July, 2012


Jul 23, 2012 Abortion Claims Another Woman's Life Santina Last Friday night, 24-year-old Tonya Reaves died of hemorrhage after undergoing an abortion at a Chicago-area Planned Parenthood clinic. She was engaged to be married and the mother of a one-year-old boy.The abortion procedure known as Dilation and Evacuation, which occurs when the pregnancy has advanced past the first trimester, involves the opening of the cervix, dismembering the preborn baby and removing him or her. Operation Rescue and Pro-Life Nation head Troy Newman claims the hemorrhage...Read More Tags: abortion, planned parenthood, Susan B. Anthony List
Jul 12, 2012 SBA List Interns Meet Michele Bachmann Austin This week, the Susan B. Anthony List’s summer interns were given the privilege of meeting with pro-life Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. Despite her demanding schedule – which included a vote to repeal pro-abortion Obamacare – Representative Bachmann chatted with the interns, expressing her gratitude for the Susan B. Anthony List and thanking the interns for their passion for the pro-life cause. Congresswoman Bachmann shared her own pro-life story, being a mother of five children and...Read More Tags: Congress, pro-life
Jul 12, 2012 ATTWN Helps Abortion Workers Find A Way Out Santina Former abortion clinic director (and “employee of the year”!) Abby Johnson left Planned Parenthood after assisting in an ultrasound abortion and witnessing an unborn baby fight for, and ultimately lose, its life. After giving up the career she had advanced for almost a decade, Abby was unsure where to turn – fortunately she had friends in the pro-life movement, namely Sean Carney at 40 Days for Life.After publishing her book unPlanned, in which she recounts her experience working at Planned...Read More Tags: abby johnson, abortion, ATTWN, planned parenthood
Jul 10, 2012 Obama Backs Planned Parenthood, Once Again Santina Last week in Memphis, Tennessee, pro-abortion Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) announced that the Obama administration has awarded $395,000 in federal funds to Planned Parenthood. The grant defies the state’s previous resolve to defund the abortion provider and preexisting Tennessee laws aimed at preventing government funding of abortion.In 2011, Tennessee governor Bill Haslam encouraged local public health departments in Memphis to accept all available Title X funds in order to ultimately take funding...Read More Tags: abortion, planned parenthood, Tennessee
Jul 6, 2012 Supreme Court's Obamacare Decision bcody Last week, the United States Supreme Court upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (better known as “Obamacare”) by a 5-4 vote with Chief Justice John Roberts writing the majority opinion. The pro-life movement now has its work cut out. The Supreme Court’s decision allows the Obama administration to implement a law that contains the largest expansion of taxpayer funding for abortion on-demand since Roe v. Wade. If Obamacare is fully implemented, it means that: Any subsidized plan...Read More Tags: 2012 elections, obamacare, taxpayer funded abortion
Jul 6, 2012 Senator Kelly Ayotte Stands Up For Life Santina Last Friday morning at the National Right to Life convention, pro-life rock star New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte spoke out in defense of unborn children and the need to defeat President Obama this fall.She stated, “How we treat the weakest among us is truly a reflection on who we are as a nation and President Obama’s record shocks the conscious when it comes to protecting life and unfortunately on many other issues as well.”Sen. Ayotte stressed the importance of the upcoming election, warning...Read More Tags: Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire, US Senate
Jul 5, 2012 Pro-Life Profile: Sarah Steelman Austin Life-long Missourian Sarah Steelman has served the Show-Me state for over a decade as State Senator and State Treasurer, and is now running for U.S. Senate in Missouri. She is seeking to replace current Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill, a supporter of abortion giant Planned Parenthood and an EMILY’s List endorsee. Sarah Steelman has been a consistent pro-life advocate. As a state senator, she held a 100 percent pro-life record, co-sponsored a ban on partial-birth...Read More Tags: Missouri, pro-life, Sarah Steelman, U.S. Senate
Jul 5, 2012 Adult Stem Cell Research Shows Promise Santina Did you know that despite the constant push to promote embryonic stem cell research, such research has provided fewer reliable results than non-embryonic stem cell research? Science has found that adult stem cells can be used to treat over 70 diseases and medical conditions, while drug companies such as Geron recently terminated their embryonic stem cell research programs, primarily due to a lack of results.Last month, another myth favoring embryonic stem cell research was debunked: that which...Read More Tags: adult stem cell, embryonic stem cell