lifesitenews--2020-02-21--Abortion org complains that Trump’s foreign policy supports African pro-life beliefs

WASHINGTON , D.C. , February 21 , 2020 ( C-Fam ) — A top abortion advocacy organization recently launched a report meant to discredit U.S. pro-life foreign policy , that instead demonstrated how the policy is supporting pro-life laws and norms in one African country .
The U.S.-based group CHANGE hosted an event in Washington , D.C. last week to present , “ A Powerful Force , ” a report finding that the U.S. Mexico City policy has put abortion in a negative light in Malawi , supporting a strong separation between abortion and health care , both in law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ services on the ground .
The event included abortion activists from Malawi who said that U.S. foreign policies are hampering their work .
Brian Ligomeka , who runs a journalism outlet to promote “ sexual and reproductive health and rights , ( SRHR ) ” said that efforts have been underway to expand Malawi ’ s abortion restrictions to include rape and incest exceptions .
It is currently legal only to save the life of the mother .
Ligomeka said , however , that since the expanded Mexico City Policy was introduced , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reduced .
Several speakers , including Karl Hofmann , president of Population Services International , repeatedly characterized certain U.S. laws and policies as “ belief-based , not fact-based.
” In addition to the expanded Mexico City Policy , , this included provisions under the U.S. strategy to combat HIV that prohibit funding for groups that promote prostitution , as well as other pro-life foreign funding restrictions .
The report said the Mexico City Policy , “ fortifies existing conservative religious beliefs and social norms that have made abortion taboo in Malawi.
” This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ norms and laws is in contrast to the views of CHANGE , namely that U.S. policy “ is a primary example of the ways in which U.S. global health assistance can be used by a powerful few to export narrow American ideologies with impunity.
” Foreign funding for ideological positions is not a U.S. monopoly .
Ligomeka ’ s organization receives funding from Amplify Change , which channels money from Denmark and the Netherlands to local pro-abortion and pro-LGBT groups in developing regions .
He is also a grantee of the Safe Abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Netherlands and Norway .
Both the event and the report attempted to characterize CHANGE ’ s opposition to U.S. foreign policy as a clash between “ evidence and human rights ” and raw ideology .
Nevertheless , the evidence included in the report — that U.S. pro-life funding requirements are having an affirming effect on existing pro-life advocacy abroad and chilling European-funded efforts to change pro-abortion laws in Africa — demonstrates that the U.S. policies , aimed at promoting protection for the unborn , are effective .
Even the term SRHR , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s central purpose , has never been accepted in any global agreement , nor defined in any international negotiation .
The definition of SRHR used by CHANGE in their report was composed by The Lancet and the Guttmacher Institute , a pro-abortion research organization .
The report describes the different types of health providers in Malawi , from the Christian church-affiliated network of clinics that provide over a third of all health services in the country , to the affiliates of abortion giants International Planned Parenthood Federation and Marie Stopes International .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. funding under the expanded Mexico City Policy and have closed clinics as a result .
The CHANGE report notes that the Christian clinics do not discriminate against anyone in providing services , but are not activists for SRHR .

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 21, 2020 (C-Fam) — A top abortion advocacy organization recently launched a report meant to discredit U.S. pro-life foreign policy, that instead demonstrated how the policy is supporting pro-life laws and norms in one African country.
The U.S.-based group CHANGE hosted an event in Washington, D.C. last week to present, “A Powerful Force,” a report finding that the U.S. Mexico City policy has put abortion in a negative light in Malawi, supporting a strong separation between abortion and health care, both in law and with regard to which organizations provide services on the ground.
The event included abortion activists from Malawi who said that U.S. foreign policies are hampering their work. Brian Ligomeka, who runs a journalism outlet to promote “sexual and reproductive health and rights, (SRHR)” said that efforts have been underway to expand Malawi’s abortion restrictions to include rape and incest exceptions. It is currently legal only to save the life of the mother. Ligomeka said, however, that since the expanded Mexico City Policy was introduced, advocacy to change the law has been reduced.
Several speakers, including Karl Hofmann, president of Population Services International, repeatedly characterized certain U.S. laws and policies as “belief-based, not fact-based.” In addition to the expanded Mexico City Policy,, this included provisions under the U.S. strategy to combat HIV that prohibit funding for groups that promote prostitution, as well as other pro-life foreign funding restrictions.
The report said the Mexico City Policy, “fortifies existing conservative religious beliefs and social norms that have made abortion taboo in Malawi.” This apparent alignment between U.S. policy and Malawian norms and laws is in contrast to the views of CHANGE, namely that U.S. policy “is a primary example of the ways in which U.S. global health assistance can be used by a powerful few to export narrow American ideologies with impunity.”
Foreign funding for ideological positions is not a U.S. monopoly. Ligomeka’s organization receives funding from Amplify Change, which channels money from Denmark and the Netherlands to local pro-abortion and pro-LGBT groups in developing regions. He is also a grantee of the Safe Abortion Action Fund, which is supported by the Netherlands and Norway.
Both the event and the report attempted to characterize CHANGE’s opposition to U.S. foreign policy as a clash between “evidence and human rights” and raw ideology. Nevertheless, the evidence included in the report — that U.S. pro-life funding requirements are having an affirming effect on existing pro-life advocacy abroad and chilling European-funded efforts to change pro-abortion laws in Africa — demonstrates that the U.S. policies, aimed at promoting protection for the unborn, are effective.
Even the term SRHR, the promotion of which is CHANGE’s central purpose, has never been accepted in any global agreement, nor defined in any international negotiation. The definition of SRHR used by CHANGE in their report was composed by The Lancet and the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion research organization.
The report describes the different types of health providers in Malawi, from the Christian church-affiliated network of clinics that provide over a third of all health services in the country, to the affiliates of abortion giants International Planned Parenthood Federation and Marie Stopes International. The latter two groups are ineligible to receive U.S. funding under the expanded Mexico City Policy and have closed clinics as a result. The CHANGE report notes that the Christian clinics do not discriminate against anyone in providing services, but are not activists for SRHR.
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lifesitenews--2020-02-21--Will Trump’s new national intelligence director bring LGBT advocacy to the job?

WASHINGTON , D.C. , February 21 , 2020 ( C-Fam ) — This week President Trump announced that U.S .
Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell will take on the added responsibilities of Director of National Intelligence , the post-9/11 umbrella agency overseeing the entire U.S. intelligence apparatus .
Grenell would become the first openly homosexual U.S .
Cabinet official .
One of Grenell ’ s projects in recent years has been the issue of LGBT rights in foreign countries , specifically countries where homosexual behavior is against the law .
Grenell gained administration approval to pressure foreign governments on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Grenell moves into a much more powerful position , it raises hopes , or fears , that his LGBT advocacy goes with him .
Those who have followed the issue believe it would be hard for Grenell to leave the issue behind .
If so , the Trump administration could ramp up pressure on governments in the developing world that take a dim view of homosexuality .
There is evidence that when the Obama administration spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the promotion of LGBT rights globally and attached it to foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was intended to protect .
In one instance , under the Obama administration , the U.S. cancelled joint military exercises with Uganda over that country ’ s law on homosexual behavior , even though Uganda was a regional ally in fighting terrorism .
The New York Times reported in 2015 that a 2014 Nigerian law punishing homosexual behavior “ is widely regarded by both supporters and opponents of gay rights as a reaction to American pressure on Nigeria and other African nations to embrace gay-rights.
” Chidi Odinkalu , chairman of Nigeria ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ senior legal officer for the Africa program of George Soros ’ s Open society justice initiative told the New York Times the law “ was blowback.
” Odikalu said , “ I ’ ve said to U.S. diplomats privately as well , the risk is causing more harm than good.
” In his recently published book , Love Falls on Us : A Story of American Ideas and African LGBT Lives , journalist Robbie Corey-Boulet profiles LGBT activists in Cameroon , Ivory Coast , and Liberia who are critical of U.S. intervention and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mindset and not allowing Africans “ to discuss the issue on their own terms , but instead to respond to what Westerners are doing and saying.
” Under Barack Obama , the U.S. pressured foreign governments on much more than decriminalization of homosexuality , though this pressure was immense .
The State Department under President Obama told governments they had to accept and implement nondiscrimination norms in housing and employment , something the U.S. does not impose on itself .
This issue has been hotly debated and rejected in the United States Congress @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has continued the Obama-era practice .
One venue where the U.S. has brought pressure on other countries is at the UN Human Rights Council at the meeting where nations discuss other nations ’ human rights records , known as the Universal Periodic Review .
With the next session that the U.S. attends just around the corner , it raises questions about whether the U.S. will ramp up its already aggressive LGBT foreign policy now that the administration ’ s chief architect , Richard Grenell , is headed to his new and powerful job @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To respectfully express your concerns , contact the president here .

As Richard Grenell moves into a much more powerful position in the Trump administration, it raises fears that his LGBT advocacy goes with him.
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 21, 2020 (C-Fam) — This week President Trump announced that U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell will take on the added responsibilities of Director of National Intelligence, the post-9/11 umbrella agency overseeing the entire U.S. intelligence apparatus.
Grenell would become the first openly homosexual U.S. Cabinet official.
One of Grenell’s projects in recent years has been the issue of LGBT rights in foreign countries, specifically countries where homosexual behavior is against the law. Grenell gained administration approval to pressure foreign governments on the issue of decriminalizing homosexual behavior.
As Grenell moves into a much more powerful position, it raises hopes, or fears, that his LGBT advocacy goes with him. Those who have followed the issue believe it would be hard for Grenell to leave the issue behind. If so, the Trump administration could ramp up pressure on governments in the developing world that take a dim view of homosexuality.
There is evidence that when the Obama administration spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the promotion of LGBT rights globally and attached it to foreign aid, it backfired against those it was intended to protect.
In one instance, under the Obama administration, the U.S. cancelled joint military exercises with Uganda over that country’s law on homosexual behavior, even though Uganda was a regional ally in fighting terrorism.
The New York Times reported in 2015 that a 2014 Nigerian law punishing homosexual behavior “is widely regarded by both supporters and opponents of gay rights as a reaction to American pressure on Nigeria and other African nations to embrace gay-rights.” Chidi Odinkalu, chairman of Nigeria’s national human rights commission in the senior legal officer for the Africa program of George Soros’s Open society justice initiative told the New York Times the law “was blowback.” Odikalu said, “I’ve said to U.S. diplomats privately as well, the risk is causing more harm than good.”
In his recently published book, Love Falls on Us: A Story of American Ideas and African LGBT Lives, journalist Robbie Corey-Boulet profiles LGBT activists in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, and Liberia who are critical of U.S. intervention and accuse the United States of a colonial mindset and not allowing Africans “to discuss the issue on their own terms, but instead to respond to what Westerners are doing and saying.”
Under Barack Obama, the U.S. pressured foreign governments on much more than decriminalization of homosexuality, though this pressure was immense. The State Department under President Obama told governments they had to accept and implement nondiscrimination norms in housing and employment, something the U.S. does not impose on itself. This issue has been hotly debated and rejected in the United States Congress. Even so, the Trump administration has continued the Obama-era practice. One venue where the U.S. has brought pressure on other countries is at the UN Human Rights Council at the meeting where nations discuss other nations’ human rights records, known as the Universal Periodic Review.
With the next session that the U.S. attends just around the corner, it raises questions about whether the U.S. will ramp up its already aggressive LGBT foreign policy now that the administration’s chief architect, Richard Grenell, is headed to his new and powerful job.
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lifesitenews--2020-02-21--What Christian conservatives need to know about Mike Bloomberg

February 21 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — It is ironic that former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg is presenting himself as the balanced alternative to extreme socialists like Senator Bernie Sanders .
In reality , when it comes to areas of great concern to Christian conservatives , Bloomberg has been anything but moderate .
As noted by Catholic activist Bill Donohue with references to his tenure as mayor , “ on two key social issues — abortion and religious liberty — the presidential candidate was a total bomb.
” Donohue actually claims that “ Bloomberg is one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ history.
” Among the former mayor ’ s accomplishments is this : “ Bloomberg 's passion for abortion allowed him to appropriate $ 15 million from a civic facility revenue bond transaction that benefited Planned Parenthood.
” Would you want someone like this in the White House ?
Lest you think these policies are a thing of the past , on February 12 , Bloomberg announced , “ As president , I will fiercely protect a woman ’ s right to choose , and I will appoint judges who will defend that right.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ my first day in office , I will reverse the damage President Trump has done to women ’ s rights and ensure that every woman has access to reproductive health care.
” Never Trumpers who are pro-life might want to reconsider their stance should Bloomberg become the Democratic nominee .
( For that matter , given the current crop of candidates , they should reconsider their stance regardless of which candidate emerges as the Democratic nominee . )
To cite just one example , “ [ t ] he courts have long ruled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use public facilities , yet Bloomberg denied the right of an inner-city Christian church to hold religious services in a public school on Sundays , setting up a court challenge .
He lost in federal district court in 2005 , but his censorial effort was not lost on supporters of the Bronx Household of Faith.
” I ask once again : if you are a Christian conservative ( or , simply a person who cherishes our fundamental freedoms ) , is this the kind of man you want in the White House ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bloomberg is “ much more profoundly evil a person ... than anyone ever imagined , ” even calling him an “ amoral monster.
” Another Stream colleague , Rachel Alexander , has sampled some of Bloomberg ’ s derogatory comments about women and others , as opponents of Donald Trump have often done .
The difference is that Trump has proven himself a friend of the unborn and a friend of religious liberties .
Bloomberg has proven himself to be the exact opposite .
Timothy P. Carney drew attention to several of Bloomberg @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this .
For example , he writes that “ Mike Bloomberg once pointed to the in utero child of an employee and said ‘ kill it , kill it , ’ according to two witnesses.
” And this , according to Carney , is part of a larger , dangerous mindset : “ Telling an expectant mother to kill her baby , mocking a new mother ’ s desire for quality child care , cursing whenever a female employee gets pregnant , and publicly denigrating marriage among professional women all reflect a clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worked for him were worker bees .
Their humanity , their fertility , their love , and their human attachments were all impediments to productivity .
He saw these women as means to his ends of profit.
” Let the reader look at Bloomberg ’ s more recent , pro-abortion comments and decide whether this assessment is accurate .
Personally , what I ’ m sure about is what his policies have been and what he promises his policies will be .
That is not the person I want leading our country .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bloomberg presented himself as a champion of religious liberty as mayor .
As David French noted in 2012 , “ at the same time that the mayor declared that ‘ no neighborhood ’ in New York was ‘ off-limits to God ’ s love and mercy , ’ he was enforcing a unique-in-the-nation policy that in fact declared New York City schools ‘ off-limits ’ to private religious use that includes worship.
” Yes , this was unique to New York .
As ADF attorney Jordan Lawrence explained , “ [ b ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its 1,200 schools on weeknights and weekends to community groups for any use ‘ pertaining to the welfare of the community.
’ The public schools allow thousands of organizations — scout troops , labor unions , arts groups , etc .
— to hold meetings , concerts and recitals .
They ’ ve even allowed ‘ Law and Order ’ to film in the schools .
“ Why single out religious groups and churches , by prohibiting them from conducting worship services in vacant schools when students are gone ?
” So , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the right to rent and use the city ’ s 1,200 school buildings with the sole exception of religious groups and churches .
Why ?
The New York Daily News was not hyping things when its February 14 , 2012 headline announced : “ The Bloomberg administration says churches must leave school buildings now.
” Is this the administration you want running America ?

When it comes to areas of great concern to Christian conservatives, Bloomberg has been anything but moderate.
February 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — It is ironic that former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg is presenting himself as the balanced alternative to extreme socialists like Senator Bernie Sanders. In reality, when it comes to areas of great concern to Christian conservatives, Bloomberg has been anything but moderate.
As noted by Catholic activist Bill Donohue with references to his tenure as mayor, “on two key social issues — abortion and religious liberty — the presidential candidate was a total bomb.”
Donohue actually claims that “Bloomberg is one of the most radical pro-abortion politicians in American history.”
Among the former mayor’s accomplishments is this: “Bloomberg's passion for abortion allowed him to appropriate $15 million from a civic facility revenue bond transaction that benefited Planned Parenthood.”
Would you want someone like this in the White House?
Lest you think these policies are a thing of the past, on February 12, Bloomberg announced, “As president, I will fiercely protect a woman’s right to choose, and I will appoint judges who will defend that right.”
He also declared, “On my first day in office, I will reverse the damage President Trump has done to women’s rights and ensure that every woman has access to reproductive health care.”
Never Trumpers who are pro-life might want to reconsider their stance should Bloomberg become the Democratic nominee. (For that matter, given the current crop of candidates, they should reconsider their stance regardless of which candidate emerges as the Democratic nominee.)
Donohue also states, “On religious liberty issues, Bloomberg’s record was similarly awful.”
To cite just one example, “[t]he courts have long ruled that religious groups have a right to use public facilities, yet Bloomberg denied the right of an inner-city Christian church to hold religious services in a public school on Sundays, setting up a court challenge. He lost in federal district court in 2005, but his censorial effort was not lost on supporters of the Bronx Household of Faith.”
I ask once again: if you are a Christian conservative (or, simply a person who cherishes our fundamental freedoms), is this the kind of man you want in the White House?
My Stream colleague John Zmirak claimed that Bloomberg is “much more profoundly evil a person … than anyone ever imagined,” even calling him an “amoral monster.”
Another Stream colleague, Rachel Alexander, has sampled some of Bloomberg’s derogatory comments about women and others, as opponents of Donald Trump have often done.
The difference is that Trump has proven himself a friend of the unborn and a friend of religious liberties. Bloomberg has proven himself to be the exact opposite.
Timothy P. Carney drew attention to several of Bloomberg’s more severe statements that confirm this. For example, he writes that “Mike Bloomberg once pointed to the in utero child of an employee and said ‘kill it, kill it,’ according to two witnesses.”
And this, according to Carney, is part of a larger, dangerous mindset: “Telling an expectant mother to kill her baby, mocking a new mother’s desire for quality child care, cursing whenever a female employee gets pregnant, and publicly denigrating marriage among professional women all reflect a clear and consistent mindset: The women who worked for him were worker bees. Their humanity, their fertility, their love, and their human attachments were all impediments to productivity. He saw these women as means to his ends of profit.”
Let the reader look at Bloomberg’s more recent, pro-abortion comments and decide whether this assessment is accurate.
Personally, what I’m sure about is what his policies have been and what he promises his policies will be. That is not the person I want leading our country.
What raises even more concerns is that Bloomberg presented himself as a champion of religious liberty as mayor. As David French noted in 2012, “at the same time that the mayor declared that ‘no neighborhood’ in New York was ‘off-limits to God’s love and mercy,’ he was enforcing a unique-in-the-nation policy that in fact declared New York City schools ‘off-limits’ to private religious use that includes worship.”
Yes, this was unique to New York.
As ADF attorney Jordan Lawrence explained, “[b]y state law, the city opens its 1,200 schools on weeknights and weekends to community groups for any use ‘pertaining to the welfare of the community.’ The public schools allow thousands of organizations — scout troops, labor unions, arts groups, etc. — to hold meetings, concerts and recitals. They’ve even allowed ‘Law and Order’ to film in the schools.
“Why single out religious groups and churches, by prohibiting them from conducting worship services in vacant schools when students are gone?”
So, under Mayor Bloomberg, everyone else had the right to rent and use the city’s 1,200 school buildings with the sole exception of religious groups and churches. Why?
The New York Daily News was not hyping things when its February 14, 2012 headline announced: “The Bloomberg administration says churches must leave school buildings now.”
Is this the administration you want running America?
Let the voter beware.
Follow Michael Dr. Brown is the author of more than 35 books, including Our Hands Are Stained with Blood: The Tragic Story of the “Church” and the Jewish People, which has been translated into more than twelve languages, the highly acclaimed five-volume series, Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, a commentary on Jeremiah (part of the revised edition of the Expositor’s Bible Commentary), and several books on revival and the Jesus revolution. His most recent book is Evangelicals at the Crossroads: Will We Pass the Trump Test?
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lifesitenews--2020-02-21--Doc saves baby who survived abortion, OB comes and yells at him for it

February 21 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Dr. Rocco Pascucci was a first-year pediatric resident at a teaching hospital in Monmouth County , New Jersey in the early 1980s .
One day , while he was working in the intensive care nursery , a cleaning woman came to him with a message he has never forgotten .
“ She told me there was a baby crying on the garbage can in the little treatment room , ” he recalled .
He went into the four-by-four room where medications were kept and found a tiny baby wrapped in a hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on top of a big metal garbage can , and he was crying .
Not stopping to wonder why the child had been abandoned there , Dr. Pascucci put the baby in a warmer , put him on oxygen , and inserted a line into his umbilical artery , which is how premature babies receive nutrition and how health-care workers check blood gases .
The care the infant received was standard for any premature baby .
After the baby was stabilized , “ a high-risk OB/GYN came in and yelled at me , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told me I had just saved an abortion .
He got into a huff and walked out.
” As Dr. Pascucci later learned , when the baby had survived the abortion , a second-year resident determined he was under 24 weeks ’ gestation and was not viable .
Nurses told him it was standard procedure to leave these babies on the garbage can until they died .
It was Dr. Pascucci ’ s impression that this was not a rare occurrence .
He believes that the boy was older than 24 weeks but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result of his mother smoking or using drugs during pregnancy .
“ The resident said his eyes were fused , but this baby ’ s eyes were not fused , ” Dr. Pascucci said .
“ He was looking right at me.
” Dr. Pascucci ’ s intervention saved not only that boy ’ s life , but other babies who would survive abortion in that hospital .
“ After the OB yelled at me , I went to the head of pediatrics to talk about what happened , ” he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ given the care they needed .
On Tuesday , the U.S. Senate will vote on a motion to consider — again — the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act .
This bill would require life-saving care , and transfer to a hospital , for any baby who survives an abortion .
Abortionists who failed to comply would face jail time .
Sixty affirmative votes are needed before the bill can be brought to the floor for a vote .
Last year , it fell short , with only 53 senators voting for it and 44 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aisle to vote in favor .
Three Republicans missed the vote .
There is no guarantee the bill will pass this critical first test next week , but Dr. Pascucci will be watching from New Jersey , where he has since retired from his practice and serves on the Holmdel Township Committee .
I came into contact with Dr. Pascucci when I was living in Holmdel and concerned about its lack of a fire department .
He answered my email right away , and we got into a discussion about my work in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his incredible story .
When I contacted him again and asked him to go public , he didn ’ t hesitate .
“ I ’ m not super-religious or even a big Republican , ” he said .
“ But these are our brothers and sisters , and we ’ re killing them .
If they are born alive , we should try to save them .
It ’ s simple .
It ’ s humanity.
” Although Dr. Pascucci never again met the boy he found on the garbage can , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The boy suffered from no long-term health problems as a result of his unorthodox early delivery and was placed with an adoptive family , all thanks to a compassionate hospital housekeeper and a new pediatrician devoted to saving young lives .
Most bills introduced and debated on Capitol Hill are matters of policy , and usually of complex prudential judgment , where people committed to the same principles can disagree and work out those disagreements by what is ultimately a process of trial and error .
But not this time .
When the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ protect a baby or not , the policy is the principle .
“ Life and death ” is not a choice of prudential judgment .
What the doctor said about what he did also applies to what the senators need to do : “ It ’ s simple .
It ’ s humanity.
” Leslie Palma is director of communications for Priests for Life .

'He told me I had just saved an abortion. He got into a huff and walked out.'
February 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Dr. Rocco Pascucci was a first-year pediatric resident at a teaching hospital in Monmouth County, New Jersey in the early 1980s. One day, while he was working in the intensive care nursery, a cleaning woman came to him with a message he has never forgotten.
“She told me there was a baby crying on the garbage can in the little treatment room,” he recalled.
He went into the four-by-four room where medications were kept and found a tiny baby wrapped in a hospital blanket. The baby had been left on top of a big metal garbage can, and he was crying.
Not stopping to wonder why the child had been abandoned there, Dr. Pascucci put the baby in a warmer, put him on oxygen, and inserted a line into his umbilical artery, which is how premature babies receive nutrition and how health-care workers check blood gases. The care the infant received was standard for any premature baby.
After the baby was stabilized, “a high-risk OB/GYN came in and yelled at me,” Dr. Pascucci said. “He told me I had just saved an abortion. He got into a huff and walked out.”
As Dr. Pascucci later learned, when the baby had survived the abortion, a second-year resident determined he was under 24 weeks’ gestation and was not viable. Nurses told him it was standard procedure to leave these babies on the garbage can until they died.
It was Dr. Pascucci’s impression that this was not a rare occurrence.
“The cleaning lady knew it,” he said. “The nurses knew it.”
He believes that the boy was older than 24 weeks but small for his age, possibly the result of his mother smoking or using drugs during pregnancy.
“The resident said his eyes were fused, but this baby’s eyes were not fused,” Dr. Pascucci said. “He was looking right at me.”
Dr. Pascucci’s intervention saved not only that boy’s life, but other babies who would survive abortion in that hospital.
“After the OB yelled at me, I went to the head of pediatrics to talk about what happened,” he said. After that, these tiny survivors were given the care they needed.
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate will vote on a motion to consider — again — the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act. This bill would require life-saving care, and transfer to a hospital, for any baby who survives an abortion. Abortionists who failed to comply would face jail time.
Sixty affirmative votes are needed before the bill can be brought to the floor for a vote. Last year, it fell short, with only 53 senators voting for it and 44 voting against. Three Democrats crossed the aisle to vote in favor. Three Republicans missed the vote.
There is no guarantee the bill will pass this critical first test next week, but Dr. Pascucci will be watching from New Jersey, where he has since retired from his practice and serves on the Holmdel Township Committee.
I came into contact with Dr. Pascucci when I was living in Holmdel and concerned about its lack of a fire department. He answered my email right away, and we got into a discussion about my work in the pro-life movement. He told me his incredible story. When I contacted him again and asked him to go public, he didn’t hesitate.
“I’m not super-religious or even a big Republican,” he said. “But these are our brothers and sisters, and we’re killing them. If they are born alive, we should try to save them. It’s simple. It’s humanity.”
Although Dr. Pascucci never again met the boy he found on the garbage can, he did keep up with his case. The boy suffered from no long-term health problems as a result of his unorthodox early delivery and was placed with an adoptive family, all thanks to a compassionate hospital housekeeper and a new pediatrician devoted to saving young lives.
Most bills introduced and debated on Capitol Hill are matters of policy, and usually of complex prudential judgment, where people committed to the same principles can disagree and work out those disagreements by what is ultimately a process of trial and error.
But not this time.
When the decision to be made is whether to protect a baby or not, the policy is the principle. “Life and death” is not a choice of prudential judgment. What the doctor said about what he did also applies to what the senators need to do: “It’s simple. It’s humanity.”
Leslie Palma is director of communications for Priests for Life.
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lifesitenews--2020-02-21--Coronavirus and the Church: How one sainted pope handled plague

February 21 , 2020 ( Rorate Caeli ) — An aura of mystery surrounds the Coronavirus , or Covid-19 , as we don ’ t know either its origins or the real data of its diffusion , nor of its possible consequences .
What we do know however , is that pandemics have always been considered as Divine chastisements in history and the sole remedy the Church took against them was prayer and penance .
This happened in Rome in the year 590 , when Gregory of the Anicia ( gens ) senatorial family , was elected Pope taking the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Italy was devastated by diseases , famines , social disorders and the destructive wave of the Lombards .
Between 589 and 590 , a violent outbreak of plague , the terrible lues inguinaria , after devastating the Byzantine territory in the East and the Frankish land in the West , had sown death and terror in the peninsula and had struck the city of Rome .
The Roman citizens saw this epidemic as a Divine punishment for the corruption in the city .
The first victim the plague claimed in Rome was Pope @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5th , 590 and was buried in St. Peter ’ s .
The clergy and the Roman Senate elected Gregory as his successor , who , after being praefectus urbis , lived in his monk ’ s cell on Montecelio .
After his consecration on October 3rd , 590 , the new Pope tackled the plight of the plague immediately .
Gregory of Tours ( 538–594 ) , who was a contemporary and chronicler of those events , recounts that in a memorable sermon delivered in the Church of Santa Sabina , Gregory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and penitent — the example of the inhabitants of Nineveh : “ Look around you : behold God ’ s sword of wrath brandished over the entire population .
Sudden death snatches us from the world , scarcely giving us a second of time .
At this precise moment , oh – how many are taken up by evil — here all around us — unable even to think about penitence.
” Then the Pope exhorted [ everyone ] to raise their eyes to God , Who permits such tremendous punishments in order @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Divine wrath , the Pope ordered a “ seven-form litany ” , that is , a procession of the entire Roman population , divided into seven corteges , according to sex , age and condition .
The procession moved from the various Roman churches towards the Vatican Basilica , singing litanies along the way .
This is the origin of what are known as the greatest Litanies of the Church , or rogations , which we pray to God that He may defend us from adversities .
The seven corteges moved through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , at a slow pace , heads covered in ashes .
While the multitude traversed the city , in sepulchral silence , the pestilence reached such a point of fury , that in the brief space of an hour , eighty people fell dead to the ground .
However , Gregory didn ’ t cease for a second in exhorting the people to continue praying and insisted that the picture of the Virgin painted by St. Luke and kept in Santa Maria Maggiore , be brought to the front of the procession .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , liber X , 1 , in Opera omnia , a cura di J.P. Migne , Parigi 1849 p. 528 ) The Golden Legend by Jacopo da Varazze is a compendium of traditions transmitted from the first centuries of the Christian era and recounts that , as the Holy Image advanced , the air became healthier and more limpid and the miasma of the plague dissolved as if it couldn ’ t stand its presence .
It reached the bridge uniting the city to the Hadrian Mausoleum , known in Medieval times as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sudden a chorus of Angels could be heard singing “ Regina Coeli , laetare , Alleluja — Quia quem meruisti portare , Alleluja — Resurrexit sicut dixit , Alleluja !
” Gregory responded in a loud voice : “ Ora pro nobis rogamus , Alleluja !
” And so the Regina Coeli was born , the antiphon the Church greets Mary the Queen with , during Eastertide , for the Resurrection of the Saviour .
After the singing , the Angels settled themselves in a circle around Our Lady ’ s picture and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the top of the Castle , an Angel , who , after drying his sword dripping with blood , put it back in its sheath , as a sign that the punishment was over .
“ Tunc Gregorius vidi super Castrum Crescentii angelum Domini qui glaudium cruentatum detergens in vagina revocabat : intellexitque Gregorius quod pestis illa cessasset et sic factum est .
Unde et castrum illud castrum Angeli deinceps vocatum est ” .
( Iacopo da Varazze , Legenda aurea , Edizione critica a cura di Giovanni Paolo Maggioni , Sismel-Edizioni @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 90 ) .
Pope Gregory I was canonized , proclaimed Doctor of the Church and went down in history known as the “ Great ” .
After his death the Romans began calling the Hadrian Mausoleum “ Castel Sant ’ Angelo ” and , in remembrance of the miracle , placed at the top of the castle , the statue of St. Michael , head of the heavenly militia , in the act of sheathing his sword .
Still today in the Capitoline Museum a circular stone with foot-prints is kept , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the Archangel when he stood to declare the end of the plague .
Also Cardinal Cesare Baronio ( 1538–1697 ) , considered one of the greatest historians of the Church for the rigor of his research , confirms the apparition of the Angel on top of the castle .
( Odorico Ranaldi , Annali ecclesiastici tratti da quelli del cardinal Baronio , anno 590 , Appresso Vitale Mascardi , Roma 1643 , pp .
175-176 ) We note only that if the Angel , thanks to the appeal of St. Gregory , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it had been first drawn to punish the sins of the Roman people .
The Angels in fact are the executors of divine punishments on people , as the dramatic vision of the Third Secret of Fatima reminds us , by calling us to repentance : “ an Angel with a flaming sword in his left hand ; flashing , it gave out flames that looked as though they would set the world on fire ; but they died out in contact with the splendor Our Lady radiated towards him from her right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his right hand , the Angel cried out in a loud voice ‘ Penance , Penance , Penance !
’ ” Is the spread of the Coronavirus related in some way to the vision of the Third Secret ?
The future will tell us .
However the appeal to penance remains of prime urgency for our age and the prime remedy to guarantee our salvation , in time and eternity .
The words of St. Gregory the Great must resound again in our hearts : “ What will we say of the terrible @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not that they are predictions of a future wrath ?
Think then dearest brothers , with extreme care to that day , correct your lives , change your habits , defeat with all your might the temptations of evil , punish with tears , sins committed ” ( Omelia prima sui Vangeli , in Il Tempo di Natale nella Roma di Gregorio Magno , Acqua Pia Antica Marcia , Roma 2008 , pp .
176–177 ) .
It is these words , not the dream of Amazzonia felix , that today are needed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ St. Gregory described it in his times : “ A very old ship , horrifically gashed ; waves and rotted planks getting in everywhere ; shaken everyday by a violent tempest , foreshadowing a shipwreck ( Registrum I , 4 ad Ioann .
episcop .
Constantinop. )
” .
But way back then Divine Providence called forth a helmsman , who , as St. Pius X states : “ amid the raging waves was able not only to dock in the harbor , but also secure the ship from future storms ” ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) .

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February 21, 2020 (Rorate Caeli) — An aura of mystery surrounds the Coronavirus, or Covid-19, as we don’t know either its origins or the real data of its diffusion, nor of its possible consequences. What we do know however, is that pandemics have always been considered as Divine chastisements in history and the sole remedy the Church took against them was prayer and penance.
This happened in Rome in the year 590, when Gregory of the Anicia (gens) senatorial family, was elected Pope taking the name Gregory I (540–604).
Italy was devastated by diseases, famines, social disorders and the destructive wave of the Lombards. Between 589 and 590, a violent outbreak of plague, the terrible lues inguinaria, after devastating the Byzantine territory in the East and the Frankish land in the West, had sown death and terror in the peninsula and had struck the city of Rome. The Roman citizens saw this epidemic as a Divine punishment for the corruption in the city.
The first victim the plague claimed in Rome was Pope Pelagius II, who died on February 5th, 590 and was buried in St. Peter’s. The clergy and the Roman Senate elected Gregory as his successor, who, after being praefectus urbis, lived in his monk’s cell on Montecelio. After his consecration on October 3rd, 590, the new Pope tackled the plight of the plague immediately. Gregory of Tours (538–594), who was a contemporary and chronicler of those events, recounts that in a memorable sermon delivered in the Church of Santa Sabina, Gregory invited the Romans to follow — contrite and penitent — the example of the inhabitants of Nineveh: “Look around you: behold God’s sword of wrath brandished over the entire population. Sudden death snatches us from the world, scarcely giving us a second of time. At this precise moment, oh – how many are taken up by evil — here all around us — unable even to think about penitence.”
Then the Pope exhorted [everyone] to raise their eyes to God, Who permits such tremendous punishments in order to correct His children. To placate the Divine wrath, the Pope ordered a “seven-form litany”, that is, a procession of the entire Roman population, divided into seven corteges, according to sex, age and condition. The procession moved from the various Roman churches towards the Vatican Basilica, singing litanies along the way. This is the origin of what are known as the greatest Litanies of the Church, or rogations, which we pray to God that He may defend us from adversities. The seven corteges moved through the buildings of ancient Rome, barefoot, at a slow pace, heads covered in ashes. While the multitude traversed the city, in sepulchral silence, the pestilence reached such a point of fury, that in the brief space of an hour, eighty people fell dead to the ground. However, Gregory didn’t cease for a second in exhorting the people to continue praying and insisted that the picture of the Virgin painted by St. Luke and kept in Santa Maria Maggiore, be brought to the front of the procession. (Gregorio di Tours, Historiae Francorum, liber X, 1, in Opera omnia, a cura di J.P. Migne, Parigi 1849 p. 528)
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The Golden Legend by Jacopo da Varazze is a compendium of traditions transmitted from the first centuries of the Christian era and recounts that, as the Holy Image advanced, the air became healthier and more limpid and the miasma of the plague dissolved as if it couldn’t stand its presence. It reached the bridge uniting the city to the Hadrian Mausoleum, known in Medieval times as Castellum Crescentii, when all of a sudden a chorus of Angels could be heard singing “Regina Coeli, laetare, Alleluja — Quia quem meruisti portare, Alleluja — Resurrexit sicut dixit, Alleluja!” Gregory responded in a loud voice: “Ora pro nobis rogamus, Alleluja!” And so the Regina Coeli was born, the antiphon the Church greets Mary the Queen with, during Eastertide, for the Resurrection of the Saviour.
After the singing, the Angels settled themselves in a circle around Our Lady’s picture and Gregory, raising his eyes, saw at the top of the Castle, an Angel, who, after drying his sword dripping with blood, put it back in its sheath, as a sign that the punishment was over. “Tunc Gregorius vidi super Castrum Crescentii angelum Domini qui glaudium cruentatum detergens in vagina revocabat: intellexitque Gregorius quod pestis illa cessasset et sic factum est. Unde et castrum illud castrum Angeli deinceps vocatum est”. (Iacopo da Varazze, Legenda aurea, Edizione critica a cura di Giovanni Paolo Maggioni, Sismel-Edizioni del Galluzzo, Firenze 1998, p. 90).
Pope Gregory I was canonized, proclaimed Doctor of the Church and went down in history known as the “Great”. After his death the Romans began calling the Hadrian Mausoleum “Castel Sant’Angelo” and, in remembrance of the miracle, placed at the top of the castle, the statue of St. Michael, head of the heavenly militia, in the act of sheathing his sword. Still today in the Capitoline Museum a circular stone with foot-prints is kept, which according to tradition, had been left by the Archangel when he stood to declare the end of the plague. Also Cardinal Cesare Baronio (1538–1697), considered one of the greatest historians of the Church for the rigor of his research, confirms the apparition of the Angel on top of the castle. (Odorico Ranaldi, Annali ecclesiastici tratti da quelli del cardinal Baronio, anno 590, Appresso Vitale Mascardi, Roma 1643, pp. 175-176)
We note only that if the Angel, thanks to the appeal of St. Gregory, sheathed his sword, it means that it had been first drawn to punish the sins of the Roman people. The Angels in fact are the executors of divine punishments on people, as the dramatic vision of the Third Secret of Fatima reminds us, by calling us to repentance: “an Angel with a flaming sword in his left hand; flashing, it gave out flames that looked as though they would set the world on fire; but they died out in contact with the splendor Our Lady radiated towards him from her right hand: pointing to the earth with his right hand, the Angel cried out in a loud voice ‘Penance, Penance, Penance!’”
Is the spread of the Coronavirus related in some way to the vision of the Third Secret? The future will tell us. However the appeal to penance remains of prime urgency for our age and the prime remedy to guarantee our salvation, in time and eternity. The words of St. Gregory the Great must resound again in our hearts: “What will we say of the terrible events of which we are witnesses if not that they are predictions of a future wrath? Think then dearest brothers, with extreme care to that day, correct your lives, change your habits, defeat with all your might the temptations of evil, punish with tears, sins committed” (Omelia prima sui Vangeli, in Il Tempo di Natale nella Roma di Gregorio Magno, Acqua Pia Antica Marcia, Roma 2008, pp. 176–177).
It is these words, not the dream of Amazzonia felix, that today are needed in the Church which appears the way St. Gregory described it in his times: “A very old ship, horrifically gashed; waves and rotted planks getting in everywhere; shaken everyday by a violent tempest, foreshadowing a shipwreck (Registrum I, 4 ad Ioann. episcop. Constantinop.)”. But way back then Divine Providence called forth a helmsman, who, as St. Pius X states: “amid the raging waves was able not only to dock in the harbor, but also secure the ship from future storms” (Enciclica Jucunda sane del 12 marzo 1904).
Published with permission from Rorate Caeli. Translation: Rorate contributor Francesca Romana.
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lifesitenews--2020-02-21--WATCH: Viral video shows Christian pastor calling out ‘woke’ churches silent on abortion

February 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A video has gone viral online of a Christian pastor in Raleigh , North Carolina , calling out so-called “ woke ” churches who fail to speak out on the eugenic agenda of the founder of the world ’ s largest abortion corporation .
Patrick Wooden of the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh quoted a 1939 letter by Margaret Sanger , founder of Planned Parenthood , in which she wrote to a fellow eugenics and abortion advocate : “ We do not want word to go out that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ Everybody ’ s talking about being woke , ” Wooden said .
“ This was written in 1939 .
So how are you gon na be ‘ woke ’ — how are you gon na be a ‘ woke ’ church — and don ’ t know this ?
This is old , ” he continued .
“ You bishops and pastors and leaders out there , if you haven ’ t told your congregations about the No .
1 killer of African-Americans , an organization that kills more African-Americans every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] Klan did in its entire history , you are not qualified to use the word ‘ woke.
’ For you are the epitome of being asleep !
You ’ re asleep at the wheel.
” The video currently has over four hundred thousand views on Twitter alone .
Sanger was a vocal proponent of birth control and euthanasia as tools of eugenics , on the basis of factors including race .
A member of the American Eugenics Society , Sanger wrote that “ clear [ ing ] the way for Birth Control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ eugenists and others who are laboring for racial betterment ” and declared the “ campaign for birth control is ... practically identical in ideal with the final aim of eugenics.
” “ [ T ] he mass of ignorant Negroes still breed carelessly and disastrously , so that the increase among Negroes , even more than the increase among whites , is from that part of the population least intelligent and fit , and least able to rear their children properly , ” read one article from Sanger ’ s magazine The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ produced by the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute ( created by Planned Parenthood ) , it is estimated that Planned Parenthood kills 247 unborn black babies in the USA every day .
In August 2019 , A U.S. National Day of Mourning was held by a coalition of pro-life organizations to draw attention to the deaths of more than 20,000,000 black babies snuffed out by abortion since the the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision imposed abortion on demand across the country .
In 2011 , Planned Parenthood issued a statement distancing itself from some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who at the time was serving as Planned Parenthood ’ s director of African-American media , said : “ For all her positive work , Margaret Sanger made statements some 80 years ago that were wrong then and are wrong now.
” But just last year , Alexis McGill Johnson , Planned Parenthood ’ s newest president , published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal , entitled : “ In Defense of Margaret Sanger on Eugenics , ” in which she denies that Sanger promoted eugenics .
At the time of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and founder of the Radiance Foundation Ryan Bomberger said that in reality , Sanger embodied the “ virulently racist ” eugenic groups of which she was a member .
“ Sanger didn ’ t merely promote it [ eugenics ] ; she embodied it as a member of the virulently racist American Eugenics Society and one of its ringleaders , ” he said .
“ Johnson ’ s denial of basic historical facts is a pathetic and desperate attempt to rewrite history and project Planned Parenthood ’ s own inherent racism .
An @ @ @ @ @ @ @ racism and elitism somehow wants people to believe that the leading killer of black lives isn ’ t practicing systemic racism but ‘ reproductive justice .
’ ”

February 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A video has gone viral online of a Christian pastor in Raleigh, North Carolina, calling out so-called “woke” churches who fail to speak out on the eugenic agenda of the founder of the world’s largest abortion corporation. Shoutout to this truly woke pastor for calling out Planned Parenthood's racist roots. ���� During this #BlackHistoryMonth, we must recognize that if we don't shut down the abortion industry, there will be no black future. pic.twitter.com/W6QA1Ix96L — Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) February 17, 2020 Patrick Wooden of the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh quoted a 1939 […]
February 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A video has gone viral online of a Christian pastor in Raleigh, North Carolina, calling out so-called “woke” churches who fail to speak out on the eugenic agenda of the founder of the world’s largest abortion corporation.
Shoutout to this truly woke pastor for calling out Planned Parenthood's racist roots. ���� During this #BlackHistoryMonth, we must recognize that if we don't shut down the abortion industry, there will be no black future. pic.twitter.com/W6QA1Ix96L — Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) February 17, 2020
Patrick Wooden of the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in Raleigh quoted a 1939 letter by Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, in which she wrote to a fellow eugenics and abortion advocate: “We do not want word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population.”
“Everybody’s talking about being woke,” Wooden said.
“This was written in 1939. So how are you gonna be ‘woke’ — how are you gonna be a ‘woke’ church — and don’t know this? This is old,” he continued.
“You bishops and pastors and leaders out there, if you haven’t told your congregations about the No. 1 killer of African-Americans, an organization that kills more African-Americans every two weeks than the [Ku Klux] Klan did in its entire history, you are not qualified to use the word ‘woke.’ For you are the epitome of being asleep! You’re asleep at the wheel.”
The video currently has over four hundred thousand views on Twitter alone.
Sanger was a vocal proponent of birth control and euthanasia as tools of eugenics, on the basis of factors including race.
A member of the American Eugenics Society, Sanger wrote that “clear[ing] the way for Birth Control” was necessary for the success of “eugenists and others who are laboring for racial betterment” and declared the “campaign for birth control is … practically identical in ideal with the final aim of eugenics.”
“[T]he mass of ignorant Negroes still breed carelessly and disastrously, so that the increase among Negroes, even more than the increase among whites, is from that part of the population least intelligent and fit, and least able to rear their children properly,” read one article from Sanger’s magazine The Birth Control Review.
Based on statistics produced by the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute (created by Planned Parenthood), it is estimated that Planned Parenthood kills 247 unborn black babies in the USA every day.
In August 2019, A U.S. National Day of Mourning was held by a coalition of pro-life organizations to draw attention to the deaths of more than 20,000,000 black babies snuffed out by abortion since the the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision imposed abortion on demand across the country.
In 2011, Planned Parenthood issued a statement distancing itself from some of Sanger’s words.
Veronica Byrd, who at the time was serving as Planned Parenthood’s director of African-American media, said: “For all her positive work, Margaret Sanger made statements some 80 years ago that were wrong then and are wrong now.”
But just last year, Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood’s newest president, published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, entitled: “In Defense of Margaret Sanger on Eugenics,” in which she denies that Sanger promoted eugenics.
At the time of Johnson’s article, pro-life campaigner and founder of the Radiance Foundation Ryan Bomberger said that in reality, Sanger embodied the “virulently racist” eugenic groups of which she was a member.
“Sanger didn’t merely promote it [eugenics]; she embodied it as a member of the virulently racist American Eugenics Society and one of its ringleaders,” he said.
“Johnson’s denial of basic historical facts is a pathetic and desperate attempt to rewrite history and project Planned Parenthood’s own inherent racism. An industry that was inarguably birthed in eugenic racism and elitism somehow wants people to believe that the leading killer of black lives isn’t practicing systemic racism but ‘reproductive justice.’”
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lifesitenews--2020-02-22--Daleiden, Merritt plead not guilty to 9 felony counts in Planned Parenthood baby body parts case

SAN FRANCISCO , California , February 21 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Pro-life advocates David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt pleaded not guilty on Friday at a court summons to eight felony counts of illegal taping and one of conspiring to criminal record – charges they incurred for exposing Planned Parenthood ’ s involvement in the organ harvesting of aborted babies .
Daleiden , 30 , and Merritt , 64 , face 10 years in prison if convicted .
The California district attorney also recently added a count of making and using false ID , but the lawyers for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the charge dismissed , arguing the statute of limitations for making new claims has expired .
They are also filing an appeal under Section 995 of the state ’ s Criminal Code of San Francisco Superior Court Judge Christopher Hite ’ s decision to go forward with nine counts of an original 15 felony charges .
The appeal will be heard by another San Francisco Superior Court judge in the coming weeks , while Hite will hear arguments to dismiss the lately added charge , said Peter Breen , senior counsel for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Daleiden .
They plan to take their “ 995 ” appeal all the way to the Supreme Court , Breen told LifeSiteNews .
“ We ’ re still fighting all of this.
” Daleiden , founder and project lead of the Center for Medical Progress ( CMP ) , and Merritt , a CMP undercover investigator , are charged in connection with the groundbreaking undercover videos CMP began publishing in July 2015 that revealed Planned Parenthood illegally trafficking in aborted baby body parts .
Watching Planned Parenthood executives callously discussing how to dismember @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over fees of aborted baby parts shocked the nation .
It sparked calls to defund Planned Parenthood .
It led to congressional and senate investigations which led Congress to request a Department of Justice investigation into the abortion giant and associated organ harvesting companies .
Planned Parenthood retaliated by suing Daleiden and Merritt , as well as CMP undercover investigator Adrian Lopez , and CMP founding board members Albin Rhomberg and Troy Newman of Operation Rescue .
In November , a jury found the defendants guilty of crimes including fraud and racketeering , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in punitive and compensatory damages and legal costs .
As for the criminal prosecution against Daleiden and Merritt , it was initiated by former California Attorney-General Kamala Harris in 2016 and continued by current Democrat Attorney-General Xavier Beccera .
Daleiden and Merritt are charged with eight felony counts of violating California law requiring two-party consent for the recording of confidential information , and one count of conspiring to criminally record .
“ David is being charged as a criminal for using the same investigative reporting techniques regularly exercised by other journalists , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ These industry practices are often lauded and rewarded , but here in California , Mr. Daleiden is being charged as a criminal and threatened with years in prison for shining his investigative light on the dark secrets of the abortion industry.
” That ’ s echoed by Matt Staver , founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel , which has its chief litigation counsel , Horatio Mihet , defending Merritt .
“ Sandra Merritt did nothing wrong in this politically-motivated collusion between Planned Parenthood and the Attorney General , ” said Staver in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has ever been charged for investigative reporting and the attorney general is allowing politics to drive him rather than the rule of law.
” Hite dropped six of the original 15 charges following a preliminary hearing in September which related to Does 4 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 13 and 14 when the judge made factual findings that the recorded conversations were not confidential , Liberty Counsel reported .
This means Beccera can not bring those dismissed charges again , it added .
The lawyers for Daleiden and Merritt are under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Does from the original 15 charges , but the names have been publicly available on the internet since 2017 , and can be easily found through online searches .
Many of these names have become infamous in pro-life communities across America .
Defense argued at the preliminary hearing that the law does not consider confidential any conversation that can reasonably be expected to be overheard .
Daleiden and Merritt also claimed a Section 633.5 defense that allows covert recording of confidential communications when done to collect evidence of violent crimes .
Daleiden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ planned and executed the 30-month sting operation because he believed Planned Parenthood and organ harvesting companies such as StemExpress and Advanced Bioscience Resources were committing violent crimes against the person — including harvesting organs from babies born alive , and using methods such as labour-induced abortion to get more intact organs .
This was backed by witnesses such as abortionist Forrest Smith , who testified it was beyond doubt the methods used by Planned Parenthood to abort late-term babies by inducing labour resulted in babies born alive , and Dr. Theresa Diesher , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by Stem Express and used in a Langendorff apparatus in a Stanford study had to be harvested from living babies .
Testimony and evidence during the preliminary hearing also exposed “ this completely bogus , sham , politically motivated case ” for the “ farce that it is , ” Daleiden told LifeSiteNews in an earlier interview .
Documents from the case now on public record show Harris “ had an in-person meeting at the attorney general ’ s meeting in Los Angeles with no less than six top-level Planned Parenthood of California @ @ @ @ @ @ @ meeting took place a couple of weeks before Harris ordered Department of Justice agents to raid his Orange County apartment in April 2016 and seize all his recording materials , including unpublished source documents of his undercover investigation , Daleiden said .

'David is being charged as a criminal for using the same investigative reporting techniques regularly exercised by other journalists'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, February 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Pro-life advocates David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt pleaded not guilty on Friday at a court summons to eight felony counts of illegal taping and one of conspiring to criminally record – charges they incurred for exposing Planned Parenthood’s involvement in the organ harvesting of aborted babies.
Daleiden, 30, and Merritt, 64, face 10 years in prison if convicted.
The California district attorney also recently added a count of making and using false ID, but the lawyers for the pro-life investigative journalists have filed to have the charge dismissed, arguing the statute of limitations for making new claims has expired.
They are also filing an appeal under Section 995 of the state’s Criminal Code of San Francisco Superior Court Judge Christopher Hite’s decision to go forward with nine counts of an original 15 felony charges.
The appeal will be heard by another San Francisco Superior Court judge in the coming weeks, while Hite will hear arguments to dismiss the lately added charge, said Peter Breen, senior counsel for the Thomas More Society, which is representing Daleiden.
They plan to take their “995” appeal all the way to the Supreme Court, Breen told LifeSiteNews.
“We’re still fighting all of this.”
Daleiden, founder and project lead of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), and Merritt, a CMP undercover investigator, are charged in connection with the groundbreaking undercover videos CMP began publishing in July 2015 that revealed Planned Parenthood illegally trafficking in aborted baby body parts.
Watching Planned Parenthood executives callously discussing how to dismember babies to procure intact organs and haggling over fees of aborted baby parts shocked the nation. It sparked calls to defund Planned Parenthood. It led to congressional and senate investigations which led Congress to request a Department of Justice investigation into the abortion giant and associated organ harvesting companies.
Planned Parenthood retaliated by suing Daleiden and Merritt, as well as CMP undercover investigator Adrian Lopez, and CMP founding board members Albin Rhomberg and Troy Newman of Operation Rescue.
In November, a jury found the defendants guilty of crimes including fraud and racketeering, and awarded Planned Parenthood $2.3 million in punitive and compensatory damages and legal costs.
The pro-life defendants are appealing.
As for the criminal prosecution against Daleiden and Merritt, it was initiated by former California Attorney-General Kamala Harris in 2016 and continued by current Democrat Attorney-General Xavier Beccera.
Daleiden and Merritt are charged with eight felony counts of violating California law requiring two-party consent for the recording of confidential information, and one count of conspiring to criminally record.
“David is being charged as a criminal for using the same investigative reporting techniques regularly exercised by other journalists,” said Breen in a press release.
“These industry practices are often lauded and rewarded, but here in California, Mr. Daleiden is being charged as a criminal and threatened with years in prison for shining his investigative light on the dark secrets of the abortion industry.”
That’s echoed by Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel, which has its chief litigation counsel, Horatio Mihet, defending Merritt.
“Sandra Merritt did nothing wrong in this politically-motivated collusion between Planned Parenthood and the Attorney General,” said Staver in a press release.
“No journalist has ever been charged for investigative reporting and the attorney general is allowing politics to drive him rather than the rule of law.”
Hite dropped six of the original 15 charges following a preliminary hearing in September which related to Does 4, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 14 when the judge made factual findings that the recorded conversations were not confidential, Liberty Counsel reported. This means Beccera cannot bring those dismissed charges again, it added.
The lawyers for Daleiden and Merritt are under order not to divulge the names of the Does from the original 15 charges, but the names have been publicly available on the internet since 2017, and can be easily found through online searches.
Many of these names have become infamous in pro-life communities across America.
Defense argued at the preliminary hearing that the law does not consider confidential any conversation that can reasonably be expected to be overheard.
Daleiden and Merritt also claimed a Section 633.5 defense that allows covert recording of confidential communications when done to collect evidence of violent crimes.
Daleiden testified during the preliminary hearing that he planned and executed the 30-month sting operation because he believed Planned Parenthood and organ harvesting companies such as StemExpress and Advanced Bioscience Resources were committing violent crimes against the person — including harvesting organs from babies born alive, and using methods such as labour-induced abortion to get more intact organs.
This was backed by witnesses such as abortionist Forrest Smith, who testified it was beyond doubt the methods used by Planned Parenthood to abort late-term babies by inducing labour resulted in babies born alive, and Dr. Theresa Diesher, who testified that human fetal hearts supplied by Stem Express and used in a Langendorff apparatus in a Stanford study had to be harvested from living babies.
Testimony and evidence during the preliminary hearing also exposed “this completely bogus, sham, politically motivated case” for the “farce that it is,” Daleiden told LifeSiteNews in an earlier interview.
Documents from the case now on public record show Harris “had an in-person meeting at the attorney general’s meeting in Los Angeles with no less than six top-level Planned Parenthood of California executives,” he said.
That meeting took place a couple of weeks before Harris ordered Department of Justice agents to raid his Orange County apartment in April 2016 and seize all his recording materials, including unpublished source documents of his undercover investigation, Daleiden said.
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lifesitenews--2020-02-22--Cardinal, school board remain silent on teacher reading pro-gay books to fifth and sixth graders

TORONTO , February 21 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Campaign Life Coalition is renewing its call to Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins to fire the Catholic elementary teacher who boasted about reading pro-LGBTQ and pro-transgender books to his Grade 5 and 6 students and then defended his actions this week in local media .
Canada ’ s national pro-life , pro-family political lobbying group is also renewing its plea to Collins to use his authority to repeal the Toronto Catholic District School Board ( TCDSB ) policy adding “ family and marital status , gender identity and gender expression ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy was Paulo De Buono ’ s justification for tweeting that he would be reading Sparkle Boy , The Boy who Cried Fabulous , A Tale of Two Mommies , and A Tale of Two Daddies to his 10- and 11-year-old students .
De Buono , who teaches at St. James Catholic School in northwest Toronto , has organized a petition in his defense , telling Global News Toronto Morning Show on Wednesday that “ it ’ s OK to be gay in a Catholic school.
” Moreover , De Buono seemed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Toronto Catholic District School Board ( TCDSB ) , doesn ’ t start treating LGBTQ students better , it doesn ’ t deserve to be publicly funded .
The TCDSB is one of the largest publicly funded school boards in the world , with more than 91,000 students in 195 schools , and De Buono makes about $ 102,500 a year .
“ We need to show that we are responsible with human rights , ” asserted the LGBTQ activist .
“ And when it comes to LGBTQ student rights , that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ step forward in for the sake of our own survival , ” added De Buono .
“ And I ’ m quite sure about this , in terms of my confidence , that I think that if we can ’ t improve that , then perhaps we don ’ t deserve to be a separate school system.
” De Buono has since tweeted that he believes it ’ s “ evil ” to use Catholicism “ as a cover for homophobia.
” He also took a swipe on Twitter at the purported “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are to be taught in Catholic schools — a notion of which Campaign Life is also critical .
De Buono claimed that in the absence of Catholic resources he has to rely on PFLAG — Parents , Family , and Friends of Lesbians and Gays — which is notoriously pro-homosexual .
Support from like-minded individuals has poured in for De Buono .
Michael Way Skinner , another LGBTQ activist Catholic teacher who operates in the York Catholic District School Board , compared De Buono with Jesus , although it seems at this point @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than real .
Also coming to De Buono ’ s defence is infamous LGBTQ activist Dr. Kristopher Wells , who specializes in sexual and gender minority youth and education at Edmonton ’ s MacEwan University .
Wells is the driving force behind the current bill to criminalize reparative therapy , and according to Christian psychotherapist Dr. Ann Gillies , he has a specific agenda to silence Christian churches .
He told Global News that Campaign Life Coalition has also targeted him , which he described as “ well known as an anti-LGBTQ organization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hate group.
” Wells regarded it as “ just really quite shocking that here they would be targeting a teacher in a classroom , ” he said .
But all of this vindicates Campaign Life Coalition ’ s claim that Cardinal Collins needs to take action and fire De Buono , says the group ’ s director of political operations , Jack Fonseca .
“ There ’ s not a snowball ’ s chance in hell that Mr. De Buono is merely teaching children that homosexual marriage is legal in Canada , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that to engage in such a lifestyle is a sin which every Catholic must avoid , ” he told LifeSiteNews in an email statement .
“ De Buono is openly rejecting Catholic moral teaching .
And far worse than that , he is teaching his students to do the same.
” Fonseca said he expects the TCDSB will avoid dealing with “ this very well-paid troublemaker ” and “ sidestep its responsibility by falsely claiming that it has ‘ no choice ’ and must follow the laws , including the recently amended Code @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a bald-faced lie , ” maintains Fonseca .
Ontario Catholic school boards and Catholic bishops can invoke Section 93 of the Constitution Act of 1867 “ to reject any provincial law or regulation which adversely affect the content of faith and morals , ” he pointed out .
And the Supreme Court of Canada “ has twice confirmed that the constitutional right of Catholics schools in Ontario is ‘ absolute ’ in this regard , and is not subject to a Charter challenge , ” he said .
However , the archdiocese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ family and marital status , gender identity and gender expression ” its code of conduct , according to a board report appended to the agenda the night the trustees voted 8-4 for the change .
During a months-long bitter battle , proponents for the change argued the board had to comply with ministry directive PPM 128 to align its code with the provincial and the Ontario Human Rights codes , both of which include the four terms .
Opponents argued that gender ideology contradicts Catholic teaching and is harmful to children , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teach their faith in their schools , and warned changing the code would give LGBTQ activists cover to actively promote views of human sexuality contrary to Catholic teaching in Catholic schools .
Four days after the vote , the archdiocese issued a statement conceding the terms were added to the code as mandated by PPM 128 , but adding : “ While the archdiocese recognizes that terms such as gender identity are included in the Code , we do not accept the view of the human person which underlies this terminology , since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ faith.
” Fonseca argues that it is well within the authority of the Catholic school board and Cardinal Collins to repeal the code change , and it is essential to do so , given such actions as De Buono .
Catholic boards or bishops “ do not have to go to court ” to invoke Section 93 , he said .
“ They simply have to announce to the Ministry of Education that Catholic schools in Toronto will no longer accept curriculum , policies or directives that have been imposed by the Ontario @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mean TCDSB would not be complying with the “ ministry ’ s code of conduct requirement , or other laws which critics might point to as allegedly preventing the TCDSB from firing teachers who contradict Catholic doctrine , ” Fonseca said .
Moreover , Sections 803 to 806 of the Church ’ s Code of Canon Law state that the diocesan bishop has “ the ultimate responsibility to ensure that Catholic schools ‘ must be grounded in the principles of Catholic doctrine , ’ ” he told LifeSiteNews .
Section 803.2 states that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Catholic school must be grounded in the principles of Catholic doctrine ; teachers are to be outstanding in correct doctrine and integrity of life.
” LifeSiteNews contacted both the TCDSB and the archdiocese to ask if there would be any response to De Buono ’ s ongoing activities , but both said no comment at this time .
To sign the petition to Cardinal Collins , go here .

TORONTO, February 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Campaign Life Coalition is renewing its call to Toronto Cardinal Thomas Collins to fire the Catholic elementary teacher who boasted about reading pro-LGBTQ and pro-transgender books to his Grade 5 and 6 students and then defended his actions this week in local media.
Canada’s national pro-life, pro-family political lobbying group is also renewing its plea to Collins to use his authority to repeal the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) policy adding “family and marital status, gender identity and gender expression” to its code of conduct.
That policy was Paulo De Buono’s justification for tweeting that he would be reading Sparkle Boy, The Boy who Cried Fabulous, A Tale of Two Mommies, and A Tale of Two Daddies to his 10- and 11-year-old students.
De Buono, who teaches at St. James Catholic School in northwest Toronto, has organized a petition in his defense, telling Global News Toronto Morning Show on Wednesday that “it’s OK to be gay in a Catholic school.”
Moreover, De Buono seemed to suggest that if his employer, the Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), doesn’t start treating LGBTQ students better, it doesn’t deserve to be publicly funded.
The TCDSB is one of the largest publicly funded school boards in the world, with more than 91,000 students in 195 schools, and De Buono makes about $102,500 a year.
“We need to show that we are responsible with human rights,” asserted the LGBTQ activist.
“And when it comes to LGBTQ student rights, that’s an area we really have to step forward in for the sake of our own survival,” added De Buono.
“And I’m quite sure about this, in terms of my confidence, that I think that if we can’t improve that, then perhaps we don’t deserve to be a separate school system.”
De Buono has since tweeted that he believes it’s “evil” to use Catholicism “as a cover for homophobia.”
I do believe in evil. Homophobia is evil. The use of religion (including Catholicism) as a cover for homophobia is evil. — Paolo De Buono, �� MSc, JD, OCT (@misterdebuono) February 19, 2020
He also took a swipe on Twitter at the purported “Catholic lens” through which such issues are to be taught in Catholic schools — a notion of which Campaign Life is also critical.
De Buono claimed that in the absence of Catholic resources he has to rely on PFLAG — Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays — which is notoriously pro-homosexual.
If you look carefully, you’ll see my @pflagcanada bracelet on my left arm. Catholic educators are told to use a “Catholic lens” but there are virtually no related resources from Catholic ed orgs for Catholic educators. PFLAG nationally or locally is a good resource. https://t.co/pD6nFI93Vh — Paolo De Buono, �� MSc, JD, OCT (@misterdebuono) February 20, 2020
Support from like-minded individuals has poured in for De Buono.
Same here. If you are doing the right thing, persecution is given. Look at what was done to Jesus and many believers after him. You are in good company. — Michael Way Skinner (@MichaelWaySkinn) February 17, 2020
Michael Way Skinner, another LGBTQ activist Catholic teacher who operates in the York Catholic District School Board, compared De Buono with Jesus, although it seems at this point his “persecution” is more apparent than real.
Also coming to De Buono’s defence is infamous LGBTQ activist Dr. Kristopher Wells, who specializes in sexual and gender minority youth and education at Edmonton’s MacEwan University.
Wells is the driving force behind the current bill to criminalize reparative therapy, and according to Christian psychotherapist Dr. Ann Gillies, he has a specific agenda to silence Christian churches.
He told Global News that Campaign Life Coalition has also targeted him, which he described as “well known as an anti-LGBTQ organization, many would frame them as a hate group.”
Wells regarded it as “just really quite shocking that here they would be targeting a teacher in a classroom,” he said.
But all of this vindicates Campaign Life Coalition’s claim that Cardinal Collins needs to take action and fire De Buono, says the group’s director of political operations, Jack Fonseca.
“There’s not a snowball’s chance in hell that Mr. De Buono is merely teaching children that homosexual marriage is legal in Canada, and also telling them in no ambiguous terms that to engage in such a lifestyle is a sin which every Catholic must avoid,” he told LifeSiteNews in an email statement.
“De Buono is openly rejecting Catholic moral teaching. And far worse than that, he is teaching his students to do the same.”
Fonseca said he expects the TCDSB will avoid dealing with “this very well-paid troublemaker” and “sidestep its responsibility by falsely claiming that it has ‘no choice’ and must follow the laws, including the recently amended Code of Conduct.”
But “that would be a bald-faced lie,” maintains Fonseca.
Ontario Catholic school boards and Catholic bishops can invoke Section 93 of the Constitution Act of 1867 “to reject any provincial law or regulation which adversely affect the content of faith and morals,” he pointed out.
And the Supreme Court of Canada “has twice confirmed that the constitutional right of Catholics schools in Ontario is ‘absolute’ in this regard, and is not subject to a Charter challenge,” he said.
However, the archdiocese reportedly green-lighted the TCDSB adding the terms “family and marital status, gender identity and gender expression” its code of conduct, according to a board report appended to the agenda the night the trustees voted 8-4 for the change.
During a months-long bitter battle, proponents for the change argued the board had to comply with ministry directive PPM 128 to align its code with the provincial and the Ontario Human Rights codes, both of which include the four terms.
Opponents argued that gender ideology contradicts Catholic teaching and is harmful to children, that Catholics have a constitutional right to teach their faith in their schools, and warned changing the code would give LGBTQ activists cover to actively promote views of human sexuality contrary to Catholic teaching in Catholic schools.
Four days after the vote, the archdiocese issued a statement conceding the terms were added to the code as mandated by PPM 128, but adding: “While the archdiocese recognizes that terms such as gender identity are included in the Code, we do not accept the view of the human person which underlies this terminology, since that view is not compatible with our faith.”
Fonseca argues that it is well within the authority of the Catholic school board and Cardinal Collins to repeal the code change, and it is essential to do so, given such actions as De Buono.
Catholic boards or bishops “do not have to go to court” to invoke Section 93, he said.
“They simply have to announce to the Ministry of Education that Catholic schools in Toronto will no longer accept curriculum, policies or directives that have been imposed by the Ontario government over the years.”
That would mean TCDSB would not be complying with the “ministry’s code of conduct requirement, or other laws which critics might point to as allegedly preventing the TCDSB from firing teachers who contradict Catholic doctrine,” Fonseca said.
Moreover, Sections 803 to 806 of the Church’s Code of Canon Law state that the diocesan bishop has “the ultimate responsibility to ensure that Catholic schools ‘must be grounded in the principles of Catholic doctrine,’” he told LifeSiteNews.
Section 803.2 states that the “instruction and education in a Catholic school must be grounded in the principles of Catholic doctrine; teachers are to be outstanding in correct doctrine and integrity of life.”
That “applies directly to Mr. De Buono’s conduct,” Fonseca added.
LifeSiteNews contacted both the TCDSB and the archdiocese to ask if there would be any response to De Buono’s ongoing activities, but both said no comment at this time.
To sign the petition to Cardinal Collins, go here.
To respectfully express your views, contact:
Cardinal Thomas Collins
Office of the Cardinal
1155 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1W2
Ph: 416-934-0606, ext. 609
Email: [email protected]
TCDSB Superintendent responsible for St. James (Area 5)
John Wujek
416-222-8282 x 5371
Email: [email protected]
TCDSB Director of Education Rory McCuckin
416-222-8282, ext. 2296
Email: [email protected]
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lifesitenews--2020-02-22--Tim Tebow: I’d rather be known for saving babies from abortion than winning the Super Bowl

OVERLAND PARK , Kansas , February 21 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – While speaking to a large gathering of pro-lifers , former Denver Broncos quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow said that saving the unborn “ really does mean a lot more than winning the Super Bowl.
” Tebow was at the Kansans for Life annual Valentine ’ s Day banquet held at the Overland Park Convention Center , attended by nearly 1,200 people , according to a report by National Right to Life News .
The master of ceremonies , Lamar Hunt Jr. , co-owner of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , kicked off the event saying : I do not think it is a cliché to say we are in a life and death battle for the truth and authentic dignity of the human person .
We need your full attention .
You need to drop what you ’ re doing and join us , and this can be in so many ways : prayer , assistance to those in need , emails , phone calls , in-person meetings .
Get educated about what we ’ re fighting about here .
Really listen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took to the podium , he thanked Hunt for “ having courage in the face of a lot of other people who don ’ t have it and for your willingness to be up here and support this organization.
” “ One day , when you look back and people are talking about you and they say , ‘ Oh , my gosh , what are you going to be known for ?
” asked Tebow .
“ Are you going to say Super Bowl , or we saved a lot of babies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ large gathering , Tebow continued , “ What you ’ re doing here matters .
You ’ re fighting for life .
You ’ re fighting for people that can ’ t fight for themselves.
” “ And my question to you is : Are you willing to stand up in the face of persecution , in the face of adversity , in the face of criticism , when other people are going to say it ’ s not worth it , when other people won ’ t stand beside you ?
Maybe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you .
Will you stand up for what ’ s right ?
” he concluded .
Fighting for the lives of the unborn is a deeply personal matter for the former NFL quarterback , who was nearly aborted , and would have been had his mom followed the doctor ’ s advice .
Tim ’ s mom , Pam Tebow , had been told by her doctor that if she did not abort her baby , she would likely die .
“ You see , my mom 32 years ago had doctors tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if she didn ’ t , it was going to cost her life .
And they didn ’ t even believe that I was a baby , ” said Tebow , adding , “ They thought I was a tumor.
” From the beginning , it was a difficult pregnancy for Tim ’ s mom , who suffered profuse bleeding and cramping .
Her doctor had determined that the baby in her womb was a just a “ mass of fetal tissue ” and suggested he was simply a “ tumor , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recounted that when he was born , “ The doctor looked at my mom after 37 years of being a doctor and said , ‘ This is the biggest miracle I ’ ve ever seen because I ’ m not sure how he ’ s alive.
’ … I ’ m so grateful that my mom trusted God with my life and her life .
”

At a Kansans for Life banquet, the former quarterback thanked the co-owner of the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs for 'having courage' to stand up for life.
OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, February 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – While speaking to a large gathering of pro-lifers, former Denver Broncos quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow said that saving the unborn “really does mean a lot more than winning the Super Bowl.”
Tebow was at the Kansans for Life annual Valentine’s Day banquet held at the Overland Park Convention Center, attended by nearly 1,200 people, according to a report by National Right to Life News.
The master of ceremonies, Lamar Hunt Jr., co-owner of the Super Bowl LIV champion Kansas City Chiefs, kicked off the event saying:
I do not think it is a cliché to say we are in a life and death battle for the truth and authentic dignity of the human person. We need your full attention. You need to drop what you’re doing and join us, and this can be in so many ways: prayer, assistance to those in need, emails, phone calls, in-person meetings. Get educated about what we’re fighting about here. Really listen in and tune in.
When Tebow took to the podium, he thanked Hunt for “having courage in the face of a lot of other people who don’t have it and for your willingness to be up here and support this organization.”
“One day, when you look back and people are talking about you and they say, ‘Oh, my gosh, what are you going to be known for?” asked Tebow. “Are you going to say Super Bowl, or we saved a lot of babies?”
Turning his attention to the large gathering, Tebow continued, “What you’re doing here matters. You’re fighting for life. You’re fighting for people that can’t fight for themselves.”
“And my question to you is: Are you willing to stand up in the face of persecution, in the face of adversity, in the face of criticism, when other people are going to say it’s not worth it, when other people won’t stand beside you? Maybe not everybody is going to be with you. Will you stand up for what’s right?” he concluded.
Fighting for the lives of the unborn is a deeply personal matter for the former NFL quarterback, who was nearly aborted, and would have been had his mom followed the doctor’s advice.
Tim’s mom, Pam Tebow, had been told by her doctor that if she did not abort her baby, she would likely die.
“You see, my mom 32 years ago had doctors tell her she needed to abort me because if she didn’t, it was going to cost her life. And they didn’t even believe that I was a baby,” said Tebow, adding, “They thought I was a tumor.”
From the beginning, it was a difficult pregnancy for Tim’s mom, who suffered profuse bleeding and cramping. Her doctor had determined that the baby in her womb was a just a “mass of fetal tissue” and suggested he was simply a “tumor,” and so should be aborted.
Tim’s parents rejected the doctor’s advice.
Tebow recounted that when he was born, “The doctor looked at my mom after 37 years of being a doctor and said, ‘This is the biggest miracle I’ve ever seen because I’m not sure how he’s alive.’ … I’m so grateful that my mom trusted God with my life and her life.”
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lifesitenews--2020-02-22--Man who claims he’s female accused of raping inmates at women’s prison

LINCOLN , Illinois , February 21 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Yet another scandal has erupted over the placement of “ transgender female ” inmates being incarcerated alongside women , this time involving multiple rape allegations after a judge forced the male inmate to be placed with women .
WTTW reports that a Jane Doe inmate at Illinois ’ Logan Correctional Center filed a federal lawsuit last week against officials with the state Department of Corrections ( IDOC ) for allegedly allowing her to be sexually assaulted by Andre Patterson , a male inmate who identifies as a woman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year .
The suit claims that following the attack , which the state allegedly covered up with a “ sham investigation , ” she was coerced into recanting , then punished for filing a “ false ” report .
They did this , the suit contends , to “ justify the transfers ” of “ transgender inmates from male to female prisons , ” which “ has been a contentious policy within IDOC.
” IDOC is so far not responding to press inquiries about the case , but Alan Mills , who heads @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Center and has represented Patterson , did respond .
He suggested that the complaint is “ without merit ” because the “ Department of Corrections investigated this incident and found that it was consensual sex , not rape.
” The suit argues that that determination was part of the cover-up .
“ Since Ms. [ sic ] Monroe was transferred to Logan , she ’ s [ sic ] made a lot of friends and has found substantial support among other prisoners and some staff , ” Mills continued .
“ But transphobia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the street and in prison , so it ’ s not surprising that there are some people who feel uncomfortable with her [ sic ] presence in a women ’ s prison.
” Yet the Illinois Times reports that Dr. William Puga , head of psychiatry for IDOC , testified that of the multiple rape accusations directed at Patterson , “ some were false but many were legitimate.
” Puga further testified that Patterson — who has not had his genitals mutilated or removed — ceased hormone treatments upon arriving at the women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ District Court judge Nancy Rosenstengel ordered that IDOC provide hormones to “ trans ” inmates , and U.S. District Court judge Michael Mihm barred IDOC from transferring Patterson to a male facility without showing necessity .
Logan correctional warden Glen Austin testified in a deposition that Patterson has been a generally troublesome inmate .
“ Multiple tickets , serious infractions , previous PREA [ Prison Rape Elimination Act ] allegations , inappropriate sexual behavior and a confirmed investigation that substantiated sexual misconduct , ” he said .
“ Her [ sic ] actions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with her [ sic ] history , to me it is very concerning .
I don ’ t think that — so , the answer is no , I don ’ t think that [ Patterson ’ s ] transitioning to Logan has been successful.
” There has been growing concern in both the United States and the United Kingdom over placing men who claim to be women in female prison populations .
A record number of male inmates in England and Wales claim to be female , a subject that has garnered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Stephen Wood , who assaulted four female inmates after being housed in a women ’ s facility as “ Karen White.
” Canada and Scotland have also seen cases of male prisoners claiming “ transgender ” status in order to secure lighter treatment during their incarceration .
Nevertheless , politicians such as Massachusetts senator and Democrat presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren have declared that Americans “ have to stop putting trans women [ meaning men ] who are incarcerated into prisons with men where they are at risk .
”

One woman complaining alleges that the prison system covered up the rapes to 'justify the transfers' of 'transgender inmates from male to female prisons.'
LINCOLN, Illinois, February 21, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Yet another scandal has erupted over the placement of “transgender female” inmates being incarcerated alongside women, this time involving multiple rape allegations after a judge forced the male inmate to be placed with women.
WTTW reports that a Jane Doe inmate at Illinois’ Logan Correctional Center filed a federal lawsuit last week against officials with the state Department of Corrections (IDOC) for allegedly allowing her to be sexually assaulted by Andre Patterson, a male inmate who identifies as a woman under the name Janiah Monroe, last year.
The suit claims that following the attack, which the state allegedly covered up with a “sham investigation,” she was coerced into recanting, then punished for filing a “false” report. They did this, the suit contends, to “justify the transfers” of “transgender inmates from male to female prisons,” which “has been a contentious policy within IDOC.”
IDOC is so far not responding to press inquiries about the case, but Alan Mills, who heads the Chicago-based Uptown People’s Law Center and has represented Patterson, did respond. He suggested that the complaint is “without merit” because the “Department of Corrections investigated this incident and found that it was consensual sex, not rape.” The suit argues that that determination was part of the cover-up.
“Since Ms. [sic] Monroe was transferred to Logan, she’s [sic] made a lot of friends and has found substantial support among other prisoners and some staff,” Mills continued. “But transphobia exists everywhere, both out here on the street and in prison, so it’s not surprising that there are some people who feel uncomfortable with her [sic] presence in a women’s prison.”
Yet the Illinois Times reports that Dr. William Puga, head of psychiatry for IDOC, testified that of the multiple rape accusations directed at Patterson, “some were false but many were legitimate.” Puga further testified that Patterson — who has not had his genitals mutilated or removed — ceased hormone treatments upon arriving at the women’s prison.
Nevertheless, U.S. District Court judge Nancy Rosenstengel ordered that IDOC provide hormones to “trans” inmates, and U.S. District Court judge Michael Mihm barred IDOC from transferring Patterson to a male facility without showing necessity.
Logan correctional warden Glen Austin testified in a deposition that Patterson has been a generally troublesome inmate.
“Multiple tickets, serious infractions, previous PREA [Prison Rape Elimination Act] allegations, inappropriate sexual behavior and a confirmed investigation that substantiated sexual misconduct,” he said. “Her [sic] actions here at the facility, I think with her [sic] history, to me it is very concerning. I don’t think that — so, the answer is no, I don’t think that [Patterson’s] transitioning to Logan has been successful.”
There has been growing concern in both the United States and the United Kingdom over placing men who claim to be women in female prison populations. A record number of male inmates in England and Wales claim to be female, a subject that has garnered controversy partly due to cases like that of Stephen Wood, who assaulted four female inmates after being housed in a women’s facility as “Karen White.” Canada and Scotland have also seen cases of male prisoners claiming “transgender” status in order to secure lighter treatment during their incarceration.
Nevertheless, politicians such as Massachusetts senator and Democrat presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren have declared that Americans “have to stop putting trans women [meaning men] who are incarcerated into prisons with men where they are at risk.”
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