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LAWMAKERS' BIPARTISAN AMENDMENT WOULD STOP OBAMA'S TAX-FUNDED DC ABORTIONS
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Lawmakers from both political parties are working together to offer an amendment to a Congressional spending bill that includes President Barack Obama's request to fund abortions in the nation's capital. A House committee is expected to vote on the amendment on Tuesday.

WHITE HOUSE, SENATE DEBATE PAPERS LINKING SOTOMAYOR TO PRO-ABORTION GROUP
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The White House and a pro-life senator who is the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee are debating new papers linking Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to a pro-abortion group. The papers show Sotomayor set policy for an organization that aggressively backs abortion.

ABORTION PRACTITIONER ALBERTO HODARI FINED $10,000 FOR WOMAN'S ABORTION DEATH
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Abortion practitioner Alberto Hodari, based in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, has been fined $10,000 by a state board in connection with a woman's botched abortion death. One of Hodari's staff did an abortion on Regina Johnson and, afterwards, suffered respiratory and cardiac arrest.

COURT UPHOLDS SUSPENSION OF FLORIDA LATE-TERM ABORTION PRACTITIONER'S LICENSE
Orlando, FL (LifeNews.com) 7-- A Florida appeals court has upheld the suspension of the license of late-term abortion practitioner James Pendergraft. He was fined $10,000 and has his licensed revoked for one year over an illegal late-term abortion he did in 2005. The Florida Board of Medicine handed down the decision in December 2007.

OHIO RULING UPHOLDING ABORTION DRUG SAFETY LAW APPLAUDED BY PRO-LIFE GROUPS
Columbus, OH (LifeNews.com) -- An Ohio Supreme Court decision saying abortion centers in the state could no longer put women's health at risk by not properly using the dangerous RU 486 abortion drug is earning praise from pro-life groups. The Alliance Defense Fund and Americans United for Life say the decision is good news.

MAN WHO DROPPED OFF GIRLFRIEND FOR ABORTION PULLS GUN ON PRO-LIFE ADVOCATE
Phoenix, AZ (LifeNews.com) -- An Arizona man who dropped off his girlfriend at a Phoenix Planned Parenthood abortion center pulled out a gun on a pro-life advocate after she handed him a brochure with information on alternatives. Police say the incident occurred on Wednesday morning.

VIRGINIA LAW ALLOWING CHOOSE LIFE LICENSE PLATES GOES INTO EFFECT, AVAILABLE NOW
Richmond, VA (LifeNews.com) -- Motorists in Virginia now have a way to express their pro-life views and support adoption and abortion alternatives at the same time. A new state law allowing the purchase of Choose Life license plates went into effect yesterday and proceeds from the sales of the plates support those pro-life efforts.

OBAMA INTERVIEW: I SUPPORT ABORTION CONSCIENCE CLAUSE, WHAT NOTRE DAME SCANDAL?
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In a Thursday afternoon interview with members of various Catholic publications, President Barack Obama defended himself from criticism over his pro-abortion record. He said he supports a conscience clause on abortion but gave a joking response to a question about Notre Dame.

BARACK OBAMA'S OVERSEAS ABORTION PROMOTION HURTS EFFORTS TO HELP POOR IN PERU
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- When President Barack Obama ditched the Mexico City Policy and resumed sending taxpayer dollars to groups that perform and promote abortions overseas, he did more than just expand abortions. Obama's move has hurt groups who are helping poor people in other nations, such as Peru.

DOCUMENTS SHOW SONIA SOTOMAYOR'S GROUP OPPOSED PRO-LIFE JUDGE ROBERT BORK
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is facing new criticism from pro-life advocates now that a group she served as a board member for has provided new documents to the Senate. A Hispanic organization that she set policy for took a strong stance against pro-life Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork.

ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS VIDEO SHOWING PLANNED PARENTHOOD SEX ABUSE COVERUP
Montgomery, AL (LifeNews.com) -- Alabama Attorney General Troy king wants a copy of the full video footage activist Lila Rose took showing Planned Parenthood stuff covering up a potential case of sexual abuse. The video also shows the abortion business telling her how she could violate the state's parental consent law.

OBAMA PICKS "PRO-LIFE" CATHOLIC SELLOUT DOUGLAS KMIEC FOR MALTA AMBASSADOR
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama has named Douglas Kmiec, the Pepperdine University law professor who has become a key impediment to pro-life Catholics as the ambassador to Malta. The move is sure to spark opposition in Catholic circles given Malta's strongly pro-life stance.

OBAMA ADMIN CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO ABORTION AT UNITED NATIONS MEETING
New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- At United Nations (UN) headquarters this week, the Obama administration continued its push for ever increasing access to legal abortion around the world. The Obama team has introduced language that has thrown a high level negotiation into a roil.

SEN BOB CASEY: ABORTION SHOULDN'T STOP CONGRESS FROM PASSSING HEALTH CARE BILL
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Senator Bob Casey, the self-identified pro-life Democrat from Pennsylvania, is giving pro-life advocates another reason to doubt that claim. In a new interview, Casey says that making sure abortions are not covered or paid for at taxpayer expense shouldn't stop passage of a health care restructuring bill.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S ABORTION RECORD: A PRO-LIFE COMPILATION
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The following is a compilation of bill signings, speeches, appointments and other actions that President Barack Obama has engaged in that have promoted abortion before and during his presidency. While Obama has promised to reduce abortions and some of his supports believe that will happen, this long list proves otherwise.

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• National Right to Life Proposes Health Care Alternative Without Rationing
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• Pro-Life Groups Move Memorial Service for Late-Term Abortion Practitioner Tiller

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Enter your email address to receive news from LifeNews.com via email. Do you prefer to receive news daily or weekly? Daily Weekly Do you favor or oppose legal abortion? Favor Oppose Click here to make a PayPal donation to LifeNews.com!	LAWMAKERS' BIPARTISAN AMENDMENT WOULD STOP OBAMA'S TAX-FUNDED DC ABORTIONS Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Lawmakers from both political parties are working together to offer an amendment to a Congressional spending bill that includes President Barack Obama's request to fund abortions in the nation's capital. A House committee is expected to vote on the amendment on Tuesday. WHITE HOUSE, SENATE DEBATE PAPERS LINKING SOTOMAYOR TO PRO-ABORTION GROUP Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The White House and a pro-life senator who is the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee are debating new papers linking Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to a pro-abortion group. The papers show Sotomayor set policy for an organization that aggressively backs abortion. ABORTION PRACTITIONER ALBERTO HODARI FINED $10,000 FOR WOMAN'S ABORTION DEATH Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Abortion practitioner Alberto Hodari, based in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, has been fined $10,000 by a state board in connection with a woman's botched abortion death. One of Hodari's staff did an abortion on Regina Johnson and, afterwards, suffered respiratory and cardiac arrest. COURT UPHOLDS SUSPENSION OF FLORIDA LATE-TERM ABORTION PRACTITIONER'S LICENSE Orlando, FL (LifeNews.com) 7-- A Florida appeals court has upheld the suspension of the license of late-term abortion practitioner James Pendergraft. He was fined $10,000 and has his licensed revoked for one year over an illegal late-term abortion he did in 2005. The Florida Board of Medicine handed down the decision in December 2007. OHIO RULING UPHOLDING ABORTION DRUG SAFETY LAW APPLAUDED BY PRO-LIFE GROUPS Columbus, OH (LifeNews.com) -- An Ohio Supreme Court decision saying abortion centers in the state could no longer put women's health at risk by not properly using the dangerous RU 486 abortion drug is earning praise from pro-life groups. The Alliance Defense Fund and Americans United for Life say the decision is good news. MAN WHO DROPPED OFF GIRLFRIEND FOR ABORTION PULLS GUN ON PRO-LIFE ADVOCATE Phoenix, AZ (LifeNews.com) -- An Arizona man who dropped off his girlfriend at a Phoenix Planned Parenthood abortion center pulled out a gun on a pro-life advocate after she handed him a brochure with information on alternatives. Police say the incident occurred on Wednesday morning. VIRGINIA LAW ALLOWING CHOOSE LIFE LICENSE PLATES GOES INTO EFFECT, AVAILABLE NOW Richmond, VA (LifeNews.com) -- Motorists in Virginia now have a way to express their pro-life views and support adoption and abortion alternatives at the same time. A new state law allowing the purchase of Choose Life license plates went into effect yesterday and proceeds from the sales of the plates support those pro-life efforts. OBAMA INTERVIEW: I SUPPORT ABORTION CONSCIENCE CLAUSE, WHAT NOTRE DAME SCANDAL? Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In a Thursday afternoon interview with members of various Catholic publications, President Barack Obama defended himself from criticism over his pro-abortion record. He said he supports a conscience clause on abortion but gave a joking response to a question about Notre Dame. BARACK OBAMA'S OVERSEAS ABORTION PROMOTION HURTS EFFORTS TO HELP POOR IN PERU Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- When President Barack Obama ditched the Mexico City Policy and resumed sending taxpayer dollars to groups that perform and promote abortions overseas, he did more than just expand abortions. Obama's move has hurt groups who are helping poor people in other nations, such as Peru. DOCUMENTS SHOW SONIA SOTOMAYOR'S GROUP OPPOSED PRO-LIFE JUDGE ROBERT BORK Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is facing new criticism from pro-life advocates now that a group she served as a board member for has provided new documents to the Senate. A Hispanic organization that she set policy for took a strong stance against pro-life Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork. ATTORNEY GENERAL WANTS VIDEO SHOWING PLANNED PARENTHOOD SEX ABUSE COVERUP Montgomery, AL (LifeNews.com) -- Alabama Attorney General Troy king wants a copy of the full video footage activist Lila Rose took showing Planned Parenthood stuff covering up a potential case of sexual abuse. The video also shows the abortion business telling her how she could violate the state's parental consent law. OBAMA PICKS "PRO-LIFE" CATHOLIC SELLOUT DOUGLAS KMIEC FOR MALTA AMBASSADOR Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama has named Douglas Kmiec, the Pepperdine University law professor who has become a key impediment to pro-life Catholics as the ambassador to Malta. The move is sure to spark opposition in Catholic circles given Malta's strongly pro-life stance. OBAMA ADMIN CALLS FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO ABORTION AT UNITED NATIONS MEETING New York, NY (LifeNews.com/CFAM) -- At United Nations (UN) headquarters this week, the Obama administration continued its push for ever increasing access to legal abortion around the world. The Obama team has introduced language that has thrown a high level negotiation into a roil. SEN BOB CASEY: ABORTION SHOULDN'T STOP CONGRESS FROM PASSSING HEALTH CARE BILL Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Senator Bob Casey, the self-identified pro-life Democrat from Pennsylvania, is giving pro-life advocates another reason to doubt that claim. In a new interview, Casey says that making sure abortions are not covered or paid for at taxpayer expense shouldn't stop passage of a health care restructuring bill. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S ABORTION RECORD: A PRO-LIFE COMPILATION Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The following is a compilation of bill signings, speeches, appointments and other actions that President Barack Obama has engaged in that have promoted abortion before and during his presidency. While Obama has promised to reduce abortions and some of his supports believe that will happen, this long list proves otherwise. LIFENEWS.COM NEWS BRIEFS • Barack Obama's Job Approval Falls to Lowest Levels Since Presidency Began • National Right to Life Proposes Health Care Alternative Without Rationing • Senate Can’t Find Sponsors for Resolution Praising Abortion Practitioner Tiller • Pro-Life Groups Move Memorial Service for Late-Term Abortion Practitioner Tiller • LifeNews.com Radio • Get the LifeNews.com RSS Newsfeed • Get our Feedburner feed • Get our Sitemap