As the teacher's union and myriad other liberal organizations mount a campaign to recall conservative school board members of the Jeffco Public Schools of Jefferson County in Golden, Colorado (the state's second-largest district), Planned Parenthood sees this as a golden opportunity to increase revenue and therefore has launched a campaign telling voters to dump abstinence-based sex education in favor of their $125 per student sex kits.
For background, read Planned Parenthood's Sexual Assault on Kids: Business Model is Hooking them on Sex and also read how Planned Parenthood teams up with schools by providing "kinky sex trainers" for kids.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Sex Worker Abortionists Teach Sex Ed in California School
San Francisco Area Parents Want Planned Parenthood Out of Their School
Abortionist in Massachusetts School Opposed by Parents
Oregon Parents Want Obama-paid Abortionist out of School
Abortionists' Sex Ed Banned from Louisiana Schools
Also read Planned Parenthood Reports its Abortions & Profits Increased Last Year
-- From "School Board Recall Vote in Colorado Tests Conservative Policies" by Jack Healy, New York Times 10/28/15
The question facing voters is whether to oust a polarizing school board that has championed charter schools, performance-based teacher pay and other education measures supported by conservatives. Supporters of the recall have raised more than $250,000, about $15,000 of that from the local teachers’ union. . . .
Voters here are almost evenly divided among Democrats, Republicans and independents. In November 2013, voters broke with union-supported candidates to elect a slate of school board hopefuls running as conservative reformers.
All five seats on the board are up for election: the three conservatives facing a recall and two seats being vacated by more liberal members.
“I can take it,” said Julie Williams, one of the three conservatives, who said she had received harassing emails. “For my kids, it’s been pretty hard. I come from a strong family. We believe in standing on principle, even with malicious attacks on me personally.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Death threats, big money become part of Jeffco school board recall" by Yesenia Robles, The Denver Post 10/29/15
Campaign finance reports released this week show more than $450,000 has been raised by candidates and committees involved in the recall. But other organizations that act indirectly — including Americans for Prosperity, which supports the current board — do not have to file their spending. There are estimates that as much as $1 million already may have been spent on the recall.
The three union-backed candidates to replace the board members facing a recall have reported more than $144,900 in campaign contributions.
Committees supporting and opposing the recall have reported a total of about $181,000. . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Is Planned Parenthood Targeting Schoolchildren?" by Jennifer Kerns, The Daily Signal 10/28/15
Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado, a non-profit 501(c)4 organization, has sent letters to voters asking them to become involved in the school board recalls by first signing the petition to recall their elected officials, then volunteering for the effort to oust their local school board members.
. . . the Planned Parenthood group boasts of advancing “Colorado youths’ rights to real sex education and reproductive health care.” The group still opposes the state’s Parental Notification Act passed by the legislature in 2003 that requires parents of school-aged children under the age of 18 must be notified within 48 hours prior to abortion.
. . . Planned Parenthood is selling sex kits to local schools—including schools in the county in question—which Planned Parenthood’s own national website calls “Birth Control Training Kits.”
According to Planned Parenthood’s website, each of the kits contains 10 male condoms, two “female condoms,” one intrauterine contraceptive, one package of oral contraceptives, one “dental dam,” two samples of “water-based lubricants,” “cycle beads” for natural family planning purposes, one “Today” contraceptive sponge, one “syringe” containing a Depo Provera shot, and two vaginal contraceptive spermicidal films.
At least one local official in Jefferson County familiar with the kit reports that it includes a faux “Plan B” pill to familiarize school-aged students with “the morning after” pill.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Vote in the Election on November 3rd For Real Sex Ed!" posted at Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado 10/15/15
For decades, abstinence-only extremists have targeted Colorado schools and students. The goal of these programs is to shame and scare youth out of sexual activity and they have proven ineffective in reducing unintended pregnancy rates.
As one of the leading reproductive health advocacy organizations in the state, Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado (PPVC) works to advocate for and protect young people’s access to age-appropriate, complete and real sex education in Colorado schools. PPVC was part of a coalition of advocates who worked with the Colorado General Assembly in 2013 to put guidelines in place for public schools who provide sex education. These guidelines require that schools that provide sex education do so in a way that is “medically accurate, age-appropriate, evidence-based, culturally-sensitive and inclusive of positive youth development.”
To help voters in choosing school board candidates, PPVC invited and collected surveys from candidates on a variety of questions concerning reproductive health and education. As a result of the survey, PPVC is issuing this list of Colorado school board candidates who are identified as “supporters” of comprehensive sex education and young people’s access to reproductive health care.
2015 Planned Parenthood Votes Colorado's School Board Candidate Supporters of Reproductive Health and Education:
Susan Harmon - Jefferson County School Board District 2
Ron Mitchell – Jefferson County School Board District 5
The survey includes questions about implementation of age-appropriate, medically accurate, evidence-based sex education, teaching consent and sexual assault awareness and prevention, and support of curriculum that makes LGBTQ [homosexual, bisexual, transgender, etc.] youth feel included in sex education curricula and anti-bullying and harassment strategies. The survey also asks if the candidates support minors’ access to confidential reproductive healthcare services, and that such services should be available at school-based health centers. These services and protections are vital to ensure youth have access to the reproductive health care they need.
To read about the sexualization/abortion campaign above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Planned Parenthood Caught Selling Aborted Babies on Video
And read Planned Parenthood TWICE Abets a Rapist, Again
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Friday, October 30, 2015
Friday, September 18, 2015
ObamaCare Loses to Christians in High Court, Again
The Supreme Court's 2014 Hobby Lobby decision dealt a blow to President Obama's war on Christianity, but he continues to do battle via ObamaCare. Yesterday's federal appeals court ruling against the government's birth control mandate means another win for Christian schools and businesses, and foreshadows yet another showdown at the Supreme Court.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Federal Judge Blocks ObamaCare Assault on Christians
Christians Oppose ObamaCare, Support Hobby Lobby
Christians Forced into Abortion Business by 9th Circuit Court
California Forces Catholics to Fund Abortion Insurance
Also read President Obama Denies Leading War Against Christianity
However, President Obama Redefines 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion
-- From "Birth control, Obamacare could go back to Supreme Court again" by Anthony Perrucci, WGNO-TV26 (New Orleans, LA) 9/18/15
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis gave religious groups a big win in their fight against the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate.
The court ruled Thursday to uphold an injunction against the mandate, in a case brought by Dordt College, of Sioux Center, Iowa, and Cornerstone University, of Grand Rapids, Mich. The schools say their religious beliefs forbid them from providing contraception to employees–as well as applying for accommodations excusing them from doing so.
Six other appeals courts have ruled that the contraception mandate is, in fact, constitutional. That raises the likelihood of the Supreme Court taking up the case to resolve the conflict.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Contraception opt-out violates religious freedom: U.S. appeals court" by Brendan Pierson, Reuters 9/17/15
The [latest version of the ObamaCare] law allows religiously affiliated non-profit employers to opt out of paying for contraceptive coverage directly. Once they do, insurers must provide the coverage separately at no extra cost to the employee. Employers that do not follow the opt-out process face a financial penalty.
Many employers have filed lawsuits against the government, claiming that the opt-out process makes them complicit in providing contraceptive coverage. Before Thursday, however, every appeals court that considered the issue has rejected that argument.
The employers say the opt-out provision violates a 1993 federal law called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act [RFRA].
The cases are Dordt College et al v. Burwell, No. 14-2726, and Sharpe Holdings Inc et al v. U.S. Department of Human Services et al, No. 14-1507, both in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Appeals court: ACA birth control mandate a 'substantial burden' on religious employers" by Doug G. Ware, UPI 9/17/15
"We conclude that compelling their participation in the accommodation process by threat of severe monetary penalty is a substantial burden on their exercise of religion," the court said.
The decision means the plaintiffs, four Christian nonprofits, do not need to abide by the law insofar as the birth control mandate is concerned.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Court rules against ObamaCare birth control mandate" by Sarah Ferris, The Hill 9/17/15
“With today's decisions, the [Supreme] Court will have great reason to decide this issue in the next term,” one religious rights group, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, wrote in a statement Thursday.
The Supreme Court already has several cases involving the birth control mandate it could take up in its fall term.
The ruling includes 30 references to Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the 2014 Supreme Court case that allowed certain for-profit companies to opt out of the mandate. Since that decision, multiple nonprofits, including universities, have taken legal action demanding to be granted the same permissions.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Religious groups win Obamacare birth control case" by Robert King, Washington Examiner 9/17/15
"Fifteen federal judges now agree that the government has no right to dictate or second guess a person's sincere religious beliefs," said Lori Windham, senior counsel of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. The fund has financed the legal defense for CNS International Ministries and Heartland Christian College, which brought the lawsuit over the birth control mandate.
The appeals court ruled that the government's fines for CNS and the college, which only got an accommodation, do impose a burden on their religious beliefs.
"When the government imposes a direct monetary penalty to coerce conduct that violates religious belief, '[T]here has never been a question that the government 'imposes a substantial burden on the exercise of religion,'" the opinion said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Obama demands contraceptive coverage despite 72 court losses" by Bob Unruh, World Net Daily 9/17/15
Reaching the same conclusion as dozens of other courts, the 8th U.S. Circuit of Appeals has freed two Christian schools, Dordt College in Iowa and Cornerstone University in Michigan, from Obamacare’s abortion-pill mandate, because the law creates a burden on religious rights.
“Even assuming that the government’s interests in safeguarding public health and ensuring equal access to health care for women are compelling, the contraceptive mandate and accommodation process likely are not the least restrictive means of furthering those interests,” the court said.
ADF points out the abortion-pill mandate scorecard shows the government losing 72-16 in the courts. But the Obama administration continues to fight for the provision in its health-care legislation that requires employers to provide birth-control coverage, including drugs that cause abortion, which violates the religious beliefs of many employers.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read ObamaCare Funnels $1 Million to Planned Parenthood
And read President Obama Edicts More Transgender Rights via ObamaCare
“If the [Obama] administration can punish Christian organizations simply because they want to abide by their faith, there is no limit to what other freedoms it can take away. The 8th Circuit was right to uphold the district court’s order and block enforcement of this unconstitutional mandate.”For background, read about the on-going battle of ObamaCare forcing Christians to pay for abortifacients, contraceptives and sterilizations; and also read Atheists and Liberals Alike Lament Recent Supreme Court Religious Liberty Rulings
-- Gregory S. Baylor, senior counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF)
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Federal Judge Blocks ObamaCare Assault on Christians
Christians Oppose ObamaCare, Support Hobby Lobby
Christians Forced into Abortion Business by 9th Circuit Court
California Forces Catholics to Fund Abortion Insurance
Also read President Obama Denies Leading War Against Christianity
However, President Obama Redefines 1st Amendment Freedom of Religion
-- From "Birth control, Obamacare could go back to Supreme Court again" by Anthony Perrucci, WGNO-TV26 (New Orleans, LA) 9/18/15
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis gave religious groups a big win in their fight against the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate.
The court ruled Thursday to uphold an injunction against the mandate, in a case brought by Dordt College, of Sioux Center, Iowa, and Cornerstone University, of Grand Rapids, Mich. The schools say their religious beliefs forbid them from providing contraception to employees–as well as applying for accommodations excusing them from doing so.
Six other appeals courts have ruled that the contraception mandate is, in fact, constitutional. That raises the likelihood of the Supreme Court taking up the case to resolve the conflict.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Contraception opt-out violates religious freedom: U.S. appeals court" by Brendan Pierson, Reuters 9/17/15
The [latest version of the ObamaCare] law allows religiously affiliated non-profit employers to opt out of paying for contraceptive coverage directly. Once they do, insurers must provide the coverage separately at no extra cost to the employee. Employers that do not follow the opt-out process face a financial penalty.
Many employers have filed lawsuits against the government, claiming that the opt-out process makes them complicit in providing contraceptive coverage. Before Thursday, however, every appeals court that considered the issue has rejected that argument.
The employers say the opt-out provision violates a 1993 federal law called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act [RFRA].
The cases are Dordt College et al v. Burwell, No. 14-2726, and Sharpe Holdings Inc et al v. U.S. Department of Human Services et al, No. 14-1507, both in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Appeals court: ACA birth control mandate a 'substantial burden' on religious employers" by Doug G. Ware, UPI 9/17/15
"We conclude that compelling their participation in the accommodation process by threat of severe monetary penalty is a substantial burden on their exercise of religion," the court said.
The decision means the plaintiffs, four Christian nonprofits, do not need to abide by the law insofar as the birth control mandate is concerned.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Court rules against ObamaCare birth control mandate" by Sarah Ferris, The Hill 9/17/15
“With today's decisions, the [Supreme] Court will have great reason to decide this issue in the next term,” one religious rights group, the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, wrote in a statement Thursday.
The Supreme Court already has several cases involving the birth control mandate it could take up in its fall term.
The ruling includes 30 references to Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the 2014 Supreme Court case that allowed certain for-profit companies to opt out of the mandate. Since that decision, multiple nonprofits, including universities, have taken legal action demanding to be granted the same permissions.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Religious groups win Obamacare birth control case" by Robert King, Washington Examiner 9/17/15
"Fifteen federal judges now agree that the government has no right to dictate or second guess a person's sincere religious beliefs," said Lori Windham, senior counsel of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. The fund has financed the legal defense for CNS International Ministries and Heartland Christian College, which brought the lawsuit over the birth control mandate.
The appeals court ruled that the government's fines for CNS and the college, which only got an accommodation, do impose a burden on their religious beliefs.
"When the government imposes a direct monetary penalty to coerce conduct that violates religious belief, '[T]here has never been a question that the government 'imposes a substantial burden on the exercise of religion,'" the opinion said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Obama demands contraceptive coverage despite 72 court losses" by Bob Unruh, World Net Daily 9/17/15
Reaching the same conclusion as dozens of other courts, the 8th U.S. Circuit of Appeals has freed two Christian schools, Dordt College in Iowa and Cornerstone University in Michigan, from Obamacare’s abortion-pill mandate, because the law creates a burden on religious rights.
“Even assuming that the government’s interests in safeguarding public health and ensuring equal access to health care for women are compelling, the contraceptive mandate and accommodation process likely are not the least restrictive means of furthering those interests,” the court said.
ADF points out the abortion-pill mandate scorecard shows the government losing 72-16 in the courts. But the Obama administration continues to fight for the provision in its health-care legislation that requires employers to provide birth-control coverage, including drugs that cause abortion, which violates the religious beliefs of many employers.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read ObamaCare Funnels $1 Million to Planned Parenthood
And read President Obama Edicts More Transgender Rights via ObamaCare
Sunday, July 26, 2015
9th Court Forces Christians into Abortion Business
This week's ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, overturning the 2012 ruling of U.S. District Court Judge Ronald B. Leighton, reinstates a 2007 Washington state requirement forcing all Christian pharmacists to sell the morning-after pill (Plan B), thus violating their religious liberty.
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Illinois Pro-life Pharmacists Win Against Plan B
Unlimited Plan B Abortion Pill in Stores for Kids
'Invisible' Abortions Soar Among Teens — Plan B
Over-the-Counter Abortion Paid by ObamaCare: Study
UPDATE 8/22/15: Persecuted Christians Testify at Iowa Rally Hosted by Sen. Ted Cruz
-- From "Pharmacy owners cannot cite religion to deny medicine - U.S. appeals court" by Dan Levine, Reuters 7/23/15
The state of Washington can require a pharmacy to deliver medicine even if the pharmacy's owner has a religious objection, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, the latest in a series of judgements on whether religious believers can opt out of providing services.
The U.S. Supreme Court last year allowed closely held corporations to seek exemptions from the Obamacare health law's contraception requirement.
A unanimous three-judge 9th Circuit panel on Thursday decided that the rules are constitutional because they rationally further the state's interest in patient safety. Speed is particularly important considering the time-sensitive nature of emergency contraception, the court said.
"The time taken to travel to another pharmacy, especially in rural areas where pharmacies are sparse, may reduce the efficacy of those drugs," wrote Judge Susan Graber.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Ruling: Washington can require pharmacies to dispense Plan B" by Gene Johnson, The Associated Press 7/24/15
A Ralph’s Thriftway pharmacy in Olympia and two pharmacists sued, saying the rules required them to violate their religious beliefs, because the drugs can prevent implantation of a fertilized egg, which they consider tantamount to abortion. They argued that they should be allowed to refer patients to a nearby drug store rather than fulfill the prescription themselves.
But the appeals judges — Susan P. Graber, Richard R. Clifton Mary H. Murguia — said that wasn’t good enough.
In his initial ruling, Leighton said the rules infringed on the pharmacists’ religious freedom and issued an order blocking them, but in 2009 the appeals court reversed that decision. After holding an 11-day trial, Leighton in 2012 basically reaffirmed his original reasoning.
But the appeals court found that the rules were neutral, rather than targeted at suppressing the religious objections of the pharmacists.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "WA Pharms Must Stock Morning-After Pill" by June Williams, Courthouse News Service 7/24/15
Stormans Inc., owners of Ralph's Thriftway in Olympia, and two individual pharmacists sued the state in 2007 over new Board of Pharmacy regulations that require pharmacies to stock and dispense the emergency contraceptive Plan B.
U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton initially barred enforcement of the new stocking rules, but the Ninth Circuit overturned the injunction in 2009 after finding that the lower court had abused its discretion and "incorrectly applied a heightened level of scrutiny to a neutral law of general applicability."
Although the injunction was lifted, Washington state put off enforcing new rules pending trial. Leighton concluded after a 2012 bench trial that the stocking and dispensing laws were unconstitutional.
[This week, the Ninth Circuit] panel rejected the pharmacists' argument that they should be allowed to refer patients to other drug stores because of their religious objections to dispensing emergency contraceptives.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Washington Pharmacists Must Stock Plan B Despite Religious Beliefs" by Ruby de Luna, KUOW-FM94.9 (Seattle, WA) 7/24/15
“We’re disappointed with the ruling,” says Kristen Waggoner senior legal counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, the group representing the pharmacy owner and two pharmacists. Waggoner says the ruling has broader implications; it would affect the state’s health care system.
“One third of the state’s hospital beds are affiliated with religious entities and in this case, the Catholic hospitals have said they will not sell these drugs in their outpatient pharmacies,” Waggoner says.
“We have to take a look at if the state truly intends to enforce these regulations in an evenhanded manner, it will have significant implications to healthcare throughout the state.”
Those three pharmacists will not have to comply with the federal appeals court decision, because that ruling doesn’t end the matter. Waggoner says she and her clients are considering their options for appeal.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Appeals court rules pharmacists must make Plan B, other contraceptives available in Washington" by Jim Camden, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) 7/24/15
Washington pharmacists who have religious objections to abortion or birth control can be sanctioned by the state if they send customers to another store for emergency contraception, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. . . . A pharmacist with a religious objection to the drug can refuse to fill a prescription only if another pharmacist at the store is available who will, the state had said.
The owners of Ralph’s Thriftway, a supermarket and pharmacy in Olympia which sued the state over the regulation, plan to appeal. Kevin Stormans, president of Stormans Inc., said in a news release that the state allows pharmacies to make referrals for other reasons and 33 stores stock the drug within 5 miles of the store.
“All we are asking is to be able to live out the beliefs that we hold, as Americans have always been able to do, and to be able to refer patients for religious reasons, as the medical and pharmaceutical associations overwhelmingly recommend,” he said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Court Says Washington State Pharmacy Must Provide Emergency Contraceptives Despite Religious Objection" by Michael Gryboski, Christian Post Reporter 7/24/15
In 2007, the Washington Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission unanimously adopted two administrative rules, the "Pharmacist Responsibility Rule" and the "Delivery Rule."
The "Responsibility Rule" stated that a pharmacy could not refuse to provide "lawful prescriptions", but did provide a religious exemption for pharmacies and pharmacists.
By contrast the "Delivery Rule" lacks any exemption for religious or moral objections to providing "lawful prescriptions," like emergency contraceptives.
In February 2012 Leighton ruled in favor of Ralph's and the two pharmacists, arguing that the Commission's rules were "in practice unconstitutional."
"The Board of Pharmacy's 2007 rules are not neutral, and they are not generally applicable. They were designed instead to force religious objectors to dispense Plan B, and they sought to do so despite the fact that refusals to deliver for all sorts of secular reasons were permitted," wrote Leighton.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "No Pharmacy Owner Can Refuse Morning-After Pill in Washington, Court Rules" by Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor 7/25/15
[. . . The 9th Circuit] court held that the state law is "neutral" and "generally applicable" and therefore citizens must obey it irrespective of their religious beliefs.
The court said this week that Stormans failed to establish their belief that the contraceptive pills can induce abortions, and that their religious freedom is a "fundamental right" in this case.
"On balance, however, we are unconvinced that the right to own, operate, or work at a licensed professional business free from regulations requiring the business to engage in activities that one sincerely believes leads to the taking of human life is 'so rooted in the traditions and conscience of our people as to be ranked as fundamental,'" the court said, referring to Snyder v. Massachusetts.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Federal Judge Blocks ObamaCare Assault on Christians
And read California Forces Catholics to Fund Abortion Insurance
“The government has no business punishing citizens solely because of their religious beliefs. The pharmacists in this case willingly refer patients to over 30 pharmacies that stock the morning-after pill within a 5 mile radius, and no patient has ever been denied timely access to any drug.”For background, read how Judge Leighton ruled the regulations to be anti-Christian.
-- Luke Goodrich, deputy general counsel of the Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty
Click headlines below to read previous articles:
Illinois Pro-life Pharmacists Win Against Plan B
Unlimited Plan B Abortion Pill in Stores for Kids
'Invisible' Abortions Soar Among Teens — Plan B
Over-the-Counter Abortion Paid by ObamaCare: Study
UPDATE 8/22/15: Persecuted Christians Testify at Iowa Rally Hosted by Sen. Ted Cruz
-- From "Pharmacy owners cannot cite religion to deny medicine - U.S. appeals court" by Dan Levine, Reuters 7/23/15
The state of Washington can require a pharmacy to deliver medicine even if the pharmacy's owner has a religious objection, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, the latest in a series of judgements on whether religious believers can opt out of providing services.
The U.S. Supreme Court last year allowed closely held corporations to seek exemptions from the Obamacare health law's contraception requirement.
A unanimous three-judge 9th Circuit panel on Thursday decided that the rules are constitutional because they rationally further the state's interest in patient safety. Speed is particularly important considering the time-sensitive nature of emergency contraception, the court said.
"The time taken to travel to another pharmacy, especially in rural areas where pharmacies are sparse, may reduce the efficacy of those drugs," wrote Judge Susan Graber.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Ruling: Washington can require pharmacies to dispense Plan B" by Gene Johnson, The Associated Press 7/24/15
A Ralph’s Thriftway pharmacy in Olympia and two pharmacists sued, saying the rules required them to violate their religious beliefs, because the drugs can prevent implantation of a fertilized egg, which they consider tantamount to abortion. They argued that they should be allowed to refer patients to a nearby drug store rather than fulfill the prescription themselves.
But the appeals judges — Susan P. Graber, Richard R. Clifton Mary H. Murguia — said that wasn’t good enough.
In his initial ruling, Leighton said the rules infringed on the pharmacists’ religious freedom and issued an order blocking them, but in 2009 the appeals court reversed that decision. After holding an 11-day trial, Leighton in 2012 basically reaffirmed his original reasoning.
But the appeals court found that the rules were neutral, rather than targeted at suppressing the religious objections of the pharmacists.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "WA Pharms Must Stock Morning-After Pill" by June Williams, Courthouse News Service 7/24/15
Stormans Inc., owners of Ralph's Thriftway in Olympia, and two individual pharmacists sued the state in 2007 over new Board of Pharmacy regulations that require pharmacies to stock and dispense the emergency contraceptive Plan B.
U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton initially barred enforcement of the new stocking rules, but the Ninth Circuit overturned the injunction in 2009 after finding that the lower court had abused its discretion and "incorrectly applied a heightened level of scrutiny to a neutral law of general applicability."
Although the injunction was lifted, Washington state put off enforcing new rules pending trial. Leighton concluded after a 2012 bench trial that the stocking and dispensing laws were unconstitutional.
[This week, the Ninth Circuit] panel rejected the pharmacists' argument that they should be allowed to refer patients to other drug stores because of their religious objections to dispensing emergency contraceptives.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Washington Pharmacists Must Stock Plan B Despite Religious Beliefs" by Ruby de Luna, KUOW-FM94.9 (Seattle, WA) 7/24/15
“We’re disappointed with the ruling,” says Kristen Waggoner senior legal counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, the group representing the pharmacy owner and two pharmacists. Waggoner says the ruling has broader implications; it would affect the state’s health care system.
“One third of the state’s hospital beds are affiliated with religious entities and in this case, the Catholic hospitals have said they will not sell these drugs in their outpatient pharmacies,” Waggoner says.
“We have to take a look at if the state truly intends to enforce these regulations in an evenhanded manner, it will have significant implications to healthcare throughout the state.”
Those three pharmacists will not have to comply with the federal appeals court decision, because that ruling doesn’t end the matter. Waggoner says she and her clients are considering their options for appeal.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Appeals court rules pharmacists must make Plan B, other contraceptives available in Washington" by Jim Camden, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) 7/24/15
Washington pharmacists who have religious objections to abortion or birth control can be sanctioned by the state if they send customers to another store for emergency contraception, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. . . . A pharmacist with a religious objection to the drug can refuse to fill a prescription only if another pharmacist at the store is available who will, the state had said.
The owners of Ralph’s Thriftway, a supermarket and pharmacy in Olympia which sued the state over the regulation, plan to appeal. Kevin Stormans, president of Stormans Inc., said in a news release that the state allows pharmacies to make referrals for other reasons and 33 stores stock the drug within 5 miles of the store.
“All we are asking is to be able to live out the beliefs that we hold, as Americans have always been able to do, and to be able to refer patients for religious reasons, as the medical and pharmaceutical associations overwhelmingly recommend,” he said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Court Says Washington State Pharmacy Must Provide Emergency Contraceptives Despite Religious Objection" by Michael Gryboski, Christian Post Reporter 7/24/15
In 2007, the Washington Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission unanimously adopted two administrative rules, the "Pharmacist Responsibility Rule" and the "Delivery Rule."
The "Responsibility Rule" stated that a pharmacy could not refuse to provide "lawful prescriptions", but did provide a religious exemption for pharmacies and pharmacists.
By contrast the "Delivery Rule" lacks any exemption for religious or moral objections to providing "lawful prescriptions," like emergency contraceptives.
In February 2012 Leighton ruled in favor of Ralph's and the two pharmacists, arguing that the Commission's rules were "in practice unconstitutional."
"The Board of Pharmacy's 2007 rules are not neutral, and they are not generally applicable. They were designed instead to force religious objectors to dispense Plan B, and they sought to do so despite the fact that refusals to deliver for all sorts of secular reasons were permitted," wrote Leighton.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "No Pharmacy Owner Can Refuse Morning-After Pill in Washington, Court Rules" by Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor 7/25/15
[. . . The 9th Circuit] court held that the state law is "neutral" and "generally applicable" and therefore citizens must obey it irrespective of their religious beliefs.
The court said this week that Stormans failed to establish their belief that the contraceptive pills can induce abortions, and that their religious freedom is a "fundamental right" in this case.
"On balance, however, we are unconvinced that the right to own, operate, or work at a licensed professional business free from regulations requiring the business to engage in activities that one sincerely believes leads to the taking of human life is 'so rooted in the traditions and conscience of our people as to be ranked as fundamental,'" the court said, referring to Snyder v. Massachusetts.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Federal Judge Blocks ObamaCare Assault on Christians
And read California Forces Catholics to Fund Abortion Insurance
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
'Invisible' Abortions Soar Among Teens — Plan B
Today, the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that use of the "morning-after pill" (Plan B) to counteract pregnancy has increased rapidly among teens since being sold in stores over the counter like candy. The warning label on this drug indicates that pregnancy may be precluded by preventing implantation of a fertilized egg, thus causing an abortion that is typically invisible to the mother.
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Unlimited Plan B Abortion Pills Now in Stores for Kids
Morning-After Pill is Becoming the 'Contraceptive' Choice
U.S. Teenage Birth Rate Lowest on Record
Over-the-Counter Abortion Paid by ObamaCare (study shows Plan B is abortifacient)
President Obama's CDC Wants More Worry-free Sex for Teen Girls but admit Government Failure: Carefree Sex is NOT Possible
Also read Pre-teens' Sex Lives Tracked by Feds via Schools
And read how various government entities are being injected into the teenage uterus.
-- From "Report: Teen use of morning-after pill climbing" by The Associated Press 7/22/15
More than 1 in 5 sexually active teen girls have used the morning-after pill — a dramatic increase that likely reflects that it's easier now for teens to buy the emergency contraceptive.
A report released Wednesday shows teen use of the morning-after pill rose steadily from a decade earlier, when it was 1 in 12. Now, all teens can buy it without a prescription.
The morning-after pill contains a higher dose of the female hormone progestin than is in regular birth control pills. It can cut the chances of pregnancy by nearly 90% if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex. Starting in 2006, teens 18 and older could buy it over the counter; age limits were lifted two years ago. It typically costs $35 to $50.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Report: More teen girls turning to morning-after pill" by Amy R. Connolly, UPI 7/22/15
The findings, released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show about 8 percent of teens turned to the morning-after pill in 2002. That number increased to nearly 14 percent from 2006 to 2010 and spiked again to 22 percent from 2011 to 2013.
The report also states that the number of teens having sex, ages 15 to 19, has dropped by 14 percent for girls and 22 percent for boys in the past 25 years.
By age 15, nearly 18 percent of boys had sex and 13 percent of girls had sex. By age 17, 44 percent of boys and 43 percent of girls had sex. By age 19, 69 percent of males had sex and 68 percent of females did the same.
The report also found that in the early teen years (ages 15-16), males were more likely than females to have sex but by the age of 17, "the probabilities of having sexual intercourse were similar for males and females."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "More Teens Use 'Morning-After Pill,' Study Finds" by Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer, Live Science 7/22/15
In 2013, the Food and Drug Administration approved Plan B as a nonprescription drug for women who have the potential to bear children. This ruling meant that teenagers could purchase Plan B over the counter, without a prescription. Before this ruling, women under age 17 needed a prescription to buy Plan B.
Dr. Metee Comkornruecha, an adolescent medicine specialist at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami, who was not involved in the study, said the increase in emergency contraception use among sexually active teens was likely due mainly to an increase in awareness and education about this form of contraception.
". . . that probably means that they're either using condoms inconsistently," or if condoms are breaking, they are not using more reliable forms of contraception like the birth control pill, Comkornruecha said.
The rise in emergency contraception is likely contributing to the decline in teen births, although it's not clear how much it is contributing, Comkornruecha said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Use of morning-after pill soars among teens" by Paige Winfield Cunningham, Washington Examiner 7/22/15
. . . what has changed over the last two decades — and is likely contributing to the falling teen pregnancy rate — is that fewer teens are having sex in the first place. From 2011 to 2013, 44 percent of female teens and 47 percent of male teens had sex at least once.
Those rates ticked up slightly from the 2006 to 2010 period, but it's still well below rates of teen sexual activity in 1988, when 51 percent of females and 60 percent of males had engaged in intercourse.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Abstinence Education Yields Lowest Teen Birth Rate Ever as well as Abstinent Teens the Norm, Moral Sex-Ed Works: Study
For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
Unlimited Plan B Abortion Pills Now in Stores for Kids
Morning-After Pill is Becoming the 'Contraceptive' Choice
U.S. Teenage Birth Rate Lowest on Record
Over-the-Counter Abortion Paid by ObamaCare (study shows Plan B is abortifacient)
President Obama's CDC Wants More Worry-free Sex for Teen Girls but admit Government Failure: Carefree Sex is NOT Possible
Also read Pre-teens' Sex Lives Tracked by Feds via Schools
And read how various government entities are being injected into the teenage uterus.
-- From "Report: Teen use of morning-after pill climbing" by The Associated Press 7/22/15
More than 1 in 5 sexually active teen girls have used the morning-after pill — a dramatic increase that likely reflects that it's easier now for teens to buy the emergency contraceptive.
A report released Wednesday shows teen use of the morning-after pill rose steadily from a decade earlier, when it was 1 in 12. Now, all teens can buy it without a prescription.
The morning-after pill contains a higher dose of the female hormone progestin than is in regular birth control pills. It can cut the chances of pregnancy by nearly 90% if taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex. Starting in 2006, teens 18 and older could buy it over the counter; age limits were lifted two years ago. It typically costs $35 to $50.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Report: More teen girls turning to morning-after pill" by Amy R. Connolly, UPI 7/22/15
The findings, released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, show about 8 percent of teens turned to the morning-after pill in 2002. That number increased to nearly 14 percent from 2006 to 2010 and spiked again to 22 percent from 2011 to 2013.
The report also states that the number of teens having sex, ages 15 to 19, has dropped by 14 percent for girls and 22 percent for boys in the past 25 years.
By age 15, nearly 18 percent of boys had sex and 13 percent of girls had sex. By age 17, 44 percent of boys and 43 percent of girls had sex. By age 19, 69 percent of males had sex and 68 percent of females did the same.
The report also found that in the early teen years (ages 15-16), males were more likely than females to have sex but by the age of 17, "the probabilities of having sexual intercourse were similar for males and females."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "More Teens Use 'Morning-After Pill,' Study Finds" by Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer, Live Science 7/22/15
In 2013, the Food and Drug Administration approved Plan B as a nonprescription drug for women who have the potential to bear children. This ruling meant that teenagers could purchase Plan B over the counter, without a prescription. Before this ruling, women under age 17 needed a prescription to buy Plan B.
Dr. Metee Comkornruecha, an adolescent medicine specialist at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami, who was not involved in the study, said the increase in emergency contraception use among sexually active teens was likely due mainly to an increase in awareness and education about this form of contraception.
". . . that probably means that they're either using condoms inconsistently," or if condoms are breaking, they are not using more reliable forms of contraception like the birth control pill, Comkornruecha said.
The rise in emergency contraception is likely contributing to the decline in teen births, although it's not clear how much it is contributing, Comkornruecha said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Use of morning-after pill soars among teens" by Paige Winfield Cunningham, Washington Examiner 7/22/15
. . . what has changed over the last two decades — and is likely contributing to the falling teen pregnancy rate — is that fewer teens are having sex in the first place. From 2011 to 2013, 44 percent of female teens and 47 percent of male teens had sex at least once.
Those rates ticked up slightly from the 2006 to 2010 period, but it's still well below rates of teen sexual activity in 1988, when 51 percent of females and 60 percent of males had engaged in intercourse.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Abstinence Education Yields Lowest Teen Birth Rate Ever as well as Abstinent Teens the Norm, Moral Sex-Ed Works: Study
Wednesday, July 08, 2015
Colo. Gov't Teenage Uterine Control Success Touted
Sexual revolutionaries across America are marveling at, what would seem to be obvious: When teenage girls are subjected, without parental notification, to government-injected devices into their uterus that prevent implantation of fertilized human eggs, the rate of teenage pregnancy will drop. However, what naïve liberals overlook (or simply don't care about) is the resulting natural increase in the rate of teen sexual promiscuity that then leads to fewer stable families in the future, and thus the ultimate collapse of society.
Pre-teen Secret Gov't Uterus Tampering in Seattle Schools
President Obama's CDC Wants More Worry-free Sex for Teen Girls
Pediatricians Push IUDs & Implants on Teen Girls
U.S. Teenage Birth Rate Lowest on Record
Also read how public schools across America provide sex training for children.
In addition, read how Planned Parenthood teams up with schools by providing "kinky sex trainers" for kids across America.
-- From "How Colorado lowered teen pregnancy rate by 40%" by Ashley Welch, CBS News 7/7/15
From 2009 to 2015, the Colorado Family Planning Initiative provided women around the state with intrauterine devices (IUDs) or implants, types of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) at little or no cost. During that period, teen births dropped 40 percent and abortions fell 35 percent, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
The use of LARC methods has increased nearly five-fold over the last decade, according to a 2015 report from the CDC. And just last year, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its recommendations, suggesting IUDs and implants should be the "first line" of contraceptives in preventing teen pregnancy.
While LARC methods are covered under the [ObamaCare] Affordable Care Act, several loopholes exist and some insurers may not cover the full cost of the device and its insertion. Experts say confidentiality is also a problem, as teens are less likely to get IUDs when their parents' insurance companies send a letter home explaining the procedure.
[Dr.] Francis hopes the success seen in Colorado will influence broader policies ensuring access to LARC methods for women across the country.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Colorado’s push against teen pregnancies proves huge success" by Sabrina Tavernise, The New York Times 7/5/15
Teenage births have been declining nationally, but experts say the timing and magnitude of the reductions in Colorado are a strong indication the state’s program was a major driver.
About one-fifth of women ages 18 to 44 in Colorado now use a long-acting method, a substantial increase driven largely by teenagers and poor women.
Women’s health advocates contend that long-acting birth control is giving American women more say over when — and with whom — they have children.
Proponents say the [Colorado] program is working. The state health department estimated that every dollar spent on the long-acting birth-control initiative saved $5.85 for the state’s Medicaid program, which covers more than three-quarters of teenage pregnancies and births. Enrollment in the federal nutrition program for women with young children declined nearly a quarter between 2010 and 2013.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Colorado's Teen Birth Rate Fell 40 Percent Thanks To A Free Contraception Program" by Anna Almendrala, The Huffington Post 7/6/15
"The findings from the Colorado study are exciting, and highlight the importance of removing barriers to LARC use for all women, but in particular those at high risk of unintended pregnancy, such as adolescents and poor women,” said Dr. Maria Rodriguez, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology who specializes in family planning at Oregon Health & Science University, but was not involved in the Colorado LARC experiment.
In addition to being free, the program’s stunning success can be partly attributed to LARCs’ superior effectiveness rate. Short of permanent sterilization, IUDs and hormonal implants are the most fool-proof way to protect against pregnancy, with failure rates of less than one percent. Condoms, on the other hand, have failure rates of 18 to 21 percent with average use, while the pill, the patch and the ring have failure rates of nine percent.
Unfortunately, teens aren’t using LARCs at the same rates as older women, most likely because of the high upfront cost associated with the devices and unfounded fear and misunderstanding of LARCs, according to a recent CDC report.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Colo. won't fund birth-control initiative despite success" by Mary Bowerman and Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY 7/7/15
A much-heralded Colorado effort credited with significantly reducing teen pregnancy and abortion rates is searching for new funding after GOP lawmakers declined to provide taxpayer dollars to keep it going.
Started in 2009 with an anonymous private grant, the state-run Colorado Family Planning Initiative gave free or reduced-price IUDs or implantable birth control to more than 30,000 women.
Colorado Family Action, which opposed state funding for the program, said using taxpayer dollars would have inappropriately inserted the government between children and their parents.
"We believe that offering contraceptives to teens, especially long-acting reversible contraceptives, while it may prevent pregnancy, does not help them understand the risks that come with sexual activities," CFA said in a statement. "We should not remove parents from the equation — equipping teens for safe sex without their parent's involvement bypasses this critical parental right and responsibility. Parents need to be the primary educator when it comes to sexual education and the primary decision about healthcare choices for their children. Lastly, Colorado taxpayers should not be paying for the 'Cadillac' of birth control for minor children."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Abstinence Education Effective, Federal Study Shows and another study shows Abstinent Teens the Norm, Moral Sex-Ed Works, but nonetheless, President Obama Wants an End to Abstinence Education, Favoring Anal Sex, and now a judge has ruled that Abstinence Education is Illegal in California.
"Teens are complicated: They're forgetful, nervous, anxious, awkward, transitioning. Give them the option of an IUD or contraceptive implant and now their worries and quirks around sex and preventing pregnancy are taken care of in one setting for the next five to 10 years."For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
-- Dr. Jennifer Francis, Columbia University Medical Center (New York City)
Pre-teen Secret Gov't Uterus Tampering in Seattle Schools
President Obama's CDC Wants More Worry-free Sex for Teen Girls
Pediatricians Push IUDs & Implants on Teen Girls
U.S. Teenage Birth Rate Lowest on Record
Also read how public schools across America provide sex training for children.
In addition, read how Planned Parenthood teams up with schools by providing "kinky sex trainers" for kids across America.
-- From "How Colorado lowered teen pregnancy rate by 40%" by Ashley Welch, CBS News 7/7/15
From 2009 to 2015, the Colorado Family Planning Initiative provided women around the state with intrauterine devices (IUDs) or implants, types of long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) at little or no cost. During that period, teen births dropped 40 percent and abortions fell 35 percent, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
The use of LARC methods has increased nearly five-fold over the last decade, according to a 2015 report from the CDC. And just last year, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its recommendations, suggesting IUDs and implants should be the "first line" of contraceptives in preventing teen pregnancy.
While LARC methods are covered under the [ObamaCare] Affordable Care Act, several loopholes exist and some insurers may not cover the full cost of the device and its insertion. Experts say confidentiality is also a problem, as teens are less likely to get IUDs when their parents' insurance companies send a letter home explaining the procedure.
[Dr.] Francis hopes the success seen in Colorado will influence broader policies ensuring access to LARC methods for women across the country.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Colorado’s push against teen pregnancies proves huge success" by Sabrina Tavernise, The New York Times 7/5/15
Teenage births have been declining nationally, but experts say the timing and magnitude of the reductions in Colorado are a strong indication the state’s program was a major driver.
About one-fifth of women ages 18 to 44 in Colorado now use a long-acting method, a substantial increase driven largely by teenagers and poor women.
Women’s health advocates contend that long-acting birth control is giving American women more say over when — and with whom — they have children.
Proponents say the [Colorado] program is working. The state health department estimated that every dollar spent on the long-acting birth-control initiative saved $5.85 for the state’s Medicaid program, which covers more than three-quarters of teenage pregnancies and births. Enrollment in the federal nutrition program for women with young children declined nearly a quarter between 2010 and 2013.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Colorado's Teen Birth Rate Fell 40 Percent Thanks To A Free Contraception Program" by Anna Almendrala, The Huffington Post 7/6/15
"The findings from the Colorado study are exciting, and highlight the importance of removing barriers to LARC use for all women, but in particular those at high risk of unintended pregnancy, such as adolescents and poor women,” said Dr. Maria Rodriguez, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology who specializes in family planning at Oregon Health & Science University, but was not involved in the Colorado LARC experiment.
In addition to being free, the program’s stunning success can be partly attributed to LARCs’ superior effectiveness rate. Short of permanent sterilization, IUDs and hormonal implants are the most fool-proof way to protect against pregnancy, with failure rates of less than one percent. Condoms, on the other hand, have failure rates of 18 to 21 percent with average use, while the pill, the patch and the ring have failure rates of nine percent.
Unfortunately, teens aren’t using LARCs at the same rates as older women, most likely because of the high upfront cost associated with the devices and unfounded fear and misunderstanding of LARCs, according to a recent CDC report.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Colo. won't fund birth-control initiative despite success" by Mary Bowerman and Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY 7/7/15
A much-heralded Colorado effort credited with significantly reducing teen pregnancy and abortion rates is searching for new funding after GOP lawmakers declined to provide taxpayer dollars to keep it going.
Started in 2009 with an anonymous private grant, the state-run Colorado Family Planning Initiative gave free or reduced-price IUDs or implantable birth control to more than 30,000 women.
Colorado Family Action, which opposed state funding for the program, said using taxpayer dollars would have inappropriately inserted the government between children and their parents.
"We believe that offering contraceptives to teens, especially long-acting reversible contraceptives, while it may prevent pregnancy, does not help them understand the risks that come with sexual activities," CFA said in a statement. "We should not remove parents from the equation — equipping teens for safe sex without their parent's involvement bypasses this critical parental right and responsibility. Parents need to be the primary educator when it comes to sexual education and the primary decision about healthcare choices for their children. Lastly, Colorado taxpayers should not be paying for the 'Cadillac' of birth control for minor children."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Abstinence Education Effective, Federal Study Shows and another study shows Abstinent Teens the Norm, Moral Sex-Ed Works, but nonetheless, President Obama Wants an End to Abstinence Education, Favoring Anal Sex, and now a judge has ruled that Abstinence Education is Illegal in California.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
New Abortion Spa: Murder Your Child in Luxury
In an effort to soothe expectant mothers into oblivion, the new Carafem abortion clinic is opening in Friendship Heights (Montgomery County), Maryland to service the Washington D.C. elite caught by an embarrassing "unexpected" pregnancy.
Planned Parenthood's Upscale Marketing to Suburbia
Abortion is What She Wants, Says Valentines Ad
$50 Off for Sunday Abortions Aimed at Poor in Florida
TV Abortion Commercials: Problem Terminated
Planned Parenthood Lures Teen Clients via Texting
'Getting an Abortion is Easy!' Massachusetts Ad Tells Teens
Also read U.S. Taxpayers Send $Billions to Abortionists, Government Reports
-- From "New spa-like abortion clinic is part of a trend to de-stigmatize the procedure" by Sandhya Somashekhar, social change reporter for the Washington Post 3/30/15
Plagued by political setbacks in recent years, abortion rights activists are seeking to normalize abortion, to put a human face on the women getting the procedure and, in some cases, even putting a positive spin on it.
At Carafem, staff members plan to greet clients with warm teas, comfortable robes and a matter-of-fact attitude.
[Carafem President Christopher] Purdy said he got the idea for Carafem two years ago after more than a decade with DKT International, a nonprofit group that promotes family planning and HIV prevention in developing countries. Overseas, he said, getting an abortion is often as simple as visiting a pharmacy. In the United States, however, some states strictly regulate the abortion pill, citing concerns about its safety, making it virtually impossible to get in some rural areas.
By offering only pharmaceutical abortions, Purdy says, he can avoid purchasing expensive surgical equipment and can keep prices low for clients. The average pharmaceutical abortion cost about $500 in the United States in 2011, Guttmacher figures show; Purdy plans to charge around $400.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Abortion ‘Spa’ To Open In DC" by Rachel Stoltzfoos, Reporter, Daily Caller 3/30/15
Beginning this week, clients will be welcomed with hot tea and comfy robes in the clinic, which features wood floors, plush upholstery and natural wood tones, so it resembles a high-end salon or spa.
For $400, women will receive counseling and basic tests, then take an initial pill, before returning home with a second set of pills to induce the abortion the next day. The goal is to have them in and out in an hour. Like a typical salon or spa, women can schedule weekend and evening appointments online, or by calling a 24 hour hotline.
Carafem staff understand the “various emotions” that come with getting an abortion, the clinic’s site states, and promise to give “clear, non-judgmental, and accurate information” to clients. The site features pictures of young smiling women in pleasant settings drinking coffee, eating and walking together.
“It’s fresh, it’s modern, it’s clean, it’s caring,” [Purdy] said. “That’s the brand we’re trying to create.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Luxurious Spa-Like Abortion Clinic Gives Customers Robe, Cup of Tea as They Kill Their Baby" by Sarah Zagorski, LifeNews.com 3/30/15
I don’t know about you but I think it’s going to take a lot more than pretty floors and furniture to change public opinion on abortion. First of all, whether an abortion takes place at a run-down Gosnell-like facility or at a “high-end salon,” abortion always, 100% of the time, kills an unborn child and hurts the family involved.
Secondly, as LifeNews previously reported, after abortion over 65% of women suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and post abortive women are six-times more likely to commit suicide than women who have given birth. Also, many women describe their abortion experience as ‘a nightmare,’ with 60% reporting that it felt like ’Part of me died.’
So to put it mildly, better branding, “abortion spas,” and all the positive talk in the world will never change the horror of abortion or the devastation it brings.
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
Also read As Pro-life Laws Sweep America, Liberals Battle Back as well as 75% of Abortion Clinics Closed: Jan. 2015 vs. 1991
And read Gallup Poll: Americans Want Abortion Laws Changed
“It was important for us to try to present an upgraded, almost spa-like feel.”For background on various other abortion marketing techniques, click headlines below:
-- Melissa S. Grant, VP Carafem
Planned Parenthood's Upscale Marketing to Suburbia
Abortion is What She Wants, Says Valentines Ad
$50 Off for Sunday Abortions Aimed at Poor in Florida
TV Abortion Commercials: Problem Terminated
Planned Parenthood Lures Teen Clients via Texting
'Getting an Abortion is Easy!' Massachusetts Ad Tells Teens
Also read U.S. Taxpayers Send $Billions to Abortionists, Government Reports
-- From "New spa-like abortion clinic is part of a trend to de-stigmatize the procedure" by Sandhya Somashekhar, social change reporter for the Washington Post 3/30/15
Plagued by political setbacks in recent years, abortion rights activists are seeking to normalize abortion, to put a human face on the women getting the procedure and, in some cases, even putting a positive spin on it.
At Carafem, staff members plan to greet clients with warm teas, comfortable robes and a matter-of-fact attitude.
[Carafem President Christopher] Purdy said he got the idea for Carafem two years ago after more than a decade with DKT International, a nonprofit group that promotes family planning and HIV prevention in developing countries. Overseas, he said, getting an abortion is often as simple as visiting a pharmacy. In the United States, however, some states strictly regulate the abortion pill, citing concerns about its safety, making it virtually impossible to get in some rural areas.
By offering only pharmaceutical abortions, Purdy says, he can avoid purchasing expensive surgical equipment and can keep prices low for clients. The average pharmaceutical abortion cost about $500 in the United States in 2011, Guttmacher figures show; Purdy plans to charge around $400.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Abortion ‘Spa’ To Open In DC" by Rachel Stoltzfoos, Reporter, Daily Caller 3/30/15
Beginning this week, clients will be welcomed with hot tea and comfy robes in the clinic, which features wood floors, plush upholstery and natural wood tones, so it resembles a high-end salon or spa.
For $400, women will receive counseling and basic tests, then take an initial pill, before returning home with a second set of pills to induce the abortion the next day. The goal is to have them in and out in an hour. Like a typical salon or spa, women can schedule weekend and evening appointments online, or by calling a 24 hour hotline.
Carafem staff understand the “various emotions” that come with getting an abortion, the clinic’s site states, and promise to give “clear, non-judgmental, and accurate information” to clients. The site features pictures of young smiling women in pleasant settings drinking coffee, eating and walking together.
“It’s fresh, it’s modern, it’s clean, it’s caring,” [Purdy] said. “That’s the brand we’re trying to create.”
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Luxurious Spa-Like Abortion Clinic Gives Customers Robe, Cup of Tea as They Kill Their Baby" by Sarah Zagorski, LifeNews.com 3/30/15
I don’t know about you but I think it’s going to take a lot more than pretty floors and furniture to change public opinion on abortion. First of all, whether an abortion takes place at a run-down Gosnell-like facility or at a “high-end salon,” abortion always, 100% of the time, kills an unborn child and hurts the family involved.
Secondly, as LifeNews previously reported, after abortion over 65% of women suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and post abortive women are six-times more likely to commit suicide than women who have given birth. Also, many women describe their abortion experience as ‘a nightmare,’ with 60% reporting that it felt like ’Part of me died.’
So to put it mildly, better branding, “abortion spas,” and all the positive talk in the world will never change the horror of abortion or the devastation it brings.
To read the entire opinion column above, CLICK HERE.
Also read As Pro-life Laws Sweep America, Liberals Battle Back as well as 75% of Abortion Clinics Closed: Jan. 2015 vs. 1991
And read Gallup Poll: Americans Want Abortion Laws Changed
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Women Shun Kids More Effectively, Liberals Cheer
Many health professionals, and especially the mainstream media, are gleeful with the new federal CDC report showing an increasing number of women choosing the most effective means to reduce or entirely eliminate giving birth while retaining hedonistic lifestyle choices. Popularity of sterilization, the most effective means to avoid kids, is also increasing as more government programs encourage and pay for the procedure.
Also read Over-the-Counter Abortion Paid by ObamaCare: Study
And read Obama White House Says Lower Birth Rates Will Lower Costs but unfortunately, their Utopian Dream is Shattered by the Reality of Birth Rate because Where Liberalism Flourishes, Population Diminishes
In addition, read Limiting Births Fails to Save Earth, Says U.S. Government Report
-- From "IUDs, hormone implants growing more popular among US women" by Lindsey Tanner, Medical Writer, Associated Press 2/24/15
Birth control pills remain the most popular contraceptive method nationwide [used by 16%], but intrauterine devices and implants are more effective at preventing pregnancy and they last for several years.
National surveys show 7 percent of U.S. reproductive-aged women used long-acting contraceptives in 2011-13, up from less than 2 percent in 2002. The most popular are IUDs, T-shaped devices containing hormones or copper that are inserted into the womb. They can work for up to about 10 years. Implants are matchstick-size plastic rods containing hormones that are inserted beneath the skin of the upper arm. They last about three years. Both types can cost hundreds of dollars but should be covered with no co-pays by most insurance plans under contraception mandates of the Affordable Care Act [ObamaCare].
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended IUDs and implants as the most effective forms of reversible birth control in 2011 and called them safe for most women. Both long-acting methods are nearly 100 percent effective, with lower failure rates than birth control pills, patches and injections.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read 40% of American Women Use No Birth Control, Feminists Find
From "Report: Women embrace more effective birth control" by Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY 2/24/15
The most effective methods of reversible birth control are rapidly gaining popularity among U.S. girls and women, a new report shows.
IUDs, once widely shunned due to safety concerns, started making a comeback after new versions were introduced in the early 1990s. They caught on more rapidly after 2000, the report shows. Hormonal arm implants were introduced in the 1990s and also have caught on as new versions have been introduced, Branum says.
The new report details who is using the long-acting methods and where growth is fastest. In 2011-2013, use was highest among women ages 24 to 34 and those who already had children. But growth was fastest among younger girls and women and those with no children.
Another concern: the devices do not protect against sexually transmitted diseases, so condoms are still needed. Also, the insertion of an IUD can be briefly painful, and arm implants can cause unpredictable menstrual bleeding.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Birth Control Pill Causes Breast Cancer, Vasectomies Cause Prostate Cancer
From "The IUD Is Getting More Popular In America. Here's Why" by Jeffrey Young, Huffington Post 2/24/15
Decades have passed since the Dalkon Shield scandal of the 1970s, when an estimated 200,000 women were injured, many became infertile and about 20 died from infections related to that IUD. But new, safer products started coming onto the U.S. market from the late 1980s through the current decade. Medical societies have adopted policies in recent years recommending physicians consider IUDs and other long-acting contraceptives for more types of patients, including women who’ve never had a child and teenagers. And word-of-mouth combined with advertising and marketing by IUD manufacturers has increased consumer awareness.
There are drawbacks, of course. Some women experience discomfort and irregular bleeding during the first few months, or even longer. In rare cases, an IUD can become dislodged. The device doesn’t prevent sexually transmitted infections. A woman who decides she wants to become pregnant must have the device removed. And IUDs must be implanted inside the uterus, which requires a typically painful procedure that involves pushing the device past the cervix.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "IUDs Are Getting More Popular With American Women" by Alexandra Sifferlin, Time Magazine 2/24/15
“I am delighted LARC [long-acting reversible contraceptive] use is rising. It’s terrific and I would like to see even more,” says Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the Yale School of Medicine.
Overall, the use of LARC has increased fivefold in the past decade among women between the ages of 15 to 44, though overall usage remains low. Use spiked from 1.5% in 2002 to 7.2% in between 2011 and 2013. Women ages 25 to 34 are the most likely to choose LARC at 11% compared with 5% of women ages 15 to 24 and around 5.3% of women ages 35 to 44.
Women in other countries are significantly more likely to use LARC, especially the IUD. Separate research has shown that 23% of French women using contraception use an IUD as well as 27% of Norwegian women and 41% of women in China. In the U.S., cost may be a factor: the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive-health nonprofit, reports that their research shows sharp increases in the numbers of women who don’t have to pay out of pocket for LARC thanks to the Affordable Care Act [ObamaCare]. Without insurance coverage, LARC can be prohibitively expensive for some — around $900 for an IUD, for instance.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read about the dropping birth rates in much of Europe and Russia but in Turkey: Abortionists & Feminists Accused of Treason for limiting birth rates.
And read American Trend: Fewer Children, More Animals/Pets
Liberals beware: The Religious Procreate, Others Don't
". . . it's going to be fascinating to see what impact this will have on overall fertility rates . . ."For background, read Pediatricians Push IUDs & Implants on Teen Girls, but even so the Morning-After Pill is Becoming the 'Contraceptive' Choice
-- Amy Branum, study co-author and researcher at the National Center for Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Also read Over-the-Counter Abortion Paid by ObamaCare: Study
And read Obama White House Says Lower Birth Rates Will Lower Costs but unfortunately, their Utopian Dream is Shattered by the Reality of Birth Rate because Where Liberalism Flourishes, Population Diminishes
In addition, read Limiting Births Fails to Save Earth, Says U.S. Government Report
-- From "IUDs, hormone implants growing more popular among US women" by Lindsey Tanner, Medical Writer, Associated Press 2/24/15
Birth control pills remain the most popular contraceptive method nationwide [used by 16%], but intrauterine devices and implants are more effective at preventing pregnancy and they last for several years.
National surveys show 7 percent of U.S. reproductive-aged women used long-acting contraceptives in 2011-13, up from less than 2 percent in 2002. The most popular are IUDs, T-shaped devices containing hormones or copper that are inserted into the womb. They can work for up to about 10 years. Implants are matchstick-size plastic rods containing hormones that are inserted beneath the skin of the upper arm. They last about three years. Both types can cost hundreds of dollars but should be covered with no co-pays by most insurance plans under contraception mandates of the Affordable Care Act [ObamaCare].
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended IUDs and implants as the most effective forms of reversible birth control in 2011 and called them safe for most women. Both long-acting methods are nearly 100 percent effective, with lower failure rates than birth control pills, patches and injections.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read 40% of American Women Use No Birth Control, Feminists Find
From "Report: Women embrace more effective birth control" by Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY 2/24/15
The most effective methods of reversible birth control are rapidly gaining popularity among U.S. girls and women, a new report shows.
IUDs, once widely shunned due to safety concerns, started making a comeback after new versions were introduced in the early 1990s. They caught on more rapidly after 2000, the report shows. Hormonal arm implants were introduced in the 1990s and also have caught on as new versions have been introduced, Branum says.
The new report details who is using the long-acting methods and where growth is fastest. In 2011-2013, use was highest among women ages 24 to 34 and those who already had children. But growth was fastest among younger girls and women and those with no children.
Another concern: the devices do not protect against sexually transmitted diseases, so condoms are still needed. Also, the insertion of an IUD can be briefly painful, and arm implants can cause unpredictable menstrual bleeding.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Birth Control Pill Causes Breast Cancer, Vasectomies Cause Prostate Cancer
From "The IUD Is Getting More Popular In America. Here's Why" by Jeffrey Young, Huffington Post 2/24/15
Decades have passed since the Dalkon Shield scandal of the 1970s, when an estimated 200,000 women were injured, many became infertile and about 20 died from infections related to that IUD. But new, safer products started coming onto the U.S. market from the late 1980s through the current decade. Medical societies have adopted policies in recent years recommending physicians consider IUDs and other long-acting contraceptives for more types of patients, including women who’ve never had a child and teenagers. And word-of-mouth combined with advertising and marketing by IUD manufacturers has increased consumer awareness.
There are drawbacks, of course. Some women experience discomfort and irregular bleeding during the first few months, or even longer. In rare cases, an IUD can become dislodged. The device doesn’t prevent sexually transmitted infections. A woman who decides she wants to become pregnant must have the device removed. And IUDs must be implanted inside the uterus, which requires a typically painful procedure that involves pushing the device past the cervix.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "IUDs Are Getting More Popular With American Women" by Alexandra Sifferlin, Time Magazine 2/24/15
“I am delighted LARC [long-acting reversible contraceptive] use is rising. It’s terrific and I would like to see even more,” says Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the Yale School of Medicine.
Overall, the use of LARC has increased fivefold in the past decade among women between the ages of 15 to 44, though overall usage remains low. Use spiked from 1.5% in 2002 to 7.2% in between 2011 and 2013. Women ages 25 to 34 are the most likely to choose LARC at 11% compared with 5% of women ages 15 to 24 and around 5.3% of women ages 35 to 44.
Women in other countries are significantly more likely to use LARC, especially the IUD. Separate research has shown that 23% of French women using contraception use an IUD as well as 27% of Norwegian women and 41% of women in China. In the U.S., cost may be a factor: the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive-health nonprofit, reports that their research shows sharp increases in the numbers of women who don’t have to pay out of pocket for LARC thanks to the Affordable Care Act [ObamaCare]. Without insurance coverage, LARC can be prohibitively expensive for some — around $900 for an IUD, for instance.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read about the dropping birth rates in much of Europe and Russia but in Turkey: Abortionists & Feminists Accused of Treason for limiting birth rates.
And read American Trend: Fewer Children, More Animals/Pets
Liberals beware: The Religious Procreate, Others Don't
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Over-the-Counter Abortion Paid by ObamaCare: Study
While Planned Parenthood and other birth control fanatics claim that the morning-after pill (Plan B) prevents fertilization and thus does NOT kill a created human being, a new report published by Chris Kahlenborn (The Polycarp Research Institute), Rebecca Peck (Florida State University College of Medicine), and Walter Severs (College of Medicine at Penn State University) in The Linacre Quarterly shows that "the latest scientific and medical evidence now demonstrates that levonorgestrel emergency contraception theoretically works via abortion quite often."
For background, read ObamaCare Lies: Taxpayers Now Fund Abortions, Says Government Study
Also read Unlimited Plan B Abortion Pills are in Stores for Kids such that the Morning-After Pill is Becoming the 'Contraceptive' Choice
In addition, read about the on-going battle of ObamaCare forcing Christians to pay for abortifacients, contraceptives and sterilizations.
-- From "New scientific review: Plan B causes abortions" by Drew Belsky, American Thinker 2/4/15
The review lays out eight arguments "against an abortifacient effect" and debunks them, relying in significant part on a study by No̩, et. al in 2010 Р"the largest study to date to employ serial trasvaginal assessments of follicular size to determine ovulation." Basically, the information in No̩, along with a number of other studies, shows that Plan B does not delay or otherwise affect ovulation significantly enough to rule out the likelihood of the drug operating after fertilization (i.e., destroying a unique human being). Further, "there is absence of clinical pregnancy in cases where fertilization is likely, which suggests that abortion is a likely mechanism of action."
"The claim," the authors conclude, "that moral certitude exists via LNG-EC's non-abortifacient action is currently indefensible."
The mechanisms of hormonal contraception have always been poorly understood, if only because one cannot pinpoint the exact moment of fertilization. Plan B's own label proclaims that the drug can cause the death of a unique human embryo – "It may also prevent fertilization of a released egg ... or attachment of a fertilized egg to the uterus." The term "fertilized egg" is misleading, because once an egg is fertilized, it is no longer an egg. There is no spermatazoon at that point, and no ovum, but only a discrete human being, with the full complement of chromosomes (generally) and the workings in place to develop and grow.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Obamacare-Covered Morning-After Pill 'Works Via Abortion Quite Often,' Medical Ethics Journal Reports" by Napp Nazworth, Christian Post Reporter 2/5/15
Plan B was first approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration in 1999. After passage of the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare," the Health and Human Services Administration required most employers to cover Plan B and other FDA-approved emergency contraceptives in their employee's health insurance plans.
This "birth control mandate" led to numerous court battles involving religious groups and businesses, some of whom only objected to coverage of certain emergency contraceptives due to their potential to behave like an abortifacient drug.
The cases involving religious nonprofits, such as Christian colleges and social service groups, have continued. On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard oral arguments in a challenge to the mandate by EWTN Global Catholic Network, a television and radio ministry founded by a nun.
In 2012, when there was much debate over Plan B and Obamacare, for instance, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics released a statement saying that Plan B does not inhibit implantation. Some liberal news sites reported on that statement under headlines like, "Abortion Qualms on Morning-After Pill May Be Unfounded," and "Morning-After Pills Don't Cause Abortion, Studies Say."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read President Obama Touts Abortion; Americans March Against It
For background, read ObamaCare Lies: Taxpayers Now Fund Abortions, Says Government Study
Also read Unlimited Plan B Abortion Pills are in Stores for Kids such that the Morning-After Pill is Becoming the 'Contraceptive' Choice
In addition, read about the on-going battle of ObamaCare forcing Christians to pay for abortifacients, contraceptives and sterilizations.
-- From "New scientific review: Plan B causes abortions" by Drew Belsky, American Thinker 2/4/15
The review lays out eight arguments "against an abortifacient effect" and debunks them, relying in significant part on a study by No̩, et. al in 2010 Р"the largest study to date to employ serial trasvaginal assessments of follicular size to determine ovulation." Basically, the information in No̩, along with a number of other studies, shows that Plan B does not delay or otherwise affect ovulation significantly enough to rule out the likelihood of the drug operating after fertilization (i.e., destroying a unique human being). Further, "there is absence of clinical pregnancy in cases where fertilization is likely, which suggests that abortion is a likely mechanism of action."
"The claim," the authors conclude, "that moral certitude exists via LNG-EC's non-abortifacient action is currently indefensible."
The mechanisms of hormonal contraception have always been poorly understood, if only because one cannot pinpoint the exact moment of fertilization. Plan B's own label proclaims that the drug can cause the death of a unique human embryo – "It may also prevent fertilization of a released egg ... or attachment of a fertilized egg to the uterus." The term "fertilized egg" is misleading, because once an egg is fertilized, it is no longer an egg. There is no spermatazoon at that point, and no ovum, but only a discrete human being, with the full complement of chromosomes (generally) and the workings in place to develop and grow.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Obamacare-Covered Morning-After Pill 'Works Via Abortion Quite Often,' Medical Ethics Journal Reports" by Napp Nazworth, Christian Post Reporter 2/5/15
Plan B was first approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration in 1999. After passage of the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare," the Health and Human Services Administration required most employers to cover Plan B and other FDA-approved emergency contraceptives in their employee's health insurance plans.
This "birth control mandate" led to numerous court battles involving religious groups and businesses, some of whom only objected to coverage of certain emergency contraceptives due to their potential to behave like an abortifacient drug.
The cases involving religious nonprofits, such as Christian colleges and social service groups, have continued. On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard oral arguments in a challenge to the mandate by EWTN Global Catholic Network, a television and radio ministry founded by a nun.
In 2012, when there was much debate over Plan B and Obamacare, for instance, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics released a statement saying that Plan B does not inhibit implantation. Some liberal news sites reported on that statement under headlines like, "Abortion Qualms on Morning-After Pill May Be Unfounded," and "Morning-After Pills Don't Cause Abortion, Studies Say."
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read President Obama Touts Abortion; Americans March Against It
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Okla. Abortionist Arrested, Patient Claims Torture
Last week, an Oklahoma City area abortionist was arrested for selling abortion-inducing drugs to non-pregnant undercover investigators who posed as pregnant patients. Days after public announcement of the arrest, the Oklahoma Attorney General's office confirms that eight real pregnant patients have come forward with additional complaints.
Four Abortionists Charged in Indiana: Rape, Murder
Planned Parenthood Conceals Serial Rapist in Arizona
Federal Government Probes Planned Parenthood for Fraud
Texas Yanks Abortionist's License for 268 Killed
More Abortionists Admit Killing Kids After Birth
More Abortionists Linked to Murder Cases
In addition, read how states are cracking down on the murderous abortionists.
-- From "Warr Acres obstetrician booked on fraud complaint involving abortion drugs" posted at KOCO-TV5 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/9/14
Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced Tuesday plans to charge 62-year-old Naresh G. Patel with three counts of obtaining money under a false pretense after an investigation that involved undercover female agents going into the Outpatient Services for Women clinic in Warr Acres.
A probable cause affidavit filed Tuesday in Oklahoma County District Court says Patel prescribed the three undercover agents abortion-inducing drugs even though they were not pregnant. A jail official said Patel was being booked early Tuesday afternoon with a $2,000 bail.
An answering service at Patel's clinic said it was closed until Monday and could not accept messages
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Patient Speaks Out After Learning Metro Abortion Doctor Accused Of Fraud" by Adrianna Iwasinski, KWTV-TV9 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/11/14
This young woman does not want to be identified, but wanted to share her experience of going to Patel's women's clinic for an abortion earlier this year – an experience she kept secret for a very long time.
She learned Patel is charged with three counts of obtaining money by false pretense for prescribing abortion inducing drugs to patients who were not pregnant. He is also accused of performing an abortion on at least one woman who was not pregnant.
She feels Patel was taking advantage of women who were at their most vulnerable. Now that she is expecting another child, she wants to encourage women who also had a questionable experience with Patel to come forward.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "'It was like torture,' Patient describes procedure with abortion doctor accused of fraud" by Abby Broyles, KFOR-TV4 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/11/14
She claims Dr. Patel lied to her about how far along she was in order to charge her more money for an abortion.
“I actually felt like I was having a heart attack a lot of the time. I’d gone into the hospital on two other occasions with chest pains,” she said.
She decided to get an abortion and went to see Dr. Naresh Patel at his Warr Acres clinic.
“I went back, and they quickly did this ultrasound and he immediately said ‘You’re two weeks further along than what you’re telling me,’ and I said, ‘I don’t know how that could be,” she said.
“They said, ‘Well, that’s going to be another $500,” she said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Oklahoma Abortion Doctor Charged With Fraud" posted at KWTV-TV9 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/9/14
Undercover agents from the Oklahoma Medical Licensure Board, the Oklahoma City Police Department and the Attorney General's Office set up appointments with Patel where the doctor performed ultrasounds and pregnancy tests on the women where he is alleged to have fraudulently identified each undercover agent as pregnant. Afterward, he prescribed them an abortion-inducing drug, provided directions for administering it and charged the female agents for the unnecessary treatment, according to the AG's office.
If convicted, Patel could face up to three years in jail and a maximum fine of $15,000.
Agents from the Attorney General's Office, Warr Acres Police Department and Oklahoma City Police Department also executed search warrants on Patel's business and home Tuesday morning.
According to the AG's office, an investigation into Patel's dubious practices arose from a complaint that he had performed an abortion procedure on Pamela King, even though she was not pregnant. King was diagnosed and died from complications of cervical cancer later that year, and her autopsy determined that she had not been pregnant in the time frame that the abortion procedure occurred.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Oklahoma abortion doctor arrested after allegedly defrauding women" by Abby Broyles, KFOR-TV4 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/9/14
“When we reviewed the death certificate, it stated [Pamela King] had not been pregnant in the last 12 months. And in speaking with the doctors, we were informed it would’ve been medically impossible for her to have been pregnant in August 2011 based on how severe her cervical cancer was at that time,” said Asst. Attorney General Megan Tilly.
This isn’t the first time Dr. Patel has made headlines.
Back in 1992, he made national headlines for burning more than 50 aborted fetuses in a field east of Shawnee.
Dr. Patel was never disciplined or charged with a crime.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Abortionist Arrested: Accused of Raping His Patients, Dumping Aborted Babies Bodies" by Cheryl Sullenger and Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com 12/9/14
Patel is an abortionist with a long and particularly horrific history of Medical Board disciplinary actions, malpractice claims, and criminal cases. Nevertheless, financial documents found amid the medical records and waste indicate that Patel owns $39.4 million in real estate. His personal income exceeds $1.4 million annually. His net worth is listed at $28 million.
Board discipline
In 1990, Patel was disciplined by the Oklahoma Medical Board for Unprofessional Conduct for “failing to maintain dispensing records for dangerous drugs and keep complete and accurate records of purchase and dispensing of controlled drugs.”
. . .
Rape and sodomy charges
In 1993, Patel was charged with one count of “forcible oral sodomy” and one count of sexual battery after a patient alleged that he had sexually assaulted her on an examination table prior to an abortion. She then recorded two phone conversations with him in which she alleged that he asked if she was angry about the assault and apologized for it.
Three victims came forward and told of their encounters with Patel.
. . .
Employee obtains protective order
In 2003, one of his employees sought and received a protective order after she told the court that Patel became angry over a difficult patient took it out on her.
. . .
Malpractice
A judge ordered Patel to pay $240,000 in damages to a 15-year-old girl left permanently injured following an attempted abortion in June 1989. . . .
Another malpractice case was filed by a patient who underwent an abortion by Patel only to find out later she was 20 weeks pregnant. That suit was also dismissed.
. . .
Agreement with University of Oklahoma
Despite Patel’s frightful history, the University of Oklahoma entered into an agreement with Patel and Outpatient Services for Women abortion clinic on February 5, 2013, to provide training services to UO students.
To read the entire description of Patel's notorious history, CLICK HERE.
Also read Abortionists Battle to Kill Without Clinics
And read Learn to be Abortionist in 6-weeks, Free Online
"A nurse came into the room and strapped my wrists down to the table. They strapped my ankles down where my feet were, and she held my forehead down to the table. . . . It was like torture"For background, click headlines below to read previous articles:
-- Former patient, claiming abortionist extorted $500 from her
Four Abortionists Charged in Indiana: Rape, Murder
Planned Parenthood Conceals Serial Rapist in Arizona
Federal Government Probes Planned Parenthood for Fraud
Texas Yanks Abortionist's License for 268 Killed
More Abortionists Admit Killing Kids After Birth
More Abortionists Linked to Murder Cases
In addition, read how states are cracking down on the murderous abortionists.
-- From "Warr Acres obstetrician booked on fraud complaint involving abortion drugs" posted at KOCO-TV5 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/9/14
Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced Tuesday plans to charge 62-year-old Naresh G. Patel with three counts of obtaining money under a false pretense after an investigation that involved undercover female agents going into the Outpatient Services for Women clinic in Warr Acres.
A probable cause affidavit filed Tuesday in Oklahoma County District Court says Patel prescribed the three undercover agents abortion-inducing drugs even though they were not pregnant. A jail official said Patel was being booked early Tuesday afternoon with a $2,000 bail.
An answering service at Patel's clinic said it was closed until Monday and could not accept messages
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Patient Speaks Out After Learning Metro Abortion Doctor Accused Of Fraud" by Adrianna Iwasinski, KWTV-TV9 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/11/14
This young woman does not want to be identified, but wanted to share her experience of going to Patel's women's clinic for an abortion earlier this year – an experience she kept secret for a very long time.
She learned Patel is charged with three counts of obtaining money by false pretense for prescribing abortion inducing drugs to patients who were not pregnant. He is also accused of performing an abortion on at least one woman who was not pregnant.
She feels Patel was taking advantage of women who were at their most vulnerable. Now that she is expecting another child, she wants to encourage women who also had a questionable experience with Patel to come forward.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "'It was like torture,' Patient describes procedure with abortion doctor accused of fraud" by Abby Broyles, KFOR-TV4 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/11/14
She claims Dr. Patel lied to her about how far along she was in order to charge her more money for an abortion.
“I actually felt like I was having a heart attack a lot of the time. I’d gone into the hospital on two other occasions with chest pains,” she said.
She decided to get an abortion and went to see Dr. Naresh Patel at his Warr Acres clinic.
“I went back, and they quickly did this ultrasound and he immediately said ‘You’re two weeks further along than what you’re telling me,’ and I said, ‘I don’t know how that could be,” she said.
“They said, ‘Well, that’s going to be another $500,” she said.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Oklahoma Abortion Doctor Charged With Fraud" posted at KWTV-TV9 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/9/14
Undercover agents from the Oklahoma Medical Licensure Board, the Oklahoma City Police Department and the Attorney General's Office set up appointments with Patel where the doctor performed ultrasounds and pregnancy tests on the women where he is alleged to have fraudulently identified each undercover agent as pregnant. Afterward, he prescribed them an abortion-inducing drug, provided directions for administering it and charged the female agents for the unnecessary treatment, according to the AG's office.
If convicted, Patel could face up to three years in jail and a maximum fine of $15,000.
Agents from the Attorney General's Office, Warr Acres Police Department and Oklahoma City Police Department also executed search warrants on Patel's business and home Tuesday morning.
According to the AG's office, an investigation into Patel's dubious practices arose from a complaint that he had performed an abortion procedure on Pamela King, even though she was not pregnant. King was diagnosed and died from complications of cervical cancer later that year, and her autopsy determined that she had not been pregnant in the time frame that the abortion procedure occurred.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Oklahoma abortion doctor arrested after allegedly defrauding women" by Abby Broyles, KFOR-TV4 (Oklahoma City, OK) 12/9/14
“When we reviewed the death certificate, it stated [Pamela King] had not been pregnant in the last 12 months. And in speaking with the doctors, we were informed it would’ve been medically impossible for her to have been pregnant in August 2011 based on how severe her cervical cancer was at that time,” said Asst. Attorney General Megan Tilly.
This isn’t the first time Dr. Patel has made headlines.
Back in 1992, he made national headlines for burning more than 50 aborted fetuses in a field east of Shawnee.
Dr. Patel was never disciplined or charged with a crime.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Abortionist Arrested: Accused of Raping His Patients, Dumping Aborted Babies Bodies" by Cheryl Sullenger and Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com 12/9/14
Patel is an abortionist with a long and particularly horrific history of Medical Board disciplinary actions, malpractice claims, and criminal cases. Nevertheless, financial documents found amid the medical records and waste indicate that Patel owns $39.4 million in real estate. His personal income exceeds $1.4 million annually. His net worth is listed at $28 million.
Board discipline
In 1990, Patel was disciplined by the Oklahoma Medical Board for Unprofessional Conduct for “failing to maintain dispensing records for dangerous drugs and keep complete and accurate records of purchase and dispensing of controlled drugs.”
. . .
Rape and sodomy charges
In 1993, Patel was charged with one count of “forcible oral sodomy” and one count of sexual battery after a patient alleged that he had sexually assaulted her on an examination table prior to an abortion. She then recorded two phone conversations with him in which she alleged that he asked if she was angry about the assault and apologized for it.
Three victims came forward and told of their encounters with Patel.
. . .
Employee obtains protective order
In 2003, one of his employees sought and received a protective order after she told the court that Patel became angry over a difficult patient took it out on her.
. . .
Malpractice
A judge ordered Patel to pay $240,000 in damages to a 15-year-old girl left permanently injured following an attempted abortion in June 1989. . . .
Another malpractice case was filed by a patient who underwent an abortion by Patel only to find out later she was 20 weeks pregnant. That suit was also dismissed.
. . .
Agreement with University of Oklahoma
Despite Patel’s frightful history, the University of Oklahoma entered into an agreement with Patel and Outpatient Services for Women abortion clinic on February 5, 2013, to provide training services to UO students.
To read the entire description of Patel's notorious history, CLICK HERE.
Also read Abortionists Battle to Kill Without Clinics
And read Learn to be Abortionist in 6-weeks, Free Online
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Cutting Okla. Abortions in Half: Judges OK New Law
Abortionists lost in courts twice last week as Oklahoma judges declined to issue injunctions against new state laws requiring abortion clinics to ensure the safety of women (but not their babies), which will result in the closure of one clinic that accounts for nearly half of all abortions in the state.
For background, read Abortion Clinic Closings Set Record; Abortionists Admit Defeat and are now Forced to Risk All in Supreme Court
Also read Abortionists Battle to Kill Without Clinics
In addition, read Learn to be Abortionist in 6-weeks, Free Online
-- From "Oklahoma: Challenge to Abortion Law Denied" by Erik Eckholm, New York Times 10/24/14
A state judge declined on Friday to block a law requiring doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles. The Center for Reproductive Rights, which had challenged the law on behalf of Dr. Larry A. Burns of Norman, said it was filing an emergency appeal with the State Supreme Court.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge Rules That Abortion Doctors Must Have Admitting Privileges" by The Associated Press 10/24/14
Oklahoma County District Judge Bill Graves ruled Friday against a legal challenge on behalf of a Norman clinic that performs nearly half of the abortions in the state.
Attorneys for Dr. Larry Burns say the law [Senate Bill 1848] could force him to shut down his practice. They say he's applied for admitting privileges at 16 hospitals without success. His practice performs about 44 percent of abortions in the state, and is one of only three in Oklahoma.
But Graves denied the request for a temporary injunction that would have put the law on hold.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge refuses to block challenged law putting restrictions on abortions" by Barbara Hoberock, Tulsa World Capitol Bureau 10/25/14
[Dr. Larry Burns, whose Norman, OK clinic opened in 1974,] alleged it violated the constitutional requirement that bills contain one subject. He also alleged it violated the ban on special laws because it singled out abortion doctors for special treatment.
He was seeking to put the law on hold pending the outcome of the challenge. The law takes effect Nov. 1.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Oklahoma County judge rules against abortion doctor in effort to put new law on hold" by Nolan Clay, The Oklahoman 10/25/14
Graves refused Friday to issue either a temporary restraining order or temporary injunction. In a four-page order, the judge found the doctor failed to show he is likely to succeed on the merits of his constitutional claims.
The judge criticized the doctor for waiting until mid-July — 51 days after Gov. Mary Fallin signed the law in May — before applying for admitting privileges at the first of the 16 hospitals.
The judge also noted that Burns could comply with the law by simply hiring another doctor who already had admitting privileges to be at the clinic when abortions are performed.
In 2013 alone, by the doctor’s own count, he performed abortions for 2,046 women.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Oklahoma judge allows law banning abortion pills to take effect" by Heide Brandes, Reuters 10/22/14
An Oklahoma judge said on Wednesday he will allow a law that bans abortion-inducing drugs [RU-486] to take effect as planned on Nov. 1, over the objections of abortion rights advocates who said the measure is poor public health policy that could put women at risk.
Oklahoma District Court Judge Robert Stuart turned down a request by abortion rights groups to halt the measure from taking effect. Stuart also allowed a provision that would limit liability claims against physicians due to the law.
Earlier this year, lawmakers in the heavily Republican state approved new restrictions on abortion clinics they said were aimed at protecting women's health, but abortion rights advocates said were actually intended to shut clinics.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge Lets Oklahoma Ban Abortion Drugs" by David Lee, Courthouse News Service 10/22/14
Signed into law in April, HB 2684 bans off-label use of FDA-approved abortion drugs and requires that a physician provide surgical care and access to medical facilities to prescribe such drugs.
The plaintiffs claimed the law places "burdensome and arbitrary" restrictions on medical care for abortions.
"If the act is allowed to take effect, some women will be prevented altogether from terminating an early pregnancy by using medication alone, and others will be deprived of the safest and most effective methods of doing so," the 5-page motion states.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Abortion advocates lose one in Oklahoma" by Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow.com 10/24/14
The bill being challenged simply requires that abortionists use the drug according to Federal Drug Administration protocols – and as expected, pro-abortion groups filed suit in federal court. The groups asked Oklahoma District Court Judge Robert Stuart to issue an injunction against the law, which is set to take effect November 1.
OneNewsNow talked with State Representative Randy Grau, sponsor of the bill, who says Judge Stuart "rejected that [argument] and ... said they didn't have any compelling argument or reason to keep this law from going into effect."
Grau adds that while Oklahoma is looking to provide protection for women using the drug, "what [abortion advocates] want is unfettered access."
But the legal battle isn't over. The state and out-of-state lawyers for the abortion industry are now preparing to argue the case in federal court.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Four Abortionists Charged in Indiana: Rape, Murder as well as Planned Parenthood Conceals Serial Rapist in Arizona
For background, read Abortion Clinic Closings Set Record; Abortionists Admit Defeat and are now Forced to Risk All in Supreme Court
Also read Abortionists Battle to Kill Without Clinics
In addition, read Learn to be Abortionist in 6-weeks, Free Online
-- From "Oklahoma: Challenge to Abortion Law Denied" by Erik Eckholm, New York Times 10/24/14
A state judge declined on Friday to block a law requiring doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles. The Center for Reproductive Rights, which had challenged the law on behalf of Dr. Larry A. Burns of Norman, said it was filing an emergency appeal with the State Supreme Court.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge Rules That Abortion Doctors Must Have Admitting Privileges" by The Associated Press 10/24/14
Oklahoma County District Judge Bill Graves ruled Friday against a legal challenge on behalf of a Norman clinic that performs nearly half of the abortions in the state.
Attorneys for Dr. Larry Burns say the law [Senate Bill 1848] could force him to shut down his practice. They say he's applied for admitting privileges at 16 hospitals without success. His practice performs about 44 percent of abortions in the state, and is one of only three in Oklahoma.
But Graves denied the request for a temporary injunction that would have put the law on hold.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge refuses to block challenged law putting restrictions on abortions" by Barbara Hoberock, Tulsa World Capitol Bureau 10/25/14
[Dr. Larry Burns, whose Norman, OK clinic opened in 1974,] alleged it violated the constitutional requirement that bills contain one subject. He also alleged it violated the ban on special laws because it singled out abortion doctors for special treatment.
He was seeking to put the law on hold pending the outcome of the challenge. The law takes effect Nov. 1.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Oklahoma County judge rules against abortion doctor in effort to put new law on hold" by Nolan Clay, The Oklahoman 10/25/14
Graves refused Friday to issue either a temporary restraining order or temporary injunction. In a four-page order, the judge found the doctor failed to show he is likely to succeed on the merits of his constitutional claims.
The judge criticized the doctor for waiting until mid-July — 51 days after Gov. Mary Fallin signed the law in May — before applying for admitting privileges at the first of the 16 hospitals.
The judge also noted that Burns could comply with the law by simply hiring another doctor who already had admitting privileges to be at the clinic when abortions are performed.
In 2013 alone, by the doctor’s own count, he performed abortions for 2,046 women.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Oklahoma judge allows law banning abortion pills to take effect" by Heide Brandes, Reuters 10/22/14
An Oklahoma judge said on Wednesday he will allow a law that bans abortion-inducing drugs [RU-486] to take effect as planned on Nov. 1, over the objections of abortion rights advocates who said the measure is poor public health policy that could put women at risk.
Oklahoma District Court Judge Robert Stuart turned down a request by abortion rights groups to halt the measure from taking effect. Stuart also allowed a provision that would limit liability claims against physicians due to the law.
Earlier this year, lawmakers in the heavily Republican state approved new restrictions on abortion clinics they said were aimed at protecting women's health, but abortion rights advocates said were actually intended to shut clinics.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "Judge Lets Oklahoma Ban Abortion Drugs" by David Lee, Courthouse News Service 10/22/14
Signed into law in April, HB 2684 bans off-label use of FDA-approved abortion drugs and requires that a physician provide surgical care and access to medical facilities to prescribe such drugs.
The plaintiffs claimed the law places "burdensome and arbitrary" restrictions on medical care for abortions.
"If the act is allowed to take effect, some women will be prevented altogether from terminating an early pregnancy by using medication alone, and others will be deprived of the safest and most effective methods of doing so," the 5-page motion states.
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From "Abortion advocates lose one in Oklahoma" by Charlie Butts, OneNewsNow.com 10/24/14
The bill being challenged simply requires that abortionists use the drug according to Federal Drug Administration protocols – and as expected, pro-abortion groups filed suit in federal court. The groups asked Oklahoma District Court Judge Robert Stuart to issue an injunction against the law, which is set to take effect November 1.
OneNewsNow talked with State Representative Randy Grau, sponsor of the bill, who says Judge Stuart "rejected that [argument] and ... said they didn't have any compelling argument or reason to keep this law from going into effect."
Grau adds that while Oklahoma is looking to provide protection for women using the drug, "what [abortion advocates] want is unfettered access."
But the legal battle isn't over. The state and out-of-state lawyers for the abortion industry are now preparing to argue the case in federal court.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Four Abortionists Charged in Indiana: Rape, Murder as well as Planned Parenthood Conceals Serial Rapist in Arizona
Monday, October 13, 2014
Learn to be Abortionist in 6-weeks, Free Online
These are difficult times for abortion advocates . . .
With the ever-decreasing supply of licensed abortionists in the United States, the abortion industry is desperate to lure physicians into their child-killing trade — ergo, the first-ever online training course offered by the University of California (UCSF) begins today. However, this course is not as much about medical training as it is indoctrination in the sexual revolution/abortion culture.
Also read Abortionists Battle to Kill Without Clinics
In addition, read University of Chicago Teaches Students How to Get Abortion
Also read how Planned Parenthood teams up with schools by providing "kinky sex trainers" for kids.
-- From "UCSF Online Abortion Course Aims To Teach What Most OB-GYN Schools Aren't — Quality Care And Public Health Implications" by Anthony Rivas, Medical Daily 10/6/14
It’s meant to offer a more in-depth view of abortion, delving into the reasons abortion is stigmatized, clinical practices for safe abortions, and “the professional obligations of health care practitioners to ensure that women have access to safe abortion care,” the website for the class says.
Obviously, these are aspects of abortion that should already be taught to health care providers. But [course author Dr. Jody] Steinauer sees major gaps in the health education structure. These gaps begin early, with disparities in the way kids learn about sex, pregnancy, and abortion in schools. According to the Guttmacher Institute, only 13 states require that teachers inform their students about the negative outcomes of teen sex and pregnancy. Meanwhile, 25 states mandate teachers to stress abstinence, while 19 states emphasize having sex only after marriage. Seems counterintuitive to teaching women (and men) about their health, and more geared toward avoiding the subject.
But avoiding the subject continues later on in universities and medical schools, where coursework on abortion can be limited, with some courses only devoting one session to the subject. Even people who aspire to be gynecologists or obstetricians, who are mandated to learn at least something about inducing abortions, can opt out on the basis of religion or moral objections. Under that same loophole, universities can send students to other institutions for those classes. These gaps have led 25 percent of ob-gyn clerkships in the U.S. to report no formal abortion training, The Daily Beast reported. Steinauer’s course aims to educate those who are missing out.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "The Internet’s First Abortion Class" by Samantha Allen, The Daily Beast 10/6/14
. . . abortion education in U.S. medical schools and public health programs in the United States is still in lackluster shape. While the Guttmacher Institute estimates that 30 percent of American women will have an abortion by the age of 45, a 2005 review of U.S. medical school curricula on abortion revealed that less than a third of schools include a single lecture focused on abortion during the clinical years. A 2009 survey also found that a full third of North American medical schools do not include abortion education in preclinical courses either.
[Dr.] Steinauer’s own approach to abortion education stresses two inevitabilities that she believes must be loudly acknowledged and accepted before meaningful education can take place: “Unintended pregnancies happen and women will access abortion.” . . .
The course will encourage students, she says, to “really reflect on your feelings about abortion... and then, take time to think about how you can best serve your community.” One assignment will ask students to “write about their feelings about abortion and how they should manage them.”
. . . The Internet could be exactly what abortion education needs to move forward in the 21st century.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "University launches first-ever online abortion course" by Jennifer Kabbany, The College Fix Editor 10/9/14
The free, six-week class, titled “Abortion: Quality Care and Public Health Implications,” is offered through the university’s partnership with Coursera, an educational technology company that joins forces with universities to offer a wide variety of Massive Open Online Courses. While it is designed for “any clinician, physician, health care worker or student who will care for women of reproductive age,” it’s open to anyone.
“Each week’s lectures will incorporate the stories of women who seek abortion in order to better portray abortion significance and rationale,” its outline states. “Other topics will include a brief history of abortion, the clinical aspects of medication and procedural abortions in and after the first trimester, an overview of patient-centered abortion-care, the basics of abortion counseling, the professional obligations of health care practitioners to ensure that women have access to safe abortion care, and the maze of restrictions that make safe abortion care inaccessible to many women.”
The class has been hailed by left-leaning news outlets as revolutionary and vital . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "UCSF Pioneers On-Line Abortion Course" by Randall K. O’Bannon, NRL Director of Education & Research, posted at National Right to Life News Today 10/7/14
An on-line syllabus spends portions of weeks 3 and 4 addressing “Clinical aspects of medication abortion, aspiration abortion, post-abortion contraception, and pain management of abortion” and then “Clinical aspects of abortion after the first trimester.” But a large portion of the course seems devoted to the “History of abortion and abortion stigma” (Week 1), “Values clarification about abortion care” (Week 2), “Legislative and policy obstacles to abortion access” (Week 3),“Obstacles to Accessing Safe Abortion in the US and Worldwide” (Week 4), and “Overcoming Obstacles to Abortion Access” (Week 5).
. . . Nowhere in the [above Daily Beast] interview does Steinauer seem to acknowledge that the resistance of students and medical schools, the “stigma” and the negative emotions, may stem from the fact that many people recognize that abortion is the killing of human beings, something people find not just morally repulsive, but totally inconsistent with the practice of medicine, which is supposed to be dedicated to the preservation of human life.
It is unclear whether or not Steinauer expects students of the on-line course to consider themselves trained to do abortions and immediately begin offering them, pursue more direct training, or just become advocates.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Abortionists Can Ignore Rape of Teens, Says Virginia Attorney General
And read Four Abortionists Charged in Indiana: Rape, Murder
With the ever-decreasing supply of licensed abortionists in the United States, the abortion industry is desperate to lure physicians into their child-killing trade — ergo, the first-ever online training course offered by the University of California (UCSF) begins today. However, this course is not as much about medical training as it is indoctrination in the sexual revolution/abortion culture.
“I think that if we can inspire even a small portion of the people who take the course to take steps in their communities to increase access to safe abortion and decrease stigma about abortion, then we have been totally successful.”For background, read Abortion Clinic Closings Set Record; Abortionists Admit Defeat and are now Forced to Risk All in Supreme Court
-- Dr. Jody Steinauer, Associate Professor in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco
Also read Abortionists Battle to Kill Without Clinics
In addition, read University of Chicago Teaches Students How to Get Abortion
Also read how Planned Parenthood teams up with schools by providing "kinky sex trainers" for kids.
-- From "UCSF Online Abortion Course Aims To Teach What Most OB-GYN Schools Aren't — Quality Care And Public Health Implications" by Anthony Rivas, Medical Daily 10/6/14
It’s meant to offer a more in-depth view of abortion, delving into the reasons abortion is stigmatized, clinical practices for safe abortions, and “the professional obligations of health care practitioners to ensure that women have access to safe abortion care,” the website for the class says.
Obviously, these are aspects of abortion that should already be taught to health care providers. But [course author Dr. Jody] Steinauer sees major gaps in the health education structure. These gaps begin early, with disparities in the way kids learn about sex, pregnancy, and abortion in schools. According to the Guttmacher Institute, only 13 states require that teachers inform their students about the negative outcomes of teen sex and pregnancy. Meanwhile, 25 states mandate teachers to stress abstinence, while 19 states emphasize having sex only after marriage. Seems counterintuitive to teaching women (and men) about their health, and more geared toward avoiding the subject.
But avoiding the subject continues later on in universities and medical schools, where coursework on abortion can be limited, with some courses only devoting one session to the subject. Even people who aspire to be gynecologists or obstetricians, who are mandated to learn at least something about inducing abortions, can opt out on the basis of religion or moral objections. Under that same loophole, universities can send students to other institutions for those classes. These gaps have led 25 percent of ob-gyn clerkships in the U.S. to report no formal abortion training, The Daily Beast reported. Steinauer’s course aims to educate those who are missing out.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "The Internet’s First Abortion Class" by Samantha Allen, The Daily Beast 10/6/14
. . . abortion education in U.S. medical schools and public health programs in the United States is still in lackluster shape. While the Guttmacher Institute estimates that 30 percent of American women will have an abortion by the age of 45, a 2005 review of U.S. medical school curricula on abortion revealed that less than a third of schools include a single lecture focused on abortion during the clinical years. A 2009 survey also found that a full third of North American medical schools do not include abortion education in preclinical courses either.
[Dr.] Steinauer’s own approach to abortion education stresses two inevitabilities that she believes must be loudly acknowledged and accepted before meaningful education can take place: “Unintended pregnancies happen and women will access abortion.” . . .
The course will encourage students, she says, to “really reflect on your feelings about abortion... and then, take time to think about how you can best serve your community.” One assignment will ask students to “write about their feelings about abortion and how they should manage them.”
. . . The Internet could be exactly what abortion education needs to move forward in the 21st century.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "University launches first-ever online abortion course" by Jennifer Kabbany, The College Fix Editor 10/9/14
The free, six-week class, titled “Abortion: Quality Care and Public Health Implications,” is offered through the university’s partnership with Coursera, an educational technology company that joins forces with universities to offer a wide variety of Massive Open Online Courses. While it is designed for “any clinician, physician, health care worker or student who will care for women of reproductive age,” it’s open to anyone.
“Each week’s lectures will incorporate the stories of women who seek abortion in order to better portray abortion significance and rationale,” its outline states. “Other topics will include a brief history of abortion, the clinical aspects of medication and procedural abortions in and after the first trimester, an overview of patient-centered abortion-care, the basics of abortion counseling, the professional obligations of health care practitioners to ensure that women have access to safe abortion care, and the maze of restrictions that make safe abortion care inaccessible to many women.”
The class has been hailed by left-leaning news outlets as revolutionary and vital . . .
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
From "UCSF Pioneers On-Line Abortion Course" by Randall K. O’Bannon, NRL Director of Education & Research, posted at National Right to Life News Today 10/7/14
An on-line syllabus spends portions of weeks 3 and 4 addressing “Clinical aspects of medication abortion, aspiration abortion, post-abortion contraception, and pain management of abortion” and then “Clinical aspects of abortion after the first trimester.” But a large portion of the course seems devoted to the “History of abortion and abortion stigma” (Week 1), “Values clarification about abortion care” (Week 2), “Legislative and policy obstacles to abortion access” (Week 3),“Obstacles to Accessing Safe Abortion in the US and Worldwide” (Week 4), and “Overcoming Obstacles to Abortion Access” (Week 5).
. . . Nowhere in the [above Daily Beast] interview does Steinauer seem to acknowledge that the resistance of students and medical schools, the “stigma” and the negative emotions, may stem from the fact that many people recognize that abortion is the killing of human beings, something people find not just morally repulsive, but totally inconsistent with the practice of medicine, which is supposed to be dedicated to the preservation of human life.
It is unclear whether or not Steinauer expects students of the on-line course to consider themselves trained to do abortions and immediately begin offering them, pursue more direct training, or just become advocates.
To read the entire article above, CLICK HERE.
Also read Abortionists Can Ignore Rape of Teens, Says Virginia Attorney General
And read Four Abortionists Charged in Indiana: Rape, Murder
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