — just platitudes and gaslighting. When Joe Biden said on day one, “We are in a battle for the soul of this nation,” he was right. We are in a battle — with a party that supports killing unborn babies and selling their body parts, encourages mob action, vilifies and demands to defund the police, and labels many citizens “deplorables.”
The Democrat game show is decades long. In the 1970s, politicians and the mainstream media already played to Planned Parenthood and the liberal left. Trying to get a fair shake for the babies was harder than selling ice at the North Pole. The press promoted lying statistics and horror stories about coat-hanger abortions despite the fact that most “back alley” abortionists were doctors. Dr. Milan Vuitch, whose case led to legalizing abortion in Washington, D.C., simply moved his shingle from his basement to a D.C. office front in 1971. The press portrayed him as a savior of women. No one ever reported his quip to rescuers in 1977 (I was one of them, chained to a table in his chop shop) that he’d “abort black babies for free.” Not true, of course. He expected cash up front. No checks, no credit cards. We saved a black baby girl that day who was born on the fifth anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
While the press treated butchers like Vuitch with kid gloves, pro-lifers got the cold shoulder and invisible ink. In addition to a fawning media, the left also had rich liberal friends like Norman Lear and his People for the American Way. Lear offered cash incentives to Hollywood writers to promote abortion. So you had Maude (Lear’s spinoff series from the popular All in the Family) describing her positive pregnancy test with a big laugh line when she said, “The rabbit died.” There was more concern for the dead rabbit than Maude’s dead baby. The media glamorized abortion and dehumanized the little ones in the womb as “just fetuses,” from a Latin term meaning “young one.” Most people didn’t recognize they were being gamed by an industry hot for the Sexual Revolution. Abortion solved the “unwanted baby” complication. Today, aborted babies enrich the abortionists further by selling baby body parts to the highest bidder.
Let’s shift gears to the latest version of the game. We’ve gone from “When does life begin?” to “When does life end?” For years, pro-abortionists claimed that no one knows when life begins; now the gamesters have no problem deciding when life ends. Only the unsophisticated and ignorant disagree. Ask the average person, “How do you know if someone is dead?,” and he will probably say, “When a person stops breathing; his heart stops beating; and he turns cold, blue, and stiff.” Until recent years, that definition was the norm. Then came technology allowing vital organs to be “harvested.” One problem: Vital organs decompose within minutes of true death, making them useless for transplantation. So new criteria were needed to declare a person “dead” when he still had a beating heart, circulation, and respiration feeding oxygen to his cells. Voilà: “brain death.”
What exactly will you see if you go into the room of a “brain-dead” person? Someone hooked up to a monitor that measures heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration. He’s on a ventilator to aid breathing. The ventilator is a tool to help the living, not the dead. Yes, it will keep the patient alive because without oxygen, you die. But if the body is already dead, there will be no respiration, a process that “takes oxygen out of the inhaled air in exchange for carbon dioxide exhaled out of the body.” You can hook a ventilator up to a cadaver and force air into the lungs, but it won’t exhale.
Next, if you sit down next to the patient and take his hand, it’s warm and flexible. You can feel the pulse as the blood circulates through the body. An IV keeps the body hydrated. There may be a nasogastric feeding tube to provide nutrition. The patient is probably catheterized, and urine is collecting in a bag. Bowel movements continue, so the patient wears a diaper. Does that sound like the description of a dead body? The patient is unconscious and may be severely brain-damaged, but he’s alive.” If you take him off the ventilator and he stops breathing, of course he will die unless he can breathe on his own — but given enough time and treatment, he may recover. Actor Christopher Reeve could never breathe on his own after his accident and was on a ventilator from 1995 until his death in 2004. His portable ventilator let him continue working and directing films. It was merely a medical tool.
As Catholics, we know that the soul animates the body. A dead body can’t be confused with a living body and looks nothing like the “brain-dead” patient I just described. If the heart is beating and the patient is breathing, even with assistance, the soul is present. The correct ethical position is “When in doubt, don’t.” In other words, give life the benefit of the doubt. There is a reason that, when organs are harvested, the beating heart is taken last. The heart is needed to circulate the blood to the kidneys, liver, intestines, etc. to keep these organs oxygenated and healthy until they are excised. Taking the heart finally kills the patient.
In 2015, the Nevada Supreme Court overturned a lower court that ruled that St. Mary Regional Medical Center in Reno could remove life support from Aden Hailu. In April, Aden, a college student, went into a coma following laparoscopic surgery to remove her appendix. She was declared “brain-dead” by doctors at St. Mary’s despite having brain activity. After the lower court ruled for the hospital, the family appealed. The State Supreme Court heard evidence from other doctors including Dr. Brian Callister, who, according to the transcript, “explained that typically, someone kept alive by a ventilator shows other signs of deterioration, such as organ failures or necrosis of the hands and feet, that Hailu does not exhibit.” Aden wasn’t dead, but alive with ventilator support.
The Nevada Supreme Court highlighted the inconsistent guidelines for determining “brain death.” There is no uniform definition and much disagreement in the medical community. Most legislation on “brain death” includes a land mine phrase reading “in accordance with accepted medical standards” or words to that effect. But what exactly are “accepted medical standards”? The judges in Nevada clearly recognized that there is no consensus about “brain death,” and they rightly overturned the lower court decision. The challenge for Aden’s family was to find a doctor and hospital that would accept and treat her appropriately. St. Mary’s neglect (they refused a tracheostomy, a feeding tube, and thyroid hormone, which are mandatory for a brain-damaged individual) undoubtedly made her situation more precarious at the time, and she died about a year after the initial surgery.
In another case, 13-year-old Jahi McMath was declared dead by a California coroner on January 3, 2014 after a botched tonsillectomy and diagnosis of brain death. A neurologist with triple board certifications “in Pediatrics, Neurology (with special competence in Child Neurology), and Electroencephalography… [and] a sub-specialty in brain death … [who] has published and lectured extensively on the topic, both nationally and internationally” took issue with the coroner’s decision and testified on Jahi’s behalf. She was not, in fact, brain dead. The parents removed Jahi from California to a facility that cared for her until her true death in 2018, four years later. Many months after being declared “dead” in California, Jahi began her menstrual cycle. As the doctor affirmed in the complaint, “There is no precedent in the medical literature of a brain dead body developing the onset of menarche and thelarche.”
Many patients declared “brain-dead” continue to live, and a number fully recover. Some “wake up” on the verge of being dissected like 19-year-old Carina Melchior of Denmark. In 2011, she suffered a catastrophic auto accident that left her brain injured. The doctors rushed to judgment of brain death after only three days, and her parents signed organ donation papers. Fortunately, Carina “woke up” in time to prevent her medical murder.
“Brain death” is a fraud. A ventilator cannot keep a dead or dying body from deteriorating. A ventilator is to the lungs what a pacemaker is to the heart — a medical aid. Both can preserve the life of the living person. If the person is truly dying, they will ultimately be useless.
Today, the culture of life and the culture of death are in continuous hand-to-hand combat. The two presidential conventions made that clear. The Democrats championed their commitment to killing, while speaker after speaker at the Republican convention testified that Donald Trump is the most pro-life president in history.
Dr. William Brennan in his book, Dehumanizing the Vulnerable, portrays how language is used against disfavored groups. He calls it the “semantics of oppression” and writes, “The extreme lies and deceptions emanating from this deadly serious game of verbal engineering and manipulation take on enhanced credibility when its most influential players are highly regarded individuals[.] … Contrary to popular belief, although despicable language is often primarily associated with crazed individuals or mobs in the streets, it is far more likely to emanate from highly educated respectable circles.”
That’s the Game of Life and Death in a nutshell. We saw the gamesters big time at the Democrats’ video convention. We watched them carry water for the death industry that funds them so heavily. There are, indeed, big rewards for game-players who shill for the abortion and organ transplant industries. They hide behind the language of compassion, but a compassion that involves deliberately killing one person for the supposed benefit of another. It’s a lie and a deadly game indeed, as Sr. Deidre Byrne pointed out when she addressed the Republican convention. The retired military surgeon turned nun who works extensively with the poor said, “I’m not just pro-life; I’m pro–eternal life.” Eternal life represents the “end game,” and the moment of death marks the final move. Smart “players” focus on that and pray for the grace of final perseverance. Vote for life in November.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-03--Google, Apple announce COVID ‘contract tracing’ technology built directly into phones

PETITION : No to mandatory contact tracing and government surveillance for the coronavirus !
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September 3 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Google and Apple announced that local and national governments will be able to utilize coronavirus “ contact tracing ” technology built into their smartphones without the need for developing their own individual apps .
“ As the next step in our work with public health authorities on Exposure Notifications , '' the tech giants said in a joint statement earlier this week , “ we are making it easier and faster for them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to build and maintain an app.
” “ Exposure Notifications Express provides another option for public health authorities to supplement their existing contact tracing operations with technology without compromising on the project 's core tenets of user privacy and security.
” Like many of the apps that have been developed around the world , the technology uses Bluetooth signals to identify smartphone users who have been in close contact with each other .
If someone using the system registers a positive test for coronavirus , those who are identified as having been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a notification from their local health authority .
But with the new technology smartphone users will now see the options for their coronavirus Exposure Notifications in the settings for their phone , rather than having to download an app .
Apple and Google say that “ ( e ) ach user will have to make an explicit choice to turn on the technology and “ it can also be turned off by the user at any time.
” Earlier this week , prominent tech researcher Dr. Robert Epstein told LifeSiteNews that Google ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extremely aggressive surveillance tool.
” “ If you 're offline on your mobile device and it 's an android device it 's still tracking every single thing you do .
It 's tracking every piece of music you listen to on your device and maybe every movie that you watch and every memo that you take and and so on your shopping lists the moment you go back online uh all the new information is immediately uploaded , ” Epstein said .
In May , the state of Arizona announced that it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to track the location of smartphone users without their knowledge after a nearly two-year investigation into the company .
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said the investigation had shown that “ While Google users are led to believe they can opt-out of location tracking , the company exploits other avenues to invade personal privacy ” and “ even with Location History off , Google surreptitiously collects location information through other settings such as Web & App Activity and uses that information to sell ads.
” While the development of the technology means that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without a local app being developed and downloaded by users , Google and Apple say they will continue to work with health authorities using their own app .
“ Existing apps using the Exposure Notification API will be compatible with Exposure Notifications Express , and we are committed to supporting public health authorities that have deployed or are building custom apps , ” their statement said .
The updated system reportedly requires iOS 13.7 , which was released earlier this week for iPhones , and Google is scheduled to bring out an update @ @ @ @ @ @ @ users this month .

Critics warn that mobile tech is now being turned into an ‘extremely aggressive surveillance tool.’
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September 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Google and Apple announced that local and national governments will be able to utilize coronavirus “contact tracing” technology built into their smartphones without the need for developing their own individual apps.
“As the next step in our work with public health authorities on Exposure Notifications,” the tech giants said in a joint statement earlier this week, “we are making it easier and faster for them to use them without the need for them to build and maintain an app.”
“Exposure Notifications Express provides another option for public health authorities to supplement their existing contact tracing operations with technology without compromising on the project's core tenets of user privacy and security.”
Like many of the apps that have been developed around the world, the technology uses Bluetooth signals to identify smartphone users who have been in close contact with each other. If someone using the system registers a positive test for coronavirus, those who are identified as having been in close contact with them may receive a notification from their local health authority.
But with the new technology smartphone users will now see the options for their coronavirus Exposure Notifications in the settings for their phone, rather than having to download an app.
Apple and Google say that “(e)ach user will have to make an explicit choice to turn on the technology and “it can also be turned off by the user at any time.”
Earlier this week, prominent tech researcher Dr. Robert Epstein told LifeSiteNews that Google’s Android smartphone system is “an extremely aggressive surveillance tool.”
“If you're offline on your mobile device and it's an android device it's still tracking every single thing you do. It's tracking every piece of music you listen to on your device and maybe every movie that you watch and every memo that you take and and so on your shopping lists the moment you go back online uh all the new information is immediately uploaded,” Epstein said.
In May, the state of Arizona announced that it is suing Google for allegedly using deceptive practices to track the location of smartphone users without their knowledge after a nearly two-year investigation into the company.
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said the investigation had shown that “While Google users are led to believe they can opt-out of location tracking, the company exploits other avenues to invade personal privacy” and “even with Location History off, Google surreptitiously collects location information through other settings such as Web & App Activity and uses that information to sell ads.”
While the development of the technology means that smartphone contact tracing systems can be rolled without a local app being developed and downloaded by users, Google and Apple say they will continue to work with health authorities using their own app.
“Existing apps using the Exposure Notification API will be compatible with Exposure Notifications Express, and we are committed to supporting public health authorities that have deployed or are building custom apps,” their statement said.
The updated system reportedly requires iOS 13.7, which was released earlier this week for iPhones, and Google is scheduled to bring out an update to facilitate the system for its Android users this month.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-03--Bishop criticizes German colleagues’ synodal path working doc for saying Christ ‘ordains no one’

REGENSBURG , Germany , September 3 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer has strongly criticized an official working document drafted for the German Church ’ s synodal path for stating that Jesus Christ “ ordains no one.
” Voderholzer , the bishop of Regensburg , wrote in an open letter that he was surprised to see the document on the role of women in the Church , which will be voted on this Friday , state that Jesus Christ “ has male and female disciples , ordains no one.
” “ What is the point of such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Just as well one would have to say on this level , then : ‘ Jesus does not baptize anyone , either , he does not confirm anyone , does not go to Mass even on Sundays , etc.
’ The fact that the sacraments belong to the time of the Church post-Easter is obscured .
But the fact that in theology there is a very differentiated reflection on the question of the institution of the sacraments is ignored.
” The synodal path is a multi-year reform process initiated by the German @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called Central Committee of German Catholics .
According to its statutes , the hand-picked participants in the synodal path discuss not only the role of women in the Church , but also sexual morality , abuse of power , and the priestly lifestyle .
After pointing out the flaw in the statement that Christ “ ordains no one , ” Voderholzer offered a brief but profound catechesis on how Christ called some of his followers to be apostles .
“ The evangelist known as Mark uses creation terminology when speaking of the constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a passage that is quite decisive for the biblical foundation of the sacrament of Holy Orders , it says in connection with the work of the pre-Easter Jesus in Mk 3:13f .
: ‘ Jesus went up a mountain and called to Him those whom He Himself wanted , and they came to Him .
And He appointed twelve ( epoiêsen dôdeka ) , that they might be with Him and that He might send them out ... ’ ” “ Then follows a list with the names of the twelve , whom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as is well known , identifies with the apostles in the narrower sense , ” Voderholzer continued .
“ They are also promised : ‘ He who hears you hears me ’ ( Lk 10:16 ) .
Together with these twelve he will also celebrate the Last Supper , in the course of which , in the symbolic acts of breaking bread and raising the chalice , he anticipates without bloodshed his sacrifice of the cross and , for the time of the Church , sets up the celebration of the Eucharist as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” PETITION : Join faithful German Catholics in resisting bishops ’ plan to ‘ Protestantize ’ Church !
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Voderholzer called what the drafters of the document did a “ one-sided distorted biblical theology.
” He also pointed out that the document was drafted by a subcommittee of the group focusing on the role of women in the Church .
Voderholzer himself is part of the group but was not part of the subcommittee .
The bishop emphasized that it was agreed upon on June 30 that biblical theology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ document at all .
Instead , it was supposed to be added later on .
Voderholzer said a final vote of the group focusing on the role of women in the Church was canceled for reasons of time , so he had no opportunity to express his disapproval with at least parts of the document .
Bishop Georg Bätzing , president of the German Bishops ’ Conference , had to admit earlier today that Voderholzer ’ s remarks need to be discussed .
While not commenting on the theological propositions of the document @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focusing on the role of women in the Church had indeed violated the statutes by not having a final vote , that would have to be corrected .
Just a few days ago , the working document of the group focusing on sexual morality was released , which proposed to redefine marriage as only one among many other ways “ to live love and sexuality.
” In one section , the four-page document stated , “ The openness for the passing on of life is not decisive for each individual [ sexual ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the overall course of a binding and long-term partnership.
” The document tried to rework “ the concept of fertility ” to include not just “ the openness to new life , ” but also “ a social and personal dimension.
” Accordingly , “ [ e ] ven same-sex couples and other couples who can not give birth to a new life have the potential for a fertile life.
” Additionally , basing itself on the principle that “ man ’ s dignity is inviolable , ” the drafters of the document @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christian freedom as the central principle of order for the shaping of human sexuality .
This means that people are allowed to say ‘ no ’ to unwanted sexual acts and ‘ yes ’ to a relationship with a self-chosen responsible partner.
” Due to the coronavirus crisis , the Synodal path will not meet in plenary assembly tomorrow , but in five regional conferences .

REGENSBURG, Germany, September 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer has strongly criticized an official working document drafted for the German Church’s synodal path for stating that Jesus Christ “ordains no one.”
Voderholzer, the bishop of Regensburg, wrote in an open letter that he was surprised to see the document on the role of women in the Church, which will be voted on this Friday, state that Jesus Christ “has male and female disciples, ordains no one.”
“What is the point of such a statement?” Voderholzer asked. “Just as well one would have to say on this level, then: ‘Jesus does not baptize anyone, either, he does not confirm anyone, does not go to Mass even on Sundays, etc.’ The fact that the sacraments belong to the time of the Church post-Easter is obscured. But the fact that in theology there is a very differentiated reflection on the question of the institution of the sacraments is ignored.”
The synodal path is a multi-year reform process initiated by the German Bishops’ Conference and the lay organization called Central Committee of German Catholics. According to its statutes, the hand-picked participants in the synodal path discuss not only the role of women in the Church, but also sexual morality, abuse of power, and the priestly lifestyle.
After pointing out the flaw in the statement that Christ “ordains no one,” Voderholzer offered a brief but profound catechesis on how Christ called some of his followers to be apostles.
“The evangelist known as Mark uses creation terminology when speaking of the constitution of the circle of twelve! In a passage that is quite decisive for the biblical foundation of the sacrament of Holy Orders, it says in connection with the work of the pre-Easter Jesus in Mk 3:13f.: ‘Jesus went up a mountain and called to Him those whom He Himself wanted, and they came to Him. And He appointed twelve (epoiêsen dôdeka), that they might be with Him and that He might send them out …’”
“Then follows a list with the names of the twelve, whom the evangelist known as Luke then, as is well known, identifies with the apostles in the narrower sense,” Voderholzer continued. “They are also promised: ‘He who hears you hears me’ (Lk 10:16). Together with these twelve he will also celebrate the Last Supper, in the course of which, in the symbolic acts of breaking bread and raising the chalice, he anticipates without bloodshed his sacrifice of the cross and, for the time of the Church, sets up the celebration of the Eucharist as a representation of his death and resurrection.”
PETITION: Join faithful German Catholics in resisting bishops’ plan to ‘Protestantize’ Church! Sign the petition here.
Voderholzer called what the drafters of the document did a “one-sided distorted biblical theology.”
He also pointed out that the document was drafted by a subcommittee of the group focusing on the role of women in the Church. Voderholzer himself is part of the group but was not part of the subcommittee.
The bishop emphasized that it was agreed upon on June 30 that biblical theology should not be part of the working document at all. Instead, it was supposed to be added later on.
Voderholzer said a final vote of the group focusing on the role of women in the Church was canceled for reasons of time, so he had no opportunity to express his disapproval with at least parts of the document.
“I protest against this behavior!” Voderholzer exclaimed.
Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German Bishops’ Conference, had to admit earlier today that Voderholzer’s remarks need to be discussed.
While not commenting on the theological propositions of the document, Bätzing said that if the group focusing on the role of women in the Church had indeed violated the statutes by not having a final vote, that would have to be corrected.
Just a few days ago, the working document of the group focusing on sexual morality was released, which proposed to redefine marriage as only one among many other ways “to live love and sexuality.”
In one section, the four-page document stated, “The openness for the passing on of life is not decisive for each individual [sexual] act, but to be affirmed in the overall course of a binding and long-term partnership.”
The document tried to rework “the concept of fertility” to include not just “the openness to new life,” but also “a social and personal dimension.” Accordingly, “[e]ven same-sex couples and other couples who cannot give birth to a new life have the potential for a fertile life.”
Additionally, basing itself on the principle that “man’s dignity is inviolable,” the drafters of the document “regard personal self-determination … lived in Christian freedom as the central principle of order for the shaping of human sexuality. This means that people are allowed to say ‘no’ to unwanted sexual acts and ‘yes’ to a relationship with a self-chosen responsible partner.”
Due to the coronavirus crisis, the Synodal path will not meet in plenary assembly tomorrow, but in five regional conferences.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-03--13 Australian doctors tell govt to end lockdowns: ‘They’re causing unprecedented negative…outcomes’

MELBOURNE , Australia , September 3 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Thirteen top doctors in the Australian state of Victoria urged Premier Dan Andrews earlier this week to end what they denounced as an “ unjustifiable ” state of emergency .
In an open letter sent Monday to the Labour leader , the doctors blasted the state ’ s coronavirus lockdown as causing “ unprecedented negative economic and social outcomes and negative health outcomes , ” the U.K. Daily Mail reported .
The letter had contributions from urologists , psychiatrists and surgeons and warned against extending the state of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” that the state ’ s extreme stage four restrictions be lifted September 13 as scheduled .
“ The medical , psychological and social costs of the lockdown are disproportionately enormous compared to the limited good being done by current policies , ” it stated .
The doctors also asked Andrews to allow parliament “ to openly discuss and debate appropriate medical plans to manage the current COVID-19 crisis ” — particularly given the new knowledge of how the virus works and a sharp decline in COVID-19 deaths .
“ Stage 3-4 lockdowns @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no apparent scientific reason , ” the letter states .
“ We now know that whilst COVID-19 is highly contagious , it is of limited virulence.
” For people “ who are physically well and under 60 years of age , the mortality risk is extremely low .
Contrary to what you have said , Mr. Andrews , the virus DOES discriminate , ” the doctors added .
“ Ordinary sensible people if properly informed should inevitably conclude that the current government policy is ill focused , heavy-handed , and unjustifiable as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 to the public ’ s health.
” However , despite these pleas , the state parliament voted early Wednesday morning 20-19 to extend the state of emergency another six months .
This allows Brett Sutton , Victoria ’ s chief health officer , to extend and impose COVID-19 restrictions , such as a curfew and mandatory mask wearing in public , for that period of time , The Australian reported .
Opposition leader David Davis -- who on Tuesday asked the premier and health minister to meet with “ all the 13 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ -- blasted the Labour government for shutting down debate during the marathon session .
“ The Andrews Government described the bill as the most important to be debated this parliamentary term , yet time and time again , Labor voted to prevent important questions from being asked , ” Davis said .
Opposition lower house MP Tim Smith lamented the vote as a “ very , very , sad day in Melbourne and Victoria.
” “ These laws are so extreme they ’ re seeing Victorians only allowed out of their homes to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This has never happened before in our history , ” he told a Sydney radio station on Wednesday morning .
“ A six-month extension to the state of emergency powers are totally disproportionate to the threat , the risk that will be posed to Victorians next year by the coronavirus.
” The 13 doctors underscored this in their letter .
The stage four restrictions have “ caused or exacerbated depression , anxiety and other mental health issues , as well as contributed to domestic violence , through an extreme and unjustified disruption @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” they wrote .
Moreover , appointments to general practitioners have fallen “ dramatically ” because people are afraid to see a doctor because of the virus , and as a direct result , they will have a “ poorer prognosis.
” “ This has especially been the case with consultants who treat cancer .
A study in the UK estimated an extra 4,000 deaths from not screening the four main cancers alone and not from lack of treatment , ” they wrote .
The doctors ’ letter compared coronavirus data with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are told that since March 2020 , 565 Victorian patients have died either with or from the virus ( 31st August numbers ) .
This compares with annual Victorian deaths of approximately 10,000 patients with cardiovascular disease and 11,000 with cancer , ” they wrote .
“ Accordingly , the COVID-19 deaths are a relatively small proportion of the 114 deaths per day that are normally seen in Victoria .
In comparison , since the start of March , COVID-19 has been associated with three of the 114 deaths per day .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urologist Dr. Geoff Well .
Contributors were : Royal Melbourne Hospital transplant surgeon Dr Bob Millar , Monash Hospital orthopaedic surgeon Dr Jon Bare and Nossell Institute for Global Health public health physician Nathan Grills , Professors John Murtagh , Haydn Walters and Kuruvilla George , Dr Peter Denton , Dr William Edwards , Dr Andrew Taylor , Dr Michael Knight , Dr John Mathai and Dr Eamonn Mathieson .
“ We just want to have significant input into this response instead of a blanket approach that is harming the general population , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The mood of the population has changed dramatically in the past two weeks – there seems to be one half that is getting angrier and angrier and the other half which has just lost all hope – these policies are affecting the general psyche of the community.
” The Andrews government ’ s new restrictions imposed mid-August include an 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. curfew , except for “ work and essential health , care or safety reasons ” ; people can not leave their homes except to shop for food and essential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take daily exercise , or to work ; face coverings are mandatory anywhere outside one ’ s home , even in open spaces when one is alone ; no one can visit any home other than his or her own , except to give care ; people may only gather in public with one person from outside their home .
Andrews stated repeatedly before Wednesday ’ s vote that extending the state of emergency did not mean stage four restrictions would be in place the same length of time , according to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government will release plans to move both regional Victoria and its capital city of Melbourne out of restrictions .
The vote to extend the state of emergency comes as outrage grows over Victorian police arresting a pregnant woman for “ incitement ” after she promoted an anti-lockdown protest on Facebook .
The Australian letter is not the first time doctors have protested coronavirus restrictions .
In May , more than 500 American physicians signed a letter to President Donald Trump expressing their concern over the fallout over the lockdowns .
Here is full @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctors : We , the undersigned , are senior medical practitioners of various specialities who practice in Victoria and are deeply concerned with the Victorian government ’ s management of the SARS-CoV-2 ( COVID-19 ) viral pandemic as a public health issue .
The purpose of this letter is to make you aware that not all medical practitioners are in agreement with the Chief Medical Officer and the Victorian government regarding the most effective way to control this disease .
We believe that an alternative medical response is required that reflects what we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , those who have died from it , and the impact that the stage 3-4 lockdown restrictions are having on the physical and mental health of the general population .
For the sake of people in Victoria with other medical illnesses , it is vital that Stage 4 restrictions be lifted on schedule in mid-September .
This letter details our concerns and recommendations .
We are ready to offer any assistance we can to help create and implement a revised , effective and just response to the Victorian situation ; to this end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you at your convenience to discuss the matter further .
Government response to Covid-19 and available data Focusing on the numbers of cases of COVID-19 is at best an unsophisticated way of looking at disease management .
Factors such as the side effects of any policy , its cost effectiveness , the quality of life years lost , and the cost per life saved are fundamental when considering disease management .
In addition , any policy to manage any disease must be reviewed in light of new data .
We believe that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 , via a stage 3 lockdown to ‘ flatten the curve ’ , was reasonable in view of the limited information available at the time on the outbreak in China and the alarming number of deaths in Italy .
The initial response , though arguably excessive , was still highly effective in preserving medical capacity and allowing time to coordinate a full medical response , with the community accepting that the social and economic consequences were reasonable and for the common good However , we now know that whilst COVID-19 is highly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Whilst an accurate cause of death of a person can be difficult to determine , we are told that since March 2020 , 565 Victorian patients have died either with or from the virus ( 31st August numbers ) .
This compares with annual Victorian deaths of approximately 10,000 patients with cardiovascular disease and 11,000 with cancer .
Accordingly , the COVID-19 deaths are a relatively small proportion of the 114 deaths per day that are normally seen in Victoria .
In comparison , since the start of March COVID-19 has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ per day .
Most of the 565 deaths have occurred in nursing homes which according to doctors currently working in this environment have described causal factors related not only to the virus but to other care related issues , including isolation , loneliness , and related diminished nutritional intake .
However , in Victoria we have had 541 LESS deaths this July compared to July last year .
( 3,561 deaths compared to 4,102 deaths in July 2019 ) .
In Australia last year , 2019 , in the month of July alone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and a total of 313,000 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza for the year .
This is only a fraction of the actual total cases of influenza , as many cases go untested .
In August 2017 we had 99,000 new laboratory confirmed cases of Influenza and a total of over 250,000 cases for the year .
During 2017 and 2019 Influenza resulted in 25-30,000 hospital admissions and up to 2500 ICU admissions across Australia .
Three percent of hospital admissions were pregnant women and up to 18 per cent were under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Influenza each and every year is between 3500 and 4000 , according to the Australian Influenza Specialist Interest Group website and the Australian Bureau of Statistics .
This is despite recent excellent rates of vaccination in the vulnerable population and millions of vaccinations utilised each year .
( 2020,18 million , 2019 13.2 million , 2018 11 million , 2016 8.3 million ) The vast majority of deaths associated with COVID-19 have occurred in frail people over 80 years , many of whom also had significant co-morbidities .
In Victoria more than 73 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nursing homes .
( 381 out of 524 and 30 out of 52 in NSW , as of August 30 ) .
For people who are physically well and under 60 years of age , the mortality risk is extremely low .
Contrary to what you have said , Mr Andrews , the virus DOES discriminate .
See graphs below .
Since June 2020 , the death rate has risen sharply in aged care facilities where the risk of transmission of COVID-19 has been unacceptably high .
However , the government , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reviewed their policy in order to focus on this vulnerable segment of the population .
Instead , stage 3-4 lockdowns for the whole community have continued for no apparent scientific reason .
As medical practitioners , it is our collective experience that patients are presenting later to us with their medical complaints .
Specialist referrals from GPs , and indeed GP workload , have fallen dramatically due to patients ’ reluctance to leave home in fear of acquiring the virus .
As a direct consequence of this delay , many will have poorer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ case with consultants who treat cancer .
A study in the UK estimated an extra 4000 deaths from not screening the four main cancers alone and not from lack of treatment .
In addition , it is our professional opinion that the stage 4 lockdown policy has caused unprecedented negative economic and social outcomes in people , which in themselves are having negative health outcomes .
In particular , it has caused or exacerbated depression , anxiety and other mental health issues , as well as contributed to domestic violence , through an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social and work life .
Job losses , home schooling , the isolation of the elderly and single people and the restriction on the number of people who may attend funerals , are but a few examples of how the government ’ s current response is harming the health of the general population .
In short , the medical , psychological and social costs of the lockdown are disproportionately enormous compared to the limited good being done by current policies , and are relevant factors to be taken into account by any responsible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 ( Vic ) We further note with much concern , that the proposed amendment to the Public Health and Wellbeing Act that would effectively allow the government to continue its current policy to manage COVID-19 even if there were to be zero cases over a period of time .
This is unfathomable and certainly contrary to the objects of the Act , which require accountability , proportionality and collaboration to be fulfilled .
Specifically , the legislation explicitly mandates that the government ’ s decisions on public health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appropriate , with members of the public given access to reliable information in appropriate forms to facilitate a good understanding of the issue .
In addition , the legislation acknowledges that decisions will be enhanced through collaboration between all levels of government and industry , business , communities and individuals .
For all these reasons , ordinary sensible people if properly informed , should inevitably conclude that the current government policy is ill focused , heavy-handed , and unjustifiable as a proportionate response to the risks posed by COVID-19 to the public ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not going away soon , and an effective vaccine may not be available for a considerable period of time , if at all , we respectfully call upon the government to do the following : 1 The State of Emergency not be continued past September 13 with an agreement made for parliament to be allowed to openly discuss and debate appropriate medical plans to manage the current COVID-19 crisis .
A panel of non-politically aligned medical and health-related experts be selected by a bi-partisan parliamentary group to provide the transparent and active role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responses to the epidemic .
2 Ensure adequate measures , testing , and protection of the vulnerable , especially those in aged residential care environments and their families and carers .
3 Clearly communicate to the public the medical evidence-base , objectives and timelines of any proposed future management plans , with open disclosure of the processes and negative consequences , to inform those discussions and decisions .
4 A broader focus be given to the health and well-being of Victorians , by utilising all relevant available data and by calculating the costs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic , family , emotional , psychological and spiritual impacts on the community , of any decisions and plans to manage the COVID-19 crisis , thereby explaining and justifying the merits of these plans as a reasonable and proportionate response .
5 To review regularly the outcomes of any management decisions and demonstrate a willingness to modify plans as new data and insights become available .
Thank you for your time in reading this letter .
We look forward to your early response .
Yours faithfully , Mr Geoff Wells , Urologist , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mr Bob Millar , Transplant Surgeon , Royal Melbourne Hospital ; Mr Jon Bare , Orthopaedic Surgeon , Monash Hospital , Private Practice ; Professor Nathan Grills , Public Health Physician , University of Melbourne ; Professor John Murtagh , Emeritus Professor AO Academic General Practitioner ; Professor Haydn Walters , Respiratory Medicine , University of Tasmania ; Professor Kuruvilla George , Psychiatrist ; Mr Peter Denton , General Surgeon ; Mr William Edwards , Orthopaedic Surgeon , Private Practice ; Dr Andrew Taylor , Gastroenterologist , St Vincent ’ s Hospital ; @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Private Practice ; Dr John Mathai , Psychiatrist ; Dr Eamonn Mathieson , Anaesthetist , Private Practice .

'Ordinary sensible people if properly informed should inevitably conclude that the current government policy is ill focused, heavy-handed, and unjustifiable ... '
MELBOURNE, Australia, September 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Thirteen top doctors in the Australian state of Victoria urged Premier Dan Andrews earlier this week to end what they denounced as an “unjustifiable” state of emergency.
In an open letter sent Monday to the Labour leader, the doctors blasted the state’s coronavirus lockdown as causing “unprecedented negative economic and social outcomes and negative health outcomes,” the U.K. Daily Mail reported.
The letter had contributions from urologists, psychiatrists and surgeons and warned against extending the state of emergency, stating it was “vital” that the state’s extreme stage four restrictions be lifted September 13 as scheduled.
“The medical, psychological and social costs of the lockdown are disproportionately enormous compared to the limited good being done by current policies,” it stated.
The doctors also asked Andrews to allow parliament “to openly discuss and debate appropriate medical plans to manage the current COVID-19 crisis” — particularly given the new knowledge of how the virus works and a sharp decline in COVID-19 deaths.
“Stage 3-4 lockdowns for the whole community have continued for no apparent scientific reason,” the letter states.
“We now know that whilst COVID-19 is highly contagious, it is of limited virulence.”
For people “who are physically well and under 60 years of age, the mortality risk is extremely low. Contrary to what you have said, Mr. Andrews, the virus DOES discriminate,” the doctors added.
“Ordinary sensible people if properly informed should inevitably conclude that the current government policy is ill focused, heavy-handed, and unjustifiable as a proportionate response to the risks posed by COVID-19 to the public’s health.”
However, despite these pleas, the state parliament voted early Wednesday morning 20-19 to extend the state of emergency another six months.
This allows Brett Sutton, Victoria’s chief health officer, to extend and impose COVID-19 restrictions, such as a curfew and mandatory mask wearing in public, for that period of time, The Australian reported.
Opposition leader David Davis — who on Tuesday asked the premier and health minister to meet with “all the 13 doctors” who contributed to the letter — blasted the Labour government for shutting down debate during the marathon session.
“The Andrews Government described the bill as the most important to be debated this parliamentary term, yet time and time again, Labor voted to prevent important questions from being asked,” Davis said.
Opposition lower house MP Tim Smith lamented the vote as a “very, very, sad day in Melbourne and Victoria.”
“These laws are so extreme they’re seeing Victorians only allowed out of their homes to do an hour of exercise every day. This has never happened before in our history,” he told a Sydney radio station on Wednesday morning.
“A six-month extension to the state of emergency powers are totally disproportionate to the threat, the risk that will be posed to Victorians next year by the coronavirus.”
The 13 doctors underscored this in their letter.
The stage four restrictions have “caused or exacerbated depression, anxiety and other mental health issues, as well as contributed to domestic violence, through an extreme and unjustified disruption to family, social and work life,” they wrote.
Moreover, appointments to general practitioners have fallen “dramatically” because people are afraid to see a doctor because of the virus, and as a direct result, they will have a “poorer prognosis.”
“This has especially been the case with consultants who treat cancer. A study in the UK estimated an extra 4,000 deaths from not screening the four main cancers alone and not from lack of treatment,” they wrote.
The doctors’ letter compared coronavirus data with other serious medical conditions.
“We are told that since March 2020, 565 Victorian patients have died either with or from the virus (31st August numbers). This compares with annual Victorian deaths of approximately 10,000 patients with cardiovascular disease and 11,000 with cancer,” they wrote.
“Accordingly, the COVID-19 deaths are a relatively small proportion of the 114 deaths per day that are normally seen in Victoria. In comparison, since the start of March, COVID-19 has been associated with three of the 114 deaths per day.
The letter was initiated by Box Hill Hospital urologist Dr. Geoff Well.
Contributors were: Royal Melbourne Hospital transplant surgeon Dr Bob Millar, Monash Hospital orthopaedic surgeon Dr Jon Bare and Nossell Institute for Global Health public health physician Nathan Grills, Professors John Murtagh, Haydn Walters and Kuruvilla George, Dr Peter Denton, Dr William Edwards, Dr Andrew Taylor, Dr Michael Knight, Dr John Mathai and Dr Eamonn Mathieson.
“We just want to have significant input into this response instead of a blanket approach that is harming the general population,” Well told NCA Newswire.
“The mood of the population has changed dramatically in the past two weeks – there seems to be one half that is getting angrier and angrier and the other half which has just lost all hope – these policies are affecting the general psyche of the community.”
The Andrews government’s new restrictions imposed mid-August include an 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. curfew, except for “work and essential health, care or safety reasons”; people cannot leave their homes except to shop for food and essential items, receive or give care, take daily exercise, or to work; face coverings are mandatory anywhere outside one’s home, even in open spaces when one is alone; no one can visit any home other than his or her own, except to give care; people may only gather in public with one person from outside their home.
Andrews stated repeatedly before Wednesday’s vote that extending the state of emergency did not mean stage four restrictions would be in place the same length of time, according to the Daily Mail.
On Sunday, the government will release plans to move both regional Victoria and its capital city of Melbourne out of restrictions.
The vote to extend the state of emergency comes as outrage grows over Victorian police arresting a pregnant woman for “incitement” after she promoted an anti-lockdown protest on Facebook.
The Australian letter is not the first time doctors have protested coronavirus restrictions. In May, more than 500 American physicians signed a letter to President Donald Trump expressing their concern over the fallout over the lockdowns.
Here is full text of the letter by the Australian doctors:
Dear Premier, We, the undersigned, are senior medical practitioners of various specialities who practice in Victoria and are deeply concerned with the Victorian government’s management of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) viral pandemic as a public health issue. The purpose of this letter is to make you aware that not all medical practitioners are in agreement with the Chief Medical Officer and the Victorian government regarding the most effective way to control this disease. We believe that an alternative medical response is required that reflects what we know about the spread of the virus, those who have died from it, and the impact that the stage 3-4 lockdown restrictions are having on the physical and mental health of the general population. For the sake of people in Victoria with other medical illnesses, it is vital that Stage 4 restrictions be lifted on schedule in mid-September. This letter details our concerns and recommendations. We are ready to offer any assistance we can to help create and implement a revised, effective and just response to the Victorian situation; to this end we would be pleased to meet with you at your convenience to discuss the matter further. Government response to Covid-19 and available data Focusing on the numbers of cases of COVID-19 is at best an unsophisticated way of looking at disease management. Factors such as the side effects of any policy, its cost effectiveness, the quality of life years lost, and the cost per life saved are fundamental when considering disease management. In addition, any policy to manage any disease must be reviewed in light of new data. We believe that the government’s initial response to handling COVID-19, via a stage 3 lockdown to ‘flatten the curve’, was reasonable in view of the limited information available at the time on the outbreak in China and the alarming number of deaths in Italy. The initial response, though arguably excessive, was still highly effective in preserving medical capacity and allowing time to coordinate a full medical response, with the community accepting that the social and economic consequences were reasonable and for the common good However, we now know that whilst COVID-19 is highly contagious, it is of limited virulence. Whilst an accurate cause of death of a person can be difficult to determine, we are told that since March 2020, 565 Victorian patients have died either with or from the virus (31st August numbers). This compares with annual Victorian deaths of approximately 10,000 patients with cardiovascular disease and 11,000 with cancer. Accordingly, the COVID-19 deaths are a relatively small proportion of the 114 deaths per day that are normally seen in Victoria. In comparison, since the start of March COVID-19 has been associated with 3 of the 114 deaths per day. Most of the 565 deaths have occurred in nursing homes which according to doctors currently working in this environment have described causal factors related not only to the virus but to other care related issues, including isolation, loneliness, and related diminished nutritional intake. However, in Victoria we have had 541 LESS deaths this July compared to July last year. (3,561 deaths compared to 4,102 deaths in July 2019). In Australia last year, 2019, in the month of July alone we had 71,000 new laboratory confirmed cases, and a total of 313,000 laboratory confirmed cases of influenza for the year. This is only a fraction of the actual total cases of influenza, as many cases go untested. In August 2017 we had 99,000 new laboratory confirmed cases of Influenza and a total of over 250,000 cases for the year. During 2017 and 2019 Influenza resulted in 25-30,000 hospital admissions and up to 2500 ICU admissions across Australia. Three percent of hospital admissions were pregnant women and up to 18 per cent were under the age of 16. The deaths from Influenza each and every year is between 3500 and 4000, according to the Australian Influenza Specialist Interest Group website and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This is despite recent excellent rates of vaccination in the vulnerable population and millions of vaccinations utilised each year. (2020,18 million, 2019 13.2 million, 2018 11 million, 2016 8.3 million) The vast majority of deaths associated with COVID-19 have occurred in frail people over 80 years, many of whom also had significant co-morbidities. In Victoria more than 73 percent of known COVID-19 deaths resided in nursing homes. (381 out of 524 and 30 out of 52 in NSW, as of August 30). For people who are physically well and under 60 years of age, the mortality risk is extremely low. Contrary to what you have said, Mr Andrews, the virus DOES discriminate. See graphs below. Since June 2020, the death rate has risen sharply in aged care facilities where the risk of transmission of COVID-19 has been unacceptably high. However, the government, and the doctors advising it, have not reviewed their policy in order to focus on this vulnerable segment of the population. Instead, stage 3-4 lockdowns for the whole community have continued for no apparent scientific reason. Medical and social consequences As medical practitioners, it is our collective experience that patients are presenting later to us with their medical complaints. Specialist referrals from GPs, and indeed GP workload, have fallen dramatically due to patients’ reluctance to leave home in fear of acquiring the virus. As a direct consequence of this delay, many will have poorer prognoses. This has especially been the case with consultants who treat cancer. A study in the UK estimated an extra 4000 deaths from not screening the four main cancers alone and not from lack of treatment. In addition, it is our professional opinion that the stage 4 lockdown policy has caused unprecedented negative economic and social outcomes in people, which in themselves are having negative health outcomes. In particular, it has caused or exacerbated depression, anxiety and other mental health issues, as well as contributed to domestic violence, through an extreme and unjustified disruption to family, social and work life. Job losses, home schooling, the isolation of the elderly and single people and the restriction on the number of people who may attend funerals, are but a few examples of how the government’s current response is harming the health of the general population. In short, the medical, psychological and social costs of the lockdown are disproportionately enormous compared to the limited good being done by current policies, and are relevant factors to be taken into account by any responsible government. Proposed amendments to the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 (Vic) We further note with much concern, that the proposed amendment to the Public Health and Wellbeing Act that would effectively allow the government to continue its current policy to manage COVID-19 even if there were to be zero cases over a period of time. This is unfathomable and certainly contrary to the objects of the Act, which require accountability, proportionality and collaboration to be fulfilled. Specifically, the legislation explicitly mandates that the government’s decisions on public health initiatives must be transparent, systematic and appropriate, with members of the public given access to reliable information in appropriate forms to facilitate a good understanding of the issue. In addition, the legislation acknowledges that decisions will be enhanced through collaboration between all levels of government and industry, business, communities and individuals. Recommendations For all these reasons, ordinary sensible people if properly informed, should inevitably conclude that the current government policy is ill focused, heavy-handed, and unjustifiable as a proportionate response to the risks posed by COVID-19 to the public’s health. As the virus is not going away soon, and an effective vaccine may not be available for a considerable period of time, if at all, we respectfully call upon the government to do the following: 1 The State of Emergency not be continued past September 13 with an agreement made for parliament to be allowed to openly discuss and debate appropriate medical plans to manage the current COVID-19 crisis. A panel of non-politically aligned medical and health-related experts be selected by a bi-partisan parliamentary group to provide the transparent and active role of informing and advising government decisions and responses to the epidemic. 2 Ensure adequate measures, testing, and protection of the vulnerable, especially those in aged residential care environments and their families and carers. 3 Clearly communicate to the public the medical evidence-base, objectives and timelines of any proposed future management plans, with open disclosure of the processes and negative consequences, to inform those discussions and decisions. 4 A broader focus be given to the health and well-being of Victorians, by utilising all relevant available data and by calculating the costs and harms, including the social, economic, family, emotional, psychological and spiritual impacts on the community, of any decisions and plans to manage the COVID-19 crisis, thereby explaining and justifying the merits of these plans as a reasonable and proportionate response. 5 To review regularly the outcomes of any management decisions and demonstrate a willingness to modify plans as new data and insights become available. Thank you for your time in reading this letter. We look forward to your early response. Yours faithfully, Mr Geoff Wells, Urologist, Box Hill Hospital, Private Practice; Mr Bob Millar, Transplant Surgeon, Royal Melbourne Hospital; Mr Jon Bare, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Monash Hospital, Private Practice; Professor Nathan Grills, Public Health Physician, University of Melbourne; Professor John Murtagh, Emeritus Professor AO Academic General Practitioner; Professor Haydn Walters, Respiratory Medicine, University of Tasmania; Professor Kuruvilla George, Psychiatrist; Mr Peter Denton, General Surgeon; Mr William Edwards, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Private Practice; Dr Andrew Taylor, Gastroenterologist, St Vincent’s Hospital; Mr Michael Knight, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Private Practice; Dr John Mathai, Psychiatrist; Dr Eamonn Mathieson, Anaesthetist, Private Practice.
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lifesitenews--2020-09-03--BREAKING: Trump promises to ‘fully defund’ Planned Parenthood if he wins election

September 3 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – President Donald Trump has formally identified what he intends to do for the preborn should he win a second term in office , following controversy over his campaign releasing a second-term agenda document that failed to mention abortion .
“ As I seek re-election this November , I need your help in contrasting my bold pro-life leadership with Joe Biden ’ s abortion extremism , ” Trump says in a letter to pro-life supporters .
“ The Democratic Party unequivocally supports abortion-on-demand , up until the moment of birth , and even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failed abortions .
Joe Biden ’ s embrace of this extreme position is most evidenced by his support for taxpayer funding of abortion on-demand .
Forcing taxpayers to pay for abortions is an abhorrent position that must be defeated at the ballot box .
Joe Biden has doubled down on these positions with his selection of abortion extremist Kamala Harris as his running mate.
” Specifically , Trump pledges to “ continue our transformation of the federal judiciary ” via conservative Supreme Court appointees , to “ overcome Democratic filibusters in Congress to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legislation banning late-term abortion and taxpayer funding of abortion , and strengthening protections for infants born alive after failed abortions ; and to “ fully defund the big abortion industry such as Planned Parenthood of our tax dollars.
” Trump consistently governed as a pro-lifer in his first term , and there was little doubt that a potential second term would bring more of the same .
However , the Trump campaign came under fire last month for releasing a second-term agenda that failed to reference the preborn at all among his list @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign quietly added a “ Defending American Values ” section to the agenda document , which pledges to “ continue nominating constitutionalist Supreme Court and lower court judges ” ; “ protect unborn life through every means available ” ; and “ defend the freedoms of religious believers and organizations.
” The unforced error notwithstanding , the November election presents a stark choice for pro-life Americans .
Trump ’ s Democrat opponent , former Vice President Joe Biden , is campaigning on a plan to enshrine effectively unlimited abortion on demand into federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even to use the federal Justice Department to tie the hands of states that try to enact any pro-life restrictions .
House Democrats are also reportedly planning to demand that spending bills no longer include the pro-life Hyde Amendment beginning next year , which would allow direct federal funding of elective abortions .
Whether they ultimately succeed will depend on who controls Congress and the White House next year .

'As I seek re-election this November, I need your help in contrasting my bold pro-life leadership with Joe Biden’s abortion extremism,' Trump says in a letter to pro-life supporters.
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September 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – President Donald Trump has formally identified what he intends to do for the preborn should he win a second term in office, following controversy over his campaign releasing a second-term agenda document that failed to mention abortion.
“As I seek re-election this November, I need your help in contrasting my bold pro-life leadership with Joe Biden’s abortion extremism,” Trump says in a letter to pro-life supporters.
“The Democratic Party unequivocally supports abortion-on-demand, up until the moment of birth, and even infanticide — leaving babies to die after failed abortions. Joe Biden’s embrace of this extreme position is most evidenced by his support for taxpayer funding of abortion on-demand. Forcing taxpayers to pay for abortions is an abhorrent position that must be defeated at the ballot box. Joe Biden has doubled down on these positions with his selection of abortion extremist Kamala Harris as his running mate.”
Specifically, Trump pledges to “continue our transformation of the federal judiciary” via conservative Supreme Court appointees, to “overcome Democratic filibusters in Congress to finally pass and sign into law” legislation banning late-term abortion and taxpayer funding of abortion, and strengthening protections for infants born alive after failed abortions; and to “fully defund the big abortion industry such as Planned Parenthood of our tax dollars.”
Trump consistently governed as a pro-lifer in his first term, and there was little doubt that a potential second term would bring more of the same. However, the Trump campaign came under fire last month for releasing a second-term agenda that failed to reference the preborn at all among his list of priorities.
Out of @TeamTrump’s 50 “core priorities and goals” why isn’t a single one the protection of preborn children or stopping the abortion industry from killing 2300 innocent children every day? https://t.co/QHxSMjfaec — Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) August 24, 2020
Days later, the campaign quietly added a “Defending American Values” section to the agenda document, which pledges to “continue nominating constitutionalist Supreme Court and lower court judges”; “protect unborn life through every means available”; and “defend the freedoms of religious believers and organizations.”
The unforced error notwithstanding, the November election presents a stark choice for pro-life Americans. Trump’s Democrat opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, is campaigning on a plan to enshrine effectively unlimited abortion on demand into federal law, at taxpayer expense, and even to use the federal Justice Department to tie the hands of states that try to enact any pro-life restrictions.
House Democrats are also reportedly planning to demand that spending bills no longer include the pro-life Hyde Amendment beginning next year, which would allow direct federal funding of elective abortions. Whether they ultimately succeed will depend on who controls Congress and the White House next year.
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