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SUMMARY : The report that follows will prove that Catholic Relief Services created a health referral network which includes “ sexual and reproductive health ” as a component .
In relation to this , CRS ’ s project partnered with another project , creating a direct referral system with an organization called RENATA , a group which promotes and dispenses contraception and even takes girls to have abortions .
At least three other organizations included in this network ( created by CRS as the lead on the project ) promote and/or provide condoms and contraception .
This network was designed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the project , planting seeds of corruption which will only bear corrupt fruit .
March 20 , 2020 ( Lepanto Institute ) — For the last two weeks , we ’ ve been releasing segments of a 100-page report that is the result of a year long investigation of Catholic Relief Services programs in Africa .
In our first segment , we showed CRS-copyrighted documents that promote condom use .
In our second segment , we uncovered the fact that CRS is the proprietor of a website called OVCSupport.org , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion , contraception and condom use .
In this report , we ’ re going to take a close look at one of CRS ’ s own projects in Cameroon , and we ’ ll prove to you that CRS was directly and willfully responsible for the creation of a health referral network that that involved sending teenaged girls to Planned Parenthood style clinics for sexual and reproductive health services .
Below is the full video explaining this report , or , if you prefer to read it , following that is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ June of 2019 , Catholic Relief Services was in charge of a $ 7.6 million , USAID-funded project called Key Interventions to Develop Systems and Services for Orphans and Vulnerable Children , or KIDSS , for short .
In a one-page flyer on the project , CRS indicated that the three primary goals of the project were to • Increase use of targeted services by orphans and vulnerable children ( OVC ) and their households at community and facility levels • Improve capacity of communities , vulnerable households , and local facilities to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ government systems and policy environment for sustainable care and treatment of OVC affected by HIV .
CRS then explained in its flyer what all that means .
It said : What you will soon see is that the “ linking of families and children to appropriate services ” is a referral network , but the question here is what exactly are the services children and families are being referred for ?
Well , on the back side of this flyer , CRS created a chart giving an overview of the services provided .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the chart are the letters SRH , which means sexual and reproductive health .
And right beside the chart is a set of “ key results , ” and among them is “ HIV negative children benefit from HIV prevention activities , including sexual and reproductive health education.
” This isn ’ t the only time Sexual and Reproductive health services is mentioned by CRS as a part of the KIDSS project .
In September of 2017 , CRS held a conference call on OVC programming , and during the call , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ project .
About 20 minutes into his presentation , Dr. Stecker clearly indicated that SRH was included as a part of CRS ’ s own initiative within the KIDSS project .
Here ’ s what he said : In addition to this , in the Spring of 2018 , CRS posted a job announcement that indicated it was looking for a SRH/GBV specialist for its KIDSS project .
This job announcement said : Clearly , CRS is not ignorant of the inclusion of sexual and reproductive health services in the KIDSS project .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the concern .
We needed to know exactly what sexual and reproductive health meant in this case , and who CRS ’ s partners were .
What we discovered was that CRS was partnered with pro-abortion , contraception-providing agencies who are no different than Planned Parenthood , for the referral of those sexual and reproductive health services .
The organizations included by CRS for this referral network are : RENATA , Horizons Women , SWAA Littoral , and Merenso .
One thing to bear in mind as you examine the evidence I ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the goal of this project is sustainability , so that the local organizations will eventually take charge of the project as a whole .
And given the organizations CRS chose to include , this means that organizations as rotten as Planned Parenthood will be included in directing the project , which will ultimately have an impact on the society as a whole .
In fact , one of the organizations itself is active in trying to change the country ’ s pro-life laws so that abortion can be legalized .
Do you remember @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we mentioned that CRS had removed a bunch of documents from the OVCSupport website , and then reinstated most of them ?
One of the documents CRS did NOT reinstate was a USAID document titled , Addressing Children of Key Populations .
We weren ’ t even aware of this document until we began investigating KIDSS and its partners , and then it started showing up on internet searches .
But when we clicked on it ( this is the original link ) , every indication was that it had been deleted .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we have to ask if there is something in the document CRS doesn ’ t want us to see .
As it turns out , there ’ s a very good reason CRS wouldn ’ t want us seeing this document , which you ’ ll understand in a moment .
Fortunately , the internet never forgets and we found a cached version of this document somewhere else [ the cache is now gone as well .
We have saved the cached document to our website , altering it only to fix @ @ @ @ @ @ @ readable ] .
On page 13 of Addressing Children of Key Populations , USAID explained that in September of 2016 , KIDSS ( under the leadership of CRS ) partnered with another program called Continuum of Prevention , Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS with Most-At-Risk Populations ( CHAMP ) .
The purpose of the partnership was to pilot “ an integrated approach to improve HIV outcomes and overall well-being among children of [ female sex workers ] FSWs.
” USAID explained that CHAMP would refer HIV positive children of female sex workers for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there KIDSS would evaluate the children as case managers and put together an assessment of needs for each child , assigning various services .
USAID then explained the services that would be provided by KIDSS , including the referral of adolescent females to an organization called RENATA .
The document says : The very next line provides a clear explanation as to why CRS would want to hide this document .
After indicating that CRS ’ s project is referring adolescent girls to RENATA , USAID then says : On 22 May 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Maury Mendenhall of USAID .
The beginning of the document asks what the problem was , so Mendenhall explained that “ most ” female sex workers were not tested for HIV prior to childbirth , which means that a large number of children could be infected and un-diagnosed .
Identified in the solution portion is the partnership between CHAMP and KIDSS that we just identified .
As with the USAID document , this solution template explains that referrals are made to RENATA , which “ provide GBV prevention and .
” On page @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chart explaining the relationship between KIDSS and RENATA .
In short , the working referral relationship between CRS ’ s project and RENATA is completely undeniable .
As can be seen in the chart , KIDSS is identified as providing sexual and reproductive health ( SRH ) education and risk avoidance .
KIDSS is referring adolescent girls to RENATA , RENATA is providing “ comprehensive SRH , ” and RENATA is referring girls back to KIDSS .
Explaining the relationship between RENATA and KIDSS even further , Mendenhall states that KIDSS case managers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HIV-infected children ( providing accompaniment as needed ) as well as community-based care and support services.
” It also explained that “ Older adolescent girls are also referred to RENATA , ” identifying it as a “ national network of teenage mothers with extensive experience providing services to women and girls who have experienced violence and comprehensive SRH services.
” Another interesting thing to note is that in joint visits to children and their mothers by CHAMP and KIDSS workers , “ RENATA ’ s Peer Educators ( Tantines ) provide GBV prevention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ via one-stop shops.
” What this indicates is that KIDSS care managers aren ’ t just making referrals to RENATA , but are in point of fact , including RENATA for the inclusion of “ comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services ” at in-home visits .
The reason for RENATA ’ s inclusion in these in-home visits is made abundantly clear on page 6 , where it says : In short , KIDSS is bringing RENATA to female sex workers in order to promote and provide contraception for the purpose of preventing “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of RENATA with KIDSS doesn ’ t end there .
In fact , the connection to CRS appears to be even more direct .
A man named Gael Ekobono indicates on his LinkedIn profile that he is a case manager for “ Catholic Relief Services/RENATA/KIDSS ” .
Given that Ekobono started his work for CRS/RENATA/KIDSS in 2018 , it is reasonable to conclude that he was hired as a result of the job announcement we mentioned earlier .
If this is the case , then the indisputable ties between CRS and RENATA are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And while the documents we ’ ve already mentioned illustrate RENATA ’ s role as providing sexual and reproductive health services in the KIDSS project , further information on RENATA reveals that it poses an immediate danger to the lives of preborn children and the souls of their mothers .
In May of 2018 , RENATA placed a job announcement for three volunteer positions for the KIDSS project on behalf of CRS .
The announcement says : At the beginning of the job announcement , RENATA provides some background information on the organization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Reproductive Health services that it provides .
In addition to this , RENATA is actively involved in the promotion of so-called “ safe abortion ” in Cameroon and calling for the decriminalization of abortions .
In May of 2018 , the very same month in which it was recruiting for CRS ’ s KIDSS project , RENATA took part in a “ Needs Assessment on Safe Abortion Advocacy.
” On page 17 of the Assessment , under the heading “ Advocacy and measures to prevent unsafe abortions , ” it states : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ published an article with the headline , “ Renata : Cameroon ’ s ‘ army of aunties ’ unite to protect vulnerable girls from sexual abuse.
” In the article , the Independent reported how RENATA , whose acronym translates as “ National Network of Aunties Associations , ” provides free contraceptives to prostitutes : In 2011 , RENATA published a document titled , “ ‘ Aunties ’ for sexual health and non-violence How unwed young mothers become advocates , teachers and counsellors in Cameroon.
” On page 31 of the document , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact in the community , RENATA freely admits its part in helping some girls obtain abortions : There ’ s a lot more I could tell you about RENATA , and it ’ s all bad , but RENATA isn ’ t the only horrible organization that CRS included in the KIDSS project .
In fact , four out of the overall five Community Based Organizations ( or CBOs ) working with CRS on the KIDSS project are involved in the promotion and/or the distribution of contraception and condoms .
We discovered the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because one of them mentioned all five in an article that it wrote about a three-day event they all participated in for the KIDSS project .
Originally published in French , the English translation says : We ’ ve already told you about RENATA , so let ’ s talk about SWAA Littoral .
SWAA stands for “ Society for Women and AIDS in Africa.
” Bearing in mind that SWAA is one of the Community Based Organizations in CRS ’ s KIDSS Project , all you really need to know about it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that promoted all manner of modern contraceptives , including abortifacients .
The front of the brochure identifies that it is a publication of SWAA , and on this side , you can see the description of spermicides , female condoms , male condoms , and injectable contraception .
On the other side , you can see contraceptive pills , implantable contraception , the diaphragm , cervical caps , vaginal rings , IUDs , and the contraceptive patch .
Horizons Femmes is another CBO working with CRS on the KIDSS project .
In fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ identified all five CBOs participating in the KIDSS project , and a quick perusal through its website reveals that it is an organization that hands out condoms and gives condom demonstrations .
In January of 2018 , Horizon Femmes held a workshop as part of what it calls the “ Trusted Partners ” project as part of its efforts to combat gender based violence and HIV/AIDS .
The stated purpose of the workshop was to “ mobilize partners of sex workers and women living with HIV to talk about attitudes to HIV and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prevention included “ two demonstration sessions of male and female condom wearing were made respectively by a participant and a staff of the association.
” A few weeks later , Horizons Femmes held another workshop on “ HIV and nutrition.
” The stated purpose of the workshop was to “ inform participants about the importance of balanced eating , about the need to avoid excessive alcohol , and about the impact that adherence to hours of medication can have , ” and included in this was a demonstration on condom application .
Horizon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Horizon Femmes hosted another “ Trusted Partners ” workshop which once again provided information on “ correct and consistent wearing of condoms.
” In an April 2016 article on CamerounWeb , a spokesman for Horizon Femmes discussed the increase of their condom distributions .
From the article : “ The demand is increasing and annually about .
” MERENSO is another partner in the KIDSS project that is involved in the promotion of abortion , contraception and condoms .
The first thing we found about MERENSO was a blog it ran which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What is important to note is that an entry from January 2009 provides examples of what MERENSO does in relation to sexual and reproductive health .
This entry is a copy of MERENSO ’ s Annual Activity Report for 2008 .
In section II.4 , MERENSO indicated that it participated in a project focusing on “ good sexual health , ” and “ the promotion of male and female condoms .
In section II.4.1 , MERENSO indicated that among the fourteen topics it counseled on were “ sexual life , ” “ abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” “ contraceptive methods , ” and “ correct condom use.
” In section II.4.4 , MERENSO provides specific details on its condom distributing activities : But that was 2009 .
We needed to make sure MERENSO was still involved in the promotion of grave moral evils before we included them in this report .
On MERENSO ’ s page regarding its participation in the 2nd National Forum on PMTCT from 10–12 September 2019 , it posted a picture of its display at the forum itself .
Of particular note is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the left .
The woman circled in the picture is holding a model of a vagina and is pulling a female condom out of it , as can be seen in the blown-up image on the right .
What this proves is that even as recently as September 2019 , MERENSO is involved in the promotion and demonstration of female condoms .
It also serves as further proof that MERENSO maintains the promotion of condom use as a means of educating people in sexual and reproductive health even now , as it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Another project MERENSO is participating in currently is titled , “ Scaling up HIV prevention to help reduce mortality and morbidity by 2020.
” The project is funded by The Global Fund for the year 2019–2020 .
Under the heading “ Activities , ” MERENSO posted a photograph of several people sitting at a table with a large phallus ( circled in red ) situated in the middle .
Let ’ s review .
Catholic Relief Services is the lead on a USAID-funded project in Cameroon called KIDSS .
One of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a health referral network , specifically including sexual and reproductive health as a component .
In relation to this , CRS-KIDSS partnered with CHAMP and created a referral system with an organization called RENATA , which promotes and dispenses contraception , and even takes girls to have abortions .
Other Community Based Organizations included in the CRS-led KIDSS project include the contraception and condom promoting Horizons Femmes , SWAA Littoral , and MERENSO .
There can be absolutely no doubt that CRS has created a referral network in Cameroon that includes organizations intent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by promoting and providing contraception and condoms .
What must be remembered is that this referral network will last well beyond CRS ’ s participation in the project .
So , by establishing a referral network that includes four organizations that are actively involved in the promotion and distribution of contraception , CRS has made itself a willing participant in the promotion of activities that corrupt the morals of the youth .
In our next report , we ’ ll prove to you that this isn ’ t the only time CRS has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Planned Parenthood–style organizations .
Published with permission from the Lepanto Institute .

The report that follows will prove that Catholic Relief Services created a health referral network that includes 'sexual and reproductive health' as a component.
SUMMARY: The report that follows will prove that Catholic Relief Services created a health referral network which includes “sexual and reproductive health” as a component. In relation to this, CRS’s project partnered with another project, creating a direct referral system with an organization called RENATA, a group which promotes and dispenses contraception and even takes girls to have abortions. At least three other organizations included in this network (created by CRS as the lead on the project) promote and/or provide condoms and contraception. This network was designed to last beyond CRS’s participation in the project, planting seeds of corruption which will only bear corrupt fruit.
March 20, 2020 (Lepanto Institute) — For the last two weeks, we’ve been releasing segments of a 100-page report that is the result of a year long investigation of Catholic Relief Services programs in Africa. In our first segment, we showed CRS-copyrighted documents that promote condom use. In our second segment, we uncovered the fact that CRS is the proprietor of a website called OVCSupport.org, which is an internet library for documents that promote abortion, contraception and condom use.
In this report, we’re going to take a close look at one of CRS’s own projects in Cameroon, and we’ll prove to you that CRS was directly and willfully responsible for the creation of a health referral network that that involved sending teenaged girls to Planned Parenthood style clinics for sexual and reproductive health services.
Below is the full video explaining this report, or, if you prefer to read it, following that is the transcript.
From June of 2014 to June of 2019, Catholic Relief Services was in charge of a $7.6 million, USAID-funded project called Key Interventions to Develop Systems and Services for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, or KIDSS, for short.
In a one-page flyer on the project, CRS indicated that the three primary goals of the project were to
Increase use of targeted services by orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and their households at community and facility levels Improve capacity of communities, vulnerable households, and local facilities to provide HIV services, and Strengthen government systems and policy environment for sustainable care and treatment of OVC affected by HIV.
CRS then explained in its flyer what all that means. It said:
“KIDSS facilitates access to direct services for OVC through case management, assessing families for their strengths and needs, creating case plans, and linking families and children to appropriate services to achieve their case plans . The project also ensures that all those identified as HIV-positive are linked to clinical care and treatment services and supports community-based activities to retain children and adolescents in care.”
What you will soon see is that the “linking of families and children to appropriate services” is a referral network, but the question here is what exactly are the services children and families are being referred for?
Well, on the back side of this flyer, CRS created a chart giving an overview of the services provided. As you can see at the bottom of the chart are the letters SRH, which means sexual and reproductive health. And right beside the chart is a set of “key results,” and among them is “HIV negative children benefit from HIV prevention activities, including sexual and reproductive health education.”
This isn’t the only time Sexual and Reproductive health services is mentioned by CRS as a part of the KIDSS project. In September of 2017, CRS held a conference call on OVC programming, and during the call, CRS representative Carl Stecker discussed the KIDSS project. About 20 minutes into his presentation, Dr. Stecker clearly indicated that SRH was included as a part of CRS’s own initiative within the KIDSS project. Here’s what he said:
“At the year 3, FY17, we’re coming to the close of which now, we started all of our additional services which include Early Childhood Development, Scholarships (especially for girl children ages 10-17), our Sexual and Reproductive Health Behavior Change and gender-based violence prevention programs …”
In addition to this, in the Spring of 2018, CRS posted a job announcement that indicated it was looking for a SRH/GBV specialist for its KIDSS project. This job announcement said:
“An international humanitarian based in Yaoundé is seeking a highly qualified Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health (AYSRH) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Specialist to support the implementation of AYSRH and GBV prevention and response Programming targeting adolescents and youth. The SRH/GBV Specialist will be responsible for ensuring the quality of AYSRH and GBV activities implemented by local partners and promote integration with other orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) services .”
Clearly, CRS is not ignorant of the inclusion of sexual and reproductive health services in the KIDSS project. But this is just the beginning of the concern. We needed to know exactly what sexual and reproductive health meant in this case, and who CRS’s partners were. What we discovered was that CRS was partnered with pro-abortion, contraception-providing agencies who are no different than Planned Parenthood, for the referral of those sexual and reproductive health services.
The organizations included by CRS for this referral network are: RENATA, Horizons Women, SWAA Littoral, and Merenso.
One thing to bear in mind as you examine the evidence I’m about to show you is that the goal of this project is sustainability, so that the local organizations will eventually take charge of the project as a whole. And given the organizations CRS chose to include, this means that organizations as rotten as Planned Parenthood will be included in directing the project, which will ultimately have an impact on the society as a whole. In fact, one of the organizations itself is active in trying to change the country’s pro-life laws so that abortion can be legalized.
Do you remember how, in our last video, we mentioned that CRS had removed a bunch of documents from the OVCSupport website, and then reinstated most of them? One of the documents CRS did NOT reinstate was a USAID document titled, Addressing Children of Key Populations. We weren’t even aware of this document until we began investigating KIDSS and its partners, and then it started showing up on internet searches. But when we clicked on it (this is the original link), every indication was that it had been deleted.
Well, when CRS deletes a document, we have to ask if there is something in the document CRS doesn’t want us to see. As it turns out, there’s a very good reason CRS wouldn’t want us seeing this document, which you’ll understand in a moment. Fortunately, the internet never forgets and we found a cached version of this document somewhere else [the cache is now gone as well. We have saved the cached document to our website, altering it only to fix the formatting, so that it is readable].
On page 13 of Addressing Children of Key Populations, USAID explained that in September of 2016, KIDSS (under the leadership of CRS) partnered with another program called Continuum of Prevention, Care and Treatment of HIV/AIDS with Most-At-Risk Populations (CHAMP). The purpose of the partnership was to pilot “an integrated approach to improve HIV outcomes and overall well-being among children of [female sex workers] FSWs.” USAID explained that CHAMP would refer HIV positive children of female sex workers for enrollment in the KIDSS program. From there KIDSS would evaluate the children as case managers and put together an assessment of needs for each child, assigning various services. USAID then explained the services that would be provided by KIDSS, including the referral of adolescent females to an organization called RENATA. The document says:
The KIDSS menu of services includes: early childhood development, household economic strengthening, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education and risk avoidance , post gender-based violence (GBV) care package, educational support (school block grants and scholarships), nutritional assessment including counseling and referrals for nutrition supplementation, linkage to ART and retention support, and age-appropriate adherence counseling and psychosocial support. In addition, adolescent girls are referred to a CHAMP sub-partner, RENATA , which is a national network of teenage mothers with extensive experience providing services to women and girls who have experienced violence.
The very next line provides a clear explanation as to why CRS would want to hide this document. After indicating that CRS’s project is referring adolescent girls to RENATA, USAID then says:
RENATA provides comprehensive SRH services ( including condoms ), GBV prevention and a comprehensive post-GBV care package. (emphasis added)
On 22 May 2018 a PEPFAR solutions template was submitted by Maury Mendenhall of USAID. The beginning of the document asks what the problem was, so Mendenhall explained that “most” female sex workers were not tested for HIV prior to childbirth, which means that a large number of children could be infected and un-diagnosed. Identified in the solution portion is the partnership between CHAMP and KIDSS that we just identified. As with the USAID document, this solution template explains that referrals are made to RENATA, which “provide GBV prevention and full-spectrum SRH services .”
On page 7 of this PEPFAR report is a chart explaining the relationship between KIDSS and RENATA. In short, the working referral relationship between CRS’s project and RENATA is completely undeniable.
As can be seen in the chart, KIDSS is identified as providing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education and risk avoidance. KIDSS is referring adolescent girls to RENATA, RENATA is providing “comprehensive SRH,” and RENATA is referring girls back to KIDSS.
Explaining the relationship between RENATA and KIDSS even further, Mendenhall states that KIDSS case managers “facilitated linkage to treatment for all HIV-infected children (providing accompaniment as needed) as well as community-based care and support services.” It also explained that “Older adolescent girls are also referred to RENATA,” identifying it as a “national network of teenage mothers with extensive experience providing services to women and girls who have experienced violence and comprehensive SRH services.”
Another interesting thing to note is that in joint visits to children and their mothers by CHAMP and KIDSS workers, “RENATA’s Peer Educators (Tantines) provide GBV prevention and comprehensive SRH services ; comprehensive post-GBV care is provided via one-stop shops.”
What this indicates is that KIDSS care managers aren’t just making referrals to RENATA, but are in point of fact, including RENATA for the inclusion of “comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services” at in-home visits. The reason for RENATA’s inclusion in these in-home visits is made abundantly clear on page 6, where it says:
The target population is biological children (age 0-17 years) residing with HIV-infected FSW. Motherhood is common among female sex workers (FSWs) and with low contraceptive use and high burden of unintended pregnancy, they have poor reproductive outcomes and preventable mother-to-child HIV transmission risk.
In short, KIDSS is bringing RENATA to female sex workers in order to promote and provide contraception for the purpose of preventing “unintended pregnancy.”
But the clear intertwining of RENATA with KIDSS doesn’t end there. In fact, the connection to CRS appears to be even more direct. A man named Gael Ekobono indicates on his LinkedIn profile that he is a case manager for “Catholic Relief Services/RENATA/KIDSS”.
Given that Ekobono started his work for CRS/RENATA/KIDSS in 2018, it is reasonable to conclude that he was hired as a result of the job announcement we mentioned earlier. If this is the case, then the indisputable ties between CRS and RENATA are as direct as they are undeniable.
And while the documents we’ve already mentioned illustrate RENATA’s role as providing sexual and reproductive health services in the KIDSS project, further information on RENATA reveals that it poses an immediate danger to the lives of preborn children and the souls of their mothers.
In May of 2018, RENATA placed a job announcement for three volunteer positions for the KIDSS project on behalf of CRS. The announcement says:
As part of the implementation of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) KIDSS project in Douala RENATA wishes for its need for project implementation staff to recruit for the following positions …
At the beginning of the job announcement, RENATA provides some background information on the organization, giving greater details on the Sexual and Reproductive Health services that it provides.
Founded in 2005, RENATA (Aunties National Network) is an a-politic and non-profit organization whose vision is a society without gender-based violence and without HIV/AIDS. This large national platform was founded by the victims of early pregnancy and GBV to respond to the ever-increasing incidence of rape, early pregnancy and breast ironing in Cameroon estimated at 5 , 2% following a study conducted by an anthropologist and the collaboration of GIZ in 2005. RENATA’s mission is thus the fight against early pregnancy, harmful traditional practices and gender-based violence through its main campaign popular in Cameroon “Rape is a crime, Break the silence”. The main activities carried out are as follows: … Prevention of early pregnancy and promotion of Family Planning methods The aim is to equip girls and young women with the causes of early pregnancy, reproductive health, family planning , HIV/AIDS, harmful practices such as abortion. In recent years, 4728 girls have been trained in the northern regions. 84% of these girls were screened with a 97% removal rate. The follow-up training carried out revealed a rate of acceptance of Family Planning of 59.4% with a rate of 94.8% of use of the reliable methods ( IUD, Jadelle, Depo, Pill ) and 5.2% of male and/or female condoms . As part of the E2A project implemented in partnership with MSH and USAID, RENATA has contributed to the promotion and reinforcement of the quality of RH and FP services (at the community and FOSA level in 5 health districts). of the central region (Djoungolo, Biyem-Assi, Green City, Nkolndongo and Efoulan).
In addition to this, RENATA is actively involved in the promotion of so-called “safe abortion” in Cameroon and calling for the decriminalization of abortions. In May of 2018, the very same month in which it was recruiting for CRS’s KIDSS project, RENATA took part in a “Needs Assessment on Safe Abortion Advocacy.” On page 17 of the Assessment, under the heading “Advocacy and measures to prevent unsafe abortions,” it states:
Various organisations in Cameroon, such as women for change, IPPF, PSI, RENATA are advocating for safe abortion services, changing the legality conditions and provision of contraceptives.
In May of 2017, the Independent published an article with the headline, “Renata: Cameroon’s ‘army of aunties’ unite to protect vulnerable girls from sexual abuse.” In the article, the Independent reported how RENATA, whose acronym translates as “National Network of Aunties Associations,” provides free contraceptives to prostitutes:
At night some of the aunties can be found in the dark alleyways and brothels of downtown Yaounde’s red-light district, talking to sex workers and distributing free contraceptives.
In 2011, RENATA published a document titled, “‘Aunties’ for sexual health and non-violence How unwed young mothers become advocates, teachers and counsellors in Cameroon.” On page 31 of the document, under a discussion on RENATA’s impact in the community, RENATA freely admits its part in helping some girls obtain abortions:
The Aunties’ advice often focused on the benefits of using condoms and how to use them properly. Some girls were given “morning-after” pills and others received support in bringing their pregnancy to early and safe termination , usually with the cooperation of the boy or man involved. In a few instances, the entire association had supported girls in getting safe abortions and even in laying charges against rapists.
There’s a lot more I could tell you about RENATA, and it’s all bad, but RENATA isn’t the only horrible organization that CRS included in the KIDSS project. In fact, four out of the overall five Community Based Organizations (or CBOs) working with CRS on the KIDSS project are involved in the promotion and/or the distribution of contraception and condoms.
We discovered the identities of the CBOs that CRS recruited because one of them mentioned all five in an article that it wrote about a three-day event they all participated in for the KIDSS project. Originally published in French, the English translation says:
The Codas Caritas conference room has experienced unusual excitement since October 24, 2018. Such animation is justified by the holding of the kick-off meeting of the KIDSS project project for the 2019 fiscal year which runs until Friday 26 October 2018. Under the auspices of the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the 5 Community Based Organizations (CBOs) implementing the project made the trip to take part in the activities. These are Horizons Women , Renata , SWAA Littoral , Merenso and Codas Caritas . In total, about 66 people filled the conference room located at the locality of Terminus in Douala.
We’ve already told you about RENATA, so let’s talk about SWAA Littoral. SWAA stands for “Society for Women and AIDS in Africa.” Bearing in mind that SWAA is one of the Community Based Organizations in CRS’s KIDSS Project, all you really need to know about it is that it published this trifold brochure that promoted all manner of modern contraceptives, including abortifacients.
The front of the brochure identifies that it is a publication of SWAA, and on this side, you can see the description of spermicides, female condoms, male condoms, and injectable contraception.
On the other side, you can see contraceptive pills, implantable contraception, the diaphragm, cervical caps, vaginal rings, IUDs, and the contraceptive patch.
Horizons Femmes is another CBO working with CRS on the KIDSS project. In fact, it’s the organization which identified all five CBOs participating in the KIDSS project, and a quick perusal through its website reveals that it is an organization that hands out condoms and gives condom demonstrations.
In January of 2018, Horizon Femmes held a workshop as part of what it calls the “Trusted Partners” project as part of its efforts to combat gender based violence and HIV/AIDS. The stated purpose of the workshop was to “mobilize partners of sex workers and women living with HIV to talk about attitudes to HIV and GBV prevention.” The discussion on HIV prevention included “ two demonstration sessions of male and female condom wearing were made respectively by a participant and a staff of the association.”
A few weeks later, Horizons Femmes held another workshop on “HIV and nutrition.” The stated purpose of the workshop was to “inform participants about the importance of balanced eating, about the need to avoid excessive alcohol, and about the impact that adherence to hours of medication can have,” and included in this was a demonstration on condom application. Horizon Femmes said:
Since we know that prevention is better than cure, the educational talk was reinforced by the traditional demonstration of male and female condom wearing .
In August of 2018, Horizon Femmes hosted another “Trusted Partners” workshop which once again provided information on “correct and consistent wearing of condoms.”
In an April 2016 article on CamerounWeb, a spokesman for Horizon Femmes discussed the increase of their condom distributions. From the article:
Michelle Mbiaga of Horizon Femmes, an NGO in Yaounde says, “ We used to give out two condoms per commercial sex hawker per day and we have increased the number to 4, which is still not enough for over 20 ladies we receive in our centre daily”.
“The demand is increasing and annually about 9000 female condoms are distributed .”
MERENSO is another partner in the KIDSS project that is involved in the promotion of abortion, contraception and condoms. The first thing we found about MERENSO was a blog it ran which has no new entries since 2009. What is important to note is that an entry from January 2009 provides examples of what MERENSO does in relation to sexual and reproductive health. This entry is a copy of MERENSO’s Annual Activity Report for 2008. In section II.4, MERENSO indicated that it participated in a project focusing on “good sexual health,” and “the promotion of male and female condoms.
In section II.4.1, MERENSO indicated that among the fourteen topics it counseled on were “sexual life,” “abortion,” “sexual and reproductive rights,” “contraceptive methods,” and “correct condom use.”
In section II.4.4, MERENSO provides specific details on its condom distributing activities:
But that was 2009. We needed to make sure MERENSO was still involved in the promotion of grave moral evils before we included them in this report. On MERENSO’s page regarding its participation in the 2nd National Forum on PMTCT from 10–12 September 2019, it posted a picture of its display at the forum itself.
Of particular note is the woman circled in red in the image on the left. The woman circled in the picture is holding a model of a vagina and is pulling a female condom out of it, as can be seen in the blown-up image on the right.
What this proves is that even as recently as September 2019, MERENSO is involved in the promotion and demonstration of female condoms. It also serves as further proof that MERENSO maintains the promotion of condom use as a means of educating people in sexual and reproductive health even now, as it did in 2009 with its annual report.
Another project MERENSO is participating in currently is titled, “Scaling up HIV prevention to help reduce mortality and morbidity by 2020.” The project is funded by The Global Fund for the year 2019–2020. Under the heading “Activities,” MERENSO posted a photograph of several people sitting at a table with a large phallus (circled in red) situated in the middle.
Let’s review. Catholic Relief Services is the lead on a USAID-funded project in Cameroon called KIDSS. One of the purposes of the project was to create a health referral network, specifically including sexual and reproductive health as a component.
In relation to this, CRS-KIDSS partnered with CHAMP and created a referral system with an organization called RENATA, which promotes and dispenses contraception, and even takes girls to have abortions.
Other Community Based Organizations included in the CRS-led KIDSS project include the contraception and condom promoting Horizons Femmes, SWAA Littoral, and MERENSO.
There can be absolutely no doubt that CRS has created a referral network in Cameroon that includes organizations intent upon corrupting the morals of young people by promoting and providing contraception and condoms.
What must be remembered is that this referral network will last well beyond CRS’s participation in the project. So, by establishing a referral network that includes four organizations that are actively involved in the promotion and distribution of contraception, CRS has made itself a willing participant in the promotion of activities that corrupt the morals of the youth.
In our next report, we’ll prove to you that this isn’t the only time CRS has set up a referral network that included Planned Parenthood–style organizations.
Published with permission from the Lepanto Institute.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-20--Abortionist self-quarantines for coronavirus, worries fewer babies will be killed

March 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — A doctor committing abortions in Texas is self-quarantining , potentially leading to fewer abortions in his state .
The Huffington Post reported that Joe Nelson is withdrawing from public life for two weeks , as he was unable to obtain a coronavirus test for himself after experiencing some symptoms .
Nelson told HuffPost “ he was mostly worried about how his unplanned absence might affect women ’ s ability to get abortions in the state.
” “ Potentially , it could have a huge impact .
There are not that many doctors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A lot of the doctors that do come in from out of state .
In a situation where doctors are less likely to want to travel , if there ’ s no one to cover me , patients will have to wait , ” Nelson explained .
Kim Schwartz of Texas Right to Life told LifeSiteNews , “ We pray that all abortion facilities close during this outbreak .
Let this be a time when the whole world comes to see the value of human Life.
” The pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute is equally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have their children killed in parts of the country following the coronavirus outbreak .
“ Health care providers are being diverted to help address the epidemic while also being most at risk of acquiring the disease .
This may create a shortage of clinicians who can provide sexual and reproductive health services and increase wait times for patients in need , ” the Guttmacher Institute stated .
“ In places that already have a limited number of providers , this will put an extreme strain on capacity to serve patients , especially @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and drugs “ due to disruptions in supply chains overall ” could occur in the near future .
“ China , the second-largest exporter of pharmaceutical products in the world , has shut down several drug-manufacturing plants , which has in turn caused delays at Indian factories that produce generic medicines.
” Stocking up on items “ like oral contraceptives , the contraceptive patch and ring , condoms , spermicide and lubrication , ” considered “ important ” by the Guttmacher Institute , might be difficult not only because of shortages .
Insurance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one month of prescription drugs at a time.
” Accordingly , drugs to disrupt women ’ s fertility for subsequent months would not be free .
The institute also claimed that government funding is now focused on issues related to the coronavirus , “ which would take funding away from reproductive health programs and decrease access for patients who rely on free or subsidized care .
Likewise , the need for new precautionary equipment , training and protocols will further draw time and resources away from other work , including projects and programs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Due to the closure of workplaces in many parts of the country , “ people with low incomes may be unable to afford sexual and reproductive health care , ” which always includes abortions .
The Guttmacher Institute speculated that “ if pregnant women and infants are found to be at heightened risk ” from the coronavirus , “ that may prompt some people to avoid having children and could lead to increased demand for contraceptive and abortion services .
”

'In a situation where doctors are less likely to want to travel, if there's no one to cover me, patients will have to wait.'
March 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — A doctor committing abortions in Texas is self-quarantining, potentially leading to fewer abortions in his state. The Huffington Post reported that Joe Nelson is withdrawing from public life for two weeks, as he was unable to obtain a coronavirus test for himself after experiencing some symptoms.
Nelson told HuffPost “he was mostly worried about how his unplanned absence might affect women’s ability to get abortions in the state.”
“Potentially, it could have a huge impact. There are not that many doctors who provide abortion care in Texas. A lot of the doctors that do come in from out of state. In a situation where doctors are less likely to want to travel, if there’s no one to cover me, patients will have to wait,” Nelson explained.
Kim Schwartz of Texas Right to Life told LifeSiteNews, “We pray that all abortion facilities close during this outbreak. Let this be a time when the whole world comes to see the value of human Life.”
The pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute is equally worried that fewer women might be able to have their children killed in parts of the country following the coronavirus outbreak.
“Health care providers are being diverted to help address the epidemic while also being most at risk of acquiring the disease. This may create a shortage of clinicians who can provide sexual and reproductive health services and increase wait times for patients in need,” the Guttmacher Institute stated.
“In places that already have a limited number of providers, this will put an extreme strain on capacity to serve patients, especially for non-emergency care.”
Shortages of contraceptives and drugs “due to disruptions in supply chains overall” could occur in the near future. “China, the second-largest exporter of pharmaceutical products in the world, has shut down several drug-manufacturing plants, which has in turn caused delays at Indian factories that produce generic medicines.”
Stocking up on items “like oral contraceptives, the contraceptive patch and ring, condoms, spermicide and lubrication,” considered “important” by the Guttmacher Institute, might be difficult not only because of shortages. Insurance companies “often limit reimbursement to just one month of prescription drugs at a time.” Accordingly, drugs to disrupt women’s fertility for subsequent months would not be free.
The institute also claimed that government funding is now focused on issues related to the coronavirus, “which would take funding away from reproductive health programs and decrease access for patients who rely on free or subsidized care. Likewise, the need for new precautionary equipment, training and protocols will further draw time and resources away from other work, including projects and programs related to sexual and reproductive health.”
Due to the closure of workplaces in many parts of the country, “people with low incomes may be unable to afford sexual and reproductive health care,” which always includes abortions.
The Guttmacher Institute speculated that “if pregnant women and infants are found to be at heightened risk” from the coronavirus, “that may prompt some people to avoid having children and could lead to increased demand for contraceptive and abortion services.”
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lifesitenews--2020-03-20--Researchers demand aborted babies’ bodies for coronavirus experiments

March 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) –– Scientists who are now claiming that the Trump ban on fetal tissue usage is blocking coronavirus treatment research are using the current pandemic opportunistically to reinstate the usage of tissue derived from aborted babies at government research facilities .
“ A senior scientist at a government biomedical research laboratory has been thwarted in his efforts to conduct experiments on possible treatments for the new coronavirus because of the Trump administration ’ s restrictions on research with human fetal tissue , ” blared the lede in a Washington Post article .
Kim Hasenkrug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Health ’ s ( NIH ) Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana , told the Post that he has been arguing for a month that the pandemic “ warrants an exemption to a ban imposed last year prohibiting government researchers from using tissue from abortions in their work.
” U.S. scientists had found last year that “ mice could be transplanted with human fetal tissue that develops into lungs — the part of the body the new coronavirus invades , ” according to the Post report .
These “ humanized mice ” are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ could then be infected with coronaviruses — to which ordinary mice are not susceptible — closely related to the one that causes the new disease , covid-19.
” The fetal tissue to create the “ humanized mice ” that researchers like Hasenkrug would like to access would have to be provided by women undergoing elective abortions .
Hasenkrug , who works at an NIH research lab , has been prohibited from using aborted baby body parts since Health and Human Services ( HHS ) announced last year that it had changed its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Promoting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death is one of the very top priorities of President Trump ’ s administration , ” an HHS statement explained .
“ Those who advocate experimentation using body parts harvested from aborted children are shamelessly exploiting the coronavirus pandemic , playing on people ’ s fears at a vulnerable time so that a select few can continue to use aborted fetal tissue in their research , ” declared a statement released by the Charlotte Lozier Institute ( CLI ) in Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there are modern , successful alternatives available , ” continued the CLI statement .
“ Already , over 60 potential treatments are under investigation — none of which need aborted fetal tissue to fight coronavirus.
” “ Instead of wasting precious time listening to these dishonest claims , we should continue to focus our attention on successful , ethical alternatives that do n't require the exploitation of baby body parts , taxpayer dollars , and public sentiment that just wants a swift and compassionate end to this crisis , ” said CLI .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a USA Today opinion piece by San Francisco–based professors Irving Weissman and Joseph McCune .
The pair made an appeal similar to Hasenkrug ’ s , asserting , “ People will suffer and die for lack of adequate treatments , ” because aborted fetal tissue could not be used for research .
In December 2018 , CLI ’ s vice president and research director , Dr. David Prentice , and senior fellow in life sciences Dr. Tara Sander Lee testified before Congress regarding the array of ethical alternatives to experiments using aborted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is medically unnecessary .
Sander Lee explained that less than 0.4 percent of the NIH ’ s budget is currently going toward research involving fetal tissue ; that “ after over 100 years of research , no therapies have been discovered or developed that require aborted fetal tissue ” ; and that researchers have access to a wealth of ethical sources for human tissue , including cells that can be given the coveted quality of pluripotency , or the ability to become other types of tissue .
The CLI scholar went on to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first developed with monkey kidney cells ; how vaccines for measles , mumps , and rubella can be produced with cell lines from chicken eggs , human placentas , human kidney cultures , monkey cells , and chick embryo fibroblasts ; how the vast majority of the research currently being done on the Zika and Ebola viruses does not use fetal tissue ; and how even the vaccines currently being produced in the United States with fetal tissue are using cell lines from the 1960s rather than newly obtained tissue from abortions .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ include , but are not limited to , fresh human tissues from adult and pediatric populations , donated and discarded biopsies and surgical specimens , from both living and post-mortem individuals , ” she continued .
“ There are numerous examples of investigators successfully using these ethical alternatives for research and clinical trials for studying the most complex processes , such as brain development and neurodevelopmental disorders , immune response to pathogens , and stroke.
” Sander Lee is an associate scholar with the pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute .
She holds a Ph.D. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biology at Boston Children ’ s Hospital and Harvard Medical School , and has 20 years of experience with both academic and clinical medicine .

March 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) –– Scientists who are now claiming that the Trump ban on fetal tissue usage is blocking coronavirus treatment research are using the current pandemic opportunistically to reinstate the usage of tissue derived from aborted babies at government research facilities.
“A senior scientist at a government biomedical research laboratory has been thwarted in his efforts to conduct experiments on possible treatments for the new coronavirus because of the Trump administration’s restrictions on research with human fetal tissue,” blared the lede in a Washington Post article.
Kim Hasenkrug, an immunologist at the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Montana, told the Post that he has been arguing for a month that the pandemic “warrants an exemption to a ban imposed last year prohibiting government researchers from using tissue from abortions in their work.”
‘Humanized mice’
U.S. scientists had found last year that “mice could be transplanted with human fetal tissue that develops into lungs — the part of the body the new coronavirus invades,” according to the Post report. These “humanized mice” are seen as important by some because they “could then be infected with coronaviruses — to which ordinary mice are not susceptible — closely related to the one that causes the new disease, covid-19.”
The fetal tissue to create the “humanized mice” that researchers like Hasenkrug would like to access would have to be provided by women undergoing elective abortions.
Hasenkrug, who works at an NIH research lab, has been prohibited from using aborted baby body parts since Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last year that it had changed its policies concerning the use of fetal tissue.
“Promoting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death is one of the very top priorities of President Trump’s administration,” an HHS statement explained.
Playing on people’s fears
“Those who advocate experimentation using body parts harvested from aborted children are shamelessly exploiting the coronavirus pandemic, playing on people’s fears at a vulnerable time so that a select few can continue to use aborted fetal tissue in their research,” declared a statement released by the Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) in Washington, D.C.
“The fact is that there are modern, successful alternatives available,” continued the CLI statement. “Already, over 60 potential treatments are under investigation — none of which need aborted fetal tissue to fight coronavirus.”
“Instead of wasting precious time listening to these dishonest claims, we should continue to focus our attention on successful, ethical alternatives that don't require the exploitation of baby body parts, taxpayer dollars, and public sentiment that just wants a swift and compassionate end to this crisis,” said CLI.
Last month, CLI criticized claims made in a USA Today opinion piece by San Francisco–based professors Irving Weissman and Joseph McCune. The pair made an appeal similar to Hasenkrug’s, asserting, “People will suffer and die for lack of adequate treatments,” because aborted fetal tissue could not be used for research.
In December 2018, CLI’s vice president and research director, Dr. David Prentice, and senior fellow in life sciences Dr. Tara Sander Lee testified before Congress regarding the array of ethical alternatives to experiments using aborted baby parts and that fetal tissue research is medically unnecessary.
Sander Lee explained that less than 0.4 percent of the NIH’s budget is currently going toward research involving fetal tissue; that “after over 100 years of research, no therapies have been discovered or developed that require aborted fetal tissue”; and that researchers have access to a wealth of ethical sources for human tissue, including cells that can be given the coveted quality of pluripotency, or the ability to become other types of tissue.
The CLI scholar went on to detail how the original polio vaccine was first developed with monkey kidney cells; how vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella can be produced with cell lines from chicken eggs, human placentas, human kidney cultures, monkey cells, and chick embryo fibroblasts; how the vast majority of the research currently being done on the Zika and Ebola viruses does not use fetal tissue; and how even the vaccines currently being produced in the United States with fetal tissue are using cell lines from the 1960s rather than newly obtained tissue from abortions.
Ethical alternatives currently available to researchers “include, but are not limited to, fresh human tissues from adult and pediatric populations, donated and discarded biopsies and surgical specimens, from both living and post-mortem individuals,” she continued. “There are numerous examples of investigators successfully using these ethical alternatives for research and clinical trials for studying the most complex processes, such as brain development and neurodevelopmental disorders, immune response to pathogens, and stroke.”
Sander Lee is an associate scholar with the pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute. She holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry, studied molecular and cell biology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and has 20 years of experience with both academic and clinical medicine.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-20--Stuck inside because of coronavirus? Here are 9 pro-life things you can still do

March 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Are you stuck inside because of the coronavirus pandemic ?
Here are nine things you can do from home for the pro-life cause .
Embrace Grace is an organization that equips churches to serve women facing unplanned pregnancies .
“ Through our two discipleship programs , we have 700+ active support groups and 6,000+ women have been empowered to learn how to have hope again , ” Embrace Grace explains on its website .
Embrace Grace gives women considering abortion “ love boxes ” containing , among other gifts , a letter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you need to do is print a template from Embrace Grace ’ s website , write the letter , and mail it to their headquarters .
During these strange times , Luke 21:11 has been on my mind : “ And there shall be great earthquakes in divers places and pestilences and famines and terrors from heaven : and there shall be great signs.
” Then there ’ s this passage in John 10:12 : “ The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep .
So when he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the sheep and runs away .
Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.
” ( The entire continent of North America , much of Europe , and other parts of the world are or are about to be without public Masses , ordered by bishops and priests with not much more than a shrug ; an “ I ’ m sorry , we know this is difficult ” letter ; and a reminder about hand-washing . )
Family members typically benefit when you pray the rosary , too .
There ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the soul at peace .
My husband knows I ’ m far less crabby after praying a rosary than before .
And in your charity , pray for me , too ; it ’ s been very hard for me not to feel despair during this time .
Time stuck at home can be used to brush up on anti-abortion apologetics , learn about the evils of medical experimentation on embryonic humans , study the case against euthanasia , and educate yourself on the abortion industry .
Here are some resources : • @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Parenthood and the abortion industry , showing their willingness to help sex-traffickers and the brutal reality of late-term abortion • The Van Maren Show : Interviews with pro-life , pro-family leaders about topics like pornography , parental rights , transgenderism , freedom , and more • Students for Life of America : Learn the basics on abortion , receive pro-life activism training through a special free portal , and watch a ton of videos debunking myths and pro-abortion talking points LifeSite Connect is the social networking app for the pro-life movement .
Listen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ talks were given during an Advent retreat but are totally appropriate for Lent and in light of the recent cowardice of so many Church leaders during this uneasy time .
These talks focus on the four last things ( death , judgment , Heaven , and Hell ) and the end times .
Watch or listen to The John-Henry Westen Show Learn about the coronavirus from China expert Steven Mosher or watch the uplifting conversion story of an award-winning photographer and punk rocker who is now a religious brother on his way to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hosts Mother Miriam Live and The Van Maren Show .
Apparently , the coronavirus is particularly dangerous for old people , whose valuable lives we have a duty to protect .
You could offer to bring groceries or other supplies to an elderly person who is self-quarantining , taking proper precautions not to expose him or yourself to germs .
This one ’ s really easy .
Here is a list of some pro-life movies , most of which can easily be streamed for free or purchased online .
Also , one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1941 film Blossoms in the Dust has a pro-life message .
The pro-life group Created Equal also has produced an amazing documentary , Abortion : A Doctrine of Demons , showing the connections between abortion and satanism .
Since last week , our reporters and editors have gone into overdrive , working hard to bring you all the latest updates about how the coronavirus is affecting the areas of life , family , and faith .
When you donate to LifeSiteNews , you invest in our pro-life and pro-family mission year-round — 24 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year .
And if you join us as a monthly Sustainer today , your gift will be matched for the entire year , up to $ 120,000 !
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March 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Are you stuck inside because of the coronavirus pandemic? Here are nine things you can do from home for the pro-life cause.
Write a letter to an unexpectedly pregnant mom
Embrace Grace is an organization that equips churches to serve women facing unplanned pregnancies.
“Through our two discipleship programs, we have 700+ active support groups and 6,000+ women have been empowered to learn how to have hope again,” Embrace Grace explains on its website.
Embrace Grace gives women considering abortion “love boxes” containing, among other gifts, a letter of hope from a stranger. All you need to do is print a template from Embrace Grace’s website, write the letter, and mail it to their headquarters.
Pray the rosary
During these strange times, Luke 21:11 has been on my mind: “And there shall be great earthquakes in divers places and pestilences and famines and terrors from heaven: and there shall be great signs.”
Then there’s this passage in John 10:12: “The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.” (The entire continent of North America, much of Europe, and other parts of the world are or are about to be without public Masses, ordered by bishops and priests with not much more than a shrug; an “I’m sorry, we know this is difficult” letter; and a reminder about hand-washing.)
Family members typically benefit when you pray the rosary, too. There’s something about the rosary that puts the soul at peace. My husband knows I’m far less crabby after praying a rosary than before.
And in your charity, pray for me, too; it’s been very hard for me not to feel despair during this time.
Learn more about a specific pro-life topic
Time stuck at home can be used to brush up on anti-abortion apologetics, learn about the evils of medical experimentation on embryonic humans, study the case against euthanasia, and educate yourself on the abortion industry.
Here are some resources:
Join LifeSite Connect and talk with like-minded pro-lifers
LifeSite Connect is the social networking app for the pro-life movement.
Listen to these two spiritual conferences
These two talks were given during an Advent retreat but are totally appropriate for Lent and in light of the recent cowardice of so many Church leaders during this uneasy time. These talks focus on the four last things (death, judgment, Heaven, and Hell) and the end times.
Watch or listen to The John-Henry Westen Show
Learn about the coronavirus from China expert Steven Mosher or watch the uplifting conversion story of an award-winning photographer and punk rocker who is now a religious brother on his way to becoming a Catholic priest.
LifeSite also hosts Mother Miriam Live and The Van Maren Show.
Help the elderly
Apparently, the coronavirus is particularly dangerous for old people, whose valuable lives we have a duty to protect. You could offer to bring groceries or other supplies to an elderly person who is self-quarantining, taking proper precautions not to expose him or yourself to germs.
Watch a pro-life movie
This one’s really easy. Here is a list of some pro-life movies, most of which can easily be streamed for free or purchased online.
Also, one of my colleagues has informed me that the 1941 film Blossoms in the Dust has a pro-life message.
The pro-life group Created Equal also has produced an amazing documentary, Abortion: A Doctrine of Demons, showing the connections between abortion and satanism.
Donate to LifeSiteNews
Since last week, our reporters and editors have gone into overdrive, working hard to bring you all the latest updates about how the coronavirus is affecting the areas of life, family, and faith. When you donate to LifeSiteNews, you invest in our pro-life and pro-family mission year-round — 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. And if you join us as a monthly Sustainer today, your gift will be matched for the entire year, up to $120,000! Click here to invest in our reporting and double your impact today. If you value our reporting, I hope you will consider supporting our mission as generously as you can.
Follow Claire As a journalist and editor for LifeSiteNews, Claire Chretien has written more than 1,500 articles about abortion, human dignity, bioethics, the Catholic Church, politics, and related topics. Claire holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of Alabama. It was there that she first became involved in pro-life activism.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-19--Trump backs new coronavirus treatment using malaria drug

WASHINGTON , D.C. , March 19 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) ― U.S. President Trump has just announced that the FDA has approved the use of a malaria drug to treat the Covid-19 coronavirus .
At a press conference today , the American president called the discovery a “ tremendous breakthrough ” .
“ [ It ’ s ] a drug called chloroquine , and some people would add to that ‘ hydroxy ’ , ” Trump explained .
“ Hydroxychloroquine .
Now this is a common malaria drug .
It ’ s also a drug used for [ serious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ known as a malaria drug , and it ’ s been around for a long time , ” he continued .
“ We know that if things don ’ t go as planned , it ’ s not going to kill anyone .
… And it ’ s shown very , very encouraging early results.
” French researchers reported on March 17 that they had been able to treat successfully the Covid-19 coronavirus with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin .
Trump said that chloroquine would be available “ almost immediately ” and would be available @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FDA “ incredible patriots ” and praised FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn .
“ I ’ d shake his hand , but I ’ m not supposed to do that , ” he joked .
At the beginning of his speech , Trump referred to the disease as “ the Chinese virus.
” He also appeared to blame the Communist Chinese government for covering up the initial outbreak in Wuhan when he said that “ if people had known about it , it could have been stopped right where it came from , China.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the pandemic is an “ Act of God ” , but stated that he does not believe this .
“ It ’ s just something that surprised the whole world , ” he said .
He noted that the “ whole world , almost , has been inflicted with this terrible virus.
” Trump also seemed optimistic about the development of a vaccine .
He said such a vaccine would have to be thoroughly tested to make sure it would not harm people in the long run .
He said his administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get vaccines and therapies developed .
“ As you know , earlier this week we began the first clinical trial of a vaccine candidate for the virus , and it was launched in record time .
It was just a few weeks and that would have taken years to do , not so long ago.
” He warned , however , that clinical trials for vaccines take a long time to ensure that “ bad things ” do not go into people ’ s bodies .

Trump said that chloroquine would be available 'almost immediately' and would be available by prescription.
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 19, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) ― U.S. President Trump has just announced that the FDA has approved the use of a malaria drug to treat the Covid-19 coronavirus.
At a press conference today, the American president called the discovery a “tremendous breakthrough”.
“[It’s] a drug called chloroquine, and some people would add to that ‘hydroxy’,” Trump explained.
“Hydroxychloroquine. Now this is a common malaria drug. It’s also a drug used for [serious] arthritis. .. But it is known as a malaria drug, and it’s been around for a long time,” he continued.
“We know that if things don’t go as planned, it’s not going to kill anyone. … And it’s shown very, very encouraging early results.”
French researchers reported on March 17 that they had been able to treat successfully the Covid-19 coronavirus with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin.
Trump said that chloroquine would be available “almost immediately” and would be available by prescription.
The president called the FDA “incredible patriots” and praised FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn.
“I’d shake his hand, but I’m not supposed to do that,” he joked.
Pres. Trump touts chloroquine, an old malaria drug, that doctors say may help treat novel coronavirus, claims it will be available “almost immediately.” Read more about chloroquine: https://t.co/cYt0fxdlfB pic.twitter.com/9oPsMSD3HV — ABC News (@ABC) March 19, 2020
At the beginning of his speech, Trump referred to the disease as “the Chinese virus.” He also appeared to blame the Communist Chinese government for covering up the initial outbreak in Wuhan when he said that “if people had known about it, it could have been stopped right where it came from, China.”
He acknowledged that some people believe that the pandemic is an “Act of God”, but stated that he does not believe this.
“It’s just something that surprised the whole world,” he said.
He noted that the “whole world, almost, has been inflicted with this terrible virus.”
Trump also seemed optimistic about the development of a vaccine. He said such a vaccine would have to be thoroughly tested to make sure it would not harm people in the long run. He said his administration had “slashed red tape” to get vaccines and therapies developed.
“As you know, earlier this week we began the first clinical trial of a vaccine candidate for the virus, and it was launched in record time. It was just a few weeks and that would have taken years to do, not so long ago.”
He warned, however, that clinical trials for vaccines take a long time to ensure that “bad things” do not go into people’s bodies.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-21--Trump admin’s pro-life foreign policy denting abortion giants’ budgets, govt study shows

WASHINGTON , D.C. , March 20 , 2020 ( C-Fam ) — A new report commissioned by Democrat lawmakers shows that the Trump administration ’ s pro-life foreign policy is achieving its objective of protecting life , showing that 54 abortion groups declined U.S. taxpayer funds .
Furious with the Trump administration for defunding the global abortion industry , Democrat lawmakers requested the U.S. Government Accountability Office ( GAO ) measure the impact on global health grant recipients .
The results showed that the reinstated and expanded Mexico City Policy , enacted in the first week of Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the world ’ s biggest abortion groups .
The Mexico City Policy bars U.S. funding to foreign organizations that promote or perform abortion .
Under President Trump , it was expanded to cover all global health assistance and renamed Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance ( PLGHA ) .
Abortion groups that turned down U.S. funds were initially awarded over $ 260 million in U.S. multi-year grants by the Obama administration for healthcare delivery for HIV/AIDs , maternal and child health , tuberculosis , family planning , and nutrition .
Of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ million was dedicated to family planning programming alone , indicating how the U.S. government has entangled family planning activities with other global health programs allowing family planning clinics to be eligible to an annual global health budget of over $ 8 billion .
Similarly , U.S. abortion providers have skirted the policy , strategically expanding their reach to foreign assistance including humanitarian , becoming eligible for more grants , making it harder to isolate and cut off their funding .
The GAO report found that U.S. agencies applied PLGHA to more than 1,300 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through September 2018 .
The total multi-year award funding to these organizations was more than $ 28 billion .
The report found overwhelming acceptance of PLGHA policy , with 96 % of global health grantees complying .
Just seven “ prime ” or major awardee grants , and 47 sub-awards , were declined , totaling $ 153 million .
The two largest awards equaling $ 79 million , were forfeited by International Planned Parenthood Federation ( IPPF ) and Marie Stopes International ( MSI ) .
Of the 47 “ subprime , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of IPPF and MSI , the majority operating in Africa .
While IPPF and MSI report being able to recover some of the forfeited U.S. funding from other sources , they say that budget shortfall caused the closure of clinics and services eliminated in locations that remained open .
Democrat lawmakers who asked for the report claim that PLGHA policy harms healthcare delivery in poor and rural communities , saying that family planning clinics are the only healthcare facility .
One of the purposes of the expansion of the Mexico City Policy , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monopolies .
The Obama administration established these monopolies by awarding U.S. health funding to abortion-promoting organizations rather than investing in a diverse group of health providers .
They did this even though they knew that an incoming Republican administration would reinstate the Mexico City Policy and slash these groups ’ funding .
The Department of State has “ emphasized that the policy does not affect the level of funding for global health assistance and U.S. agencies can reprogram funds ” to NGOs that will comply with abortion restrictions .
The GAO did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ declined awards .
While it measures the impact of the Trump administration ’ s policy on abortion groups , it does not assess its impact on the provision of global health .
Lawmakers requesting the study are prominent abortion rights advocates : Senators Jeanne Shaheen ( D-NH ) , Susan Collins ( R-ME ) , Patty Murray ( D-WA ) , Richard Blumenthal ( D-CT ) and Lisa Murkowski ( R-AK ) .
House members included : Eliot Engel ( D-NY ) , Nita Lowey ( D-NY ) , Barbara Lee ( D-CA @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Jackie Speier ( D-CA ) , Ami Bera ( D-CA ) and the late Congresswoman Louise Slaughter ( D-NY ) .

A new report commissioned by Democrat lawmakers shows that the Trump administration’s pro-life foreign policy is achieving its objective of protecting life.
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 20, 2020 (C-Fam) — A new report commissioned by Democrat lawmakers shows that the Trump administration’s pro-life foreign policy is achieving its objective of protecting life, showing that 54 abortion groups declined U.S. taxpayer funds.
Furious with the Trump administration for defunding the global abortion industry, Democrat lawmakers requested the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) measure the impact on global health grant recipients. The results showed that the reinstated and expanded Mexico City Policy, enacted in the first week of Trump’s presidency, has had a targeted impact on the world’s biggest abortion groups.
The Mexico City Policy bars U.S. funding to foreign organizations that promote or perform abortion. Under President Trump, it was expanded to cover all global health assistance and renamed Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance (PLGHA).
Abortion groups that turned down U.S. funds were initially awarded over $260 million in U.S. multi-year grants by the Obama administration for healthcare delivery for HIV/AIDs, maternal and child health, tuberculosis, family planning, and nutrition. Of the $260 million, just $30 million was dedicated to family planning programming alone, indicating how the U.S. government has entangled family planning activities with other global health programs allowing family planning clinics to be eligible to an annual global health budget of over $8 billion.
Similarly, U.S. abortion providers have skirted the policy, strategically expanding their reach to foreign assistance including humanitarian, becoming eligible for more grants, making it harder to isolate and cut off their funding.
The GAO report found that U.S. agencies applied PLGHA to more than 1,300 already-active global health grants from May 2017 through September 2018. The total multi-year award funding to these organizations was more than $28 billion.
The report found overwhelming acceptance of PLGHA policy, with 96% of global health grantees complying. Just seven “prime” or major awardee grants, and 47 sub-awards, were declined, totaling $153 million. The two largest awards equaling $79 million, were forfeited by International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and Marie Stopes International (MSI). Of the 47 “subprime,” smaller grantees, over half were affiliates of IPPF and MSI, the majority operating in Africa.
While IPPF and MSI report being able to recover some of the forfeited U.S. funding from other sources, they say that budget shortfall caused the closure of clinics and services eliminated in locations that remained open.
Democrat lawmakers who asked for the report claim that PLGHA policy harms healthcare delivery in poor and rural communities, saying that family planning clinics are the only healthcare facility. One of the purposes of the expansion of the Mexico City Policy, however, is precisely to dismantle pro-abortion monopolies. The Obama administration established these monopolies by awarding U.S. health funding to abortion-promoting organizations rather than investing in a diverse group of health providers. They did this even though they knew that an incoming Republican administration would reinstate the Mexico City Policy and slash these groups’ funding.
The Department of State has “emphasized that the policy does not affect the level of funding for global health assistance and U.S. agencies can reprogram funds” to NGOs that will comply with abortion restrictions. The GAO did not address efforts to reprogram funds associated with declined awards. While it measures the impact of the Trump administration’s policy on abortion groups, it does not assess its impact on the provision of global health.
Lawmakers requesting the study are prominent abortion rights advocates: Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Patty Murray (D-WA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK). House members included: Eliot Engel (D-NY), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA) and the late Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY).
Published with permission from C-Fam.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-21--Assisted suicide lobby call for ‘teledeath’ remote euthanasia during pandemic

March 20 , 2020 ( Euthanasia Prevention Coalition ) — The death lobby is promoting the approval of assisted suicide and prescribing of lethal drugs via telehealth .
This means that a person could be approved for death by lethal drugs , without being examined or even meeting the death prescribing doctor .
Today 's fundraising email from Kim Callinan , the President of an assisted suicide lobby group , states that the current Covid-19 crisis provides a new opportunity for assisted suicide .
She writes : As always , we are responding quickly to the needs and opportunities of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the pandemic , telehealth is gaining prominence as a critical mode of delivering medical care .
This provides a unique opportunity to make sure health systems and doctors are using telehealth , where appropriate , for patients trying to access end-of-life care options .
These efforts should improve access to medical aid in dying in the short and long-term .
This is not a new plan .
The 2019 New Mexico assisted suicide bill included a telehealth provision and the recent bills to expand assisted suicide in Hawaii include a telehealth provision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A person with difficult health issues who feels like on burden on others , or is experiencing depression or existential distress , could be assessed , via telehealth , and prescribed lethal drugs for suicide .
The death lobby focuses on facilitating death and protecting doctors who are willing to be involved with killing their patients .
They are not concerned with protecting people .
For more information read the articles : • Assisted suicide bills are not what they appear to be .
Published with permission from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition .

Today's fundraising email from the president of an assisted suicide lobby group states that the current COVID-19 crisis provides a new opportunity for assisted suicide.
March 20, 2020 (Euthanasia Prevention Coalition) — The death lobby is promoting the approval of assisted suicide and prescribing of lethal drugs via telehealth. This means that a person could be approved for death by lethal drugs, without being examined or even meeting the death prescribing doctor.
Today's fundraising email from Kim Callinan, the President of an assisted suicide lobby group, states that the current Covid-19 crisis provides a new opportunity for assisted suicide. She writes:
As always, we are responding quickly to the needs and opportunities of the times. As the workforce grapples with the pandemic, telehealth is gaining prominence as a critical mode of delivering medical care. This provides a unique opportunity to make sure health systems and doctors are using telehealth, where appropriate, for patients trying to access end-of-life care options. These efforts should improve access to medical aid in dying in the short and long-term.
This is not a new plan. The 2019 New Mexico assisted suicide bill included a telehealth provision and the recent bills to expand assisted suicide in Hawaii include a telehealth provision.
Let's think this through. A person with difficult health issues who feels like on burden on others, or is experiencing depression or existential distress, could be assessed, via telehealth, and prescribed lethal drugs for suicide.
The death lobby focuses on facilitating death and protecting doctors who are willing to be involved with killing their patients. They are not concerned with protecting people.
For more information read the articles:
Published with permission from the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-21--Diocese prepares faithful for lay-led funerals as coronavirus saps priests

March 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) –– A diocese in England has issued guidance for laypeople to conduct funeral services in the event that a priest or deacon is unavailable due to the coronavirus and anticipates that some funerals may be led by those with the barest minimum of belief in the Catholic faith .
The Diocese of Lancaster has published online downloadable directions for “ [ p ] arishes , other denominations , families and funeral directors ” to use “ so that funerals may be provided at a time of emergency.
” “ In the absence of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Catholic funeral service should be offered to the bereaved , ” reads the short announcement .
“ The service can take place in a church , or chapel , at a crematorium , in a cemetery , or other place if necessary.
” “ The civil authorities may limit the length of time given to a service , especially at a crematorium , ” cautions the diocese .
“ They may also limit the number of those attending .
The service can be cut-down in length as circumstances dictate , but should not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leader or other competent person in the parish leadership team is cited as the first preference for a funeral celebrant .
If no such leader is available , then a practicing Catholic family member or any family member or friend ( or funeral director ) is permissible , but the diocese warns that a person who has no Christian beliefs should not be asked to lead the funeral .
The document lays out themes that should be incorporated into the service , including faith in the resurrection of Christ Jesus ; hope in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , together with all the angels and saints ; and the importance of a life well lived as a disciple of Jesus in accordance with His teaching and gospel values .
Prayers for God ’ s mercy in the context of judgment along with support and prayers for the bereaved , especially family and others close to the deceased , should also be included .
The diocese also prefaces its directives for lay-led funeral services by advising that incorporating music might be problematic if not impossible and that adjustments would have to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young people .
The full document can be read here .

The Diocese of Lancaster in England wants its laypeople to be ready to conduct funerals on their own if necessary.
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March 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) –– A diocese in England has issued guidance for laypeople to conduct funeral services in the event that a priest or deacon is unavailable due to the coronavirus and anticipates that some funerals may be led by those with the barest minimum of belief in the Catholic faith.
The Diocese of Lancaster has published online downloadable directions for “[p]arishes, other denominations, families and funeral directors” to use “so that funerals may be provided at a time of emergency.”
“In the absence of a priest or deacon, a lay-led Catholic funeral service should be offered to the bereaved,” reads the short announcement. “The service can take place in a church, or chapel, at a crematorium, in a cemetery, or other place if necessary.”
“The civil authorities may limit the length of time given to a service, especially at a crematorium,” cautions the diocese. “They may also limit the number of those attending. The service can be cut-down in length as circumstances dictate, but should not feel rushed.”
A designated lay parish leader or other competent person in the parish leadership team is cited as the first preference for a funeral celebrant. If no such leader is available, then a practicing Catholic family member or any family member or friend (or funeral director) is permissible, but the diocese warns that a person who has no Christian beliefs should not be asked to lead the funeral.
The document lays out themes that should be incorporated into the service, including faith in the resurrection of Christ Jesus; hope in eternal rest in the presence of God, together with all the angels and saints; and the importance of a life well lived as a disciple of Jesus in accordance with His teaching and gospel values.
Prayers for God’s mercy in the context of judgment along with support and prayers for the bereaved, especially family and others close to the deceased, should also be included.
The diocese also prefaces its directives for lay-led funeral services by advising that incorporating music might be problematic if not impossible and that adjustments would have to be made for the funerals of infants and young people.
The full document can be read here.
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lifesitenews--2020-03-21--US doctor group demands hospitals overwhelmed from coronavirus continue abortions

UNITED STATES , March 20 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — Leading bodies representing American medical professionals have called on doctors to continue performing abortions in hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic , calling the murder of the preborn “ an essential component of comprehensive health care.
” A statement released earlier this week by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ( ACOG ) , the Society of Family Planning , and a number of other medical professional member organizations has called on fellow medical professionals “ to ensure abortion access is not compromised ” during the COVID-19 pandemic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ same organizations said the pandemic “ is a public health crisis that requires the full attention and resources of our health care systems ” and have called on hospitals to suspend elective surgeries .
The ACOG notes that “ the pandemic is and will create stress and pressure on health care systems throughout the country ” and highlights that some health systems have already decided to “ cancel elective and non-urgent procedures to expand hospitals ’ capacity to provide critical care.
” Nevertheless , the ACOG wishes for abortion to be exempt from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , chair of the board of the American Association of Prolife OB/GYNs ( AAPLOG ) told LifeSite that continuing to perform elective procedures , such as abortion , during a pandemic is “ medically irresponsible.
” “ Abortions use up much-needed resources such as masks , gloves , and other personal protective equipment , ” Dr. Francis noted .
In a statement sent to LifeSite , the AAPLOG stated that “ abortions offer zero health benefits to women and do not treat a disease process ” and issued a call for “ abortions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recommendations pertaining to elective procedures and office visits.
” The pro-life medical statement stresses that abortion “ potentially generates more patients to be seen in already overburdened emergency rooms.
” “ Approximately 5 % of women who undergo medication abortions will require evaluation in the hospital , most commonly for hemorrhage .
Uterine perforation and hemorrhage can occur with surgical abortions , ” the statement explains .
“ Because most abortion providers do not manage their own complications , instead instructing women to go to an ER if they have problems , emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up with the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to need to provide care to these women , ” the statement continues .
“ Our nation faces a critical blood shortage during this time , which will also negatively impact women ’ s health who experience abortion-related hemorrhage.
” AAPLOG says that the ACOG does not represent its membership when it claims that “ abortion is an essential component of comprehensive health care.
” The statement explains that “ 85 % of OB/GYN ’ s do not perform abortions .
If abortion was an ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health care , it would be a part of most , if not all , of our practices .
“ Services that are , in fact , part of essential care for women , such as cervical cancer screening , screening mammograms , and screening pelvic exams , are being postponed across this country as many offices reschedule non-urgent appointments in order to reduce their patient ’ s risk of exposure to COVID-19 and to conserve scarce medical resources.
” The statement noted that Dr Francis has recently covered ACOG 's “ transformation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Wall Street Journal op-ed this month .
“ In such an uncertain and tumultuous time , the entire healthcare profession is being called upon to conserve resources and healthcare professionals to an extent never seen before , ” the statement notes .
“ And yet , in the midst of this call , where hospitals are postponing elective procedures and many outpatient clinics are rescheduling non-essential office visits , the abortion industry continues with business as usual .
What ’ s worse , some major medical organizations , like the American College @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , are supporting them in this .
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The group claimed that abortion is an ‘essential component of comprehensive health care,’ even in a coronavirus pandemic.
UNITED STATES, March 20, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Leading bodies representing American medical professionals have called on doctors to continue performing abortions in hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic, calling the murder of the preborn “an essential component of comprehensive health care.”
A statement released earlier this week by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the Society of Family Planning, and a number of other medical professional member organizations has called on fellow medical professionals “to ensure abortion access is not compromised” during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier this week, many of the same organizations said the pandemic “is a public health crisis that requires the full attention and resources of our health care systems” and have called on hospitals to suspend elective surgeries.
The ACOG notes that “the pandemic is and will create stress and pressure on health care systems throughout the country” and highlights that some health systems have already decided to “cancel elective and non-urgent procedures to expand hospitals’ capacity to provide critical care.”
Nevertheless, the ACOG wishes for abortion to be exempt from any such decisions.
Dr. Christina Francis, chair of the board of the American Association of Prolife OB/GYNs (AAPLOG) told LifeSite that continuing to perform elective procedures, such as abortion, during a pandemic is “medically irresponsible.”
“Abortions use up much-needed resources such as masks, gloves, and other personal protective equipment,” Dr. Francis noted.
In a statement sent to LifeSite, the AAPLOG stated that “abortions offer zero health benefits to women and do not treat a disease process” and issued a call for “abortions to be suspended according to the current recommendations pertaining to elective procedures and office visits.”
The pro-life medical statement stresses that abortion “potentially generates more patients to be seen in already overburdened emergency rooms.”
“Approximately 5% of women who undergo medication abortions will require evaluation in the hospital, most commonly for hemorrhage. Uterine perforation and hemorrhage can occur with surgical abortions,” the statement explains.
“Because most abortion providers do not manage their own complications, instead instructing women to go to an ER if they have problems, emergency rooms who are already struggling to keep up with the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to need to provide care to these women,” the statement continues.
“Our nation faces a critical blood shortage during this time, which will also negatively impact women’s health who experience abortion-related hemorrhage.”
AAPLOG says that the ACOG does not represent its membership when it claims that “abortion is an essential component of comprehensive health care.”
The statement explains that “85% of OB/GYN’s do not perform abortions. If abortion was an ‘essential component’ of women’s health care, it would be a part of most, if not all, of our practices.
“Services that are, in fact, part of essential care for women, such as cervical cancer screening, screening mammograms, and screening pelvic exams, are being postponed across this country as many offices reschedule non-urgent appointments in order to reduce their patient’s risk of exposure to COVID-19 and to conserve scarce medical resources.”
The statement noted that Dr Francis has recently covered ACOG's “transformation into a politicized pro-abortion organization” in a Wall Street Journal op-ed this month.
“In such an uncertain and tumultuous time, the entire healthcare profession is being called upon to conserve resources and healthcare professionals to an extent never seen before,” the statement notes.
“And yet, in the midst of this call, where hospitals are postponing elective procedures and many outpatient clinics are rescheduling non-essential office visits, the abortion industry continues with business as usual. What’s worse, some major medical organizations, like the American College of OB/GYN’s (ACOG), are supporting them in this.”
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