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Iowa To Vote On Amending State Constitution To Protect Preborn

On January 14, 2019 Iowa’s 88th General Assembly convened and legislators began rolling out legislation to protect the preborn. They vote on that legislation this week.  

Both chambers were quick to roll out similar legislation including amending the Iowa constitution and defining life from conception. The call to action begins this week though, as the Iowa Congress enters “Funnel Week.”

Funnel week is the self-imposed deadline in the Iowa Congress giving bills and amendments deadlines to pass into the full congress if they pass through committee by the end of the funnel week. Deadlines are imposed to help expedite the legislative process, which makes this week crucial. Bills and amendments already proposed need to be passed through committee by the end of this week in order to remain on the table through the rest of this legislative session. Failure to meet the deadline will result in such bills or amendments not being revisited for the remainder of the legislative session.

Recall back to May 4, 2018, the Iowa Heartbeat Bill was originally signed into law by Governor Kim Reynolds (R) and protected the preborn by prohibiting doctors from performing an abortion on a preborn child if there was a detectable heartbeat. At the time it was considered one of the most prohibitive abortion laws in the United States.  

Fast forward to January 22, 2019, the 46th anniversary of the infamous Roe v. Wade United States Supreme Court decision which made abortion legal in all 50 states. Judge Michael Huppert of Iowa District Court 5 overturned the Iowa Heartbeat Bill, declaring it unconstitutional and unenforceable.  

At the time it was thought Governor Reynolds would continue to fight for the bill, however Reynolds declined to appeal this decision, declaring it an “uphill fight.” Unfortunately, the governor’s failure to appeal the Iowa District Court’s ruling has become its own uphill battle for legislation currently being proposed to protect babies in the womb.

Since then, Iowa’s Congress has been working to amend Iowa’s State Constitution. The 26th Amendment, proposed by both Senate Joint Resolution 9 and conversely House Joint Resolution 5, Iowa does not secure or protect a right to, or require the funding of, abortion, along with Senate File 259, an act relating to the definition of person from the moment of conception until natural death under the criminal code.

This legislation is very important to help protect the sanctity of life in Iowa, providing protections, not previously known in Iowa. All of these bills have passed through their respective sub-committees with recommendations of passage.

However, given the reluctance of Governor Reynolds to continue to fight for the Heartbeat Bill, legislators will be more reluctant to try to pass life-protecting legislation.

Given the reluctance of some legislators it is imperative that we contact the members of the Iowa Senate Judiciary, Senate State Government, and House State Government committees and stress the passage of these bills through committee and get them in front of their respective chambers.  

Iowa legislators need reassurance from the people that we stand with protecting life, defending the defenseless, and being a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves.

As an Iowan and a pro-life advocate I can see how crucial these pieces of legislation are, but it also takes everyone spreading the word and contacting their legislators in order to advocate for change in Iowa.

Life is beautiful and no innocent person deserves to be deprived of the opportunities which life has to offer. We all need to stand up and be a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves.

You can contact your Iowa legislator or find committee members at the Iowa Legislative website.

Please take a minute to be a voice for precious children in the womb and make sure Iowa state legislators understand we will stand and fight for these beautiful lives.

source http://humandefense.com/iowa-to-vote-on-amending-state-constitution-to-protect-preborn/

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Trump Hosts White House Meeting With Abortion Survivor, Pro-lifers

Valentine’s Day was extra sweet this year because President Trump chose to host a pro-life meeting at the White House.

Attendees included late-term abortion survivor, Melissa Ohden, a now six-year-old boy who was born at just 22 weeks, Micah Pickering, and a little girl who was born with opioid-dependency, Katharine Alexander.  Additionally, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s niece, Dr. Alveda King, Susan B. Anthony president, Marjorie Dannenfelser, pro-life down syndrome activist, Katie Shaw, and countless other Pro-Life activists were also in attendance.

President Trump spoke to those attendees along with thousands of others on a national conference call. He urged them to keep fighting to protect the preborn. He also condemned the radical abortion legislation in certain states such as New York and Virginia.  

Melissa Ohden shared on Facebook, “President Trump voiced his ongoing commitment to life, condemned the legislation being passed across the nation that’s aggressively anti-life, and he also denounced Virginia Governor Northam’s comments on infanticide. I can tell you that in our private time with him, he was warm, so very funny, genuine, and yes, fired up about a few things, including the protection of life. It was a historical moment, to have the survivor of a failed abortion in the West Wing, and although I wish other survivors could have been there with me, I can honestly tell you I thought of them throughout my time there, and I have the utmost hope that this is just the first step in having survivors acknowledged, included, and supported by the Trump administration and maybe even our greater culture.”

Melissa Ohden and Marjorie Dannenfelser spoke with EWTN Pro-Life Weekly’s Catherine Hadro minutes after the meeting with President Donald Trump. They give a breakdown of how the meeting went and their thoughts regarding the future of the prolife movement. Watch the video below:

source http://humandefense.com/trump-hosts-white-house-meeting-with-abortion-survivor/

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They Are Real: Meet Born-Alive Abortion Survivors

On Monday, February 25, 2019, the Senate failed to pass the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act in a 53-44 vote. The bill would have provided protection for babies born alive after abortions, and every single Democratic candidate for 2020 voted against it. Thor Benson even went on to tweet that there is no such thing as an abortion survivor. This is void of anything truthful, and the testimonies of abortion survivors below prove it to be so.

Gianna Jessen

Gianna Jessen had been in her mother’s womb for 7 months when her mother went to a Planned Parenthood, where she was told to have a late-term saline abortion. A saline abortion, also known as an instillation abortion, takes place as follows:

A saline solution (which includes substances such as saline, digoxin, potassium chloride, and prostaglandin) is injected into the mother’s uterus and into the baby. The saline solution poisons the baby, burning him or her inside and out, and burning off the outer layer of his or her skin. The baby suffers in these conditions for over an hour until he or she dies, and the mother must deliver her dead child after about one day.

Gianna Jessen survived her mother’s late-term, saline abortion.

She remained in the saline solution and was delivered alive in the abortion clinic. Thankfully, the abortionist at the clinic was not yet present, and Jessen was sent to the hospital.

Jessen was diagnosed with cerebral palsy due to the lack of oxygen during the abortion procedure. But, by age four, Jessen was walking with the assistance of a walker, leg braces, and her foster mother. Today, Jessen walks with only a small limp. She acts as a voice for the voiceless and hope for the hopeless through her pro-life activism.

“Death did not prevail over me… and I am so thankful!” Gianna Jessen proclaims.

Melissa Ohden

Melissa Ohden’s mother was a 19-year-old college student when she found out she was pregnant. Under the impression she was less than five months pregnant, Ohden’s biological mother had a saline abortion. Ohden survived the abortion, and was found to be approximately seven months gestation.

Ohden was adopted, and grew up in a happy, loving family. At just 14 years of age, she would find out something that would forever change her: she survived an abortion procedure. This prompted Ohden to search for her biological parents, whom she has contacted and forgiven for attempting to abort her.

Today, Ohden is a well-known pro-life activist and the founder of the Abortion Survivors Network, which seeks to educate the public about failed abortions and survivors while providing emotional, mental, and spiritual support to abortion survivors. Today, ASN has reached over 210 abortion survivors.

“Something’s wrong when women’s empowerment is based on ending another human being’s life,” Melissa Ohden states.

Claire Culwell

Clare Culwell’s birth-mother, Tonya Glasby, was 13 years old when she found out she was pregnant. Her parents pressured her into an abortion, and five months into her pregnancy, she chose abortion. However, the doctors did not know Tonya was pregnant with twins, and only aborted one of the babies. Culwell remained alive in her mother’s womb.

After her abortion, Tonya continued to feel kicking; she realized she was still pregnant. She traveled to another state to have another abortion, but doctors deemed the procedure too risky.

Clare Culwell was born at seven months gestation with dislocated hips and club feet. Despite the obstacles she faced on account of the abortion, Culwell thrived from a young age. At age 20, Culwell began to look for her birth-mother, and found her at a friend’s house. She shared memories of her childhood with her birth-mother, forgave her, and thanked her for sparing her life.

“This is what it looks like to survive an abortion. My hips were dislocated, I had club feet, and I was in body casts to correct what the abortion had done. But I still deserved to live,” Claire Culwell explains.

Josiah Presley

A woman in South Korea was two months pregnant with Josiah Presley, when she decided to have an abortion. A short time after the procedure, she realized that she was still pregnant: the abortion was unsuccessful. At that time, she decided that she would choose life for her baby and give him up for adoption.

Josiah Presley was born with a maimed left arm as a result of the abortion his birth-mother had. He was adopted by a loving family in the United States. He later found out that his birth-mother attempted to abort him, sparking some hatred in his heart for her. He was later able to grow in a relationship with the Lord, enabling him to forgive his birth mother for all that she did.

“What makes [preborn children] different from us besides the fact that they are innocent and can’t defend themselves against these huge abortion bullies killing them,” Josiah asks.

Nik Hoot

In 1996 in Siberia, Russia, Nik Hoot’s mother chose abortion when she was 24 weeks pregnant, and Hoot was born missing parts of both legs and not having fully developed fingers. His parents, Marvin and Apryl Woodburn, came to adopt him after being told by a priest that they “have to respect all forms of life, even those with disabilities.”

At just two years old, Hoot was given his first pair of prosthetic legs. After just a couple of weeks, he was walking around on his own. He developed a love for sports and played football, baseball, basketball, and today, is a wrestling star. He persevered through his disability.

Hoot ended his previous wrestling season with 24 wins - even without all of his limbs. Hoot serves as an inspiration to many of us; if he can accomplish so much, while missing limbs, there is no limit to what anyone can do, despite the obstacles they may face.

“There are some things I can’t do, but I’ll still try, I’ll learn how to do it,” Nik Hoot says.

Survivors of abortion are vital to the message of the pro-life movement: they prove that all life, born and preborn, must be respected. They affirm that all children deserve the right to live, and must be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve. We will never forget the 60 million children who have been lost to abortion and the 44 Senators who voted to allow children born after abortions to die.

If you are pregnant and are considering abortion, I ask you to recognize how precious your little baby is through the testimonies of these five abortion survivors.

If you are in need of assistance, click here to find your nearest crisis pregnancy center or direct message Human Defense Initiative on social media. You are not alone.

source http://humandefense.com/meet-born-alive-abortion-survivors/

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Utah Legislature Passes Down Syndrome Abortion Ban

On February 28, 2019 Utah passed the Down Syndrome Non-Discrimination Abortion Act and the bill is headed to the governor’s desk for signature. The legislation sponsored by Rep. Karianne Lisonbee, also known as HB 166, would prohibit women from making the decision to abort preborn children based solely on the fact they have been diagnosed with Down syndrome.

Parenting Down syndrome children has many hard challenges, but we cannot throw these lives away because we have to face those challenges. I hope that one day I will have children and if the child has Down syndrome, I will still love it, I will still care for it, and I will make sure that my child has the best chance of independence that any Down syndrome child or any child for that matter could have. Some naysayers will say the challenges will be too great for low income women to take care of Down syndrome children. I am going to give you three reasons why you should not abort any preborn children who have been diagnosed with Down syndrome.

Prove Them Wrong

As I have said before, raising children with Down syndrome is one of the most challenging things that parents could ever face. While there are challenges, do not let that get in the way of raising your child with correct morals and with the correct state of mind that can lead to independence. People may judge you when they see your child and your child may be bullied in school when they get older, but this is something that every parent may have to face in their journey through parenthood. Do not let that deter you. Do not let the fear of having to deal with adversity get in the way of raising a child who may have a disability. People will say that it is too expensive, others will say it is easier to abort the baby. You may even say to yourself you do not have the money to properly care for the child; but there are many programs, benefits, and nonprofits that help children with disabilities, some are low-cost and some are totally free. With heavy research, you can be sure your child has the best chance at a great life. You can show those who look down on children and adults with Down syndrome, that they can lead a relatively normal live.

Be The Example

Once you have proved the naysayers wrong, you will be a shining example of how to raise children  with Down syndrome. Never be ashamed of taking assistance from the government or signing up for a program that provides assistance, whether that be emotional or financial. Will it be frustrating at times? Yes. Will you mess up? Absolutely! But when a parent faces a decision or adversity regarding their child, they are going to come to you for advice and guidance. You have to have self-discipline despite the difficulty in your life in order to make it through. It is going to be tough but the outcome of all diversity will be worth it when you see your child walk across the stage during graduation, gain independence, or when they get their first job. All of that difficulty, hardship, and tears will be well worth it whenever you see your child succeed. People will know that it is possible to do what needs to be done with Down syndrome children because you will be that example.

Love

You have heard it said a million times, love conquers all, and it is true. If you have an outpouring of love and support for your child you can do anything. Whether you are Christian or not, love is the basis for all relationships to thrive. You cannot have a healthy relationship with anyone without love. So, if you have a tremendous love for your preborn child, how could you abort them? Our country is rampant with self-worship and disdain for any responsibility. Preborn children are our tiniest and most vulnerable neighbors, and does God not say to love your neighbor? He does. If you feel that you would have doubts about having a child with Down syndrome, do not take the prenatal testing. And if you do take the test, do not let the doctor talk you into aborting your child. Down syndrome children, teenagers, and adults are gaining tremendous ground when it comes to independence and there are many successful Down syndrome adults that are making it on their own or with the help of a support system. And it is because they were shown the love and support from their parents, family members and friends and told they can conquer anything they set their mind to.

While opposition to this has been minimal, in the past there was similar legislation passed in Ohio. It was met with articles by a mother of a Down syndrome daughter and another who accused pro-life supporters of using her kid as a pawn. For the doubter reading this, this is the furthest thing from the truth. While rejecting abortion may not fix all of the problems for those already here on this Earth, it does save the life of the preborn child in the womb. Shouldn’t that be the most important goal?

Here’s hoping Utah signs this bill into law and many states follow its example!

source http://humandefense.com/utah-legislature-passes-down-syndrome-abortion-ban/

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Maternal Choice v. Maternal Instinct

I watched in awe as a family cared for a stray cat’s new adorable kittens for weeks. The family kept the little bundles of joy warm, safe from frigid cold wind and rain and made sure the mama cat was able to come and go as she needed. It was a lot of work to say the least. The whole family helped out, mother, father, sons and daughters. For weeks, friends, relatives, and even strangers would come to visit the kittens each day and night, contemplating if they would be able to take one into their home when they were old enough.  One kitten in particular needed extra care, the family sacrificing time and money to help her stay alive. They ended up keeping this kitten to become a part of their family. It needed hundreds of dollars to save, but they felt that it was worth it.  

Fast forward a couple of months and the family wanted to get mama cat spayed. They discovered at the vet that she was pregnant again. They were exasperated from the first litter and chose with the veterinarian to do what they announced as a “kitty abortion” and continue with the spaying. Due to the family’s great sacrifice, time and effort put into the first litter, they decided they could not go through all of that work again. The family did not feel that they could care for, pay for and sacrifice for the kittens like they had before. It was simply too much for them to repeat with how busy they were. This choice had nothing to do with the mother cat’s right to do what she wanted with her own body, but it was a choice of the humans who simply could not raise another litter at their home.  

When contemplating this scenario, I could not help but wonder how many baby humans are killed, as were the kittens, because the human mothers or family feel as if they cannot care for, pay for, or sacrifice for the little one growing inside?  Perhaps 2019 is the year to seriously reevaluate the idea that a woman should be able to do whatever she wants with her body as it relates to bringing another human into the world. If given the choice, the mama cat naturally would not have chosen to kill her baby kittens that day due to a need to control her life and body. Animals have instinctual behaviors when it comes to their young.  Despite hardships, they keep them warm and fed  simply because they are their children. Possibly someone will even help along the way like this family did with the first litter. I believe the mother cat’s instinct was to have the babies and care for them, and animals’ parental instincts exposes how unnatural it is to choose to kill one’s own offspring.  Are we not more sophisticated than the animal kingdom?

I argue it is not an instinct to kill one’s children, but a choice somewhere along the way that became a perceived viable, legal option to protect against change, sacrifice and extra effort, while hidden behind the guise of “a woman’s right to choose” or “my body, my choice.”  

It is no longer 1973, when Roe v. Wade was decided before ultrasound technology, and we have learned and witnessed how children develop inside of their mother beginning at conception.  We have come too far as a human race to see killing one’s offspring as a viable option. This is not at all humanly instinctual.  The more humane choice is to support and help mothers, as the family did with the cat’s first litter. Don't human moms deserve at least that support as well?

Resources for Pregnant Mothers:

Pregnancy Resource Centers are located throughout the country. In fact they out number the amount of Planned Parenthood facilities in the United States. They offer free pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, counseling, parenting classes and material assistance (baby supplies). They're here to help when you're most vulnerable so you feel empowered to make life-affirming decisions such as parenting or placing your child with a loving family. More specific resources are below:

LifeLine Adoption Counseling

LifeLong Adoption Counseling

Save The Storks Pregnancy Centers

Baby Safe Havens

Free Maternity Insurance

Additionally, if you are pregnant and scared please text Human Defense Initiative at 628-777-3864 or reach out to us on social media at the following links:

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and we will be happy to connect you with resources in your area and help in any way possible. You are not alone.

source http://humandefense.com/maternal-choice-v-maternal-instinct/

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Unplanned Movie Exposing Planned Parenthood Receives R-Rating

Back in December, we learned of a new pro-life film coming to the big screen this spring: Unplanned. This movie tells the true story of Abby Johnson, once a Health Center Director of a large Planned Parenthood site, who became pro-life after a witnessing a 13-week old child struggle against the abortion procedure on an ultrasound. She then founded the ministry And Then There Were None, which seeks to help abortion workers leave the industry and find other employment.

Recently, a trailer for the movie was dropped and the release date was announced. The movie is set to hit theaters on March 29, 2019. The movie has also picked up a distributor. Pure Flix, the same company who produced the God’s Not Dead series, will be bringing Unplanned to approximately 800 theaters nationwide on opening day.

However, music for the movie is still an issue. The music supervisor for Unplanned, Blake Kanicka, has expressed the difficulty in getting licensing agreements from several publishing companies, including Disney, Sony/ATV, and Universal. In fact, Universal Music quoted Kanicka a price on using about 60 seconds on the song “Dead Man’s Party” by Oingo Boingo and then asked, “if the film is a faith based production and what position it is taking on the abortion issue." When told, “the film is telling the true story of former clinic director Abby Johnson. There is no official stance, but at the end of her story, she walks away from performing abortions, after facing a specifically horrific experience during an abortion procedure she was a part of,” Universal Music denied the request for the music licensing.

The movie release has also seen another unexpected development: the issue of an R-rating to the film from the MPAA. Pure Flix has never before distributed a movie with an R rating, however they are going ahead and releasing this movie.

Their president, Michael Scott, stated, “This story needs to be told and the message needed to be delivered...It is our calling as Christians to tell the story about the moral implications of abortion that the mainstream media refuses to acknowledge.”

Scott also told Fox News, "We’re proud to be associated with this film and we are confident that our fans will not stay away because of the opinions of reviewers and listen to those in the faith community who have seen the film and agree with us. In this case, R stands for recommended.”

The executive VP of distribution for Pure Flix, Ken Rather, put into words what many of us are thinking: “A 15-year old girl can get an abortion without her parent’s permission but she can’t see this movie without adult supervision? That’s sad.”

Abby Johnson echoed the same sentiment on social media, posting the following on Facebook:

Teenagers can get abortions without parental consent, but can’t go see this movie without a parent. Let that sink...

Posted by Abby Johnson: ProWoman, ProChild, ProLife on Friday, February 22, 2019

Johnson also told Fox News, “We are pushing the boundaries of what has never been before on such a wide scale by showing America exactly what abortion is — and abortion is disturbing. It’s violent.”

In fact, the rating seems to be due to violence, since there is no profanity or nudity in the film. The MPAA objected to all three scenes which dealt directly with abortion, and the reason for the rating was “some disturbing/bloody images.” This has raised a few eyebrows, as other movies with gratuitous blood and gore have gotten lower ratings than R.

This movie is important. It shows a real-life, radical conversion from a staunch pro-choice position to a fiercely pro-life position. It also depicts the incredible emotional damage having an abortion and working in an abortion clinic can have on a person. It could change minds and lives. It seems the mainstream media is not too happy about the release of a movie truthfully portraying the horrors of abortion and of the abortion industry’s biggest provider, Planned Parenthood. But the straightforward, honest story should be seen precisely because it takes off the gloss of the abortion industry and exposes the cruelness and greed underneath. The truth may hurt, but it will make us better people for knowing it.

To find out more about the movie visit the film’s website and watch the trailer below:

source http://humandefense.com/unplanned-movie-exposing-planned-parenthood-receives-r-rating/

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Why The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Is Necessary

On Monday, the United States Senate cast a vote for the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. This bill stated doctors who failed to provide proper medical care for infants born alive from botched abortion would face conviction.

The bill failed to pass the Senate at a 53-44 vote, with all but three Democratic senators voting against it. This move was met with harsh backlash from people across the political spectrum, with abortion advocates pushing a false narrative as to why this bill was voted down. One particular narrative has caught the media's attention and caused a level of confusion among pro-life voters.

On Tuesday, Megan McCain, co-host of The View, made a bold statement condemning Democrats defense of infanticide and was met with some confrontation from colleague and co-host Sunny Hostin. Hostin claimed the Democratic leaders voted down the bill because it was unnecessary due to a bill passed by George W. Bush in the early 2000s. This claim has led many to believe the new bill was simply a ploy by Republicans to make it seem as though Democrats support the idea of infanticide.

The real question voters are now asking is, do we have a legitimate need for further protection of these infants?

The 2002 bill, signed by president Bush is outdated to say the least. In 2002, abortion was not a widespread topic. Pro-life organizations had not begun to mobilize and educate the public on what abortion truly is and what the industry really does. During house judiciary hearings in 2001 and 2002, multiple hospital employees testified to seeing infants left to die after botched abortion procedures, which swayed a unanimous Senate vote to pass the bill. The new law stated that doctors must make every effort to provide these infants with medical care or face liability, but it was left unclear as to how harsh the punishment would be if caught. The bill also had very specific outlines for what “born alive” meant and what characteristics a child had to be showing in order to obtain medical care.

  “who after such expulsion or extraction breathes or has a beating heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles..”

The 2019 bill increased the stakes of doctors and medical staff by threatening imprisonment for neglecting to provide born infants with proper medical care. The text also clarified this medical care was to be given at a hospital immediately following birth to ensure the child's best chances of survival, unlike the 2002 bill, which left “emergency care” up the interpretation.

In 2015, The Center for Medical Progress released an interview with a former technician who claimed babies born alive had their brains harvested. According to an investigation by a special House panel, intact fetal brains sell for almost $3,500. One could argue a simple liability fine would be worth the intact fetal parts harvested from born alive infants.

While the 2019 Born Alive Abortion Survivor Protection Act has been labelled unnecessary and extreme by abortion defenders, the reality is it is an up-to-date adjustment for our knowledge of the abortion industry and its horrors.

source http://humandefense.com/why-the-born-alive-act-is-necessary/

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Arizona Introduces Bill To Ban Dismemberment Abortion

Recently, Arizona Congresswoman Debbie Lesko took initiative and introduced the Save Our Children Act into Congress. This act bans dismemberment abortion.

Dismemberment abortion happens when every organ of the baby has already developed. This is one of the most gruesome ways to perform an abortion, where pieces of the baby are pulled out of the mother’s womb one at a time. When people think of abortion, they do not realize the methods are so heinous. Many people naively think the baby is simply vacuumed up, which is the case sometimes, but other barbaric abortion methods are dismemberment or even poison.

Technical terms and names are given for the different abortions to mislead people and make them sound more medical and humane than they actually are. For example, these dismemberment abortions are technically called “D&E” abortions or “dilation and extraction.”

This abortion procedure is defined in the Save Our Children Act as, “knowingly dismembering a living unborn child and extracting such unborn child one piece at a time from the uterus through the use of clamps, grasping forceps, tongs, scissors or similar instruments that, through the convergence of two rigid levers, slice, crush or grasp a portion of the unborn child’s body in order to cut or rip it off . . .”

The definition is gruesome even to  pro-abortion  advocates.  A baby is developed to the point where legs, arms, and other extremities are ripped off the body and then the head is later crushed to effectively grasp it and pull it out. The brutality of this procedure leaves plenty of people to wonder why it is even allowed to begin with.

Though the bill bans dismemberment or “D&E” abortions, it is not completely pro-life and allows these abortions in the sake of the mother’s life being in danger which is very rare. In fact, medical experts say that when the mother’s life is in danger there is no need for a late term D&E abortion, they would perform an emergency C-section instead. For the cases of rape or incest, this act only limits the D&E abortions. Unfortunately, it allows other abortion methods in these cases.

The Save Our Children Act is based off state bills that have already been enacted in several states including Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Texas, Mississippi, and many others.

Hopefully, more states follow suit and enact this bill.  

Hopefully beyond that, the Save Our Children Act is passed nationally. If this act gets passed, these horrid dismemberment abortions would never need to be performed. This would be a big achievement for the pro-life movement and a baby step in banning these abortions, and all abortions, in the long run.

source http://humandefense.com/arizona-introduces-bill-to-ban-dismemberment-abortion/

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Why We Must Stand Against Gendercide, Sex-Selective Abortion

Every year, more girls are murdered in India and China than are born in the United States. It is estimated, 200 million girls are missing from the world due to abandonment, murder, or trafficking because of their gender. Gendercide, the systematic and methodical killing of girls due to their gender, has been an issue for years.

Even though countries around the world are fighting for global female empowerment, one of the worst crimes against women is being largely ignored. The rampant slaughter of girls in India and China shows the grave impacts of basing a human being’s value on their status, wealth, or the monetary gain they have to offer. Families in India base the value of their children on whether they add or take away from their families status and finances. Similarly, China views females as less important than males because of their societal gender roles and one child policy. The world is turning a blind eye to the girls who are treated like property and stripped of their value and dignity.

Because India measures people's worth by their social status and financial well-being, gendercide is rampant in India. This worldview is instilled in India through their dowry system. When families marry off their daughter, they have to pay a high dowry of money, possessions, or property to their daughter’s husband. When someone's son gets married, they gain money, possessions, or property from his wife's family.

Sadly, families view their daughters as a financial strain on their family and abort them because they would rather keep their money and property than raise a daughter. They’d rather have a son because they can gain money instead of losing it. They look at children simply through the lens of what they have to offer them financially and socially. In the documentary, It’s a Girl: The Three Deadliest Words in the World, a mother openly talks about how she continued to have girls instead of boys, so she strangled her daughters. Other mothers and fathers will wet a cloth and put it over their babies face so they cannot breathe and suffocate to death.

In India, the largest cause of gendercide is female feticide, which is “the sex-selective abortion of females.” To counteract this issue, India made it illegal to administer a sex-determination test. However, this law is not being enforced. In fact, the most prosperous doctors in India are successful because they accept illegal payments to determine the sex of a child while he or she is in the womb so that the parents of the child can decide if they want to abort their child. The decision of whether or not to abort their child is based entirely on the child's gender.  

The crisis of devaluing women in India and China does not only apply to babies, but also to their mothers. In It’s a Girl, there is a story about a woman who was abused and locked in a room without food or water because she refused to take a sex determination test to discover the gender of her twins. Three days later, her husband and mother-in-law fed her a cake baked with eggs, to which she was allergic. Their goal was to make her sick so they could take her to the hospital and pay the doctor to illegally determine the genders of her children. After her husband discovered both of the babies were girls, he pushed her down a flight of stairs and locked her in a room. Severely injured and bleeding, she escaped to her parent's house where she delivered her two baby girls. She had avoided going to her family before then, because having an unsuccessful marriage damaged her and her family’s social status, which is of utmost importance in India.

There are many different causes for the deep-rooted prejudice against women in China. First, a family’s bloodline passes through their son since daughters “marry out” of their families. Parents also rely on their sons to financially take care of them when they are older. If they can only have one child, they want a son to guarantee they will be provided for in their later years. Gender roles in China also play a part in the son-preference in China. Traditionally, girls are encouraged to prioritize their family instead of their career. These ideas are being challenged to an extent, however, the beliefs and the consequences of these beliefs are still prevalent and grievously problematic.

Due to the limited number of children Chinese families are allowed to have, and the disadvantage women have in China, families would prefer to have sons. Even if a family is open to having a daughter, the one-child policy can still force them to abort that child. Anyone in China can turn a woman in for being illegally pregnant and she will be forced to have an abortion. China's’ appalling view of women can be summarized in the loathsome Chinese saying that is declared in the faces of young girls, “You are only a girl. You are spilt water."

The situation in India and China shows the dire consequences of not valuing human life. The murder of females based on their gender has caused such a wide gap in the ratio of females to males in China that it has created a market for sex trafficking, prostitution, and child bride kidnapping. Baby girls are often stolen or purchased from families so other families can secure them as future brides for their sons.

One often overlooked factor of gendercide in India is religion. The Economist published an article titled “Gendercide: The Worldwide War on Baby Girls” that focused on the contribution of sex-determination tests on gendercide. In response to this article, Edgar Dahl, who works for the Institute for Medical Ethics, University of Muenster, Germany, argued, “One of the most important reasons for preferring sons over daughters is religion. According to Hinduism, a man who has failed to sire a son cannot achieve salvation. Only a male descendant can light the funeral pyre and ensure the redemption of the departed soul. Thus, the fault does not lie with science but with religion.”

Having a standard that grants or recognizes a human beings value is important. Genesis 1:27 declares that humans are made in the image of God. This standard grants every human being infinite intrinsic value outside of extrinsic societal measurement of worth. This unique Christian perspective offers something increasingly necessary that no other religion provides - an indisputable standard for every human's value. Without this standard, people try and fail to find a way to assign worth to humans that have been disadvantaged by their societies. Because these cultures let their monetary benefit to society dictate their worth, girls are disproportionately aborted, killed as infants, and neglected throughout their life. Sasmita Jenas’ research on the differences in the sex ratio between different regions of India support this argument. She writes, “In Kerala the females exceed in numbers, because of comparatively high status granted to females among Christians” (59).

Imagine living as a woman in India or China - to simply be alive is a miracle. But every single day the girls living in these countries are murdered, aborted, exploited, trafficked, stolen, and abused. They live their lives being told they are not valuable. They are ignored and their opportunities are limited. Their friends, or even they themselves, might callously tell someone the story of how they suffocated or strangled their daughter because she was unwanted.

This issue needs to be addressed because every human needs to be told they are valuable and treated like they are. The epidemic of not valuing human life seeps into other cultures, like the United States, through abortion regardless of gender. China and India show a horrendous example of what this can lead to - a gender, race, or subset of people being specifically mistreated. No one should ever be killed for being female. We must fight againist gendercide and sex-selective abortion.

source http://humandefense.com/why-we-must-stand-against-gendercide-sex-selective-abortion/

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BREAKING: Senate Fails To Protect Abortion Survivors From Infanticide

We have witnessed an insult to the sanctity of life.

Today, in a 53-44 vote, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection act failed to break filibuster and pass through the United States Senate.

The act would have ensured protection for infants surviving an abortion attempt. The surviving infant would receive the same life-saving care which is extended to a child that is born at the same gestational age in a premature birth, and would subsequently be sent and admitted to a hospital for further protective treatments after proper care was taken by the abortionist. If these steps were not taken, the abortionist would face a fine and a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

In layman’s terms, if the doctor did not do everything in his or her power to attempt to protect a child’s life, the doctor would be punished.

Those in opposition to the act claimed it was a mimic of a 2002 bill that protected the rights of a child born at any stage of development. They also claimed that this act was pointless because of the rarity of late-term abortions and children surviving abortion and it was simply an attack on women’s reproductive rights.

This has nothing to do with reproductive rights.

This act would go into effect only in the instance a child is alive following an abortion attempt. This goes beyond the debate of if a child in the womb is alive or not. The child is already outside of the womb, already breathing, already beginning to become acclimated to the new environment around them. In every sense, the child is definitively alive and our Senate has decided that these individuals do not deserve legislation that explicitly protects their existence.

If anything, this was a compromise presented by Republicans. They had no intentions of changing anything about the abortion industry with this bill. They had no intentions of restricting abortion occurring in America. They wanted to ensure that the 2002 act would be extended to those who survived abortion, all while allowing pro-abortion individuals to continue having abortions, as long as they are successful. The mother had already decided that the child will not be born, so it was a logical conclusion that, under the 2002 act, the child could be deemed “unborn” and then murdered.

That practice is exactly what the Senate just allowed to happen.

This is an endorsement of murdering an individual that you do not want around any longer. Imagine mother who planned on aborting hearing her child crying out, gasping for air. All the while, the mother still decides that she, for whatever reason, does not want her child. She can allow the physician to lay her newly-born child on a table and die. This is the playing-out of the fear the pro-life had held since hearing these sentiments in comments from Virginia’s Governor Ralph Northam.

This nightmarish image is indicative of the pure selfishness of the situation. I cannot begin to comprehend what kind of person would believe they still have the choice to murder their child after their child is found alive. How could you place your desires so far ahead of another human being that, in that human’s most defenseless moments, you could allow them to be murdered? How could Senators think that allowing this sadistic type of person freedom to murder their child as they please is in any way beneficial?

How could our elected officials, charged with protecting all of those within our country, decide that some of our individuals do not deserve to breathe?

This is an outrage. There is no other way to describe it. There is no other way to react. However, we must continue to fight. If today our legislators will not protect our children, then tomorrow we must fight harder for change. Tomorrow, we must fight even harder for our citizens to no longer be ruthlessly slaughtered.

source http://humandefense.com/senate-fails-to-protect-abortion-survivors-from-infanticide/

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We Must Also Make Abortion Unthinkable, Address Underlying Issues

My generation has always been the generation of change. Not backing down from fighting for what we believe in; we question the way of life around us despite how long cultural principles may have been standing if we believe a change will improve society. It is deeply disappointing to me abortion is the issue we have been lenient towards.

Every answer to why abortion is viewed as still “needed” stems from a deeper-seeded issue which we could be fighting against. Instead of allowing our answer to be to end a life before it has a chance to live, we need to combat the issues which give abortion supporters reasons to think it is the better “option.” Abortion needs to stop being an excuse for not addressing the larger issues at hand.

Abortion has become the answer for parents who feel that they cannot care for a mentally handicapped child. In the United States, 67% of abortions are because of Down Syndrome, while in Britain, the number is close to 90%, and this does not consider the number of children aborted due to other mental disabilities. Mentally retarded people are incessantly bullied and misunderstood by the world around them, but like any other human, they are searching for someone to love and care for them. The idea even those who were planning to be parents have rejected them is abhorrent.

Parents are meant to love their child unconditionally, and if they felt ready to have a child, they needed to be ready for any possibility of who their child could be. Instead of normalizing abortion in these instances, we need to be fighting for accessible support networks for parents. It should not be acceptable for doctors to recommend abortion in these instances as opposed to helping parents prepare for their preborn child. We need to further educate peers of the mentally handicapped so they understand these people are people too just like them. We need to continue to expand activities allowing the mentally handicapped to interact with peers in schools to increase awareness, sensitivity, and recognition of their humanity. Abortion cannot be the answer to working with mentally handicapped individuals.

If you are mature enough to make the decision to have sex, you should be prepared for the possibility of a child. If you are not prepared for the possibility of pregnancy, you are not ready to have sex. According to statistics, “7% of prospective mothers decided that they were not mature enough for a child, while 25% of prospective mothers decided they were not ready for a child.” This implies too many people have sex with no concern for the possible consequences of doing so. We need to combat this culture which recklessly engages in sexual activity. As some among us do celebrate increased sexual awareness and openness, we allow ourselves to think that we are beyond pregnancy as a result. We fail to educate ourselves about how to prevent pregnancies if we do engage in this overtly sexual culture. Planned Parenthood continues to fail this openly sexual culture as well. While it advertises itself as a shelter for women to have healthy pregnancies, it continues to abort far more babies than it adopts, adding to the culture of allowing murder to be the way out of unintended pregnancies. Whether you believe the answer to this issue is expanding sexual education and contraceptive availability or to fight against the sexualization of our modern culture, there is an answer beyond abortion. We have to fight to find that answer before more of our children are ruthlessly slaughtered by those who never thought about taking responsibility for their actions.

One of the staples of expanded abortion use in the United States is pregnancy and delivery safety. Abortion cannot continue to be the safeguard if a pregnancy puts a woman at risk. All around us, women fight for expanded healthcare. However, when it comes to dangerous pregnancies, too many continue to say abortion is the answer, while we continue to have a system that is less effective at protecting our mothers.  We turn our back on the risks mothers go through in pregnancy while we allow abortion use to expand. Where are the people demanding we make pregnancy safer? This research process may be drawn-out and time-consuming, but is it not worth it to protect our children and our mothers? We use abortion’s existence as an excuse for not prioritizing safe deliveries. Women’s marches and the pro-life movement must both unite in fighting for safe pregnancies instead of focusing primarily on abortion. If abortion could become obsolete, the debate on abortion could end. We have to create improved healthcare for pregnant women instead of inaccurately claiming abortion could save the lives of thousands of our children.

The foster care system needs to be fixed. Mothers deciding that they would rather have their child aborted than placed in foster care is a sad reflection of the failures of our foster care system. However, we do not try to fix this system. We simply state we would rather have a child dead than we would like to combat the issues with foster care. We also have not normalized adoption, which keeps children in this system. However, all of the issues with our foster care system do not legitimize murder as an alternative. The children in this system facing poverty also do not legitimize abortion. Instead, abortion is our society’s poor excuse for not facing institutional issues. We have not fought for an improved foster care system, and we have not fought for expanded instances of adoption. Every pro-life supporter should adopt. Every person who says abortion is better than the foster care system should adopt. It is hypocritical to criticize the foster care system while not taking action to either improve it or remove its inhabitants. Additionally, it is immoral to kill a child rather than let them have the chance to live because of fears surrounding foster care. We can not be complacent in allowing foster care to go on in its current state as long as it leads to more abortions. We can not allow abortion to be an alternative to foster care.

The most relevant argument in favor of abortion is the prevalence of sexual assault. Entirely too many women are harassed, attacked, and raped in America. At the same time, rapists continue to have sentences which are far too lenient or cut short, making sexual assaulters too confident in their ability to get away with their crimes. Despite the success of the MeToo movement, there is still a large amount of men and women uncomfortable with reporting instances of sexual abuse. Abortion may seem the only answer for women who have been raped and are left with an unwanted pregnancy. However, abortions stemming from rape are not only rare, they ignore a far greater issue. Why is sexual assault so common? We live in a culture which acts as if we will no longer put up with aggressive sexuality, but we continue to see abortion as an answer for instances of sexual assault. We need to be working toward a cultural shift that does not need an answer for sexual assault because sexual assault does not occur. Abortion cannot be our default answer to unwanted pregnancies caused by assault. Our default answer must be outrage and upheaval at the society which has apparently normalized this behavior. We must rally around the survival of these children as a symbol to assaulters: you will not continue to have leverage over our lives and lead to the termination of the lives of our children. Instead of focusing on abortion as an answer to sexual assault, we must refocus ourselves on eradicating instances of sexual assault in America while making prison sentences for offenders harsher. We need to societally take a stronger stand against sex offenders.  

It should never be easy to decide to give up your child for any reason. However, every reason stems from a deeper issue to which we need to focus on finding an answer. Simply because there are obstacles to the delivery or life of a child, does not mean the child does not deserve a chance at life. Although the issues society face seem insurmountable, it does not mean murder can continue to be an answer to them. Instead of continuing to fight over abortion, we should be uniting to combat these major societal issues and demanding change from our policymakers.

We should continue to fight for life. There is no excuse. In today’s world, we look at everything as if it can be changed and search for problems in every corner of society. Issues leading to abortion deserve the same attention. Abortion is not the ultimate answer to any of these problems. We must find the answer. We must be the change. The lives of the preborn depend on it.

source http://humandefense.com/we-must-also-make-abortion-unthinkable-address-underlying-issues/

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Couple Sues Planned Parenthood For Child Support After Son Survives Abortion

In 2016, Bianca Coons and her partner Cristobal Ruiz traveled more than 700 miles from their home in Idaho to a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Albuquerque, New Mexico to avoid Idaho’s mandatory waiting period.

Last week, the couple filed a lawsuit against two Planned Parenthood branches, among other defendants, seeking damages for a failed medication abortion. The lawsuit asks the defendants to “shoulder the cost of raising an additional unplanned child.”

Coons and Ruiz, who already had two children and were living in poverty, were seeking a medication abortion because Coons was approximately six weeks pregnant with the couple’s son. The couple did not want to wait to have the abortion after Idaho’s mandatory waiting period because that would “result in the baby being much more advanced in development.”

When the medication abortion ultimately failed and Coons was approximately nine weeks pregnant with her son, she “could not morally sanction further action to terminate the fetus,” and instead decided to carry the baby to term and sue Planned Parenthood for damages.

According to the Albuquerque Journal, the lawsuit states, “The defendant’s failure to properly supervise and administer the abortion service directly resulted in the failure of the pregnancy termination which resulted in injury to plaintiffs’ interests in family planning and their interests in financial planning for the future of their family.”

When Coons arrived at the Planned Parenthood clinic in New Mexico, she was given the “abortion pill”— a two-pill regimen designed first to starve the young fetus of nutrients and secondly to expel the fetus from the uterus.

According to Planned Parenthood’s website:

“The abortion pill is very effective. The effectiveness depends on how far along you are in your pregnancy when you take the medicine.

For people who are 8 weeks pregnant or less, it works about 94-98 out of 100 times.

For people who are 8-9 weeks pregnant, it works about 94-96 out of 100 times.

For people who are 9-10 weeks pregnant, it works about 91-93 out of 100 times.

The abortion pill usually works, but if it doesn’t, you can take more medicine or have an in-clinic abortion to complete the abortion.”

Coons took the first pill at the New Mexico clinic and then went home to Idaho. The next day she went to the emergency room with severe nausea. It was determined she was dehydrated but that the baby was healthy and had a strong heartbeat. A doctor then contacted the Planned Parenthood clinic and was told Coons should take the second medication, which her lawyer says she did.

Days later, Coons spoke with Planned Parenthood staff who told her she should have a blood test to determine whether the medication abortion worked. Coons told Planned Parenthood staff that she wanted another round of medication in the event she was still pregnant.

Planned Parenthood staff told Coons she could receive another round of abortion medication if she returned to the clinic in New Mexico. If she visited a clinic in Idaho, she would have to pay again for the service.

Coons had the medication abortion in February. By early March she was still pregnant. She contacted Planned Parenthood again to tell them she could not afford another round of medication. At that point the baby in Coons’ womb was around nine weeks gestation and Coons could no longer “morally sanction” terminating the child at such a late stage in its development.

Planned Parenthood sent Coons a letter warning her the medication she had taken could cause birth defects.

Coons’ baby was born a month early “with jaundice and blood sugar issues.” The couple worries their son “may carry a defect or injury into adulthood.”

According to the Albuquerque Journal, the couple is suing “two Planned Parenthood branches, the hospital in Boise where Coons sought treatment, and various medical personnel” for “$765,000 in compensatory damages...for breach of contract, unfair trade practices, violation of consumer protection laws and emotional distress, among other claims.”

Coons’ son was lucky to survive the attempt on his life; 60 million babies have not been so lucky. We are thankful for mothers like Coons whose consciences will not “morally sanction” abortions after the first trimester of pregnancy. At the same time, we work to further educate consciences, because if it is morally impermissible to kill a child in the womb after the twelfth week of pregnancy, it is also morally impermissible to kill that child at eight weeks, six weeks, or four weeks, or at any point. A life is a life.

source http://humandefense.com/couple-sues-planned-parenthood-for-child-support-after-son-survives-abortion/

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The United Nations Declares Abortion A Human Right

The United Nations has decided abortion is a “right to life” issue. Unfortunately for the preborn, it is not their right.

Late last year, the U.N. Human Rights Committee adopted General Comment No. 36, a document expounding on article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Article 6 posits that every human being “has the inherent right to life” and that this right “shall be protected by law.”

At first, the Human Rights Committee’s newest document appears to affirm this unambiguous message:

“It is the supreme right from which no derogation is permitted… It is most precious for its own sake as a right that inheres in every human being, but it also constitutes a fundamental right whose effective protection is the prerequisite for the enjoyment of all other human rights and whose content can be informed by other human rights.”

However, when it comes to the matter of preborn life, the document makes clear that this “supreme right” is not one afforded to them:

“Although States parties may adopt measures designed to regulate voluntary terminations… restrictions on the ability of women or girls to seek abortion must not, inter alia, jeopardize their lives, subject them to physical or mental pain or suffering…”

The document goes on to explain governments “must provide safe, legal and effective access to abortion” in the case that the pregnancy would potentially cause the woman “pain or suffering.” In addition, no laws or barriers may be placed that may push women towards “unsafe” abortions, including those caused by the “exercise of conscientious objection by individual medical providers.”

The last point may prove quite problematic for doctors and institutions that find abortion unethical. Will they still be allowed to opt out of providing abortions due to moral or religious objections? Or will they be mandated by the state to breach their own ethics?

Beyond that, certain terminology used in the document is ambiguous. For instance, what constitutes “mental pain?” Does raising a child constitute mental pain? Does giving a baby up for adoption? And certainly, you would be hard pressed to find any mother who found the process of childbirth itself entirely devoid of “pain” and “suffering.” Given that, does this mean abortion is never actually restricted? In effect, does this mean any woman could claim exemption from abortion laws at any point?

At the end of the day, this all comes down to one question: does every human being have an inherent right to life or not? If this question can be answered clearly, then everything else should fall into line. The U.N. needs to come forward with whether or not they still stand by the words articulated in the original International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Because, at this moment, it appears they do not.

source http://humandefense.com/un-declares-abortion-a-human-right/

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Arkansas Signs Abortion Ban Set To Go Into Effect Post-Roe

Governor Asa Hutchinson just signed into law bill SB 149, making Arkansas the fifth state to implement a “trigger” abortion ban, a law that will go into effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

As the measure itself states, “It is the intent of this subchapter to ensure that abortion in Arkansas is abolished and protect the lives of unborn children.”

The bill will effectively outlaw all forms of abortion at every stage of pregnancy in Arkansas. The only exception will be in cases of medical emergency, which the bill also outlines in detail.

The bill also compares the Supreme Court’s decisions to uphold abortion to its past decisions to upholding slavery and Jim Crow era segregation, and urges the Supreme Court to “do the right thing… and reverse, cancel, overturn, and annul Roe v. Wade, Doe v. Bolton, and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.”

As reported by KUAR, the vote passed the Republican majority House 72-20 on Thursday, February 14, 2019. Gov. Hutchinson then signed the bill into law the following Tuesday, February 19, according to Morgan Gstalter at The Hill.

Time will tell whether this law, or similar trigger bans passed in other states, will be able to go into effect in the practical sense. This, of course, is dependent on whether the Supreme Court reverses their decision on Roe v. Wade, or some other change is made allowing state laws to trump the federal ruling.

But regardless, these laws make clear that there is a real, grassroots pro-life movement that is gaining momentum. We shall see if similar proposed legislation in Kentucky and Tennessee passes in the weeks to come.

source http://humandefense.com/arkansas-signs-abortion-ban-set-to-go-into-effect-post-roe/

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8 Songs About The Horror Of Abortion From Various Perspectives

All around the world, music is used by people who wish to express themselves culturally and emotionally. There is a song for just about everything, and abortion is no exception. The music below reveals the horror of abortion through various perspectives from that of the preborn baby, to grieving parents who are regretting their abortion.

Miracle - Whitney Houston

“Thought I was lookin’ out for myself, now it seems the pain is all that I have gained.”

Whitney sings about the pain abortion brings about, and how “nothing should matter, not when love grows inside you.” Nothing can replace love.

Autobiography - Nicki Minaj

“To conceive you, then leave you, the concept alone seems evil. I'm trapped in my conscience. I adhered to the nonsense, listened to people who told me I wasn't ready for you. But how the – would they know what I was ready to do? And of course it wasn't your fault (no). It's like I feel you the air, I hear you saying 'Mommy don't cry, can't you see I'm right here?' (yes). I gotta let you know what you mean to me, when I'm sleeping, I see you in my dreams with me. Wish I could touch your little face, or just hold your little hand/ If it's part of God's plan maybe we can meet again.

Nicki sings of how she gave into the pressure she received from others who told her abortion was the best option. She explains how the experience haunts her conscience, asks her baby for forgiveness by saying “baby please forgive me, mommy was young” and expresses she regrets lost motherhood.

Happy Birthday - Flipsyde ft. Piper

“Happy Birthday, I love you, whoever you would have been.”

Flipsyde wishes his aborted child a happy birthday while pondering who his son would have became.

A Baby’s Prayer - Kathy Troccoli

“Forgive her Lord, she doesn’t know that You gave life to me.”

A preborn baby is talking to God about how he/she is speculating that his/her mother is going to have an abortion. He/she asks Jesus to comfort his/her mother and forgive her.

Let’s Get Out of Here - Blessid Union of Souls

“Can’t we just talk it over? Why does it have to end this way? It just seems I should have a say.”

This song tells the story of a preborn child interacting with his/her mother and trying to convince her to leave the abortion clinic.

Blue Eyes Like Janey’s - David Huff

“There’s been millions of innocent babies like ours that have already died.”

A post-abortive father reflects on the abortion he and his girlfriend had when they were teenagers and expresses his regret for the decision he made.

Beautiful Life - Trip Lee ft. V. Rose

“Beautiful life inside, living, moving, breathing.”

Trip Lee talks to parents considering abortion and attempts to help them recognize the blessing in disguise that is their precious baby.

Silent Cry - Robert Pierre

“Stand up, it’s time, listen to their silent cry.”

Robert Pierre sings about the “innocent lives [that] are broken right here everyday”, and how we must stand up for them.

Conclusion

Sad songs trigger emotion in many of us, but songs such as these reveal the pain brought about by abortion in addition to touching our hearts. They help us recognize abortion not only takes a life, but it damages others for years to come. Post-abortive parents may seek comfort in this music and be able to relate to the lyrics.

If you are a post-abortive parent and are seeking help, contact Human Defense Initiative on social media here, or call Exhale, the after abortion hotline at 1-866-439-4253. You are not alone.

source http://humandefense.com/8-songs-about-the-horror-of-abortion-from-various-perspectives/

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Arizona To Vote On Whether To Repeal The Delivered Alive Act

In the wake of extremist pro-abortion bills in New York and several other states, members of Arizona Congress are following suit by voting to repeal the “Delivered Alive Bill.” Wednesday February 20, there will be a hearing to repeal SB 1367, which was originally passed in 2017 to strengthen the protections of babies delivered alive.

In order to give premature babies a chance at life after surviving an abortion, the bill requires doctors to use “all available means and medical skills” to save or “maintain” the baby’s life. These medical professionals are also required to document the efforts they use to save the baby’s life. Once the baby is delivered alive outside the mother’s womb, he or she has rights and deserves the same protections any other human would receive. If there is a condition with the baby which needs to be addressed, the doctors are required to assess it after it is delivered alive.

Without the bill, abortion providers would leave the baby to die or possibly even kill it, as part of the abortion procedure. The original bill defines “delivered alive” as “breathing, a heartbeat, umbilical cord pulsation, or definite movement of voluntary muscles.”

Some believe this bill is cruel and the Arizona House of Representatives now seeks to pass HB 2696 to repeal efforts to save the baby’s life.

To some, it is useless to try and save the life of a baby that allegedly will not survive on its own anyway. However, there are plenty of instances. However, babies born prematurely do survive and live to be healthy adults. People also feel that saving these babies’ lives are a waste of resources and makes it emotionally more difficult for the mother seeking the abortion.

A pro-life protest is planned at the State Capitol for Wednesday morning at 7:45 a.m. before the vote.

It is crucial for pro-lifers in Arizona to contact their state representatives to ensure the repeal is not passed.

source http://humandefense.com/arizona-to-vote-on-whether-to-repeal-the-delivered-alive-act/

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The Dakin Family Hopes To Adopt Baby 7 Via The 7000 Names Project

Aly and JR Dakin have been married for sixteen years and have six beautiful children. But, their dream is to increase their family to seven children, adopting their next one.

The Dakin family, so far, consists of Salem, Willow, Foster, Charlie, Paisley and Betsy, ranging from twelve to five years old. Read more about their family here and how the Dakin family began the 7000 Names project.

“We believe life begins at conception. Abortion breaks our hearts, and we want to give a woman a different option for her baby. We are beyond excited to love a birth mom. We didn’t see this coming. We didn’t see this, and now we can’t imagine any other way. We are humbled to walk this crazy expensive American road of adoption. We could despise the costs or we can say ‘anything is possible when many work together.’ This is our heart for adoption,” Aly explains on her blog.

If 7,000 people donated $7.00, they would have enough funds to adopt baby number seven. They have a wall in their house with names of the donors written. When you donate, you give your name, and they write it down adding to the 7,000 name goal.

“We have shifted our entire life to move in the direction to adopt a baby through infant domestic adoption. We WANT to adopt a baby. We don’t NEED to. We have a beautiful family already, but we also have something that is so unique… and that’s WILLING hearts. We have a “YES” that will impact our life and the precious life of a child forever,” Aly says.

As of February 16, 2019 they are 70 percent toward their goal. Consider donating, and help them bring home baby number seven!

Read the blog, sign your name, and donate to 7000 Names here.

Watch the below video explaining more about the Dakin family’s story:

source http://humandefense.com/the-dakin-family-hopes-to-adopt-baby-7-via-the-7000-names-project/