• New TV Ads For Abortion Services Part 2

    By Susan Tyrrell

    Yesterday we reported that the UK was running its first abortion ad on televisions.  CNN did this story on it, previewing the ad itself.

    We can’t deny the influence of media on a society. That’s why many grew up thinking smoking was cool, thanks to the Marlboro Man, or that we had to have certain toys or shoes. But if you are a child growing up in the UK, now you may think that having an abortion is cool. The ad is the result of a loophole violating of its own law against abortion providers advertising. Most abortion providers are nonprofit and cannot advertise, but Marie Stopes is excepted from the law because it is a for-profit abortion provider. Marie Stopes is sort of like Planned Parenthood, with even similar looking web pages. In fact, it even offers a “booking service’ so you can have an abortion consultation online.

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  • Congress Does Not Represent Every American

    By Ian Kelly

    Here is a sobering reality about government everyone should keep in mind: Congress does not represent every American. Congress only represents Americans who vote.

    So, with that in mind, here is some good news from Gallup Poll:

    Registered voters who identify themselves as conservatives are significantly more enthusiastic about voting in this fall's congressional elections than are liberals or moderates. Those who say they are "very" conservative are the most enthusiastic of all, with substantially higher enthusiasm than those who say they are "very" liberal.

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  • Daily Reads

    By Ian Kelly
  • More Doctors Opting Out Of Medicare

    By Ian Kelly

    The health care fallout continues:

    Texas doctors are opting out of Medicare at alarming rates, frustrated by reimbursement cuts they say make participation in government-funded care of seniors unaffordable.

    Two years after a survey found nearly half of Texas doctors weren't taking some new Medicare patients, new data shows 100 to 200 a year are now ending all involvement with the program. Before 2007, the number of doctors opting out averaged less than a handful a year.

    “This new data shows the Medicare system is beginning to implode,” said Dr. Susan Bailey, president of the Texas Medical Association. “If Congress doesn't fix Medicare soon, there'll be more and more doctors dropping out and Congress' promise to provide medical care to seniors will be broken.”

    The reality: If this trend continues,  President Obama will have to strong-arm doctors into working for a national health care service or there won't be enough doctors to provide care for all the people the President wants covered.

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  • New TV Ads For Abortion Services

    By Ian Kelly

    Can anyone really pretend that advertising abortion services is really the same as an OxiClean, Eharmony, or Snickers commercial?...

    Well, Britain is sure going to try:

    Britain will air its first TV advert for abortion services next week, a sexual health company said, sparking a furious response from pro-life groups.

    Marie Stopes International, which runs clinics across the country, said the ads for advice on unplanned pregnancy and abortion would provide much-needed information on where to turn for help.

    The campaign, which airs for the first time Monday on Channel 4 television and runs until the end of June, asks viewers "Are you late?" in reference to a woman who has missed her period.

    It directs those facing an unplanned pregnancy to Marie Stopes International's telephone helpline.

    "Last year alone we received 350,000 calls to our 24-hour helpline," said company chief executive Dana Hovig.

    "Clearly there are hundreds of thousands of women who want and need sexual health information and advice and access to services."

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  • 15 Days for Wisdom in FL

    By Matt Lockett

    I recently told you about some amazing LIFE gatherings in Florida. On April 24 people from all across the state gathered at the University of Central Florida for a Solemn Assembly to pray and cry out for life within the state's borders. Then on May 1 more than 1,800 people (mostly first-timers) participated in a Silent Siege at every abortion facility in the state. What was unplanned was what happen in between those two gatherings.

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  • Daily Reads

    By Ian Kelly
  • Time Out: Sand Art

    By Ian Kelly

    And now a break from the regular scheduled programming...

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  • Voiceless

    By Susan Tyrrell

    A campaign to stop hatred against homosexuals features many celebrities with silver Duct tape on their mouth proclaiming NOH8. If you recall, the proposition on California’s ballot in 2008 to stop gay marriages was Proposition 8. Voters passed it, agreeing that marriage should be between a man and a woman. This campaign arose as a silent protest against that law.

    What strikes me about this campaign is the similarities to the pro-life campaign. The tape on the mouth, the day of silence to stop hate, they sound like things we have been doing for years. According to the website:

    The NOH8 Campaign is a photographic silent protest … in direct response to the passage of Proposition 8. Photos feature subjects with duct tape over their mouths, symbolizing their voices being silenced by Prop 8 and similar legislation around the world, with "NOH8" painted on one cheek in protest.

    Sounds familiar, huh? Tape over the mouth in silent protest for the voiceless? I think I have seen that somewhere before.

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  • Pro-LIFE Momentum In Canada

    By Ian Kelly

    Caption: Anti-abortion protesters took to Parliament Hill yesterday as part of the annual March for Life rally.

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