Friday April 16, 2004

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MP Robinson's Theft "could end up being his best publicity stunt ever" says Columnist

Timing of emotional press conference conveniently precedes Senate final vote on C-250

VANCOUVER, April 16, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A very emotional New Democratic Party Member of Parliament Svend Robinson read a statement to the press on Thursday. Robinson, who admitted to stealing a $50,000 ring on Good Friday, said, "I am…stepping down at this time as the federal New Democrat candidate for Burnaby-Douglas while these issues remain unresolved."

Meanwhile, there is growing scepticism over the Robinson press conference performance, the huge media coverage it received and the seemingly orchestrated outpouring of support for the master headline grabber by the Canadian left-wing establishment.

See the complete LifeSiteNews.com Special Report on this development at:
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/apr/040416a.html

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Planned Parenthood Recruits Numerous Hollywood Celebrities to Promote Pro-Abortion "March for Women's Lives"

WASHINGTON, DC, April 16, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - NOW, the American Civil Liberties Union, the Black Women's Health Imperative, the Feminist Majority, NARAL Pro-Choice America, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America are enlisting the support of Hollywood celebrities to hopefully boost attendance at their April 25 "March for Women's Lives."

A press release on the Planned Parenthood web-site revealed that supporters expected to attend include such figures as Helen Hunt, LisaGay Hamilton, Bradley Whitford and Whoopi Goldberg.

The large list of actor-supporters of abortion is not surprising to pro-life leaders. The "Hollywood" establishment, they point out, has aggressively promoted a sexually liberal lifestyle that is strongly dependent upon abortion as a back up to inevitable failed contraception resulting from its sexual promiscuity.

The following is the Planned Parenthood list of performers supporting "The March for Women's Lives Celebrity Coalition":

Margie Adam, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Aniston, Curtis Armstrong, Elaine Aronson, Bea Arthur, Ed Asner, Kevin Bacon, Alec Baldwin, William Baldwin, Meredith Baxter, Shari Belafonte, Maria Bello, Polly Bergen, Thora Birch, Amy Brenneman, Betty Buckley, Jessica Capshaw, Lynda Carter, Stockard Channing, Jill Clayburgh, Kate Clinton, Glenn Close, Cindy Crawford, Sheryl Crow, Alan Cumming, Tyne Daly, Blythe Danner, Kristin Davis, Ossie Davis, Dana Delany, Laura Dern, Ellen DeGeneres, Ani DiFranco, Illeana Douglas, Denise Dowse, Fran Drescher, Kirsten Dunst, David Eigenberg, Hector Elizondo, Emme, Eve Ensler, Giancarlo Esposito, Melissa Etheridge, Morgan Fairchild, Edie Falco, Frances Fisher, Calista Flockhart, Jane Fonda, Bonnie Franklin, Janeane Garofalo, Ana Gasteyer, Indigo Girls, Annabeth Gish, Whoopi Goldberg, Lauren Graham, Maggie Gyllenhaal, LisaGay Hamilton, Ben Harper, Ed Harris, Salma Hayek, Marg Helgenberger, Isabella Hofmann, Helen Hunt, Amy Jo Johnson, Kathryn Joosten, Ashley Judd, Catherine Keener, Carole King, Swoosie Kurt, Christine Lahti, Sanaa Lathan, Sharon Lawrence, Lisa Loeb, Amy Madigan, Natalie Maines, Wendie Malick, Joshua Malina, Camryn Manheim, Frances McDormand, Ewan McGregor, Marilyn McIntyre, Sarah McLachlan, Moby, Demi Moore, Julianne Moore, Alanis Morissette, Kathy Najimy, Alyson Palmer, Joe Pantoliano, Mary-Louise Parker, Adrian Pasdar, Pink, Martha Plimpton, Doris Roberts, Paul Rudd, Susan Sarandon, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick, Martin Sheen, Cybill Shepherd, SONiA, Fisher Stevens, Gloria Steinem, Julia Stiles, Corky and Mike Stoller, Sharon Stone, Amber Tamblyn, Mary Testa, Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman, Heather Tom, Stanley Tucci, Kathleen Turner, Ted Turner, Sarah Weddington, Audrey Wells, Bradley Whitford, Alfre Woodard, Thom Yorke, Amy Ziff, Elizabeth Ziff

See the website: http://www.marchforwomen.org/

In related news, an announcement, titled "Radical Pro-Choice Call to Action for April 25, 2004" is calling for "feminists, radical cheerleaders, anti-authoritarians, anarchists and all those concerned with women's autonomy: join us on April 25th 2004 in Washington, DC." The group is endorsing confrontation of pro-lifers: "if you or your group has a strong affinity for property destruction and/or confrontation, we suggest channelling your efforts in creative ways. For example, we can guarantee that there will be anti-choice counter-protesters present throughout the city."

See the web-site: http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2004/01/14917.php

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Woman Sues Ohio Abortion Mill Over RU-486 Abortion

CUYAHOGA FALLS, April 16, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A Cuyahoga Falls woman claims in a lawsuit that an RU-486 chemical abortion has left her unable to conceive.
Dana Powell, 30, filed her lawsuit in Summit County Common Pleas Court against the Akron Women's Center for Choice, abortionist Dr. Raymond Robinson and nurse Mike Finke.

In her lawsuit, Powell states she began suffering cramping and bleeding during an otherwise normal pregnancy. In October 2002, despite the clinic's assurance that it was a normal pregnancy, Powell opted to abort her child. She opted for the abortion drug, RU-486, and was also instructed to take two Cytotec pills two days afterward to promote expulsion of the dead baby.

Immediately after taking the Cytotec, Powell stated that she suffered cramping. She said she was told to take another dose and call back the next day. Her condition continued to worsen over the next month until she was forced to go to a hospital. She was taken to the Akron City Hospital and diagnosed with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy in the left fallopian tube, leaving her unable to conceive.

Powell is suing for medical malpractice and infliction of emotional distress. She states that the clinic and the medical staff failed to properly diagnose the ruptured ectopic pregnancy and ignored her symptoms and pain.

The maker of RU-486, Danco Laboratories, states that the abortion drug should not be taken by women who have ectopic pregnancies. Also, the FDA requires those administering the RU-486 to have be trained to detect eptopic pregnancies.

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Scott Brockie Loses Decision at Court of Appeals, On the Hook for $40,000

Needs financial support

TORONTO, April 15, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Christian printer Scott Brockie was fined $5,000.00 in 1999 by the Ontario Human Rights Commission because he refused to print blank letterhead and envelopes for the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives.

Brockie had printed materials for clients with homosexual inclinations, but would not print materials for the Archives because he believed the Archives further homosexual activity, which is contrary to his religious beliefs. The adjudicator claimed that Brockie was free to express his beliefs in his home or Christian community, but ordered him to provide printing services "to lesbians and gays and to organizations in existence for their benefit."

The Court of Appeal recently handed down their decision regarding the awarding of costs from Brockie's time in the Divisional Court. Brockie was initially awarded $25,000 in costs from the Divisional Court, but the Human Rights Commission and the Archives appealed, and the Court of Appeal has reversed that earlier decision and now Brockie is on the hook for $40,000.

"There is a point beyond which the conduct of judicial officers will bring the administration of justice into disrepute," Catholic Civil Rights League spokesperson Sean Murphy said. "That point is passed when a Christian printer is ordered to produce business cards and letterhead for an organization that promotes pro-paedophilia essays, is fined $5,000.00 for having refused to do so, and is left with $40,000.00 in legal bills for daring to defend himself."

The Liberty Day Rally on Parliament Hill on 17 April is an opportunity to oppose our judicial and political elites. For details, visit http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/apr/040413a.html

Read the Interim report detailing the Ontario Human Rights Commission decision against Scott Brockie which concluded that his "rights as a Christian were subordinate to those of homosexuals not to be discriminated against," and that "he must restrict the practice of Christianity to his home and church, and not take it with him into the public marketplace," at:
http://www.theinterim.com/2001/sept/01religiousfree.html

Donations to Scott Brockie's Defense Fund can be made at any Royal Bank branch, or mailed to Account #507-721-9, Royal Bank Branch #3132, 33 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L5B 2N5

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Medical Experts Testify Partial-Birth Abortion Never Medically Necessary

NEW YORK, April 16, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The American Center for Law and Justice, which specializes in constitutional law and pro-life litigation, said today the Department of Justice, which is defending the national ban on partial-birth abortion in three trials nationwide, presented sound and convincing testimony this week in New York concluding that partial-birth abortion is never medically necessary, the procedure itself is unsafe, and that the partially-born child experiences pain during the life-ending procedure.

"The evidence presented by the Department of Justice produces a clear picture of a procedure that takes the life of a partially-born child in a manner that is brutal, painful, and barbaric - a procedure that is unsafe and never medically necessary," said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ, who is supporting the Department of Justice in its defense of the ban and attending the trial in New York City. "The medical experts provided sound and convincing testimony that underscore the fact that this procedure has no place in our culture or in the medical community. With the strong case presented by the government, we are hopeful the court ultimately will conclude that the ban on partial-birth abortion is constitutional."

During testimony in New York this week, medical experts told the court that the partial-birth abortion procedure, which often includes the dismemberment and decapitation of the partially-born child, results in "prolonged and intense pain" to the fetus.

Another physician testified that the procedure is "certainly excruciatingly painful." He also told the court that a fetus exhibits acute stress to outside stimulus at the age of 18 weeks.

The government produced numerous medical experts who testified that the procedure is never medically necessary to preserve the life or the health of the mother. One physician said the procedure is not safer than other abortion methods and testified that he had "grave concerns" about the long-term health consequences of women who receive partial-birth abortions.

On Tuesday, a federal appeals court is expected to consider an appeal of a federal court order compelling the release of medical records involving partial-birth abortions. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Casey, who is hearing the New York case, ordered two New York hospitals to produce medical records to the Justice Department. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit delayed the order pending a hearing on the issue scheduled for April 20.

The New York trial is one of three across the nation where the ban on partial-birth abortion, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush, is being challenged. In the New York case, the ACLU and the National Abortion Federation are challenging the ban.

The ACLJ, which is posting details of the testimony online at www.aclj.org, will be filing amicus briefs representing members of Congress who sponsored the legislation banning partial-birth abortion.

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LifeSiteNews.com NewsBytes

Russians in Orthodox Church Laud Passion
http://context.themoscowtimes.com/index.php?aid=132169

Many U.S. Catholic Hospitals Defer to U.S.C.C.B. "ERD" Guidelines, Call Tube-Feeding an Optional "Treatment," not a Necessity for Life
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/nation/8443879.htm

White House Backs Clinton Order on 'Sexual Orientation'
http://www.cwfa.org/articles/5515/CFI/family/index.htm

Denver Archbishop Chaput Chastises Pro-Abortion Politicians
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2084561,00.html

Scientists Debunk Pentagon "Exaggerated Report" of Global Climate Change
http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=283cb04f-d325-499f-868f-e74c3e3389f7

Do Abortion, Religious Apathy, Sexual Perversion Mark Beginning of the End for America?
http://www.afajournal.org/2004/april/404same-sexmarriage.asp

Kerry and Cardinal McCarrick Hold Private Meeting Thursday
http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=28963&popup=soundoffconf&CFID=1556701&CFTOKEN=21195534
http://www.indystar.com/articles/7/138476-1227-010.html

Proponents of Traditional Marriage Disagree with Homosexual's Claim that U.S. Tax Code Discriminates against Them
http://www.cnsnews.com//ViewPolitics.asp?Page=\Politics\archive\200404\POL20040416a.html

National Pro-Life T-Shirt Day April 27
http://www.prolifegear.com/

Pornography Movie Industry Shuts Down After "Actors" Test Positive for HIV
http://news.google.com/url?ntc=0M7A0&q=http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Apr/04162004/nation_w/157707.asp

African Anglican Archbishops Reject Donations from any Diocese Recognizing Gay Clergy
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2785846

China Announces Free HIV Treatment to 920,000 Infected; 10m Potential by 2010
http://www.unwire.org/News/328_426_22858.asp

Victoria's Secret Drops TV Fashion Show: Cites FCC Backlash over Super Bowl Halftime Show as Reason.
http://www.family.org/cforum/feature/a0031654.cfm

International Abortion Groups Get U.S. Taxpayer Money for Conference
http://www.family.org/cforum/fnif/news/A0031664.cfm

Breslin Column Quotes Were "Incorrect and Not Sheldon's Precise Words"
http://www.newsday.com/mynews/ny-read153758459apr15,0,3779209,print.story

Lutheran Congregations Defy Denomination Rule: Ordain Non-Celibate Gays
http://www.advocate.com/new_news.asp?ID=12084&sd=04/16/04

Judge Rules Eighth-grader Michelle Heinkel Not Allowed to Hand out Pro-Life Literature at School
http://www.naplesnews.com/npdn/bonitanews/article/0,2071,NPDN_14894_2812635,00.html

Attorney General Rejects Gov. Romney Bid to Delay Gay Marriage; takes Argument directly to Supreme Judicial Court
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-3982287,00.html

House Democrats Produce a "Catholic Voting Scorecard" to Prove 'Faithfulness' to Church Doctrine
http://catholiccitizens.org/press/pressview.asp?c=13887

Florida Senate Approves Inclusion of Parental Notification Law for Vote on Ballot
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/8443586.htm?1c

Right to Life MI Submits 460,034 Signature Petition to Outlaw Partial-Birth Abortion Thursday
http://www.detnews.com/2004/politics/0404/16/a01-124906.htm

Tennessee House Democrats Propose Shortened Waiting Period for Women Seeking Abortion
http://www.tennessean.com/government/archives/04/04/49996425.shtml?Element

Police Open Investigation into Case of Woman Procuring Late Abortion for Baby With Cleft Lip
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/hereford/worcs/3632169.stm

Population Research Institute's Report "Under the Table - Why the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Should Not Approve the Over-the-Counter Distribution of Morning after Pills" can be Seen at:
http://www.pop.org/main.cfm?EID=552

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