liveaction--2020-02-17--Planned Parenthood won’t help you escape your abusive relationship

In January of 2015 , 18-year-old Sage Robert Lanza took a 14-year-old girl to Planned Parenthood in Enfield , Connecticut , for an abortion .
She had become pregnant through their abusive relationship and he was forcing her to abort the baby .
Planned Parenthood staff should have reported that a 14-year-old was seeking an abortion so authorities could determine if she was being abused , as Planned Parenthood is legally required to report suspected abuse .
Instead , it committed the abortion and sent the girl on her way .
Staff did nothing to protect her from her abuser @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
She was not Lanza ’ s only victim .
Planned Parenthood markets itself as a health care organization that cares about women and girls .
However , it has repeatedly failed to protect them .
As in the case of Lanza ’ s victim , Planned Parenthood has frequently ignored the signs of abuse and has allowed the patients whom they claim to care so much about to stay in their abusive situations .
Anyone who visits the abortion corporation hoping to be helped out of their abusive relationships are unlikely to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ritchie Lee Lathrop was 27 when he began “ dating ” a 15-year-old girl whom he told to keep their relationship a secret .
The girl went to Planned Parenthood for birth control and staff members failed to report the suspected abuse .
In 2007 , Lathrop was convicted of third-degree sexual abuse – a year after the victim visited Planned Parenthood .
“ Jane Roe ” was only 13 when her 21-year-old soccer coach began grooming her , and by age 14 , she became pregnant .
He took her to Planned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and the staff there did nothing to protect the girl .
It wasn ’ t until she confided in a teacher that the abuse finally ended and Haller was eventually found guilty of seven counts of sexual battery .
Jane ’ s parents later filed a civil suit against the corporation for intentionally violating Ohio ’ s informed consent laws , failing to obtain written consent for the abortion , and failure to notify police or a child services agency of suspected sexual abuse of a minor .
Planned Parenthood settled out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Planned Parenthood didn ’ t protect her from abuse either after her father brought her there in 2004 .
He had been abusing her since she was 13 , but when she told staffers about the abuse , they covered up for the abuser instead of helping Denise .
Her father continued to abuse her for another year-and-a-half until she told her basketball coach , who filed a report .
After that , Denise ’ s father was sent to jail .
Denise sued Planned Parenthood , which settled the case .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to defeat my claims and drown out my message , that when Planned Parenthood knows or suspects that a young girl is being sexually abused , it must meet its duties under the law and immediately report that abuse to the proper authorities , ” said Denise .
The abortion profiteer has also been caught on camera helping undercover actors posing as a pimp and prostitute to obtain abortions and birth control for their underage trafficking victims .
READ : Aiding Abusers : Planned Parenthood tells ‘ sex traffickers ’ they can pose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was asked why trafficked women and girls were taken to Planned Parenthood for abortions , she told researchers from the Loyola University Chicago Beazley Institute that it was “ because [ Planned Parenthood ] didn ’ t ask questions.
” Planned Parenthood committed a record number of abortions in 2018 despite an overall national decline in abortions , and has cornered 40 percent of the abortion market in the U.S .
The organization ’ s 2018-2019 annual report revealed that it brought in $ 110 million in excess revenue , bringing its net @ @ @ @ @ @ @ billion .
The corporation ’ s affiliate CEOs take in enough money to be part of the top 1 percent of the population for income .
Abortion is Planned Parenthood ’ s top money-making product .
Abortion is also the means for an abuser to cover up his crimes since a baby is living proof of sexual abuse .
Both Planned Parenthood and abusive men benefit from abortion at the expense of vulnerable young women and girls .
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In January of 2015, 18-year-old Sage Robert Lanza took a 14-year-old girl to Planned Parenthood in Enfield, Connecticut, for an abortion. She had become pregnant through their abusive relationship and he was forcing her to abort the baby. Planned Parenthood staff should have reported that a 14-year-old was seeking an abortion so authorities could determine if she was being abused, as Planned Parenthood is legally required to report suspected abuse. Instead, it committed the abortion and sent the girl on her way. Staff did nothing to protect her from her abuser or save her from the unwanted abortion. She was not Lanza’s only victim.
Planned Parenthood markets itself as a health care organization that cares about women and girls. However, it has repeatedly failed to protect them. As in the case of Lanza’s victim, Planned Parenthood has frequently ignored the signs of abuse and has allowed the patients whom they claim to care so much about to stay in their abusive situations. Anyone who visits the abortion corporation hoping to be helped out of their abusive relationships are unlikely to find that help from the organization.
READ: ‘Aiding Abusers’ series exposes Planned Parenthood’s complicity in sexual abuse

Ritchie Lee Lathrop was 27 when he began “dating” a 15-year-old girl whom he told to keep their relationship a secret. The girl went to Planned Parenthood for birth control and staff members failed to report the suspected abuse. In 2007, Lathrop was convicted of third-degree sexual abuse – a year after the victim visited Planned Parenthood.
“Jane Roe” was only 13 when her 21-year-old soccer coach began grooming her, and by age 14, she became pregnant. He took her to Planned Parenthood in Southwest Ohio for an abortion and the staff there did nothing to protect the girl. It wasn’t until she confided in a teacher that the abuse finally ended and Haller was eventually found guilty of seven counts of sexual battery. Jane’s parents later filed a civil suit against the corporation for intentionally violating Ohio’s informed consent laws, failing to obtain written consent for the abortion, and failure to notify police or a child services agency of suspected sexual abuse of a minor. Planned Parenthood settled out of court.

Denise Fairbanks has said that Planned Parenthood didn’t protect her from abuse either after her father brought her there in 2004. He had been abusing her since she was 13, but when she told staffers about the abuse, they covered up for the abuser instead of helping Denise. Her father continued to abuse her for another year-and-a-half until she told her basketball coach, who filed a report. After that, Denise’s father was sent to jail. Denise sued Planned Parenthood, which settled the case.
“Planned Parenthood did everything possible to try to defeat my claims and drown out my message, that when Planned Parenthood knows or suspects that a young girl is being sexually abused, it must meet its duties under the law and immediately report that abuse to the proper authorities,” said Denise.
The abortion profiteer has also been caught on camera helping undercover actors posing as a pimp and prostitute to obtain abortions and birth control for their underage trafficking victims.
READ: Aiding Abusers: Planned Parenthood tells ‘sex traffickers’ they can pose as guardians
When a victim of trafficking was asked why trafficked women and girls were taken to Planned Parenthood for abortions, she told researchers from the Loyola University Chicago Beazley Institute that it was “because [Planned Parenthood] didn’t ask questions.”
Planned Parenthood committed a record number of abortions in 2018 despite an overall national decline in abortions, and has cornered 40 percent of the abortion market in the U.S. The organization’s 2018-2019 annual report revealed that it brought in $110 million in excess revenue, bringing its net assets for 2018 to nearly $2 billion. The corporation’s affiliate CEOs take in enough money to be part of the top 1 percent of the population for income.
Abortion is Planned Parenthood’s top money-making product. Abortion is also the means for an abuser to cover up his crimes since a baby is living proof of sexual abuse. Both Planned Parenthood and abusive men benefit from abortion at the expense of vulnerable young women and girls.
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liveaction--2020-02-17--Facebook removes interview with abortion survivor, labels as ‘spam’  and ‘misleading others’

In yet another apparent attempt to silence pro-lifers , Facebook has removed a post created by Seth Gruber of Life Training Institute .
Gruber had interviewed abortion survivor Melissa Ohden and was sharing information about the interview on his personal Facebook page when he was sent a warning message from the social media giant — and his post was removed .
Facebook told Gruber that his Facebook post , seen below in two screenshots , went “ against our community standards on spam.
” “ We have these standards to help prevent people from misleading others , ” the notification @ @ @ @ @ @ @ account if you violate our standards again.
” Gruber ’ s post simply invited his followers to tune in to YouTube later in the day to watch the interview with Ohden and gave a description of who Ohden is : a survivor of a failed saline infusion abortion in 1977 .
The medical records from her birth actually state , “ a saline infusion for abortion was done but was unsuccessful.
” In other words , Ohden survived .
Abortion advocates don ’ t want people to know that babies do survive abortions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ babies and proves that abortions are committed on viable , healthy babies .
“ It ’ s ironic , isn ’ t it , that when pro-abortion advocates can ’ t silence unborn children in the womb through dismemberment , they will attempt to silence the voices of those who survived that procedure under the guise of ‘ misleading others ’ , ” Gruber told Live Action News by email .
“ I appealed it of course , but haven ’ t heard back and probably won ’ t. ” Facebook has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including Live Action and Live Action President Lila Rose .
Even Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg called last year ’ s censorship of Live Action by Facebook and its third-party abortionist fact checkers “ clearly biased.
” Gruber responded to Facebook ’ s censorship , writing on Facebook , “ So rather than functioning as a platform that allows all content and voices , they have become an Orwellian Leftist think tank that chooses which content to remove that poses a conservative threat to their leftist indoctrination of young people , who spend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ platform.
” The video interview with Ohden can be viewed above or on YouTube .
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UPDATE February 18, 2020: Facebook has restored a post by pro-life activist Seth Gruber, telling Live Action that Gruber’s post was “incorrectly” flagged as spam and that it is now live. The social media platform also said that Gruber was “flagged due to frequent posting” in order “to prevent individuals from spamming links all over the platform” and that it had “nothing to do with the content.”
Gruber reached out to Live Action News to say that Facebook apologized to him and that he hopes he “can trust that it was accidental.” The post flagged by Facebook was in regards to an interview Gruber had done with abortion survivor Melissa Ohden.
February 17, 2020: In yet another apparent attempt to silence pro-lifers, Facebook has removed a post created by Seth Gruber of Life Training Institute. Gruber had interviewed abortion survivor Melissa Ohden and was sharing information about the interview on his personal Facebook page when he was sent a warning message from the social media giant — and his post was removed.
Facebook told Gruber that his Facebook post, seen below in two screenshots, went “against our community standards on spam.”
“We have these standards to help prevent people from misleading others,” the notification stated. “We may restrict your account if you violate our standards again.”
Gruber’s post simply invited his followers to tune in to YouTube later in the day to watch the interview with Ohden and gave a description of who Ohden is: a survivor of a failed saline infusion abortion in 1977. The medical records from her birth actually state, “a saline infusion for abortion was done but was unsuccessful.” In other words, Ohden survived. Abortion advocates don’t want people to know that babies do survive abortions because this shows the humanity of preborn babies and proves that abortions are committed on viable, healthy babies.
“It’s ironic, isn’t it, that when pro-abortion advocates can’t silence unborn children in the womb through dismemberment, they will attempt to silence the voices of those who survived that procedure under the guise of ‘misleading others’,” Gruber told Live Action News by email. “I appealed it of course, but haven’t heard back and probably won’t.”

Facebook has a history of censoring pro-life groups and individuals, including Live Action and Live Action President Lila Rose. Even Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg called last year’s censorship of Live Action by Facebook and its third-party abortionist fact checkers “clearly biased.”
Gruber responded to Facebook’s censorship, writing on Facebook, “So rather than functioning as a platform that allows all content and voices, they have become an Orwellian Leftist think tank that chooses which content to remove that poses a conservative threat to their leftist indoctrination of young people, who spend an inordinate amount of time on this platform.”
The video interview with Ohden can be viewed above or on YouTube.
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liveaction--2020-02-18--BREAKING: Federal judge blocks pro-life Title X funding rule in Maryland

Maryland ’ s abortion industry is celebrating after a ruling from a federal judge exempted them from the Trump Administration ’ s new Title X requirements .
U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett ruled on behalf of the city of Baltimore in their suit against the Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) , challenging the rule that barred Title X affiliates from referring women for abortions .
In the ruling , Bennett wrote , “ [ T ] his Court holds that the proposed rule as promulgated violates the Administrative Procedure Act in that it is arbitrary and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unreasonable.
” The Trump Administration ’ s new requirements for Title X recipients meant that funding could not go to any facilities where abortions are committed ; the family planning services had to be financially and physically separate from abortions .
Before the rule was instituted , funding received by such facilities was fungible ; while these facilities have claimed that federal funding does not go towards abortion services , that federal funding supports the daily operations of the same centers and staff , which provide abortions on the same site .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : According to Courthouse News , “ Friday ’ s opinion did nix some of the city ’ s claims , but still blocked the entire rule from being implemented in Maryland and found the controversial section could not be severed from the whole policy.
” The abortion industry wasted no time praising Bennett ’ s decision , which could potentially encourage other pro-abortion lawmakers to follow suit in other states .
Courthouse News reported that “ [ a ] ccording to case filings , the so-called abortion gag rule impacts 16,000 patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over $ 1.4 million in clinic funding every year [ emphasis added ] .
” National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association President Clare Coleman also claimed the rule changes meant women would be without access to health care — which is false .
“ Title X was created to support patient access to high-quality , confidential family planning care and information , ” she said in a statement .
“ But the Trump administration ’ s actions have left millions of patients across the country without access to the Title X-funded health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ previously noted by Dr. Michael J .
New , the funding lost by facilities that did not qualify under the rule change was redirected to other facilities : The Protect Life Rule does not cut any funds from family planning programs .
Title X funds would still be available to thousands of Federally Qualified Health Centers ( FQHCs ) , which offer a much wider range of health care services .
Unlike Planned Parenthood clinics , for example , FQHCs offer mammograms .
They also see far more prenatal patients and conduct more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are relatively few Planned Parenthood clinics in rural areas .
As such , making these Title X funds available to Federally Qualified Health Care Centers will expand access to care for thousands of women .
Planned Parenthood of Maryland CEO Karen J. Nelson told Courthouse News , “ We thank the court for recognizing the harm of the Trump-Pence administration ’ s gag rule on Title X , which makes it harder for people with low incomes to get birth control and preventive care .
Planned Parenthood is committed to providing honest , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is an outrage that the Trump-Pence administration , through the gag rule , delivers Americans seeking health care something less.
” ( For facts on the dishonesty , inaccuracy , and medical misinformation actually offered by Planned Parenthood — especially when it comes to abortion — see here , here , here , here , and here . )
In truth , abortion is not health care .
It is the intentional taking of a human life , and it ’ s never medically necessary .
Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because of the rule change and left the program rather than separate their abortion businesses from their meager health care services .
That decision was not forced upon them by the Trump administration .
It ’ s expected that the HHS will appeal the ruling .
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Maryland’s abortion industry is celebrating after a ruling from a federal judge exempted them from the Trump Administration’s new Title X requirements. U.S. District Judge Richard Bennett ruled on behalf of the city of Baltimore in their suit against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), challenging the rule that barred Title X affiliates from referring women for abortions.
In the ruling, Bennett wrote, “[T]his Court holds that the proposed rule as promulgated violates the Administrative Procedure Act in that it is arbitrary and capricious, being inadequately justified and objectively unreasonable.”
The Trump Administration’s new requirements for Title X recipients meant that funding could not go to any facilities where abortions are committed; the family planning services had to be financially and physically separate from abortions. Before the rule was instituted, funding received by such facilities was fungible; while these facilities have claimed that federal funding does not go towards abortion services, that federal funding supports the daily operations of the same centers and staff, which provide abortions on the same site. The video below explains the concept of fungibility:
According to Courthouse News, “Friday’s opinion did nix some of the city’s claims, but still blocked the entire rule from being implemented in Maryland and found the controversial section could not be severed from the whole policy.”
The abortion industry wasted no time praising Bennett’s decision, which could potentially encourage other pro-abortion lawmakers to follow suit in other states. Courthouse News reported that “[a]ccording to case filings, the so-called abortion gag rule impacts 16,000 patients in Baltimore as it limited access to over $1.4 million in clinic funding every year [emphasis added].”
National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association President Clare Coleman also claimed the rule changes meant women would be without access to health care — which is false. “Title X was created to support patient access to high-quality, confidential family planning care and information,” she said in a statement. “But the Trump administration’s actions have left millions of patients across the country without access to the Title X-funded health care they need.” However, as previously noted by Dr. Michael J. New, the funding lost by facilities that did not qualify under the rule change was redirected to other facilities:
The Protect Life Rule does not cut any funds from family planning programs. Title X funds would still be available to thousands of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), which offer a much wider range of health care services. Unlike Planned Parenthood clinics, for example, FQHCs offer mammograms. They also see far more prenatal patients and conduct more cervical cancer screenings.
Additionally, there are relatively few Planned Parenthood clinics in rural areas. As such, making these Title X funds available to Federally Qualified Health Care Centers will expand access to care for thousands of women.
Planned Parenthood of Maryland CEO Karen J. Nelson told Courthouse News, “We thank the court for recognizing the harm of the Trump-Pence administration’s gag rule on Title X, which makes it harder for people with low incomes to get birth control and preventive care. Planned Parenthood is committed to providing honest, accurate, and complete medical information. It is an outrage that the Trump-Pence administration, through the gag rule, delivers Americans seeking health care something less.” (For facts on the dishonesty, inaccuracy, and medical misinformation actually offered by Planned Parenthood — especially when it comes to abortion — see here, here, here, here, and here.)
In truth, abortion is not health care. It is the intentional taking of a human life, and it’s never medically necessary.
Planned Parenthood and other abortion facilities chose to give up Title X funding because of the rule change and left the program rather than separate their abortion businesses from their meager health care services. That decision was not forced upon them by the Trump administration.
It’s expected that the HHS will appeal the ruling.
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liveaction--2020-02-18--Pro-lifers win first step in fight against Mississippi buffer zone ordinance

A pro-life challenge to a buffer zone ordinance passed by the City of Jackson , Mississippi , has had some recent success in court .
The buffer zone ordinance , enacted in October , requires police to enforce noise restrictions and to limit the activities of protesters within 15 feet of the entrance to a medical facility .
Although supposedly aimed at any medical facility , the ordinance came at the behest of the state ’ s only abortion facility , the Jackson Women ’ s Health Organization , and is largely understood to target pro-life activities and organizations such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the ordinance could result in up to 90 days in jail or fines of up to $ 1,000 .
The Mississippi Justice Institute filed a free speech lawsuit on behalf of the Sidewalk Advocates for Life last fall , complaining , in part , that the ordinance runs contrary to Mississippi ’ s constitution .
Despite this , the city attempted to move the lawsuit to federal court , with city attorney Timothy Howard calling it “ the appropriate venue for this matter.
” Last Wednesday , however , a federal judge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , stating that the issue was local rather than federal , and ordered the City to pay attorney fees .
Director of the Mississippi Justice Institute , Aaron Rice , hailed the move .
“ Jackson ’ s argument completely disregarded the principles of federalism upon which our country was founded , denigrated the competence of state courts to hear state law claims , and was dismissive of the authority of state courts to interpret their own state ’ s constitution , ” he said , according to WLBT .
“ Fortunately , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensured that state courts will have this important opportunity to interpret the Mississippi Constitution ’ s free speech protections.
” Sidewalk Advocates for Life also celebrated the move .
In October , the organization told Catholic News Agency that 7,000 women nationwide have sought life-affirming alternatives , and that the ordinance would severely hinder the group ’ s ability to approach women seeking abortions to present them with alternatives .
“ Women regularly accept our offer to help in the midst of an unexpected pregnancy , ” Pam Miller , co-leader of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Public Policy .
“ In fact , in partnership with other peaceful community members , more women than ever have opted to take advantage of the free , alternative resources the Jackson community provides .
We are committed to connecting women with the loving , life-affirming assistance they deserve , and we will continue to serve the women of Mississippi in a peaceful and law-abiding way.
” Lawmakers in Mississippi have also introduced House Bill 628 in an attempt to prohibit buffer zone-type laws “ without prior legislative authorization.
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A pro-life challenge to a buffer zone ordinance passed by the City of Jackson, Mississippi, has had some recent success in court. The buffer zone ordinance, enacted in October, requires police to enforce noise restrictions and to limit the activities of protesters within 15 feet of the entrance to a medical facility. Although supposedly aimed at any medical facility, the ordinance came at the behest of the state’s only abortion facility, the Jackson Women’s Health Organization, and is largely understood to target pro-life activities and organizations such as Sidewalk Advocates for Life. Violations of the ordinance could result in up to 90 days in jail or fines of up to $1,000.
The Mississippi Justice Institute filed a free speech lawsuit on behalf of the Sidewalk Advocates for Life last fall, complaining, in part, that the ordinance runs contrary to Mississippi’s constitution. Despite this, the city attempted to move the lawsuit to federal court, with city attorney Timothy Howard calling it “the appropriate venue for this matter.” Last Wednesday, however, a federal judge ruled against the city’s move, stating that the issue was local rather than federal, and ordered the City to pay attorney fees.
READ: Pro-life group challenges Mississippi town’s ‘buffer zone’ ordinance in court
Director of the Mississippi Justice Institute, Aaron Rice, hailed the move. “Jackson’s argument completely disregarded the principles of federalism upon which our country was founded, denigrated the competence of state courts to hear state law claims, and was dismissive of the authority of state courts to interpret their own state’s constitution,” he said, according to WLBT. “Fortunately, the federal court understood that, and ensured that state courts will have this important opportunity to interpret the Mississippi Constitution’s free speech protections.”
Sidewalk Advocates for Life also celebrated the move. In October, the organization told Catholic News Agency that 7,000 women nationwide have sought life-affirming alternatives, and that the ordinance would severely hinder the group’s ability to approach women seeking abortions to present them with alternatives.
“Women regularly accept our offer to help in the midst of an unexpected pregnancy,” Pam Miller, co-leader of the organization, said to the Mississippi Center for Public Policy. “In fact, in partnership with other peaceful community members, more women than ever have opted to take advantage of the free, alternative resources the Jackson community provides. We are committed to connecting women with the loving, life-affirming assistance they deserve, and we will continue to serve the women of Mississippi in a peaceful and law-abiding way.”
Lawmakers in Mississippi have also introduced House Bill 628 in an attempt to prohibit buffer zone-type laws “without prior legislative authorization.”
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liveaction--2020-02-18--Priests for Life sets goal to give names to 61 million victims of abortion

On February 12th , Priests for Life announced a new initiative , NametheChildren.org , to give names to the more than 61 million children lost to legalized abortion since Roe v. Wade in 1973 .
The announcement was timed to coincide with the public burial of the remains of 2,411 children aborted by late Indiana abortionist Dr. Ulrich Klopfer , which were found on his Illinois property following his death in September 2019 .
Priests for Life and Citizens for a Pro-Life Society had previously given names to each one of those children , but this will be the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tens of millions .
Priests for Life National Director Fr .
Frank Pavone explained the rationale in a press release , saying , “ Every person has a name .
One of the very first things people do when meeting one another for the first time is to let each other know their names .
It would be strange indeed for someone to say , when we ask their name , ‘ I don ’ t have one.
’ ” As the website points out , the naming of children falls typically to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as Rachel ’ s Vineyard routinely encourage post-abortive men and women to connect with the reality and humanity of their aborted children by naming them .
According to NametheChildren.org , “ It is at that part of the healing process that , after they have thought about the death of their child , they begin to focus on the child ’ s life , and reclaim a spiritual relationship with that child , whom they have entrusted to the Lord.
” Furthermore , “ when the parents are not interested in such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ step forward to grieve and name the children : grandparents , siblings , and other relatives of these babies.
” READ : As 2,411 aborted babies are laid to rest , pro-life groups black out social media in their memory Fr .
Pavone noted that , far from dehumanizing the preborn child alone , abortion dehumanizes those involved in ending the life of that child , and indeed , all of society .
He explained , “ When culture and law fail to consider the unborn as persons , not only are those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who kill them , and so are the rest of us.
” He went on , “ Mourning the children who have been killed by abortion , remembering them , burying them when we have their remains , and giving them a name , is part of the process of re-humanizing them , our society , and ourselves .
That ’ s why , at Priests for Life , we have embarked on a project to name all the abortion victims in the U.S. ” At the website , individuals can name a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or last name , or any combination , as many times as desired .
Names can be submitted anonymously , or individuals can receive a printed certificate with the child ’ s name as a “ reminder of this special act of love and remembrance.
” The Priests for Life press release announcing the project noted the tremendous success of previous appeals to name aborted babies , such as those found on Klopfer ’ s property or at Dr. Kermit Gosnell ’ s “ House of Horrors ” in 2010 .
Fr .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ those two projects was swift and intense .
Pro-life people want to connect with the humanity of these children who were killed .
They are not simply statistics .
That ’ s why they want to name them.
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On February 12th, Priests for Life announced a new initiative, NametheChildren.org, to give names to the more than 61 million children lost to legalized abortion since Roe v. Wade in 1973. The announcement was timed to coincide with the public burial of the remains of 2,411 children aborted by late Indiana abortionist Dr. Ulrich Klopfer, which were found on his Illinois property following his death in September 2019. Priests for Life and Citizens for a Pro-Life Society had previously given names to each one of those children, but this will be the first large-scale project seeking to give names to tens of millions.
Priests for Life National Director Fr. Frank Pavone explained the rationale in a press release, saying, “Every person has a name. One of the very first things people do when meeting one another for the first time is to let each other know their names. It would be strange indeed for someone to say, when we ask their name, ‘I don’t have one.’”
As the website points out, the naming of children falls typically to their parents, and abortion healing retreats such as Rachel’s Vineyard routinely encourage post-abortive men and women to connect with the reality and humanity of their aborted children by naming them. According to NametheChildren.org, “It is at that part of the healing process that, after they have thought about the death of their child, they begin to focus on the child’s life, and reclaim a spiritual relationship with that child, whom they have entrusted to the Lord.” Furthermore, “when the parents are not interested in such a process, sometimes other family members step forward to grieve and name the children: grandparents, siblings, and other relatives of these babies.”
READ: As 2,411 aborted babies are laid to rest, pro-life groups black out social media in their memory
Fr. Pavone noted that, far from dehumanizing the preborn child alone, abortion dehumanizes those involved in ending the life of that child, and indeed, all of society. He explained, “When culture and law fail to consider the unborn as persons, not only are those children dehumanized, but so are those who kill them, and so are the rest of us.” He went on, “Mourning the children who have been killed by abortion, remembering them, burying them when we have their remains, and giving them a name, is part of the process of re-humanizing them, our society, and ourselves. That’s why, at Priests for Life, we have embarked on a project to name all the abortion victims in the U.S.”
At the website, individuals can name a child by a first, middle, or last name, or any combination, as many times as desired. Names can be submitted anonymously, or individuals can receive a printed certificate with the child’s name as a “reminder of this special act of love and remembrance.”
The Priests for Life press release announcing the project noted the tremendous success of previous appeals to name aborted babies, such as those found on Klopfer’s property or at Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s “House of Horrors” in 2010. Fr. Pavone noted, “The response to those two projects was swift and intense. Pro-life people want to connect with the humanity of these children who were killed. They are not simply statistics. That’s why they want to name them.”
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liveaction--2020-02-18--Five years ago, Madeline was delivered at 22 weeks to save her mom’s life. Doctors never advised abo

Five years ago, Madeline was delivered at 22 weeks to save her mom’s life. Doctors never advised abortion.

Built into nearly every pro-life law is an exception that allows abortion up until birth in order to protect the life or health of the mother .
At face value , it seems like a reasonable exception .
But in truth , it ’ s completely unwarranted .
Tim and Renee , parents of six boys , experienced this firsthand when Renee was 22 weeks pregnant with their one and only baby girl , Madeline .
Madeline was baby number five for the couple , who had four young boys when they learned they were expecting , although they were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gender .
At about 12 weeks , Renee began to experience bleeding , but her doctors monitored her and felt there was no need to take extra precautions .
Within a couple of months , they traveled out of state to visit family and move forward with purchasing a business .
While away , Renee began to feel overly tired , especially when holding and carrying her 13-month-old son .
“ I couldn ’ t even get a breath in , ” she told Live Action News .
“ We went to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pushing the shopping cart .
I just figured I would push through and I could talk about it when I got back to my doctor.
” It was a Sunday , February 15 , 2015 , when , still out of state and 22 weeks pregnant , Renee became extremely tired and decided to lie down .
Soon after , she realized she was feverish .
While using the bathroom that afternoon , she saw she was bleeding heavily and passing large blood clots .
Scared for her baby , she headed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ me in right away up to labor and delivery , ” she said .
“ They put me in one of the triage rooms .
Doctors were asking what was going on and I had to explain my whole story because they didn ’ t have my history.
” By the time Tim arrived at the hospital , Renee was writhing in pain .
The doctors ran blood work and performed an ultrasound and the couple was relieved to see that the baby was fine .
However , Renee was having contractions and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elevated .
Unsure of the cause , doctors administered magnesium to stop the contractions .
Doctors told Renee that if she continued to show signs of infection , they would have to deliver the baby .
The hospital , however , was not equipped with a proper NICU and if they wanted to give their baby a chance , Renee would need to be transferred to a larger hospital , which they opted to do .
READ : Born premature at 22 weeks , identical twins are sharing the truth about abortion Unfortunately @ @ @ @ @ @ @ later and was diagnosed with Chorioamnionitis , an intra-amniotic infection .
The doctors believed it was a result of the bleeding , which created an entry for the bacteria to move up and around the uterus .
The doctors believed the baby likely had the infection as well and told the couple that the chances of a premature baby surviving with such an infection were slim .
Doctors advised that the only course of action was to give Renee antibiotics and deliver the baby .
When doctors performed another ultrasound , the couple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having their fifth son or their first daughter .
They learned they were having their long-awaited baby girl .
“ Having four boys we never found out the gender , ” Tim told Live Action News .
“ I physically collapsed onto the floor .
I was in shock .
Here ’ s the daughter we ’ ve been waiting ten years for and we ’ re losing her before she even comes.
” Doctors had warned them that the baby could be stillborn , and the next day , February 18 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dozen medical personnel on standby .
Tim baptized her with water from the Jordan River and was elated when the nurse announced that Madeline had a heartbeat .
“ That ’ s when I fell for the second time , ” said Tim .
“ She was still alive .
We were really relieved that she was still with us.
” Madeline was immediately put on oxygen and taken to the NICU .
Her eyes were still fused shut and she weighed just one pound , four ounces and was 12 inches long @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put on a ventilator with the goal of stabilizing her , but they struggled to get her well ventilated .
“ At two a.m. we had a knock on the door and realized he ’ s not there with good news .
They asked us to come down and told us she wasn ’ t getting enough oxygen to her organs and she was having seizures because she wasn ’ t getting oxygen to her brain , ” explained Tim .
The doctors felt they had done everything they could to save Madeline @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I remember them saying , ‘ We ’ re at the end .
We ’ ve done everything we can , ' ” said Tim .
Though doctors expected she would only live for a few minutes after being taken off the ventilator , Madeline lived for an hour .
Her parents were able to take her to a private room to rock her and hold her , knowing that she felt love .
She lived outside the womb for only a few hours and died on February 19 , 2015 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stayed down there with her , ” said Renee .
“ The nurses were great .
They said I could wash her body and get prints of her hands and feet.
” Renee stayed at the hospital for a few days receiving IV antibiotics and spending time with Madeline .
Tim ’ s parents , Renee ’ s mom , and other family and friends were able to meet her as well .
Even though the boys were young – six , four , two , and 13 months – they told Renee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Heaven .
They still pray for her to watch over them .
“ It was amazing how peaceful we felt knowing that she was in a better place and that God the Father was taking care of her way more than I could , ” said Tim .
“ And to have the perception and the understanding that as a parent , in general , your job is to lead your children to Christ because they belong to Him , they don ’ t belong to us , and I felt like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what we did .
We got her to Christ .
She ’ s a part of us and she will always be with us.
” The funeral home next to the church knew the family and took care of the costs , even giving Madeline a casket with a case complete with her name .
At the funeral Mass , Tim saw the casket — and again , his legs gave out under the overwhelming realization that his daughter wasn ’ t coming back .
READ : Miscarried at 22 weeks , these @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Since Madeline ’ s birth and death , the couple has welcomed two more sons .
Despite their devastation , they say they wouldn ’ t have been able to get through the loss of Madeline without their faith .
Tim credits Madeline with helping them put life , death , and eternal life into perspective .
“ If I play my cards right , I can see her again , ” Tim told Live Action News .
“ It ’ s certainly made me strive to be a better person since she @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sense of purpose for working on being as deep in my faith as possible so I can be in a state of sanctifying grace when God calls me home.
” One thing that never came up in the discussion of how to help Renee was abortion .
At 22 weeks , preborn children are most commonly aborted through a D & E dismemberment abortion .
It would take days to carry out , and Renee ’ s health could have suffered even more .
Killing a preborn child is never necessary to save @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is faster and safer to deliver the baby in hopes of saving both mother and child .
Sometimes the babies are able to survive , even as young as 21 weeks .
Other times , like Madeline , the babies don ’ t survive .
But the lives of both mother and child are respected , cared for , and treated with actual health care .
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Built into nearly every pro-life law is an exception that allows abortion up until birth in order to protect the life or health of the mother. At face value, it seems like a reasonable exception. But in truth, it’s completely unwarranted. Tim and Renee, parents of six boys, experienced this firsthand when Renee was 22 weeks pregnant with their one and only baby girl, Madeline.
Madeline was baby number five for the couple, who had four young boys when they learned they were expecting, although they were waiting to learn the baby’s gender. At about 12 weeks, Renee began to experience bleeding, but her doctors monitored her and felt there was no need to take extra precautions. Within a couple of months, they traveled out of state to visit family and move forward with purchasing a business. While away, Renee began to feel overly tired, especially when holding and carrying her 13-month-old son.
“I couldn’t even get a breath in,” she told Live Action News. “We went to get groceries and I could barely walk around pushing the shopping cart. I just figured I would push through and I could talk about it when I got back to my doctor.”
It was a Sunday, February 15, 2015, when, still out of state and 22 weeks pregnant, Renee became extremely tired and decided to lie down. Soon after, she realized she was feverish. While using the bathroom that afternoon, she saw she was bleeding heavily and passing large blood clots. Scared for her baby, she headed to the emergency room.
“They took me in right away up to labor and delivery,” she said. “They put me in one of the triage rooms. Doctors were asking what was going on and I had to explain my whole story because they didn’t have my history.”
By the time Tim arrived at the hospital, Renee was writhing in pain. The doctors ran blood work and performed an ultrasound and the couple was relieved to see that the baby was fine. However, Renee was having contractions and her white blood cell count was extremely elevated. Unsure of the cause, doctors administered magnesium to stop the contractions. Doctors told Renee that if she continued to show signs of infection, they would have to deliver the baby. The hospital, however, was not equipped with a proper NICU and if they wanted to give their baby a chance, Renee would need to be transferred to a larger hospital, which they opted to do.
READ: Born premature at 22 weeks, identical twins are sharing the truth about abortion
Unfortunately, Renee had a fever two days later and was diagnosed with Chorioamnionitis, an intra-amniotic infection. The doctors believed it was a result of the bleeding, which created an entry for the bacteria to move up and around the uterus. The doctors believed the baby likely had the infection as well and told the couple that the chances of a premature baby surviving with such an infection were slim.
Doctors advised that the only course of action was to give Renee antibiotics and deliver the baby. When doctors performed another ultrasound, the couple decided to find out if they were having their fifth son or their first daughter. They learned they were having their long-awaited baby girl.
“Having four boys we never found out the gender,” Tim told Live Action News. “I physically collapsed onto the floor. I was in shock. Here’s the daughter we’ve been waiting ten years for and we’re losing her before she even comes.”
Doctors had warned them that the baby could be stillborn, and the next day, February 18, 2015, Madeline was born with a dozen medical personnel on standby. Tim baptized her with water from the Jordan River and was elated when the nurse announced that Madeline had a heartbeat.
“That’s when I fell for the second time,” said Tim. “She was still alive. We were really relieved that she was still with us.”
Madeline was immediately put on oxygen and taken to the NICU. Her eyes were still fused shut and she weighed just one pound, four ounces and was 12 inches long. In the NICU, Madeline was put on a ventilator with the goal of stabilizing her, but they struggled to get her well ventilated.
“At two a.m. we had a knock on the door and realized he’s not there with good news. They asked us to come down and told us she wasn’t getting enough oxygen to her organs and she was having seizures because she wasn’t getting oxygen to her brain,” explained Tim.
The doctors felt they had done everything they could to save Madeline, but it wasn’t working.
“I remember them saying, ‘We’re at the end. We’ve done everything we can,'” said Tim.
Though doctors expected she would only live for a few minutes after being taken off the ventilator, Madeline lived for an hour. Her parents were able to take her to a private room to rock her and hold her, knowing that she felt love. She lived outside the womb for only a few hours and died on February 19, 2015.
“After she passed, I stayed down there with her,” said Renee. “The nurses were great. They said I could wash her body and get prints of her hands and feet.”
Renee stayed at the hospital for a few days receiving IV antibiotics and spending time with Madeline. Tim’s parents, Renee’s mom, and other family and friends were able to meet her as well. Even though the boys were young – six, four, two, and 13 months – they told Renee that everything was okay because Madeline was in Heaven. They still pray for her to watch over them.
“It was amazing how peaceful we felt knowing that she was in a better place and that God the Father was taking care of her way more than I could,” said Tim. “And to have the perception and the understanding that as a parent, in general, your job is to lead your children to Christ because they belong to Him, they don’t belong to us, and I felt like, you know, that’s what we did. We got her to Christ. She’s a part of us and she will always be with us.”
The funeral home next to the church knew the family and took care of the costs, even giving Madeline a casket with a case complete with her name. At the funeral Mass, Tim saw the casket — and again, his legs gave out under the overwhelming realization that his daughter wasn’t coming back.
READ: Miscarried at 22 weeks, these triplets are sharing the truth about abortion
Since Madeline’s birth and death, the couple has welcomed two more sons. Despite their devastation, they say they wouldn’t have been able to get through the loss of Madeline without their faith. Tim credits Madeline with helping them put life, death, and eternal life into perspective.
“If I play my cards right, I can see her again,” Tim told Live Action News. “It’s certainly made me strive to be a better person since she died, because now I have another sense of purpose for working on being as deep in my faith as possible so I can be in a state of sanctifying grace when God calls me home.”
One thing that never came up in the discussion of how to help Renee was abortion. At 22 weeks, preborn children are most commonly aborted through a D&E dismemberment abortion. It would take days to carry out, and Renee’s health could have suffered even more. Killing a preborn child is never necessary to save the life of the mother. It is faster and safer to deliver the baby in hopes of saving both mother and child. Sometimes the babies are able to survive, even as young as 21 weeks. Other times, like Madeline, the babies don’t survive. But the lives of both mother and child are respected, cared for, and treated with actual health care.
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liveaction--2020-02-18--Abortionist happy about repeat clients, says abortion ‘prevents a human life… that hasn’t started’

An abortionist is making waves on Twitter after announcing that he is happy when patients come to him for repeat abortions .
Despite the backlash , he remains unapologetic .
“ Every single day , I see patients who I ’ ve seen before for abortion services but end up with another undesired pregnancy , ” tweeted Joe Nelson , a fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health .
“ When they come back , they are often quite embarrassed to be in that position again and are worried we might be judging them .
We don ’ t. ” While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would judge his or her patients , joy at seeing a patient facing another unplanned pregnancy and feeling she has no option but to have an abortion is certainly an unusual reaction — yet that ’ s evidently how Nelson feels .
“ [ A ] s a family physician who does exclusively abortion work now , it makes my day to see a familiar face , ” he continued .
“ Those of us who do this work understand that this can happen to anyone at any time , and we take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trust us with your care again.
” He concluded that he “ makes no apologies ” for his statements , before adding that he “ would never wish an undesired pregnancy on anyone.
” Live Action founder and president Lila Rose responded to Nelson ’ s statements on Twitter : Nelson is not the first abortionist to celebrate the idea of multiple abortions .
Diane Horvath-Cosper is an abortionist in Maryland ; like Nelson , she cheered women having repeat abortions .
In one tweet , she wrote , “ When we stop @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people ’ s lived experiences , we discover that # abortion might actually be the BEST method of # birthcontrol sometimes.
” She also said it was “ 100 % OKAY ” for women to use abortion as birth control .
Other abortionists , however , feel differently , saying they have felt angry and disgusted seeing women come back again and again .
Why ?
Because as abortionists know firsthand , every abortion procedure is taking a life .
It ’ s killing .
Each preborn child is a human being , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ part of what allows abortionists like Nelson to look past the depravity of abortion is dehumanizing the person they ’ re killing .
READ : Abortionist : You aren ’ t ‘ pro-choice ’ if you don ’ t support late-term abortion “ Being pregnant against your will is fundamentally traumatic for many people , ” Nelson tweeted .
“ The process of removing the pregnancy can be scary for the patient , can be uncomfortable or even traumatic .
But it pales in comparison to the trauma of a forced birth.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the concept of life beginning at the moment of conception ( fertilization ) is an “ extreme oversimplification ” and instead , called the preborn child a “ growing potential human.
” He further claimed that abortion “ prevents a human life , ” because “ you can ’ t end a life that hasn ’ t started.
” These claims have no basis in science whatsoever .
The humanity of preborn children isn ’ t a simplification ; calling the abortion of a preborn child “ removing the pregnancy , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ able to pinpoint the exact moment life begins , which is at conception .
The facts of fetal development further illustrate the preborn child ’ s humanity , including the fact that the heart begins beating just three weeks after fertilization .
These are not “ potential ” humans , but actual human beings .
The fact that they are small and reside within their mother ’ s wombs doesn ’ t make them any less human .
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An abortionist is making waves on Twitter after announcing that he is happy when patients come to him for repeat abortions. Despite the backlash, he remains unapologetic.
“Every single day, I see patients who I’ve seen before for abortion services but end up with another undesired pregnancy,” tweeted Joe Nelson, a fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health. “When they come back, they are often quite embarrassed to be in that position again and are worried we might be judging them. We don’t.”
While no one would hope that no doctor would judge his or her patients, joy at seeing a patient facing another unplanned pregnancy and feeling she has no option but to have an abortion is certainly an unusual reaction — yet that’s evidently how Nelson feels.
“[A]s a family physician who does exclusively abortion work now, it makes my day to see a familiar face,” he continued. “Those of us who do this work understand that this can happen to anyone at any time, and we take it as a huge compliment if you trust us with your care again.” He concluded that he “makes no apologies” for his statements, before adding that he “would never wish an undesired pregnancy on anyone.”
Live Action founder and president Lila Rose responded to Nelson’s statements on Twitter:
Abortionist publicly declaring on Twitter that it “makes his day” when women have repeat abortions and he gets to kill siblings. How is this 1) legal 2) accepted by any sane person? https://t.co/VcUAsQYHj8 — Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) February 18, 2020
Nelson is not the first abortionist to celebrate the idea of multiple abortions. Diane Horvath-Cosper is an abortionist in Maryland; like Nelson, she cheered women having repeat abortions. In one tweet, she wrote, “When we stop and listen – *really* listen – to people’s lived experiences, we discover that #abortion might actually be the BEST method of #birthcontrol sometimes.” She also said it was “100% OKAY” for women to use abortion as birth control.
Other abortionists, however, feel differently, saying they have felt angry and disgusted seeing women come back again and again. Why? Because as abortionists know firsthand, every abortion procedure is taking a life. It’s killing. Each preborn child is a human being, unique and distinct and valuable. But part of what allows abortionists like Nelson to look past the depravity of abortion is dehumanizing the person they’re killing.
READ: Abortionist: You aren’t ‘pro-choice’ if you don’t support late-term abortion

“Being pregnant against your will is fundamentally traumatic for many people,” Nelson tweeted. “The process of removing the pregnancy can be scary for the patient, can be uncomfortable or even traumatic. But it pales in comparison to the trauma of a forced birth.” (emphasis added) He also claimed that the concept of life beginning at the moment of conception (fertilization) is an “extreme oversimplification” and instead, called the preborn child a “growing potential human.” He further claimed that abortion “prevents a human life,” because “you can’t end a life that hasn’t started.”
These claims have no basis in science whatsoever.
The humanity of preborn children isn’t a simplification; calling the abortion of a preborn child “removing the pregnancy,” however, is. Scientists have been able to pinpoint the exact moment life begins, which is at conception. The facts of fetal development further illustrate the preborn child’s humanity, including the fact that the heart begins beating just three weeks after fertilization. These are not “potential” humans, but actual human beings. The fact that they are small and reside within their mother’s wombs doesn’t make them any less human.
Editor’s Note: Header photo features image of a preborn baby at 10 weeks.
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liveaction--2020-02-20--Dutch mental patient ‘angry’ doctors proposed euthanasia to her

( LifeSiteNews ) “ What about asking for euthanasia ?
” When Manon , a Dutch patient , heard those words six or seven years ago coming from the mouth of her umpteenth new psychiatrist , she couldn ’ t believe her ears .
It was her first consultation with a new doctor .
She was hoping to find help for post-traumatic stress disorder , a condition she has been fighting for years .
She certainly didn ’ t expect to be encouraged to end her life .
“ I was tired of living and tired of fighting , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in northern Netherlands .
What she wanted was treatment , help and , if possible , healing .
What the doctor said to her was quite the opposite .
He even gave her what he considered to be good reasons for giving up .
“ The arguments were that he could see I was tired out , that I had gone through too much to go on like I was , that I had done everything humanly possible to treat my condition .
‘ I can write out a referral ( for euthanasia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the criteria , ’ ” Manon said he told her , according to an article published last week by zwolle.nieuws.nl .
“ I was overwhelmed and angry .
I couldn ’ t believe it .
I had come to see this man to get help , ” she explained .
“ I was suicidal , but I was looking for the help that I had actually never obtained – help for the core of my deepest pain and sorrow , my trauma , my post-traumatic stress disorder .
I had lost all belief @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back.
” Manon still recalls how she felt at the time .
The psychiatrist ’ s words made her ask herself if she didn ’ t “ deserve ” to go on living .
“ Is he giving up on me , just like that ?
” she thought : “ Yes , I ’ m broken , but I want to become whole again .
I ’ m asking for help to get better , not for death !
” This was six or seven years ago , at a time in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so obvious in the medical profession that mental disorders should be “ treated ” by euthanasia – even though unbearable mental suffering without hope of improvement is one of the accepted conditions for legal euthanasia .
Apparently , at least one psychiatrist at the time – hers – was prepared to anticipate a euthanasia request that didn ’ t even exist .
Or to put it more precisely , he was willing , even eager to create that demand and to present a suicidal woman with all the “ good ” reasons for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Manon ’ s story is one of despair over the Dutch medical system ’ s incapacity to offer therapeutic options .
Some three years later , she told her local newspaper , she was “ all but dead.
” Her post-traumatic stress disorder was not responding to standard treatment .
Her psychiatrist wanted her to try ECT ( electroconvulsive therapy , administered under anesthesia ) , something she had refused six years before because she didn ’ t “ dare ” face this quite invasive method .
This time , she was placed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , who was also the head of the clinic where she was being treated .
She would receive ECT .
And if that didn ’ t help ?
Then “ you may/will go into a euthanasia trajectory , ” she was told .
Manon received 80 ECTs .
It did not put an end to her problem and eventually had to be stopped because of digestive and liver problems linked to frequent sedation .
Her depression only got marginally better .
“ Not all that strange .
ECT does no more than combat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help you tackle the core problem , ” she said .
What Manon wanted above all was healing , and despite her profound depression , she was prepared to go on fighting .
She started a writing therapy course , and that helped .
Unfortunately , her therapist left town , and for the last 16 months , she has received no therapy at all .
Now , Manon is desperately “ shopping around , ” trying to find someone who will take her case .
The answer is always the same .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” she has “ gone through too much.
” Now , this sad and suffering woman who doesn ’ t “ want to die for the moment ” has decided to keep the euthanasia option in the back of her mind .
She is personally “ for ” euthanasia in a general way , she told zwolle.nieuws.nl , but it needs to be “ well-informed , ” which means not pushed on people when they are down , as happened to her .
“ My last hope is pinned on a trauma center @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she said .
“ If that doesn ’ t work , ( euthanasia ) will be my choice .
“ Especially as in the last 15 years I ’ ve lost about 40 people through suicide , eating disorders and a few to euthanasia .
Insanely many .
For a few , that last option was luckily available .
But it ’ s a long trajectory .
Mental suffering is extremely heavy to bear and lonely , and I hope that these waiting lists will also get shorter.
” “ But I really @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ How crooked the world seems to be.
” Her story is somewhat of a cautionary tale .
It shows how the seeds of euthanasia were planted in her mind at a time when she hadn ’ t even thought of it .
Her death wish seems anything but authentic .
On the contrary , Manon seems to have shown a rare fighting spirit amid all of her problems .
Perhaps the psychiatrists were tired of her , instead of her being tired of living .
And that is also one of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is killing , but it also marks the death of compassion and inventiveness where the worst affected patients are concerned .
In the Netherlands and Belgium , where euthanasia for psychiatric reasons is deemed legal , the list is slowly growing long of otherwise healthy men and women – especially women – who are given a fatal shot as an easy way out .
Editor ’ s Note : This article was published at Life Site News and is reprinted here with permission .
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(LifeSiteNews) “What about asking for euthanasia?”
When Manon, a Dutch patient, heard those words six or seven years ago coming from the mouth of her umpteenth new psychiatrist, she couldn’t believe her ears. It was her first consultation with a new doctor.
She was hoping to find help for post-traumatic stress disorder, a condition she has been fighting for years. She certainly didn’t expect to be encouraged to end her life.
“I was tired of living and tired of fighting,” she told local media in Zwolle, in northern Netherlands.
What she wanted was treatment, help and, if possible, healing. What the doctor said to her was quite the opposite. He even gave her what he considered to be good reasons for giving up.
“The arguments were that he could see I was tired out, that I had gone through too much to go on like I was, that I had done everything humanly possible to treat my condition. ‘I can write out a referral (for euthanasia) just like that. You meet the criteria,’” Manon said he told her, according to an article published last week by zwolle.nieuws.nl.
“I was overwhelmed and angry. I couldn’t believe it. I had come to see this man to get help,” she explained. “I was suicidal, but I was looking for the help that I had actually never obtained – help for the core of my deepest pain and sorrow, my trauma, my post-traumatic stress disorder. I had lost all belief in myself, that I wanted that back.”
Manon still recalls how she felt at the time. The psychiatrist’s words made her ask herself if she didn’t “deserve” to go on living.
READ: Physically healthy 23-year-old woman seeks euthanasia for mental illness
“Is he giving up on me, just like that?” she thought: “Yes, I’m broken, but I want to become whole again. I’m asking for help to get better, not for death!”
This was six or seven years ago, at a time in the Netherlands when it was not yet so obvious in the medical profession that mental disorders should be “treated” by euthanasia – even though unbearable mental suffering without hope of improvement is one of the accepted conditions for legal euthanasia.
Apparently, at least one psychiatrist at the time – hers – was prepared to anticipate a euthanasia request that didn’t even exist. Or to put it more precisely, he was willing, even eager to create that demand and to present a suicidal woman with all the “good” reasons for her to choose that final solution.
Manon’s story is one of despair over the Dutch medical system’s incapacity to offer therapeutic options.
Some three years later, she told her local newspaper, she was “all but dead.” Her post-traumatic stress disorder was not responding to standard treatment. Her psychiatrist wanted her to try ECT (electroconvulsive therapy, administered under anesthesia), something she had refused six years before because she didn’t “dare” face this quite invasive method.
This time, she was placed in a no-choice situation by her psychiatrist, who was also the head of the clinic where she was being treated. She would receive ECT. And if that didn’t help? Then “you may/will go into a euthanasia trajectory,” she was told.
Manon received 80 ECTs. It did not put an end to her problem and eventually had to be stopped because of digestive and liver problems linked to frequent sedation. Her depression only got marginally better.
“Not all that strange. ECT does no more than combat symptoms; it certainly won’t help you tackle the core problem,” she said.
What Manon wanted above all was healing, and despite her profound depression, she was prepared to go on fighting. She started a writing therapy course, and that helped. Unfortunately, her therapist left town, and for the last 16 months, she has received no therapy at all.
Now, Manon is desperately “shopping around,” trying to find someone who will take her case. The answer is always the same. Her problem is “too complex;” she has “gone through too much.”
“It’s inhuman,” she says.
Now, this sad and suffering woman who doesn’t “want to die for the moment” has decided to keep the euthanasia option in the back of her mind. She is personally “for” euthanasia in a general way, she told zwolle.nieuws.nl, but it needs to be “well-informed,” which means not pushed on people when they are down, as happened to her.
“My last hope is pinned on a trauma center with a slightly different approach,” she said. “If that doesn’t work, (euthanasia) will be my choice.
“Especially as in the last 15 years I’ve lost about 40 people through suicide, eating disorders and a few to euthanasia. Insanely many. For a few, that last option was luckily available. But it’s a long trajectory. Mental suffering is extremely heavy to bear and lonely, and I hope that these waiting lists will also get shorter.”
“But I really want to live,” she repeated. “How crooked the world seems to be.”
Her story is somewhat of a cautionary tale. It shows how the seeds of euthanasia were planted in her mind at a time when she hadn’t even thought of it.
Her death wish seems anything but authentic. On the contrary, Manon seems to have shown a rare fighting spirit amid all of her problems. Perhaps the psychiatrists were tired of her, instead of her being tired of living.
And that is also one of the many negative sides of euthanasia. It is killing, but it also marks the death of compassion and inventiveness where the worst affected patients are concerned.
In the Netherlands and Belgium, where euthanasia for psychiatric reasons is deemed legal, the list is slowly growing long of otherwise healthy men and women – especially women – who are given a fatal shot as an easy way out.
Editor’s Note: This article was published at Life Site News and is reprinted here with permission.
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liveaction--2020-02-19--Abortion workers admit abortion is killing: ‘If you’re not okay with that, you can’t work here’

Pro-lifers sometimes wonder if those who work in the abortion industry know that abortion ends lives .
The experiences of two former abortion workers seem to indicate that they do .
Both workers had doubts and went to their supervisors for advice .
While working at Planned Parenthood , Linda Couri was asked to counsel a pregnant 16-year-old who was unsure what to do .
Couri outlined the girl ’ s options : abortion , adoption , or keeping the baby .
Although she gave lip service to the idea of choice , Couri was certain what the best option @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] n my mind , at the time , I really , truly , from the bottom of my heart , believed that abortion was the best option for her .
I saw her carrying the baby and keeping the baby as really ruining her life , making her life way too difficult .
And I saw her , quote , ‘ giving the baby up ’ for adoption… But I also saw that option as being very difficult .
So , in my mind , abortion really was the best option .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ question : “ After I had mentioned the abortion , she said , ‘ Please tell me one thing .
If I have an abortion , am I killing my baby ? '
” It was hard , because I knew that she was .
But I decided to answer by saying , ‘ Well , you will be terminating the product of your conception.
’ Which was meant to deflect the question .
And I knew it .
And she looked at me kind of confused , and she scheduled an abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best option for her , but I was really stressed out , because I didn ’ t answer her question .
[ I ] rhetorically tricked her .
And I didn ’ t like that – didn ’ t like that I did that .
Uneasiness and guilt troubled Couri .
She went to her supervisor to discuss her feelings : I said , ‘ I just lied to her.
’ And she and I – we didn ’ t play the semantics game , like , oh , it ’ s not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life – we both kind of just went straight to the issue , which was like , this is the best option for her .
Abortion ’ s the best option .
This is a hard job that we have , and it ’ s a hard choice , but [ it ’ s ] the best choice for her and for her life .
The supervisor did not try to deny that abortion was killing .
Both women knew it was .
Instead , she told Couri that since they thought it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s twisting of the truth was acceptable .
Despite setting themselves up as champions of choice it was acceptable to them to lie to women in order to manipulate them into making the choice they thought was best .
READ : Don ’ t use my ‘ hard case ’ pregnancies to justify abortion Although Couri accepted her supervisor ’ s advice at the time , the incident continues to nag her conscience and was one of the things that led to her eventually leaving the industry .
Jewels Green was an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seeing the bodies of aborted babies .
Troubled by the pieces of children she was forced to see daily , she went to her boss and asked her if other staff members had nightmares .
According to Green , her boss replied , “ What we do here is end a life .
And if you ’ re not okay with that , you can ’ t work here.
” Green ’ s boss then gave her a different job at the facility , relieving her , for a while , of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remained in her job because she believed she was helping women .
Later , she too would leave and become pro-life .
Each of these abortion workers was aware that abortion was killing .
Still , for a time , they didn ’ t allow this knowledge to shake their support for abortion .
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Pro-lifers sometimes wonder if those who work in the abortion industry know that abortion ends lives. The experiences of two former abortion workers seem to indicate that they do. Both workers had doubts and went to their supervisors for advice.
While working at Planned Parenthood, Linda Couri was asked to counsel a pregnant 16-year-old who was unsure what to do. Couri outlined the girl’s options: abortion, adoption, or keeping the baby. Although she gave lip service to the idea of choice, Couri was certain what the best option was for the girl:
[I]n my mind, at the time, I really, truly, from the bottom of my heart, believed that abortion was the best option for her. I saw her carrying the baby and keeping the baby as really ruining her life, making her life way too difficult. And I saw her, quote, ‘giving the baby up’ for adoption… But I also saw that option as being very difficult. So, in my mind, abortion really was the best option.
Then the girl asked Couri a troubling question: “After I had mentioned the abortion, she said, ‘Please tell me one thing. If I have an abortion, am I killing my baby?'”
Couri struggled with her answer:
It was hard, because I knew that she was. But I decided to answer by saying, ‘Well, you will be terminating the product of your conception.’ Which was meant to deflect the question. And I knew it. And she looked at me kind of confused, and she scheduled an abortion. Which I really thought was the best option for her, but I was really stressed out, because I didn’t answer her question. [I] rhetorically tricked her. And I didn’t like that – didn’t like that I did that.
Uneasiness and guilt troubled Couri. She went to her supervisor to discuss her feelings:
I said, ‘I just lied to her.’ And she and I – we didn’t play the semantics game, like, oh, it’s not a life, it’s not life – we both kind of just went straight to the issue, which was like, this is the best option for her. Abortion’s the best option. This is a hard job that we have, and it’s a hard choice, but [it’s] the best choice for her and for her life.
The supervisor did not try to deny that abortion was killing. Both women knew it was. Instead, she told Couri that since they thought it was best for the girl, Couri’s twisting of the truth was acceptable. Despite setting themselves up as champions of choice it was acceptable to them to lie to women in order to manipulate them into making the choice they thought was best.
READ: Don’t use my ‘hard case’ pregnancies to justify abortion
Although Couri accepted her supervisor’s advice at the time, the incident continues to nag her conscience and was one of the things that led to her eventually leaving the industry.
Jewels Green was an abortion worker who began having nightmares after seeing the bodies of aborted babies. Troubled by the pieces of children she was forced to see daily, she went to her boss and asked her if other staff members had nightmares.
According to Green, her boss replied, “What we do here is end a life. And if you’re not okay with that, you can’t work here.”
Green’s boss then gave her a different job at the facility, relieving her, for a while, of the stress of handling body parts. Green remained in her job because she believed she was helping women. Later, she too would leave and become pro-life.
Each of these abortion workers was aware that abortion was killing. Still, for a time, they didn’t allow this knowledge to shake their support for abortion.
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liveaction--2020-02-19--GRUESOME: Hundreds of aborted babies disposed of in septic tank

Police raided an abortion facility on February 11 in Paseban , a village in Central Jakarta , Indonesia , after receiving a report about illegal abortions being committed there .
Abortion is illegal in Indonesia except in certain cases of rape and impairment of the preborn baby .
Abortion providers , those who assist them , and the mothers who procure abortions can be criminally sanctioned .
Senior Commissioner Yusri Yunus , a spokesman for the police department , told the Jakarta Globe that officers had located what they believed to be the remains of numerous aborted preborn babies .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ shared with Tempo.co his suspicion , based on past experience from similar cases , that hundreds of preborn babies ’ remains were discarded in the property ’ s septic tank .
It is believed that during its 21 months of operation , the facility performed 903 abortions .
The remains that were found have been placed in several sacks and sent out for forensic testing .
Three suspects were arrested for operating the illegal facility in a residential neighborhood .
The Jakarta Globe reported that the suspects involved have been convicted of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this time they are being identified only by their initials .
One is a doctor , one a nurse , and the third is an administrative worker .
The police plan to trace the women who procured abortions through their bank records .
The details of how the remains were disposed of are tragic and appalling .
According to engnews24h.com , the suspects stated that they sprinkled chemicals in the septic tank to facilitate decomposition .
They elaborated by stating that the bodies “ are easier to crush with the chemical ” up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but sometimes they had to deal with ones older than four months.
” Yusri said they had also discovered the remains of a preborn baby that appeared to be “ about six months and already had hair.
” Police claim that the suspects earned 5.4 billion rupiah ( approximately $ 395,000 ) during the time it was in operation .
The facility ’ s abortion fees were based on gestational age , beginning at 1 million rupiah ( about $ 72 ) to abort a preborn baby up to 1 month and increasing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only illegal abortion facility in the area .
Yunus learned from local residents that there are several other facilities that perform abortions and take overflow from the Paseban clinic .
He also told engnews24h.com that other suspected illegal abortion facilities have quieted operations in the wake of the recent raid .
Police will continue to investigate under the assumption that these illegal facilities will resume operations soon .
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Police raided an abortion facility on February 11 in Paseban, a village in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, after receiving a report about illegal abortions being committed there. Abortion is illegal in Indonesia except in certain cases of rape and impairment of the preborn baby. Abortion providers, those who assist them, and the mothers who procure abortions can be criminally sanctioned. Senior Commissioner Yusri Yunus, a spokesman for the police department, told the Jakarta Globe that officers had located what they believed to be the remains of numerous aborted preborn babies.
Late last week, the police representative shared with Tempo.co his suspicion, based on past experience from similar cases, that hundreds of preborn babies’ remains were discarded in the property’s septic tank. It is believed that during its 21 months of operation, the facility performed 903 abortions. The remains that were found have been placed in several sacks and sent out for forensic testing.
Three suspects were arrested for operating the illegal facility in a residential neighborhood. The Jakarta Globe reported that the suspects involved have been convicted of the same crime in the past. At this time they are being identified only by their initials. One is a doctor, one a nurse, and the third is an administrative worker. The police plan to trace the women who procured abortions through their bank records.
READ: Niger closes Marie Stopes abortion facilities over illegal abortions
The details of how the remains were disposed of are tragic and appalling. According to engnews24h.com, the suspects stated that they sprinkled chemicals in the septic tank to facilitate decomposition. They elaborated by stating that the bodies “are easier to crush with the chemical” up to two months gestational age, “but sometimes they had to deal with ones older than four months.” Yusri said they had also discovered the remains of a preborn baby that appeared to be “about six months and already had hair.”
Police claim that the suspects earned 5.4 billion rupiah (approximately $395,000) during the time it was in operation. The facility’s abortion fees were based on gestational age, beginning at 1 million rupiah (about $72) to abort a preborn baby up to 1 month and increasing thereafter.
Apparently this is not the only illegal abortion facility in the area. Yunus learned from local residents that there are several other facilities that perform abortions and take overflow from the Paseban clinic. He also told engnews24h.com that other suspected illegal abortion facilities have quieted operations in the wake of the recent raid. Police will continue to investigate under the assumption that these illegal facilities will resume operations soon.
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liveaction--2020-02-19--WATCH: Pro-Life Replies counters the claim, ‘Abortion is a constitutional right’

The latest video in Live Action ’ s “ Pro-Life Replies ” series counters the claim , “ Abortion is a constitutional right.
” In this video , Josh Craddock , former editor in chief of the Harvard Journal of Law and Affiliated Scholar at the James Wilson Institute , describes just a few reasons why Roe v. Wade — the decision that legalized abortion throughout the United States — was wrongly decided .
In the video , Craddock points out that Justice Harry Blackmun , who wrote the majority opinion in Roe , admitted that if prenatal “ personhood @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the womb would be “ guaranteed ” the right to life by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution .
This amendment was put in place after the Civil War to make sure that human beings would not be deprived of “ life , liberty , or property , without due process of law ” and guaranteed “ equal protection under the law ” for everyone .
Craddock says that , for three reasons , the Fourteenth Amendment ’ s protections should apply to human beings in the womb : Craddock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s important to look at the definitions for “ personhood ” which were in place at the time the Fourteenth Amendment was written .
By all accounts , the concept of personhood applied to the preborn child .
“ According to dictionaries of common and legal usage at the time of the Fourteenth Amendment ’ s adoption , ” Craddock notes , “ the term ‘ person ’ was largely interchangeable with ‘ human being . '
” He adds , “ There was no distinction between biological human life and legal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ humanity of preborn children in their laws .
“ Centuries of English common law tradition consistently treated abortion as the wrongful killing of a human being , ” Craddock notes in the video .
The United States adopted this same philosophy .
When the Fourteenth Amendment was adopted , Craddock says , “ the states widely recognized unborn children as persons .
Nearly every state had criminal legislation prohibiting abortion , and at least twenty-eight jurisdictions labeled abortion as an “ offense against the person.
” The authors of the Fourteenth Amendment were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ says they “ expected the Fourteenth Amendment ’ s guarantees of equal protection and due process to protect every member of the human species within United States jurisdiction.
” Based on just these criteria alone , it is clear that Roe v. Wade is bad law put into place by a Supreme Court that ignored all of the above .
But based on the criteria of science , it becomes even more obvious that the preborn are human beings/persons .
It is clear that a new human organism begins its life at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s heartbeat begins at around 21 days after fertilization , and brain waves can be detected between weeks six and seven .
At that same point , baby girls have developed ovaries , and baby boys have developed testes .
Between weeks eight and nine , that child can suck his or her thumb .
The signs of humanity are everywhere , though preborn children in the first trimester of pregnancy are still very small .
Thanks to ultrasound technology that is now routinely available , even young children can see that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and kicking , long before mothers can feel these movements .
Had the Supreme Court witnessed these clear , scientific signs of life and humanity , perhaps Roe might have been decided differently .
Today , however , we have full knowledge of the truth : that abortion destroys an actual human being .
And armed with that knowledge , it is time we correct the gruesome mistake that is Roe v. Wade .
Editor ’ s Note : Click here to read a 2017 Live Action News article citing Craddock ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as it relates to abortion , published in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy .
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The latest video in Live Action’s “Pro-Life Replies” series counters the claim, “Abortion is a constitutional right.” In this video, Josh Craddock, former editor in chief of the Harvard Journal of Law and Affiliated Scholar at the James Wilson Institute, describes just a few reasons why Roe v. Wade — the decision that legalized abortion throughout the United States — was wrongly decided.
In the video, Craddock points out that Justice Harry Blackmun, who wrote the majority opinion in Roe, admitted that if prenatal “personhood” could be established, then children in the womb would be “guaranteed” the right to life by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. This amendment was put in place after the Civil War to make sure that human beings would not be deprived of “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law” and guaranteed “equal protection under the law” for everyone. Craddock says that, for three reasons, the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections should apply to human beings in the womb:

Craddock points out in the video that it’s important to look at the definitions for “personhood” which were in place at the time the Fourteenth Amendment was written. By all accounts, the concept of personhood applied to the preborn child. “According to dictionaries of common and legal usage at the time of the Fourteenth Amendment’s adoption,” Craddock notes, “the term ‘person’ was largely interchangeable with ‘human being.'” He adds, “There was no distinction between biological human life and legal personhood.”
The states clearly recognized the humanity of preborn children in their laws. “Centuries of English common law tradition consistently treated abortion as the wrongful killing of a human being,” Craddock notes in the video. The United States adopted this same philosophy. When the Fourteenth Amendment was adopted, Craddock says, “the states widely recognized unborn children as persons. Nearly every state had criminal legislation prohibiting abortion, and at least twenty-eight jurisdictions labeled abortion as an “offense against the person.”
The authors of the Fourteenth Amendment were in alignment with the states. Craddock says they “expected the Fourteenth Amendment’s guarantees of equal protection and due process to protect every member of the human species within United States jurisdiction.”
Based on just these criteria alone, it is clear that Roe v. Wade is bad law put into place by a Supreme Court that ignored all of the above. But based on the criteria of science, it becomes even more obvious that the preborn are human beings/persons. It is clear that a new human organism begins its life at the moment of fertilization. That human being’s heartbeat begins at around 21 days after fertilization, and brain waves can be detected between weeks six and seven. At that same point, baby girls have developed ovaries, and baby boys have developed testes. Between weeks eight and nine, that child can suck his or her thumb. The signs of humanity are everywhere, though preborn children in the first trimester of pregnancy are still very small. Thanks to ultrasound technology that is now routinely available, even young children can see that preborn babies are alive, moving, and kicking, long before mothers can feel these movements.
Had the Supreme Court witnessed these clear, scientific signs of life and humanity, perhaps Roe might have been decided differently. Today, however, we have full knowledge of the truth: that abortion destroys an actual human being. And armed with that knowledge, it is time we correct the gruesome mistake that is Roe v. Wade.
Editor’s Note: Click here to read a 2017 Live Action News article citing Craddock’s paper on the subject of constitutional personhood as it relates to abortion, published in the Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy.
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