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1. U.S. bishops again urge House members to restore Hyde to spending bill
(CNS) — The House Committee on Appropriations is poised to mark up “the most extreme pro-abortion appropriations bill we have seen” because it excludes the 46-year-old Hyde Amendment and other long-standing bipartisan provisions that prevent tax money from being spent on abortion, two U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen said July 13.
If the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill is marked up as is, it is “effectively mandating health care professionals to participate in abortion, and forcing American citizens to pay for abortion with their tax dollars,” said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas.
The cardinal is chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty and Archbishop Naumann is chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities.
“By eliminating the Hyde Amendment, and other Hyde-like policies, the financial fruits of Americans’ labor would advance the destruction of the smallest, most vulnerable humans,” they said in a joint statement. MORE
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2. Aborted Baby Found Tossed in Clinic Trash, Infant’s Body Mangled From Dismemberment Abortion
(LifeNews) - An Ohio abortion facility denied any wrong-doing this week after pro-life advocates said they found a second-trimester aborted baby, hazardous medical waste and patients’ personal information in the trash outside the building. Sherri Lynn Grossman, administrator of the Northeast Ohio Women’s Center in Cuyahoga Falls, told the Akron Beacon Journal that they follow “strict” disposal procedures, and they did not violate the law. “Absolutely not — absolutely not,” she said of the allegations. “We have very strict policies and procedures in place.” Grossman told the newspaper that they are conducting their own investigation into the matter, but she refused to comment further. On Wednesday, state pro-life leaders asked authorities to investigate after they said pro-life volunteers found a second-trimester aborted baby’s body in the trash in June outside the Cuyahoga Falls abortion facility. MORE
3. Coalition of 20 states files brief supporting South Carolina’s blocked ‘heartbeat law’
(LiveAction) - Twenty states, led by Alabama, are standing with South Carolina after a federal judge blocked the state’s ‘heartbeat law’ from taking effect. Together, they have filed an amicus brief supporting South Carolina’s appeal of the ruling, arguing that the judge’s decision was “an error-filled district court opinion.” In February, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster signed the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act into law. The law requires abortionists to provide an ultrasound for the mother, and if the preborn child’s heartbeat is detected, abortion is prohibited. The human heart begins to beat between 16 and 22 days post-fertilization. A doctor who commits abortions after the preborn child’s heartbeat is detectable could face a felony charge, fines, and jail time. The law includes an exception for cases of a medical emergency, though the intentional killing of a preborn child is never medically necessary, and also has additional exceptions for rape, incest, and fetal diagnoses. MORE
4. More abortion restrictions enacted in 2021 than any year since Roe v. Wade
(LiveAction) - According to a new report from the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute, more abortion restrictions have been enacted in 2021 than in any other year since Roe v. Wade legalized abortion in the U.S. in 1973. Ninety abortion restrictions have been put in place in 2021, surpassing the previous record of 89 back in 2011. Polling shows that while most Americans support the idea of keeping abortion legal, they also believe it should be heavily restricted. As Live Action News previously reported: While the abortion industry has claimed that 7 in 10 Americans support legal abortion (unrestricted and on demand), polling has consistently found that while Americans want abortion to remain legal, they also want it heavily restricted. Almost 70% of people want abortion limited to the first trimester. Common-sense restrictions, like parental consent, waiting periods, and informed consent before undergoing an abortion, also receive widespread support. Just 7% of Americans support completely unrestricted, taxpayer-funded abortion. MORE
5. Assisted suicide researchers want suicide devices for people with dementia.
(EPC) – Just as you thought the assisted suicide lobby has gone too far, long-time assisted suicide lobby leader and researcher, Margaret Pabst Battin opens the debate for developing a suicide device for people with dementia. The Hastings Center Report published an article (May 2021) by Margaret Pabst Battin and Brent M Kious titled: Ending One's Life in Advance. (Link to the article). Battin has studied and promoted euthanasia and assisted suicide since the 1980's. Battin is the same philosopher who argues that assisted suicide is not a suicide. Her new article concerns the following question: People newly diagnosed with progressive dementia may not want to live through its later stages, but the options for those who wish to choose an earlier death are inadequate and can be dependent on others’ cooperation. What if, while still competent, these people could opt for implantation of a device that would achieve their goals—timed to release a painless, fatal drug at a future point they have selected? MORE
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The Supreme Court will hear another important abortion related question this fall >>
Ohio budget funds pregnancy centers, but keeps abortion facilities open >>
Heartbeat International, others labeled “anti-gender” by pro-abortion European Parliamentary group >>
Gates Foundation Will Spend $1.4 Billion Pushing Population Control Worldwide >>
Why Repealing the Hyde Amendment Will Kill Black Lives >>
Pregnancy Center Saves Babies From Abortion Right Next Door to Abortion Clinic >>
Activism training camp equips 100 pro-lifers with skills to prevent abortion in their communities >>
The nation’s most profitable abortion business is also the main provider of sex ed for children >>
The Twitter Nobody Knows: Countless Child Pornography Images Tweeted, Traded, Exchanged, And Bought And Sold >>
NICU doctor now works alongside premature baby she saved decades ago >>
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Families strengthen around 'prayer' fire
(Legatus) - Fr. Patrick Peyton (1909-92), known for leading hundreds of large rosary rallies over the course of his life, famously declared that “the family that prays together, stays together.” Statistics demonstrate that both the strength of the family and practice of the Catholic faith have been in decline since his time, making it even more important today that Catholic families put Fr. Peyton’s advice into practice in a way that is enduring and effective.
Evangelist and author Kathleen Beckman described prayer as “the oxygen of the soul,” and recommends family prayer because “it brings together spouses and children in a spirit of love to raise hearts to God.” Praying vocal prayers together “solidifies communion with one another and with God. When family members pray from the heart for specific intentions, they establish a bond of trust, faith deepens, hope ignites, and love grows.” MORE
BONUS: Why Fathers Need to Learn About Mortification >>
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Fact Sheet: Pregnancy Centers – Serving Women and Saving Lives (2020)
(CLI) - Pro-life pregnancy centers (formerly known as crisis pregnancy centers and also as pregnancy care or resource centers) are faith-based, community-based, not-for-profit organizations which first began to appear in the U.S. in the late 1960s, as abortion was becoming legal, to provide care and resources to assist women with immediate and ongoing needs related to unexpected pregnancy. MORE
New study provides evidence of the effectiveness of pro-life laws
(PHN) - This month the journal JAMA Network Open published a study authored by a team of researchers at the University of California San Francisco. It analyzed county level abortion data from 27 states to determine how distance to abortion facilities affects county abortion rates. Holding constant a range of demographic and economic factors, it found that distance to the nearest abortion facility had both a large and significant impact on county abortion rates. MORE
What does a 15-week-old human being in the womb look like?
(LiveAction) – The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the case of Mississippi’s 15-week restriction on abortion. The law states that 15 weeks was chosen as the time limit for two main reasons: The most commonly used form of abortion in the second trimester is the D&E abortion procedure, also known as dismemberment abortion. A D&E abortion is violent and involves tearing the arms and legs off of a baby before crushing her skull. It is inhumane, and according to recent research, by or even before the end of the first trimester, preborn children are likely to feel pain. MORE
Wide-ranging directory hits milestone in connecting the world of pregnancy help
(PHN) - Heartbeat International's Worldwide Directory of Pregnancy Help has surpassed 7,000 listings, boosting the celebration of the pregnancy help network’s half-century of service.
Heartbeat is the first network of pro-life pregnancy resource centers founded in the U.S. and it the most extensive network in the world, with more than 2,900 affiliated pregnancy help locations in more than 60 countries around the world working to provide alternatives to abortion. MORE
WATCH: Six years ago, pro-life investigators exposed the gruesome market for aborted body parts
(LiveAction) The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) is marking the sixth anniversary of the release of its original undercover video series exposing Planned Parenthood’s role in the harvesting and trafficking of aborted children. On July 14, the group released a new summary video of its undercover reporting, as well as a re-release of the uncut video footage capturing top Planned Parenthood executives discussing the harvesting and selling of aborted baby body parts. MORE
Teens around the world are lonelier than a decade ago. The reason may be smartphones.
(WashPost) - Loneliness among adolescents around the globe has skyrocketed since a decade ago — and it may be tied to smartphone use, a new study finds. In 36 out of 37 countries, feelings of loneliness among teenagers rose sharply between 2012 and 2018, with higher increases among girls, according to a report released Tuesday in the Journal of Adolescence. MORE
'Bullying Redirect' provides Christ-centered anti-bullying curriculum
(CAN) - Following the Columbine High School massacre in April 1999, Catholic educator and counselor Frank DiLallo knew he had to do something. With a background in school counseling, DiLallo recorded an audio CD titled The Peace Project, a collection of introspective meditations on relaxation and self-regulation for students. MORE
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