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Pete and Alisha Arnold, whose baby is in its 17th week, are using an internet poll to ask readers, “Should we give birth or have an abortion?”

Wednesday November 17, 2010 Palin admits deliberating 2012 presidential bid By Matthew Anderson Washington, D.C., November 17, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In an interview published on the New York Times website today, pro-life Republican Sarah Palin confirmed rumors that she is considering running for President in 2012. When asked if she was weighing a run for the presidency, Palin said, “I’m engaged in the internal deliberations candidly, and having that discussion with my family, because my family is the most important consideration here.” Palin said that in order for her to run for president a large amount of organizational work would need […]

Wednesday November 17, 2010 North Dakota prosecutor refuses to charge unlicensed abortionist By Thaddeus M. Baklinski FARGO, N.D., November 17, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – North Dakota State’s Attorney Birch Burdick has announced that he will not file criminal charges against abortionist Lori Lynn Thorndike, who committed abortions at the Red River Women’s Clinic in Fargo, while her medical license to practice in North Dakota was lapsed. Brudick justified his decision by saying that Thorndike’s licensing issues were “an administrative oversight” and noted that she had active medical licenses in South Dakota and Colorado at the time she was doing the abortions. Operation Rescue spokeswoman […]

Tuesday November 16, 2010 Bill Clinton applauds population growth in Philippines By Matthew Anderson MANILA, Philippines, November 15, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has praised the Philippines for its large population, reportedly telling a crowd at a Manilla Hotel this Wednesday: “You have a huge population, which is positive, and you have massive natural resources.” The former president’s remarks come at a time when the country is debating a new bill that would fund the widespread disbursement of contraceptives, including the pill and IUD. The “Reproductive Health Bill” (RH Bill) is part of an effort to reduce the poverty […]

Tuesday November 16, 2010 All charges dropped against pro-life pastor By Thaddeus M. Baklinski OAKLAND, California, November 16, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Appellate Division of the Alameda Superior Court has dismissed all criminal charges against Oakland pro-life witness Pastor Walter Hoye. Hoye was arrested in May of 2008, charged, found guilty and imprisoned for peacefully counseling and picketing at a local abortion clinic. He was charged under a 2008 City of Oakland bubble zone ordinance, which prohibits pro-life protesters outside abortion facilities from standing within 8 feet of women seeking abortions. His lawyers claimed the bubble zone ordinance was enacted for the […]

Thursday November 18, 2010 National pro-life group urges more bills to stop late-term abortionists WASHINGTON, D.C., November 18, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – In the wake of massive pro-life gains on November 2, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) is calling on State legislatures to mimic the Nebraska law that forced notorious late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart to shut down his Nebraska facility. Carhart was forced to go elsewhere to continue his abortion business after the Nebraska legislature passed Legislative Bill 103 (L.B. 103), which bans abortions over 20 weeks post-conception, based on the fact that science has definitively proven a child […]