November, 2010


Nov 30, 2010 Update: Late Term Abortionist to Come to Germantown, MD nomatterhowsmall The Washington Post reported today that infamous late-term abortionist Leroy Carhart will begin performing abortions in Germantown, Maryland on December 6th.It had previously been reported that Carhart would open up a new abortion clinic in either the Maryland or Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C., but local pro-lifers pointed out that, sadly, Maryland has been a longtime safe haven for abortionists and clinics and therefore the more likely state for Carhart.Maryland Right to Life lamented...Read More Tags: late term abortion, LeRoy Carhart
Nov 23, 2010 Tragedy in Thailand nomatterhowsmall After the remains of 2,000 unborn children were found earlier this week at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok (pictured right), Thailand, CNN reported this morning that Thai lawmakers think they've come up with a solution: more lenient abortion laws.Because the answer to death and destruction is more death and destruction?Currently in Thailand, abortion is illegal except for cases of rape or where the mother's life is endangered. But the law proposed by Satit Pitutacha and other legislators (who are...Read More Tags: illegal abortion, post-abortion stress syndrome, Thailand
Nov 19, 2010 SBA List-Backed Ladies Chosen for Leadership Roles nomatterhowsmall Pro-life voters, there is more promising news coming out of Washington with the reports this week that three newly elected pro-life women have been given leadership positions.On Capitol Hill, Politico reports that Congresswoman-elect Kristi Noem (R-SD) has been appointed to the House Republican Leadership team, where there are now two pro-life women. Rep.-Elect Noem joins veteran Congresswoman (and soon to be mother of two) Cathy McMorris Rogers. These two pro-life stalwarts have...Read More Tags: mama grizzlies
Nov 19, 2010 DCCC Names New Chairman billyvalentine Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) has been named the head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) for the 2012 election cycle.The DCCC oversees re-election of current Democratic members and recruits new members for open seats or to challenge Republicans. As chairman, Rep. Israel will have a lot of power in determining what candidates the party recruits, especially when it comes to their position on abortion.When taking a look at his record, the prospects of him recruiting...Read More Tags: 2012 elections, abortion, DCCC, Rep. Steve Israel
Nov 19, 2010 Pro-life Groups Support Pitts for Committee Chair nomatterhowsmall Over at Lifenews.com, Guest blogger and SBA List Staff Writer Maura Butler writes:GOP House leadership will likely appoint Representative Fred Upton (R-MI) as Chairman of the powerful Energy and Commerce Committee. Despite a recent pledge to uphold the sanctity of human life, Congressman Upton has a mixed voting record. As a response to this appointment, multiple pro-life groups have called for the appointment of pro-life leader and hero Representative Joe Pitts (R-PA) as Chairman...Read More Tags: Joe Pitts
Nov 18, 2010 Online Poll to Determine Baby's Fate babysavingintern Today, LifeNews reported a horrifying website recently created called birthornot.com. A couple started the website after learning they were pregnant. The site consists of a poll in which the public votes, give birth or get an abortion. This couple has decided they will do whatever the poll says. The poll will close on December 7th, as December 9th would be the last day the state would allow the couple to get an abortion. They will close the poll two days earlier so they...Read More Tags: abortion, birthornot.com
Nov 18, 2010 New House Speaker, John Boehner, Strong Pro-life Congressman theyhavefingernails Yesterday, Congressman John Boehner of Ohio was unanimously elected as the next Speaker of the House. According to Americans United for Life (who awarded him with their 2010 Defender of Life Award), Boehner stated that “…he wants to be the most pro-life Speaker ever.” He has been a consistent pro-life voice in Congress, shown by his 100% pro-life voting record. He also played a primary role in keeping the Republicans unanimously against Obama’s abortion-funding Healthcare bill, and...Read More Tags: Congress, Health Care, John Boehner
Nov 17, 2010 Notes from the November 16th Bloggers Briefing kbrown Notes from the November 16th Bloggers BriefingOn the heels of a very encouraging New Members’ Reception yesterday, Marjorie spoke at today's Heritage Foundation’s weekly bloggers briefing alongside pro-life Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH). The presenters shared encouraging reports about opportunities for legislative gains in the next Congress.Among the first to present, Congressman Jim Jordan shared some wisdom about the place of social issues in the party’s 2011 and 2012 agenda.Rep. Jim...Read More Tags: Heritage bloggers briefing, Jim Jordan, legislation, Stop Abortion Funding, taxpayer-funded abortion
Nov 16, 2010 Newly Elected Pro-life Members Thank Pro-life Voters nomatterhowsmall On Monday, November 15th, the Susan B. Anthony List, Students for Life of America, and leaders from other pro-life organizations hosted a reception to welcome newly elected pro-life Members of Congress to Washington.All in all, 42 new pro-life members were in attendance as well as a dozen veteran stalwarts.Check out what Speaker-elect John Boehner had to say to pro-life groups and pro-lifers across the country:Pro-life stalwart Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) also took the time to thank his pro-life...Read More Tags: Congress, Dan Lipinski, John Boehner, Kelly Ayotte
Nov 15, 2010 Life Prize Awardees Announced nomatterhowsmall Today Raymond Ruddy, President of the Gerard Health Foundation announced the 2010 winners of the Life Prizes. For those of you that don't know, Life Prizes program is an awards program that honors those who have "succeeded in awakening the conscience of America to uphold and preserve the sanctity of human life through their leadership and advances in public advocacy, scientific research, outreach and public disclosure activities, legal action, and other noteworthy...Read More Tags: Life Prize