lifesitenews--2020-11-02--How Biden is deceiving voters by claiming to be Christian while championing abortion

November 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – As the American election looms and the candidates make their final pitch to voters , Joe Biden has been attempting to assure voters that he is , above all , a Christian .
He penned an editorial for The Christian Post titled “ The greatest commandment has guided my politics ” laying out his beliefs : “ These abiding principles – loving God and loving others – are at the very foundation of my faith.
” And then he said this : Of course , Joe Biden is also running on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Democrat and has chosen as his running mate Kamala Harris , who used her powers as attorney general in California to target pro-life investigative journalist David Daleiden on behalf of her donors at Planned Parenthood .
Children in the womb , in other words , may be created in “ imago Dei ” —but Biden is happy to allow 800,000 of them to be killed in an awful fashion every single year .
And unlike previous Democratic presidents , he ’ s even announced that he ’ ll force the American taxpayer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flipped his position on the Hyde Amendment , which bans federal funding for abortion , at the behest of far-Left Democrats ( who are now in the driver ’ s seat . )
For years now , he ’ s been defending his untenable position—technically “ believing ” the position of the Roman Catholic Church on abortion while politically supporting the abortion industry—by attempting to talk out of both sides of his mouth .
Over and over again , he ’ s claimed that : “ I ’ m prepared to accept for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my church .
But I ’ m not prepared to impose that on every other person.
” This is obviously nonsense .
If Joe Biden actually believes that life begins at conception—which is a scientific truth , not a Catholic doctrine—then he actually believes that abortion kills a human being .
And if he actually believes that abortion kills a human being , he can not possibly excuse backing the intentional , state-funded destruction of human life .
Either he believes that the baby in the womb is a baby , or he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is a human being but , for all his flowery rhetoric about his faith , is willing to sell out the weakest and most vulnerable for political gain , he ’ s the worst sort of coward and an accomplice to killing .
If he doesn ’ t believe they are human beings , he ’ s both a science denier and rejecting the teachings of the Church he claims membership in .
To sum up : Either Joe Biden is willing to pay the political piper with baby corpses , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ believes .
He can ’ t have it both ways .
It ’ s worth noting here that nearly every column examining his abortion position compares Biden to the Cuomos and the Kennedys and other politicians who have found ways to back abortion while trumpeting their Catholicism .
It wasn ’ t always this way—in fact , the Kennedys and other liberal Catholic politicians were not at all convinced , early on , that they could support abortion politically .
JFK said nothing about abortion at all , and Teddy Kennedy actually opposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were assured by liberal theologians that they could have their cake and eat it too .
In fact , the Wall Street Journal reported , in “ some cases , church leaders actually started providing ‘ cover ’ for Catholic pro-choice politicians who wanted to vote in favor of abortion rights .
At a meeting at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport , Mass.
, on a hot summer day in 1964 , the Kennedy family and its advisers and allies were coached by leading theologians on how to accept and promote abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ former Jesuit priest Albert Jonsen , emeritus professor of ethics at the University of Washington , recalls the meeting in his book The Birth of Bioethics .
He writes about how he joined with the Rev .
Joseph Fuchs , a Catholic moral theologian ; the Rev .
Robert Drinan , then dean of Boston College Law School ; and three academic theologians , the Revs .
Giles Milhaven , Richard McCormick and Charles Curran , to enable the Kennedy family to redefine support for abortion.
” Jonsen noted that the meetings at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ position of another Jesuit , the Rev .
John Courtney Murray , a position that ‘ distinguished between the moral aspects of an issue and the feasibility of enacting legislation about that issue.
’ It was the consensus at the Hyannisport conclave that Catholic politicians ‘ might tolerate legislation that would permit abortion under certain circumstances if political efforts to repress this moral error led to greater perils to social peace and order.
’ ” Giles Milhaven would later recall the meeting at Hyannisport at a 1984 breakfast speech for Catholics for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a day and a half among ourselves at a nearby hotel .
In the evening we answered questions from the Kennedys and the Shrivers .
Though the theologians disagreed on many a point , they all concurred on certain basics…and that was that a Catholic politician could in good conscience vote in favor of abortion.
” Robert F. Kennedy would be the first Kennedy to come out in support of abortion , being one of the only leading Catholic New York Democrats to support Republican Governor Nelson Rockefeller ’ s move to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the years to come , of course , the Kennedys would become staunch abortion advocates , with Teddy Kennedy , the “ liberal lion ” of the Senate , viciously attacking Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork for his pro-life views .
They also paved the way for other Catholic politicians to not simply accept abortion as a necessary evil , but to champion it as a social good—while claiming , with their other face ( the pious one ) , that they absolutely accepted the Catholic Church ’ s judgement that abortion was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child .
They all do it now—Joe Biden , Nancy Pelosi , even Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims that her Catholic faith drives her politics .
Only when a real Catholic like Amy Coney Barrett surfaces and they all react like a vampire glimpsing a mirror do we see them drop the act .
Schizophrenia is frequently helpful for politicians , but no matter which way Joe Biden attempts to split this proverbial and literal baby , he is guilty of stunning hypocrisy and wicked disregard for innocent human life .
Biden likes to trumpet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but ignores the fact that his incoherent position on abortion and other issues are actually the separation of Church and Joe Biden .
It ’ s now an old gimmick , but voters shouldn ’ t fall for it .
Jonathon ’ s new podcast , The Van Maren Show , is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement .
In his latest episode , he interviews Mark Crutcher to discuss the state of the pro-life movement , what pro-lifers need to be focusing on , and what the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world opposed to abortion .
In 1999 , Crutcher 's group exposed the illegal sale of baby body parts by Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities .
They also exposed the abuse and assault that occurs at abortion clinics as well as the industry 's cover-up of statutory rape .
You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below :

November 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – As the American election looms and the candidates make their final pitch to voters, Joe Biden has been attempting to assure voters that he is, above all, a Christian. He penned an editorial for The Christian Post titled “The greatest commandment has guided my politics” laying out his beliefs: “These abiding principles – loving God and loving others – are at the very foundation of my faith.” And then he said this:
My Catholic faith drilled into me a core truth – that every person on earth is equal in rights and dignity, because we are all beloved children of God. We are all created “imago Dei” – beautifully, uniquely, in the image of God, with inherent worth. It is the same creed that is at the core of our American experiment and written into our founding documents – that we are all created equal and endowed by our creator with inalienable rights.
Of course, Joe Biden is also running on the most pro-abortion presidential platform ever constructed by a Democrat and has chosen as his running mate Kamala Harris, who used her powers as attorney general in California to target pro-life investigative journalist David Daleiden on behalf of her donors at Planned Parenthood. Children in the womb, in other words, may be created in “imago Dei”—but Biden is happy to allow 800,000 of them to be killed in an awful fashion every single year. And unlike previous Democratic presidents, he’s even announced that he’ll force the American taxpayer to fund the carnage.
Biden has flipped his position on the Hyde Amendment, which bans federal funding for abortion, at the behest of far-Left Democrats (who are now in the driver’s seat.) For years now, he’s been defending his untenable position—technically “believing” the position of the Roman Catholic Church on abortion while politically supporting the abortion industry—by attempting to talk out of both sides of his mouth. Over and over again, he’s claimed that: “I’m prepared to accept for me, personally, the doctrine of my church. But I’m not prepared to impose that on every other person.”
This is obviously nonsense. If Joe Biden actually believes that life begins at conception—which is a scientific truth, not a Catholic doctrine—then he actually believes that abortion kills a human being. And if he actually believes that abortion kills a human being, he cannot possibly excuse backing the intentional, state-funded destruction of human life. Either he believes that the baby in the womb is a baby, or he doesn’t. If he believes it is a human being but, for all his flowery rhetoric about his faith, is willing to sell out the weakest and most vulnerable for political gain, he’s the worst sort of coward and an accomplice to killing. If he doesn’t believe they are human beings, he’s both a science denier and rejecting the teachings of the Church he claims membership in.
To sum up: Either Joe Biden is willing to pay the political piper with baby corpses, or he’s lying about what he believes. He can’t have it both ways.
It’s worth noting here that nearly every column examining his abortion position compares Biden to the Cuomos and the Kennedys and other politicians who have found ways to back abortion while trumpeting their Catholicism. It wasn’t always this way—in fact, the Kennedys and other liberal Catholic politicians were not at all convinced, early on, that they could support abortion politically. JFK said nothing about abortion at all, and Teddy Kennedy actually opposed it early on. But then, they were assured by liberal theologians that they could have their cake and eat it too.
— Article continues below Petition — Vote FOR Life, Family, Faith and Freedom -- Election Day Open Letter Show Petition Text 6308 have signed the petition. Let's get to 7500 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Donald Trump/Joe Biden Photo Credit: White House/Flickr | mark reinstein/Shutterstock.com Core conservative and Christian values are at stake in the upcoming election. So, it's vital that we - and our family and friends - know which candidate will defend them. Please SIGN this open letter which calls for the preservation of our core values of Life, Family, Faith and Freedom. Then, please USE and SHARE our 2020 LifeSite Voter Guide: https://www.lifesitenews.com/votelife The following core conservative and Christian values will all be affected, one way or the other, by the outcome of the election: The protection of human life from conception till natural death .
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. And, the protection of our freedoms - especially, our freedom of speech, our freedom of assembly and licit medical freedom. So, where do the candidates stand on Life, Family, Faith and Freedom? _______________________ ON LIFE President Trump has already proven himself to be pro-life. He reinstated the Mexico City Policy, prohibiting U.S. foreign aid from paying for and, or, promoting abortions. And, he has also pledged to sign a late-term abortion ban and veto any pro-abortion legislation. Former Vice President Biden supports tax-payer funded abortion (i.e., getting rid of the Hyde Amendment), and has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood and NARAL. ON FAMILY President Trump’s tax cuts have helped 82% of middle-class American families, which saved an average of $1,260 on their taxes according to Breitbart News. On the contrary, if former Vice President Joe Biden implements the "Green New Deal," thousands of energy sector jobs will be eliminated. What’s more, Biden plans on raising taxes by more than three trillion dollars – a move which could severely hurt the average American family. Additionally, President Trump backs school choice for all American families, which will allow parents to choose the school that best meets the needs of their children. However, former Vice President Biden supports policies that are not in favor school choice. His policies would hurt families by keeping parents from choosing a school that would help their children and provide them with the best opportunities. Finally, President Trump's administration has co-sponsored the Geneva Consensus Declaration, which reaffirms that “the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State", and which seeks to achieve the "strengthening of family as the foundational unit of society." While, earlier this year, former Vice President Biden revealed his “LGBTQ+ and equality” plan, which he will use to “protect,” “enforce,” and “advance” the homosexual agenda and homosexual “rights." ON FAITH President Trump’s second-term agenda includes the promise to "defend the freedoms of religious believers and organizations." Former Vice President Biden stands against conscience rights - vowing to sue the Little Sisters of the Poor to force them to pay for abortion and contraceptives. And, Biden also stands against religious freedom, as he and the Democrats support mandating that pro-life Christian business-owners, like cake bakers, violate their religious beliefs. ON FREEDOM If re-elected, President Trump has promised to minimize lockdowns and mask mandates. If elected, former Vice President Biden has promised to enact a nationwide mask mandate, and allow more lockdowns. ________________________ Now that you know where the candidates stand, please consider voting to preserve Life, the Family, our Faith, and our Freedoms! And, please SIGN this open letter, USE the LifeSite Voter Guide, and SHARE the LifeSite Voter Guide. Thank you! FOR MORE INFORMATION: LifeSite's 2020 Voter Guide - https://www.lifesitenews.com/votelife Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
In fact, the Wall Street Journal reported, in “some cases, church leaders actually started providing ‘cover’ for Catholic pro-choice politicians who wanted to vote in favor of abortion rights. At a meeting at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport, Mass., on a hot summer day in 1964, the Kennedy family and its advisers and allies were coached by leading theologians on how to accept and promote abortion with a ‘clear conscience.’ The former Jesuit priest Albert Jonsen, emeritus professor of ethics at the University of Washington, recalls the meeting in his book The Birth of Bioethics. He writes about how he joined with the Rev. Joseph Fuchs, a Catholic moral theologian; the Rev. Robert Drinan, then dean of Boston College Law School; and three academic theologians, the Revs. Giles Milhaven, Richard McCormick and Charles Curran, to enable the Kennedy family to redefine support for abortion.”
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Jonsen noted that the meetings at Hyannisport were also “influenced by the position of another Jesuit, the Rev. John Courtney Murray, a position that ‘distinguished between the moral aspects of an issue and the feasibility of enacting legislation about that issue.’ It was the consensus at the Hyannisport conclave that Catholic politicians ‘might tolerate legislation that would permit abortion under certain circumstances if political efforts to repress this moral error led to greater perils to social peace and order.’”
Giles Milhaven would later recall the meeting at Hyannisport at a 1984 breakfast speech for Catholics for a Free Choice: “The theologians worked for a day and a half among ourselves at a nearby hotel. In the evening we answered questions from the Kennedys and the Shrivers. Though the theologians disagreed on many a point, they all concurred on certain basics…and that was that a Catholic politician could in good conscience vote in favor of abortion.” Robert F. Kennedy would be the first Kennedy to come out in support of abortion, being one of the only leading Catholic New York Democrats to support Republican Governor Nelson Rockefeller’s move to legalize abortion in some circumstances.
In the years to come, of course, the Kennedys would become staunch abortion advocates, with Teddy Kennedy, the “liberal lion” of the Senate, viciously attacking Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork for his pro-life views. They also paved the way for other Catholic politicians to not simply accept abortion as a necessary evil, but to champion it as a social good—while claiming, with their other face (the pious one), that they absolutely accepted the Catholic Church’s judgement that abortion was the killing of an innocent, defenceless child. They all do it now—Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, even Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claims that her Catholic faith drives her politics. Only when a real Catholic like Amy Coney Barrett surfaces and they all react like a vampire glimpsing a mirror do we see them drop the act.
Schizophrenia is frequently helpful for politicians, but no matter which way Joe Biden attempts to split this proverbial and literal baby, he is guilty of stunning hypocrisy and wicked disregard for innocent human life. Biden likes to trumpet the separation of Church and State, but ignores the fact that his incoherent position on abortion and other issues are actually the separation of Church and Joe Biden. It’s now an old gimmick, but voters shouldn’t fall for it.
Jonathon’s new podcast, The Van Maren Show, is dedicated to telling the stories of the pro-life and pro-family movement. In his latest episode, he interviews Mark Crutcher to discuss the state of the pro-life movement, what pro-lifers need to be focusing on, and what the 2020 US election means for those throughout the world opposed to abortion. In 1999, Crutcher's group exposed the illegal sale of baby body parts by Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities. They also exposed the abuse and assault that occurs at abortion clinics as well as the industry's cover-up of statutory rape.
You can subscribe here and listen to the episode below:
Follow Jonathon Jonathon Van Maren is a public speaker, writer, and pro-life activist. His commentary has been translated into more than eight languages and published widely online as well as print newspapers such as the Jewish Independent, the National Post, the Hamilton Spectator and others. He has received an award for combating anti-Semitism in print from the Jewish organization B’nai Brith. His commentary has been featured on CTV Primetime, Global News, EWTN, and the CBC as well as dozens of radio stations and news outlets in Canada and the United States. He speaks on a wide variety of cultural topics across North America at universities, high schools, churches, and other functions. Some of these topics include abortion, pornography, the Sexual Revolution, and euthanasia. Jonathon holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in history from Simon Fraser University, and is the communications director for the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform. Jonathon’s first book, The Culture War, was released in 2016.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-02--Two steps forward, one step back: Polish president compromises on abortion

WARSAW , Poland , November 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― Poland ’ s president has suggested an abortion bill that would allow for the direct killing of unborn babies diagnosed with fatal illnesses .
On Friday , President Andrzej Duda disappointed his nation ’ s pro-life movement by offering a compromise on abortion after Poland ’ s Constitutional Tribunal ruled that abortion for reasons of “ fetal defects ” was unconstitutional .
A week after tens of thousands of protestors , led by Poland ’ s far-left abortion movement , began taking to the streets , Duda proposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of unborn babies expected to die of natural causes before or soon after birth .
According to online English-language Polish news magazine Polandin.com , Duda stated : “ In the wake of consultations , I have decided to submit an amended bill on family planning , protection of the human foetus and conditions allowing for the termination of pregnancy to the Lower House.
” The new bill , Duda said , “ while recognising the Constitutional Tribunal ’ s guidelines , envisages the introduction of a new provision that reinstates the possibility of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Poland ’ s Constitution and only when the so-called lethal defects appear , when prenatal and other medical indications show a high-risk of stillbirth or the child being afflicted with an incurable disease or defect leading to the unavoidable and imminent death of the child despite the treatments applied.
” Previously the Polish president had maintained that he had always been in favour of banning eugenic abortion .
If this new bill passes into law , unborn children diagnosed with non-lethal illnesses or conditions like Down syndrome or cerebral palsy will still be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion law , seen as a fragile compromise between Poles who want a total ban on abortion and Poles who do not , doctors could abort unborn children diagnosed these conditions .
Duda ’ s proposal met with disappointment from pro-life Poles and contempt from its radical pro-abortion movement .
Leading Polish pro-lifer Kaja Godek , the mother of two children , one with Down syndrome , told LifeSiteNews that Duda ’ s bill brings eugenic abortion back to Poland and betrays the Polish constitution .
“ The President 's proposal is nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Godek stated via email .
“ The [ presidential ] oath says that he should guard the constitution , yet he is now trying to ignore the verdict by the Constitutional Tribunal , ” she continued .
“ Mr .
Duda will be remembered as the only Polish president who took action to weaken the protection of life , even [ Communist-era ] presidents did not do so.
” Krystian Kratiuk of online Catholic newsmagazine Polonia Christiana told LifeSiteNews that the abortion movement has not been placated by the president ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not satisfied , ” Kratiuk stated via email .
“ They will absolutely not accept it .
For them it [ represents ] acompromise that they have not accepted for a long time .
They now want the resignation of the government , forbid the Church all the money it receives from the state [ through a voluntary tax ] , abolish the public media and have an abortion on request , ” he continued .
“ This is how they negotiate , and yet we have three years until the election !
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ receives tax money as reimbursement for property stolen by the former communist regime , for repairs , in exchange for religion lessons in schools , and to subsidize some ecclesiastical universities .
Legal abortion was first introduced in Poland in 1932 , allowable when continuing the pregnancy endangered the mother ’ s life or when the child was conceived through rape or incest or by a girl under 15 .
During the German occupation of the Second World War , abortion on demand was introduced as the Nazi regime wished to decrease the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it regarded as “ sub-human ” .
“ I will personally shoot the idiot who would introduce legislation prohibiting abortion in the eastern occupied territories , ” said Adolf Hitler .
During the Moscow-controlled Communist era , Polish abortion laws permitted abortion for women because of “ difficult life conditions.
” However , a movement to create Polish legislation giving greater protection to the unborn child began even before the end of the Communist regime .
The 1993 legislation protected the lives of all unborn children except those whose lives threatened the health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conceived through a criminal act like rape and incest , and those who were diagnosed with a “ severe ” disability or fatal disease .
President Duda stated on Friday that the amended abortion law would still provide the exceptions for the life and health of the mother and for conceptions caused by criminal acts .
Infuriated by the October 22 Constitutional Tribunal ’ s ruling , some pro-abortion activists in Poland have resorted to screaming obscenities in the streets , vandalizing churches and patriotic monuments , assaulting people , and even invading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week LifeSiteNews ’ s John-Henry Westen and other pro-life leaders in the English-speaking world extended their congratulations to Poland for the decision against eugenic abortion and regret for the violence of some pro-abortion demonstrators .
“ We ... assure our brothers and sisters in the Polish pro-life movement that we have not forgotten them , ” Westen said .
“ Nie jesteściesami : you are not alone !
We are with you .
We are praying for you .
We thank you for what you have done for unborn children and for your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message was soon translated and republished by several Polish news outlets , including Polonia Christiana , Nasz Dziennik ( “ Our Daily ” ) , Do Rzeczy ( “ Straight to the Point ” ) , and Radio Maryja .
President Duda is largely regarded in Poland as a figurehead , and many say the real power in the Polish government is the leader of his political party , Jerzy Kaczyński.To ask the Polish government to respect the Tribunal ’ s decision for life , please contact :

On Friday, President Andrzej Duda disappointed his nation’s pro-life movement by offering a compromise on abortion after Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled that abortion for reasons of 'fetal defects' was unconstitutional.
WARSAW, Poland, November 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― Poland’s president has suggested an abortion bill that would allow for the direct killing of unborn babies diagnosed with fatal illnesses.
On Friday, President Andrzej Duda disappointed his nation’s pro-life movement by offering a compromise on abortion after Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal ruled that abortion for reasons of “fetal defects” was unconstitutional. A week after tens of thousands of protestors, led by Poland’s far-left abortion movement, began taking to the streets, Duda proposed a law that would permit the killing of unborn babies expected to die of natural causes before or soon after birth.
According to online English-language Polish news magazine Polandin.com, Duda stated: “In the wake of consultations, I have decided to submit an amended bill on family planning, protection of the human foetus and conditions allowing for the termination of pregnancy to the Lower House.”
The new bill, Duda said, “while recognising the Constitutional Tribunal’s guidelines, envisages the introduction of a new provision that reinstates the possibility of the termination of pregnancy in line with Poland’s Constitution and only when the so-called lethal defects appear, when prenatal and other medical indications show a high-risk of stillbirth or the child being afflicted with an incurable disease or defect leading to the unavoidable and imminent death of the child despite the treatments applied.”
Previously the Polish president had maintained that he had always been in favour of banning eugenic abortion.
If this new bill passes into law, unborn children diagnosed with non-lethal illnesses or conditions like Down syndrome or cerebral palsy will still be protected. Under Poland’s 1993 abortion law, seen as a fragile compromise between Poles who want a total ban on abortion and Poles who do not, doctors could abort unborn children diagnosed these conditions.
Duda’s proposal met with disappointment from pro-life Poles and contempt from its radical pro-abortion movement.
Leading Polish pro-lifer Kaja Godek, the mother of three children, one with Down syndrome, told LifeSiteNews that Duda’s bill brings eugenic abortion back to Poland and betrays the Polish constitution.
“The President's proposal is nothing else than restoring eugenics in the bill,” Godek stated via email.
“The [presidential]oath says that he should guard the constitution, yet he is now trying to ignore the verdict by the Constitutional Tribunal,” she continued.
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Stand with Poland for defending the unborn and churches against leftist aggression! Show Petition Text 3555 have signed the petition. Let's get to 4000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Young Poles defending their church against pro-abortion aggression stemming from the decision of the country's Constitutional Court to protect the lives of sick unborn babies. Photo Credit: Polonia Christiana Since the Constitutional Court of Poland's decision on October 22nd to protect and vindicate the right to life of sick preborn children, leftist pro-abort feminists have been attacking churches, government officials and pro-lifers across Poland in a foul display of bloody-minded vulgarity. But, we STAND with Poland. And, we PRAY for Poland. Please WATCH this video which congratulates faithful Catholics in Poland for their pro-life example and for standing up to rioters trying to vandalize statues, churches. We now call on all pro-lifers, faithful Christians (especially in the Polish diaspora) and pro-life organizations to SIGN this petition to encourage pro-lifers in Poland, the Polish Constitutional Court, and especially the Polish Government to remain steadfastly pro-life right now. And we call on all faithful Polish Catholics to defend their churches and patriotic monuments! This is the time to keep faith with generations of Polish heroes and "Be not afraid!" This is not the time for the Government to give-in to demands from the opposition. Stand up against the people who are attacking your churches while baying for the blood of innocent preborn children! And, explain to your people how the Court was RIGHT to have challenged the abortion law allowing the barbaric practice of eugenic abortion. Poland is a republican democracy, and in such a democracy, the Constitutional Court has the last say on matters of national importance. The Polish Court has spoken, and its ruling should be respected and implemented. And, under no circumstances should the Polish Government promise to reverse this decision in law or by granting a referendum on the same. Poland, be courageous and stand fast for Life. Don't give in to the Culture of Death! Thank you for your example, Poland. Now, remain strong! And, thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this petition of support and solidarity with the Constitutional Court of Poland's decision to disallow eugenic abortion. Thank you also for standing with and praying for Polish pro-lifers and government officials to remain steadfastly pro-life during time of leftist, pro-abortion aggression. After you sign and share, could you also take the time to congratulate the Polish pro-life movement for their historic victory in defense of human life, and to offer emotional and spiritual support? Please contact: The Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture Jerzy Kwaśniewski, Esq., President
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“Mr. Duda will be remembered as the only Polish president who took action to weaken the protection of life, even [Communist-era] presidents did not do so.”
Krystian Kratiuk of online Catholic newsmagazine Polonia Christiana told LifeSiteNews that the abortion movement has not been placated by the president’s proposed compromise.
“They are not satisfied,” Kratiuk stated via email.
“They will absolutely not accept it. For them it [represents] acompromise that they have not accepted for a long time. They now want the resignation of the government, forbid the Church all the money it receives from the state [through a voluntary tax], abolish the public media and have an abortion on request,” he continued.
“This is how they negotiate, and yet we have three years until the election!”
Kratiuk explained that the Polish Church receives tax money as reimbursement for property stolen by the former communist regime, for repairs, in exchange for religion lessons in schools, and to subsidize some ecclesiastical universities.
Legal abortion was first introduced in Poland in 1932, allowable when continuing the pregnancy endangered the mother’s life or when the child was conceived through rape or incest or by a girl under 15. During the German occupation of the Second World War, abortion on demand was introduced as the Nazi regime wished to decrease the native Polish population, most of which it regarded as “sub-human”.
“I will personally shoot the idiot who would introduce legislation prohibiting abortion in the eastern occupied territories,” said Adolf Hitler.
During the Moscow-controlled Communist era, Polish abortion laws permitted abortion for women because of “difficult life conditions.” However, a movement to create Polish legislation giving greater protection to the unborn child began even before the end of the Communist regime.
The 1993 legislation protected the lives of all unborn children except those whose lives threatened the health and safety of their mothers, those conceived through a criminal act like rape and incest, and those who were diagnosed with a “severe” disability or fatal disease. President Duda stated on Friday that the amended abortion law would still provide the exceptions for the life and health of the mother and for conceptions caused by criminal acts.
Infuriated by the October 22 Constitutional Tribunal’s ruling, some pro-abortion activists in Poland have resorted to screaming obscenities in the streets, vandalizing churches and patriotic monuments, assaulting people, and even invading churches to interrupt divine worship.
Last week LifeSiteNews’s John-Henry Westen and other pro-life leaders in the English-speaking world extended their congratulations to Poland for the decision against eugenic abortion and regret for the violence of some pro-abortion demonstrators.
“We… assure our brothers and sisters in the Polish pro-life movement that we have not forgotten them,” Westen said.
“Nie jesteściesami:you are not alone! We are with you. We are praying for you. We thank you for what you have done for unborn children and for your traditional Catholic culture.”
Westen’s message was soon translated and republished by several Polish news outlets, including Polonia Christiana, Nasz Dziennik (“Our Daily”), Do Rzeczy (“Straight to the Point”), and Radio Maryja.
President Duda is largely regarded in Poland as a figurehead, and many say the real power in the Polish government is the leader of his political party, Jerzy Kaczyński.To ask the Polish government to respect the Tribunal’s decision for life, please contact:
Sz. P. Jarosław Kaczyński
Chairman, Law and Justice Party
Biuro Poselskie
al. Jerozolimskie 125/127
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e-mail: [email protected]
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lifesitenews--2020-11-02--How Joe Biden was ‘recruited’ to become agent of Chinese Communist party

November 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – Peter Schweizer has already established that everyone in Joe Biden ’ s immediate family was profiting from his position as vice president .
Hunter Biden ’ s ‘ Laptop from Hell ’ has revealed that his father profited from these ventures , in that he insisted that son Hunter split his profits with him .
What Tucker Carlson ’ s interviews with Biden ’ s business partner , Tony Bobulinski , prove is something more : Joe Biden was an active participant in these various schemes .
In fact , in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was clear that he actually oversaw it .
In other words , “ Chairman ” Joe Biden called the shots in the Biden Crime Family .
Joe Biden has repeatedly declared that he knew nothing about his son ’ s business deals in China , Ukraine , Russia , or anywhere else .
Bobulinski insists that this is a flat-out lie , and says he has the documents to prove it .
Bobulinski is an international financier who was brought into the Sinohawk deal to help structure it .
He is speaking out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is tired of hearing Biden lie , as the presidential candidate did during the second debate , about having no involvement with the family business .
It has not been easy for the former naval lieutenant to tell his story .
In fact , as soon as he began to speak out , he was accused of being a purveyor of “ Russian disinformation.
” We all owe a debt of gratitude to Fox News for being willing to air his story for , as Tucker Carlson noted , “ Never in American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country aligned to kill a legitimate news story in the days before an election.
” There had been “ an extraordinary attempt ” to prevent Fox News from even airing the Bobulinski-Biden story , he noted .
It ’ s a good thing for the American people that he did because we now learn that Joe Biden is the central figure in the multitude of Biden family scandals that have been playing out in recent months .
Joe ’ s repeated—and heated—denials that he ever spoke with Hunter about his business dealings abroad @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lie .
As Tucker put it , “ Joe Biden had direct personal involvement with his family ’ s business dealings in Communist China , and likely in other countries as well.
” Bobulinski ’ s involvement with the Biden ’ s began on Christmas Eve 2015 , when he received a business proposition from James Gilliar , an English businessman : “ There will be a deal between one of the most prominent families from US and them [ the Chinese side ] constructed by me , ” Gilliar texted .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between a Chinese energy company called CEFC and the Biden family , which indeed was “ one of the most prominent families in the U.S. ” , since it was headed by the then-Vice President of the United States , Joe Biden .
In early 2017 , Bobulinski was asked by a self-described “ proxy ” for the Biden family , Rob Walker , to “ sit down with their father [ Joe Biden ] , just to meet him and , at a high level , discuss the Biden family and how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which was arranged by Hunter , took place on 2 May 2017 in a Los Angeles bar .
Hunter explained to Bobulinski in advance that he had already briefed his father on the Sinohawk business deal , and that his—Bobulinski ’ s—job was simply to introduce himself and his business background .
Bobulinski recalled that “ ...
They were sort of wining and dining me , and presenting the strength of the Biden family , to get me more engaged [ in ] tak [ ing ] on the CEO role and develop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and around the world , in partnership with CEFC .
There was no other reason for me to be in that bar meeting Joe Biden , than to discuss what I was doing with his family ’ s name in the Chinese CEFC.
” Hunter himself made it clear that his father was the head of the “ family business ” , a fact that was also clear from the carefully arranged meeting on Sinohawk , as well as emails and texts that went back and forth .
This was so patently obvious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to once again deny any involvement in his family ’ s business during the second presidential debate , which Bobulinski attended , he almost came out of his chair .
“ I almost stood up and yelled “ Liar !
” he told Tucker .
`` But I was shocked that not only is the media [ still not ] discussing this , but they ’ re going to the other extreme – they ’ re dismissing it as ‘ Russian disinformation ’ ... it ’ s just absurd.
” '' The [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were doing .
They were dealing with a Chinese-owned enterprise run by Chairman Ye , CEFC , that had strong financial support and political support from the Chinese Communist Party ... That ’ s not my own words ; it ’ s how they presented it to me and read me in on it.
” Bobulinski also confirmed “ how the equity from the [ Sinohawk ] enterprise would be divvied up , ” saying that it was “ crystal clear ” to him that “ the big guy ” who was mentioned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden .
To hide “ the big guy ’ s ” share it was included with his brother ’ s share in the final document .
Ultimately , the head of CEFC never funded Sinohawk , but simply hired Hunter Biden—and presumably through him “ the big guy ” himself—directly .
In going along with this change of plan , or perhaps by even suggesting it , the Biden family effectively abandoned the very business partner , Tony Bobulinski , they had so assiduously courted just a few months before .
Of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Biden Crime Family to cheat their business partners .
It ’ s something else entirely for them to jeopardize the national security of the U.S. by compromising themselves with the Chinese Communist dictatorship .
You see , the CCP knew exactly who it was dealing with , and it was not the drug-addled , sex-crazed son .
Rather , they were cutting deals with the father , who just happened to be the vice president of the United States .
What this means is that Joe Biden is fatally compromised .
Retired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reviewed the thousands of documents on Hunter Biden ’ s laptop , puts it this way : Steven W. Mosher is the President of the Population Research Institute and the author of Bully of Asia : Why China ’ s Dream is the New Threat to World Order .

While Joe was cutting deals with China, the Chinese Communist party was putting its hooks into him
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November 2, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Peter Schweizer has already established that everyone in Joe Biden’s immediate family was profiting from his position as vice president. Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop from Hell’ has revealed that his father profited from these ventures, in that he insisted that son Hunter split his profits with him.
What Tucker Carlson’s interviews with Biden’s business partner, Tony Bobulinski, prove is something more: Joe Biden was an active participant in these various schemes. In fact, in the Sinohawk venture that involved Bobulinski, it was clear that he actually oversaw it. In other words, “Chairman” Joe Biden called the shots in the Biden Crime Family.
Joe Biden has repeatedly declared that he knew nothing about his son’s business deals in China, Ukraine, Russia, or anywhere else. Bobulinski insists that this is a flat-out lie, and says he has the documents to prove it.
Bobulinski is an international financier who was brought into the Sinohawk deal to help structure it. He is speaking out, he told Tucker, because he is tired of hearing Biden lie, as the presidential candidate did during the second debate, about having no involvement with the family business.
It has not been easy for the former naval lieutenant to tell his story. In fact, as soon as he began to speak out, he was accused of being a purveyor of “Russian disinformation.”
We all owe a debt of gratitude to Fox News for being willing to air his story for, as Tucker Carlson noted, “Never in American history have more power centers in this country aligned to kill a legitimate news story in the days before an election.” There had been “an extraordinary attempt” to prevent Fox News from even airing the Bobulinski-Biden story, he noted.
— Article continues below Petition — Vote FOR Life, Family, Faith and Freedom -- Election Day Open Letter Show Petition Text 6308 have signed the petition. Let's get to 7500 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition Donald Trump/Joe Biden Photo Credit: White House/Flickr | mark reinstein/Shutterstock.com Core conservative and Christian values are at stake in the upcoming election. So, it's vital that we - and our family and friends - know which candidate will defend them. Please SIGN this open letter which calls for the preservation of our core values of Life, Family, Faith and Freedom. Then, please USE and SHARE our 2020 LifeSite Voter Guide: https://www.lifesitenews.com/votelife The following core conservative and Christian values will all be affected, one way or the other, by the outcome of the election: The protection of human life from conception till natural death .
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. And, the protection of our freedoms - especially, our freedom of speech, our freedom of assembly and licit medical freedom. So, where do the candidates stand on Life, Family, Faith and Freedom? _______________________ ON LIFE President Trump has already proven himself to be pro-life. He reinstated the Mexico City Policy, prohibiting U.S. foreign aid from paying for and, or, promoting abortions. And, he has also pledged to sign a late-term abortion ban and veto any pro-abortion legislation. Former Vice President Biden supports tax-payer funded abortion (i.e., getting rid of the Hyde Amendment), and has been endorsed by Planned Parenthood and NARAL. ON FAMILY President Trump’s tax cuts have helped 82% of middle-class American families, which saved an average of $1,260 on their taxes according to Breitbart News. On the contrary, if former Vice President Joe Biden implements the "Green New Deal," thousands of energy sector jobs will be eliminated. What’s more, Biden plans on raising taxes by more than three trillion dollars – a move which could severely hurt the average American family. Additionally, President Trump backs school choice for all American families, which will allow parents to choose the school that best meets the needs of their children. However, former Vice President Biden supports policies that are not in favor school choice. His policies would hurt families by keeping parents from choosing a school that would help their children and provide them with the best opportunities. Finally, President Trump's administration has co-sponsored the Geneva Consensus Declaration, which reaffirms that “the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State", and which seeks to achieve the "strengthening of family as the foundational unit of society." While, earlier this year, former Vice President Biden revealed his “LGBTQ+ and equality” plan, which he will use to “protect,” “enforce,” and “advance” the homosexual agenda and homosexual “rights." ON FAITH President Trump’s second-term agenda includes the promise to "defend the freedoms of religious believers and organizations." Former Vice President Biden stands against conscience rights - vowing to sue the Little Sisters of the Poor to force them to pay for abortion and contraceptives. And, Biden also stands against religious freedom, as he and the Democrats support mandating that pro-life Christian business-owners, like cake bakers, violate their religious beliefs. ON FREEDOM If re-elected, President Trump has promised to minimize lockdowns and mask mandates. If elected, former Vice President Biden has promised to enact a nationwide mask mandate, and allow more lockdowns. ________________________ Now that you know where the candidates stand, please consider voting to preserve Life, the Family, our Faith, and our Freedoms! And, please SIGN this open letter, USE the LifeSite Voter Guide, and SHARE the LifeSite Voter Guide. Thank you! FOR MORE INFORMATION: LifeSite's 2020 Voter Guide - https://www.lifesitenews.com/votelife Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
It’s a good thing for the American people that he did because we now learn that Joe Biden is the central figure in the multitude of Biden family scandals that have been playing out in recent months. Joe’s repeated—and heated—denials that he ever spoke with Hunter about his business dealings abroad is, quite simply, a bald-faced lie.
As Tucker put it, “Joe Biden had direct personal involvement with his family’s business dealings in Communist China, and likely in other countries as well.”
Bobulinski’s involvement with the Biden’s began on Christmas Eve 2015, when he received a business proposition from James Gilliar, an English businessman: “There will be a deal between one of the most prominent families from US and them [the Chinese side] constructed by me,” Gilliar texted. The deal, it turned out, was between a Chinese energy company called CEFC and the Biden family, which indeed was “one of the most prominent families in the U.S.”, since it was headed by the then-Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden.
In early 2017, Bobulinski was asked by a self-described “proxy” for the Biden family, Rob Walker, to “sit down with their father [Joe Biden], just to meet him and, at a high level, discuss the Biden family and how they approached things.”
The meeting, which was arranged by Hunter, took place on 2 May 2017 in a Los Angeles bar. Hunter explained to Bobulinski in advance that he had already briefed his father on the Sinohawk business deal, and that his—Bobulinski’s—job was simply to introduce himself and his business background.
Bobulinski recalled that “…They were sort of wining and dining me, and presenting the strength of the Biden family, to get me more engaged [in] tak[ing] on the CEO role and develop Sinohawk, both in the United States and around the world, in partnership with CEFC. There was no other reason for me to be in that bar meeting Joe Biden, than to discuss what I was doing with his family’s name in the Chinese CEFC.”
Hunter himself made it clear that his father was the head of the “family business”, a fact that was also clear from the carefully arranged meeting on Sinohawk, as well as emails and texts that went back and forth. This was so patently obvious to Bobulinski that when Joe Biden chose to once again deny any involvement in his family’s business during the second presidential debate, which Bobulinski attended, he almost came out of his chair.
“I almost stood up and yelled “Liar!” he told Tucker. “But I was shocked that not only is the media [still not] discussing this, but they’re going to the other extreme – they’re dismissing it as ‘Russian disinformation’…it’s just absurd.”
“The [Biden family] knew exactly what they were doing. They were dealing with a Chinese-owned enterprise run by Chairman Ye, CEFC, that had strong financial support and political support from the Chinese Communist Party…That’s not my own words; it’s how they presented it to me and read me in on it.”
Bobulinski also confirmed “how the equity from the [Sinohawk] enterprise would be divvied up,” saying that it was “crystal clear” to him that “the big guy” who was mentioned as a 10 percent shareholder was Joe Biden. To hide “the big guy’s” share it was included with his brother’s share in the final document.
Ultimately, the head of CEFC never funded Sinohawk, but simply hired Hunter Biden—and presumably through him “the big guy” himself—directly. In going along with this change of plan, or perhaps by even suggesting it, the Biden family effectively abandoned the very business partner, Tony Bobulinski, they had so assiduously courted just a few months before.
Of course, it’s one thing for the Biden Crime Family to cheat their business partners. It’s something else entirely for them to jeopardize the national security of the U.S. by compromising themselves with the Chinese Communist dictatorship.
You see, the CCP knew exactly who it was dealing with, and it was not the drug-addled, sex-crazed son. Rather, they were cutting deals with the father, who just happened to be the vice president of the United States.
What this means is that Joe Biden is fatally compromised. Retired CIA officer Sam Faddis, who has reviewed the thousands of documents on Hunter Biden’s laptop, puts it this way:
There is a mountain of evidence that tells you that Joe Biden has been up to his eyeballs in CCP dealings. They bought from him influence. That means that they have “recruited” him, in spy parlance. He works for Beijing. You are about to have that guy sit down in the Oval Office as an agent of the Chinese Communist Party?
The American people deserve better.
Steven W. Mosher is the President of the Population Research Institute and the author of Bully of Asia: Why China’s Dream is the New Threat to World Order.
Follow Steven Steven Mosher is an internationally recognised authority on China and population issues as well as an acclaimed author and speaker and founder and head of the Population Research Institute. He was the first American social scientist to visit mainland China in 1979 where he witnessed women being forced to have abortion under the new “one-child-policy” which he then exposed to the world. Mr. Mosher was a pro-choice atheist at the time, but witnessing these traumatic abortions led him to reconsider his convictions and to eventually become a practicing, pro-life Roman Catholic. Mosher has appeared numerous times before the US Congress as an expert in world population, China and human Rights abuses. He has also made TV appearances on Good Morning America, 60 Minutes, The Today Show, 20/20, FOX and CNN news, as well as being a regular guest on talk radio shows across the nation. He is the author of the best-selling A Mother’s Ordeal: One woman’s Fight Against China’s One-Child-Policy. His latest book is Bully of Asia, exposing the threat of China to the entire world at this time. Articles by Steve have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Reader’s Digest, The New Republic, The Washington Post, National Review, Reason, The Asian Wall Street Journal, Freedom Review, Linacre Quarterly, Catholic World Report, Human Life Review, First Things, and numerous other publications. Steven Mosher lives in Virginia with his wife, Vera, and their nine children.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-02--Remembering when a Planned Parenthood abortionist told Congress, ‘Abortion is moral’

November 2 , 2020 ( Live Action News ) — The abortion industry often recycles several claims — one : abortion is health care , and two : late-term abortions rarely , if ever , happen .
Both claims are false , and abortion advocates will only admit to that if absolutely forced to .
An exchange between Rep. Thomas Massie ( R-Ky. ) and Planned Parenthood abortionist Colleen McNicholas in November of 2019 showed just how out of touch the abortion industry is with the general public , and how reticent they are to admit the truth of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri ( PPSLR ) , was called last year to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reforms proceedings , where she was questioned by Massie .
At every turn , she avoided giving a direct answer .
Massie began by asking what the medical consensus for the age of viability is .
“ So , viability is a complicated medical construct , ” McNicholas said .
“ There is no particular gestational age .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will never be viable .
There are a number of different factors that we think about when we ’ re considering if a pregnancy is or isn ’ t viable.
” Despite McNicholas ’ s claim , the current medical consensus is that a preborn child is considered to be viable at approximately 24 weeks , though with medical advancements , premature infants are surviving at younger and younger ages .
Babies born as young as 21 weeks have a chance of surviving if given proper medical care .
McNicholas then refused to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she has committed but said her facility commits roughly 3,000 abortions annually .
When questioned on how late in gestation her Planned Parenthood facility commits abortions , McNicholas gave another non-answer .
“ So , my practice includes the provision of abortion up until the point of viability , and again , we already had a discussion about viability not being… ” she said , drifting off as Massie then asked her to give a number in weeks , to which she said she didn ’ t know and didn ’ t recall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortions , or the size of the largest baby she ’ s aborted .
Considering McNicholas is the chief medical officer for the facility , the idea that she is unaware of such things is highly unlikely , yet she stated , “ I ’ m not sure how I would even quantify that.
” “ You have no idea the age or gestation period of the fetuses you ’ re aborting ?
” Massie asked incredulously , but McNicholas continued to evade the question .
“ So again , as I said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the point of viability , and as we previously discussed , that could be at any point , ” she said .
Yet according to the PPLSR website , Missouri only permits abortions up until 21 weeks and six days after a woman ’ s last menstrual period , so the answer should , theoretically , be easy — unless McNicholas ’ s facility is breaking the law .
On a wider scale , Planned Parenthood does commit abortions past viability at facilities across the country , where laws do not prohibit them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if there was any point in pregnancy at which McNicholas would personally refuse to commit an abortion , and McNicholas again avoided a direct answer .
“ Medicine is not black and white .
I recognize in my 10 years of practice informs this opinion , that pregnancy can be really complicated , and given that there are pregnancies for which a fetus may never be viable , I think it ’ s really important that we allow physicians and patients to have every medical resource to make decisions that are appropriate to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said , then continued on to claim that women don ’ t need a reason for an abortion .
“ Every patient is different… I think you ’ re forgetting that there are a number of reasons that go into patients ’ choice .
At my clinic , I trust that women have a valid reason ; every reason that they have is valid.
” She concluded , “ Mr .
Massie , abortion is moral , it is important , it is health care , and I support people being the experts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for themselves.
” Though McNicholas believes taking the life of a human being is moral , the majority of Americans disagree with her , according to Gallup polling .
Abortion is also not health care as she claims , because deliberately taking human life can not , under any definition , be reasonably considered “ health care ” and is also never medically necessary .
Polling has also found that few Americans support Planned Parenthood ’ s views about abortion ; only 12 % of Americans support abortion with no restrictions , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on abortion .
McNicholas also left out important details about the quality of the so-called “ health care ” she provides at her facility .
Since 2009 , at least 75 women have been injured there , including one woman who was almost killed .
There is a woman sent to the hospital by ambulance every six weeks on average from the facility .
There have also been numerous health and safety violations found , including not washing hands between glove changes and violating infection protocol .
McNicholas is thought to be splitting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Louis and a new mega-facility in Fairview Heights , Illinois , right across the state border where a woman was injured within a week of the facility ’ s opening .

'Abortion is moral, it is important, it is health care, and I support people being the experts in their own lives and making decisions for themselves.'
November 2, 2020 (Live Action News) — The abortion industry often recycles several claims — one: abortion is health care, and two: late-term abortions rarely, if ever, happen. Both claims are false, and abortion advocates will only admit to that if absolutely forced to. An exchange between Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Planned Parenthood abortionist Colleen McNicholas in November of 2019 showed just how out of touch the abortion industry is with the general public, and how reticent they are to admit the truth of what they’re doing.
McNicholas, the chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri (PPSLR), was called last year to testify before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reforms proceedings, where she was questioned by Massie. At every turn, she avoided giving a direct answer. Massie began by asking what the medical consensus for the age of viability is. “So, viability is a complicated medical construct,” McNicholas said. “There is no particular gestational age. There are some pregnancies in which a fetus will never be viable. There are a number of different factors that we think about when we’re considering if a pregnancy is or isn’t viable.”
— Article continues below Petition — PETITION: Support Lubbock, Texas in becoming a Sanctuary City for the Unborn! Show Petition Text 4133 have signed the petition. Let's get to 5000 ! Thank you for signing this petition! Add your signature: Show Petition Text Country... State... Sign this Petition PETITION UPDATE (10/26/2020) Since launching this petition less than 6 weeks ago, two massive, yet conflicting, events have taken place surrounding this petition which asks the Lubbock City Council to make Lubbock a Sanctuary City for the Unborn: 1) Planned Parenthood just reopened their doors at the end of last week. However, the facility will not commit abortions until 2021 (if at all!). BUT, all hope is not lost! Because.... 2) Pro-life citizens of Lubbock have presented over 5,000 signatures to the Lubbock City Council, asking the Council to bring the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance to a public vote. This last part is great news! If the council passes the policy, Planned Parenthood will be barred from committing abortions in Lubbock. If the council fails, citizens will be able to directly vote on becoming a Sanctuary City for the Unborn in an upcoming election. “Lubbock must not surrender to the abortion industry. Now more than ever, Texans must stand for Life and urge the council to swiftly pass the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance,” stated Kimberlyn Schwartz, native West Texan and Texas Tech alumna, now serving as Texas Right to Life’s director of media and communication. Please continue to SIGN and SHARE this petition, to support the goal of making Lubbock a Sanctuary City for the Unborn. Thank you! _____________________________________________________________________________ Seven years after closing their doors, Planned Parenthood has announced that they intend to reopen in Lubbock, Texas, by the end of this year. This is terrible news and a retrograde step...and, needs to be stopped! That's why LifeSite and Texas Right to Life are partnering on this urgent petition which calls on the Lubbock City Council to make their city a Sanctuary City for the Unborn, thereby stopping Planned Parenthood from reopening their abortion center. Since 2013, when Planned Parenthood closed their Lubbock facilities in response to laws passed by the Texas Legislature, an estimated 1,000 Lubbock babies have been saved from abortion! But now, with $9 million pledged from wealthy pro-abortion leftists, Planned Parenthood is reopening in the region, according to their recent press release. This is outrageous, and we must do everything possible to stop the killing from starting again! Please SIGN this petition to the Lubbock City Council and urge them to make their city a Sanctuary City for the Unborn. The Sanctuary City for the Unborn initiative began last year in the small East Texas town of Waskom. Since then, more than a dozen communities have followed suit. The local Pro-Life ordinances declare abortion to be murder and prohibit abortion facilities from opening within city limits. By encouraging the City Council to make Lubbock a Santuary City for the Unborn, we can stop Planned Parenthood before they kill another single baby in West Texas again! But, we need your help to overcome some political opposition to this good idea. Dan Pope, the mayor of Lubbock, expressed opposition to pursuing the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance, stating, “That's not the lane we need to be in, we need to do the things that we were elected to do.” Then, the mayor actually compared opening an abortion facility to opening a church: “I think telling Planned Parenthood they can't come to Lubbock would be in some ways like telling United [Supermarkets] they couldn't build another store, or telling the [Southern Baptist Convention] they couldn't do another church start in Lubbock..." But, opening a Planned Parenthood abortion center is nothing like opening a church! There are no similarities between intentionally killing innocent preborn human beings and trying to teach people about the Bible! Suffice it to say: Lubbock city officials need to hear from you! Please add your voice by SIGNING this urgent petition to keep Planned Parenthood out of Lubbock. **And, Lubbock citizens, stay tuned for additional steps to make your town a Sanctuary City for the Unborn.** FOR MORE INFORMATION: 'Petition asks Lubbock City Council to declare their city a sanctuary for the unborn' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/petition-asks-lubbock-city-council-to-declare-their-city-a-sanctuary-for-the-unborn '3 Texas towns vote to become sanctuary cities for the unborn' - lifesitenews.com/news/3-texas-towns-vote-to-become-sanctuary-cities-for-the-unborn 'North Carolina county declares ‘sanctuary’ for unborn, plans to outlaw abortion' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/north-carolina-county-declares-sanctuary-for-unborn-plans-to-outlaw-abortion Hide Petition Text Sign this Petition
Despite McNicholas’s claim, the current medical consensus is that a preborn child is considered to be viable at approximately 24 weeks, though with medical advancements, premature infants are surviving at younger and younger ages. Babies born as young as 21 weeks have a chance of surviving if given proper medical care.
McNicholas then refused to give an estimate of how many abortions she has committed but said her facility commits roughly 3,000 abortions annually. When questioned on how late in gestation her Planned Parenthood facility commits abortions, McNicholas gave another non-answer.
“So, my practice includes the provision of abortion up until the point of viability, and again, we already had a discussion about viability not being… ” she said, drifting off as Massie then asked her to give a number in weeks, to which she said she didn’t know and didn’t recall what age limit her facility sets for abortions, or the size of the largest baby she’s aborted. Considering McNicholas is the chief medical officer for the facility, the idea that she is unaware of such things is highly unlikely, yet she stated, “I’m not sure how I would even quantify that.”
“You have no idea the age or gestation period of the fetuses you’re aborting?” Massie asked incredulously, but McNicholas continued to evade the question.
“So again, as I said, my practice includes abortion care through the point of viability, and as we previously discussed, that could be at any point,” she said. Yet according to the PPLSR website, Missouri only permits abortions up until 21 weeks and six days after a woman’s last menstrual period, so the answer should, theoretically, be easy — unless McNicholas’s facility is breaking the law. On a wider scale, Planned Parenthood does commit abortions past viability at facilities across the country, where laws do not prohibit them from doing so.
Massie then asked if there was any point in pregnancy at which McNicholas would personally refuse to commit an abortion, and McNicholas again avoided a direct answer. “Medicine is not black and white. I recognize in my 10 years of practice informs this opinion, that pregnancy can be really complicated, and given that there are pregnancies for which a fetus may never be viable, I think it’s really important that we allow physicians and patients to have every medical resource to make decisions that are appropriate to them and their health,” she said, then continued on to claim that women don’t need a reason for an abortion. “Every patient is different… I think you’re forgetting that there are a number of reasons that go into patients’ choice. At my clinic, I trust that women have a valid reason; every reason that they have is valid.”
She concluded, “Mr. Massie, abortion is moral, it is important, it is health care, and I support people being the experts in their own lives and making decisions for themselves.”
Though McNicholas believes taking the life of a human being is moral, the majority of Americans disagree with her, according to Gallup polling. Abortion is also not health care as she claims, because deliberately taking human life cannot, under any definition, be reasonably considered “health care” and is also never medically necessary. Polling has also found that few Americans support Planned Parenthood’s views about abortion; only 12% of Americans support abortion with no restrictions, and the majority of Americans favor heavy restrictions on abortion.
McNicholas also left out important details about the quality of the so-called “health care” she provides at her facility. Since 2009, at least 75 women have been injured there, including one woman who was almost killed. There is a woman sent to the hospital by ambulance every six weeks on average from the facility. There have also been numerous health and safety violations found, including not washing hands between glove changes and violating infection protocol.
McNicholas is thought to be splitting her time between the facility in St. Louis and a new mega-facility in Fairview Heights, Illinois, right across the state border where a woman was injured within a week of the facility’s opening.
Published with permission from Live Action News.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-02--Petition urges Poland to ‘remain steadfastly pro-life’ as violent leftist attacks increase

November 2 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — LifeSiteNews launched a petition in order to “ encourage pro-lifers in Poland , the Polish Constitutional Court , and especially the Polish Government to remain steadfastly pro-life right now.
” The situation in the country continues to intensify as left-wing radicals “ have been attacking churches , government officials and pro-lifers '' ever since October 22 , when the Constitutional Court of Poland ruled in favor of defending the lives of preborn children who are disabled .
According to an article by John-Henry Westen , editor-in-chief of LifeSiteNews , one tactic used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ screaming obscenities on the street and declaring themselves willing to have sex with anyone and everyone and to abort any resulting child.
” They have also “ interrupted Masses , screaming blasphemies and obscenities , ” and “ vandalized churches and sacred monuments.
” Additionally : Westen goes on to describe the Polish counter-demonstrators as “ an amazing inspiration to us here in the West.
” He also says , “ You are one of the last nations on earth holding to the truth of Christ and defending defenseless unborn children.
” Westen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Polish news site and titled , “ Poles , Don ’ t Give Up !
You Are Heroes !
”

Young Poles defending their church against pro-abortion aggression stemming from the decision of the country's Constitutional Court to protect the lives of sick unborn babies. Photo Credit: Polonia Christiana
Since the Constitutional Court of Poland's decision on October 22nd to protect and vindicate the right to life of sick preborn children, leftist pro-abort feminists have been attacking churches, government officials and pro-lifers across Poland in a foul display of bloody-minded vulgarity.
But, we STAND with Poland. And, we PRAY for Poland.
Please WATCH this video which congratulates faithful Catholics in Poland for their pro-life example and for standing up to rioters trying to vandalize statues, churches.
We now call on all pro-lifers, faithful Christians (especially in the Polish diaspora) and pro-life organizations to SIGN this petition to encourage pro-lifers in Poland, the Polish Constitutional Court, and especially the Polish Government to remain steadfastly pro-life right now.
And we call on all faithful Polish Catholics to defend their churches and patriotic monuments!
This is the time to keep faith with generations of Polish heroes and "Be not afraid!"
This is not the time for the Government to give-in to demands from the opposition.
Stand up against the people who are attacking your churches while baying for the blood of innocent preborn children!
And, explain to your people how the Court was RIGHT to have challenged the abortion law allowing the barbaric practice of eugenic abortion.
Poland is a republican democracy, and in such a democracy, the Constitutional Court has the last say on matters of national importance.
The Polish Court has spoken, and its ruling should be respected and implemented. And, under no circumstances should the Polish Government promise to reverse this decision in law or by granting a referendum on the same.
Poland, be courageous and stand fast for Life. Don't give in to the Culture of Death!
Thank you for your example, Poland. Now, remain strong!
And, thank you for SIGNING and SHARING this petition of support and solidarity with the Constitutional Court of Poland's decision to disallow eugenic abortion.
Thank you also for standing with and praying for Polish pro-lifers and government officials to remain steadfastly pro-life during time of leftist, pro-abortion aggression.
After you sign and share, could you also take the time to congratulate the Polish pro-life movement for their historic victory in defense of human life, and to offer emotional and spiritual support? Please contact:
The Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture
Jerzy Kwaśniewski, Esq., President
Zielna 39
00-108 Warszawa
Poland
Tel: +48 22 404 38 50
Fax +48 22 127 91 25
[email protected]
AND
Fundacja Pro-Prawo do Życia
ul. J. I. Kraszewskiego 27/22 05-800 Pruszków
Poland
Tel: +48 608 594 158
[email protected]
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'Poland bans eugenic abortion, possibly saving over 1K babies per year' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/poland-bans-eugenic-abortion-possibly-saving-over-1k-babies-per-year


lifesitenews--2020-11-02--How a President Biden would join with Anthony Fauci to impose scientific COVID dictatorship

November 2 , 2020 ( Peter M. Breggin ) — On September 26 , presidential candidate Joe Biden tweeted : “ If I ’ m elected , I won ’ t wait to take action on COVID-19 .
Minutes after the race is called , I ’ ll call Dr. Fauci and ask him to stay on.
” [ 1 ] Biden has taken a strong position on “ listen to the scientists : ” [ 2 ] “ I would be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives , because we can not get the country moving @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is the fundamental flaw of this administration ’ s thinking to begin with , ” the former vice president told ABC News ’ David Muir in a clip of an interview released Friday .
“ I would shut it down .
I would listen to the scientists , ” he said .
Tragically , Joe Biden ’ s refrain of “ listen to the scientists , ” including Anthony Fauci , means imposing an ever greater scientific dictatorship on America .
Fauci and his NIH Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research collaboration in the development of infectious coronaviruses .
This collaboration eventually lead to the Chinese becoming able to engineer SARS-CoV-2 before it escaped or was otherwise released from the Wuhan Institute .
[ 3 ] Fauci not only promoted and funded the treacherous collaboration with Chinese scientists , he also sent money directly to the Wuhan Institute to support its ability to do the calamitous research on their own .
Fauci is also the steamroller behind a great many of the most draconian policies and measures associated with COVID-19 .
He is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public health dictator than a scientist .
[ 4 ] On October 9 , 2020 , NIH put a deadly plan into action which rules out any and all effective treatments , such as antiviral medications and steroids , for COVID-19 until the patient requires hospitalization and oxygen .
[ 5 ] These NIH guidelines are contrary to the practice of many of the most informed and experienced physicians , and to the protocols used in other nations , which allow for the use of hydroxychloroquine alone or in combination with azithromycin , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and steroids when needed .
[ 6 ] As a physician , I am not alone in calling the NIH treatment recommendations a death sentence for many patients .
[ 7 ] Indeed , President Trump might have decompensated and even died on the NIH treatment protocol , which would have prohibited him from receiving any antiviral agents in the absence of supplemental oxygen .
In his second debate with President Trump , Biden warned “ We ’ re about to go into a dark winter.
” [ 8 ] If Biden wins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ regain his power , Biden will increase Fauci ’ s power by multiples — truly resulting in a “ dark winter ” for America with increased shutdowns , business bankruptcies , closures , job losses , societal breakdowns , and economic collapse .
There are additional reasons for Joe Biden ’ s affinity for Anthony Fauci .
Each are lifelong members of the Deep State with roots so progressive and venal that they end up entangled with the Chinese Communist Party .
We have already looked at Fauci ’ s deep involvement with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research into making viral pathogens , while denying China ’ s role in making and unleashing SARS-CoV-2 on the world .
[ 9 ] Joe Biden , it recently has been confirmed , also has deep ties to China , only in his case the money has been flowing from China to the “ Biden Family , ” possibly in the tens of millions of dollars .
[ 10 ] Joe , like Fauci , has criticized Trump ’ s get-tough policy on China during COVID-19 [ 11 ] and he has made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the US .
[ 12 ] Biden and Fauci , running the country together , will be a devastating pair of corrupt politicians who can neither defend nor promote the interests of Americans .
Editor ’ s note : Peter R. Breggin MD is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and former Consultant at NIMH who has been called “ The Conscience of Psychiatry ” for his many decades of successful efforts to reform the mental health field .
You can read his full bio here .
[ 2 ] https : //www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/21/coronavirus-biden-says-hed-lock-us-down-if-scientists-recommend/3415927001/ This contains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about shutting down the economy in response to the opinions of scientists .
[ 11 ] https : //nypost.com/2020/05/19/biden-trumps-coronavirus-response-is-nakedly-xenophobic/ This contains video of Joe Biden labelling Trump as hateful and xenophobic toward China during COVID-19 .

If Biden wins the presidency, not only will Fauci regain his power, but Biden will increase Fauci’s power by multiples.
November 2, 2020 (Peter M. Breggin) — On September 26, presidential candidate Joe Biden tweeted: “If I’m elected, I won’t wait to take action on COVID-19. Minutes after the race is called, I’ll call Dr. Fauci and ask him to stay on.”[1]
Biden has taken a strong position on “listen to the scientists:”[2]
“I would be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives, because we cannot get the country moving until we control the virus. That is the fundamental flaw of this administration’s thinking to begin with,” the former vice president told ABC News’ David Muir in a clip of an interview released Friday.
“I would shut it down. I would listen to the scientists,” he said.
Tragically, Joe Biden’s refrain of “listen to the scientists,” including Anthony Fauci, means imposing an ever greater scientific dictatorship on America.
Fauci and his NIH Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) actually funded a US and China research collaboration in the development of infectious coronaviruses. This collaboration eventually lead to the Chinese becoming able to engineer SARS-CoV-2 before it escaped or was otherwise released from the Wuhan Institute.[3] Fauci not only promoted and funded the treacherous collaboration with Chinese scientists, he also sent money directly to the Wuhan Institute to support its ability to do the calamitous research on their own.
Fauci is also the steamroller behind a great many of the most draconian policies and measures associated with COVID-19. He is a man who is much more a public health dictator than a scientist.[4]
On October 9, 2020, NIH put a deadly plan into action which rules out any and all effective treatments, such as antiviral medications and steroids, for COVID-19 until the patient requires hospitalization and oxygen.[5] These NIH guidelines are contrary to the practice of many of the most informed and experienced physicians, and to the protocols used in other nations, which allow for the use of hydroxychloroquine alone or in combination with azithromycin, with various protocols for supplements, vitamins and steroids when needed.[6]
As a physician, I am not alone in calling the NIH treatment recommendations a death sentence for many patients.[7] Indeed, President Trump might have decompensated and even died on the NIH treatment protocol, which would have prohibited him from receiving any antiviral agents in the absence of supplemental oxygen.
In his second debate with President Trump, Biden warned “We’re about to go into a dark winter.”[8] If Biden wins the presidency, Fauci will not only regain his power, Biden will increase Fauci’s power by multiples — truly resulting in a “dark winter” for America with increased shutdowns, business bankruptcies, closures, job losses, societal breakdowns, and economic collapse.
There are additional reasons for Joe Biden’s affinity for Anthony Fauci. Each are lifelong members of the Deep State with roots so progressive and venal that they end up entangled with the Chinese Communist Party. We have already looked at Fauci’s deep involvement with the Communists by supporting and funding their research into making viral pathogens, while denying China’s role in making and unleashing SARS-CoV-2 on the world.[9]
Joe Biden, it recently has been confirmed, also has deep ties to China, only in his case the money has been flowing from China to the “Biden Family,” possibly in the tens of millions of dollars.[10] Joe, like Fauci, has criticized Trump’s get-tough policy on China during COVID-19[11] and he has made light of China’s overall threat to the US.[12] Biden and Fauci, running the country together, will be a devastating pair of corrupt politicians who can neither defend nor promote the interests of Americans.
Editor’s note: Peter R. Breggin MD is a Harvard-trained psychiatrist and former Consultant at NIMH who has been called “The Conscience of Psychiatry” for his many decades of successful efforts to reform the mental health field. You can read his full bio here.
[1] https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1309869586318110721
[2] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/21/coronavirus-biden-says-hed-lock-us-down-if-scientists-recommend/3415927001/ This contains a video of Biden’s statements about shutting down the economy in response to the opinions of scientists.
[3] https://breggin.com/dr-faucis-covid-19-treachery/
[4] https://breggin.com/dr-breggins-covid-19-totalitarianism-legal-report/
[5] https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapeutic-management/
[6] https://breggin.com/dr-breggins-covid-19-totalitarianism-legal-report/
[7] https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/no-treatments-recommended-for-covid-19-patients-without-supplemental-oxygen-nih_3550597.html
[8] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-trump-coronavirus-plan-vaccine-winter/
[9] https://breggin.com/dr-faucis-covid-19-treachery/
[10] https://nypost.com/2020/10/24/biden-corruption-claims-all-but-confirmed-with-hunter-emails/ ; https://nypost.com/2020/10/22/hunter-ex-partner-tony-bobulinski-calls-joe-biden-a-liar/; https://nypost.com/2020/10/22/after-confirming-hunters-influence-peddling-joe-biden-has-explaining-to-do/; https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunter-biden-tony-bobulinski-tucker-carlson-joe-biden; https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-bobulinski-interview-ignored-hunter-biden-story
[11] https://nypost.com/2020/05/19/biden-trumps-coronavirus-response-is-nakedly-xenophobic/ This contains video of Joe Biden labelling Trump as hateful and xenophobic toward China during COVID-19.
[12] https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-dismisses-china-threat-again
Published with permission from Dr. Peter M. Breggin.
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lifesitenews--2020-11-02--Trump admin threatens ‘possible sanctions’ for orgs that promote abortion overseas

NEW YORK , November 2 , 2020 ( C-Fam ) — Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development John Barsa announced a new effort to enforce abortion-related restrictions on foreign assistance in a press release earlier today .
“ The U.S. Agency for International Development ( USAID ) is committed to the well-being of all women and children , and to ensuring all of our partners are in compliance with abortion-related legal restrictions and the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance ( PLGHA ) Policy , ” Barsa said .
Barsa said compliance activities would include “ training @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” as well as “ possible sanctions and consequences for non-compliance.
” His statement was accompanied by a letter from Dr. Alma Golden , USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health .
Her letter reminds funding recipients that longstanding U.S. law — the Helms Amendment — prohibits funding for abortion .
“ As a reminder , the statutory restrictions related to abortion apply to all U.S. foreign-assistance funds , not just health funds , including USAID-funded activities implemented by both U.S.- and non-U.S.-based partners , ” the letter reads .
The letter also outlines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Trump administration ’ s expanded Mexico City Policy , called Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance ( PLGHA ) .
“ As a recipient of funding from USAID , your organization must abide by the applicable restrictions set forth in the standard provisions included in your award , ” the letter says .
“ Your organization must also include these restrictions in sub-awards as required under your USAID agreement , or in any contracts that include grants under contract .
Furthermore , we expect your organization to monitor your sub-recipients ’ compliance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the letter explains .
For decades , restrictions to prevent U.S. funding for abortion and abortion lobbying activities overseas have largely gone unenforced .
They have always been contractual requirements to receive U.S. foreign assistance , but foreign organizations did not have to document compliance with abortion restrictions .
All they had to do was pledge not to perform or promote abortion to be eligible for U.S. taxpayer moneys .
Groups that promote and fund abortion with U.S. foreign assistance have been creative in ways that they skirt the policy .
Some claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in humanitarian emergencies .
Others have ignored the Mexico City Policy or only tenuously made attempts at implementing it .
Others have re-structured their activities to exploit loopholes in the policy .
Others counted on only sporadic enforcement .
The new policy , which is still being developed , appears to address some of the ways in which organizations that receive U.S. taxpayer funding flout restrictions on U.S. funding for abortion .
Pro-life members of Congress have called on U.S. agencies to address the remaining loopholes in PLGHA .
In January , Senator @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letter asking for U.S.-based organizations to be held to the same standard , inasmuch as they were able to channel their funding through foreign affiliates to promote abortion .
Golden ’ s letter unambiguously reminds U.S.-based organizations that they “ are responsible for informing their [ foreign-based ] sub-recipients of the requirements of the PLGHA Policy , and for ensuring that these sub-recipients comply with the terms of the Policy.
” She asks USAID recipients to report documentary evidence of their compliance efforts with U.S. abortion restrictions by November 30 , 2020 .

For decades, restrictions to prevent U.S. funding for abortion and abortion lobbying activities overseas have largely gone unenforced.
NEW YORK, November 2, 2020 (C-Fam) — Acting Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development John Barsa announced a new effort to enforce abortion-related restrictions on foreign assistance in a press release earlier today.
“The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is committed to the well-being of all women and children, and to ensuring all of our partners are in compliance with abortion-related legal restrictions and the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance (PLGHA) Policy,” Barsa said.
Barsa said compliance activities would include “training, implementation, monitoring, and documentation” as well as “possible sanctions and consequences for non-compliance.”
His statement was accompanied by a letter from Dr. Alma Golden, USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health. Her letter reminds funding recipients that longstanding U.S. law — the Helms Amendment — prohibits funding for abortion.
“As a reminder, the statutory restrictions related to abortion apply to all U.S. foreign-assistance funds, not just health funds, including USAID-funded activities implemented by both U.S.- and non-U.S.-based partners,” the letter reads.
The letter also outlines the expectations of USAID for compliance with the Trump administration’s expanded Mexico City Policy, called Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance (PLGHA).
“As a recipient of funding from USAID, your organization must abide by the applicable restrictions set forth in the standard provisions included in your award,” the letter says.
“Your organization must also include these restrictions in sub-awards as required under your USAID agreement, or in any contracts that include grants under contract. Furthermore, we expect your organization to monitor your sub-recipients’ compliance with these restrictions as well,” the letter explains.
For decades, restrictions to prevent U.S. funding for abortion and abortion lobbying activities overseas have largely gone unenforced. They have always been contractual requirements to receive U.S. foreign assistance, but foreign organizations did not have to document compliance with abortion restrictions. All they had to do was pledge not to perform or promote abortion to be eligible for U.S. taxpayer moneys.
Groups that promote and fund abortion with U.S. foreign assistance have been creative in ways that they skirt the policy. Some claim that restrictions do not apply to rape in humanitarian emergencies. Others have ignored the Mexico City Policy or only tenuously made attempts at implementing it. Others have re-structured their activities to exploit loopholes in the policy. Others counted on only sporadic enforcement.
The new policy, which is still being developed, appears to address some of the ways in which organizations that receive U.S. taxpayer funding flout restrictions on U.S. funding for abortion.
Pro-life members of Congress have called on U.S. agencies to address the remaining loopholes in PLGHA. In January, Senator Michael Lee was lead signatory on a letter asking for U.S.-based organizations to be held to the same standard, inasmuch as they were able to channel their funding through foreign affiliates to promote abortion.
Golden’s letter unambiguously reminds U.S.-based organizations that they “are responsible for informing their [foreign-based] sub-recipients of the requirements of the PLGHA Policy, and for ensuring that these sub-recipients comply with the terms of the Policy.”
She asks USAID recipients to report documentary evidence of their compliance efforts with U.S. abortion restrictions by November 30, 2020.
Published with permission from C-Fam.
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