liveaction--2020-01-14--Planned Parenthood’s latest report: 40 percent of U.S. abortions and $110M in excess revenue

After a record-breaking 2017 , Planned Parenthood ’ s latest annual report ( 2018-2019 ) has revealed that the taxpayer-funded abortion corporation managed to rake in a whopping $ 110 million in excess revenue for that year , making Planned Parenthood ’ s net assets for 2018 nearly $ 2 billion .
Almost every year since 2000 , Planned Parenthood ’ s revenue has exceeded its expenses by tens of millions of dollars .
And as Live Action News previously documented , since last year , the corporation has seen a nearly $ 53 million increase in taxpayer dollars , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to $ 616.8 million in 2018 ( the highest amounts recorded in recent years ) .
In Planned Parenthood ’ s latest 2018-2019 annual report , it also reported its largest number of abortions ever in a single year , ending the lives of 345,672 preborn babies in 2018 , an increase of almost 13,000 from 2017 .
In past reports , Planned Parenthood consistently recorded its excess revenue over expenses , revealing in 2017 that it took in nearly $ 245 million over expenses .
But in 2018 , unlike past years @ @ @ @ @ @ @ line item .
However , despite this , a review of the report revealed that by subtracting PP ’ s net expenses from PP ’ s total revenue we can determine that excess revenue totaled $ 110 million in 2018 alone .
Since 2000 , while demanding more from U.S. taxpayers , the corporation has raked in over $ 1.5 BILLION in excess revenue .
Planned Parenthood now does 40 percent of all U.S. abortions : Live Action News has also documented PP ’ s increased supply of taxpayer funds which results year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decreased health services .
According to a recent analysis by Operation Rescue , Planned Parenthood now dominates the abortion market , operating 54 percent of the nation ’ s abortion facilities .
While abortions have been decreasing nationwide , abortions at PP are increasing .
Live Action News has previously documented that : • Abortions nationwide have dropped 50 percent since 1980 , according to the latest ( 2016 ) CDC report .
• The U.S. abortion rate hit its lowest point since Roe v. Wade , according to 2017 Guttmacher data .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than 20 million since 2000 .
But even as abortion numbers overall are dropping , Planned Parenthood has scooped up more of the nation ’ s total abortions , and based on the latest reported data ( 2017 ) from the Guttmacher Institute , PP now does 40 percent of all U.S. abortions .
• In recent years , abortions increased nearly seven percent ( 6.67 % ) , from 324,008 in 2008 to 345,672 in 2018 – the highest ever recorded in one year .
• Since 2010 , PP has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
• Since 2000 , Planned Parenthood has committed over 5.6 million abortions .
Despite excess revenue and increasing control of the abortion market coupled with massive millions of taxpayer dollars pouring into PP ’ s coffers each year , many of the corporation ’ s actual health services and clients are decreasing .
• Contraception services dropped two percent ( 2.46 % ) from 2,620,867 in 2017 to 2,556,413 in 2018 .
• Breast exams dropped nearly 11 percent ( 10.56 % ) from 296,310 in 2017 to 265,028 in 2018 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( 6.73 % ) from 274,145 in 2017 to 255,682 in 2018 .
• Total cancer screenings dropped nearly eight percent ( 7.84 % ) from 614,361 in 2017 to in 566,186 in 2018 .
• Private donations fell six percent ( 6.26 % ) from $ 630.8 million in 2017 to $ 591.3 million in 2018 .
• Patients : declined 20 percent from three million clients in 2008 , and nearly 23 percent ( 22.58 % ) from 3.1 million in 2006 .
• Facilities : between 2008 and 2018 ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nearly 265 centers despite once operating 900 facilities .
• Total services : rose slightly from last year but decreased 10 percent ( 10.25 % ) from 10,943,609 in 2008 dropping to 9,82,1548 in 2018 .
Total services have dropped 13 percent ( 13.72 % ) from a high of 11,383,900 in 2009 .
• Contraception services : decreased nearly 33 percent ( 32.97 % ) from 3,813,875 in 2008 to 2,556,413 in 2018 .
Since 2009 , Planned Parenthood ’ s contraception services have fallen 36 percent ( 36.24 % ) from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Contraception : decreased nearly 59 percent ( 58.68 % ) from 1,436,808 in 2008 to 593,586 in 2018 .
• Total Cancer screenings : dropped 69 percent ( 69.39 % ) from 1,849,691 in 2008 to 566,186 in 2018 .
The service decreased nearly 74 percent ( 73.76 % ) from a high of 2,157,849 in 2004 .
• Breast Exams : decreased nearly 68 percent ( 67.92 % ) from 826,197 in 2008 to 265,028 in 2018 .
And dropped nearly 76 percent ( 75.61 % ) from a high of 1,086,654 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decreased 72 percent ( 72.08 % ) , falling from 915,716 in 2008 to 255,682 in 2018 .
• Prenatal Care : increased eight percent ( 8.20 % ) from 9,055 in 2017 to 9,798 in 2018 but dropped 68 percent ( 68.49 % ) from a high of 31,098 in 2010 .
• Adoption referrals : increased 51 percent ( 51.15 % ) from 2,831 in 2017 to 4,279 in 2018 but dropped nearly 13 percent ( 12.89 % ) decline from a high of 4,912 in 2007 .
• Well-woman exams @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) from 216,722 in 2017 to 213,042 in 2018 and nine percent ( 9.48 % ) from 235,355 in 2016 .
• Other Procedures , Women and Men : has included “ WIC services ( a federally funded nutrition program for low-income women , infants , and children up to the age of five ) , pediatric care.
” In 2018 , PP added “ transgender services ” to this line item .
Despite adding the additional service , heavily promoted by PP , the numbers dropped 26 percent ( 26.24 % ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2018 and have decreased 88 percent ( 88.05 % ) from 81,492 in 2008 .
Planned Parenthood ’ s skyrocketing excess revenue , despite billions of taxpayer dollars funneled into the organization , is leading to a call for the abortion business to be taxed .
In an op-ed penned by Students for Life of America president Kristan Hawkins , she writes , “ At the very least , Planned Parenthood and the nation ’ s abortion vendors should be taxed , just as cigarettes , alcohol and gambling are taxed , because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for the women subjected to them.
” Operating with more than half-a-billion dollars in taxpayer funds and tax-free status gives Planned Parenthood incredible room to maneuver politically .
As reported at National Review , “ Planned Parenthood ’ s PAC is among the most powerful lobbying groups in American politics , shelling out $ 40 million last year for ‘ public policy ’ and investing upward of $ 175 million in such nebulous categories as ‘ movement building , ’ ‘ strengthening and securing Planned Parenthood , ’ and ‘ engaging communities.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of decreasing health services and increased abortions and profits should not result in millions from the U.S. taxpayer .
But , as this report revealed , PP ’ s taxpayer funding actually increased nearly 70 percent ( 69.82 % ) from $ 363.2 million in 2008 to $ 616.8 million in 2018 .
Today , the over half a billion in annual taxpayer dollars , an average of $ 1.7 million a day , which Planned Parenthood receives has resulted in PP committing 81 abortions for every adoption and 35 abortions for every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ currently ends the lives of 947 preborn babies a day , 39 each hour , committing one abortion every 91 seconds .
It is past time to defund Planned Parenthood .
“ Like ” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary !
Stories like the one you just read transform hearts and minds .
For example , one of our followers , Ross , messaged us and commented : “ I began to question my pro-choice views after reading articles about Live Action…Live Action is primarily responsible for my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information and the emotionally and uplifting stories of real people with real experiences in saving the lives of their children regardless of what others might say.
” Knowledge is power and CAN open eyes to SEE the truth .
And , YOU can provide the spark to transform someone ’ s mind , just like Ross .
The DAILY publishing at Live Action News is only made possible through generous people , like you , who give $ 5 , $ 10 , or $ 25 .
Your gift today will not only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but also help us open more eyes and change minds to be fully pro-life and save lives .
Will you join us in creating a world where the killing of preborn children is unthinkable and support Live Action News by making your tax-deductible gift today ?
DEFEND PREBORN CHILDREN IN 2020 MAKE YOUR GIFT TO LIVE ACTION

After a record-breaking 2017, Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report (2018-2019) has revealed that the taxpayer-funded abortion corporation managed to rake in a whopping $110 million in excess revenue for that year, making Planned Parenthood’s net assets for 2018 nearly $2 billion.
Almost every year since 2000, Planned Parenthood’s revenue has exceeded its expenses by tens of millions of dollars. And as Live Action News previously documented, since last year, the corporation has seen a nearly $53 million increase in taxpayer dollars, going from $563.8 million in 2017 to $616.8 million in 2018 (the highest amounts recorded in recent years). In Planned Parenthood’s latest 2018-2019 annual report, it also reported its largest number of abortions ever in a single year, ending the lives of 345,672 preborn babies in 2018, an increase of almost 13,000 from 2017.
Planned Parenthood’s excess revenue equates to $1.5 billion since 2000:
In past reports, Planned Parenthood consistently recorded its excess revenue over expenses, revealing in 2017 that it took in nearly $245 million over expenses. But in 2018, unlike past years, Planned Parenthood did not include this line item. However, despite this, a review of the report revealed that by subtracting PP’s net expenses from PP’s total revenue we can determine that excess revenue totaled $110 million in 2018 alone. Since 2000, while demanding more from U.S. taxpayers, the corporation has raked in over $1.5 BILLION in excess revenue.
Planned Parenthood now does 40 percent of all U.S. abortions:
Live Action News has also documented PP’s increased supply of taxpayer funds which results year after year in higher abortion numbers and decreased health services. According to a recent analysis by Operation Rescue, Planned Parenthood now dominates the abortion market, operating 54 percent of the nation’s abortion facilities. While abortions have been decreasing nationwide, abortions at PP are increasing. Live Action News has previously documented that:
Abortions nationwide have dropped 50 percent since 1980, according to the latest (2016) CDC report.
The U.S. abortion rate hit its lowest point since Roe v. Wade, according to 2017 Guttmacher data.
Abortions are declining nationally after topping more than 20 million since 2000.
But even as abortion numbers overall are dropping, Planned Parenthood has scooped up more of the nation’s total abortions, and based on the latest reported data (2017) from the Guttmacher Institute, PP now does 40 percent of all U.S. abortions.
In recent years, abortions increased nearly seven percent (6.67%), from 324,008 in 2008 to 345,672 in 2018 – the highest ever recorded in one year.
Since 2010, PP has committed an average of 330,000 abortions a year.
of 330,000 abortions a year. Since 2000, Planned Parenthood has committed over 5.6 million abortions.
Despite excess revenue and increasing control of the abortion market coupled with massive millions of taxpayer dollars pouring into PP’s coffers each year, many of the corporation’s actual health services and clients are decreasing.
READ: Planned Parenthood’s plummeting health care services prove it’s not focused on women’s health
Decreases from previous year (2017 to 2018):
Contraception services dropped two percent (2.46%) from 2,620,867 in 2017 to 2,556,413 in 2018.
dropped two percent (2.46%) from 2,620,867 in 2017 to 2,556,413 in 2018. Breast exams dropped nearly 11 percent (10.56%) from 296,310 in 2017 to 265,028 in 2018.
dropped nearly 11 percent (10.56%) from 296,310 in 2017 to 265,028 in 2018. Pap tests decreased nearly seven percent (6.73%) from 274,145 in 2017 to 255,682 in 2018.
decreased nearly seven percent (6.73%) from 274,145 in 2017 to 255,682 in 2018. Total cancer screenings dropped nearly eight percent (7.84%) from 614,361 in 2017 to in 566,186 in 2018.
dropped nearly eight percent (7.84%) from 614,361 in 2017 to in 566,186 in 2018. Private donations fell six percent (6.26%) from $630.8 million in 2017 to $591.3 million in 2018.
Decreasing Services – Past Years (2008 to 2018):
Patients : declined 20 percent from three million clients in 2008, and nearly 23 percent (22.58%) from 3.1 million in 2006.
: declined 20 percent from three million clients in 2008, and nearly 23 percent (22.58%) from 3.1 million in 2006. Facilities : between 2008 and 2018 (865 v 600) the organization shuttered nearly 265 centers despite once operating 900 facilities.
: between 2008 and 2018 (865 v 600) the organization shuttered nearly 265 centers despite once operating 900 facilities. Total services : rose slightly from last year but decreased 10 percent (10.25%) from 10,943,609 in 2008 dropping to 9,82,1548 in 2018. Total services have dropped 13 percent (13.72%) from a high of 11,383,900 in 2009.
: rose slightly from last year but decreased 10 percent (10.25%) from 10,943,609 in 2008 dropping to 9,82,1548 in 2018. Total services have dropped 13 percent (13.72%) from a high of 11,383,900 in 2009. Contraception services : decreased nearly 33 percent (32.97%) from 3,813,875 in 2008 to 2,556,413 in 2018. Since 2009 , Planned Parenthood’s contraception services have fallen 36 percent (36.24%) from a high of 4,009,549.
: decreased nearly 33 percent (32.97%) from 3,813,875 in 2008 to 2,556,413 in 2018. Since , Planned Parenthood’s contraception services have fallen 36 percent (36.24%) from a high of 4,009,549. Emergency Contraception : decreased nearly 59 percent (58.68%) from 1,436,808 in 2008 to 593,586 in 2018.
: decreased nearly 59 percent (58.68%) from 1,436,808 in 2008 to 593,586 in 2018. Total Cancer screenings : dropped 69 percent (69.39%) from 1,849,691 in 2008 to 566,186 in 2018. The service decreased nearly 74 percent (73.76%) from a high of 2,157,849 in 2004.
: dropped 69 percent (69.39%) from 1,849,691 in 2008 to 566,186 in 2018. The service decreased nearly 74 percent (73.76%) from a high of 2,157,849 in 2004. Breast Exams : decreased nearly 68 percent (67.92%) from 826,197 in 2008 to 265,028 in 2018. And dropped nearly 76 percent (75.61%) from a high of 1,086,654 in 2000.
: decreased nearly 68 percent (67.92%) from 826,197 in 2008 to 265,028 in 2018. And dropped nearly 76 percent (75.61%) from a high of 1,086,654 in 2000. Pap Tests : decreased 72 percent (72.08%), falling from 915,716 in 2008 to 255,682 in 2018.
: decreased 72 percent (72.08%), falling from 915,716 in 2008 to 255,682 in 2018. Prenatal Care: increased eight percent (8.20%) from 9,055 in 2017 to 9,798 in 2018 but dropped 68 percent (68.49%) from a high of 31,098 in 2010.
increased eight percent (8.20%) from 9,055 in 2017 to 9,798 in 2018 but dropped 68 percent (68.49%) from a high of 31,098 in 2010. Adoption referrals: increased 51 percent (51.15%) from 2,831 in 2017 to 4,279 in 2018 but dropped nearly 13 percent (12.89%) decline from a high of 4,912 in 2007.
increased 51 percent (51.15%) from 2,831 in 2017 to 4,279 in 2018 but dropped nearly 13 percent (12.89%) decline from a high of 4,912 in 2007. Well-woman exams: dropped two percent (1.70%) from 216,722 in 2017 to 213,042 in 2018 and nine percent (9.48%) from 235,355 in 2016.
dropped two percent (1.70%) from 216,722 in 2017 to 213,042 in 2018 and nine percent (9.48%) from 235,355 in 2016. Other Procedures, Women and Men: has included “WIC services (a federally funded nutrition program for low-income women, infants, and children up to the age of five), pediatric care.” In 2018, PP added “transgender services” to this line item. Despite adding the additional service, heavily promoted by PP, the numbers dropped 26 percent (26.24%) from 13,203 in 2017 to 9,738 in 2018 and have decreased 88 percent (88.05%) from 81,492 in 2008.
Planned Parenthood’s skyrocketing excess revenue, despite billions of taxpayer dollars funneled into the organization, is leading to a call for the abortion business to be taxed. In an op-ed penned by Students for Life of America president Kristan Hawkins, she writes, “At the very least, Planned Parenthood and the nation’s abortion vendors should be taxed, just as cigarettes, alcohol and gambling are taxed, because of the high social costs of abortion for the women subjected to them.”

Hawkins added:
Operating with more than half-a-billion dollars in taxpayer funds and tax-free status gives Planned Parenthood incredible room to maneuver politically. As reported at National Review, “Planned Parenthood’s PAC is among the most powerful lobbying groups in American politics, shelling out $40 million last year for ‘public policy’ and investing upward of $175 million in such nebulous categories as ‘movement building,’ ‘strengthening and securing Planned Parenthood,’ and ‘engaging communities.’”
Planned Parenthood’s abysmal record of decreasing health services and increased abortions and profits should not result in millions from the U.S. taxpayer. But, as this report revealed, PP’s taxpayer funding actually increased nearly 70 percent (69.82%) from $363.2 million in 2008 to $616.8 million in 2018. Today, the over half a billion in annual taxpayer dollars, an average of $1.7 million a day, which Planned Parenthood receives has resulted in PP committing 81 abortions for every adoption and 35 abortions for every prenatal service referral. This abortion behemoth currently ends the lives of 947 preborn babies a day, 39 each hour, committing one abortion every 91 seconds.
It is past time to defund Planned Parenthood.
“Like” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary!


liveaction--2020-01-14--‘You are strong enough to choose life’: Chicago March for Life draws 9,000 participants

Despite rain , sleet , and near freezing temperatures , 9,000 people showed up for the 2020 March for Life Chicago on Saturday , January 11th .
Because of the strong response to radical pro-abortion legislation passed in Illinois in 2019 , the March ’ s location had to be changed to a larger venue and the schedule of events was significantly expanded .
In addition to the March itself , other offerings included an all-day convention intended to connect pro-life individuals and organizations , an evening banquet , a Catholic Mass , a youth rally , and a young @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediately preceding the March , the crowds heard from abortion survivor Claire Culwell , Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago , Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod president Dr. Rev .
Matthew Harrison , U.S .
Congressman Dan Lipinski ( D-IL ) , Pro-Life Action League executive director Eric Scheidler , Loyola University Medical Center OB/GYN Dr. Karen Deighan , Chicago Bears ’ vice-president Pat McCaskey , weDignify student leader Alex Lehan , and LIFE Runners founder Dr. Pat Castle , all speaking to the theme “ Life Empowers : Pro-Life is Pro-Woman.
” Live Action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , an Illinois-based group that “ equips , educates , and empowers students to be pro-life leaders on campus and beyond , ” about their experience at the March .
Lauren Matson , a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sophomore majoring in Pre-Med , attended the Chicago March for Life for the first time this year .
She traveled with a group from Chicago ’ s Loyola University to the March for Life in Washington , D.C. , last year , and noted that the counter protesters were much more visible at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the counter protesters didn ’ t even seem familiar with what the pro-life message actually is , choosing to shout angry mantras like “ my body/my choice ” rather than to engage with the real substance of pro-life ideas .
Matson said she ’ s grown more convicted in her pro-life feminist beliefs in the last year , and that those beliefs “ made it harder to see [ the protesters ] now that I know better what true female empowerment is.
” She added , “ If the pro-choice people would listen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t think that they ’ d disagree with what we ’ re saying .
I think they ’ d agree that women can do hard things , even in less-than-ideal circumstances.
” READ : Major expansion of March for Life Chicago a response to radical abortion legislation Another weDignify member , Alex Lehan , addressed the crowds in Daley Plaza .
A junior studying Mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Lehan first encountered weDignify at the end of her freshman year when a dorm neighbor invited her to a meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s annual Leadership Bootcamp , and it “ lit a fire ” in her to advocate for preborn children and their mothers .
Lehan went on to become a weDignify service chair on her campus and has spoken at several weDignify events in the past .
She told Live Action News that her speech at the rally explored what women ’ s empowerment really means , saying that “ women often find themselves isolated ” when they experience unplanned pregnancies , and that telling a woman “ your body , your choice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ give her options .
Lehan told the crowds that the pro-life message tells women , “ You have options that are loving and life-giving .
You are strong enough ( to choose life ) .
” Certainly , recent legislation has dealt a blow to the safety and wellbeing of preborn children and their mothers in Illinois , but the strong attendance at the March for Life Chicago indicates that all is not lost .
One step at a time , committed Midwesterners are building a culture of life .
“ Like ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pro-life news and commentary !
Stories like the one you just read transform hearts and minds .
For example , one of our followers , Ross , messaged us and commented : “ I began to question my pro-choice views after reading articles about Live Action…Live Action is primarily responsible for my becoming Pro-Life through their well-thought-out , scientific information and the emotionally and uplifting stories of real people with real experiences in saving the lives of their children regardless of what others might say.
” Knowledge is power and CAN open eyes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ YOU can provide the spark to transform someone ’ s mind , just like Ross .
The DAILY publishing at Live Action News is only made possible through generous people , like you , who give $ 5 , $ 10 , or $ 25 .
Your gift today will not only keep these stories coming in 2020 , but also help us open more eyes and change minds to be fully pro-life and save lives .
Will you join us in creating a world where the killing of preborn children is unthinkable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your tax-deductible gift today ?
DEFEND PREBORN CHILDREN IN 2020 MAKE YOUR GIFT TO LIVE ACTION

Despite rain, sleet, and near freezing temperatures, 9,000 people showed up for the 2020 March for Life Chicago on Saturday, January 11th. Because of the strong response to radical pro-abortion legislation passed in Illinois in 2019, the March’s location had to be changed to a larger venue and the schedule of events was significantly expanded. In addition to the March itself, other offerings included an all-day convention intended to connect pro-life individuals and organizations, an evening banquet, a Catholic Mass, a youth rally, and a young adult swing dance.
At the rally immediately preceding the March, the crowds heard from abortion survivor Claire Culwell, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod president Dr. Rev. Matthew Harrison, U.S. Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-IL), Pro-Life Action League executive director Eric Scheidler, Loyola University Medical Center OB/GYN Dr. Karen Deighan, Chicago Bears’ vice-president Pat McCaskey, weDignify student leader Alex Lehan, and LIFE Runners founder Dr. Pat Castle, all speaking to the theme “Life Empowers: Pro-Life is Pro-Woman.”
MARCH FOR LIFE CHICAGO 2020! MARCH FOR LIFE CHICAGO 2020!#MarchForLifeChi#March4LifeChi Posted by Pro-Life Action League on Saturday, January 11, 2020
Live Action News spoke to two members of weDignify, an Illinois-based group that “equips, educates, and empowers students to be pro-life leaders on campus and beyond,” about their experience at the March. Lauren Matson, a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sophomore majoring in Pre-Med, attended the Chicago March for Life for the first time this year. She traveled with a group from Chicago’s Loyola University to the March for Life in Washington, D.C., last year, and noted that the counter protesters were much more visible at the Chicago March. Matson was saddened that the counter protesters didn’t even seem familiar with what the pro-life message actually is, choosing to shout angry mantras like “my body/my choice” rather than to engage with the real substance of pro-life ideas. Matson said she’s grown more convicted in her pro-life feminist beliefs in the last year, and that those beliefs “made it harder to see [the protesters] now that I know better what true female empowerment is.”
She added, “If the pro-choice people would listen a little more, I don’t think that they’d disagree with what we’re saying. I think they’d agree that women can do hard things, even in less-than-ideal circumstances.”
READ: Major expansion of March for Life Chicago a response to radical abortion legislation
Another weDignify member, Alex Lehan, addressed the crowds in Daley Plaza. A junior studying Mathematics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Lehan first encountered weDignify at the end of her freshman year when a dorm neighbor invited her to a meeting. That summer, Lehan attended weDignify’s annual Leadership Bootcamp, and it “lit a fire” in her to advocate for preborn children and their mothers. Lehan went on to become a weDignify service chair on her campus and has spoken at several weDignify events in the past.
She told Live Action News that her speech at the rally explored what women’s empowerment really means, saying that “women often find themselves isolated” when they experience unplanned pregnancies, and that telling a woman “your body, your choice” doesn’t support her or give her options. Lehan told the crowds that the pro-life message tells women, “You have options that are loving and life-giving. You are strong enough (to choose life).”
Certainly, recent legislation has dealt a blow to the safety and wellbeing of preborn children and their mothers in Illinois, but the strong attendance at the March for Life Chicago indicates that all is not lost. One step at a time, committed Midwesterners are building a culture of life.
“Like” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary!


liveaction--2020-01-15--Media ignores glaring flaws in recent study on abortion regret

( National Review ) This week , a new study was released , which purports to show that few women regret their decision to obtain an abortion .
The study was published in the academic journal Social Science and Medicine and is the latest study to be released as part of the Turnaway Project , which compares a cohort of women who obtained abortions with a separate cohort of women who were unable to obtain abortions due to gestational age limits .
This newest study based on that data has received a great deal of sympathetic coverage from a number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , The Hill , The Guardian , and CNN .
But most of the coverage has paid little or no attention to the limitations of the research .
For one thing , the Turnaway study is conducted by the group Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health ( ANSIRH ) at the University of California San Francisco , which typically produces research with a pro-abortion bias .
From 2008 to 2010 , Turnaway Project researchers sought participants at more than 30 abortion facilities located in 21 U.S. states and found 667 women who obtained @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than 38 percent of the women they asked who had obtained abortions actually agreed to take part in the study .
It seems likely that the women who made themselves available for the study might have had either a higher level of decisional certainty or fewer moral qualms about obtaining an abortion , skewing the results .
READ : Flawed , biased Turnaway study now claims 95 % of women happy after abortion Additionally , the Turnaway study tracked study participants over a five-year time period .
Over time , a significant percentage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ participate either could no longer be contacted or refused to answer follow-up surveys .
The new Social Science and Medicine article tries to downplay this fact , stating that 71 percent of the women completed an interview in the final two years of the study .
However , a 2017 article in JAMA Psychiatry that used Turnaway-study data indicated that only 58.4 percent of participants had responded to a survey five years after it began .
This information further skews the results , as it is likely that women who disappeared from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women who responded .
Interestingly , another recent study adds to the body of research showing that some women do suffer psychologically after obtaining an abortion .
Paul Sullins of the Catholic University of America published an article last November in the Swiss journal Medicina .
This study was unique because it was able to analyze results from women who obtained abortions of wanted pregnancies .
Such abortions typically occur when the mother wants the child but obtained an abortion after being pressured by either her parents or her partner .
Using data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Adult Health , the Sullins study found that any abortion increased the risk of depression , anxiety , or suicidality , but the risk was much higher following an abortion of one or more wanted pregnancies .
Of course , studies of this sort typically receive scant media coverage .
Editor ’ s Note : This article was published at National Review and is reprinted here with permission .
“ Like ” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary !
Stories like the one you just read transform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of our followers , Ross , messaged us and commented : “ I began to question my pro-choice views after reading articles about Live Action…Live Action is primarily responsible for my becoming Pro-Life through their well-thought-out , scientific information and the emotionally and uplifting stories of real people with real experiences in saving the lives of their children regardless of what others might say.
” Knowledge is power and CAN open eyes to SEE the truth .
And , YOU can provide the spark to transform someone ’ s mind , just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Live Action News is only made possible through generous people , like you , who give $ 5 , $ 10 , or $ 25 .
Your gift today will not only keep these stories coming in 2020 , but also help us open more eyes and change minds to be fully pro-life and save lives .
Will you join us in creating a world where the killing of preborn children is unthinkable and support Live Action News by making your tax-deductible gift today ?
DEFEND PREBORN CHILDREN IN 2020 MAKE YOUR GIFT @ @ @

(National Review) This week, a new study was released, which purports to show that few women regret their decision to obtain an abortion. The study was published in the academic journal Social Science and Medicine and is the latest study to be released as part of the Turnaway Project, which compares a cohort of women who obtained abortions with a separate cohort of women who were unable to obtain abortions due to gestational age limits.
This newest study based on that data has received a great deal of sympathetic coverage from a number of media outlets including the Washington Post, The Hill, The Guardian, and CNN. But most of the coverage has paid little or no attention to the limitations of the research. For one thing, the Turnaway study is conducted by the group Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) at the University of California San Francisco, which typically produces research with a pro-abortion bias.
From 2008 to 2010, Turnaway Project researchers sought participants at more than 30 abortion facilities located in 21 U.S. states and found 667 women who obtained abortions to participate. However, less than 38 percent of the women they asked who had obtained abortions actually agreed to take part in the study. It seems likely that the women who made themselves available for the study might have had either a higher level of decisional certainty or fewer moral qualms about obtaining an abortion, skewing the results.
READ: Flawed, biased Turnaway study now claims 95% of women happy after abortion
Additionally, the Turnaway study tracked study participants over a five-year time period. Over time, a significant percentage of the women who originally agreed to participate either could no longer be contacted or refused to answer follow-up surveys. The new Social Science and Medicine article tries to downplay this fact, stating that 71 percent of the women completed an interview in the final two years of the study. However, a 2017 article in JAMA Psychiatry that used Turnaway-study data indicated that only 58.4 percent of participants had responded to a survey five years after it began. This information further skews the results, as it is likely that women who disappeared from the survey were experiencing more psychological suffering than women who responded.
Interestingly, another recent study adds to the body of research showing that some women do suffer psychologically after obtaining an abortion. Paul Sullins of the Catholic University of America published an article last November in the Swiss journal Medicina. This study was unique because it was able to analyze results from women who obtained abortions of wanted pregnancies. Such abortions typically occur when the mother wants the child but obtained an abortion after being pressured by either her parents or her partner. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent to Adult Health, the Sullins study found that any abortion increased the risk of depression, anxiety, or suicidality, but the risk was much higher following an abortion of one or more wanted pregnancies. Of course, studies of this sort typically receive scant media coverage.
Editor’s Note: This article was published at National Review and is reprinted here with permission.
“Like” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary!


liveaction--2020-01-15--Paralympic champion was pressured to abort because of her disability

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has had quite an accomplished life .
She ’ s an avid athlete , a politician , a television presenter , and has served as chancellor of Northumbria University since 2015 .
She ’ s also married , and has one daughter — and she ’ s accomplished all of this as a wheelchair user .
Yet despite all that Grey-Thompson has been able to do , she still faced discrimination due to her disability , especially when it came to having children .
Grey-Thompson appeared on a BBC podcast , “ Stumps , Wheels and Wobblies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pressured to have an abortion , and told she shouldn ’ t have children due to her disability .
Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida .
“ My daughter is 17 now , which is slightly scary , but when I was pregnant I lost count of the number of people who asked me how I got pregnant , ” she said in the podcast .
“ The first thing I was offered at my first scan was a termination because , ‘ People like you should not have children , ’ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ] had a discussion about ‘ was I trying for a baby ?
’ … and the individual had some quite complicated views on disability.
” According to Grey-Thompson , the doctor was concerned that her disability might “ spread ” if people like her “ breed.
” Actress and podcast co-host Ruth Madeley said she had heard the same thing from other people with spina bifida , who are frequently told to have abortions as soon as they see doctors for their pregnancies .
“ The abortion rate is still 80 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ A lot of that is coming from a medical professional advising it.
” Grey-Thompson is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the United Kingdom , winning a total of 16 Paralympic medals , breaking over 30 world records , and winning the London Marathon six times .
Yet despite all she has been able to achieve , she still faced discrimination , with doctors feeling it was better for people like her to not procreate .
This kind of offensive ableism is sadly common in the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ frequently told they either should not have children , or should not have been born themselves .
Britons with disabilities face abuse and bullying all the time , and yet , when they come forward , authorities don ’ t believe them .
On top of that , the UK abortion limit is 24 weeks — except for babies diagnosed prenatally with any kind of disability , even one as minor and easily corrected as a cleft lip .
Especially for a country that considers itself progressive , this way of thinking is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary !
Stories like the one you just read transform hearts and minds .
For example , one of our followers , Ross , messaged us and commented : “ I began to question my pro-choice views after reading articles about Live Action…Live Action is primarily responsible for my becoming Pro-Life through their well-thought-out , scientific information and the emotionally and uplifting stories of real people with real experiences in saving the lives of their children regardless of what others might say.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to SEE the truth .
And , YOU can provide the spark to transform someone ’ s mind , just like Ross .
The DAILY publishing at Live Action News is only made possible through generous people , like you , who give $ 5 , $ 10 , or $ 25 .
Your gift today will not only keep these stories coming in 2020 , but also help us open more eyes and change minds to be fully pro-life and save lives .
Will you join us in creating a world where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and support Live Action News by making your tax-deductible gift today ?
DEFEND PREBORN CHILDREN IN 2020 MAKE YOUR GIFT TO LIVE ACTION

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has had quite an accomplished life. She’s an avid athlete, a politician, a television presenter, and has served as chancellor of Northumbria University since 2015. She’s also married, and has one daughter — and she’s accomplished all of this as a wheelchair user. Yet despite all that Grey-Thompson has been able to do, she still faced discrimination due to her disability, especially when it came to having children.
Grey-Thompson appeared on a BBC podcast, “Stumps, Wheels and Wobblies,” and revealed how she was pressured to have an abortion, and told she shouldn’t have children due to her disability. Grey-Thompson was born with spina bifida.
“My daughter is 17 now, which is slightly scary, but when I was pregnant I lost count of the number of people who asked me how I got pregnant,” she said in the podcast. “The first thing I was offered at my first scan was a termination because, ‘People like you should not have children,’ I was told. [The doctor and I] had a discussion about ‘was I trying for a baby?’… and the individual had some quite complicated views on disability.”
According to Grey-Thompson, the doctor was concerned that her disability might “spread” if people like her “breed.”
READ: AWFUL: Head of ACLU disability rights project supports aborting the disabled
Actress and podcast co-host Ruth Madeley said she had heard the same thing from other people with spina bifida, who are frequently told to have abortions as soon as they see doctors for their pregnancies. “The abortion rate is still 80 per cent,” Madeley said. “A lot of that is coming from a medical professional advising it.”
Grey-Thompson is considered to be one of the most successful disabled athletes in the United Kingdom, winning a total of 16 Paralympic medals, breaking over 30 world records, and winning the London Marathon six times. Yet despite all she has been able to achieve, she still faced discrimination, with doctors feeling it was better for people like her to not procreate.
This kind of offensive ableism is sadly common in the United Kingdom, with people who have disabilities frequently told they either should not have children, or should not have been born themselves. Britons with disabilities face abuse and bullying all the time, and yet, when they come forward, authorities don’t believe them. On top of that, the UK abortion limit is 24 weeks — except for babies diagnosed prenatally with any kind of disability, even one as minor and easily corrected as a cleft lip. Especially for a country that considers itself progressive, this way of thinking is a massive injustice.
“Like” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary!


liveaction--2020-01-15--Analysis funded by abortion insiders and based on debunked study claims women don’t regret abortion

An analysis based on flawed data gathered from the years-old , debunked Turnaway Study minimizes abortion regret by claiming that women do not regret their abortions , despite many women who have said they do .
The new analysis , published in the journal Social Science and Medicine , was conducted by authors associated with the pro-abortion University of California , San Francisco ’ s Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health , and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health ( ANSIRH ) .
The analysis looked at the attitudes of 667 women “ who sought abortions at 30 US facilities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind that nearly one million women have abortions every year , so this sample size does not represent a large portion of women by any stretch .
The authors conclude that past claims of abortion regret rely “ on a framework founded on paternalistic , and often religious , beliefs about women ’ s ‘ nature ’ and supposedly innate maternal desire that constructs abortion as inherently stressful.
” In other words , they completely dismiss the testimony of large post-abortion groups like the Silent No More Awareness Campaign .
At National Review @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lozier Institute points out how the older Turnaway Study has been flawed from the start : … [ L ] ess than 38 percent of the women they asked who had obtained abortions actually agreed to take part in the study .
It seems likely that the women who made themselves available for the study might have had either a higher level of decisional certainty or fewer moral qualms about obtaining an abortion , skewing the results .
Additionally , the Turnaway study tracked study participants over a five-year time period .
Over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ women who originally agreed to participate either could no longer be contacted or refused to answer follow-up surveys .
The new Social Science and Medicine article tries to downplay this fact , stating that 71 percent of the women completed an interview in the final two years of the study .
However , a 2017 article in JAMA Psychiatry that used Turnaway-study data indicated that only 58.4 percent of participants had responded to a survey five years after it began .
This information further skews the results , as it is likely that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experiencing more psychological suffering than women who responded .
At the time of the Turnaway Study ’ s release , Live Action News reported on the thorough debunking of the study , and yet , pro-abortion groups keep resurrecting it to serve their own agenda .
Aside from poor methodology , what are some other reasons to doubt the validity of this recent study analysis ?
# 1 : Those directing the analysis are funded by those who have a financial interest in expanding abortion .
• ANSIRH , who directed the study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Stewart .
ANSIRH publishes workbooks on abortion training and is part of University of California ’ s Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health .
In 2015 , ANSIRH brought in Dr. Daniel Grossman as director , who is deeply embedded in the abortion industry and is leading the push to expand abortion in the U.S. • The Bixby Center at UCSF trains abortionists and receives funding from a number of organizations collaborating to expand abortion .
• The University of California is heavily funded by investors of the abortion pill manufacturer , DANCO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Buffett Foundation , which gave $ 78 million to UC .
In 2016 , ProPublica revealed that “ Buffett ’ s main academic partner ( receiving at least $ 88 million from 2001 to 2014 ) has been the University of California , San Francisco… ” where Grossman is on staff .
UC is sponsoring clinical trials to expand abortion in U.S. • No evidence of emerging negative emotions or abortion decision regret • Positive and negative emotions declined over the first two years and plateaued thereafter • At five years post-abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ emotion • Despite converging levels of emotions by decision difficulty and stigma level over time , these two factors remained most important for predicting negative emotions and decision uncertainty years later But other studies have found : • Women who have abortions are more likely to commit suicide than women who give birth Women regularly testify to abortion regret ( here , here , here , here , here , here , here , here , here ) to name just a handful .
# 2 : The analysis authors are heavily invested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Assistant Professor of Population & Family Health , Columbia Population Research Center and a former “ Research Scientist ” at UCSF , according to her LinkedIn Page and a graduate of Bixby .
Her online bio states , “ Prior to Columbia University , I was a research scientist at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health and the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health at the University of California San Francisco.
” • Diana G.Foster : Director at Bixby Population Sciences Research Unit .
Live Action News previously reported that Foster who is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and sits on the board of the Later Abortion Initiative ( LAI ) , a group with the mission of “ increas [ ing ] the number of sites where later abortion is available ” and “ expand [ ing ] the number of physicians who can perform later abortion , especially at 20 weeks ’ gestation and beyond.
” In addition , the organization ’ s mission also includes working with “ communications , messaging and public relations experts to build support for later abortion and fight restrictions on later abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been applauded by the abortion advocacy group NARAL .
• Heather Gould : Project Director at ANSIRH who “ has been involved with the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health since it was founded.
” According to her online bio , she “ has worked in several reproductive health clinics as a manager or health specialist , including New Generation Health Center , Planned Parenthood Golden Gate , and the Marin County Women ’ s Health Services .
In addition , she has served as a consultant to several organizations , including Planned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals ( ARHP ) , and Population Services International ( PSI ) .
” • Katrina Kimport : Associate Professor , Department of Obstetrics , Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Bixby .
She was described by UCSF on Twitter as “ an abortion access advocate.
” # 3 : The funding for the new analysis came from foundations which promote worldwide abortion , and which fund the abortion pill ’ s manufacturer .
• The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation gives millions of dollars to abortion groups @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the National Abortion Federation .
They fund pro-abortion Gynuity Health Projects , UCSF ( known for its abortion training program ) , and the Guttmacher Institute ( Planned Parenthood ’ s former research arm and “ special affiliate ” ) .
A stated goal of Hewlett has been “ to expand access to abortion.
” • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation ‘ s previous website made clear their goal is “ expanding access to safe abortion.
” Today Packard ’ s website says it exists to “ ensure that women receive quality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states and addressing the clinic and provider shortage.
” The Foundation is a substantial donor to Planned Parenthood , the National Abortion Federation , and NARAL , and is an original investor in the abortion pill manufacturer , DANCO .
• The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation also invests in DANCO ( granting $ 250,000 in 2002 , 2004 , and annually ) , and grants large amounts of money to pro-abortion groups .
Gerbode has been described by Inside Philanthropy as funding the “ next generation of abortion doctors.
” • An anonymous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ certain who the study ’ s “ anonymous donor ” is — however , past research has exposed how the Buffett Foundation has been behind studies with “ anonymous ” financial support .
All of these same financiers funded the flawed Turnaway Study itself , according to a report from ANSIRH .
ANSIRH claims that , “ The Turnaway Study started as a small pilot project funded by a seed grant from a private foundation.
” Yet , neither the “ private donors ” nor the “ private foundation ” have been disclosed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for many years , UCSF ’ s Bixby program , where the authors have connections , and which conducted the Turnaway study , was also funded by these same three foundations .
While the media willingly touts the recent analysis and the Turnaway Study as solid evidence that there is no such thing as abortion regret , they fail to point out who conducted and funded the study .
Imagine if the media only regurgitated positive marketing studies put out by other industries .
It is unlikely you will ever find a study @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their purchase of a Ford , a GE refrigerator or an iPhone conducted by , funded by , or published by Ford , GE or Apple .
But , we all know consumers who regret their purchases… and similarly , abortion industry studies conducted and funded by industry insiders must be examined with skepticism .
A federally funded , U.S.based study found a 65 % higher risk of clinical depression in women who had abortions , after controlling for age , race , education , marital status , history of divorce , income @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to a study listed on the National Institutes of Health website , women who abort are five times more likely to be involved in drug and alcohol abuse .
It ’ s why a big part of Live Action ’ s work is encouraging those who have been hurt by abortion to know that healing is possible and to speak out against it .
If you are a woman who has been hurt by abortion , you can share your story by visiting The Justice Foundation .
“ Like ” Live Action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and commentary !
Stories like the one you just read transform hearts and minds .
For example , one of our followers , Ross , messaged us and commented : “ I began to question my pro-choice views after reading articles about Live Action…Live Action is primarily responsible for my becoming Pro-Life through their well-thought-out , scientific information and the emotionally and uplifting stories of real people with real experiences in saving the lives of their children regardless of what others might say.
” Knowledge is power and CAN open eyes to SEE @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide the spark to transform someone ’ s mind , just like Ross .
The DAILY publishing at Live Action News is only made possible through generous people , like you , who give $ 5 , $ 10 , or $ 25 .
Your gift today will not only keep these stories coming in 2020 , but also help us open more eyes and change minds to be fully pro-life and save lives .
Will you join us in creating a world where the killing of preborn children is unthinkable and support @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gift today ?
DEFEND PREBORN CHILDREN IN 2020 MAKE YOUR GIFT TO LIVE ACTION

An analysis based on flawed data gathered from the years-old, debunked Turnaway Study minimizes abortion regret by claiming that women do not regret their abortions, despite many women who have said they do.
The new analysis, published in the journal Social Science and Medicine, was conducted by authors associated with the pro-abortion University of California, San Francisco’s Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, and Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH).
The analysis looked at the attitudes of 667 women “who sought abortions at 30 US facilities between 2008 and 2010.” Keep in mind that nearly one million women have abortions every year, so this sample size does not represent a large portion of women by any stretch. The authors conclude that past claims of abortion regret rely “on a framework founded on paternalistic, and often religious, beliefs about women’s ‘nature’ and supposedly innate maternal desire that constructs abortion as inherently stressful.” In other words, they completely dismiss the testimony of large post-abortion groups like the Silent No More Awareness Campaign.
At National Review, Dr. Michael New of the Charlotte Lozier Institute points out how the older Turnaway Study has been flawed from the start:
… [L]ess than 38 percent of the women they asked who had obtained abortions actually agreed to take part in the study. It seems likely that the women who made themselves available for the study might have had either a higher level of decisional certainty or fewer moral qualms about obtaining an abortion, skewing the results.
Additionally, the Turnaway study tracked study participants over a five-year time period. Over time, a significant percentage of the women who originally agreed to participate either could no longer be contacted or refused to answer follow-up surveys. The new Social Science and Medicine article tries to downplay this fact, stating that 71 percent of the women completed an interview in the final two years of the study. However, a 2017 article in JAMA Psychiatry that used Turnaway-study data indicated that only 58.4 percent of participants had responded to a survey five years after it began. This information further skews the results, as it is likely that women who disappeared from the survey were experiencing more psychological suffering than women who responded.
At the time of the Turnaway Study’s release, Live Action News reported on the thorough debunking of the study, and yet, pro-abortion groups keep resurrecting it to serve their own agenda.
Aside from poor methodology, what are some other reasons to doubt the validity of this recent study analysis?
#1: Those directing the analysis are funded by those who have a financial interest in expanding abortion.
The Turnaway Study claimed to find:
No evidence of emerging negative emotions or abortion decision regret
Positive and negative emotions declined over the first two years and plateaued thereafter
Decision certainty remained high and steady
At five years post-abortion, relief remained the most commonly felt emotion
Despite converging levels of emotions by decision difficulty and stigma level over time, these two factors remained most important for predicting negative emotions and decision uncertainty years later
But other studies have found:
Women suffer long-term psychological pain after abortion (here)
Women who have abortions are more likely to commit suicide than women who give birth
Women who undergo abortions experience negative psychological consequences
Women regularly testify to abortion regret (here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here) to name just a handful.

#2: The analysis authors are heavily invested in abortion.
Corinne H.Rocca : Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Bixby.
: Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Bixby. Goleen Samari : Assistant Professor of Population & Family Health, Columbia Population Research Center and a former “Research Scientist” at UCSF, according to her LinkedIn Page and a graduate of Bixby. Her online bio states, “Prior to Columbia University, I was a research scientist at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health and the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health at the University of California San Francisco.”
: Assistant Professor of Population & Family Health, Columbia Population Research Center and a former “Research Scientist” at UCSF, according to her LinkedIn Page and a graduate of Bixby. Her online bio states, “Prior to Columbia University, I was a research scientist at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health and the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health at the University of California San Francisco.” Diana G.Foster : Director at Bixby Population Sciences Research Unit. Live Action News previously reported that Foster who is on staff as research director at ANSIRH, and sits on the board of the Later Abortion Initiative (LAI), a group with the mission of “increas[ing] the number of sites where later abortion is available” and “expand[ing] the number of physicians who can perform later abortion, especially at 20 weeks’ gestation and beyond.” In addition, the organization’s mission also includes working with “communications, messaging and public relations experts to build support for later abortion and fight restrictions on later abortion at the state level.” Foster has been applauded by the abortion advocacy group NARAL.
: Director at Bixby Population Sciences Research Unit. Live Action News previously reported that Foster who is on staff as research director at ANSIRH, and sits on the board of the Later Abortion Initiative (LAI), a group with the mission of “increas[ing] the number of sites where later abortion is available” and “expand[ing] the number of physicians who can perform later abortion, especially at 20 weeks’ gestation and beyond.” In addition, the organization’s mission also includes working with “communications, messaging and public relations experts to build support for later abortion and fight restrictions on later abortion at the state level.” Foster has been applauded by the abortion advocacy group NARAL. Heather Gould : Project Director at ANSIRH who “has been involved with the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health since it was founded.” According to her online bio, she “has worked in several reproductive health clinics as a manager or health specialist, including New Generation Health Center, Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, and the Marin County Women’s Health Services. In addition, she has served as a consultant to several organizations, including Planned Parenthood Federation of America-International (PPFA-I), the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP), and Population Services International (PSI).”
: Project Director at ANSIRH who “has been involved with the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health since it was founded.” According to her online bio, she “has worked in several reproductive health clinics as a manager or health specialist, including New Generation Health Center, Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, and the Marin County Women’s Health Services. In addition, she has served as a consultant to several organizations, including Planned Parenthood Federation of America-International (PPFA-I), the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP), and Population Services International (PSI).” Katrina Kimport: Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Bixby. She was described by UCSF on Twitter as “an abortion access advocate.”
#3: The funding for the new analysis came from foundations which promote worldwide abortion, and which fund the abortion pill’s manufacturer.
The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation also invests in DANCO (granting $250,000 in 2002, 2004, and annually), and grants large amounts of money to pro-abortion groups. Gerbode has been described by Inside Philanthropy as funding the “next generation of abortion doctors.”
An anonymous foundation: We cannot know for certain who the study’s “anonymous donor” is — however, past research has exposed how the Buffett Foundation has been behind studies with “anonymous” financial support.
All of these same financiers funded the flawed Turnaway Study itself, according to a report from ANSIRH.
ANSIRH claims that, “The Turnaway Study started as a small pilot project funded by a seed grant from a private foundation.” Yet, neither the “private donors” nor the “private foundation” have been disclosed.
Of interest is the fact that for many years, UCSF’s Bixby program, where the authors have connections, and which conducted the Turnaway study, was also funded by these same three foundations.
Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation (1999-2009).
David and Lucile Packard Foundation (1999-2009, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017).
William and Flora Hewlett (1999-2009, 2007, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017).
While the media willingly touts the recent analysis and the Turnaway Study as solid evidence that there is no such thing as abortion regret, they fail to point out who conducted and funded the study. Imagine if the media only regurgitated positive marketing studies put out by other industries. It is unlikely you will ever find a study on how many consumers “regret” their purchase of a Ford, a GE refrigerator or an iPhone conducted by, funded by, or published by Ford, GE or Apple. But, we all know consumers who regret their purchases… and similarly, abortion industry studies conducted and funded by industry insiders must be examined with skepticism.
Live Action founder and president Lila Rose noted in a press release:
A federally funded, U.S.based study found a 65% higher risk of clinical depression in women who had abortions, after controlling for age, race, education, marital status, history of divorce, income, and prior psychiatric state. And according to a study listed on the National Institutes of Health website, women who abort are five times more likely to be involved in drug and alcohol abuse. It’s why a big part of Live Action’s work is encouraging those who have been hurt by abortion to know that healing is possible and to speak out against it.
If you are a woman who has been hurt by abortion, you can share your story by visiting The Justice Foundation.
“Like” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary!


liveaction--2020-01-15--East Texas city with over 5,500 residents becomes eighth ‘sanctuary city for the unborn’

On Thursday , January 9th , the East Texas city of Rusk ( population 5,618 ) became the eighth city in the nation to outlaw abortion by the passing of an enforceable ordinance .
Rusk follows the East Texas cities of Waskom , Naples , Joaquin , Tenaha , Gilmer , and Westbrook .
The city of Omaha ( population 1,021 ) had outlawed abortion in September , but after an intimidation letter by the ACLU , the city decided to walk back the ordinance to a non-enforceable resolution which does not protect the city from the abortion industry .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ states , “ a surgical or chemical abortion is the purposeful and intentional ending of a human life , and is murder ‘ with malice aforethought ’ since the baby in the womb has its own DNA , and at certain points in pregnancy has its own heartbeat and its own brainwaves .
.
.
.
These babies are the most innocent among us and deserve equal protection under the law as any other member of our American posterity as defined by the United States Constitution.
” The vote to outlaw abortion was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the council members , but it was what the people of Rusk , located in Cherokee County , wanted .
During Cherokee County ’ s 2016 presidential election , 76.9 % voted Republican , 20.7 % voted Democrat , and 2.4 % voted for other candidates .
During the 2018 Republican Party primary , Cherokee County voters had the opportunity to vote on proposition # 7 .
This proposition gave voters the chance to voice their opinion if they were “ In Favor ” of or “ Against ” the following statement : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Texas.
” In Cherokee County , out of 5,875 votes , 4,618 voted in favor of the idea of abolishing abortion in Texas and 1,257 voted against the idea abolishing abortion in the state of Texas .
READ : Pro-abortion org puts ‘ Abortion is freedom ’ billboards in ‘ sanctuary city for unborn ’ This point became even more evident on Thursday night when Rusk resident Stephen Miller presented the City Council with over 600 signatures from residents of Rusk .
Miller said that his family and a few others had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weekends by going door to door throughout the five districts within the city .
According to Rusk District 3 Councilman Martin Holsome , seeing the number of signatures in his district spoke volumes .
A total of 201 signatures in favor of Rusk becoming a “ sanctuary city for the unborn ” was collected from District 3 .
At the end of the night , the vote by the City Council was three in favor and two against .
In taking this action , Rusk became the eighth city to outlaw abortion in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of cities that are saying , “ Babies will not be murdered in our city !
” After last Thursday ’ s vote in Rusk , several city councils entertained the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn ordinance .
On Monday , January 13th , the City Council of Jacksboro voted to take no action on the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn ordinance .
Two of the City Council members for Jacksboro had pre-written responses as to why they were not going to vote for the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas city of Colorado City voted 5-1 to outlaw abortion and became the ninth city to outlaw abortion in the nation .
That same night , the city of Big Spring voted on the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn ordinance with a vote of three for , two against , one abstaining , with one member of the City Council absent .
The City of Big Spring requires a two part vote on all ordinances .
Since the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn ordinance passed its first vote Tuesday night , it will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the next meeting for abortion to be outlawed and for Big Spring to become a Sanctuary City for the Unborn .
For more information about the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn initiative , visit www .
sanctuarycitiesfortheunborn .
com Mark Lee Dickson is a Director with Right to Life of East Texas , a Pastor of SovereignLOVE Church in Longview , Texas , and the founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn initiative .
“ Like ” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary !
Stories like the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minds .
For example , one of our followers , Ross , messaged us and commented : “ I began to question my pro-choice views after reading articles about Live Action…Live Action is primarily responsible for my becoming Pro-Life through their well-thought-out , scientific information and the emotionally and uplifting stories of real people with real experiences in saving the lives of their children regardless of what others might say.
” Knowledge is power and CAN open eyes to SEE the truth .
And , YOU can provide the spark to transform someone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The DAILY publishing at Live Action News is only made possible through generous people , like you , who give $ 5 , $ 10 , or $ 25 .
Your gift today will not only keep these stories coming in 2020 , but also help us open more eyes and change minds to be fully pro-life and save lives .
Will you join us in creating a world where the killing of preborn children is unthinkable and support Live Action News by making your tax-deductible gift today ?
DEFEND PREBORN CHILDREN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ACTION

On Thursday, January 9th, the East Texas city of Rusk (population 5,618) became the eighth city in the nation to outlaw abortion by the passing of an enforceable ordinance. Rusk follows the East Texas cities of Waskom, Naples, Joaquin, Tenaha, Gilmer, and Westbrook.
The city of Omaha (population 1,021) had outlawed abortion in September, but after an intimidation letter by the ACLU, the city decided to walk back the ordinance to a non-enforceable resolution which does not protect the city from the abortion industry.
The Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn ordinance states, “a surgical or chemical abortion is the purposeful and intentional ending of a human life, and is murder ‘with malice aforethought’ since the baby in the womb has its own DNA, and at certain points in pregnancy has its own heartbeat and its own brainwaves . . . . These babies are the most innocent among us and deserve equal protection under the law as any other member of our American posterity as defined by the United States Constitution.”
The vote to outlaw abortion was not an easy vote for some of the council members, but it was what the people of Rusk, located in Cherokee County, wanted. During Cherokee County’s 2016 presidential election, 76.9% voted Republican, 20.7% voted Democrat, and 2.4% voted for other candidates. During the 2018 Republican Party primary, Cherokee County voters had the opportunity to vote on proposition #7. This proposition gave voters the chance to voice their opinion if they were “In Favor” of or “Against” the following statement: ” I believe abortion should be abolished in Texas.” In Cherokee County, out of 5,875 votes, 4,618 voted in favor of the idea of abolishing abortion in Texas and 1,257 voted against the idea abolishing abortion in the state of Texas.
READ: Pro-abortion org puts ‘Abortion is freedom’ billboards in ‘sanctuary city for unborn’
This point became even more evident on Thursday night when Rusk resident Stephen Miller presented the City Council with over 600 signatures from residents of Rusk. Miller said that his family and a few others had collected these signatures in just a few weekends by going door to door throughout the five districts within the city.
According to Rusk District 3 Councilman Martin Holsome, seeing the number of signatures in his district spoke volumes. A total of 201 signatures in favor of Rusk becoming a “sanctuary city for the unborn” was collected from District 3.
At the end of the night, the vote by the City Council was three in favor and two against. In taking this action, Rusk became the eighth city to outlaw abortion in the nation and join the growing number of cities that are saying, “Babies will not be murdered in our city!”
After last Thursday’s vote in Rusk, several city councils entertained the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn ordinance. On Monday, January 13th, the City Council of Jacksboro voted to take no action on the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn ordinance. Two of the City Council members for Jacksboro had pre-written responses as to why they were not going to vote for the Sanctuary City for the Unborn ordinance.
On Tuesday, January 14th, the West Texas city of Colorado City voted 5-1 to outlaw abortion and became the ninth city to outlaw abortion in the nation. That same night, the city of Big Spring voted on the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn ordinance with a vote of three for, two against, one abstaining, with one member of the City Council absent. The City of Big Spring requires a two part vote on all ordinances. Since the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn ordinance passed its first vote Tuesday night, it will have to pass a second vote at the next meeting for abortion to be outlawed and for Big Spring to become a Sanctuary City for the Unborn.
For more information about the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn initiative, visit www. sanctuarycitiesfortheunborn. com
Mark Lee Dickson is a Director with Right to Life of East Texas, a Pastor of SovereignLOVE Church in Longview, Texas, and the founder of the Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn initiative.
(Photo: Pastor Keith Hassell, Pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Rusk, Texas pleads with the Rusk City Council to pass an ordinance outlawing abortion within the city limits.)
“Like” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary!


liveaction--2020-01-15--Amazing: Czech Republic celebrates 200 babies saved by baby boxes

On the night of January 4 , a baby box in the Czech Republic received the 200th child safely surrendered through baby boxes in the country .
According to BRNO Daily , the newborn baby boy was safely deposited in a baby box in Blansko .
Ludvík Hess , who spearheaded the effort to bring baby boxes to the Czech Republic in 2005 , released a statement that the boy was healthy .
After being received in the baby box , the baby was transferred by ambulance to a hospital in Boskovice .
Hess revealed that the baby had been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , one of the donors to the baby box project .
According to BRNO , “ A babybox basically works as a newborn incubator ; when a baby is placed in the device , the heating and ventilation systems switch on and , with a slight delay , an alarm alerts medical staff that the baby is there.
” The first baby box in the Czech Republic was installed in 2005 , and there are now 76 in the nation .
The Blansko baby box which received baby Jan was installed in 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ baby box can provide a means of surrendering a newborn without question and without revealing their identity .
Baby boxes are becoming more common in many parts of the world .
One baby box in the United States received its first newborn less than 30 days after going into operation last fall .
Raising public awareness about baby boxes and the life-saving alternative they can provide for families in crisis helps to combat potentially fatal newborn abandonment and ensures people have a place to turn .
Because of baby boxes , in less @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were safely transferred to resources and potentially life-saving care .
Hess , who launched the baby box system in the Czech Republic , joked after the 200th baby , “ So if there are now 111 girls , how many boys are there ?
” Each of those 111 girls and 89 boys have had a chance at life because a safe alternative was provided to their birth parents who may not have been able to provide for them in a difficult time .
“ Like ” Live Action News on Facebook for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like the one you just read transform hearts and minds .
For example , one of our followers , Ross , messaged us and commented : “ I began to question my pro-choice views after reading articles about Live Action…Live Action is primarily responsible for my becoming Pro-Life through their well-thought-out , scientific information and the emotionally and uplifting stories of real people with real experiences in saving the lives of their children regardless of what others might say.
” Knowledge is power and CAN open eyes to SEE the truth .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transform someone ’ s mind , just like Ross .
The DAILY publishing at Live Action News is only made possible through generous people , like you , who give $ 5 , $ 10 , or $ 25 .
Your gift today will not only keep these stories coming in 2020 , but also help us open more eyes and change minds to be fully pro-life and save lives .
Will you join us in creating a world where the killing of preborn children is unthinkable and support Live Action News by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PREBORN CHILDREN IN 2020 MAKE YOUR GIFT TO LIVE ACTION

On the night of January 4, a baby box in the Czech Republic received the 200th child safely surrendered through baby boxes in the country. According to BRNO Daily, the newborn baby boy was safely deposited in a baby box in Blansko.
Ludvík Hess, who spearheaded the effort to bring baby boxes to the Czech Republic in 2005, released a statement that the boy was healthy. After being received in the baby box, the baby was transferred by ambulance to a hospital in Boskovice. Hess revealed that the baby had been named Jan in honor of Jan Juchelka, one of the donors to the baby box project. According to BRNO, “A babybox basically works as a newborn incubator; when a baby is placed in the device, the heating and ventilation systems switch on and, with a slight delay, an alarm alerts medical staff that the baby is there.”
The first baby box in the Czech Republic was installed in 2005, and there are now 76 in the nation. The Blansko baby box which received baby Jan was installed in 2018.
READ: South Korean pastor’s Babybox ministry continues, saves 250 babies each year
For parents in crisis, the baby box can provide a means of surrendering a newborn without question and without revealing their identity. Baby boxes are becoming more common in many parts of the world. One baby box in the United States received its first newborn less than 30 days after going into operation last fall. Raising public awareness about baby boxes and the life-saving alternative they can provide for families in crisis helps to combat potentially fatal newborn abandonment and ensures people have a place to turn.
Because of baby boxes, in less than 15 years, 200 Czech babies were safely transferred to resources and potentially life-saving care. Hess, who launched the baby box system in the Czech Republic, joked after the 200th baby, “So if there are now 111 girls, how many boys are there?” Each of those 111 girls and 89 boys have had a chance at life because a safe alternative was provided to their birth parents who may not have been able to provide for them in a difficult time.
“Like” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary!


liveaction--2020-01-15--Planned Parenthood will no longer get donations from Texas state employee paychecks

In June , Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill blocking taxpayer dollars from being given to abortion facilities .
Now it has come to light that the law will prevent state employees from donating to Planned Parenthood directly from their paychecks .
According to KUT 90.5 , officials from the State Employee Charitable Campaign ( SECC ) asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton if the new law would prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving donations through the campaign .
Last week , Paxton confirmed in a signed opinion that it does .
He wrote that the law “ prohibits the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Committee from entering into a taxpayer resource transaction with an abortion provider or an affiliate of an abortion provider ” and that the campaign “ constitutes a taxpayer resource transaction.
” Sarah Wheat , chief external affairs officer for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas , said that her office was notified by the SECC on Friday that they are no longer eligible for the program .
She stated that Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas had been receiving about $ 180,000 a year from the SECC and that Planned Parenthood intends to fight the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the Texas Freedom Network , claimed that not allowing state employees to donate to Planned Parenthood directly through their paychecks “ raises First Amendment concerns ” and that the “ state has no business regulating the charitable decisions employees make with their own money.
” However , according to the SECC website , there are charitable eligibility requirements for any organization that wishes to be included in the program and organizations must submit an application to be reviewed by the state policy committee .
State employees can ’ t actually directly donate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ choose .
State employees can , however , donate money from their own banking accounts to any organization they like , including Planned Parenthood , which likely has ways to set up recurrent donations similar to those used by the SECC .
“ Like ” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary !
Stories like the one you just read transform hearts and minds .
For example , one of our followers , Ross , messaged us and commented : “ I began to question my pro-choice views after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ primarily responsible for my becoming Pro-Life through their well-thought-out , scientific information and the emotionally and uplifting stories of real people with real experiences in saving the lives of their children regardless of what others might say.
” Knowledge is power and CAN open eyes to SEE the truth .
And , YOU can provide the spark to transform someone ’ s mind , just like Ross .
The DAILY publishing at Live Action News is only made possible through generous people , like you , who give $ 5 , $ 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today will not only keep these stories coming in 2020 , but also help us open more eyes and change minds to be fully pro-life and save lives .
Will you join us in creating a world where the killing of preborn children is unthinkable and support Live Action News by making your tax-deductible gift today ?
DEFEND PREBORN CHILDREN IN 2020 MAKE YOUR GIFT TO LIVE ACTION

In June, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill blocking taxpayer dollars from being given to abortion facilities. Now it has come to light that the law will prevent state employees from donating to Planned Parenthood directly from their paychecks.
According to KUT 90.5, officials from the State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton if the new law would prohibit Planned Parenthood from receiving donations through the campaign. Last week, Paxton confirmed in a signed opinion that it does. He wrote that the law “prohibits the State Employee Charitable Campaign and its Policy Committee from entering into a taxpayer resource transaction with an abortion provider or an affiliate of an abortion provider” and that the campaign “constitutes a taxpayer resource transaction.”
Sarah Wheat, chief external affairs officer for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, said that her office was notified by the SECC on Friday that they are no longer eligible for the program. She stated that Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas had been receiving about $180,000 a year from the SECC and that Planned Parenthood intends to fight the law.
POWERFUL VIDEO: Mom chooses life for baby at Texas abortion center
Dan Quinn, a spokesperson with the Texas Freedom Network, claimed that not allowing state employees to donate to Planned Parenthood directly through their paychecks “raises First Amendment concerns” and that the “state has no business regulating the charitable decisions employees make with their own money.”
However, according to the SECC website, there are charitable eligibility requirements for any organization that wishes to be included in the program and organizations must submit an application to be reviewed by the state policy committee. State employees can’t actually directly donate from their paychecks to any group they choose.
State employees can, however, donate money from their own banking accounts to any organization they like, including Planned Parenthood, which likely has ways to set up recurrent donations similar to those used by the SECC.
“Like” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary!


liveaction--2020-01-15--Record number of pro-lifers march for the right to life for preborn babies

( Right to Life UK ) -Thousands of pro-life campaigners marched in Denver and Chicago on Saturday calling for an end to abortion .
The marches are part of a nationwide effort to draw attention to the more than 600,000 abortion procedures carried out in the US each year and call for laws that support women and protect unborn babies .
These two marches took place just two weeks before the national March for Life in Washington , which attracted hundreds of thousands of pro-life marchers last year .
A record-breaking 9,000 people attended the March for Life in Chicago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Life Empowers : Pro-Life is Pro-Woman !
’ .
Ahead of the march , the March for Life Chicago board president , Dawn Fitzpatrick , told the Chicago Tribune , “ There ’ s more people in Illinois and the Midwest who recognize the urgency of this .
We recognize that there ’ s a human being that ’ s created from the moment of conception.
” Over 8,000 people gathered for the Celebrate Life rally in Denver , Colorado carrying signs that read , “ Civil rights begin in the womb ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Participants were given the chance to sign a petition to support a policy on the 2020 Colorado ballot , which seeks to protect unborn babies by ending the practice of late-term abortion in the state .
Under Initiative 120 , a person conducting an abortion after 22 weeks of pregnancy could be subject to having their medical license suspended for a least three years , except in cases where the life of the mother is at risk .
According to the Charlotte Lozier Institute , a pro-life research group , in 2018 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Colorado at 21 weeks or later in a pregnancy .
The survival rate for babies born at 22 weeks has doubled over the past decade prompting new guidance in the UK , allowing doctors to try to save babies born as early as 22 weeks into a pregnancy .
Colorado became the first state to allow abortion in limited instances in 1967 .
Currently , the state doesn ’ t have any restrictions on when a pregnancy can be terminated and abortion rights advocates have pushed to keep it that way .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of providing post-abortion care and don ’ t require parental consent for minors seeking abortions .
Among the speakers at the rally was Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila , who shared how his experience of working in a hospital as a college student and seeing aborted babies there changed his life .
Revealing details about an abortion procedure that still impacts him decades later , Aquila told Colorado Public Radio “ It is tragic and I remember being stunned… I can still remember the horror on the young woman ’ s face [ during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Initiative 120 , the Catholic archbishop assured attendees of the rally that it does not amount to an endorsement of abortion during the earlier stages of a pregnancy .
“ But we also desire to protect , even in increments , the gift of given life .
We are not voting for abortion , nor are we saying we agree with abortion up to 22 weeks .
What we are saying , is that we respect life , and we respect it for all the pregnancy , ” Aquila said .
David Bereit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ For Life , said “ We are not going to rest because what started in Colorado will end in Colorado… Colorado has tried other ballot initiatives on the pro-life side in the past that have failed .
This is the one that a large majority of people agree upon.
” Pro-life demonstrations across the world have also seen record numbers in attendance in recent years .
In 2019 , over 50,000 Slovakians called on the country ’ s leaders to protect unborn babies .
Pro-life demonstrations in Northern Ireland reached over 20,000 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Netherlands , over 5,000 people marched for life in the UK , and over 2,000 people attended New Zealand ’ s March for Life .
READ : Former Planned Parenthood worker : What we did put women ’ s future pregnancies at risk A spokesperson for Right To Life UK , Catherine Robinson said : “ What a wonderful way to begin 2020 , continuing with the trend of the record-breaking numbers of people attending pro-life demonstrations that we have seen over the past few years , not just overseas but also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and beyond , we will be using this momentum and the momentum of a more pro-life parliament to call on the Government to urgently bring forward increased support for women with unplanned pregnancies to reduce the tragic number of abortions that happen each year .
“ We are excited to see the pro-life movement continue to grow around the world this year and are hopeful of innovative new laws and safeguards that will support women and protect unborn babies.
” Editor ’ s Note : This article originally appeared at Right to Life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Like ” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary !
Stories like the one you just read transform hearts and minds .
For example , one of our followers , Ross , messaged us and commented : “ I began to question my pro-choice views after reading articles about Live Action…Live Action is primarily responsible for my becoming Pro-Life through their well-thought-out , scientific information and the emotionally and uplifting stories of real people with real experiences in saving the lives of their children regardless of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and CAN open eyes to SEE the truth .
And , YOU can provide the spark to transform someone ’ s mind , just like Ross .
The DAILY publishing at Live Action News is only made possible through generous people , like you , who give $ 5 , $ 10 , or $ 25 .
Your gift today will not only keep these stories coming in 2020 , but also help us open more eyes and change minds to be fully pro-life and save lives .
Will you join us in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ preborn children is unthinkable and support Live Action News by making your tax-deductible gift today ?
DEFEND PREBORN CHILDREN IN 2020 MAKE YOUR GIFT TO LIVE ACTION

(Right to Life UK) -Thousands of pro-life campaigners marched in Denver and Chicago on Saturday calling for an end to abortion.
The marches are part of a nationwide effort to draw attention to the more than 600,000 abortion procedures carried out in the US each year and call for laws that support women and protect unborn babies.
These two marches took place just two weeks before the national March for Life in Washington, which attracted hundreds of thousands of pro-life marchers last year.
A record-breaking 9,000 people attended the March for Life in Chicago, Illinois which had the theme ‘Life Empowers: Pro-Life is Pro-Woman!’.
Ahead of the march, the March for Life Chicago board president, Dawn Fitzpatrick, told the Chicago Tribune, “There’s more people in Illinois and the Midwest who recognize the urgency of this. We recognize that there’s a human being that’s created from the moment of conception.”
Over 8,000 people gathered for the Celebrate Life rally in Denver, Colorado carrying signs that read, “Civil rights begin in the womb” and “I am the pro-life generation.”
Participants were given the chance to sign a petition to support a policy on the 2020 Colorado ballot, which seeks to protect unborn babies by ending the practice of late-term abortion in the state.
Under Initiative 120, a person conducting an abortion after 22 weeks of pregnancy could be subject to having their medical license suspended for a least three years, except in cases where the life of the mother is at risk.
According to the Charlotte Lozier Institute, a pro-life research group, in 2018, there were 323 abortions that occurred in Colorado at 21 weeks or later in a pregnancy. The survival rate for babies born at 22 weeks has doubled over the past decade prompting new guidance in the UK, allowing doctors to try to save babies born as early as 22 weeks into a pregnancy.
Colorado became the first state to allow abortion in limited instances in 1967. Currently, the state doesn’t have any restrictions on when a pregnancy can be terminated and abortion rights advocates have pushed to keep it that way. Abortion providers in the state can opt-out of providing post-abortion care and don’t require parental consent for minors seeking abortions.
Among the speakers at the rally was Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, who shared how his experience of working in a hospital as a college student and seeing aborted babies there changed his life.
Revealing details about an abortion procedure that still impacts him decades later, Aquila told Colorado Public Radio “It is tragic and I remember being stunned… I can still remember the horror on the young woman’s face [during the abortion].”
Referring to Initiative 120, the Catholic archbishop assured attendees of the rally that it does not amount to an endorsement of abortion during the earlier stages of a pregnancy.
“But we also desire to protect, even in increments, the gift of given life. We are not voting for abortion, nor are we saying we agree with abortion up to 22 weeks. What we are saying, is that we respect life, and we respect it for all the pregnancy,” Aquila said.
David Bereit, co-founder of pro-life group 40 Days For Life, said “We are not going to rest because what started in Colorado will end in Colorado… Colorado has tried other ballot initiatives on the pro-life side in the past that have failed. This is the one that a large majority of people agree upon.”
Pro-life demonstrations across the world have also seen record numbers in attendance in recent years. In 2019, over 50,000 Slovakians called on the country’s leaders to protect unborn babies. Pro-life demonstrations in Northern Ireland reached over 20,000 people, over 11,000 marched for life in the Netherlands, over 5,000 people marched for life in the UK, and over 2,000 people attended New Zealand’s March for Life.
READ: Former Planned Parenthood worker: What we did put women’s future pregnancies at risk
A spokesperson for Right To Life UK, Catherine Robinson said:
“What a wonderful way to begin 2020, continuing with the trend of the record-breaking numbers of people attending pro-life demonstrations that we have seen over the past few years, not just overseas but also in the UK.
“In 2020 and beyond, we will be using this momentum and the momentum of a more pro-life parliament to call on the Government to urgently bring forward increased support for women with unplanned pregnancies to reduce the tragic number of abortions that happen each year.
“We are excited to see the pro-life movement continue to grow around the world this year and are hopeful of innovative new laws and safeguards that will support women and protect unborn babies.”
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared at Right to Life UK and is reprinted here with permission.
“Like” Live Action News on Facebook for more pro-life news and commentary!