Articles for Month: May 2010

Monday May 24, 2010 Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss Suit Against Aurora Planned Parenthood By James Tillman AURORA, Illinois, May 24, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) — Striking down a motion to dismiss, Judge Neal W. Cerne of Dupage County Court has ruled that a lawsuit may go forward alleging that a Planned Parenthood mega-center violates city zoning laws and that the zoning board blatantly ignored the violation. Although this decision was cheering to pro-life advocates, Judge Cerne removed many of the defendants originally named from the lawsuit, including the City of Aurora, Mayor Tom Weisner, the previous CEO of Planned Parenthood of […]

Friday May 21, 2010 Human Life International Launches New United States Pro-life Initiative By Peter J. Smith FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, May 21, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Human Life International, the world’s largest international pro-life organization, has launched a new initiative within the United States dedicated to explaining the connection between contraception and abortion in the United States, as well as educating men and women on viable healthy alternatives to contraception and artificial fertility treatments. “This new American initiative highlights what is true in both our personal lives and on the world stage — namely that ‘protecting life begins at home,'” said […]

Wednesday April 21, 2010 ‘Idol Gives Back’ — To Pro-Abortion Groups By Kathleen Gilbert FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, April 21, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Once again, “American Idol” is aligning itself with pro-abortion groups: among the groups benefiting this year’s “Idol Gives Back” fund-raising campaign are Save the Children and the United Nations Foundation, both of which have ties to top abortion organizations, reports Life Decisions International (LDI). Save the Children has a working relationship with what it calls “prominent international organizations.” Several of these groups are actively pro-abortion, including Better World Fund, Center for Reproductive Rights, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, […]

Friday April 23, 2010 North Dakota Approves Petition for Abortion Decapitation, Skull Crushing Ban DICKINSON, North Dakota, April 23, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A North Dakota grassroots pro-life organization is announcing the official beginning of an effort to circulate petitions for an initiated measure that would prohibit physicians from decapitating and crushing the skulls of living unborn children. ‘The Baby Decapitation and Skull Crushing Ban’ was approved for circulation by the North Dakota Secretary of State and Attorney General on Thursday. Daniel Woodard, head of the state-wide Stop Decapitation Network, aims to collect 12,844 signatures in order to place the measure […]

Monday April 19, 2010 Father of Down Syndrome Child: “it is the soul of our nation that is ‘deformed'” By Steve Jalsevac PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 19, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Kurt A. Kondrich is a 20 year veteran of the Pittsburgh police force. Six years ago his daughter Chloe was born with Down Syndrome. This motivated Kondrich to return to college to earn a masters degree in Early Intervention. After graduation he retired from his law enforcement career to become Director of Community/Family Outreach for Early Intervention in the Pittsburgh area. Kondrich read a news report last week about the Sarasota, […]

Monday April 19, 2010 Bush Lends Support to Indiana Crisis Pregnancy Centers By James Tillman INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 19, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) — Former President George W. Bush on Thursday gave the keynote address for a fundraiser for Life Centers, a Christian organization that helps women facing unplanned pregnancies in central Indiana, and encouraged the group to continue with its life-saving work. Cameras and media were not permitted inside Conseco Fieldhouse, where the fundraiser took place at 7 PM. Roughly 4,000 people attended the event, which Life Center leaders said would be the largest-ever fundraiser for the nonprofit organization. “He wants […]