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Sailing Around Pro-Life Laws: The Abortion Boat and the Feds

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Abortion proponents are skirting past laws meant to protect women and preborn children.

The latest group to literally sail around abortion laws is the Women on Waves abortion boat. The Dutch-based pro-abortion group sails a boat to countries that do not allow abortions, and performs chemical abortions off of the coast of pro-life nations. The group’s latest target is Morocco.

The Women on Waves boat gives abortions using RU-486, a dangerous and often ineffective drug that suffocates the preborn baby and causes dangerous side effects.

Earlier this year, our own federal government also skipped over state laws limiting funds to abortion providers. In a special October series, Americans United for Life exposes the Obama Administration’s staunch support for Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider. After six states decided to end taxpayer funding for the abortion provider, the Obama Administration overrode their laws and provided federal grants to make up for the abortion giant’s lost funding.

We entrust our elected officials with the responsibility of enacting laws that protect our rights – the first being our right to life. When groups skirt past these laws, they show their disregard for our government’s laws, our voters, the women who these laws are designed to protect, and most of all our very right to life – from conception to natural death.

Chemical Abortions Are Dangerous, Ineffective

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RU-486, a chemically-induced abortion drug, was hailed as a wonder when it first was introduced to the United States.

A woman could have a “safe,” “easy” abortion without any cold metal instruments or “invasive” procedures, proponents said. A woman just takes the drug and – ta da – no more pregnancy.

But research flies in the face of this propaganda. RU-486 actually is a very dangerous, often ineffective drug.

Not the morning after pill, RU-486 is a steroid that blocks the hormone progesterone, which is needed for a pregnancy to continue. The drug starves and suffocates the baby to death over a period of three to four agonizing days. A second drug usually is taken to induce contractions to expel the baby.

RU-486 has serious health risks for the women who take it. Side effects include heavy bleeding, fever, cramping, diarrhea, high blood pressure, increased heart rate, infections, and more.

Sometimes, the drug fails to finish its deadly deed – and the woman must undergo a surgical abortion. When the chemical abortion doesn’t work correctly, the risks also are more serious, including uncontrolled bleeding, infection, and future birth defects.

A recent study in Vietnam found that one in four women had to undergo a surgical abortion after an incomplete RU-486 abortion, according to a recent Contraception article.

The drug also makes it difficult for women and doctors to distinguish between ordinary side effects (heavy bleeding, pain) and signs of a more serious problem such as hemorrhage, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, or infection, according to an article from the Association for Interdisciplinary Research in Values and Social Change.

Yet, the number of abortion centers offering chemical abortions has been steadily increasing.

Planned Parenthood recently issued a national directive that all of its centers offer abortion services by 2013. As a result, some Planned Parenthood centers in Pennsylvania that didn’t do abortions previously now offer these dangerous chemical abortions.

This expansion and promotion of abortion must stop. RU-486 is a dangerous, painful drug that can be seriously injurious or deadly to the woman, as it effectively or ineffectively kills her preborn child.

Planned Parenthood’s game of name calling

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My dad used to tell us that when someone called us a bad name,
they were really describing themselves. And the older I grow, the more I
realize the wisdom of his words.

When people resort to name calling, they often are convicting themselves of the very thing they are accusing the other person of.

So often seems to be the case in the abortion debate.

Planned Parenthood, our nation’s largest abortion provider, claims
pregnancy resource centers provide “false” or “misleading” information to their clients.

As you have probably guessed, the real false information is coming from the abortion giant itself.

Jenni Stone, a Live Action writer, points out the half-truths and other misinformation in Planned Parenthood’s description of fetal development.

She writes:

According to Planned Parenthood, “’The ball of cells develops into an embryo at the start of the sixth week. The embryonic stage of pregnancy will last about five weeks. During this time all major internal organs begin developing.

Weeks 5–6
• The embryo is less than 1/5 inch (4–5 mm) long.
• A very basic beating heart and circulatory system develop.
• Buds for arms and legs develop.
• The neural tube begins forming. The neural tube will later form the brain, spinal cord, and major nerves.
• The bud of a tail develops.
• The umbilical cord begins developing.
 

“That ‘ball of cells’ is scientifically and biologically a newly conceived human being, but don’t expect Planned Parenthood to ever admit such a thing. The ‘very basic beating heart,’ which isn’t basic in any sense of the word, is pumping blood throughout the baby’s body just 21 days after conception — before the vast majority of women even realize they’re pregnant. By 28 days after conception, an unborn child’s heart is beating about 121 beats per minute. Planned Parenthood claims that ‘the neural tube will later form the brain,’ at 5-6 weeks of pregnancy when, in fact, the brain is the first organ to begin developing. By 3 weeks after conception, the forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain can be identified.”

And what are pregnancy resource centers’ alleged inaccuracies? I guess it must be their dedication to informing women about the damaging effects of abortion and about the precious, unique life that is growing inside of them.

Sounds like another instance of name-calling for Planned Parenthood.

Feds ignore states’ wishes, investigations and continue to pour money into abortion

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A handful of states have pulled funding away from abortion centers like Planned Parenthood, which faces numerous investigations involving patient injuries and Medicaid fraud.

In response, the federal government has ignored states’ decisions and funneled money into Planned Parenthood to make up for the lost state funding.

The federal government’s blatant disregard for investigations involving women’s health and taxpayers’ money has happened in six states so far, according to Lifenews.com.

Read more about the investigations and the federal money here and here.

What youth don’t know about life issues, resources

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The pro-life movement has put a lot of stock on its young people to carry on the fight for life. Young faces dominate the crowds at the March for Life in Washington, D.C., every January. They form pro-life school clubs. They support crisis pregnancy centers and pray outside abortion centers.

But with many of today’s youth, there is a disconnect.

A recent poll by Students for Life found that a large number of youth do not know much about abortion issues and alternatives. Read more here.

Some of the results were startling. Kristian Hawkins, executive director of Students for Life of America, wrote:

“What they don’t know is literally killing this generation as 58 percent admitted that they didn’t know where resources were in their community or campus to support a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy who didn’t want to undergo an abortion.”

What’s more, 66 percent said they had a “favorable” view of Planned Parenthood, and 48 percent said they did not know whether Planned Parenthood offered abortions. Three in five students also believe the controversial “morning-after” pill should be available via vending machines.

Hawkins concluded that we need to do a better job educating young people about the right to life. Resources are out there. It’s just a matter of reaching out and sharing them.

In Pennsylvania, one of the best resources for youth is Real Alternatives. The alternatives to abortion program is made up of support networks throughout the Commonwealth that help women facing unplanned pregnancies. Through Real Alternatives, women are offered the assistance they need to give birth to and raise a child.

The Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation also offers numerous educational resources on topics such as abortion, life before birth, Planned Parenthood and more. Real Alternatives and local crisis pregnancy centers typically offer their own posters and brochures, too. Find out more here.

Start by sharing these things with the people around you – friends, church congregation, children, grandchildren. Then, ask to speak to your church youth group, or hang up posters on community bulletin boards. Post the Real Alternatives website and hotline on Facebook or Twitter. Get involved in your local pro-life chapter.

The resources are there, and our youth need them. So, please don’t assume they know. Take a minute and share!

David and Goliath revisited

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Sometimes we may feel like we’re in a David and Goliath battle.

Powerful leaders reverse the pro-life progress we’ve made with a snap – measures that took us years to accomplish. And loud voices from the pro-abortion side shout out insults and lies as we try to defend the unborn.

Sometimes we feel alone on the field – a young person with a sling against a giant warrior. We feel discouraged, unprepared, inept, and afraid. We want to give up.

Two of prominent pro-life leaders shared similar feelings during the National Right to Life Convention in June.

Lila Rose, the young founder of Live Action, told a story of her first attempt at pro-life advocacy. When she was a young child, she decided to begin a pro-life group with her friends. Rose enthusiastically planned meetings and projects to help protect the unborn. Then one day, none of her friends showed up.

U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte also works in a lonely position. A freshman legislator from New Hampshire, she is the only pro-life woman in the Senate.

Ayotte was one of the first Senators to speak out in support of defunding Planned Parenthood in the 2011 budget battle and later voted to not give them $300 million, according to the Susan B. Anthony List. But Planned Parenthood still receives government support.

Rose and Ayotte could have stopped trying after those first attempts, feeling discouraged and beaten. But they didn’t.

Rose went on to expose illegal practices in abortion centers, gaining national exposure. Her undercover videos display the sad fact that many abortion providers support sex-selection abortions, sex trafficking and abuse.

As for Ayotte, she is now considered to be one of presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s top picks for vice president. And she promised to continue fighting in the Senate for the lives of the unborn.

Most of us will never be a Lila Rose, a Sen. Ayotte, or a King David. But like them, we can stand firm in the knowledge that our work will restore the value of human life.

We too can save lives in our communities – if we never give up.

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.

Pro-Life Town Hall Tour Now Underway

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Our pro-life town hall tour is now underway. The event began in Shrewsbury where York County residents heard the latest news about health care reform, Planned Parenthood, ultrasound legislation and more. Other stops include Duncansville, Uniontown, Bridgeville, Butler, Meadville, Warren, Dubois, Williamsport, Wilkes-Barre, Honesdale, Reading, and Philadelphia. To read the town hall’s newsworthy developments on health care reform, click here.

Pres. Obama Falsely Claims Planned Parenthood Does Mammograms

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President Barack Obama falsely claimed this past week that Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion operation, performs mammograms to screen for breast cancer. This claim has been discredited by numerous sources. Planned Parenthood’s main business is abortion, not women’s health, since most of its clinic income is derived from abortions. To read more on this story, click here.

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.