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After abortion debate, hospital partnership dissolves

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How discouraging it was to see the news this afternoon.

Abington and Holy Redeemer health systems in eastern Pennsylvania canceled their plans to create a new partner health system. Read more here.

Though hospital officials did not give a reason for ending their plans, we can guess – Abington’s decision to stop offering abortions and the outcry that followed. Initially, Abington rightly agreed to stop providing abortions to honor Holy Redeemer’s adamant opposition to it.

But doctors, staff and community members loudly protested Abington’s decision and attracted a lot of media attention.

The articles neglected to mention a group of strong pro-life citizens who have asked the hospital to end abortions for several decades. Read
more here.

It’s disheartening when our voices are drowned out by the pro-abortionists. But it’s not untypical. They are the same people who are also  cutting off the voices of the unborn. We should expect this negative behavior from them.

Our job is not done. We can still peacefully but purposefully tell Abington that abortions are not acceptable and do not benefit women’s health. You can call the hospital at 215-481-2000 or email publicrelations@amh.org .

PA Pro-Life Federation Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling

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Harrisburg, PA – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision about President Barack Obama’s health care law, which includes public funding for abortion and provisions promoting euthanasia.

Michael Ciccocioppo, executive director of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation, responded to the ruling’s effects on abortion and euthanasia, saying: “This is a deeply disturbing ruling, which will have profound implications for the right to life. The law is riddled with so many dangerous abortion and rationing provisions that make all Americans vulnerable to any number of life-threatening mandates from the Department of Health and Human Services.

“Therefore, the next president and Congress must repeal the law and enact a new health care reform law that must include clear and unconditional provisions stating that nothing in the law shall be construed to promote, fund or encourage abortion, medical rationing or euthanasia.”

Choosing hope: Two women take different paths with risky pregnancies

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This week, I read two stories about different women whose unborn babies were most likely to die before birth.

A Miami, Florida, couple almost lost their baby girl in the womb. Doctors found a tennis ball-sized tumor growing on the unborn infant’s mouth, and said she probably wouldn’t survive birth.

The second story came from a heartbreaking blog post from a woman who found out her pregnancy would likely result in miscarriage. Her baby’s heart beat was slow, and it wasn’t growing. After remembering the pain of an earlier miscarriage, she contemplated an abortion.

The Miami couple continued to hope and sought another doctor. They found a surgeon who operated on the baby in utero and removed the tumor – a procedure that was the first of its kind. The child was born several months later, healthy and strong. Read more about it here: http://www.lifenews.com/2012/06/21/worlds-first-surgery-removes-tumor-from-unborn-babys-lips

The blogger’s story ended differently. She decided to have an abortion, concluding that there was no good choice in her situation. Read about it here:  http://boingboing.net/2012/06/20/the-only-good-abortion-is-my-a.html

But I believe she did have a better choice than abortion. She even mentioned it in her blog when she writes:  “I want the doctors to be wrong. I want to have one of those miracles where everything turns out to be okay and I am relieved to find that I haven’t actually lost everything.”

There is no hope in an abortion, a termination. When someone chooses to have an abortion, they erase the chance for a miracle, in these cases for the birth of a child. Hope doesn’t guarantee rosy endings, but it leaves the future open to possibility.

The Miami couple put their hope on the line when they took a chance on a brand new medical procedure. Their hope resulted in something wonderful – a healthy baby girl.

Abortion centers held to higher standard

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Kermit Gosnell

Harrisburg, PA – Stronger regulations for abortion centers go into effect today across Pennsylvania, providing greater protection for women’s health and safety.

“For far too long, abortion facilities in Pennsylvania have been operating with little accountability” said Maria Gallagher, legislative director of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation. “The Kermit Gosnell tragedy in West Philadelphia, where seven newborn babies and one female patient were killed, was a wake-up call. This new law is an important step in helping to protect the health and safety of women in Pennsylvania.”

Act 122, which passed on Dec. 22, 2011, requires that abortion facilities be licensed as outpatient surgical facilities and subject to regular inspections. It also divides facilities into two categories: Class A facilities perform surgeries with local anesthesia only, and Class B facilities perform surgeries with anesthesia where the patient is not fully conscious.

When facilities were notified of the new requirements in January, 17 submitted exception requests. The Department of Health said Monday it expects 14 of the 22 facilities to qualify to perform surgical abortions.

Of the remaining eight facilities, one voluntarily closed, two have been licensed through hospitals and the rest will only be allowed to perform medication-induced abortions that do not require surgery.

“We are hopeful that the state Health Department will be closely monitoring abortion facilities to ensure that they comply with the new law, and that swift and decisive action will be taken against abortion centers that violate health and safety standards,” Gallagher added.

State regulators ignored complaints and failed to visit Gosnell’s Women’s Medical Society for years. In the clinic, which was described as a “house of horrors,” Gosnell reportedly delivered hundreds of babies alive and then killed them by severing their spinal cords.

The Gosnell case showed that greater scrutiny of abortion facilities is needed to prevent such tragedies in the future.

Notre Dame Sues Over HHS Mandate

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The University of Notre Dame joins with more than 40 Catholic institutions and dioceses nationwide in filing suit in response to the HHS mandate. Pro-life groups believe that the controversial mandate can easily lead to a mandate for abortion coverage. The mandate is clearly a violation of religious freedom and the fundamental rights we hold dear. To read more about the lawsuits, click here.

Bill Would Cut Off Public Funding for Abortion Centers

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A bill introduced in Congress would cut off public funding for abortion centers that engage in telemed abortions. Telemed abortions involve dispensing the dangerous abortion drug RU 486 with only a video conference as a means of medical consultation. The bill’s chief sponsor, Congressman Steve King, said, “Telemed abortions, without the overhead costs of a surgical abortion, allow Planned Parenthood to make even more money while preying on young women and violating FDA regulations.” You can read more here.

Mommy Had an Abortion

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Kelly Clinger, whose children you see pictured here, was once a background vocalist for the singer Britney Spears. Also buried in her past were two abortions. Before becoming a spokeswoman for Silent No More, a group of women who regret their abortions, Kelly knew she had to reveal her painful secret to her children. How did she do it? Find out here.

Great Things Happening in Philly

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Philly Pro-Life, our local chapter in Philadelphia, hosted us for a pro-life town hall meeting May 1st. This dedicated group of chapter leaders is already beginning to make their mark on the City of Brotherly Love. Check out their website here, and, if you live in Philadelphia, consider joining them in their amazing work.

Planned Parenthood’s Major Business is Abortion

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Former Planned Parenthood Director Abby Johnson

Former Planned Parenthood Director Abby Johnson has made it clear that her former employer had a laser-like focus on abortion. Statistics from Planned Parenthood’s own report confirm this. As columnist Mallory Quigley states, the abortion giant performed nearly 330,000 abortions in 2010. Equally telling, Planned Parenthood offered less than 900 adoption referrals. You can read more about Planned Parenthood’s abortion agenda here.