Recent US News

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, May 25, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) revealed last week that expanding medical abortions into every Planned Parenthood clinic in the country through the use of a “telemed abortion” scheme is part of PPFA's Strategic Plan for 2015.   The plan was revealed after a protest of Planned Parenthood organized by the Pro-Life Action League. Between 150 and 200 pro-lifers braved the cold and rain to protest a Planned Parenthood fund-raising banquet in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in the wake of the “telemed abortion” scandal in that state. Operation Rescue's Omaha-based Truth Truck was also […]

By Peter J. Smith DETROIT, Michigan, May 25, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A Michigan abortionist is under renewed scrutiny over comments he made over two years ago, in which he said that doctors have a license to “lie” to their patients. The comments were made by Dr. Abraham Alberto Hodari to medical students at Wayne University. Hodari currently is facing a lawsuit for allegedly forcing a woman to submit to an abortion after she had changed her mind, killing the unborn baby that she had decided she wanted. “My wife says we doctors have a license to lie, and it’s true, […]

By Peter J. Smith Updated 6:49 pm EST OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 24, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Oklahoma House of Representatives has overridden Governor Brad Henry's third veto of Oklahoma pro-life legislation, this time of a law designed to help the state’s health and human services department gather statistical information on why women are seeking abortions, abortion-related complications, and whether abortion facilities are following standard safety protocols.  The measure awaits a veto override by the state Senate before it can become law. Henry rejected on Saturday HB 3284, The Statistical Abortion Report Act, which the state legislature had approved and […]

By James Tillman WASHINGTON, DC, May 24, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com)—The Senate Armed Services Committee may vote this week to attach an amendment to the 2011 defense spending bill that would end the armed forces' “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” (DADT) policy and permit homosexuals to serve openly in the military. Attaching the repeal to the defense measure would both coerce conservative congressmen to vote for a measure that they might otherwise strongly oppose, and rush the repeal of DADT before a Department of Defense study of the effects of such a policy change was completed. If the repeal succeeds, it would not […]

By James Tillman WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com)—In a statement issued Friday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) aimed “to set the record straight on some important issues raised during and after” debate over health care reform legislation. And in “Setting the Record Straight,” as the document is titled, they affirm their teaching authority and say that dissent from episcopal teaching among Catholics, such as the endorsement of the health care reform by the Catholic Health Association, resulted “in confusion and a wound to Catholic unity.” The Catholic Health Association (CHA) came out in support of the Patient Protection […]

Thursday May 20, 2010 More Abortion Workers Quit with Pro-Lifers’ Help Commentary by David Bereit, National Director, 40 Days for Life May 20, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A few nights ago, I shared the stage at a pregnancy center banquet in San Antonio with Abby Johnson, the former Planned Parenthood director who experienced a profound conversion and left the abortion industry during last fall’s 40 Days for Life campaign. As Abby shared the story of her conversion, I was again amazed at how God has transformed her life – through the prayers and efforts of faithful people. (To see a brand-new […]

Wednesday May 19, 2010 Louisiana House Kills Explicit Sex-Ed By Kathleen Gilbert BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 19, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Louisiana’s House of Representatives has struck down a bill that would have mandated explicit sex-education curriculum in public schools across the state starting in 4th grade. House Bill 529 was voted down 67-23. The bill states that public sex education would promote “healthy attitudes concerning … body image, gender roles, [and] sexual orientation,” and called for a curriculum teaching sexual abstinence along with “the importance of effectively using contraceptives and barrier methods.” The defeat leaves state-authorized sex education optional for […]

Friday May 21, 2010 Replica Replacing Stolen Mojave Cross Removed by Officials By James Tillman MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, California, May 21, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) — On Thursday a replica of the much-disputed cross stolen from a federal park on May 9 appeared on Sunrise Rock – but officials said the new cross broke park service regulations, and removed it. To honor veterans of World War I, the Veterans of Foreign Wars had originally placed a wooden cross on Sunrise Rock in 1934 with a plaque stating “The Cross, Erected in Memory of the Dead of All Wars.” It became the site […]

Friday May 21, 2010 USCCB to Congress: Time to Reform the Health Reform By James Tillman WASHINGTON, DC, May 21, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has written an open letter to Congress in which he urges legislators to pass H.R. 5111, the Protect Life Act. The bill would help reform the health care reform law to remedy what the USCCB and pro-life groups say are the profound flaws in its treatment of abortion and conscience rights. Cardinal DiNardo’s letter outlines what he […]

Thursday May 20, 2010 Louisiana Senate Overwhelmingly Advances Ultrasound Mandate for Abortion By Peter J. Smith BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 20, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Senators in Louisiana overwhelmingly approved legislation on Tuesday that seeks to expand the requirements of informed consent by mandating abortionists perform an ultrasound on a mother seeking an abortion. The bill is similar to one that was recently passed in Oklahoma. The Senate voted 33-4 for the bill (SB 528), which was sponsored by Sen. Sharon Broome (D-Baton Rouge), and developed with the aid of the Louisiana Right to Life Federation and the Bioethics Defense Fund. […]