liveaction--2020-01-10--Couple wins wrongful birth settlement after daughter is born with Down syndrome

A California couple has successfully settled with the medical groups and physicians responsible for their obstetrical care after their daughter was born with Down syndrome .
They claim they should have received a diagnosis prenatally , so they could have had an abortion .
Recently released court papers showed the parents — who have not been named in the media — had sued Axminster Medical Group Inc. , Westchester Advanced Imaging Medical Group Inc. and Drs .
Glenn P. Wedeen , Christopher Meilleur , and Mia J. Sanders Madati in 2015 .
Just a day before the trial was scheduled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ filed indicating a settlement was reached .
The terms of the settlement were not clear , but the couple had originally been asking for $ 80 million .
The parents claim the mother underwent a second trimester ultrasound .
While it is not clear if she ever asked for prenatal testing or if there were any soft markers seen on the ultrasound , the parents felt that they should have received a prenatal diagnosis so they could have aborted their daughter .
Their daughter , born in 2014 , was diagnosed with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was corrected through surgery .
Wrongful birth lawsuits are a concerning new trend for parents who fail to receive a prenatal diagnosis of a disability , and they ’ re happening across the globe .
Though prenatal testing is a tool that can be extremely beneficial to those who choose life , and provide the preborn child with the health care they need even while still in the womb , it is also often hijacked by many and used as a tool to weed out children that some people see as unworthy of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had Down syndrome , so doctors urged her to abort six times .
What makes these cases even worse is that an abortion after a prenatal diagnosis often takes place in the second trimester , meaning the preborn child will be put through a violent , painful abortion procedure in which they are literally ripped apart , limb from torso .
And it takes place when the child can almost certainly feel pain .
And what these parents are essentially saying is that killing their children — who are already born — in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been preferable to the life they have with their children now .
The parents who file these wrongful birth suits either do not realize , or do not care , that one day , their children will grow up , and could potentially find out that their parents lawsuits saying they wish they had never been born .
The defense many use over such wrongful birth suits is that people with Down syndrome , and other disabilities , are “ suffering , ” and therefore , it would have been better had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not be further from the truth , especially when it comes to Down syndrome .
Advancements in science , medicine , education , and therapy mean that there has literally never been a better time to raise a child with Down syndrome .
Adults with Down syndrome are living longer , healthier , more successful and independent lives than ever before , and surveys have found that almost all of them report being happy with themselves and with their lives .
Families who have a loved one with Down syndrome likewise report having @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And people with disabilities are increasingly speaking out , calling for an end to these eugenic abortions , and fighting back against the idea that they are better off dead .
A disability is not a reason to deny someone of life , or to decide for them that their life isn ’ t worthwhile , meaningful , or valuable .
People with disabilities have just as much of a right to live as the able-bodied , and this kind of discrimination — with able-bodied parents deciding that their disabled children should @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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A California couple has successfully settled with the medical groups and physicians responsible for their obstetrical care after their daughter was born with Down syndrome. They claim they should have received a diagnosis prenatally, so they could have had an abortion.
Recently released court papers showed the parents — who have not been named in the media — had sued Axminster Medical Group Inc., Westchester Advanced Imaging Medical Group Inc. and Drs. Glenn P. Wedeen, Christopher Meilleur, and Mia J. Sanders Madati in 2015. Just a day before the trial was scheduled to begin, however, papers were filed indicating a settlement was reached. The terms of the settlement were not clear, but the couple had originally been asking for $80 million.
The parents claim the mother underwent a second trimester ultrasound. While it is not clear if she ever asked for prenatal testing or if there were any soft markers seen on the ultrasound, the parents felt that they should have received a prenatal diagnosis so they could have aborted their daughter. Their daughter, born in 2014, was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect after birth, which was corrected through surgery.
Wrongful birth lawsuits are a concerning new trend for parents who fail to receive a prenatal diagnosis of a disability, and they’re happening across the globe. Though prenatal testing is a tool that can be extremely beneficial to those who choose life, and provide the preborn child with the health care they need even while still in the womb, it is also often hijacked by many and used as a tool to weed out children that some people see as unworthy of life.
READ: Her twin girls had Down syndrome, so doctors urged her to abort six times.
What makes these cases even worse is that an abortion after a prenatal diagnosis often takes place in the second trimester, meaning the preborn child will be put through a violent, painful abortion procedure in which they are literally ripped apart, limb from torso. And it takes place when the child can almost certainly feel pain.
And what these parents are essentially saying is that killing their children — who are already born — in such a violent, horrific manner would have been preferable to the life they have with their children now. The parents who file these wrongful birth suits either do not realize, or do not care, that one day, their children will grow up, and could potentially find out that their parents lawsuits saying they wish they had never been born.
The defense many use over such wrongful birth suits is that people with Down syndrome, and other disabilities, are “suffering,” and therefore, it would have been better had they been aborted. Yet this could not be further from the truth, especially when it comes to Down syndrome.
Advancements in science, medicine, education, and therapy mean that there has literally never been a better time to raise a child with Down syndrome. Adults with Down syndrome are living longer, healthier, more successful and independent lives than ever before, and surveys have found that almost all of them report being happy with themselves and with their lives. Families who have a loved one with Down syndrome likewise report having seen a positive effect on their lives. And people with disabilities are increasingly speaking out, calling for an end to these eugenic abortions, and fighting back against the idea that they are better off dead.
A disability is not a reason to deny someone of life, or to decide for them that their life isn’t worthwhile, meaningful, or valuable. People with disabilities have just as much of a right to live as the able-bodied, and this kind of discrimination — with able-bodied parents deciding that their disabled children should not be alive — needs to end.
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liveaction--2020-01-10--Nebraska bill would ban violent second trimester dismemberment abortion

A bill that would ban dilation and evacuation , or D & E , abortions has been introduced in Nebraska ’ s first legislative session of the new year .
The bill , LB8154 , was introduced by Sen. Suzanne Geist , along with 20 other co-sponsors .
As with other D & E abortion bans , often referred to as “ dismemberment ” abortion bans , it is abortionists who will face penalties for committing the procedure , and not mothers undergoing it .
In a press conference , Geist spoke more about her decision to introduce the bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this morning that will end the practice of a brutal and unthinkable abortion method here in Nebraska , ” she announced .
“ This procedure has no place in modern medicine and is a horrible practice in our society.
” “ Regardless of our individual opinions on the issue of abortion , I think we can all agree that no living human being should be torn apart limb by limb , ” she added .
Instead of a D & E procedure for late-term abortions , Geist said there were other options , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preborn child is given an injection which kills them before they are torn apart .
She also said she isn ’ t worried about the bill potentially being overturned .
“ My job is to legislate , not to worry about what the courts are going to do , ” she said at the press conference .
Unsurprisingly , Planned Parenthood immediately came out against the bill .
“ Where is the woman in this bill ?
” Meg Mikolajczyk , of Planned Parenthood North Central States , asked in a statement .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ability to counsel patients about the best course of care .
For some women , it is the only method that would work.
” Despite Mikolajczyk ’ s inaccurate insistence that D & E abortions are the “ only method ” that may work , that doesn ’ t change the barbarity and violence of the procedure .
During a D & E , the mother first has laminaria inserted into her cervix to begin dilation ; one to two days later , she returns to the abortion facility , where she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preborn child is literally ripped apart , limb by limb , at a time when he or she can almost certainly feel pain .
There are also significant risks of major complications , including a perforated or lacerated uterus or cervix , hemorrhage , uterine rupture , and damage to the bowel , bladder , rectum , and other maternal organs .
Because the placenta is also forcibly removed from the uterus , which involves scraping the sides of the uterus , there is a chance of heavy scar tissue , potentially causing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on this violent abortion procedure have been passed in numerous states across the country , the abortion industry has also used the courts to block them , resulting in some of the bans being overturned .
According to the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute , only two states still have their D & E abortion bans in place .
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A bill that would ban dilation and evacuation, or D&E, abortions has been introduced in Nebraska’s first legislative session of the new year. The bill, LB8154, was introduced by Sen. Suzanne Geist, along with 20 other co-sponsors. As with other D&E abortion bans, often referred to as “dismemberment” abortion bans, it is abortionists who will face penalties for committing the procedure, and not mothers undergoing it.
In a press conference, Geist spoke more about her decision to introduce the bill. “I have introduced a bill this morning that will end the practice of a brutal and unthinkable abortion method here in Nebraska,” she announced. “This procedure has no place in modern medicine and is a horrible practice in our society.”
“Regardless of our individual opinions on the issue of abortion, I think we can all agree that no living human being should be torn apart limb by limb,” she added. Instead of a D&E procedure for late-term abortions, Geist said there were other options, including induction abortions, in which the preborn child is given an injection which kills them before they are torn apart. She also said she isn’t worried about the bill potentially being overturned. “My job is to legislate, not to worry about what the courts are going to do,” she said at the press conference.
READ: Trainer: Dismemberment abortions cause ‘greater emotional burden’ for abortionists
Unsurprisingly, Planned Parenthood immediately came out against the bill. “Where is the woman in this bill?” Meg Mikolajczyk, of Planned Parenthood North Central States, asked in a statement. “It really is stripping physicians of the ability to counsel patients about the best course of care. For some women, it is the only method that would work.”
Despite Mikolajczyk’s inaccurate insistence that D&E abortions are the “only method” that may work, that doesn’t change the barbarity and violence of the procedure. During a D&E, the mother first has laminaria inserted into her cervix to begin dilation; one to two days later, she returns to the abortion facility, where she is dilated further, and then her preborn child is literally ripped apart, limb by limb, at a time when he or she can almost certainly feel pain.
There are also significant risks of major complications, including a perforated or lacerated uterus or cervix, hemorrhage, uterine rupture, and damage to the bowel, bladder, rectum, and other maternal organs. Because the placenta is also forcibly removed from the uterus, which involves scraping the sides of the uterus, there is a chance of heavy scar tissue, potentially causing problems for future pregnancies.
While bans on this violent abortion procedure have been passed in numerous states across the country, the abortion industry has also used the courts to block them, resulting in some of the bans being overturned. According to the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute, only two states still have their D&E abortion bans in place.
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liveaction--2020-01-10--Planned Parenthood’s past decade: Three million abortions and billions of excess dollars

As we begin 2020 , a look back at the previous decade reveals that since 2010 , taxpayer-funded Planned Parenthood ( PP ) has reported ending the lives of nearly three million ( 2.9 million ) preborn children — and during this same period has received nearly $ 5 billion from U.S. taxpayers .
To date , however , the actual number is much higher because current data only reflects 2010 to 2018 , the most current year reported by Planned Parenthood .
• PP committed 2,970,388 of the nearly 7.7 million U.S. abortions reported during that time frame .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ average ( percentage of abortions for the entire country ) totaled nearly 35 percent ( 34.95 % ) during that time frame .
• PP received nearly $ 5 billion ( $ 4,982,500,000 ) from U.S. taxpayers during that time frame .
This past decade also saw a decline in many of Planned Parenthood ’ s actual health services : • In 2009 , PP operated 840 facilities and claimed to serve three million clients ; by 2017 , PP ’ s facilities dropped to 600 and clients decreased to 2.4 million .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly 11 percent ( 10.74 % ) , from 11,003,366 in 2010 to 9,821,548 in 2018 .
• Contraception services declined nearly 31 percent ( 30.63 % ) , from 3,685,437 in 2010 to 2,556,413 in 2018 .
• Cancer screenings dropped nearly 65 percent ( 64.54 % ) , from 1,596,741 in 2010 to 566,186 in 2018 .
• Breast exams declined nearly 65 percent ( 64.55 % ) , from 747,607 in 2010 to 265,028 in 2018 .
• Pap tests dropped nearly 67 percent ( 66.78 % ) , from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Prenatal services declined 68 percent ( 68.49 % ) , from a high of 31,098 in 2010 to 9,798 in 2018 .
• Abortions INCREASED 5 percent ( 4.93 % ) , from 329,445 in 2010 to 345,672 in 2018 , and taxpayer dollars increased nearly 15 percent ( 14.54 % ) , from $ 538.5 million in 2010 to $ 616.8 million in 2018 .
Planned Parenthood ’ s assets grew substantially in the past decade — a point made by former Representative Jason Chaffetz in his book Power Grab @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ endowment funds were valued at almost $ 88 million in 2013 and had grown to over $ 157 million in their 2016 financial report… .
Keep in mind that the Federation does not supply direct services to the public….
” Live Action News found that from 2010 to 2018 : • PP ’ s net assets climbed nearly 72 percent ( 71.87 % ) from 1,159,600,000 in 2010 to 1,99,300,000 in 2018 .
• PP gained $ 1,017,800,000 in excess revenue over expenses between 2010 and 2018 .
• PP ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % ) from 1,219,000,000 in 2010 to 1,638,600,000 in 2018 .
• Between 2010 and 2018 , PP ’ s revenue totaled over $ 12 billion dollars .
Over the course of the past decade ( 2010 to 2018 ) , Planned Parenthood has been embroiled in a number of abuses , leading for calls to completely defund the abortion giant .
Live Action and others have exposed these abuses for many years .
Here are some examples : • Live Action also releases investigation exposing how PP uses unscientific , fabricated and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have abortions 2010 : IRS looks at records of California affiliate PP Golden Gate after staffers complain about “ the misappropriation and mismanagement of PPGG ’ s funds ” • Live Action exposes the lie that PP performs mammograms , releases investigation exposing how Planned Parenthood covers for child sex traffickers • PP vows to “ retrain staff ” but Live Action later documented the claim was a deceptive PR move • Undercover calls by Live Action investigators expose the fact that PP lies to women about abortion risks • Live Action released @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PP that details shocking activity within the abortion giant ’ s walls , including covering up the sexual abuse of children , facilitating taxpayer-funded sex-selective abortion against girls in the womb , and manipulative counseling tailored to convince women to abort their children • Live Action ’ s undercover investigation exposes the fact that PP ’ s disturbing advice on sex for teens promotes BDSM and other disturbing sexual practices • Center for Medical Progress begins releasing undercover footage of PP staffers haggling over the price of aborted baby body parts • Live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ continue its investigations into PP ’ s involvement in the trafficking of aborted baby body parts • Live Action releases Abortion Corporation series , exposing the lie that abortion is a small percentage of what PP does • U.S. Senate referred four PP affiliates and PP ’ s national office to FBI and Justice Department for suspected crimes resulting from PP ’ s baby parts trafficking scandal • Evidence uncovered by a Congressional investigation led to at least one major PP affiliate being referred to Texas authorities for breaking state and federal law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began criminal investigation into PP ’ s baby parts trafficking scandal • Live Action releases video that features politicians misleading American people about services their tax dollars are funding at PP • An with Live Action president Lila Rose and a former PP manager reveals that instead of helping employees identify and report potential abuse , PP ’ s training sessions instructed staff how to identify undercover journalists and whether they were being recorded • Live Action News exposes how PP has been cited for Medicaid fraud • Live Action releases interviews with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion and that PP isn ’ t aborting a “ clumps of cells ” or “ products of conception ” • They also reveal how PP misinforms women about development of their preborn babies , has a poor standard of care for clients ( with former managers accusing them of “ treating women like cattle ” ) , and uses ultrasounds only for abortions .
• Live Action investigators expose that abortion is the primary service PP offers pregnant women , that PP lies about services it provides ( including prenatal care ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Twelve members of Congress join Live Action to call for an end to the taxpayer funding of Planned Parenthood .
• PP staffers accuse PP of pregnancy discrimination and profit over care • Live Action releases Aiding Abusers investigative report and docuseries , which includes actual criminal cases exposing how PP covers up child sexual abuse , including testimony from the attorney of two victims • Live Action releases past investigative videos showing PP employees at 15 different facilities , caught on hidden camera , willing to cover up child sexual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ members of Congress call on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to begin an investigation into PP • Live Action News fact checks PP ’ s false claims again , followed by the Washington Post • PP fires president Wen , who afterward claimed the “ priority of Planned Parenthood… is to double down on abortion rights advocacy ” • PP announces another political activist , Alexis McGill Johnson , will serve as “ Acting President and CEO ” As the battle to expose Planned Parenthood continues , the pro-life community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion corporation in 2020 as it was in the past decade .
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As we begin 2020, a look back at the previous decade reveals that since 2010, taxpayer-funded Planned Parenthood (PP) has reported ending the lives of nearly three million (2.9 million) preborn children — and during this same period has received nearly $5 billion from U.S. taxpayers. To date, however, the actual number is much higher because current data only reflects 2010 to 2018, the most current year reported by Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood’s decade of abortions: 2010 to 2018
PP committed 2,970,388 of the nearly 7.7 million U.S. abortions reported during that time frame.
PP’s abortion market share average (percentage of abortions for the entire country) totaled nearly 35 percent (34.95%) during that time frame.
PP received nearly $5 billion ($4,982,500,000) from U.S. taxpayers during that time frame.
Planned Parenthood’s decade of declining services (2010 to 2018)
This past decade also saw a decline in many of Planned Parenthood’s actual health services:
In 2009, PP operated 840 facilities and claimed to serve three million clients; by 2017, PP’s facilities dropped to 600 and clients decreased to 2.4 million.
Total services at Planned Parenthood dropped nearly 11 percent (10.74%), from 11,003,366 in 2010 to 9,821,548 in 2018.
Contraception services declined nearly 31 percent (30.63%), from 3,685,437 in 2010 to 2,556,413 in 2018.
Cancer screenings dropped nearly 65 percent (64.54%), from 1,596,741 in 2010 to 566,186 in 2018.
Breast exams declined nearly 65 percent (64.55%), from 747,607 in 2010 to 265,028 in 2018.
Pap tests dropped nearly 67 percent (66.78%), from 769,769 in 2010 to 255,682 in 2018.
Prenatal services declined 68 percent (68.49%), from a high of 31,098 in 2010 to 9,798 in 2018.
Abortions INCREASED 5 percent (4.93%), from 329,445 in 2010 to 345,672 in 2018, and taxpayer dollars increased nearly 15 percent (14.54%), from $538.5 million in 2010 to $616.8 million in 2018.
Planned Parenthood’s decade of growing assets and increased revenue:
Planned Parenthood’s assets grew substantially in the past decade — a point made by former Representative Jason Chaffetz in his book Power Grab. He writes that PP’s “endowment funds were valued at almost $88 million in 2013 and had grown to over $157 million in their 2016 financial report…. Keep in mind that the Federation does not supply direct services to the public….”
Live Action News found that from 2010 to 2018:
PP’s net assets climbed nearly 72 percent (71.87%) from 1,159,600,000 in 2010 to 1,993,000,000 in 2018.
PP gained $1,017,800,000 in excess revenue over expenses between 2010 and 2018.
in excess revenue over expenses between 2010 and 2018. PP’s overall revenue rose 34 percent (34.42%) from 1,219,000,000 in 2010 to 1,638,600,000 in 2018.
Between 2010 and 2018, PP’s revenue totaled over $12 billion dollars.
Planned Parenthood’s decade of abuses
Over the course of the past decade (2010 to 2018), Planned Parenthood has been embroiled in a number of abuses, leading for calls to completely defund the abortion giant. Live Action and others have exposed these abuses for many years. Here are some examples:
2008: Live Action’s undercover investigation exposes PP’s willingness to accept racially motivated donations.

2009:
Live Action releases undercover investigation exposing PP’s child sexual abuse cover up
Live Action also releases investigation exposing how PP uses unscientific, fabricated and misleading medical information to convince women to have abortions
2010: IRS looks at records of California affiliate PP Golden Gate after staffers complain about “the misappropriation and mismanagement of PPGG’s funds”
2011:
Live Action exposes the lie that PP performs mammograms, releases investigation exposing how Planned Parenthood covers for child sex traffickers
PP vows to “retrain staff” but Live Action later documented the claim was a deceptive PR move
2012:
Undercover calls by Live Action investigators expose the fact that PP lies to women about abortion risks
Live Action undercover investigation exposes PP’s willingness to commit sex-selective abortions
2014:
Live Action released a “damning investigative report” on PP that details shocking activity within the abortion giant’s walls, including covering up the sexual abuse of children, facilitating taxpayer-funded sex-selective abortion against girls in the womb, and manipulative counseling tailored to convince women to abort their children
Live Action’s undercover investigation exposes the fact that PP’s disturbing advice on sex for teens promotes BDSM and other disturbing sexual practices
2015:
Center for Medical Progress begins releasing undercover footage of PP staffers haggling over the price of aborted baby body parts
Texas removes PP from its Medicaid program
Washington Post calls PP’s 3% stat “misleading” and debunks false claims that PP performs mammograms
Live Action president Lila Rose urges Congress to continue its investigations into PP’s involvement in the trafficking of aborted baby body parts
2016:
Live Action releases Abortion Corporation series, exposing the lie that abortion is a small percentage of what PP does
Several states move to defund PP
U.S. Senate referred four PP affiliates and PP’s national office to FBI and Justice Department for suspected crimes resulting from PP’s baby parts trafficking scandal
Evidence uncovered by a Congressional investigation led to at least one major PP affiliate being referred to Texas authorities for breaking state and federal law

2017:

2018:

2019:
PP announces a plan to expand abortion, and begins purging staffers
Live Action News fact checks PP’s false claims again, followed by the Washington Post
PP fires president Wen, who afterward claimed the “priority of Planned Parenthood… is to double down on abortion rights advocacy”
PP announces another political activist, Alexis McGill Johnson, will serve as “Acting President and CEO”
Jury unanimously awards a PP whistleblower $3 million
As the battle to expose Planned Parenthood continues, the pro-life community is just as committed to exposing the abortion corporation in 2020 as it was in the past decade.
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liveaction--2020-01-11--Post-abortive mom’s heartbreaking story: ‘Rape was bad. The abortions were worse.’

Forced abortion .
Coerced abortion .
However it ’ s labeled or whatever it ’ s called , it happens on a consistent basis .
Christine Loughead was 16 years old when she was forced to undergo an abortion for the first time .
That abortion sent her into a downward spiral that , in many ways , she is still trying to recover from .
Up until age 10 , Loughead lived an average child ’ s life with her mother , father , and brother in Canada .
Then her mother left her father and suffered what appeared @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years that followed included physical , emotional , and sexual abuse that eventually drove her brother away .
Still , Loughead was a stable young girl with various interests , who became vegetarian because she dislike the idea of hurting animals .
Yet , by the time Loughead was 12 years old , she had become a victim of rape by a 24-year-old military man .
Shortly after that , her mother put her in the government ’ s care .
At the facility where she was taken , Loughead was beaten up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she was moved to a group home that only offered more of the same , along with abusive staff members .
Loughead was so desperate to escape that she faked being suicidal .
The police came to get her , and she told them the truth – that she wasn ’ t suicidal but that the home was dangerous and she was being assaulted constantly .
Rather than bringing her to the hospital , the police dropped her at Seven Oaks Youth Centre , a detention center for juveniles .
Seven Oaks has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of how poorly it was run .
She recalls being surrounded by prostitutes and drug addicts .
“ I tried to fit in but these girls only seemed to talk about sex , prostitution , the best place to stand , the best techniques , where to score drugs , ” she told Live Action News .
“ It became obvious to them I didn ’ t fit in and they wanted to make me behave like them or beat me up , so I spent most of my time in my cell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said the staff there wasn ’ t shy about holding their power over her , dragging her across the carpets , pulling her arms behind her back , or locking her in a closet they called “ the hopper room.
” Loughead stayed there for about three years until she was placed into an independent living program at age 15 , run by Marymound and the Sisters of the Good Shepard .
The program allowed her to live on her own and provided her with money for bills , rent , and groceries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the workers had given Loughead money and taken her and the other young girls to buy cigarettes .
Now she was smoking regularly and spent the money for rent and bills on cigarettes instead .
She managed to stay away from drugs and alcohol , but she was vulnerable , and eventually , she found herself pregnant .
With no one else to turn to , she called her social worker , who instructed Loughead to meet her at the Health Sciences Centre in the Women ’ s Hospital in Winnipeg .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ get help for herself and her baby .
This same hospital committed an abortion on a 12-year-old girl against her will after she had been repeatedly raped by her stepfather .
The hospital and another abortion facility failed to notify authorities , but took the money for the abortions and returned her to her abuser .
He was sentenced in 2015 to 16 years in prison for sexually assaulting her for two years .
“ I get there and the social worker tells me that I have to have an abortion , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospital .
“ And I said I didn ’ t want to .
I said I wanted to keep my baby .
I told her no .
I cried for an hour .
I paced , I panicked .
It didn ’ t seem to be working .
She just kept repeating , ‘ You have to .
You don ’ t have enough money .
You have to .
How are you going to take care of a kid ?
What kind of job are you going to get ? '
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contact with other adults whom she thought might help her .
No one stepped in .
She thought of running away but knew she would just end up back in the institution .
Despite her begging and pleading , they aborted her baby .
READ : One woman shares her story of coerced abortion : One of my children is missing , one is dead “ I remember hearing the sounds and I would say that that utterly devastated me , ” she said .
“ I ’ m a pacifist .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ m vegan now .
I don ’ t believe in killing .
I don ’ t believe in hurting others .
This went against my integrity.
” It is unclear if the nuns were made aware of the abortion before it happened , but in recent conversations with the social worker , Loughead was told that the nuns were aware of the abortions as well as the condoms that were supplied to the girls .
Within a year , Loughead was forced to undergo a second abortion , though once again she pleaded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ She promised to get a good job .
“ But they said , ‘ No , no , no.
’ So I thought , I ’ m obviously not meant to have kids .
They are clearly telling me I ’ m too broken to be a mother , ” she explained .
It was soon after that she entered prostitution and on the first night , she wore a skirt down to her feet with a blazer .
She didn ’ t look or feel the part .
“ I was locked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when I got out and placed under these nuns , the social worker brought me condoms and kept interrogating me if I ever was a prostitute , ” Loughead said .
She began to feel as though this was all she would ever be good for .
Loughead was a prostitute for five years and during that time went through three more abortions .
She had come to believe that she was not someone who was allowed to be a mother .
But , after adopting two cats , she left prostitution .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ had to drink for prostitution – coming home drunk upset the cats , ” she explained .
“ So I felt I wasn ’ t providing them with enough stability .
As soon as I had someone else to care for , that ’ s when I cared more about being someone good for them .
Which is ironically the effect a baby would have had.
” Loughead believes that coerced abortion is much more common than anyone in the abortion industry would ever admit .
According to the Elliot Insitute , over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced .
And a study found that 73 percent of post-abortive women felt pressured to abort .
She feels that abortion is a money-making industry based on eugenics .
“ Culturally , they are making women feel that they have to be perfect to be a mother , otherwise have an abortion , ” she explained .
“ If you ’ re in school – have an abortion .
If you ’ re poor – have an abortion .
Men are dragging women , girls , wives to the abortion clinic .
There @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out there.
” Though her abortions took place about three decades ago , Loughead struggles daily with suicidal thoughts as a result of the trauma she suffered during her abortions .
“ In my mind , those days when the doctors dismembered my child in my body they not only killed my child , they raped me in the process .
After I said no they ripped open my legs and inserted things inside me .
So much for bodily autonomy .
[ … ] Institutionalization was pretty bad .
Rape was pretty @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the worst , ” she explained .
She believes that any post-abortive woman who is “ shouting her abortion ” is doing nothing more than owning it because otherwise , they wouldn ’ t be able to go on .
“ That ’ s all the people who are bragging about abortions are doing , ” she explained .
“ They are just putting on a bravado .
They can ’ t maintain it .
Give them some time .
‘ Shout your abortion ’ people are going to crash.
” Today , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ children she lost and the child she hopes to have .
She is working to get justice for herself and her babies , whom she has named .
She said her anger lies with the social worker , whom she hopes will admit her part in the forced abortions .
She said she also wants the Catholic Church to admit their wrongdoings with any girls in their care who were forced to undergo abortions like she was .
She also wants justice from the hospital and the government that institutionalized her in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ struggling to find legal assistance for her case .
“ Those four other abortions wouldn ’ t have happened if I had been able to have that first baby , ” she said .
“ There ’ s a good chance it would have positively changed my life.
” She ’ s right .
Many single mothers credit their children with helping to motivate them to become successful in life and achieve their dreams .
Women who are pressured or forced into abortion , however , often are left with feelings related to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and thoughts of suicide .
If abortion were truly about choice , there would be far fewer of them .
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Forced abortion. Coerced abortion. However it’s labeled or whatever it’s called, it happens on a consistent basis. Christine Loughead was 16 years old when she was forced to undergo an abortion for the first time. That abortion sent her into a downward spiral that, in many ways, she is still trying to recover from.
Up until age 10, Loughead lived an average child’s life with her mother, father, and brother in Canada. Then her mother left her father and suffered what appeared to be a nervous breakdown. The years that followed included physical, emotional, and sexual abuse that eventually drove her brother away. Still, Loughead was a stable young girl with various interests, who became vegetarian because she dislike the idea of hurting animals.
Yet, by the time Loughead was 12 years old, she had become a victim of rape by a 24-year-old military man. Shortly after that, her mother put her in the government’s care.
At the facility where she was taken, Loughead was beaten up by other girls. From there, she was moved to a group home that only offered more of the same, along with abusive staff members. Loughead was so desperate to escape that she faked being suicidal. The police came to get her, and she told them the truth – that she wasn’t suicidal but that the home was dangerous and she was being assaulted constantly. Rather than bringing her to the hospital, the police dropped her at Seven Oaks Youth Centre, a detention center for juveniles. Seven Oaks has since been shut down and demolished because of how poorly it was run. She recalls being surrounded by prostitutes and drug addicts.
“I tried to fit in but these girls only seemed to talk about sex, prostitution, the best place to stand, the best techniques, where to score drugs,” she told Live Action News. “It became obvious to them I didn’t fit in and they wanted to make me behave like them or beat me up, so I spent most of my time in my cell crying or listening to music.” She said the staff there wasn’t shy about holding their power over her, dragging her across the carpets, pulling her arms behind her back, or locking her in a closet they called “the hopper room.”
Loughead stayed there for about three years until she was placed into an independent living program at age 15, run by Marymound and the Sisters of the Good Shepard. The program allowed her to live on her own and provided her with money for bills, rent, and groceries. However, while at Seven Oaks, the workers had given Loughead money and taken her and the other young girls to buy cigarettes. Now she was smoking regularly and spent the money for rent and bills on cigarettes instead. She managed to stay away from drugs and alcohol, but she was vulnerable, and eventually, she found herself pregnant.
With no one else to turn to, she called her social worker, who instructed Loughead to meet her at the Health Sciences Centre in the Women’s Hospital in Winnipeg. Loughead agreed, believing that she would get help for herself and her baby. This same hospital committed an abortion on a 12-year-old girl against her will after she had been repeatedly raped by her stepfather. The hospital and another abortion facility failed to notify authorities, but took the money for the abortions and returned her to her abuser. He was sentenced in 2015 to 16 years in prison for sexually assaulting her for two years.
“I get there and the social worker tells me that I have to have an abortion,” explained Loughead of her arrival to the hospital. “And I said I didn’t want to. I said I wanted to keep my baby. I told her no. I cried for an hour. I paced, I panicked. It didn’t seem to be working. She just kept repeating, ‘You have to. You don’t have enough money. You have to. How are you going to take care of a kid? What kind of job are you going to get?'”
Loughead said she tried to make eye contact with other adults whom she thought might help her. No one stepped in. She thought of running away but knew she would just end up back in the institution. Despite her begging and pleading, they aborted her baby.
READ: One woman shares her story of coerced abortion: One of my children is missing, one is dead
“I remember hearing the sounds and I would say that that utterly devastated me,” she said. “I’m a pacifist. I’m a vegetarian. I’m vegan now. I don’t believe in killing. I don’t believe in hurting others. This went against my integrity.”
It is unclear if the nuns were made aware of the abortion before it happened, but in recent conversations with the social worker, Loughead was told that the nuns were aware of the abortions as well as the condoms that were supplied to the girls. Within a year, Loughead was forced to undergo a second abortion, though once again she pleaded for her child’s life. She promised to get a good job. “But they said, ‘No, no, no.’ So I thought, I’m obviously not meant to have kids. They are clearly telling me I’m too broken to be a mother,” she explained.
It was soon after that she entered prostitution and on the first night, she wore a skirt down to her feet with a blazer. She didn’t look or feel the part.
“I was locked up with prostitutes for three years and when I got out and placed under these nuns, the social worker brought me condoms and kept interrogating me if I ever was a prostitute,” Loughead said. She began to feel as though this was all she would ever be good for.
Loughead was a prostitute for five years and during that time went through three more abortions. She had come to believe that she was not someone who was allowed to be a mother. But, after adopting two cats, she left prostitution.
“I realized that – because I had to drink for prostitution – coming home drunk upset the cats,” she explained. “So I felt I wasn’t providing them with enough stability. As soon as I had someone else to care for, that’s when I cared more about being someone good for them. Which is ironically the effect a baby would have had.”
Loughead believes that coerced abortion is much more common than anyone in the abortion industry would ever admit. According to the Elliot Insitute, over half of the abortions in America are forced. And a study found that 73 percent of post-abortive women felt pressured to abort. She feels that abortion is a money-making industry based on eugenics.
“Culturally, they are making women feel that they have to be perfect to be a mother, otherwise have an abortion,” she explained. “If you’re in school – have an abortion. If you’re poor – have an abortion. Men are dragging women, girls, wives to the abortion clinic. There have to be so many hurt women out there.”
Though her abortions took place about three decades ago, Loughead struggles daily with suicidal thoughts as a result of the trauma she suffered during her abortions.
“In my mind, those days when the doctors dismembered my child in my body they not only killed my child, they raped me in the process. After I said no they ripped open my legs and inserted things inside me. So much for bodily autonomy. […] Institutionalization was pretty bad. Rape was pretty bad too. But the abortions were the worst,” she explained. She believes that any post-abortive woman who is “shouting her abortion” is doing nothing more than owning it because otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to go on.
“That’s all the people who are bragging about abortions are doing,” she explained. “They are just putting on a bravado. They can’t maintain it. Give them some time. ‘Shout your abortion’ people are going to crash.”
Today, Loughead is married but longs for the children she lost and the child she hopes to have. She is working to get justice for herself and her babies, whom she has named. She said her anger lies with the social worker, whom she hopes will admit her part in the forced abortions. She said she also wants the Catholic Church to admit their wrongdoings with any girls in their care who were forced to undergo abortions like she was. She also wants justice from the hospital and the government that institutionalized her in the first place. She’s been struggling to find legal assistance for her case.
“Those four other abortions wouldn’t have happened if I had been able to have that first baby,” she said. “There’s a good chance it would have positively changed my life.”
She’s right. Many single mothers credit their children with helping to motivate them to become successful in life and achieve their dreams. Women who are pressured or forced into abortion, however, often are left with feelings related to post-abortion syndrome, including guilt, depression, and thoughts of suicide. If abortion were truly about choice, there would be far fewer of them.
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liveaction--2020-01-11--Attorney warns New Jersey’s ‘aid in dying’ law is unconstitutional and dangerous

A Washington attorney who leads an anti-euthanasia organization has filed an amicus ( “ friend of the court ” ) brief in Glassman v. Grewal , a New Jersey case brought by a physician who seeks to overturn the NJ Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act .
The law went into effect August 1 , 2019 , and enables a qualified terminally ill patient to request a medication to end his or her life .
A medical doctor has challenged the law , claiming among other things that the Act violates the fundamental right to defend life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law ’ s enforcement .
The NJ Appellate Division reversed the decision , and the state Supreme Court rejected an appeal for emergent relief .
The law remains in effect and the case that challenges it is proceeding through the trial court .
Margaret Dore , the Washington attorney who filed the brief , is also president of Choice is an Illusion , a non-profit corporation that opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia .
She argues in her brief that the Act is unconstitutional under New Jersey law because it is misleading .
Dore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be strictly voluntary , it does not require “ patient voluntariness.
” Further , while it was intended to be limited only to dying patients , it is not so limited in reality .
READ : HORRIFYING : Canada wants to partner organ harvesting with euthanasia

A Washington attorney who leads an anti-euthanasia organization has filed an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief in Glassman v. Grewal, a New Jersey case brought by a physician who seeks to overturn the NJ Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act. The law went into effect on August 1, 2019, and enables a qualified terminally ill patient to request a medication to end his or her life.
A medical doctor has challenged the law, claiming among other things that the Act violates the fundamental right to defend life. A trial court temporarily suspended the law’s enforcement. The NJ Appellate Division reversed the decision, and the state Supreme Court rejected an appeal for emergent relief. The law remains in effect and the case that challenges it is proceeding through the trial court.
Margaret Dore, the Washington attorney who filed the brief, is also president of Choice is an Illusion, a non-profit corporation that opposes assisted suicide and euthanasia. She argues in her brief that the Act is unconstitutional under New Jersey law because it is misleading. Dore says that while it was intended to be limited only to dying patients, it is not so limited in reality.
READ: HORRIFYING: Canada wants to partner organ harvesting with euthanasia


liveaction--2020-01-11--Canadian student group wins appeal against university for suppressing pro-life expression

On Monday , three judges on the Alberta Court of Appeals unanimously ruled in favor of UAlberta Pro-Life , the pro-life student group at the University of Alberta in Canada .
The CBC reports that the appeal stems from a 2016 case brought by the pro-life group after the university approved an event on the condition that the group pay a security fee of $ 17,500 .
The court ruled Monday that the security fee was onerous and prohibitive , violating the group ’ s freedom of expression .
In the decision , Justice Jack Watson wrote , “ The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free expression is the core purpose of the University dating from its beginnings and into the future .
The ability of students to learn and to debate and to share ideas is not only a central feature of the core purpose of the university , but also the grounds of the university are physically designed to ensure that the capacity of each student to learn , debate and share ideas is in a community space.
” READ : Open letter to pro-choice college students from the pro-life generation In 2015 , UAlberta Pro-Life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pro-choice students counter-protested , attempting to cover up all pro-life signage and derail the event .
The pro-life group had previously generated outrage on campus , especially for displaying images of preborn children .
While pro-choice students called for UAlberta Pro-Life to be banned for expressing pro-life views on campus , one student thoughtfully commented , “ If the pictures are true and not doctored , then it is up to pro choice people to rationalize them or look away .
It is not the responsibility of pro life advocates to protect the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is one of many pro-life student groups to face suppression on campus .
Like the 2015 event , many pro-life displays on college campuses are met with vandalism , theft , and even violence .
Unfortunately , as in the UAlberta Pro-Life case , university administration is sometimes reluctant to defend the right of pro-life students to express their views and engage in dialogue on campus .
The Alberta Appeals Court ’ s unanimous decision in favor of freedom of expression is a boon to pro-life activism .
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On Monday, three judges on the Alberta Court of Appeals unanimously ruled in favor of UAlberta Pro-Life, the pro-life student group at the University of Alberta in Canada. The CBC reports that the appeal stems from a 2016 case brought by the pro-life group after the university approved an event on the condition that the group pay a security fee of $17,500. The court ruled Monday that the security fee was onerous and prohibitive, violating the group’s freedom of expression.
In the decision, Justice Jack Watson wrote, “The education of students largely by means of free expression is the core purpose of the University dating from its beginnings and into the future. The ability of students to learn and to debate and to share ideas is not only a central feature of the core purpose of the university, but also the grounds of the university are physically designed to ensure that the capacity of each student to learn, debate and share ideas is in a community space.”
READ: Open letter to pro-choice college students from the pro-life generation
In 2015, UAlberta Pro-Life hosted a demonstration on campus, which pro-choice students counter-protested, attempting to cover up all pro-life signage and derail the event. The pro-life group had previously generated outrage on campus, especially for displaying images of preborn children. While pro-choice students called for UAlberta Pro-Life to be banned for expressing pro-life views on campus, one student thoughtfully commented, “If the pictures are true and not doctored, then it is up to pro choice people to rationalize them or look away. It is not the responsibility of pro life advocates to protect the public from the truth.”
UAlberta Pro-Life is one of many pro-life student groups to face suppression on campus. Like the 2015 event, many pro-life displays on college campuses are met with vandalism, theft, and even violence. Unfortunately, as in the UAlberta Pro-Life case, university administration is sometimes reluctant to defend the right of pro-life students to express their views and engage in dialogue on campus. The Alberta Appeals Court’s unanimous decision in favor of freedom of expression is a boon to pro-life activism.
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liveaction--2020-01-11--Model in labor responds to Michelle Williams: ‘Babies do not keep us from our dreams’

( Life Site News ) After Michelle Williams used her award acceptance speech to promote abortion at the Golden Globes on Sunday , a Catholic model in labor took the time to record an Instagram video challenging Williams ’ statement that abortion was integral to her success as an actress .
“ I ’ m here getting ready to deliver my fifth baby , ” said Leah Darrow , a former contestant on America ’ s Next Top Model , from her hospital bed .
“ And I want to let all you women know , all you young ladies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are maybe listening to what the culture says about birth , and women , and babies , and choice.
” “ Babies don ’ t keep us from our dreams , ” she declared .
“ I ’ m getting ready to deliver a baby that will not keep me from my professional growth , but will make me better because of it , ” she continued .
“ And I ’ m so honored and excited , and I can ’ t wait to have this baby.
” Darrow wasn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ media to push back against Williams ’ Golden Globe speech in which she hinted that having an abortion enabled her to succeed professionally .
“ How sad it must be to trade an innocent human life for a tiny golden statue .
Praying for Michelle Williams , ” tweeted Abby Johnson , the former Planned Parenthood director whose conversion to pro-life activism is depicted in the film Unplanned , drawing a comparison that many others did as well .
“ Abortion is not birth control .
Abortion is premeditated murder of an innocent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to life , ” she continued .
“ As a woman , I am sick of this belief that all women should be okay with murdering their children for personal gain , ” said Fortmeyer .
“ Real women are pro-life.
” Sara Gonzales asked those in the audience who applauded Michelle Williams ’ pro-abortion speech , “ Why are they clapping ?
You ’ re clapping for dead babies .
Stop !
” “ Only in Hollywood can you get [ cheers ] for telling the crowd that you traded a baby @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ That a piece of metal is infinitely better than the tiny human life that you created inside you .
That the fancy gown and the jewelry that you ’ re wearing is way more important than your own flesh and blood.
” “ Hollywood , you all are messed up , ” she added .
“ No trophy is worth more than a child ’ s life , ” said Rose .
“ Sacrificing our children to pursue our dreams is the total antithesis of women ’ s empowerment.
” Chris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and President of Real Life Catholic , pointed out : Princeton Professor Robert George , former Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom , described the Hollywood crowd ’ s response to Williams as “ Pavlovian ” and “ drearily predictable.
” “ Dear Michelle Williams , ” wrote Kristan Mercer Hawkins , President of Students for Life , on Facebook : “ Your remarks at the Golden Globes were heartbreaking .
Like many post-abortive mothers , you disguised your hurt with a political speech to seek absolution from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s ) .
It ’ s so sad that you credit an act of violence , abortion , for your career success .
The second wave of Feminism has clearly failed as millions of women like you have been deceived into believing that you must kill another in order to succeed in your career.
” “ Abortion is the opposite of female empowerment , ” said Hawkins .
“ An abortion says you thought you weren ’ t strong enough to achieve your goals and care for the new human you created .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeks the full empowerment of women , showing women they are superheroes and can do both.
” Joy Pullman , writing at The Federalist , explained what Williams got wrong in her speech : Chiefly , it ’ s the underlying idea that human lives are a worthy trade-off for career achievement .
If someone put a gun to a child ’ s head on the Golden Globes stage and said to Williams , “ You can have your award , but the price is this child ’ s life , ” hopefully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ award , save the child.
” But here she is on a global stage , not only admitting that she has already done essentially the same thing to an even smaller human , but also encouraging other girls and women to do likewise — to repeated Hollywood applause .
I can think of few stronger expressions of moral corruption than “ This child must die so I can live as I please.
” Yet this is the tradeoff we are constantly told epitomizes women ’ s empowerment .
Bunk .
What does it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ industry award if the price is the life of an innocent child ?
What kind of “ success ” is it to rise at the cost of other people ’ s existence ?
What kind of society encourages people to think and live this way ?
A sick , self-cannibalizing one .
National Review ’ s Alexandra DeSanctis took Williams to task for couching her message in terms of “ a woman ’ s right to choose ” rather than speaking straightforwardly about abortion .
No one disagrees that women have the right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion debate exists not because a large faction believes women should be deprived of the “ right to choose ” but rather because of the choice in question : to end the life of a distinct human being .
Abortion-rights supporters such as Williams aren ’ t part of the debate at all because they are intentionally deceptive about the heart of the argument .
And who can blame them ?
It ’ s far easier to issue euphemistic speeches about women ’ s empowerment to thunderous applause than it is to defend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” A man who wishes to remain anonymous remarked to LifeSiteNews : I wonder if a day will come when Williams will look at this worthless Golden Globe trophy she ’ s holding and wish she were cradling her missing child instead .
Editor ’ s Note : This article was published at Life Site News and is reprinted here with permission .
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(Life Site News) After Michelle Williams used her award acceptance speech to promote abortion at the Golden Globes on Sunday, a Catholic model in labor took the time to record an Instagram video challenging Williams’ statement that abortion was integral to her success as an actress.
“I’m here getting ready to deliver my fifth baby,” said Leah Darrow, a former contestant on America’s Next Top Model, from her hospital bed. “And I want to let all you women know, all you young ladies who haven’t had babies or are maybe listening to what the culture says about birth, and women, and babies, and choice.”
“Babies don’t keep us from our dreams,” she declared.
“I’m getting ready to deliver a baby that will not keep me from my professional growth, but will make me better because of it,” she continued. “And I’m so honored and excited, and I can’t wait to have this baby.”
Darrow wasn’t the only one who took to social media to push back against Williams’ Golden Globe speech in which she hinted that having an abortion enabled her to succeed professionally.
A little reminder to last night’s Golden Globe winners, especially Michelle Williams. pic.twitter.com/c7UHCOOTGO — Eric Sammons (@EricRSammons) January 6, 2020
“How sad it must be to trade an innocent human life for a tiny golden statue. Praying for Michelle Williams,” tweeted Abby Johnson, the former Planned Parenthood director whose conversion to pro-life activism is depicted in the film Unplanned, drawing a comparison that many others did as well.
How sad it must be to trade an innocent human life for a tiny golden statue. Praying for Michelle Williams. — Abby Johnson (@AbbyJohnson) January 6, 2020
“Only in Hollywood are you able to announce that you murdered a baby in exchange for a hunk of metal with your name on it and have the crowd cheer for you,” said Elizabeth Fortmeyer in a video she posted on Twitter.
“Abortion is not birth control. Abortion is premeditated murder of an innocent child, depriving them of their right to life,” she continued.
“As a woman, I am sick of this belief that all women should be okay with murdering their children for personal gain,” said Fortmeyer. “Real women are pro-life.”
Yesterday, Michelle Williams accredited ABORTION for her Golden Globe, and suggested that all women should be in favor of it. As a woman, I am sick of this belief that all women should be okay with murdering their children for personal gain. Real women are pro-life. pic.twitter.com/F5G1CUafes — Elizabeth Fortmeyer ?? (@eafortmeyer) January 7, 2020
Sara Gonzales asked those in the audience who applauded Michelle Williams’ pro-abortion speech, “Why are they clapping? You’re clapping for dead babies. Stop!”
“Only in Hollywood can you get [cheers] for telling the crowd that you traded a baby for an award,” said Gonzales. “That a piece of metal is infinitely better than the tiny human life that you created inside you. That the fancy gown and the jewelry that you’re wearing is way more important than your own flesh and blood.”
“Hollywood, you all are messed up,” she added.
Michelle Williams proudly thanked her abortion for her Golden Globe…WHAT is WRONG with these people?!pic.twitter.com/hRtTZ4gFqb — Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) January 7, 2020
“No trophy is worth more than a child’s life,” said Rose. “Sacrificing our children to pursue our dreams is the total antithesis of women’s empowerment.”
Michelle Williams, while visibly pregnant, claims she wouldn't have won her #GoldenGlobes Award if she didn't kill her previous child. No trophy is worth more than a child's life. Sacrificing our children to pursue our dreams is the total antithesis of women's empowerment. pic.twitter.com/McGZDEVmo5 — Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) January 6, 2020
Chris Stefanick, a well-known speaker, author, and President of Real Life Catholic, pointed out:
This is survival of the fittest:
I’m big-You’re small.
I’m strong-You’re weak, and you’re standing between me and my “success.”
Humans were made for more than this. But when we abandon God, we applaud as we return to acting like animals on a Savannah. https://t.co/8wgbIXoNDq — Chris Stefanick (@ChrisStefanick) January 7, 2020
Princeton Professor Robert George, former Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, described the Hollywood crowd’s response to Williams as “Pavlovian” and “drearily predictable.”
Michelle Williams' little speech and the crowd's drearily predictable–nearly Pavlovian–response crystallized the self-focus, shallowness, narrowness of vision, insularity, parochialism, and groupthink of the celebrity culture. There it was, on full display, for all to see. https://t.co/bMm2HDwMpG — Robert P. George (@McCormickProf) January 6, 2020
“Dear Michelle Williams,” wrote Kristan Mercer Hawkins, President of Students for Life, on Facebook: “Your remarks at the Golden Globes were heartbreaking. Like many post-abortive mothers, you disguised your hurt with a political speech to seek absolution from the world for your past abortion decision(s). It’s so sad that you credit an act of violence, abortion, for your career success. The second wave of Feminism has clearly failed as millions of women like you have been deceived into believing that you must kill another in order to succeed in your career.”
“Abortion is the opposite of female empowerment,” said Hawkins. “An abortion says you thought you weren’t strong enough to achieve your goals and care for the new human you created. It’s the pro-life movement that seeks the full empowerment of women, showing women they are superheroes and can do both.”
Joy Pullman, writing at The Federalist, explained what Williams got wrong in her speech:
Chiefly, it’s the underlying idea that human lives are a worthy trade-off for career achievement. If someone put a gun to a child’s head on the Golden Globes stage and said to Williams, “You can have your award, but the price is this child’s life,” hopefully she would have said “F— that award, save the child.” But here she is on a global stage, not only admitting that she has already done essentially the same thing to an even smaller human, but also encouraging other girls and women to do likewise — to repeated Hollywood applause.
I can think of few stronger expressions of moral corruption than “This child must die so I can live as I please.” Yet this is the tradeoff we are constantly told epitomizes women’s empowerment. Bunk. What does it profit a woman to gain a major industry award if the price is the life of an innocent child? What kind of “success” is it to rise at the cost of other people’s existence? What kind of society encourages people to think and live this way? A sick, self-cannibalizing one.
READ: Three reasons Michelle Williams’ Golden Globes abortion speech hurts women
National Review’s Alexandra DeSanctis took Williams to task for couching her message in terms of “a woman’s right to choose” rather than speaking straightforwardly about abortion.
No one disagrees that women have the right to make their own choices. The abortion debate exists not because a large faction believes women should be deprived of the “right to choose” but rather because of the choice in question: to end the life of a distinct human being. Abortion-rights supporters such as Williams aren’t part of the debate at all because they are intentionally deceptive about the heart of the argument. And who can blame them? It’s far easier to issue euphemistic speeches about women’s empowerment to thunderous applause than it is to defend the taking of an innocent human life.”
A man who wishes to remain anonymous remarked to LifeSiteNews:
I wonder if a day will come when Williams will look at this worthless Golden Globe trophy she’s holding and wish she were cradling her missing child instead.
Editor’s Note: This article was published at Life Site News and is reprinted here with permission.
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liveaction--2020-01-12--Louisiana abortion case causes backlash for Chicago pro-life congressman

As previously reported by Live Action News , the U.S. Supreme Court is slated to hear a Louisiana abortion law case , June Medical Services , LLC vs. Gee , on March 4th .
The law requires that abortionists have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their facility .
The law was enacted in 2014 but has not yet gone into effect due to various legal challenges .
It would impact three abortion facilities , in Baton Rouge , Shreveport , and and New Orleans .
In total , these facilities commit about 10,000 abortions each year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , The Unsafe Abortion Act , provides no benefit to women seeking abortions and in fact hinders their ability to access abortions .
Pro-lifers maintain that the law closes an important safety loophole whereby women who suffer from abortion complications currently have to go to an emergency room for care .
Precious time can be lost as an emergency room doctor is starting from scratch , unfamiliar with their medical history and how their abortion procedure went .
Requiring that abortion providers have admitting privileges , pro-lifers argue , is simply providing continuity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as they most definitely do .
READ : Trump administration joins others in asking Supreme Court to uphold Louisiana abortion law Louisiana ’ s own Solicitor General Liz Murrill also spoke out in favor of the law , saying : “ “ Women deserve better than incompetent providers that put profits over people , ” she said .
“ This bipartisan legislation is necessary because Louisiana abortion providers have a long documented history of medical malpractice , disciplinary actions , and violations of health and safety standards.
” Earlier this week , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ court brief supporting the law .
Last week , over 200 members of Congress signed a similar friend of the court brief , and this week one of those signers felt the backlash .
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinksi ( D-IL ) , an eight-term Congressman representing Chicago and the southwest suburbs slated to speak at the March for Life Chicago yesterday was targeted earlier this week by abortion supporters who protested his signing on to the brief .
Around 30 abortion supporters , some dressed as characters from the dystopian novel The Handmaid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Lockport , Illinois , office on Monday , January 6th , saying that Lipiniski ’ s signature on the document constituted a violation of their right to healthcare .
The protest came after weekend tweets from Chicago ’ s Mayor Lori Lightfoot , saying that it was Lipinski ’ s “ time to leave.
” He signed on as an Amici Member because , according to the brief : Amici Members have a special interest in the correct interpretation , application , and enforcement of health and safety standards for elective @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States they represent .
Whole Woman ’ s Health v. Hellerstedt , 136 S. Ct. 2292 ( 2016 ) created an overly subjective “ balancing ” test , leading to confusion among Congress and state legislatures alike as to which laws might withstand constitutional scrutiny .
Amici strongly urge the Court to uphold the decision below and to provide clarity regarding the bounds of the Government ’ s ability to safeguard the lives and health of their citizens .
Asked by Live Action News for a comment on the abortion protest , Congressman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the pro-life cause , saying : The Louisiana law in question requires hospital admitting privileges for physicians performing abortions .
I signed the amicus brief because I agree with the intention of the law as stated by the author , Democratic Louisiana State Representative Katrina Jackson : “ If you are going to perform abortions in the State of Louisiana , you ’ re going to do so in a safe environment and in a safe manner that offers women the optimal protection and care of their bodies.
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As previously reported by Live Action News, the U.S. Supreme Court is slated to hear a Louisiana abortion law case, June Medical Services, LLC vs. Gee, on March 4th. The law requires that abortionists have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their facility. The law was enacted in 2014 but has not yet gone into effect due to various legal challenges. It would impact three abortion facilities, in Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and New Orleans. In total, these facilities commit about 10,000 abortions each year.
Abortion advocates argue that the law, The Unsafe Abortion Act, provides no benefit to women seeking abortions and in fact hinders their ability to access abortions. Pro-lifers maintain that the law closes an important safety loophole. Currently, women who suffer from abortion complications are cared for by emergency room doctors unfamiliar with their medical history and how their abortion procedure went. Requiring that abortion providers have admitting privileges, pro-lifers argue, is simply providing continuity of care when botched abortions occur, as they most definitely do.
READ: Trump administration joins others in asking Supreme Court to uphold Louisiana abortion law
Louisiana’s own Solicitor General Liz Murrill also spoke out in favor of the law, saying: ““Women deserve better than incompetent providers that put profits over people,” she said. “This bipartisan legislation is necessary because Louisiana abortion providers have a long documented history of medical malpractice, disciplinary actions, and violations of health and safety standards.” Earlier this week, the Trump administration filed a friend of the court brief supporting the law. Last week, over 200 members of Congress signed a similar friend of the court brief, and this week one of those signers felt the backlash.
U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinksi (D-IL), an eight-term Congressman representing Chicago and the southwest suburbs slated to speak at the March for Life Chicago yesterday was targeted earlier this week by abortion supporters who protested his signing on to the brief. Around 30 abortion supporters, some dressed as characters from the dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale, protested outside Lipinski’s Lockport, Illinois, office on Monday, January 6th, saying that Lipiniski’s signature on the document constituted a violation of their right to healthcare. The protest came after weekend tweets from Chicago’s Mayor Lori Lightfoot, saying that it was Lipinski’s “time to leave.”
I support a big tent but there's no room under the flaps for anyone who is actively seeking to deny women control over our bodies. Time to leave @danlipinski. https://t.co/DvZaSP8jXx — Lori Lightfoot (@LightfootForChi) January 5, 2020
He signed on as an Amici Member because, according to the brief:
Amici Members have a special interest in the correct interpretation, application, and enforcement of health and safety standards for elective abortion enacted by the People of the States they represent. Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt, 136 S. Ct. 2292 (2016) created an overly subjective “balancing” test, leading to confusion among Congress and state legislatures alike as to which laws might withstand constitutional scrutiny. Amici strongly urge the Court to uphold the decision below and to provide clarity regarding the bounds of the Government’s ability to safeguard the lives and health of their citizens.
Asked by Live Action News for a comment on the abortion protest, Congressman Lipinski’s office reiterated his commitment to the pro-life cause, saying:
The Louisiana law in question requires hospital admitting privileges for physicians performing abortions. I signed the amicus brief because I agree with the intention of the law as stated by the author, Democratic Louisiana State Representative Katrina Jackson: “If you are going to perform abortions in the State of Louisiana, you’re going to do so in a safe environment and in a safe manner that offers women the optimal protection and care of their bodies.” This is not an “undue burden.”
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liveaction--2020-01-12--Could Switzerland soon be euthanizing prisoners?

A request from a child rapist spending life behind bars could possibly change the law surrounding assisted suicide in Switzerland if it is approved .
Peter Vogt has been convicted of violent sexual assaults over decades against girls and women , with ages ranging from 10 to 56 .
Now , Vogt claims to be suffering from heart and kidney problems , and has applied to die at Exit , the Swiss assisted suicide clinic .
In 2004 , Swiss voters approved a measure that allows people with repeated sexual “ delinquencies ” like Vogt to be held in prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 1996 , and authorities have continuously decided that he still poses a threat .
So Vogt has seemingly decided that assisted suicide will be his ticket out of jail .
“ It is natural that one would rather commit suicide than be buried alive for years to come , ” he wrote in a letter to AFP .
“ It would be better to be dead than to be left to vegetate behind these walls.
” So in 2018 , he contacted Exit Switzerland , arguing that he should be able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But it ’ s a little more complicated than that , according to Exit ’ s vice president , Juerg Wiler .
“ We told him that his particular case needed to be clarified , ” Wiler said to AFP .
Why does it need to be clarified ?
Because Swiss laws only ban assisted suicide if it ’ s being done for “ selfish reasons.
” Authorities then asked for input from the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Prison and Probation , which said in October that prisoners should be able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clarified that if the prisoner is claiming they want to die due to mental illness , two specialists must be consulted , but ultimately , it should be approved for “ a physical or mental illness resulting in unbearable suffering , ” according to Barbara Rohner , who was the lead author of the foundation ’ s report .
And she expects for more of these requests to come forward in the future .
“ There will be more and more elderly and sick prisoners in detention because of the ageing of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vogt seemingly agrees , saying he knows of another prisoner who also wants assisted suicide .
“ Nobody should have to commit suicide in his cell alone , ” he said .
And Celine Ehrwein , an ethics professor at Heig-VD University , told Radio Télévision Suisse that depriving a prisoner of assisted suicide is a form of “ torture.
” For now , Vogt hopes to be euthanized on his birthday , which is August 13th .
Only time will tell if that request will ultimately be approved .
But if it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ step down an already very slippery slope regarding euthanasia in Europe .
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UPDATE, 02/16/20: The Local, an English-language European newspaper, is reporting that assisted suicide for prisoners has officially been approved. Officials announced earlier this month that it will be allowed, although the details haven’t been worked out. The Conference of Cantonal Departments of Justice and Police said in a statement that they have agreed “on the principle that assisted suicide should be possible inside prisons.”
ORIGINAL ARTICLE, 01/12/20: A request from a child rapist spending life behind bars could possibly change the law surrounding assisted suicide in Switzerland if it is approved. Peter Vogt has been convicted of violent sexual assaults over decades against girls and women, with ages ranging from 10 to 56. Now, Vogt claims to be suffering from heart and kidney problems, and has applied to die at Exit, the Swiss assisted suicide clinic.
In 2004, Swiss voters approved a measure that allows people with repeated sexual “delinquencies” like Vogt to be held in prison indefinitely. Vogt was put behind bars in 1996, and authorities have continuously decided that he still poses a threat. So Vogt has seemingly decided that assisted suicide will be his ticket out of jail.
“It is natural that one would rather commit suicide than be buried alive for years to come,” he wrote in a letter to AFP. “It would be better to be dead than to be left to vegetate behind these walls.” So in 2018, he contacted Exit Switzerland, arguing that he should be able to kill himself just like anyone else. But it’s a little more complicated than that, according to Exit’s vice president, Juerg Wiler. “We told him that his particular case needed to be clarified,” Wiler said to AFP.
READ: HORROR: Experimental assisted suicide drugs caused patients to ‘scream in pain’
Why does it need to be clarified? Because Swiss laws only ban assisted suicide if it’s being done for “selfish reasons.” Authorities then asked for input from the Swiss Centre of Expertise in Prison and Probation, which said in October that prisoners should be able to take advantage of assisted suicide. They clarified that if the prisoner is claiming they want to die due to mental illness, two specialists must be consulted, but ultimately, it should be approved for “a physical or mental illness resulting in unbearable suffering,” according to Barbara Rohner, who was the lead author of the foundation’s report. And she expects for more of these requests to come forward in the future. “There will be more and more elderly and sick prisoners in detention because of the ageing of the prison population,” she said.
Vogt seemingly agrees, saying he knows of another prisoner who also wants assisted suicide. “Nobody should have to commit suicide in his cell alone,” he said. And Celine Ehrwein, an ethics professor at Heig-VD University, told Radio Télévision Suisse that depriving a prisoner of assisted suicide is a form of “torture.”
For now, Vogt hopes to be euthanized on his birthday, which is August 13th. Only time will tell if that request will ultimately be approved. But if it is, it will mark another disturbing step down an already very slippery slope regarding euthanasia in Europe.
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liveaction--2020-01-12--Pro-life activists work to stop Alabama Planned Parenthood from opening

Alabama pro-lifers have been actively praying and witnessing at the building site of a new Birmingham Planned Parenthood facility over the course of the past year .
Now , it looks like their efforts may have been successful at keeping that Planned Parenthood from opening .
Students for Life of America recently sent out a press release in which it praised many of its student activists for their role in delaying the opening of the new state-of-the-art facility .
“ Numerous pro-life students have volunteered their time and energy to stop the new abortion facility from opening up in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in praying outside the construction site , speaking at city council meetings , reaching out to construction workers , and petitioning on campus , ” said Katie Lodjic , the National Field Director for Students for Life Action .
READ : Students for Life aims to hold 250,000 pro-life conversations to change minds on abortion The SFLA students joined with others in the pro-life community to work hard throughout 2019 , praying and holding vigil outside of the construction site .
The groups also took a proactive approach , contacting local construction companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the new facility .
Their hard work was met with success .
Thanks to the witness of the pro-life groups , a construction worker decided to stop working on the project after he learned that the site was destined to be an abortion facility .
The pro-lifers were then able to persuade a local construction company to refuse to provide asphalt for the project .
Birmingham-based CEC for Life wrote of this victory in a blog post : “ We received word today that Dunn Construction , one of only three local providers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ paving Planned Parenthood ’ s parking lot !
AND , they went even further for life by also refusing to provide asphalt to any smaller companies who might take the job and need to purchase the asphalt from their factory .
Praise God !
!
And many thanks to Dunn for standing for babies in the womb !
” According to SFLA , the facility was originally supposed to open in November .
While there is still a chance that it could open in the future , the current delay demonstrates how important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be .
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Alabama pro-lifers have been actively praying and witnessing at the building site of a new Birmingham Planned Parenthood facility over the course of the past year. Now, it looks like their efforts may have been successful at keeping that Planned Parenthood from opening.
Students for Life of America recently sent out a press release in which it praised many of its student activists for their role in delaying the opening of the new state-of-the-art facility. “Numerous pro-life students have volunteered their time and energy to stop the new abortion facility from opening up in their community. They have been actively involved in praying outside the construction site, speaking at city council meetings, reaching out to construction workers, and petitioning on campus,” said Katie Lodjic, the National Field Director for Students for Life Action.
READ: Students for Life aims to hold 250,000 pro-life conversations to change minds on abortion
The SFLA students joined with others in the pro-life community to work hard throughout 2019, praying and holding vigil outside of the construction site. The groups also took a proactive approach, contacting local construction companies that might have a role in building the new facility.
Their hard work was met with success. Thanks to the witness of the pro-life groups, a construction worker decided to stop working on the project after he learned that the site was destined to be an abortion facility. The pro-lifers were then able to persuade a local construction company to refuse to provide asphalt for the project. Birmingham-based CEC for Life wrote of this victory in a blog post: “We received word today that Dunn Construction, one of only three local providers for asphalt, REFUSED to bid on paving Planned Parenthood’s parking lot! AND, they went even further for life by also refusing to provide asphalt to any smaller companies who might take the job and need to purchase the asphalt from their factory. Praise God!! And many thanks to Dunn for standing for babies in the womb!”
According to SFLA, the facility was originally supposed to open in November. While there is still a chance that it could open in the future, the current delay demonstrates how important a powerful and prayerful pro-life witness can be.
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liveaction--2020-01-12--After spina bifida surgery in the womb, baby Kaelyn is expected to walk

At 20 weeks into pregnancy with their third child , Irish parents Eoin and Amanda Murphy learned that their daughter , Kaelyn , had spina bifida .
Spina bifida , which can cause significant physical disabilities , can now be treated with remarkable success with surgery before birth .
Kaelyn ’ s father recently appeared on the radio in his home city of Cork to share the family ’ s story .
He said , “ We were told we might be eligible for a new treatment that is available at the moment .
Within a week we were in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is one of the world ’ s leader at this new procedure.
” The prenatal surgery , which is not suitable for all cases but has led to miraculous results for many babies , is performed while the baby is still in the womb .
Murphy explained , “ We found out at 20 weeks and the operation had to be [ done ] by 26 weeks or it couldn ’ t be done .
So we didn ’ t have much time to soak it all in .
It was a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We were told there was a 90 % chance that if we didn ’ t go ahead with the operation that Kaelyn would never walk .
Katelyn is just the fifth baby from Ireland to have this done.
” READ : ‘ She ’ s wiggling her toes ’ : New , less invasive spina bifida surgery a big success for Abigail He explained the procedure , saying , “ So what they would do is Caesarean my partner Amanda , open her up , cut a little slit in the sac the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so the opening in the back would be visible .
They would sew it up and they would put her back in .
And let baby try [ to ] heal itself whilst in mummy ’ s womb .
That is what was done .
We feel so fortunate.
” Kaelyn , who was born in August , is set to be able to walk thanks to the surgery .
Sadly , while revolutionary treatment like this is increasingly available for babies diagnosed in the womb with spina bifida , babies are still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Even babies who are not eligible for surgery or are unable to access the necessary skilled surgical care are living human beings whose dignity is not in any way tarnished by potential disabilities .
In a particularly tragic case in recent years , a family in England chose to end their son ’ s life in abortion following a spina bifida diagnosis .
Instead of the abortion procedure killing her son in utero as intended , the mother accidentally delivered a living baby who cried for an hour while she held him before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ matter the medical condition a baby may have , he or she is deserving of life and care , especially when life-saving treatment is available .
Killing children in the womb does not cure spina bifida , but surgery dramatically improves the lives of those who have it .
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At 20 weeks into pregnancy with their third child, Irish parents Eoin and Amanda Murphy learned that their daughter, Kaelyn, had spina bifida. Spina bifida, which can cause significant physical disabilities, can now be treated with remarkable success with surgery before birth.
Kaelyn’s father recently appeared on the radio in his home city of Cork to share the family’s story. He said, “We were told we might be eligible for a new treatment that is available at the moment. Within a week we were in London speaking to a consultant from Belgium who is one of the world’s leader at this new procedure.”
The prenatal surgery, which is not suitable for all cases but has led to miraculous results for many babies, is performed while the baby is still in the womb. Murphy explained, “We found out at 20 weeks and the operation had to be [done] by 26 weeks or it couldn’t be done. So we didn’t have much time to soak it all in. It was a massive shock.”
Murphy continued, “We were told there was a 90% chance that if we didn’t go ahead with the operation that Kaelyn would never walk. Kaelyn is just the fifth baby from Ireland to have this done.”
READ: ‘She’s wiggling her toes’: New, less invasive spina bifida surgery a big success for Abigail
He explained the procedure, saying, “So what they would do is Caesarean my partner Amanda, open her up, cut a little slit in the sac the baby is in turn the baby around so the opening in the back would be visible. They would sew it up and they would put her back in. And let baby try [to] heal itself whilst in mummy’s womb. That is what was done. We feel so fortunate.”
Kaelyn, who was born in August, is set to be able to walk thanks to the surgery.
Sadly, while revolutionary treatment like this is increasingly available for babies diagnosed in the womb with spina bifida, babies are still aborted following a spina bifida diagnosis. Even babies who are not eligible for surgery or are unable to access the necessary skilled surgical care are living human beings whose dignity is not in any way tarnished by potential disabilities.
In a particularly tragic case in recent years, a family in England chose to end their son’s life in abortion following a spina bifida diagnosis. Instead of the abortion procedure killing her son in utero as intended, the mother accidentally delivered a living baby who cried for an hour while she held him before he died of extreme prematurity.
No matter the medical condition a baby may have, he or she is deserving of life and care, especially when life-saving treatment is available. Killing children in the womb does not cure spina bifida, but surgery dramatically improves the lives of those who have it.
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