liveaction--2020-02-19--Abortion is ‘today’s civil rights issue,’ say Black pro-life activists

( Daily Signal ) African American pro-life leaders decry what they call the eugenics mentality of abortion providers perpetuating the high abortion rate among black women and urge promoting crisis pregnancy centers as an anti-abortion outreach to minority communities , as an alternative to Planned Parenthood .
The black anti-abortion activists also say the right to life is the civil rights issue of our time .
A recent panel discussion , “ How Defunding Planned Parenthood Impacts the Black Community , ” weighed in on those and other abortion-related issues at the recent National Pro-Life Summit 2020 , a one-day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Washington .
“ Eugenics is more than just a philosophy .
It is directly implanted in policies that target African Americans and minorities , ” said panelist Patrina Mosley , director of life , culture , and women ’ s advocacy at the Family Research Council , a Washington-based research group that supports pro-family legislation and education .
“ You can abort a child because they ’ re black , in some states , and you can abort a child because they have a disability.
” READ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost four times the rate of White women Ryan Bomberger , a co-founder of the Purcellville , Virginia-based Radiance Foundation , a group that advocates for human dignity , has spearheaded numerous public campaigns aimed at exposing what he says are Planned Parenthood ’ s eugenicist roots .
The foundation has used public advertising , including a billboard campaign , to address the fact that abortion rates are much higher among black women , compared with the rest of the population .
“ The NAACP and Planned Parenthood denounced our billboards as ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billboards gave the false impression that Planned Parenthood kills black babies , ” Bomberger told the Jan. 25 gathering .
“ In truth , Planned Parenthood kills black babies , white babies , and every hue in between.
” Because of the lengths that Planned Parenthood goes to in order to be the primary pregnancy resource in minority communities , Christina Bennett , communications director for the Family Institute of Connecticut , stressed the need to “ combat the narrative that Planned Parenthood is the only place people can go when they ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to Bennett , connecting women with pro-life crisis pregnancy centers and lobbying state legislatures to support pro-life issues are ways to address the problem .
“ In my state of Connecticut , the legislators and elected officials really think that Planned Parenthood is the one serving women of color and low-income women , ” Bennett said .
“ But really , [ crisis pregnancy centers ] are the ones offering women holistic care.
” When asked about how to reach out to minority communities on the topic of abortion , the panelists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , rather than just presenting the facts of the issue .
“ Once you identify what they really care about , you can connect it to the issue of life , ” Mosley said .
“ If they want to talk about institutional racism or Black Lives Matter , we can work with that .
You don ’ t have to agree with them on everything , but keep giving them the facts , and let God ’ s eternal truth do the work.
” Bomberger said that kind of relational development is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The pro-life movement is today ’ s civil rights issue , ” he said .
“ We have to work together , and if we aren ’ t willing to have relationships , we can ’ t expect much .
We have to be able to build friendships.
” Mosley encouraged the African Americans in the audience to tell their pro-life stories .
“ In this business , you will be the minority for a while , but that needs to change , ” she said .
“ We need more African Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policies , at the state legislature , and at the Capitol .
No one can tell the story like you of how this systematically impacts you.
” Editor ’ s Note : This article was published at the Daily Signal and is reprinted here with permission .
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(Daily Signal) African American pro-life leaders decry what they call the eugenics mentality of abortion providers perpetuating the high abortion rate among black women and urge promoting crisis pregnancy centers as an anti-abortion outreach to minority communities, as an alternative to Planned Parenthood.
The black anti-abortion activists also say the right to life is the civil rights issue of our time.
A recent panel discussion, “How Defunding Planned Parenthood Impacts the Black Community,” weighed in on those and other abortion-related issues at the recent National Pro-Life Summit 2020, a one-day training conference for young pro-lifers, held at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Washington.
“Eugenics is more than just a philosophy. It is directly implanted in policies that target African Americans and minorities,” said panelist Patrina Mosley, director of life, culture, and women’s advocacy at the Family Research Council, a Washington-based research group that supports pro-family legislation and education. “You can abort a child because they’re black, in some states, and you can abort a child because they have a disability.”
READ: TRAGIC: Black women abort at almost four times the rate of White women
Ryan Bomberger, a co-founder of the Purcellville, Virginia-based Radiance Foundation, a group that advocates for human dignity, has spearheaded numerous public campaigns aimed at exposing what he says are Planned Parenthood’s eugenicist roots.
The foundation has used public advertising, including a billboard campaign, to address the fact that abortion rates are much higher among black women, compared with the rest of the population.
“The NAACP and Planned Parenthood denounced our billboards as ‘horribly racist’ because they said the billboards gave the false impression that Planned Parenthood kills black babies,” Bomberger told the Jan. 25 gathering. “In truth, Planned Parenthood kills black babies, white babies, and every hue in between.”
Because of the lengths that Planned Parenthood goes to in order to be the primary pregnancy resource in minority communities, Christina Bennett, communications director for the Family Institute of Connecticut, stressed the need to “combat the narrative that Planned Parenthood is the only place people can go when they’re dealing with a crisis pregnancy.”
According to Bennett, connecting women with pro-life crisis pregnancy centers and lobbying state legislatures to support pro-life issues are ways to address the problem.
“In my state of Connecticut, the legislators and elected officials really think that Planned Parenthood is the one serving women of color and low-income women,” Bennett said. “But really, [crisis pregnancy centers] are the ones offering women holistic care.”
When asked about how to reach out to minority communities on the topic of abortion, the panelists advocated forming personal connections with the women, rather than just presenting the facts of the issue.
READ: The abortion industry doesn’t care about Black women
“Once you identify what they really care about, you can connect it to the issue of life,” Mosley said. “If they want to talk about institutional racism or Black Lives Matter, we can work with that. You don’t have to agree with them on everything, but keep giving them the facts, and let God’s eternal truth do the work.”
Bomberger said that kind of relational development is key to attaining pro-life victories.
“The pro-life movement is today’s civil rights issue,” he said. “We have to work together, and if we aren’t willing to have relationships, we can’t expect much. We have to be able to build friendships.”
Mosley encouraged the African Americans in the audience to tell their pro-life stories.
“In this business, you will be the minority for a while, but that needs to change,” she said. “We need more African Americans in the business of advocating for pro-life policies, at the state legislature, and at the Capitol. No one can tell the story like you of how this systematically impacts you.”
Editor’s Note: This article was published at the Daily Signal and is reprinted here with permission.
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liveaction--2020-02-20--‘Pro-choice violence’ isn’t an ‘absurd lie.’ It happens with alarming frequency.

It ’ s no surprise that the most extreme abortion supporters scoff at the idea of pro-abortion violence .
They can ’ t even bring themselves to admit that it happens , much less condemn it when it does .
Yet pro-lifers do frequently face violence , harassment , and intimidation , and these instances seem to be on the rise .
At The Cut , pro-abortion writer Lauren Rankin penned an op-ed mocking what she called “ the absurd lie of pro-choice violence.
” In it , Rankin points out decades-old ( and inexcusable ) cases of pro-life violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movement has roundly condemned these violent acts , yet Rankin — who is an abortion facility escort — doesn ’ t acknowledge that .
Rankin pretends that abortion activists never engage in violent acts themselves and are only there to help protect women from villainous pro-lifers .
No , she claims , abortion advocates are never violent ; it ’ s just a myth fabricated by petty pro-lifers : We escorts are there to help abortion patients ; protesters are there to shame , intimidate , and harass them .
When law enforcement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ embolden the latter group .
This is something I ’ ve experienced firsthand : In the spring of 2014 , I approached a young woman outside of the clinic where I volunteered .
She was trying to get to her appointment , but there was a mob of irate protesters by the door .
One was screaming into his megaphone that the women inside were going to burn in hell .
Another held a huge , gruesome sign with a doctored picture of a bloody fetus , while a third stared at us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face .
He grabbed his phone and held it up , filming our every move .
She whispered in my ear , “ Please don ’ t let them film me .
Please.
” As we walked toward the door , I held my hand up to block her face from the phone ’ s camera lens .
“ Harassment !
That ’ s harassment , ” the man holding the phone screamed .
“ That ‘ deathscort ’ just harassed me !
” In Rankin ’ s world , pro-abortion violence and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] ro-choice volunteers have to contend with the possibility that the FBI could err on the side of ‘ both sides , ’ essentially equating bomb threats and acts of arson with — what , exactly ?
Me holding up my hand to block someone from filming an abortion patient ?
” she wrote .
No , Ms. Rankin .
Not quite : Rankin ’ s theory is — as you can see from the video above — is completely false .
Here are just some of the incidents of pro-abortion violence against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bristol Regional Women ’ s Center have repeatedly been filmed assaulting sidewalk counselors , threatening and taunting them , screaming in their faces , spitting on them , and even licking them .
When the harassment would not stop , one sidewalk counselor was forced to file an order of protection against four of the escorts .
The escorts smugly pointed out numerous times that police have never been willing to intervene .
• A Virginia abortion activist was arrested for pointing a loaded gun at pro-lifers outside the same abortion facility , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ One of the abortionists at the facility was also arrested in a separate incident for pointing a loaded gun at pro-lifers , including a minor .
• An elderly pro-lifer was hospitalized after he was attacked outside of a grocery store by a pro-abortion activist , who threw him to the ground with such ferocity that his hip was broken and he had to undergo surgery .
• Two pro-lifers had their home vandalized in the middle of the night .
A rock was thrown through one of their glass windows .
Coat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the house .
The attack happened after the couple was profiled by the Daily Beast , which included information that the wife was pregnant , and that three young children lived at the home .
• In two separate incidents with just days of each other , the homes of two other pro-lifers — SBA List Campaign Chair Jill Stanek and Pro-Life Action League ’ s John Jansen — were vandalized .
• A Molotov cocktail was thrown at an elderly pro-lifer in Montana in 2011 .
Luckily , the assailant missed and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Winandy was handing out pamphlets outside of an abortion facility when she was threatened with a knife by a woman considering abortion , who even held the knife to Winandy ’ s throat .
But in an incredible twist , the woman never went through with the abortion , and thanked Winandy for being there and saving her child ’ s life .
• James Pouillon was shot and killed by Harlan James Drake while protesting abortion in Michigan .
Drake said he was offended by the pro-life material Pouillon was holding .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ over by abortion activists in states across the country , like North Carolina , Texas , Ohio , and more .
• A pro-life event at a Minnesota college had to be evacuated due to a bomb threat .
• An Australian bicyclist spit on a pro-lifer standing peacefully on the sidewalk .
• A pro-lifer was punched in the face as he prayed the rosary outside of an abortion facility .
• A male hairdresser roundhouse kicked a young woman in the face as she held a pro-life sign on the sidewalk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for it .
• A pro-lifer in Argentina was brutally attacked by a mob of abortion activists , who knocked her to the ground and repeatedly kicked her in the head , leaving her bloody and injured .
• A pro-abortion student in Canada pled guilty to assault after attacking a female pro-lifer as she screamed , cried , and tried to get away .
• A pro-abortion mob launched a planned , coordinated attack on a pro-life event .
Attendees were assaulted , pushed , kicked , had eggs thrown at them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intervene .
• Mireille Miller-Young , a professor at the University of California Santa Barbara , assaulted a teenage girl on campus .
She pled guilty to charges of grand theft , battery , and vandalism for the incident .
• Two pro-lifers had their signs stolen by abortion activists ; when they tried to recover them , one of the men was stabbed in the side .
• A teenager had to be hospitalized after his nose was broken by abortion activists as he handed out pro-life postcards .
These are just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legitimate violence , harassment , and assault against pro-lifers by abortion activists .
Not only does the abortion industry not condemn these attacks , they either pretend they never happened at all or celebrate them .
But their willful ignorance doesn ’ t change the reality : pro-abortion violence exists , it is still happening , and it is absolutely inexcusable .
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It’s no surprise that the most extreme abortion supporters scoff at the idea of pro-abortion violence. They can’t even bring themselves to admit that it happens, much less condemn it when it does. Yet pro-lifers do frequently face violence, harassment, and intimidation, and these instances seem to be on the rise.
At The Cut, pro-abortion writer Lauren Rankin penned an op-ed mocking what she called “the absurd lie of pro-choice violence.” In it, Rankin points out decades-old (and inexcusable) cases of pro-life violence against the abortion industry. The pro-life movement has roundly condemned these violent acts, yet Rankin — who is an abortion facility escort — doesn’t acknowledge that. Rankin pretends that abortion activists never engage in violent acts themselves and are only there to help protect women from villainous pro-lifers. No, she claims, abortion advocates are never violent; it’s just a myth fabricated by petty pro-lifers:
We escorts are there to help abortion patients; protesters are there to shame, intimidate, and harass them. When law enforcement fails to make this distinction, they embolden the latter group. This is something I’ve experienced firsthand: In the spring of 2014, I approached a young woman outside of the clinic where I volunteered. She was trying to get to her appointment, but there was a mob of irate protesters by the door.
One was screaming into his megaphone that the women inside were going to burn in hell. Another held a huge, gruesome sign with a doctored picture of a bloody fetus, while a third stared at us, a wry smirk plastered across his face. He grabbed his phone and held it up, filming our every move. She whispered in my ear, “Please don’t let them film me. Please.”
As we walked toward the door, I held my hand up to block her face from the phone’s camera lens. “Harassment! That’s harassment,” the man holding the phone screamed. “That ‘deathscort’ just harassed me!”
In Rankin’s world, pro-abortion violence and harassment never happens. “[P]ro-choice volunteers have to contend with the possibility that the FBI could err on the side of ‘both sides,’ essentially equating bomb threats and acts of arson with — what, exactly? Me holding up my hand to block someone from filming an abortion patient?” she wrote.
No, Ms. Rankin. Not quite:

READ: The media’s glaring failure to report pro-abortion violence
Rankin’s theory is — as you can see from the video above — is completely false. Here are just some of the incidents of pro-abortion violence against pro-lifers on record:
These are just a handful of the numerous instances of legitimate violence, harassment, and assault against pro-lifers by abortion activists. Not only does the abortion industry not condemn these attacks, they either pretend they never happened at all or celebrate them. But their willful ignorance doesn’t change the reality: pro-abortion violence exists, it is still happening, and it is absolutely inexcusable.
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liveaction--2020-02-20--Lawmakers say Planned Parenthood’s Valentine’s Day bags appear to contain a ‘threat’

California lawmakers received a surprising Valentine ’ s Day “ goody bag ” from Planned Parenthood that has them wondering if the abortion corporation is actually threatening them .
The California Globe reported this week that Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez posted an image of the bag and its contents on Facebook with the message , “ Stay classy PP.
” In the image , there is a clear message from Planned Parenthood written on the condom package : “ DON ’ T F*CK WITH US .
DON ’ T F*CK WITHOUT US.
” The Globe says , “ Several Capitol employees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the condom appeared to be a threat .
Indeed , “ Don ’ t f*ck with us ” isn ’ t mincing words.
” Planned Parenthood might think they ’ re being cute , but there ’ s nothing cute about the message or their mission to kill thousands of babies through abortion .
Telling lawmakers , “ Don ’ t f*ck with us ” could be viewed as a threat , as Planned Parenthood has vowed to spend $ 45 million on the 2020 elections , handpicking which pro-abortion candidates they want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But beyond being seen as a threat , the Planned Parenthood “ goody bag ” could also be seen as sexual harassment , especially in light of the # MeToo movement .
According to the California Globe , Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove also received a bag from Planned Parenthood .
She said , “ We confirmed several offices received this ‘ gift ’ from Planned Parenthood , including mine .
Really ?
?
?
?
This is how PP communicates with members of the state legislature .
Good thing I stopped a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ office…… # Crass # disgusting # Vulgar.
” One of Senator Grove ’ s Facebook followers pointed out that if the bag had been given to a coworker it could be seen as sexual harassment and that “ Planned Parenthood should be held accountable.
” Indeed , having condoms on your desk at work and talking to your staffers about sex could definitely be grounds for a sexual harassment case .
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California lawmakers received a surprising Valentine’s Day “goody bag” from Planned Parenthood that has them wondering if the abortion corporation is actually threatening them.
The California Globe reported this week that Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez posted an image of the bag and its contents on Facebook with the message, “Stay classy PP.” In the image, there is a clear message from Planned Parenthood written on the condom package: “DON’T F*CK WITH US. DON’T F*CK WITHOUT US.”
The Globe says, “Several Capitol employees including Sen. Grove said the statement on the condom appeared to be a threat. Indeed, “Don’t f*ck with us” isn’t mincing words.”
Planned Parenthood might think they’re being cute, but there’s nothing cute about the message or their mission to kill thousands of babies through abortion. Telling lawmakers, “Don’t f*ck with us” could be viewed as a threat, as Planned Parenthood has vowed to spend $45 million on the 2020 elections, handpicking which pro-abortion candidates they want to have in their back pocket. But beyond being seen as a threat, the Planned Parenthood “goody bag” could also be seen as sexual harassment, especially in light of the #MeToo movement.
A poem in the bag states:
Roses are red Violets are blue Planned Parenthood promotes safe sex Now your office can too!
According to the California Globe, Senate Republican Leader Shannon Grove also received a bag from Planned Parenthood. She said, “We confirmed several offices received this ‘gift’ from Planned Parenthood, including mine. Really???? This is how PP communicates with members of the state legislature. Good thing I stopped a group of kids from seeing in my office…… #Crass #disgusting #Vulgar.”
One of Senator Grove’s Facebook followers pointed out that if the bag had been given to a coworker it could be seen as sexual harassment and that “Planned Parenthood should be held accountable.” Indeed, having condoms on your desk at work and talking to your staffers about sex could definitely be grounds for a sexual harassment case.
As the corporation moves forward with placing its facilities inside 50 Los Angeles schools, it’s definitely past time for Californians to fight back.
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liveaction--2020-02-20--‘Different is beautiful’: Azariah is thriving today because his parents said no to abortion

Angela Smilovici and her husband felt their world shatter when a doctor “ encouraged ” them to abort their son .
During a pregnancy anatomy scan , doctors had discovered abnormalities that pointed to either Trisomy 18 or a different chromosomal condition .
Doctors weren ’ t sure the baby would even survive his birth and felt that abortion would save the family from suffering .
They were wrong .
“ I was angry this doctor would suggest such a thing as ‘ terminate , ’ but I knew that was her job , ” Smilovici wrote in an essay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was trying to spare me and my child from a life of suffering if he did live , but who are we to determine who will suffer ?
My son ’ s life was never an option .
It had a purpose .
I would protect my baby and fight to keep him safe .
Little did I know how much he would fight to live also.
” Smilovici and her baby were monitored throughout the pregnancy and at 35 weeks , her son was born weighing four pounds five ounces .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Azariah , which means ‘ Our God has helped.
’ His name would go on to show how God helped him , ” wrote Smilovici .
Azariah was taken to the neonatal intensive care unit because he had an irregular heartbeat .
He was placed in an incubator and was given supplemental oxygen , two IVs , and a feeding tube through his nose .
For seven days he remained there , while his mother ached to hold him .
An EKG revealed a serious heart condition called prolonged QT syndrome , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time to recharge between beats .
It can cause sudden cardiac arrest and seizures .
They soon also discovered that Azariah was deaf .
“ Over the course of several days , the doctors found one thing after another that was wrong with Azariah , ” wrote Smilovici .
“ Microcephaly ( a small underdeveloped brain ) , hydronephrosis ( water on his kidneys ) , two holes in his heart , and a serious heart condition.
” She wondered what doctors were going to find next and how she was going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Through testing , it was discovered that Azariah had several rare chromosome deletions that cause intellectual disabilities , seizures , feeding difficulties , and eye and kidney abnormalities .
They said he might never learn to walk and suggested that he go home on palliative care .
“ I went back to see my boy and I looked at my son , who , for the first time , looked awake , ” she wrote .
“ He was looking around !
‘ You are not incomplete my Azariah , you are perfect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going to fight.
’ From that day on , I was prepared to fight with and for my son .
I would make sure he had the best doctors and I would keep him safe.
” After 32 days in the NICU , Azariah went home with his family .
He began weekly therapy and at eight months old was given hearing aids .
By age two he was army crawling and sitting up unassisted .
At age three , he began attending a special needs preschool and has learned to walk and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ predictions .
At five years old he is “ thriving , ” says Smilovici .
He faces developmental delays and seizures , but his family focuses on the things he can do , not the things he can ’ t .
Eventually , he will need a defibrillator put in his heart to help him live .
“ Our precious boy will LIVE with these chromosome deletions that have caused intellectual disabilities , prolonged QT Syndrome , microcephaly , eye and kidney abnormalities , and hearing loss for the rest of his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what his future holds .
We don ’ t know what struggles will look like as he gets older .
“ However , we want those around him to know different is beautiful .
[ … ] Protect those who have no voice .
Speak up for those who do not have a voice .
Take time to get to know those that are ‘ different ’ around you and you will see how much children like Azariah will touch your life , ” urged Smilovici .
She says they have found strength @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Azariah ’ s birth , they welcomed a baby girl .
Azariah is alive and at home with his family and that is what matters – not his diagnosis .
“ He may have been ‘ broken ’ in medical terms but he was not hidden nor forgotten by me or the God who created him , ” said Smilovici .
“ Hope is one of the many things he has taught us.
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Angela Smilovici and her husband felt their world shatter when a doctor “encouraged” them to abort their son. During a pregnancy anatomy scan, doctors had discovered abnormalities that pointed to either Trisomy 18 or a different chromosomal condition. Doctors weren’t sure the baby would even survive his birth and felt that abortion would save the family from suffering. They were wrong.
“I was angry this doctor would suggest such a thing as ‘terminate,’ but I knew that was her job,” Smilovici wrote in an essay for Love What Matters. “She was trying to spare me and my child from a life of suffering if he did live, but who are we to determine who will suffer? My son’s life was never an option. It had a purpose. I would protect my baby and fight to keep him safe. Little did I know how much he would fight to live also.”
Smilovici and her baby were monitored throughout the pregnancy and at 35 weeks, her son was born weighing four pounds five ounces.
“He was alive! We named him Azariah, which means ‘Our God has helped.’ His name would go on to show how God helped him,” wrote Smilovici.
Azariah was taken to the neonatal intensive care unit because he had an irregular heartbeat. He was placed in an incubator and was given supplemental oxygen, two IVs, and a feeding tube through his nose. For seven days he remained there, while his mother ached to hold him. An EKG revealed a serious heart condition called prolonged QT syndrome, which is when the heart takes too much time to recharge between beats. It can cause sudden cardiac arrest and seizures. They soon also discovered that Azariah was deaf.
“Over the course of several days, the doctors found one thing after another that was wrong with Azariah,” wrote Smilovici. “Microcephaly (a small underdeveloped brain), hydronephrosis (water on his kidneys), two holes in his heart, and a serious heart condition.” She wondered what doctors were going to find next and how she was going to be able to help her son.
Through testing, it was discovered that Azariah had several rare chromosome deletions that cause intellectual disabilities, seizures, feeding difficulties, and eye and kidney abnormalities. They said he might never learn to walk and suggested that he go home on palliative care.
“I went back to see my boy and I looked at my son, who, for the first time, looked awake,” she wrote. “He was looking around! ‘You are not incomplete my Azariah, you are perfect, you are mine and we are going to fight.’ From that day on, I was prepared to fight with and for my son. I would make sure he had the best doctors and I would keep him safe.”
After 32 days in the NICU, Azariah went home with his family. He began weekly therapy and at eight months old was given hearing aids. By age two he was army crawling and sitting up unassisted. At age three, he began attending a special needs preschool and has learned to walk and say dozens of words despite the doctors’ predictions. At five years old he is “thriving,” says Smilovici. He faces developmental delays and seizures, but his family focuses on the things he can do, not the things he can’t. Eventually, he will need a defibrillator put in his heart to help him live.
“Our precious boy will LIVE with these chromosome deletions that have caused intellectual disabilities, prolonged QT Syndrome, microcephaly, eye and kidney abnormalities, and hearing loss for the rest of his life. We don’t know what his future holds. We don’t know what struggles will look like as he gets older.
“However, we want those around him to know different is beautiful. […] Protect those who have no voice. Speak up for those who do not have a voice. Take time to get to know those that are ‘different’ around you and you will see how much children like Azariah will touch your life,” urged Smilovici.
She says they have found strength through God and prayer, and since Azariah’s birth, they welcomed a baby girl. Azariah is alive and at home with his family and that is what matters – not his diagnosis.
“He may have been ‘broken’ in medical terms but he was not hidden nor forgotten by me or the God who created him,” said Smilovici. “Hope is one of the many things he has taught us.”
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liveaction--2020-02-20--Saved from abortion and adopted, David and his birth mother now reach out to women in crisis

In 2018 , a young man named David Scotton highlighted his own adoption story in the short documentary , “ I Lived On Parker Avenue.
” A year later , in late 2019 , CBN ’ s The 700 Club recapped the story in a video capturing the perspectives of Scotton ’ s biological and adoptive parents .
Scotton was saved from an abortion when , according to his birth mother , God supernaturally intervened .
Scotton ’ s mother Melissa Cole , was 18 , unprepared , and scared .
But she chose to place her son for adoption @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Right as [ the abortionist ’ s ] hands went in to touch me , his glove hit my left leg .
I heard this voice say , ‘ It ’ s not too late , get up.
’ I know it ’ s the Lord , 100 percent .
And I just said , ‘ I can ’ t do this.
’ The doctor gets up , rolls his eyes , rips his gloves off , and leaves the room , and left me.
” After that day , Melissa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the search for an adoptive family .
She wanted to be sure that family would raise her son in a similar fashion that she would have .
Melissa stated , “ I wanted him… and I think if he was with someone that was more like me , then he would have been raised more like how I would have raised him.
” Melissa learned of the Scotton family through a letter and later discovered through a phone call with Susan Scotton that this was the perfect family for her son .
Overjoyed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just said , ‘ Congratulations , you ’ re a mom.
’ Because I knew – I just , I knew at that point she was gon na be the mom that was gon na take him fishing .
And teach him the kind of things I would teach him.
” But before that life-changing phone call , Scotton ’ s adoptive mother Susan , eagerly longing to be a mother , had already encountered her share of struggles .
During her first marriage , she had given birth to two baby boys @ @ @ @ @ @ @ genetic disorder that claimed each of their lives ; her first son lived for just 12 days after birth , and the second lived for two and half years after birth .
After this , her husband abandoned her , leaving her to deal with the devastation on her own .
“ I had a hard time having any faith , any hopes .
I couldn ’ t have a healthy child .
I was angry , ” Susan explained to CBN .
Time passed after Susan ’ s divorce , and she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and almost immediately began their adoption search .
“ I just prayed for a healthy child… for the right thing to work out , ” said Susan .
READ : AMAZING : Adopted Ohio man discovers he has known birth father for years But things didn ’ t happen right away .
Jimmy elaborated on the two-year process of waiting .
“ There was so many letdowns , and the process was difficult .
But I kept saying , ‘ We can do this .
God ’ s helping us .
And we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' ” Their prayers had been answered when Melissa chose the Scottons to be the parents of her son — but everything came to fruition when the Scottons got the call on December 22 , 1993 , that Melissa had given birth to a healthy baby boy .
Jimmy recalls , “ I was excited and so much was going through my mind , I almost forgot to call Susan and tell her that the baby was born !
” Since then , that baby boy , David Scotton , has grown into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recently graduated from law school .
When he reached an age where he could meet his birth parents , he was cautiously optimistic , and took the opportunity .
Their meeting has helped Melissa and David ’ s biological father , Brian , to not only begin to heal from the painful past but also look forward with optimism to new goals — and towards protecting preborn children from abortion .
Together , David and his birth mother Melissa now work to “ inform women about adoption and encourage them to choose life.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s documentary , “ I Lived on Parker Avenue.
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In 2018, a young man named David Scotton highlighted his own adoption story in the short documentary, “I Lived On Parker Avenue.” A year later, in late 2019, CBN’s The 700 Club recapped the story in a video capturing the perspectives of Scotton’s biological and adoptive parents. Scotton was saved from an abortion when, according to his birth mother, God supernaturally intervened.
Scotton’s mother Melissa Cole, was 18, unprepared, and scared. But she chose to place her son for adoption after narrowly escaping the jaws of abortion. “Right as [the abortionist’s] hands went in to touch me, his glove hit my left leg. I heard this voice say, ‘It’s not too late, get up.’ I know it’s the Lord, 100 percent. And I just said, ‘I can’t do this.’ The doctor gets up, rolls his eyes, rips his gloves off, and leaves the room, and left me.”
After that day, Melissa sought out an adoption service and started the search for an adoptive family. She wanted to be sure that family would raise her son in a similar fashion that she would have. Melissa stated, “I wanted him… and I think if he was with someone that was more like me, then he would have been raised more like how I would have raised him.”
Melissa learned of the Scotton family through a letter and later discovered through a phone call with Susan Scotton that this was the perfect family for her son. Overjoyed, Melissa recounts, “And I just said, ‘Congratulations, you’re a mom.’ Because I knew – I just, I knew at that point she was gonna be the mom that was gonna take him fishing. And teach him the kind of things I would teach him.”
Choosing Life From an Abortionist’s Table An 18-year-old changes her mind as she’s about to undergo an abortion, chooses adoption, and gives birth to a son who grows into a powerful voice for the unborn.Watch or read more of this powerful story: http://now.CBN.com/mT7b50wODg9 Posted by The 700 Club on Friday, October 18, 2019
But before that life-changing phone call, Scotton’s adoptive mother Susan, eagerly longing to be a mother, had already encountered her share of struggles. During her first marriage, she had given birth to two baby boys. Both were diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder that claimed each of their lives; her first son lived for just 12 days after birth, and the second lived for two and half years after birth. After this, her husband abandoned her, leaving her to deal with the devastation on her own. “I had a hard time having any faith, any hopes. I couldn’t have a healthy child. I was angry,” Susan explained to CBN.
Time passed after Susan’s divorce, and she eventually met Jimmy Scotton. They married and almost immediately began their adoption search. “I just prayed for a healthy child… for the right thing to work out,” said Susan.
READ: AMAZING: Adopted Ohio man discovers he has known birth father for years
But things didn’t happen right away. Jimmy elaborated on the two-year process of waiting. “There was so many letdowns, and the process was difficult. But I kept saying, ‘We can do this. God’s helping us. And we just need to stick with it.'”
Their prayers had been answered when Melissa chose the Scottons to be the parents of her son — but everything came to fruition when the Scottons got the call on December 22, 1993, that Melissa had given birth to a healthy baby boy. Jimmy recalls, “I was excited and so much was going through my mind, I almost forgot to call Susan and tell her that the baby was born!”
Since then, that baby boy, David Scotton, has grown into a young man of faith, who recently graduated from law school. When he reached an age where he could meet his birth parents, he was cautiously optimistic, and took the opportunity. Their meeting has helped Melissa and David’s biological father, Brian, to not only begin to heal from the painful past but also look forward with optimism to new goals — and towards protecting preborn children from abortion.
Together, David and his birth mother Melissa now work to “inform women about adoption and encourage them to choose life.”
Click here to see David’s documentary, “I Lived on Parker Avenue.”
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liveaction--2020-02-20--Supreme Court takes on question of admitting privileges for Louisiana abortionists

Pro-lifers should keep an eye on the Supreme Court of the United States beginning March 4 , 2020 , as it begins hearing an important abortion-related case , currently referred to as June Medical Services v. Phillips ( formerly June Medical Services v. Gee ) .
The case centers on a 2014 law in Louisiana known as Act 620 , or “ The Unsafe Abortion Act , ” which aims to ensure women who are injured during abortions are able to receive proper , consistent medical care by enforcing the requirement that physicians have admitting privileges .
The defendants in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of third party standing for abortion businesses who serve as plaintiffs in cases like this .
Act 620 , authored by Democratic Senator Katrina Jackson and signed in 2014 , requires that abortionists have admitting privileges to a hospital within 30 miles of the abortion facility .
Admitting privileges would allow for a patient ’ s consistency of care .
A doctor with admitting privileges would be able to alert emergency room staff of a patient ’ s condition before the patient arrives — a crucial part of receiving timely care when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensure the competency of abortionists , since hospitals review a doctor ’ s training and experience before allowing him or her to have admitting privileges .
This would help protect women from bad doctors — who seem to be in abundance at Louisiana abortion facilities .
The Center for Reproductive Rights , the Hope Medical Group for Women , and two abortionists have sued the state of Louisiana concerning this law and originally won their case when the District Court ruled the law to be unconstitutional .
However , the Fifth Circuit Court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As it heads to the Supreme Court , it is the first abortion-related case to be heard by both Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh , both considered to be conservative-leaning judges .
READ : Trump administration joins others in asking Supreme Court to uphold Louisiana abortion law Abortion facilities in Louisiana have admitted they do not run background checks on the doctors they hire .
According to Alliance Defending Freedom , Leroy Brinkley , the president of two of Louisiana ’ s three existing abortion facilities — Delta Clinic in Baton @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Clinic in New Orleans — testified , “ I don ’ t judge the license .
If they have a license and the state gave the license , it ’ s not for me to determine if they are capable , ” adding that doing background checks on doctors isn ’ t within his “ framework.
” According to the Amici Curiae brief in the case , the medical director at June Medical Services ( the plaintiff in the case ) admitted the same .
“ Just like Delta and Women ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Medical ‘ admits he neither performed background checks nor inquired into their previous training ’ before bringing in new doctors , ” the document reads .
Because of this , an ophthalmologist ( eye doctor ) and a radiologist were committing abortions at June Medical Services .
Brinkley ( from Delta and WHCC ) brought on Dr. A. James Whitmore who perforated a woman ’ s uterus and lacerated the uterine artery .
However , according to the previously mentioned brief , “ A coworker testified that Dr. Whitmore ‘ would not let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ involvement.
’ ” The coworker called 911 anyway and doctors at the ER had to perform a complete hysterectomy on the woman .
Another woman who underwent an abortion in Louisiana with Dr. David Lee Golden suffered an incomplete abortion .
According to the Amici Curiae brief : [ Golden ] callously abandoned a woman named Audrey D. when she experienced excruciating pain following a surgical abortion .
“ He told her he had to go somewhere ” but “ did not return , ” so he had “ the nurses give [ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her to “ go home and lie down.
” … Dr. Golden suspected that “ the fetal skull remained in the uterus , ” yet he “ released her without performing an additional pelvic examination , ” … or telling her that “ he suspected the abortion to be incomplete.
” The document further notes that after Audrey left , her “ pain got so bad ” that she went to the ER , where a “ tear in the uterus ” was found with “ a portion of the placenta protruding through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hematoma ” which contained “ a fetal head.
” Audrey had to have an emergency hysterectomy .
“ These examples illustrate the high cost of Louisiana abortion facilities ’ medical incompetence and failure to screen doctors , ” Alliance Defending Freedom wrote in the brief to the Court .
“ Women ’ s lives are endangered , and their ability to have children is ripped away .
The costs are so great and the situation so dire that the legislature felt compelled to act.
” READ : HORROR : Woman loses ability to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Louisiana facility The plaintiffs in this case claim the admitting privileges requirement is a “ pretext ” and not a legitimate safety measure for women — however , all ambulatory care centers in the state of Louisiana require doctors to have admitting privileges , and this requirement has been in place for decades .
Why should doctors who commit abortions be the one exception to the rule ?
Currently , only one abortionist in Louisiana has admitting privileges .
A true concern for women ’ s health should be reflected in a desire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like every other physician .
All physicians should be putting patients over profit .
This law is about ensuring that women undergoing abortions are able to receive quality medical care by emergency room doctors who would then have access to their charts .
It would also ensure that abortionists with proper training were committing abortions — not ophthalmologists and radiologists .
If the Supreme Court rules in support of the law , it would open the door for similar abortion laws to be enacted in other states fighting similar battles for women ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ conflict of interest for an abortion business to claim to represent women ’ s interests in court , when those abortionists stand to benefit financially should they win the case .
In every abortion procedure one person dies .
Commonsense safety laws can help to ensure it isn ’ t two .
We must protect women , and protect life .
Visit Protect Women Protect Life for more information on this important court case .
A rally will take place outside the Supreme Court on the day of oral arguments , March 4 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ page here .
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Pro-lifers should keep an eye on the Supreme Court of the United States beginning March 4, 2020, as it begins hearing an important abortion-related case, currently referred to as June Medical Services v. Phillips (formerly June Medical Services v. Gee). The case centers on a 2014 law in Louisiana known as Act 620, or “The Unsafe Abortion Act,” which aims to ensure women who are injured during abortions are able to receive proper, consistent medical care by enforcing the requirement that physicians have admitting privileges. The defendants in the case are also challenging the idea of third party standing for abortion businesses who serve as plaintiffs in cases like this.
Act 620, authored by Democratic Senator Katrina Jackson and signed in 2014, requires that abortionists have admitting privileges to a hospital within 30 miles of the abortion facility. Admitting privileges would allow for a patient’s consistency of care. A doctor with admitting privileges would be able to alert emergency room staff of a patient’s condition before the patient arrives — a crucial part of receiving timely care when it really matters. The law would also ensure the competency of abortionists, since hospitals review a doctor’s training and experience before allowing him or her to have admitting privileges. This would help protect women from bad doctors — who seem to be in abundance at Louisiana abortion facilities.
The Center for Reproductive Rights, the Hope Medical Group for Women, and two abortionists have sued the state of Louisiana concerning this law and originally won their case when the District Court ruled the law to be unconstitutional. However, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided the law would stand. As it heads to the Supreme Court, it is the first abortion-related case to be heard by both Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, both considered to be conservative-leaning judges.
READ: Trump administration joins others in asking Supreme Court to uphold Louisiana abortion law
Abortion facilities in Louisiana have admitted they do not run background checks on the doctors they hire. According to Alliance Defending Freedom, Leroy Brinkley, the president of two of Louisiana’s three existing abortion facilities — Delta Clinic in Baton Rouge and Women’s Health Care Clinic in New Orleans — testified, “I don’t judge the license. If they have a license and the state gave the license, it’s not for me to determine if they are capable,” adding that doing background checks on doctors isn’t within his “framework.”
According to the Amici Curiae brief in the case, the medical director at June Medical Services (the plaintiff in the case) admitted the same. “Just like Delta and Women’s Health, the medical director at June Medical ‘admits he neither performed background checks nor inquired into their previous training’ before bringing in new doctors,” the document reads.
Because of this, an ophthalmologist (eye doctor) and a radiologist were committing abortions at June Medical Services.
Brinkley (from Delta and WHCC) brought on Dr. A. James Whitmore who perforated a woman’s uterus and lacerated the uterine artery. However, according to the previously mentioned brief, “A coworker testified that Dr. Whitmore ‘would not let her call 911 because of possible media involvement.’” The coworker called 911 anyway and doctors at the ER had to perform a complete hysterectomy on the woman.
Another woman who underwent an abortion in Louisiana with Dr. David Lee Golden suffered an incomplete abortion. According to the Amici Curiae brief:
[Golden] callously abandoned a woman named Audrey D. when she experienced excruciating pain following a surgical abortion. “He told her he had to go somewhere” but “did not return,” so he had “the nurses give[ ] her some Tylenol” and instruct her to “go home and lie down.”… Dr. Golden suspected that “the fetal skull remained in the uterus,” yet he “released her without performing an additional pelvic examination,” … or telling her that “he suspected the abortion to be incomplete.”
The document further notes that after Audrey left, her “pain got so bad” that she went to the ER, where a “tear in the uterus” was found with “a portion of the placenta protruding through it” along with “a large hematoma” which contained “a fetal head.” Audrey had to have an emergency hysterectomy.
“These examples illustrate the high cost of Louisiana abortion facilities’ medical incompetence and failure to screen doctors,” Alliance Defending Freedom wrote in the brief to the Court. “Women’s lives are endangered, and their ability to have children is ripped away. The costs are so great and the situation so dire that the legislature felt compelled to act.”
READ: HORROR: Woman loses ability to bear children after botched first-trimester abortion at Louisiana facility
The plaintiffs in this case claim the admitting privileges requirement is a “pretext” and not a legitimate safety measure for women — however, all ambulatory care centers in the state of Louisiana require doctors to have admitting privileges, and this requirement has been in place for decades. Why should doctors who commit abortions be the one exception to the rule? Currently, only one abortionist in Louisiana has admitting privileges. A true concern for women’s health should be reflected in a desire to comply with commonsense safety regulations, like every other physician. All physicians should be putting patients over profit.
This law is about ensuring that women undergoing abortions are able to receive quality medical care by emergency room doctors who would then have access to their charts. It would also ensure that abortionists with proper training were committing abortions — not ophthalmologists and radiologists. If the Supreme Court rules in support of the law, it would open the door for similar abortion laws to be enacted in other states fighting similar battles for women’s health.
It is a major conflict of interest for an abortion business to claim to represent women’s interests in court, when those abortionists stand to benefit financially should they win the case.
In every abortion procedure one person dies. Commonsense safety laws can help to ensure it isn’t two. We must protect women, and protect life.
Visit Protect Women Protect Life for more information on this important court case. A rally will take place outside the Supreme Court on the day of oral arguments, March 4, 2020. See the Facebook event page here.
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liveaction--2020-02-21--WOMEN AT RISK: No IV fluids at Louisiana abortion facility, but business continues as usual

( Pro-Life Action League ) In my previous article , I discussed the poor judgment shown by the medical staff at the Planned Parenthood abortion facility in St. Louis when dealing with a patient with placenta accreta in April 2019 .
In this article I will discuss certain problems at the Delta ( abortion ) Clinic in Baton Rouge , Louisiana .
A medical emergency occurred at Delta Clinic on March 15 , 2019 .
On that day a woman referred to by State officials as “ Patient # 1 ” received an abortion there in her 15th week of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least her seventh pregnancy .
She was known to have previously had 5 cesarean sections and then a miscarriage that resulted in heavy bleeding .
These are indicators that should prompt a physician to suspect that she might be at risk for placenta accreta , as multiple c-sections can make women susceptible to the condition .
Previous heavy bleeding can also indicate a uterine scar from the c-sections that holds a propensity for accreta .
An ultrasound can give information about the placenta and whether it is lying over the uterine scar , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ record of whether or not an ultrasound was done .
Right after Patient # 1 ’ s abortion began at 12:19 p.m. , her blood pressure was 148/90 , and her pulse was 92 .
The abortion was finished at 1:02 p.m. , and by that time she had lost about 300 cc of blood .
At 1:06 p.m. her blood pressure had fallen to 90/55 and she was semiconscious .
The clinic monitored her as her blood pressure fell .
At one point , it was down to 78/56 .
Eventually , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called , and they arrived at 2:11 p.m. — over an hour after Patient # 1 ’ s abortion had ended and her blood pressure had fallen to 90/55 .
They immediately assessed her , and at 2:16 p.m. her blood pressure was 88/59 and her pulse was 109 .
They started an IV and left for the hospital , arriving at 2:54 p.m. Why did EMS start the IV , and not Delta Clinic ?
Because Delta Clinic had no IV fluids in the facility .
Yes , you read that right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Patient # 1 with no IV fluids on hand in case of an emergency .
Once Patient # 1 was at the hospital , she was quickly evaluated by the ER physician , and an additional 800 cc of blood loss was noted .
An OB/GYN resident also examined her , and she was sent for a D & C for suspected retained products of conception , which were found .
During the surgery she lost another 400 cc of blood .
Because the bleeding still continued , a balloon tamponade was put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Meanwhile , back at Delta Clinic , things were proceeding as “ normal.
” In other words , abortions were continuing .
However , someone had called the Louisiana Department of Health ( DOH ) .
This was almost certainly either someone from the hospital or from EMS because even if there were sidewalk counselors who witnessed the ambulance , they would not have known ( 1 ) the seriousness of the patient ’ s condition and ( 2 ) that the clinic had no IV fluids .
By 4:17 p.m. , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administrator .
At 4:20 p.m. the Director of Nursing was spoken to .
At 4:30 p.m. , DOH discovered that the physician was aborting Patient # 3 ’ s baby with Patient # 2 scheduled to go next .
What this means is that Delta Clinic was performing abortions on women knowing that there were no IV fluids in the facility .
While the staff could potentially make excuses for why they didn ’ t know that there were no IV fluids when Patient # 1 needed them for her emergency , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no IV fluids for potential emergencies thereafter .
This caused the DOH to declare an “ Immediate Jeopardy ” situation against the clinic , thereby shutting it down until further notice and eventually issuing fines .
Not to be deterred , Delta Clinic sought to remove the Immediate Jeopardy as soon as possible by quickly and thoughtlessly throwing together a Plan of Repair ( POR ) .
It ’ s readily apparent that their concern was for getting business going , not providing a safe environment for their patients .
Plan of Repair @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Delta Clinic would keep “ an adequate amount of IV fluids and necessary IV start kits on hand ” without actually stating what amount that was and without consulting with the nursing or medical staff .
Plan of Repair # 2 was rejected because , while listing amounts of IV fluids , there was no input from the nursing or medical staff on what would be considered “ adequate ” .
Plan of Repair # 3 was rejected because , while saying that Delta Clinic would provide a balloon tamponade , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Plan of Repair # 4 was rejected because , while saying that Delta Clinic would provide certain emergency medications in the emergency kit , examination of the actual emergency kit revealed that several drugs were missing or expired .
The following day the medical director was asked about the drugs and balloon presented by the Administrator in POR ’ s # 3 and # 4 .
The medical director stated that he would not use a balloon , nor was he going to use the drugs that were listed in the emergency drug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was the responsibility of the administrative staff to maintain the emergency supplies , not his .
Eventually Delta Clinic came up with a Plan of Repair that the DOH accepted .
It was rather long and complete , but in my opinion it did not deal well with the issue of suspected placenta accreta .
The only allowance the clinic made for suspected accreta was to start an IV before the abortion , rather than waiting to see if the patient hemorrhages .
As stated by the Missouri Department of Health in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in St. Louis in the case of placenta accreta : If a surgical abortion is to be performed , given the high risks of such a procedure .
An ACOG [ American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ] Committee Opinion states that a second-trimester abortion on such a patient should be performed at a facility with blood products and the capacity for interventional radiology and/or hysterectomy [ . ]
This raises more questions about Delta Clinic : Why was this abortion performed there rather than in a hospital ?
Why does the Louisiana @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
READ : Supreme Court takes on question of admitting privileges for Louisiana abortionists Could it be that the physicians have no privileges at a local hospital , as June Medical Services v. Gee ( a case involving another Louisiana abortion clinic that will be heard by the Supreme Court next month ) argues over ?
If a physician has no privileges at a local hospital , the only option for him doing an abortion is at the clinic or referring her to a physician who does have hospital privileges .
If he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ consider the safety of his patient and choose to perform an abortion at a facility where blood , surgery , and interventional radiology are available .
After being admitted to the hospital in “ guarded condition ” — a rather vague term — she had the D & C and balloon placement .
According to the DOH inspection , she had a hysterectomy on March 16 , 2019 ( the day after her abortion ) , losing another 500 cc of blood ( making a total of 2000 cc recorded loss ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of blood as of March 17 , 2019 , but her condition after that time is not recorded in the inspection .
To reiterate : Placenta accreta is a serious complication of pregnancy .
When suspected , the woman is best treated in a facility with surgery , blood , and interventional radiology available whether she is aborting or delivering .
Allowing abortion in outpatient settings for these patients is dangerous , and allowing them at Delta Clinic could have been deadly .
When “ pro-choice ” advocates argue against requiring hospital admitting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their primary concern is protecting the abortion industry , not women ’ s health .
Editor ’ s Note : This article was published by the Pro-Life Action League and is reprinted here with permission .
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(Pro-Life Action League) In my previous article, I discussed the poor judgment shown by the medical staff at the Planned Parenthood abortion facility in St. Louis when dealing with a patient with placenta accreta in April 2019. In this article I will discuss certain problems at the Delta (abortion) Clinic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
A medical emergency occurred at Delta Clinic on March 15, 2019. On that day a woman referred to by State officials as “Patient #1” received an abortion there in her 15th week of pregnancy. Records indicate this was at least her seventh pregnancy. She was known to have previously had 5 cesarean sections and then a miscarriage that resulted in heavy bleeding. These are indicators that should prompt a physician to suspect that she might be at risk for placenta accreta, as multiple c-sections can make women susceptible to the condition. Previous heavy bleeding can also indicate a uterine scar from the c-sections that holds a propensity for accreta. An ultrasound can give information about the placenta and whether it is lying over the uterine scar, but there is no indication in the record of whether or not an ultrasound was done.

Right after Patient #1’s abortion began at 12:19 p.m., her blood pressure was 148/90, and her pulse was 92. The abortion was finished at 1:02 p.m., and by that time she had lost about 300 cc of blood. At 1:06 p.m. her blood pressure had fallen to 90/55 and she was semiconscious. The clinic monitored her as her blood pressure fell. At one point, it was down to 78/56. Eventually, EMS (Emergency Medical Services) was called, and they arrived at 2:11 p.m. — over an hour after Patient #1’s abortion had ended and her blood pressure had fallen to 90/55. They immediately assessed her, and at 2:16 p.m. her blood pressure was 88/59 and her pulse was 109. They started an IV and left for the hospital, arriving at 2:54 p.m.
Why did EMS start the IV, and not Delta Clinic? Because Delta Clinic had no IV fluids in the facility. Yes, you read that right: Delta Clinic performed an abortion on Patient #1 with no IV fluids on hand in case of an emergency.
Once Patient #1 was at the hospital, she was quickly evaluated by the ER physician, and an additional 800 cc of blood loss was noted. An OB/GYN resident also examined her, and she was sent for a D&C for suspected retained products of conception, which were found. During the surgery she lost another 400 cc of blood. Because the bleeding still continued, a balloon tamponade was put in to try to stop it.
Abortions Continue, Despite No IV Fluids
Meanwhile, back at Delta Clinic, things were proceeding as “normal.” In other words, abortions were continuing. However, someone had called the Louisiana Department of Health (DOH). This was almost certainly either someone from the hospital or from EMS because even if there were sidewalk counselors who witnessed the ambulance, they would not have known (1) the seriousness of the patient’s condition and (2) that the clinic had no IV fluids.
By 4:17 p.m., the DOH was talking to the Delta Clinic administrator. At 4:20 p.m. the Director of Nursing was spoken to. At 4:30 p.m., DOH discovered that the physician was aborting Patient #3’s baby with Patient #2 scheduled to go next.
What this means is that Delta Clinic was performing abortions on women knowing that there were no IV fluids in the facility. While the staff could potentially make excuses for why they didn’t know that there were no IV fluids when Patient #1 needed them for her emergency, they were in full knowledge that they had no IV fluids for potential emergencies thereafter. This caused the DOH to declare an “Immediate Jeopardy” situation against the clinic, thereby shutting it down until further notice and eventually issuing fines.
Not to be deterred, Delta Clinic sought to remove the Immediate Jeopardy as soon as possible by quickly and thoughtlessly throwing together a Plan of Repair (POR). It’s readily apparent that their concern was for getting business going, not providing a safe environment for their patients.
Plan of Repair #1 was rejected because it stated that Delta Clinic would keep “an adequate amount of IV fluids and necessary IV start kits on hand” without actually stating what amount that was and without consulting with the nursing or medical staff.
Plan of Repair #2 was rejected because, while listing amounts of IV fluids, there was no input from the nursing or medical staff on what would be considered “adequate”.
Plan of Repair #3 was rejected because, while saying that Delta Clinic would provide a balloon tamponade, they had no such balloon on site.
Plan of Repair #4 was rejected because, while saying that Delta Clinic would provide certain emergency medications in the emergency kit, examination of the actual emergency kit revealed that several drugs were missing or expired. The following day the medical director was asked about the drugs and balloon presented by the Administrator in POR’s #3 and #4. The medical director stated that he would not use a balloon, nor was he going to use the drugs that were listed in the emergency drug list. He also said that it was the responsibility of the administrative staff to maintain the emergency supplies, not his.
Eventually Delta Clinic came up with a Plan of Repair that the DOH accepted. It was rather long and complete, but in my opinion it did not deal well with the issue of suspected placenta accreta. The only allowance the clinic made for suspected accreta was to start an IV before the abortion, rather than waiting to see if the patient hemorrhages. As stated by the Missouri Department of Health in the case of the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in St. Louis in the case of placenta accreta:
If a surgical abortion is to be performed, given the high risks of such a procedure. An ACOG [American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists] Committee Opinion states that a second-trimester abortion on such a patient should be performed at a facility with blood products and the capacity for interventional radiology and/or hysterectomy[.]
This raises more questions about Delta Clinic: Why was this abortion performed there rather than in a hospital? Why does the Louisiana Department of Health allow this to happen?
READ: Supreme Court takes on question of admitting privileges for Louisiana abortionists
Could it be that the physicians have no privileges at a local hospital, as June Medical Services v. Gee (a case involving another Louisiana abortion clinic that will be heard by the Supreme Court next month) argues over? If a physician has no privileges at a local hospital, the only option for him doing an abortion is at the clinic or referring her to a physician who does have hospital privileges. If he has privileges, he could at least consider the safety of his patient and choose to perform an abortion at a facility where blood, surgery, and interventional radiology are available.
What Happened with Patient #1?
After being admitted to the hospital in “guarded condition” — a rather vague term — she had the D&C and balloon placement. According to the DOH inspection, she had a hysterectomy on March 16, 2019 (the day after her abortion), losing another 500 cc of blood (making a total of 2000 cc recorded loss). She received four (4) units of blood as of March 17, 2019, but her condition after that time is not recorded in the inspection.
To reiterate: Placenta accreta is a serious complication of pregnancy. When suspected, the woman is best treated in a facility with surgery, blood, and interventional radiology available whether she is aborting or delivering. Allowing abortion in outpatient settings for these patients is dangerous, and allowing them at Delta Clinic could have been deadly.
When “pro-choice” advocates argue against requiring hospital admitting privileges for abortionists, they show that their primary concern is protecting the abortion industry, not women’s health.
Editor’s Note: This article was published by the Pro-Life Action League and is reprinted here with permission.
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liveaction--2020-02-21--Black pro-life woman inspired by abolitionist Harriet Tubman to rescue babies from abortion

The great abolitionist Harriet Tubman , a former slave who risked her life as a conductor on the Underground Railroad , is the inspiration behind a strong Black pro-life woman ’ s desire to rescue babies and their mothers from abortion .
Catherine Davis , founder and president of The Restoration Project , spoke with Live Action News and told us she is not ashamed to speak against abortion and expose how the industry targets the Black community .
Tubman is Davis ’ s motivation because , she says , “ Tubman returned into the South to rescue slaves .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ she refused to leave them in bondage .
And , I refuse to leave women in bondage to this abortion ideology that is literally killing them.
” Davis told Live Action News , “ I want to rescue the babies and I want to rescue the mamas.
” Davis believes the American pro-life movement needs to fully understand the gravity of missing 60 million people killed by abortion .
As a Black woman , Davis is particularly concerned about the disproportionate way abortion targets communities of color .
She blaming the eugenic mindset @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for abortion .
She told Live Action News : We are talking about missing people .
People who should be here but because we have a culture of devaluing life they are not here .
And every time we try and protect infant life , the abortion lobby spends millions of dollars to block our messaging and make it seem like we are denying women something .
Now , we have a culture that believes a lie – that it is ‘ your right to kill your children.
’ You even ask when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ say that human life moving inside them is not a person .
Which is the same argument that caused slavery to last as long as it did with the dehumanizing of slaves .
Davis also points to Planned Parenthood , founded by eugenicist Margaret Sanger , whose board was loaded with like-minded eugenics leaders .
Eugenics support permeated Planned Parenthood well past Sanger ’ s days .
As a result , the Black abortion rate is now 3.8 times higher than the White abortion rate and 2.15 times higher than the Hispanic abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for 2016 reveals that while Black people made up just 12 percent of the U.S. population , Black women accounted for 38 percent of all reported abortions .
“ When you look around you see that this devaluing of life is spilling to every part of the Black community… and disproportionately impacting the Black community , ” said Davis .
“ We are buying into the population control lie… .
Planned Parenthood is deliberate in their targeting and they are succeeding — how else do we account for the millions of lives lost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , that ’ s not natural because if it was the same , percentages would hold true in the other racial communities .
” To counter this , Davis has been reaching out to Black churches since 1987 .
“ If you look at the Black community historically , our churches have always been the center of influence .
So if you want to persuade the Black community on any topic you need to reach them.
” Davis later teamed up with Frederick Douglas Institute founder Dean Nelson , and the two began @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Christ ( COGIC ) in 2015 , attending their convocations , their conventions , teaching classes and speaking out .
Davis regularly host teas for pastor ’ s wives and women of influence where she invites experts to discuss various areas of abortion .
She then gives a history of Planned Parenthood and how they have targeted the Black community .
“ Going to the church , going to the pastors is a natural act for us….The problem is that the overall culture is preaching a different message than the pro-life community .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ right .
They basically hijacked the civil rights lingo.
” Davis has observed that , because of Planned Parenthood ’ s targeting of the Black community , many pastors and pastor ’ s wives have also participated in abortion , which further inhibits them from speaking out .
Davis makes a point to pray with Black women — especially those who may have participated in an abortion .
“ Hopefully they will join us on the battlefield and begin talking about it more themselves , getting women in their congregations healed and encouraging @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Davis says the abortion lobby is getting more bold in its targeting .
She pointed to an article in the Richmond-Times Dispatch which reported how Planned Parenthood is planning a $ 5 million investment in the city , which is “ home to some of the city ’ s poorest residents.
” “ They are getting more and more bold , ” said Davis .
“ They are not even trying to hide that they are targeting Black women and their babies and building a new facility , going from five surgical rooms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ great ?
” she asked .
Davis is stalwart despite what she calls “ suppression ” of the pro-life Black voice by the main stream media .
But she is also grieved for each precious life lost .
She told Live Action News : It becomes almost a burden — this heavy weight just weighs on you .
It just makes me weep .
I feel their absence .
They should have been here with us and are not because we have a culture today that says they have no value .
Just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to rescue as many babies as I can from the insatiable jaws of abortion , because the more children we abort , the more they want to kill .
Just like slaves on the auction block , Planned Parenthood is selling the bodies of little Black and brown children to the highest bidder… .
Davis added , “ When do we say enough is enough and when are we going to stop allowing our children to be dismembered in the name of reproductive rights ?
So , yes , call me Harriet .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I can.
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The great abolitionist Harriet Tubman, a former slave who risked her life as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, is the inspiration behind a strong Black pro-life woman’s desire to rescue babies and their mothers from abortion.
Catherine Davis, founder and president of The Restoration Project, spoke with Live Action News and told us she is not ashamed to speak against abortion and expose how the industry targets the Black community. Tubman is Davis’s motivation because, she says, “Tubman returned into the South to rescue slaves. She went back to free them, she refused to leave them in bondage. And, I refuse to leave women in bondage to this abortion ideology that is literally killing them.”
Davis told Live Action News, “I want to rescue the babies and I want to rescue the mamas.”
Davis believes the American pro-life movement needs to fully understand the gravity of missing 60 million people killed by abortion. As a Black woman, Davis is particularly concerned about the disproportionate way abortion targets communities of color. She blaming the eugenic mindset, which she feels laid the foundation for abortion. She told Live Action News:
We are talking about missing people. People who should be here but because we have a culture of devaluing life they are not here. And every time we try and protect infant life, the abortion lobby spends millions of dollars to block our messaging and make it seem like we are denying women something. Now, we have a culture that believes a lie – that it is ‘your right to kill your children.’ You even ask when that baby becomes a person and they say that human life moving inside them is not a person. Which is the same argument that caused slavery to last as long as it did with the dehumanizing of slaves.
Davis also points to Planned Parenthood, founded by eugenicist Margaret Sanger, whose board was loaded with like-minded eugenics leaders. Eugenics support permeated Planned Parenthood well past Sanger’s days. As a result, the Black abortion rate is now 3.8 times higher than the White abortion rate and 2.15 times higher than the Hispanic abortion rate. The most current CDC report for 2016 reveals that while Black people made up just 12 percent of the U.S. population, Black women accounted for 38 percent of all reported abortions.
“When you look around you see that this devaluing of life is spilling to every part of the Black community… and disproportionately impacting the Black community,” said Davis. “We are buying into the population control lie…. Planned Parenthood is deliberate in their targeting and they are succeeding — how else do we account for the millions of lives lost? Even if you believe in choice, that’s not natural because if it was the same, percentages would hold true in the other racial communities. ”
To counter this, Davis has been reaching out to Black churches since 1987. “If you look at the Black community historically, our churches have always been the center of influence. So if you want to persuade the Black community on any topic you need to reach them.”
READ: Abortion is ‘today’s civil rights issue,’ say Black pro-life activists
Davis later teamed up with Frederick Douglas Institute founder Dean Nelson, and the two began interacting with the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) in 2015, attending their convocations, their conventions, teaching classes and speaking out. Davis regularly host teas for pastor’s wives and women of influence where she invites experts to discuss various areas of abortion. She then gives a history of Planned Parenthood and how they have targeted the Black community.
“Going to the church, going to the pastors is a natural act for us….The problem is that the overall culture is preaching a different message than the pro-life community. Planned Parenthood preaches abortion is a civil right. They basically hijacked the civil rights lingo.”

Davis has observed that, because of Planned Parenthood’s targeting of the Black community, many pastors and pastor’s wives have also participated in abortion, which further inhibits them from speaking out. Davis makes a point to pray with Black women — especially those who may have participated in an abortion. “Hopefully they will join us on the battlefield and begin talking about it more themselves, getting women in their congregations healed and encouraging their husbands to talk about it.”
Davis says the abortion lobby is getting more bold in its targeting. She pointed to an article in the Richmond-Times Dispatch which reported how Planned Parenthood is planning a $5 million investment in the city, which is “home to some of the city’s poorest residents.”
“They are getting more and more bold,” said Davis. “They are not even trying to hide that they are targeting Black women and their babies and building a new facility, going from five surgical rooms to 12. Is the demand that great?” she asked.
Davis is stalwart despite what she calls “suppression” of the pro-life Black voice by the main stream media. But she is also grieved for each precious life lost. She told Live Action News:
It becomes almost a burden — this heavy weight just weighs on you. It just makes me weep. I feel their absence. They should have been here with us and are not because we have a culture today that says they have no value. Just call me Harriet. I am going to rescue as many babies as I can from the insatiable jaws of abortion, because the more children we abort, the more they want to kill. Just like slaves on the auction block, Planned Parenthood is selling the bodies of little Black and brown children to the highest bidder….
Davis added, “When do we say enough is enough and when are we going to stop allowing our children to be dismembered in the name of reproductive rights? So, yes, call me Harriet. I will rescue as many children as I can.”
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liveaction--2020-02-21--Tim Tebow: I’d rather be known for saving babies than winning the Super Bowl

( National Right To Life News ) LIV-ing in victory , a reference to Super Bowl LIV , was the theme of Kansans for Life annual Valentine ’ s Day banquet held at the Overland Park Convention Center on Feb. 11 .
Nearly 1,200 people attended the event .
Serving as master of ceremonies , Lamar Hunt , Jr. , one of the owners of the Super Bowl Champions , the Kansas City Chiefs , offered opening remarks , during which he said , “ I do not think it is a cliché to say we are in a life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authentic dignity of the human person .
We need your full attention .
You need to drop what you ’ re doing and join us , and this can be in so many ways : prayer , assistance to those in need , emails , phone calls , in-person meetings .
Get educated about what we ’ re fighting about here .
Really listen in and tune in.
” Later , Hunt said , “ Please do something about it .
Pray .
Take action .
If you don ’ t know what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this as a major priority in your life.
” Finally , Hunt said , he often heard the phrase “ Live in victory ” from another resident at the assisted living facility where he visits his mother .
One day , the woman came up to him and said , “ Super Bowl LIV .
Live In Victory.
” “ Think about that tonight .
Living in victory .
That ’ s what we ’ re here for tonight.
” During his remarks , Archbishop Joseph Naumann of the Archdiocese of Kansas City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Committee on Prolife Activities said , “ I think the Chiefs are an inspiration for us .
They came from behind several times .
The game is not over in terms of the legislature this year .
It ’ s not over until the fourth quarter , and I think we ’ re here tonight to kind of encourage each other , to support each other , to win this victory for the unborn , and it ’ s this victory for really the soul of our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tebow ’ s mom refused abortion even when doctors said he was a ‘ tumor , ’ not a baby Naumann was referring to the current fight to pass the “ Value Them Both ” state constitutional amendment .
The amendment is needed to correct the April 2019 decision of the Kansas Supreme Court , a ruling that could be used to try to overturn decades of pro-life laws , including those that have reduced abortions by half in Kansas .
Former Kansas governor , Dr. Jeff Colyer , spoke on the constitutional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senator Rick Santorum came to underline the need for funds to win that fight !
As part of the evening ’ s festivities , Kansans for Life leader , Mary Kay Culp , was honored at the banquet by a brief video highlighting her pro-life work of more than 40 years for two National Right to Life state affiliates , Missouri Right to Life and Kansans for Life , all without leaving the KC metro area !
Such was one reason that on the 150th anniversary of the Kansas City Star , she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 150 most influential people in Kansas City .
The highlight of the evening for many was the keynote address by Tim Tebow , former quarterback for the Denver Broncos .
“ It is such an honor to be here , ” Tebow said as he thanked the archbishop , politicians , and Culp for work on behalf of the unborn .
Tebow also thanked Hunt for “ having courage in the face of a lot of other people who don ’ t have it and for your willingness to be up here and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does mean a lot more than winning the Super Bowl , ” Tebow said .
He added , “ One day , when you look back and people are talking about you and they say , ‘ Oh my gosh , what are you going to be known for ?
’ Are you going to say Super Bowl , or we saved a lot of babies ?
” Speaking about Kansans for Life , Tebow said it ’ s not a philanthropy .
READ : Beautiful Christmas story : Tim Tebow steps in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orphan “ It ’ s a rescue mission .
You know why we call it a rescue mission ?
Because when we say that , it puts a timeline on it.
” “ When ’ s the last time you heard a rescue mission taking place in a month or a few years ?
No , a rescue mission means now .
It gives you a sense of urgency .
It says we have to go not because it ’ s our time , but because it ’ s their time .
… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urgency because while I might have time , they don ’ t. ” Later , turning toward Hunt and Chiefs punter , Dustin Colquitt , who was also in attendance , he told them it was “ awesome they won the Super Bowl.
” “ It ’ s amazing .
What an accomplishment !
But you know the best part of that accomplishment is that it gets you an even bigger platform.
” That platform , Tebow said , can be used to support causes such as the prolife movement .
And it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he is personally invested in and has been all his life .
“ You see , my mom 32 years ago had doctors tell her she needed to abort me because if she didn ’ t , it was going to cost her life .
And they didn ’ t even believe that I was a baby .
They thought I was a tumor.
” Tebow now laughingly reports that as the baby of a family of 5 siblings , that some occasionally enjoyed , as only siblings can , referring to him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ serious though , Tebow said , “ to make a long story short , when I was born , they found out the placenta wasn ’ t actually attached .
So , the doctor looked at my mom after 37 years of being a doctor and said , ‘ This is the biggest miracle I ’ ve ever seen because I ’ m not sure how he ’ s alive.
’ … I ’ m so grateful that my mom trusted God with my life and her life.
” In 1986 , Tebow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for God to give him one more child .
Showing more of the family ’ s easy humor he later said , “ I prayed for a preacher and got a quarterback.
” READ : Tim Tebow ’ s hospital in the Philippines is helping kids where his mother refused abortion Culp , whose idea it was to feature Tebow at the event , said that both parents trusted God implicitly .
They named him Timothy and prayed for him by that name prior to birth because Timothy means “ to honor God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course , neither parent had any idea about just how powerfully their prayers would be answered : that the issues surrounding Tim ’ s birth , coupled with his athletic abilities and deep faith would offer their “ preacher ” progeny access to a worldwide audience most preachers can only dream of !
Concluding his remarks at the banquet , Tebow said , “ What you ’ re doing here matters .
You ’ re fighting for life .
You ’ re fighting for people that can ’ t fight for themselves .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Are you willing to stand up in the face of persecution , in the face of adversity , in the face of criticism , when other people are going to say it ’ s not worth it , when other people won ’ t stand beside you ?
Maybe not everybody is going to be with you .
Will you stand up for what ’ s right ?
” Editor ’ s Note : This article was published at National Right To Life News and is reprinted here with permission .
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(National Right To Life News) LIV-ing in victory, a reference to Super Bowl LIV, was the theme of Kansans for Life annual Valentine’s Day banquet held at the Overland Park Convention Center on Feb. 11. Nearly 1,200 people attended the event.
Serving as master of ceremonies, Lamar Hunt, Jr., one of the owners of the Super Bowl Champions, the Kansas City Chiefs, offered opening remarks, during which he said,
“I do not think it is a cliché to say we are in a life and death battle for the truth and authentic dignity of the human person. We need your full attention. You need to drop what you’re doing and join us, and this can be in so many ways: prayer, assistance to those in need, emails, phone calls, in-person meetings. Get educated about what we’re fighting about here. Really listen in and tune in.”
Later, Hunt said, “Please do something about it. Pray. Take action. If you don’t know what to do, ask somebody. Place this as a major priority in your life.”
Finally, Hunt said, he often heard the phrase “Live in victory” from another resident at the assisted living facility where he visits his mother.
One day, the woman came up to him and said, “Super Bowl LIV. Live In Victory.”
“Think about that tonight. Living in victory. That’s what we’re here for tonight.”
During his remarks, Archbishop Joseph Naumann of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and the chairman of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Committee on Prolife Activities said, “I think the Chiefs are an inspiration for us. They came from behind several times. The game is not over in terms of the legislature this year. It’s not over until the fourth quarter, and I think we’re here tonight to kind of encourage each other, to support each other, to win this victory for the unborn, and it’s this victory for really the soul of our state and nation.”
READ: Tim Tebow’s mom refused abortion even when doctors said he was a ‘tumor,’ not a baby
Naumann was referring to the current fight to pass the “Value Them Both” state constitutional amendment. The amendment is needed to correct the April 2019 decision of the Kansas Supreme Court, a ruling that could be used to try to overturn decades of pro-life laws, including those that have reduced abortions by half in Kansas.
Former Kansas governor, Dr. Jeff Colyer, spoke on the constitutional amendment fight, and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum came to underline the need for funds to win that fight!
As part of the evening’s festivities, Kansans for Life leader, Mary Kay Culp, was honored at the banquet by a brief video highlighting her pro-life work of more than 40 years for two National Right to Life state affiliates, Missouri Right to Life and Kansans for Life, all without leaving the KC metro area! Such was one reason that on the 150th anniversary of the Kansas City Star, she was honored as one of the top 150 most influential people in Kansas City.
The highlight of the evening for many was the keynote address by Tim Tebow, former quarterback for the Denver Broncos.
“It is such an honor to be here,” Tebow said as he thanked the archbishop, politicians, and Culp for work on behalf of the unborn.
Tebow also thanked Hunt for “having courage in the face of a lot of other people who don’t have it and for your willingness to be up here and support this organization.”
“It really does mean a lot more than winning the Super Bowl,” Tebow said. He added, “One day, when you look back and people are talking about you and they say, ‘Oh my gosh, what are you going to be known for?’ Are you going to say Super Bowl, or we saved a lot of babies?”
Speaking about Kansans for Life, Tebow said it’s not a philanthropy.
READ: Beautiful Christmas story: Tim Tebow steps in to help a widow adopt an abandoned orphan
“It’s a rescue mission. You know why we call it a rescue mission? Because when we say that, it puts a timeline on it.”
“When’s the last time you heard a rescue mission taking place in a month or a few years? No, a rescue mission means now. It gives you a sense of urgency. It says we have to go not because it’s our time, but because it’s their time. … I have to live a sense of urgency because while I might have time, they don’t.”
Later, turning toward Hunt and Chiefs punter, Dustin Colquitt, who was also in attendance, he told them it was “awesome they won the Super Bowl.”
“It’s amazing. What an accomplishment! But you know the best part of that accomplishment is that it gets you an even bigger platform.” That platform, Tebow said, can be used to support causes such as the prolife movement.
And it was obvious the prolife mission is one he is personally invested in and has been all his life.
“You see, my mom 32 years ago had doctors tell her she needed to abort me because if she didn’t, it was going to cost her life. And they didn’t even believe that I was a baby. They thought I was a tumor.”
Tebow now laughingly reports that as the baby of a family of 5 siblings, that some occasionally enjoyed, as only siblings can, referring to him as “Timmy the tumor.”
Getting serious though, Tebow said, “to make a long story short, when I was born, they found out the placenta wasn’t actually attached. So, the doctor looked at my mom after 37 years of being a doctor and said, ‘This is the biggest miracle I’ve ever seen because I’m not sure how he’s alive.’ … I’m so grateful that my mom trusted God with my life and her life.”
In 1986, Tebow’s father, Robert, prayed for God to give him one more child. Showing more of the family’s easy humor he later said, “I prayed for a preacher and got a quarterback.”
READ: Tim Tebow’s hospital in the Philippines is helping kids where his mother refused abortion
Culp, whose idea it was to feature Tebow at the event, said that both parents trusted God implicitly. They named him Timothy and prayed for him by that name prior to birth because Timothy means “to honor God,” Culp said, “of course, neither parent had any idea about just how powerfully their prayers would be answered: that the issues surrounding Tim’s birth, coupled with his athletic abilities and deep faith would offer their “preacher” progeny access to a worldwide audience most preachers can only dream of!
Concluding his remarks at the banquet, Tebow said, “What you’re doing here matters. You’re fighting for life. You’re fighting for people that can’t fight for themselves. And my question to you is: Are you willing to stand up in the face of persecution, in the face of adversity, in the face of criticism, when other people are going to say it’s not worth it, when other people won’t stand beside you? Maybe not everybody is going to be with you. Will you stand up for what’s right?”
Editor’s Note: This article was published at National Right To Life News and is reprinted here with permission.
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