liveaction--2020-02-06--California university makes system-wide changes after losing attempts to stifle pro-life speech

On Tuesday , the California State University–San Marcos agreed to revise its funding policy and pay $ 240,000 in attorney fees .
The development , reported by Alliance Defending Freedom ( ADF ) , brings an end to a lawsuit filed against the university in 2017 .
ADF filed the lawsuit on behalf of the university chapter of Students for Life of America .
In 2017 , a select group of student organizations received nearly $ 300,000 in mandatory student fees to promote viewpoints favored by the university .
That same year , the Students for Life chapter was denied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ host a pro-life speaker .
In 2019 , a federal judge ruled in favor of the pro-life students , condemning the “ back room deliberations ” involved in allocating funds paid by all students .
The university ’ s payment of $ 240,000 and revision of its funding policy also sets policy for the California State University System .
ADF reports , “ With almost half a million students and 23 campuses , the California State University is the largest four-year university system in the United States .
As a result of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Chancellor ’ s directive orders all 23 campuses to review and revise their policies to comply with the Constitution ’ s viewpoint-neutrality requirement.
” “ Public universities should encourage all students to participate in the free exchange of ideas , not create elaborate and secretive funding schemes to fund their favorite groups while excluding opposing views from equal access , ” said ADF Legal Counsel Caleb Dalton .
“ The university system ’ s policy changes don ’ t simply benefit our clients but also benefit any student with a minority viewpoint and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intellectual freedom within our public colleges and university communities.
” “ Public universities have no right to use their power , including mandatory student fees , to restrict or silence speech they don ’ t like , ” said Kristan Hawkins , president of Students for Life of America .
“ Because of the initiative and courage of student leaders at Cal State–San Marcos , pro-life students at public universities across California will benefit from the administration ’ s policy reversal .
Pro-life students should have every opportunity available to them that pro-abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a failure on the part of the university to abide by the First Amendment.
” Pro-life student groups at other universities have also won recent legal victories , ensuring that pro-life students have equal opportunity to host events and promote their ideas on campus .
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On Tuesday, the California State University–San Marcos agreed to revise its funding policy and pay $240,000 in attorney fees. The development, reported by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), brings an end to a lawsuit filed against the university in 2017.
ADF filed the lawsuit on behalf of the university chapter of Students for Life of America. In 2017, a select group of student organizations received nearly $300,000 in mandatory student fees to promote viewpoints favored by the university. That same year, the Students for Life chapter was denied $500 the group applied for to host a pro-life speaker.
In 2019, a federal judge ruled in favor of the pro-life students, condemning the “back room deliberations” involved in allocating funds paid by all students. The university’s payment of $240,000 and revision of its funding policy also sets policy for the California State University System. ADF reports, “With almost half a million students and 23 campuses, the California State University is the largest four-year university system in the United States. As a result of this case and the post-judgement settlement, the Chancellor’s directive orders all 23 campuses to review and revise their policies to comply with the Constitution’s viewpoint-neutrality requirement.”
READ: Pro-abortion student faces charges for assaulting pro-lifer on campus
“Public universities should encourage all students to participate in the free exchange of ideas, not create elaborate and secretive funding schemes to fund their favorite groups while excluding opposing views from equal access,” said ADF Legal Counsel Caleb Dalton. “The university system’s policy changes don’t simply benefit our clients but also benefit any student with a minority viewpoint and every citizen who cares about dialogue and intellectual freedom within our public colleges and university communities.”
“Public universities have no right to use their power, including mandatory student fees, to restrict or silence speech they don’t like,” said Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America. “Because of the initiative and courage of student leaders at Cal State–San Marcos, pro-life students at public universities across California will benefit from the administration’s policy reversal. Pro-life students should have every opportunity available to them that pro-abortion students have, and anything less is a failure on the part of the university to abide by the First Amendment.”
Pro-life student groups at other universities have also won recent legal victories, ensuring that pro-life students have equal opportunity to host events and promote their ideas on campus.
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liveaction--2020-02-06--After 14 years of litigation, Kansas ‘rubber stamper’ abortionist’s license is finally revoked

Few cases attempting to revoke an abortionist ’ s license have stretched out over 14 years , but a case against Kansas abortionist Ann Kristin Neuhaus did just that .
Pro-life watchdog group Operation Rescue recently learned “ Shawnee County Court Judge Franklin Theis issued a judgement that upheld a January 2019 license revocation order issued by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts against abortionist Ann Kristin Neuhaus.
” Read the judge ’ s ruling here .
The allegations against Neuhaus ’ licensure started back in 1999 — allegations like forcing abortions after consent was withdrawn , “ shoddy record-keeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Allegations were brought against her again in 2001 .
As a result , the Kansas Board of Healing Arts ( HSBHA ) restricted her ability to practice medicine .
This led Neuhaus to shut down her own abortion facility in Lawrence , Kansas .
By 2002 , she had also quit her job at Central Women ’ s Health Services , late abortionist George Tiller ’ s facility in Wichita .
However , Neuhaus had not yet given up her abortion livelihood .
Instead , she partnered with Tiller as a “ second @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of his abortion procedures .
It was actually the former executive director of the Kansas Board of Healing Arts , Larry Buening , who recommended that Neuhaus partner with Tiller , as she needed a source of income .
According to Operation Rescue , the requirements for a second opinion medical signature stated that the physician needed to be “ unaffiliated with the person conducting the abortion ” and the physician “ had to agree that the abortion was medically necessary.
” Obviously , Neuhaus was affiliated with Tiller ’ s facility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by them to carry out this shady arrangement .
While Tiller allegedly had objections to the legality of this plan , Buening assured him that the law would be no problem to him in this case .
Buening later denied the conversation upon interrogation , and eventually resigned from the KSBHA .
READ : Judge wants KS Board of Healing Arts to reinstate license of abortionist they call a ‘ danger to the public ’ Upon learning of the questionable Tiller/Neuhaus partnership in October 2006 , Operation Rescue filed a complaint with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an unlawful .
In 2009 , the KSBHA issued an 11-count disciplinary petition against Tiller .
However , Tiller died soon afterwards and his center was shut down .
In July of 2010 , the KSBHA filed another 11-count disciplinary petition — this time against Neuhaus .
A court hearing following the petition revealed the strategy Neuhaus used to avoid the heavier restrictions placed on late-term abortions at the time : she exploited the “ mental health exceptions ” loophole .
Neuhaus typically had little to no contact with Tiller ’ s abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diagnose a mental condition — but input patients ’ medical information into a software called “ Psych Manager Lite ” which then calculated a mental health diagnosis to provide a justification for each patient ’ s abortion .
The law , however , also required that the mental health exception be “ substantial and irreversible.
” The diagnoses Neuhaus made did not meet this qualification .
Over the following nine years , four more attempts to revoke Neuhaus ’ medical license were attempted by the KBSHA and all but the fourth were successfully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Troy Newman remarked , “ We are extremely relieved that Neuhaus will not be allowed to get her license back and will never be able to conduct another abortion .
That means women and their babies will continue to be spared from Neuhaus ’ shoddy practices… .
Neuhaus ’ arrogant and defiant attitude made her a danger to the public and was ultimately her undoing .
She always acted as though her status as an abortionist placed her above the law .
It took 14 years to prove she was wrong.
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For example , one of our followers , Ross , messaged us and commented : “ I began to question my pro-choice views after reading articles about Live Action…Live Action is primarily responsible for my becoming Pro-Life through their well-thought-out , scientific information and the emotionally and uplifting stories of real people with real experiences in saving the lives of their children regardless of what others might say.
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Few cases attempting to revoke an abortionist’s license have stretched out over 14 years, but a case against Kansas abortionist Ann Kristin Neuhaus did just that. Pro-life watchdog group Operation Rescue recently learned “Shawnee County Court Judge Franklin Theis issued a judgement that upheld a January 2019 license revocation order issued by the Kansas Board of Healing Arts against abortionist Ann Kristin Neuhaus.” Read the judge’s ruling here.
The allegations against Neuhaus’ licensure started back in 1999 — allegations like forcing abortions after consent was withdrawn, “shoddy record-keeping,” and other medical abuses. Allegations were brought against her again in 2001. As a result, the Kansas Board of Healing Arts (HSBHA) restricted her ability to practice medicine. This led Neuhaus to shut down her own abortion facility in Lawrence, Kansas. By 2002, she had also quit her job at Central Women’s Health Services, late abortionist George Tiller’s facility in Wichita.
However, Neuhaus had not yet given up her abortion livelihood. Instead, she partnered with Tiller as a “second medical opinion” — basically rubber stamping all of his abortion procedures.
It was actually the former executive director of the Kansas Board of Healing Arts, Larry Buening, who recommended that Neuhaus partner with Tiller, as she needed a source of income. According to Operation Rescue, the requirements for a second opinion medical signature stated that the physician needed to be “unaffiliated with the person conducting the abortion” and the physician “had to agree that the abortion was medically necessary.” Obviously, Neuhaus was affiliated with Tiller’s facility, as she would now be paid by them to carry out this shady arrangement. While Tiller allegedly had objections to the legality of this plan, Buening assured him that the law would be no problem to him in this case. Buening later denied the conversation upon interrogation, and eventually resigned from the KSBHA.
READ: Judge wants KS Board of Healing Arts to reinstate license of abortionist they call a ‘danger to the public’
Upon learning of the questionable Tiller/Neuhaus partnership in October 2006, Operation Rescue filed a complaint with the KSBHA, stating that the arrangement was an unlawful. In 2009, the KSBHA issued an 11-count disciplinary petition against Tiller. However, Tiller died soon afterwards and his center was shut down. In July of 2010, the KSBHA filed another 11-count disciplinary petition — this time against Neuhaus.
A court hearing following the petition revealed the strategy Neuhaus used to avoid the heavier restrictions placed on late-term abortions at the time: she exploited the “mental health exceptions” loophole. Neuhaus typically had little to no contact with Tiller’s abortion patients — clearly not enough to properly diagnose a mental condition — but input patients’ medical information into a software called “Psych Manager Lite” which then calculated a mental health diagnosis to provide a justification for each patient’s abortion. The law, however, also required that the mental health exception be “substantial and irreversible.” The diagnoses Neuhaus made did not meet this qualification.
Over the following nine years, four more attempts to revoke Neuhaus’ medical license were attempted by the KBSHA and all but the fourth were successfully appealed by Neuhaus.
Operation Rescue president Troy Newman remarked, “We are extremely relieved that Neuhaus will not be allowed to get her license back and will never be able to conduct another abortion. That means women and their babies will continue to be spared from Neuhaus’ shoddy practices…. Neuhaus’ arrogant and defiant attitude made her a danger to the public and was ultimately her undoing. She always acted as though her status as an abortionist placed her above the law. It took 14 years to prove she was wrong.”
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liveaction--2020-02-06--Raped and pregnant at 17, Mara planned to hide her abortion forever. God had other plans.

At age 17 , Mara had just celebrated her graduation from high school and decided to attend a party .
But what was supposed to be a night of fun and joy turned into a nightmare as she woke suddenly with a man raping her .
“ I wasn ’ t drinking alcohol but had a Monster [ energy drink ] and it had been drugged , ” she told Live Action News .
“ And I ended up being drugged and raped that night .
I woke up with a man on top of me .
It was super @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out .
I couldn ’ t remember his name .
It had become so traumatizing for me.
” Mara didn ’ t tell anyone what had happened to her , keeping her emotions buried .
She soon learned she was pregnant , and decided it was best not to tell anyone .
She was frightened to tell even her family because she didn ’ t know how they would respond or if they would encourage her to keep the baby or get an abortion .
“ In my own selfishness , I decided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not tell anyone about this and just go have an abortion , ” she explained to Live Action News .
About two or three weeks after learning she was pregnant , Mara went to a clinic and told them that abortion was the only choice she had .
They agreed with her and acted supportive , however , Mara said that if just one of them would have told her she didn ’ t have to abort , she probably wouldn ’ t have .
She was told she was too far along @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a surgical abortion for a couple of weeks later .
Two friends brought her to her abortion appointment , though one thought she was just there for birth control .
“ The women were very friendly , ” Mara said of the abortion facility workers .
“ All the women told me , ‘ Wow , you ’ re so brave for doing this.
’ And the doctor told me I was ‘ courageous.
’ I was confused why this was a brave thing to do .
How am I the guest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to do something not right ?
” After her abortion , Mara was given birth control and the next day she flew out of state to stay with her mother for a month .
She never told her mother anything about what had happened to her and spent the summer mourning alone and questioning her morals .
That ’ s when she turned to God .
“ I understood that on my own I ’ m not a good person , ” she explained to Live Action News .
“ Jesus spoke to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost .
I tried to reconcile with the Lord over my sin .
Once that happened , I completely tucked it away .
I told Jesus I didn ’ t want anyone to know about this .
Maybe my future husband in case it was a problem with having a child in the future .
Otherwise , it was between me and God.
” She said her guilt and sadness disappeared with prayer and faith in God .
But when she began to take part in youth ministry as a leader a couple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Mara said a voice kept telling her , “ You murdered your own child , you can ’ t be a wife .
You can ’ t be a mother .
You can ’ t minister to these kids.
” That ’ s when she found Deeper Still abortion ministry .
WATCH : Pregnant from rape at age 11 , my mother rejected abortion “ It was completely life-changing , ” she said .
“ I felt the Father ’ s forgiveness and redemption .
I was 20 years old and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I had a new heart of gratitude because the Lord didn ’ t even allow me to wait five years for healing to come .
He really wanted me to receive healing over it .
Now I ’ m in a position where I get to help women and men heal from their abortions.
” Mara believes that not a lot of young post-abortive women speak out about their grief because the wounds are still so fresh .
But she feels the Lord has given her courage because her message is important .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ took part in her After the Abortion series which helps women find healing from abortion and show the truth of trauma abortion has brought to their lives .
Now a teen coordinator at the YMCA , a youth leader at her church , and a minister to women and post-abortive parents at Deeper Still , Mara knows that as a young , African-American woman her voice and her story can help a lot of young women heal from abortion .
She also knows her story can help prevent abortions .
She wants young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ just because abortion is an option here in America , that doesn ’ t make it an obligation .
You are loved .
Your child is loved .
Even through the worst circumstances , there is still freedom and there is still joy in that situation.
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At age 17, Mara had just celebrated her graduation from high school and decided to attend a party. But what was supposed to be a night of fun and joy turned into a nightmare as she woke suddenly with a man raping her.
“I wasn’t drinking alcohol but had a Monster [energy drink] and it had been drugged,” she told Live Action News. “And I ended up being drugged and raped that night. I woke up with a man on top of me. It was super foggy and super hazy. I blacked out. I couldn’t remember his name. It had become so traumatizing for me.”
Mara didn’t tell anyone what had happened to her, keeping her emotions buried. She soon learned she was pregnant, and decided it was best not to tell anyone. She was frightened to tell even her family because she didn’t know how they would respond or if they would encourage her to keep the baby or get an abortion.
“In my own selfishness, I decided to keep it all a secret and not tell anyone about this and just go have an abortion,” she explained to Live Action News.
About two or three weeks after learning she was pregnant, Mara went to a clinic and told them that abortion was the only choice she had. They agreed with her and acted supportive, however, Mara said that if just one of them would have told her she didn’t have to abort, she probably wouldn’t have.
She was told she was too far along for the abortion pill and was scheduled for a surgical abortion for a couple of weeks later. Two friends brought her to her abortion appointment, though one thought she was just there for birth control.
“The women were very friendly,” Mara said of the abortion facility workers. “All the women told me, ‘Wow, you’re so brave for doing this.’ And the doctor told me I was ‘courageous.’ I was confused why this was a brave thing to do. How am I the guest of honor when I’m about to do something not right?”
After her abortion, Mara was given birth control and the next day she flew out of state to stay with her mother for a month. She never told her mother anything about what had happened to her and spent the summer mourning alone and questioning her morals. That’s when she turned to God.
“I understood that on my own I’m not a good person,” she explained to Live Action News. “Jesus spoke to me and found me when I was lost. I tried to reconcile with the Lord over my sin. Once that happened, I completely tucked it away. I told Jesus I didn’t want anyone to know about this. Maybe my future husband in case it was a problem with having a child in the future. Otherwise, it was between me and God.”
She said her guilt and sadness disappeared with prayer and faith in God. But when she began to take part in youth ministry as a leader a couple of years later, the shame resurfaced.
Mara said a voice kept telling her, “You murdered your own child, you can’t be a wife. You can’t be a mother. You can’t minister to these kids.” That’s when she found Deeper Still abortion ministry.
WATCH: Pregnant from rape at age 11, my mother rejected abortion
“It was completely life-changing,” she said. “I felt the Father’s forgiveness and redemption. I was 20 years old and the youngest person to attend the retreat. I had a new heart of gratitude because the Lord didn’t even allow me to wait five years for healing to come. He really wanted me to receive healing over it. Now I’m in a position where I get to help women and men heal from their abortions.”
Mara believes that not a lot of young post-abortive women speak out about their grief because the wounds are still so fresh. But she feels the Lord has given her courage because her message is important. She met with photographer Angela Forker and took part in her After the Abortion series which helps women find healing from abortion and show the truth of trauma abortion has brought to their lives.
Now a teen coordinator at the YMCA, a youth leader at her church, and a minister to women and post-abortive parents at Deeper Still, Mara knows that as a young, African-American woman her voice and her story can help a lot of young women heal from abortion. She also knows her story can help prevent abortions.
She wants young women facing unplanned pregnancies to know that “just because abortion is an option here in America, that doesn’t make it an obligation. You are loved. Your child is loved. Even through the worst circumstances, there is still freedom and there is still joy in that situation.”
“Like” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary!


liveaction--2020-02-07--Does Planned Parenthood’s eugenicist founder need to be ‘reinterpreted’? One workshop speaker thinks

Does Planned Parenthood’s eugenicist founder need to be ‘reinterpreted’? One workshop speaker thinks so.

An event scheduled for later this month at Smith College seeks to “ reinterpret Margaret Sanger , ” the eugenicist founder of Planned Parenthood , who created the “ Negro Project ” which targeted Black Americans with a birth control agenda .
The workshop , entitled “ Reinterpreting Margaret Sanger through a Black Feminist Lens , ” features Black abortion rights activist Loretta Ross .
The flyer ( image below ) shared on Twitter states : When a Black woman walks through anti-abortion protesters at abortion clinics , chants of “ Martin Luther King ” and “ Margaret Sanger ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white people who claim that abortion is black genocide .
They entwine these two iconic names as if one contradicts the other .
This workshop will explore how the intersection of race and gender affects how Margaret Sanger is interpreted through a Black feminist lens .
But Sanger needs no “ reinterpreting ” — she herself openly advocated eugenics and admittedly met with members of the Ku Klux Klan .
And what the flyer for the workshop doesn ’ t say is that it isn ’ t “ white people ” who “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ — those who first called it by that name were Black leaders alive during the very time the agenda was introduced by Planned Parenthood .
Workshop speaker Loretta Ross is a former co-founder of Sister Song , a group she admitted is “ pro-choice ” on abortion .
Ryan Bomberger founder of The Radiance Foundation has previously referred to Ross as a “ national leader of pro-abortion opposition to Black pro-lifers.
” WATCH : In other words , this effort to whitewash the eugenic , racist history of the pro-abortion movement is nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been doing it for years .
Sister Song is funded by abortion philanthropists such as the Hewlett Foundation , Packard Foundation , Ford Foundation , Buffett Foundation , and Planned Parenthood ( 2015 and 2016 ) .
Live Action News has documented how many of Sanger ’ s American Birth Control League ( later renamed Planned Parenthood ) board members were deeply entrenched in the racist philosophy of eugenics .
Among those were Lothrop Stoddard — Exalted Cyclops of the Massachusetts chapter of the Ku Klux Klan — and Planned Parenthood ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Thanks to Sanger , Planned Parenthood itself was steeped in the eugenics community .
A few Sanger quotes below showcase her eugenic mindset — one that has led to countless injustices : • “ We who advocate Birth Control… lay all our emphasis upon stopping not only the reproduction of the unfit but upon stopping all reproduction when there is not economic means of providing proper care for those who are born in health… .
Eugenics without Birth Control seems to us a house builded upon the sands .
It is at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the unfit….
” ( Source : Margaret Sanger ’ s “ Birth Control and Racial Betterment ) • “ … I believe that now , immediately , there should be national sterilization for certain dysgenic types of our population who are being encouraged to breed and would die out were the government not feeding them.
” ( Source : Personal letter to Katharine Dexter McCormick in 1950 ) • “ We are in a condition of society today… where the masses of the unfit have propagated to such an extent that our intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the conditions so created… .
We have erected palatial residences for the unfit , for the insane , for the feebleminded , — for those who should never have been born… .
Now the time has come when we must all join together in stopping at its source misery , ignorance , delinquency and crime .
This is the program of the Birth Control movement….
” ( Source : Margaret Sanger ’ s opening speech at the first American birth control conference ; Birth control , what it is , how it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the proceedings of the first American birth control conference held at the Hotel Plaza , New York , November 11 , 12 , 1921 by American Birth Control Conference ) Ross , who left SisterSong and is currently doing speaking appearances , has received awards from the American Humanist Association , Feminist Women ’ s Health Center ( abortion facility chain ) , NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia , Family Planning Associates ( abortion facility chain ) , and others .
She previously correctly noted that NARAL and Planned Parenthood did not come out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the interview , Ross stated : [ …W ] hen you look at the antecedents of NARAL and Planned Parenthood , they didn ’ t necessarily come out of the women ’ s movement .
Planned Parenthood at best comes out of the health movement , the family planning movement , that until they hired Faye Wattleton , they hadn ’ t had a woman president since Margaret Sanger .
Feminism is not equivalent to supporting family planning .
Just because you support family planning doesn ’ t mean you ’ re a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control person .
And so they were , not so surprising , less feminist — even though I think the larger world sees them as feminist because of their support for family planning , we feminists don ’ t necessarily see them as such .
The workshop flyer gives no indication whether the eugenic history of Planned Parenthood will be discussed , nor does it indicate whether Black pro-life voices will be represented — voices like Elaine Riddick , who was sterilized by a eugenics court influenced heavily by Clarence Gamble , Sanger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ League board as well as Planned Parenthood .
Notable Black leaders of the past — Fannie Lou Hamer , Dr. Mildred Jefferson , Dr. Dolores Bernadette Grier , Iowa Rep. June Franklin , Erma Clardy Craven , and even comedian Dick Gregory — tried to warn how abortion would be used as a tool of Black genocide .
Today , Black leaders and even former Planned Parenthood board members are speaking out about the organization ’ s eugenics agenda .
Planned Parenthood ’ s allies appear to be distracting the Black community from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sordid history .
Today , there is a coordinated strategy to normalize abortion among women of color and the Black community in general .
Live Action News previously documented how Planned Parenthood vowed to fight for more Hollywood portrayals of women of color having abortions .
Tragically , Planned Parenthood ’ s eugenics agenda seems to be working .
The data reveals that abortion disproportionately impacts the Black community , violently ending the lives of an estimated 1.7 million Black babies over the past decade .
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Stories like the one you just read transform hearts and minds .
For example , one of our followers , Ross , messaged us and commented : “ I began to question my pro-choice views after reading articles about Live Action…Live Action is primarily responsible for my becoming Pro-Life through their well-thought-out , scientific information and the emotionally and uplifting stories of real people with real experiences in saving the lives of their children regardless of what others might say.
” Knowledge is power and CAN open eyes to SEE the truth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spark to transform someone ’ s mind , just like Ross .
The DAILY publishing at Live Action News is only made possible through generous people , like you , who give $ 5 , $ 10 , or $ 25 .
Your gift today will not only keep these stories coming in 2020 , but also help us open more eyes and change minds to be fully pro-life and save lives .
Will you join us in creating a world where the killing of preborn children is unthinkable and support Live Action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
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An event scheduled for later this month at Smith College seeks to “reinterpret Margaret Sanger,” the eugenicist founder of Planned Parenthood, who created the “Negro Project” which targeted Black Americans with a birth control agenda. The workshop , entitled “Reinterpreting Margaret Sanger through a Black Feminist Lens,” features Black abortion rights activist Loretta Ross. The flyer (image below) shared on Twitter states:
When a Black woman walks through anti-abortion protesters at abortion clinics, chants of “Martin Luther King” and “Margaret Sanger” dog their footsteps, usually shouted by white people who claim that abortion is black genocide. They entwine these two iconic names as if one contradicts the other. This workshop will explore how the intersection of race and gender affects how Margaret Sanger is interpreted through a Black feminist lens.
But Sanger needs no “reinterpreting” — she herself openly advocated eugenics and admittedly met with members of the Ku Klux Klan. And what the flyer for the workshop doesn’t say is that it isn’t “white people” who “claim that abortion is Black genocide” — those who first called it by that name were Black leaders alive during the very time the agenda was introduced by Planned Parenthood.
Workshop speaker Loretta Ross is a former co-founder of Sister Song, a group she admitted is “pro-choice” on abortion. Ryan Bomberger founder of The Radiance Foundation has previously referred to Ross as a “national leader of pro-abortion opposition to Black pro-lifers.” WATCH:

Bomberger wrote:
Ross’ SisterSong established the “Trust Black Women Partnership,” a nationwide collective of minority “pro-choice” groups…. Ross, whose duplicity rivals that of Margaret Sanger, frequently acknowledges eugenics and population control… yet fails to place the blame on the obvious perpetrator of these destructive and racist efforts.
In other words, this effort to whitewash the eugenic, racist history of the pro-abortion movement is nothing new for Ross. She’s been doing it for years.
Sister Song is funded by abortion philanthropists such as the Hewlett Foundation, Packard Foundation, Ford Foundation, Buffett Foundation, and Planned Parenthood (2015 and 2016).
Live Action News has documented how many of Sanger’s American Birth Control League (later renamed Planned Parenthood) board members were deeply entrenched in the racist philosophy of eugenics. Among those were Lothrop Stoddard — Exalted Cyclops of the Massachusetts chapter of the Ku Klux Klan — and Planned Parenthood’s first physician president, Alan F. Guttmacher. Thanks to Sanger, Planned Parenthood itself was steeped in the eugenics community.
A few Sanger quotes below showcase her eugenic mindset — one that has led to countless injustices:
“We who advocate Birth Control… lay all our emphasis upon stopping not only the reproduction of the unfit but upon stopping all reproduction when there is not economic means of providing proper care for those who are born in health…. Eugenics without Birth Control seems to us a house builded upon the sands. It is at the mercy of the rising stream of the unfit….” (Source: Margaret Sanger’s “Birth Control and Racial Betterment)
“… I believe that now, immediately, there should be national sterilization for certain dysgenic types of our population who are being encouraged to breed and would die out were the government not feeding them.” (Source: Personal letter to Katharine Dexter McCormick in 1950)
“We are in a condition of society today… where the masses of the unfit have propagated to such an extent that our intelligence is not able to grasp or cope with the conditions so created…. We have erected palatial residences for the unfit, for the insane, for the feebleminded,— for those who should never have been born…. Now the time has come when we must all join together in stopping at its source misery, ignorance, delinquency and crime. This is the program of the Birth Control movement….” (Source: Margaret Sanger’s opening speech at the first American birth control conference; Birth control, what it is, how it works, what it will do: the proceedings of the first American birth control conference held at the Hotel Plaza, New York, November 11, 12, 1921 by American Birth Control Conference)

Ross, who left SisterSong and is currently doing speaking appearances, has received awards from the American Humanist Association, Feminist Women’s Health Center (abortion facility chain), NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia, Family Planning Associates (abortion facility chain), and others. She previously correctly noted that NARAL and Planned Parenthood did not come out of the “feminist” movement. In the interview, Ross stated:
[…W]hen you look at the antecedents of NARAL and Planned Parenthood, they didn’t necessarily come out of the women’s movement. Planned Parenthood at best comes out of the health movement, the family planning movement, that until they hired Faye Wattleton, they hadn’t had a woman president since Margaret Sanger.
Feminism is not equivalent to supporting family planning. Just because you support family planning doesn’t mean you’re a feminist. You could be a population control person. And so they were, not so surprising, less feminist — even though I think the larger world sees them as feminist because of their support for family planning, we feminists don’t necessarily see them as such.
The workshop flyer gives no indication whether the eugenic history of Planned Parenthood will be discussed, nor does it indicate whether Black pro-life voices will be represented — voices like Elaine Riddick, who was sterilized by a eugenics court influenced heavily by Clarence Gamble, Sanger’s financier and American Birth Control League board as well as Planned Parenthood. Notable Black leaders of the past — Fannie Lou Hamer, Dr. Mildred Jefferson, Dr. Dolores Bernadette Grier, Iowa Rep. June Franklin, Erma Clardy Craven, and even comedian Dick Gregory — tried to warn how abortion would be used as a tool of Black genocide. Today, Black leaders and even former Planned Parenthood board members are speaking out about the organization’s eugenics agenda.

Planned Parenthood’s allies appear to be distracting the Black community from the truth about Planned Parenthood’s sordid history. Today, there is a coordinated strategy to normalize abortion among women of color and the Black community in general. Live Action News previously documented how Planned Parenthood vowed to fight for more Hollywood portrayals of women of color having abortions.
Tragically, Planned Parenthood’s eugenics agenda seems to be working. The data reveals that abortion disproportionately impacts the Black community, violently ending the lives of an estimated 1.7 million Black babies over the past decade.
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liveaction--2020-02-07--Virginia bill would make it illegal to force surrogates to abort… but it’s not all good news

It ’ s a sadly common story : a couple pays for a surrogate to carry a child for them .
Problems arise after the surrogate turns out to be carrying multiples , or the couple finds out the preborn child has a disability .
The couple tries to force the surrogate to have an abortion , which she refuses to do , and legal battles ensue .
It ’ s a horrific situation , but it ’ s not unusual by any means .
A bill making its way through Virginia ’ s General Assembly could put a stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not all good news .
The Virginia Senate passed the bill , SB 290 , on Tuesday with unanimous support .
Often , it ’ s written into a surrogacy contract that a surrogate must abort in case of multiples or disabilities — but SB 290 would make those contracts “ void and unenforceable.
” This amendment was added by the Senate after the bill passed through the House , meaning SB 290 will now go back to the House for approval again .
If it ’ s passed by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governor , a surrogate could not be forced to undergo selective reduction if she ’ s carrying multiples , or forced to have an abortion due to the preborn child ’ s disability .
One of the sponsors of the bill , Sen. Mark Peake , said the bill is both pro-choice and pro-woman .
“ This is not an antiabortion bill , ” he said on the Senate floor .
“ The choice remains with the pregnant mother.
” John Whitbeck , the former Republican state party chairman , said that he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between surrogates and prospective parents .
He still told the Washington Post he supported the legislation , however , saying it “ would add a dimension of clarity to what is certainly an ambiguity in the statutes.
” While Whitbeck may never have seen the legal battles between surrogates and those who hire them , they certainly exist ; many surrogates have been pressured to abort due to gender , carrying multiples , and disability .
READ : Surrogate mom fights to change law after being ordered to abort baby boy The problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allows surrogates to choose abortion on their own .
Peake originally tried to pass a similar amendment last year , which failed ; Virginia ’ s pro-abortion lawmakers would only get on board once language was added ensuring that a surrogate could still have an abortion if she wanted to .
Whitbeck pointed out that this in and of itself is problematic .
“ It would change the legal advice you could give [ to parents ] , ” he said .
“ ‘ Just so you know , even if you do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money , even if you spend the emotional investment [ in a surrogacy arrangement ] … Virginia law still says this could all be taken away from you.
’ ” The abortion issue aside , surrogacy is fraught with ethical problems .
It , by its very nature , turns women ’ s bodies into commodities to be bought and sold , wombs rented for their ability to bear children .
And both the surrogates and the children they carry are frequently seen as property by the parents renting the wombs , able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will .
In addition to this , the surrogacy industry often preys upon low-income women who are attracted to the idea of being paid large sums of money for doing something that is portrayed as positive ( i.e.
, carrying a baby for someone who can ’ t ) .
Meanwhile , the industry is almost completely unregulated , which is what allows these ethical problems to continue to flourish .
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It’s a sadly common story: a couple pays for a surrogate to carry a child for them. Problems arise after the surrogate turns out to be carrying multiples, or the couple finds out the preborn child has a disability. The couple tries to force the surrogate to have an abortion, which she refuses to do, and legal battles ensue. It’s a horrific situation, but it’s not unusual by any means. A bill making its way through Virginia’s General Assembly could put a stop to these forced abortions — but it’s not all good news.
The Virginia Senate passed the bill, SB 290, on Tuesday with unanimous support. Often, it’s written into a surrogacy contract that a surrogate must abort in case of multiples or disabilities — but SB 290 would make those contracts “void and unenforceable.” This amendment was added by the Senate after the bill passed through the House, meaning SB 290 will now go back to the House for approval again. If it’s passed by the House of Delegates and signed by the governor, a surrogate could not be forced to undergo selective reduction if she’s carrying multiples, or forced to have an abortion due to the preborn child’s disability. One of the sponsors of the bill, Sen. Mark Peake, said the bill is both pro-choice and pro-woman. “This is not an antiabortion bill,” he said on the Senate floor. “The choice remains with the pregnant mother.”
John Whitbeck, the former Republican state party chairman, said that he had never seen these kinds of struggles between surrogates and prospective parents. He still told the Washington Post he supported the legislation, however, saying it “would add a dimension of clarity to what is certainly an ambiguity in the statutes.” While Whitbeck may never have seen the legal battles between surrogates and those who hire them, they certainly exist; many surrogates have been pressured to abort due to gender, carrying multiples, and disability.
READ: Surrogate mom fights to change law after being ordered to abort baby boy
The problem with SB 290 is that it still allows surrogates to choose abortion on their own. Peake originally tried to pass a similar amendment last year, which failed; Virginia’s pro-abortion lawmakers would only get on board once language was added ensuring that a surrogate could still have an abortion if she wanted to. Whitbeck pointed out that this in and of itself is problematic. “It would change the legal advice you could give [to parents],” he said. “‘Just so you know, even if you do this, even if you spend the money, even if you spend the emotional investment [in a surrogacy arrangement]… Virginia law still says this could all be taken away from you.’”
The abortion issue aside, surrogacy is fraught with ethical problems. It, by its very nature, turns women’s bodies into commodities to be bought and sold, wombs rented for their ability to bear children. And both the surrogates and the children they carry are frequently seen as property by the parents renting the wombs, able to be used and then discarded at will.
In addition to this, the surrogacy industry often preys upon low-income women who are attracted to the idea of being paid large sums of money for doing something that is portrayed as positive (i.e., carrying a baby for someone who can’t). Meanwhile, the industry is almost completely unregulated, which is what allows these ethical problems to continue to flourish.
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liveaction--2020-02-07--Pete Buttigieg faces backlash for endorsing abortion up to birth

Less than a week after telling Democrats for Life ’ s Kristen Day that pro-lifers are not welcomed in his party , former South Bend , Indiana , Mayor Pete Buttigieg appeared on “ The View , ” where he indicated his support for late-term abortion .
Co-host Meghan McCain asked Buttigieg where he would draw the line on late-term abortion .
Buttigieg replied , “ My point is that it shouldn ’ t be up to a government official to draw the line .
It should be up to the woman who ’ s confronted with the choice.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of infanticide — when a child ’ s life is ended outside the womb just after birth .
“ What if a woman wanted to invoke infanticide after a baby was born — you ’ d be comfortable with that ?
” she asked .
Buttigieg answered , “ We ’ re talking about families that may have picked out a name — may be assembling a crib — and they learn something excruciating and are faced with this terrible choice — and I don ’ t know what to tell them morally @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just know that I trust her and her decision medically or morally isn ’ t going to be any better because the government is commanding her to do it in a certain way.
” Despite Buttigieg ’ s suggestion that women seeking abortions late in pregnancy do so largely for reasons of medical necessity , this is not the case .
As previously noted by Live Action News ’ Carole Novielli : According to the Charlotte Lozier Institute , “ a study of late-term abortions in 2013 ( Fisher , Kimport ) in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Health , a publication of the pro-choice Guttmacher Institute , the authors acknowledge that ‘ data suggests that most women seeking later terminations are not doing so for reasons of fetal anomaly or life endangerment . '
” Some expressed their outrage over Buttigieg ’ s apparent refusal to support laws against infanticide , late-term abortion , or partial-birth abortion — all of which are committed after viability , when children can survive outside the womb .
Live Action president Lila Rose reacted to the interaction on Twitter : … as did Students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Meghan McCain explained her belief that Buttigieg ’ s positions on late-term abortion and infanticide are too radical for many women in America , and women responded in agreement .
As March for Life president Jeanne Mancini pointed out , Buttigieg ’ s view is not in sync with the restrictions the vast majority of Americans believe should be placed on abortion .
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Less than a week after telling Democrats for Life’s Kristen Day that pro-lifers are not welcomed in his party, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg appeared on “The View,” where he indicated his support for late-term abortion.
Co-host Meghan McCain asked Buttigieg where he would draw the line on late-term abortion. Buttigieg replied, “My point is that it shouldn’t be up to a government official to draw the line. It should be up to the woman who’s confronted with the choice.”
McCain then asked Buttigieg what he thought of infanticide — when a child’s life is ended outside the womb just after birth. “What if a woman wanted to invoke infanticide after a baby was born — you’d be comfortable with that?” she asked.
Buttigieg answered, “We’re talking about families that may have picked out a name — may be assembling a crib — and they learn something excruciating and are faced with this terrible choice — and I don’t know what to tell them morally about what they should do. I just know that I trust her and her decision medically or morally isn’t going to be any better because the government is commanding her to do it in a certain way.”

Despite Buttigieg’s suggestion that women seeking abortions late in pregnancy do so largely for reasons of medical necessity, this is not the case. As previously noted by Live Action News’ Carole Novielli:
According to the Charlotte Lozier Institute, “a study of late-term abortions in 2013 (Fisher, Kimport) in the journal Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, a publication of the pro-choice Guttmacher Institute, the authors acknowledge that ‘data suggests that most women seeking later terminations are not doing so for reasons of fetal anomaly or life endangerment.'”
Some expressed their outrage over Buttigieg’s apparent refusal to support laws against infanticide, late-term abortion, or partial-birth abortion — all of which are committed after viability, when children can survive outside the womb.
Live Action president Lila Rose reacted to the interaction on Twitter:
No, @PeteButtigieg did give a stance He said as long as a mother wants to abort a baby, at any age, she should be able to Even if that means partially delivering a full-grown, 7 lb infant, who can recognize her mother’s voice, & then stabbing her neck & suctioning out her brain https://t.co/eXDtNWrg9y — Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) February 6, 2020
… as did Students for Life of America president Kristan Hawkins:
Hey @PeteButtigieg, let me help you out. You tell that mother that you are sorry she's received a fatal diagnosis for her child. You tell her you will help her in anyway possible. But you don't tell her that inducing a heart attack on her baby, who can feel pain, is justice. https://t.co/oFyWIq8ONV — Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) February 6, 2020
Meghan McCain explained her belief that Buttigieg’s positions on late-term abortion and infanticide are too radical for many women in America, and women responded in agreement.
this shouldn't be a difficult question for you to answer, @PeteButtigieg.@MeghanMcCain is right. You're extremely radical on late-term abortion & infanticide. This will hurt your campaign. https://t.co/vooIXbvu6y — MarjorieDannenfelser (@marjoriesba) February 6, 2020
As March for Life president Jeanne Mancini pointed out, Buttigieg’s view is not in sync with the restrictions the vast majority of Americans believe should be placed on abortion.
75% of Americans would limits abortion, at most, to first three months of pregnancy. This includes 6/10 pro-choice Americans. 2/3 — Jeanne F. Mancini (@jeannemfl) February 6, 2020
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liveaction--2020-02-07--‘Strings Attached’ documentary exposes how Western abortion culture is hurting Africa

The 50-minute documentary “ Strings Attached , ” produced by Culture of Life Africa founder and president Obianuju Ekeocha exposes the funding pipeline from Western countries to African nations , specifically for abortion and contraceptive “ services , ” and shares first-hand accounts of the harm countless women have experienced at the hands of global abortion giant Marie Stopes International .
In the fall 2019 issue of American Life League ’ s Celebrate Life magazine , Ekeocha said that the documentary ’ s title “ Strings Attached ” is meant to “ capture [ ] the nature of the ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s wealthiest donors.
” In the documentary , Ekeocha explains how she came to become a vocal pro-life advocate after the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced in 2012 that it would dramatically increase its “ family planning investment ” around the world , including across the African continent .
The documentary reveals how , following President Trump ’ s reversal of the Mexico City Policy — a move that abortion advocates call the ‘ Global Gag Rule ’ — European nations came together to pledge hundreds of millions of dollars to “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from abortion providers .
The Organization for Economic Aid and Development reported in 2014 that “ Africa received more funding for population programs than for education , healthcare , water and sanitation.
” The documentary chronicles Marie Stopes International ’ s ( MSI ) troubling history of providing substandard medical care , as documented in European countries .
In December 2016 , the UK ’ s healthcare regulator Care Quality Commission issued what one UK physician called “ a very critical , some might say , a damning report of Marie Stopes ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ breaches of practice ” between 2015 and 2016 .
A year later in 2017 , the doctor reported , “ nearly 400 botched abortions were carried out in just two months.
” He asked the next logical questions : “ What about in developing countries where the health service is not as good , where there ’ s not a regulator , where people aren ’ t carrying out inspections ?
If [ Marie Stopes International ] is not following instructions here , what are they going to do in an unregulated situation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” “ Strings Attached ” exposes the harm African women have experienced from illegal abortions and dangerous contraceptives provided by Marie Stopes International .
Multiple women went on record describing horrific experiences of illegal abortions thanks to abortion pills dispensed and surgical abortions performed by staff of Marie Stopes International ( MSI ) , which has clinics in 37 countries globally .
Jacqueline Gandhi was an MSI employee in Kenya who staffed a hotline for women trying to obtain abortions , even though abortion is illegal in Kenya .
She personally had four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MSI .
She said that in its reporting , MSI reports abortions as “ post-abortion care.
” She also said , “ Clinics got bonuses if they surpassed their targets [ for number of abortions ] .
” She personally knew of multiple “ cases where we heard that ladies died because of abortions done by Marie Stopes.
” Another woman Ekeocha interviewed , Akeech Aimba , experienced an unplanned teenage pregnancy , and a trusted friend referred her to MSI for a second-trimester surgical abortion .
She said , “ I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doctor went on and on , and I remember screaming and crying and trying to crawl out of that bed… .
And after the procedure , he showed me the pieces of my baby.
” READ : Abortion ‘ logic ’ : Kill Kenyan children in the womb to prevent killing outside the womb A third Kenyan woman shared her medication abortion experience anonymously , reporting tremendous pain during the procedure , and saying that afterwards she suffered from “ post abortion stress syndrome .
I ’ m still trying to recover from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my life.
” A fourth woman reported “ there was no counseling or anything .
They just did it.
” Ekeocha also secretly recorded a call placed to the Eastleigh , Kenya , MSI clinic by a woman purportedly seeking an abortion .
The MSI employee she spoke to over the phone offered her her choice of an in-clinic abortion or “ we deliver the pills at your place.
” A second call placed to a different Kenyan MSI clinic several months later yielded the same offer for an illegal abortion .
Dr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ told the story of a 16-year-old girl “ who has gone to Marie Stopes International to get abortion , where she sustained uterine perforation , and then she had a serious infection .
She was brought to the hospital and a hysterectomy was done , at the age of 16.
” “ Even if You Refuse , This is the Best ” Ekeocha told American Life League that “ nothing prepared me for the deep wounds inflicted on African people and communities by Western donors .
Some of the women I interviewed had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I believe that they ’ re victims of human rights abuses by Western pharmaceutical companies in collaboration with organizations like Marie Stopes International.
” Anna-Theresa Amo was one of 12 women from her village who visited a MSI facility and was pressured to have IUDs implanted .
Through a translator , Anna-Theresa said that when the women objected , requesting some other form of contraception , staff told them , “ even if you refuse , this is the best ” and then locked the women inside the room and inserted the IUDs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and infections — side effects they were never warned about .
Other women Ekeocha interviewed received the Norplant contraceptive implant years after it had been taken off the market in the United States due to disturbing side effects .
One woman she interviewed described “ abdominal pain , paralysis in hands and legs , vaginal discharge , and severe headache on one side ” caused by the implant .
Another woman said that when she requested removal of the Norplant , she was told that it would cost her the equivalent of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her family to do so .
Dr. Anthony , a physician in a small , rural Ugandan clinic reported seeing “ as many as one hundred women every week ” due to serious side effects from Norplant , including “ heavy vaginal bleeding , some of them come complaining of headache , severe headache .
Some of them have a lot of pain .
Some patients come here and they are saying the husbands beat them up because there is a loss of libido .
So the man thinks the woman ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one case where a woman had had an IUD in place for 12 years , a not uncommon experience in rural parts of Africa where followup to contraceptive insertion or implantation is nonexistent .
He said the woman was “ rotting up there , ” and that “ some patients do die , by the way.
” While American women received financial settlements from the makers of Norplant , Ekeocha did not know of a single African woman who had been compensated for damage caused by a contraceptive from a Western country .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ re empowering women , but they are abusing the Africans , especially the ones in the most rural areas who don ’ t have access to a doctor , ” Ekeocha said .
“ The African people are treated as sub-humans.
” What Africans Really Want Speaking of her travels to 10 African countries and 20 African cities , Ekeocha said “ none of the women are telling me how much they want contraception .
None of them are telling me how much they want abortion .
Every time I ’ m speaking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they tell me that some of them want to be doctors .
They want to go to med school , they want to go to law school , they want to go to engineering school .
These are the dreams that I hear the African girls speaking about.
” “ Strings Attached ” is available for rental or purchase on Vimeo and Amazon .
Ekeocha ’ s book , “ Target Africa : Ideological Neo-colonialism of the Twenty-First Century , ” is available on Amazon .
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The 50-minute documentary “Strings Attached,” produced by Culture of Life Africa founder and president Obianuju Ekeocha exposes the funding pipeline from Western countries to African nations, specifically for abortion and contraceptive “services,” and shares first-hand accounts of the harm countless women have experienced at the hands of global abortion giant Marie Stopes International.
In the fall 2019 issue of American Life League’s Celebrate Life magazine, Ekeocha said that the documentary’s title “Strings Attached” is meant to “capture[] the nature of the ‘gifts’ of some of Africa’s wealthiest donors.” In the documentary, Ekeocha explains how she came to become a vocal pro-life advocate after the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced in 2012 that it would dramatically increase its “family planning investment” around the world, including across the African continent.

The documentary reveals how, following President Trump’s reversal of the Mexico City Policy — a move that abortion advocates call the ‘Global Gag Rule’ — European nations came together to pledge hundreds of millions of dollars to “make up for ” the funds diverted from abortion providers. The Organization for Economic Aid and Development reported in 2014 that “Africa received more funding for population programs than for education, healthcare, water and sanitation.”
Marie Stopes International Provides Sub-Standard Care
The documentary chronicles Marie Stopes International’s (MSI) troubling history of providing substandard medical care, as documented in European countries. In December 2016, the UK’s healthcare regulator Care Quality Commission issued what one UK physician called “a very critical, some might say, a damning report of Marie Stopes” due to 2,634 incidents of “serious breaches of practice” between 2015 and 2016. A year later in 2017, the doctor reported, “nearly 400 botched abortions were carried out in just two months.” He asked the next logical questions: “What about in developing countries where the health service is not as good, where there’s not a regulator, where people aren’t carrying out inspections? If [Marie Stopes International] is not following instructions here, what are they going to do in an unregulated situation [like in African countries]?”
“They Ruined My Life”
“Strings Attached” exposes the harm African women have experienced from illegal abortions and dangerous contraceptives provided by Marie Stopes International. Multiple women went on record describing horrific experiences of illegal abortions thanks to abortion pills dispensed and surgical abortions performed by staff of Marie Stopes International (MSI), which has clinics in 37 countries globally.
Jacqueline Gandhi was an MSI employee in Kenya who staffed a hotline for women trying to obtain abortions, even though abortion is illegal in Kenya. She personally had four abortions during her eight years working for MSI. She said that in its reporting, MSI reports abortions as “post-abortion care.” She also said, “Clinics got bonuses if they surpassed their targets [for number of abortions].” She personally knew of multiple “cases where we heard that ladies died because of abortions done by Marie Stopes.”
Another woman Ekeocha interviewed, Akeech Aimba, experienced an unplanned teenage pregnancy, and a trusted friend referred her to MSI for a second-trimester surgical abortion. She said, “I was not put under any anesthesia. The doctor went on and on, and I remember screaming and crying and trying to crawl out of that bed…. And after the procedure, he showed me the pieces of my baby.”
READ: Abortion ‘logic’: Kill Kenyan children in the womb to prevent killing outside the womb
A third Kenyan woman shared her medication abortion experience anonymously, reporting tremendous pain during the procedure, and saying that afterwards she suffered from “post abortion stress syndrome. I’m still trying to recover from it. They [MSI] ruined my life.”
A fourth woman reported “there was no counseling or anything. They just did it.”
Ekeocha also secretly recorded a call placed to the Eastleigh, Kenya, MSI clinic by a woman purportedly seeking an abortion. The MSI employee she spoke to over the phone offered her her choice of an in-clinic abortion or “we deliver the pills at your place.” A second call placed to a different Kenyan MSI clinic several months later yielded the same offer for an illegal abortion.
Dr Seyoum Antonio, an Ethiopian surgeon, told the story of a 16-year-old girl “who has gone to Marie Stopes International to get abortion, where she sustained uterine perforation, and then she had a serious infection. She was brought to the hospital and a hysterectomy was done, at the age of 16.”

“Even if You Refuse, This is the Best”
Ekeocha told American Life League that “nothing prepared me for the deep wounds inflicted on African people and communities by Western donors. Some of the women I interviewed had such painful stories about their experiences. I believe that they’re victims of human rights abuses by Western pharmaceutical companies in collaboration with organizations like Marie Stopes International.”
Anna-Theresa Amo was one of 12 women from her village who visited a MSI facility and was pressured to have IUDs implanted. Through a translator, Anna-Theresa said that when the women objected, requesting some other form of contraception, staff told them, “even if you refuse, this is the best” and then locked the women inside the room and inserted the IUDs. The women experienced terrible abdominal pain and infections — side effects they were never warned about.
Other women Ekeocha interviewed received the Norplant contraceptive implant years after it had been taken off the market in the United States due to disturbing side effects. One woman she interviewed described “abdominal pain, paralysis in hands and legs, vaginal discharge, and severe headache on one side” caused by the implant. Another woman said that when she requested removal of the Norplant, she was told that it would cost her the equivalent of a week’s worth of food for her family to do so.
Dr. Anthony, a physician in a small, rural Ugandan clinic reported seeing “as many as one hundred women every week” due to serious side effects from Norplant, including “heavy vaginal bleeding, some of them come complaining of headache, severe headache. Some of them have a lot of pain. Some patients come here and they are saying the husbands beat them up because there is a loss of libido. So the man thinks the woman’s going out hitching around.”
He reported one case where a woman had had an IUD in place for 12 years, a not uncommon experience in rural parts of Africa where followup to contraceptive insertion or implantation is nonexistent. He said the woman was “rotting up there,” and that “some patients do die, by the way.” While American women received financial settlements from the makers of Norplant, Ekeocha did not know of a single African woman who had been compensated for damage caused by a contraceptive from a Western country.
“These organizations say that they’re empowering women, but they are abusing the Africans, especially the ones in the most rural areas who don’t have access to a doctor,” Ekeocha said. “The African people are treated as sub-humans.”
What Africans Really Want
Speaking of her travels to 10 African countries and 20 African cities, Ekeocha said “none of the women are telling me how much they want contraception. None of them are telling me how much they want abortion. Every time I’m speaking with, especially, young African girls, they tell me that some of them want to be doctors. They want to go to med school, they want to go to law school, they want to go to engineering school. These are the dreams that I hear the African girls speaking about.”
“Strings Attached” is available for rental or purchase on Vimeo and Amazon. Ekeocha’s book, “Target Africa: Ideological Neo-colonialism of the Twenty-First Century,” is available on Amazon.
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liveaction--2020-02-07--Billboard is latest target in string of vandalism against pro-lifers in Indiana

Vandalism against pro-life ads in South Bend , Indiana , seems to be ramping up .
Right to Life Michiana reports that one of its billboards , located on Mishawaka Avenue and Logan Street in South Bend , was spray painted this week .
The billboard was intended to draw attention to the injustice of abortion near the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized elective abortion in all 50 states .
The billboard as originally posted reads , “ Alive .
Human .
Unprotected.
” It includes a web address for further information about Roe v. Wade @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billboard “ was vandalized with two different tags ; one was anti-police acronym ‘ ACAB ’ and the other was anti-life message ‘ Kill 200.
’ ” This is the third time in five months that outdoor advertising by Pro-Life Michiana has been vandalized .
In September 2019 , four advertisements on benches with information about abortion pill reversal and resources for mothers experiencing unplanned pregnancies were vandalized .
Again , in December , benches advertising options for mothers were vandalized .
The advertising company filed police reports for the incidents , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in finding the vandals .
Jackie Appleman , the executive director of Right to Life Michiana , said in a statement , “ This is concerning .
The vandalism is escalating from simply hiding helpful resources to promoting violence .
Unfortunately , this isn ’ t surprising because the abortion movement is intolerant to other views and promotes violence.
” Pro-Life Michiana outreach manager Melanie Garcia said the organization will not be deterred in seeking future advertising opportunities .
She said , “ Nothing the abortion movement does is going to stop us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ us from being out there and educating the public on the value of life and violence of abortion.
” Garcia previously noted that local abortion groups have not condemned the vandalism .
Recent years have seen increased tensions between pro-life and abortion organizations in South Bend .
Former South Bend mayor and current Democratic presidential primary candidate Pete Buttigieg allowed the Whole Woman ’ s Health abortion facility to continue operating in South Bend despite the fact that it remains unlicensed , and also voiced public opposition to a proposed pro-life pregnancy center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Like ” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary !
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Vandalism against pro-life ads in South Bend, Indiana, seems to be ramping up. Right to Life Michiana reports that one of its billboards, located on Mishawaka Avenue and Logan Street in South Bend, was spray painted this week. The billboard was intended to draw attention to the injustice of abortion near the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized elective abortion in all 50 states.
The billboard as originally posted reads, “Alive. Human. Unprotected.” It includes a web address for further information about Roe v. Wade. According to Pro-Life Michiana, the billboard “was vandalized with two different tags; one was anti-police acronym ‘ACAB’ and the other was anti-life message ‘Kill 200.’”
This is the third time in five months that outdoor advertising by Pro-Life Michiana has been vandalized. In September 2019, four advertisements on benches with information about abortion pill reversal and resources for mothers experiencing unplanned pregnancies were vandalized. Again, in December, benches advertising options for mothers were vandalized. The advertising company filed police reports for the incidents, but so far no progress has been made in finding the vandals.
READ: Pro-life ads vandalized a second time in South Bend, Indiana
Jackie Appleman, the executive director of Right to Life Michiana, said in a statement, “This is concerning. The vandalism is escalating from simply hiding helpful resources to promoting violence. Unfortunately, this isn’t surprising because the abortion movement is intolerant to other views and promotes violence.”
Pro-Life Michiana outreach manager Melanie Garcia said the organization will not be deterred in seeking future advertising opportunities. She said, “Nothing the abortion movement does is going to stop us. Nothing’s going to stop us from being out there and educating the public on the value of life and violence of abortion.” Garcia previously noted that local abortion groups have not condemned the vandalism.
Recent years have seen increased tensions between pro-life and abortion organizations in South Bend. Former South Bend mayor and current Democratic presidential primary candidate Pete Buttigieg allowed the Whole Woman’s Health abortion facility to continue operating in South Bend despite the fact that it remains unlicensed, and also voiced public opposition to a proposed pro-life pregnancy center opening near the abortion facility.
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liveaction--2020-02-07--Field of Dreams: Baseball league for kids with disabilities celebrates 10 years

A very special sports league is celebrating a decade of fun .
Field of Dreams , a baseball league in Jacksonville , Florida , was founded over 10 years ago , and celebrated its inaugural season in 2010 .
This weekend , a boisterous game took place , with family members , friends , and fans there to cheer on the league ’ s participants .
Chuck Forcier was one of the founders of Field of Dreams , all of whom were fathers and youth baseball coaches .
After they were approached by special needs families about participating , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kids to be able to play .
“ Rather than tell the children they couldn ’ t play , we decided to form a league for all children with special needs , not just autistic children , ” Forcier said in an interview with First Coast News .
“ Children in wheelchairs , visually-impaired children , and that ’ s how this was created.
” The field they play on is specially designed for kids with physical and intellectual disabilities alike , and it ’ s open to kids between the ages of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to is allowed to play , regardless of their abilities .
And thanks to local sponsors , registration and uniforms for the team are free .
Originally , there were just 41 players and three teams ; now , the league has grown to 200 players and 11 teams .
They play every Saturday , and it ’ s just like a game for able-bodied players : the National Anthem is sung , the names of batters are called , and fans cheer them on the whole time .
Baseball players from area @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help the players , and a playground has been built on the complex now , too , with goals to do more with time .
“ Ultimately we want this to be a complex for children with special needs , ” Forcier told First Coast News .
“ Baseball , we may add soccer , we may add some other things .
And then a playground here .
So this is a place they can really call their own.
” And while it benefits the kids with special needs , the buddies also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes a huge difference in the community overall .
“ It ’ s essential .
It ’ s a thriving part of our community .
There are so many wonderful families , organizations and volunteers , ” Toni Allison Chadwell , a member of the Field of Dreams Board of Directors , told the St. Augustine Record .
“ Everyone should come out to a game themselves to see and believe for themselves .
There are wonderful things going on here.
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A very special sports league is celebrating a decade of fun. Field of Dreams, a baseball league in Jacksonville, Florida, was founded over 10 years ago, and celebrated its inaugural season in 2010. This weekend, a boisterous game took place, with family members, friends, and fans there to cheer on the league’s participants.
Chuck Forcier was one of the founders of Field of Dreams, all of whom were fathers and youth baseball coaches. After they were approached by special needs families about participating, they realized there was a need for these kids to be able to play. “Rather than tell the children they couldn’t play, we decided to form a league for all children with special needs, not just autistic children,” Forcier said in an interview with First Coast News. “Children in wheelchairs, visually-impaired children, and that’s how this was created.”
The field they play on is specially designed for kids with physical and intellectual disabilities alike, and it’s open to kids between the ages of 5 and 21. Anyone who wants to is allowed to play, regardless of their abilities. And thanks to local sponsors, registration and uniforms for the team are free.
Originally, there were just 41 players and three teams; now, the league has grown to 200 players and 11 teams. They play every Saturday, and it’s just like a game for able-bodied players: the National Anthem is sung, the names of batters are called, and fans cheer them on the whole time. Baseball players from area high schools serve as buddies, to help the players, and a playground has been built on the complex now, too, with goals to do more with time.
“Ultimately we want this to be a complex for children with special needs,” Forcier told First Coast News. “Baseball, we may add soccer, we may add some other things. And then a playground here. So this is a place they can really call their own.” And while it benefits the kids with special needs, the buddies also build relationships with them, and it makes a huge difference in the community overall.
“It’s essential. It’s a thriving part of our community. There are so many wonderful families, organizations and volunteers,” Toni Allison Chadwell, a member of the Field of Dreams Board of Directors, told the St. Augustine Record. “Everyone should come out to a game themselves to see and believe for themselves. There are wonderful things going on here.”
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liveaction--2020-02-09--Planned Parenthood exec charged with embezzlement joins growing group of criminal staffers

A former Planned Parenthood staffer has been charged with embezzling more than $ 100,000 from the organization .
According to Chicago ’ s ABC affiliate , Planned Parenthood of Illinois employee Andrea T. Peoples — listed as Director of Finance in the corporation ’ s past annual report — was arrested January 6th for making unauthorized purchases using the company credit card between July 2015 and April 2017 .
“ In April 2017 , a routine financial reconciliation revealed the alleged embezzlement , ” ABC reported .
According to news outlet WBEZ , “ Planned Parenthood said a routine audit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ embezzled money from the organization ’ s general operating funds.
’ She had worked as the director of financial initiatives for the nonprofit , which takes in revenue of more than $ 40 million a year….
” Peoples is also alleged to have stolen funds from another nonprofit which provides housing and other services to families affected by HIV and AIDS .
She is due in court again on Feb. 13 .
In 2017 , Live Action News reported on another former Planned Parenthood staffer who was charged with felony embezzlement in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report noted that Kelly Lee Smith was arrested on October 11 , 2017 , after allegedly using a Planned Parenthood credit card to purchase lingerie , hotel rooms , amusement park attractions , and a cruise .
In 2013 , Planned Parenthood employee Melissa Kwoka was accused of writing checks from Planned Parenthood of Western New York to herself and her husband , according to a criminal accusation by the Erie County District Attorney ’ s Office .
She worked as PPWNY ’ s accountant and pled guilty to second-degree grand larceny after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Kwoka had three previous convictions for theft offenses before she was hired by PPWNY .
In 2015 , she was sentenced to one to three years in prison .
Other Planned Parenthood employees were caught stealing from outside businesses .
In 2011 , David Nova , then VP of Planned Parenthood Health Systems in Roanoke , was charged with three counts of petty larceny after he stole wine from a Roanoke county store .
Nova defended Planned Parenthood after Live Action undercover investigations revealed the corporation ’ s staffers helping an actor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for minor girls .
A newsletter published by Planned Parenthood Health Systems since the incident indicates that this theft did not affect his standing with Planned Parenthood .
Nova ’ s LinkedIn page currently lists him as VP of Communications and Strategic Initiatives for Planned Parenthood Health Systems , Inc. , although it is unknown whether the page is up to date .
In 2008 , a Rhode Island ABC affiliate reported that Miriam Inocencio , president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island , had been caught shoplifting at the Warwick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after allegedly stealing an $ 89 Liz Claiborne blouse from the local Macy ’ s Department Store , according to the report .
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A former Planned Parenthood staffer has been charged with embezzling more than $100,000 from the organization. According to Chicago’s ABC affiliate, Planned Parenthood of Illinois employee Andrea T. Peoples — listed as Director of Finance in the corporation’s past annual report — was arrested January 6th for making unauthorized purchases using the company credit card between July 2015 and April 2017. “In April 2017, a routine financial reconciliation revealed the alleged embezzlement,” ABC reported.
According to news outlet WBEZ, “Planned Parenthood said a routine audit nearly three years ago found that Peoples ’embezzled money from the organization’s general operating funds.’ She had worked as the director of financial initiatives for the nonprofit, which takes in revenue of more than $40 million a year….”
Peoples is also alleged to have stolen funds from another nonprofit which provides housing and other services to families affected by HIV and AIDS. She is due in court again on Feb. 13.

In 2017, Live Action News reported on another former Planned Parenthood staffer who was charged with felony embezzlement in Oklahoma County District. A local news report noted that Kelly Lee Smith was arrested on October 11, 2017, after allegedly using a Planned Parenthood credit card to purchase lingerie, hotel rooms, amusement park attractions, and a cruise.
In 2013, Planned Parenthood employee Melissa Kwoka was accused of writing checks from Planned Parenthood of Western New York to herself and her husband, according to a criminal accusation by the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. She worked as PPWNY’s accountant and pled guilty to second-degree grand larceny after stealing over $100,000 from the organization. Kwoka had three previous convictions for theft offenses before she was hired by PPWNY. In 2015, she was sentenced to one to three years in prison.
Other Planned Parenthood employees were caught stealing from outside businesses.
In 2011, David Nova, then VP of Planned Parenthood Health Systems in Roanoke, was charged with three counts of petty larceny after he stole wine from a Roanoke county store. Nova defended Planned Parenthood after Live Action undercover investigations revealed the corporation’s staffers helping an actor posing as a pimp to obtain abortions for minor girls.

A newsletter published by Planned Parenthood Health Systems since the incident indicates that this theft did not affect his standing with Planned Parenthood. Nova’s LinkedIn page currently lists him as VP of Communications and Strategic Initiatives for Planned Parenthood Health Systems, Inc., although it is unknown whether the page is up to date.
In 2008, a Rhode Island ABC affiliate reported that Miriam Inocencio, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Rhode Island, had been caught shoplifting at the Warwick Mall. She was caught by police after allegedly stealing an $89 Liz Claiborne blouse from the local Macy’s Department Store, according to the report.


liveaction--2020-02-09--Parental consent laws aren’t cruel. They protect young women.

As a bill that would mandate parental consent in Florida makes its way through the legislature , abortion advocates are crying foul .
Margaret Wurth , a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch , has written an op-ed for the organization , slamming parental consent laws as cruel and lacking compassion .
But she also ignores the reality of why these laws are necessary .
While Florida already requires minor girls to notify parents before undergoing an abortion , they don ’ t need a parent ’ s consent .
The new bill , SB 404 , would require them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parent or guardian .
To Wurth , this is unconscionable .
“ I interviewed Florida attorneys and medical providers , who said that some girls fear violence , being kicked out of the home , alienated from their families or forced to continue a pregnancy against their wishes if they involve a parent , ” Wurth wrote .
“ Others may not live with — or be able to locate — their parents .
Requiring girls without parental support to plead their case before a judge is intimidating , and delays or prevents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , however , is that this very scenario happens on the other side of the coin .
It ’ s not unusual at all for girls to be forced into abortion by their parents or significant others , threatened with homelessness or violence if they choose to keep the baby .
Albany Rose , a post-abortive woman who is now pro-life , experienced this firsthand as a teenager .
“ I had a coerced abortion at 16 years old , and although I wanted my child , my father and his wife would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an interview with Live Action News .
“ I was threatened with homelessness right into that abortion clinic.
” Wurth further complains that amendments were voted down , such as one to exempt survivors of trafficking , or that would allow consent from a grandparent or a stepparent .
“ Florida legislators are sacrificing adolescent girls ’ health and lives in a gamble to chip away at a constitutionally protected and internationally recognized right to access abortion , ” she concluded .
“ SB 404 is dangerous and cruel , and legislators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of that true ?
According to Wurth ’ s example , a teenage girl who has been trafficked will somehow be further harmed by a parent needing to be told about her abortion beforehand .
How ?
Why ?
We don ’ t know , because she doesn ’ t explain .
In reality , it ’ s well known that traffickers use abortion facilities like Planned Parenthood to make sure their victims get abortions , because , as one survivor explained , they know Planned Parenthood “ [ doesn ’ t ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tool frequently used by traffickers to keep their victims in their control , and at work .
A parental consent law wouldn ’ t further traumatize a teenage trafficking victim ; on the contrary , it could be the lifeline that brings her to safety .
It is standard for parental consent to be given before any other medical procedures are performed on minors .
Why is abortion the only one in which a child no longer needs parental consent ?
Many schools don ’ t even allow children to take aspirin without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Yet the abortion lobby stunningly claims children should be allowed to undergo a major medical procedure — one which carries serious risks — without their parents ’ knowledge or approval .
Abortion activists may not like the idea of any law that makes it more difficult for someone to get an abortion , but that doesn ’ t make it inherently cruel or lacking in compassion .
Some things , like parental consent laws , are simply necessary to protect minors from predators , the predatory abortion industry , and from abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary !
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For example , one of our followers , Ross , messaged us and commented : “ I began to question my pro-choice views after reading articles about Live Action…Live Action is primarily responsible for my becoming Pro-Life through their well-thought-out , scientific information and the emotionally and uplifting stories of real people with real experiences in saving the lives of their children regardless of what others might say.
” Knowledge is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the truth .
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As a bill that would mandate parental consent in Florida makes its way through the legislature, abortion advocates are crying foul. Margaret Wurth, a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch, has written an op-ed for the organization, slamming parental consent laws as cruel and lacking compassion. But she also ignores the reality of why these laws are necessary.
While Florida already requires minor girls to notify parents before undergoing an abortion, they don’t need a parent’s consent. The new bill, SB 404, would require them to get notarized written consent from a parent or guardian. To Wurth, this is unconscionable.
“I interviewed Florida attorneys and medical providers, who said that some girls fear violence, being kicked out of the home, alienated from their families or forced to continue a pregnancy against their wishes if they involve a parent,” Wurth wrote. “Others may not live with — or be able to locate — their parents. Requiring girls without parental support to plead their case before a judge is intimidating, and delays or prevents care.”
What Wurth fails to acknowledge, however, is that this very scenario happens on the other side of the coin. It’s not unusual at all for girls to be forced into abortion by their parents or significant others, threatened with homelessness or violence if they choose to keep the baby. Albany Rose, a post-abortive woman who is now pro-life, experienced this firsthand as a teenager. “I had a coerced abortion at 16 years old, and although I wanted my child, my father and his wife would not allow it,” she said in an interview with Live Action News. “I was threatened with homelessness right into that abortion clinic.”
READ: Abortion workers: We easily avoided parental notification and consent laws
Wurth further complains that amendments were voted down, such as one to exempt survivors of trafficking, or that would allow consent from a grandparent or a stepparent. “Florida legislators are sacrificing adolescent girls’ health and lives in a gamble to chip away at a constitutionally protected and internationally recognized right to access abortion,” she concluded. “SB 404 is dangerous and cruel, and legislators should reject it.”
But is any of that true?
According to Wurth’s example, a teenage girl who has been trafficked will somehow be further harmed by a parent needing to be told about her abortion beforehand. How? Why? We don’t know, because she doesn’t explain. In reality, it’s well known that traffickers use abortion facilities like Planned Parenthood to make sure their victims get abortions, because, as one survivor explained, they know Planned Parenthood “[doesn’t] ask any questions.” Abortion is a tool frequently used by traffickers to keep their victims in their control, and at work. A parental consent law wouldn’t further traumatize a teenage trafficking victim; on the contrary, it could be the lifeline that brings her to safety.
It is standard for parental consent to be given before any other medical procedures are performed on minors. Why is abortion the only one in which a child no longer needs parental consent? Many schools don’t even allow children to take aspirin without getting a parent’s permission first. Yet the abortion lobby stunningly claims children should be allowed to undergo a major medical procedure — one which carries serious risks — without their parents’ knowledge or approval.
Abortion activists may not like the idea of any law that makes it more difficult for someone to get an abortion, but that doesn’t make it inherently cruel or lacking in compassion. Some things, like parental consent laws, are simply necessary to protect minors from predators, the predatory abortion industry, and from abortion itself.
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