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BARACK OBAMA PICKS PRO-ABORTION GOV. TIM KAINE TO HEAD DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Barack Obama is adding to the pro-abortion record he is building as the incoming president and he has tapped pro-abortion Virginia. Gov. Tim Kaine to be the next chairman of the Democratic Party. Kaine will step into the handpicked role later this month and mold the party to promote Obama's agenda.

REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN CANDIDATE KEN BLACKWELL: I'M PRO-LIFE ON ABORTION
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Republican Party chairman candidate Ken Blackwell has given a new interview in which he expands on his pro-life views on abortion. Blackwell, a former Ohio Secretary of State, is one of several candidates vying for the chairmanship of the national Republican Party.

EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH FUNDING BACKERS LIKELY TO USE OBAMA, CONGRESS
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Backers of making taxpayers fund embryonic stem cell research that involves the destruction of human life are likely to try use both the White House and Congress to implement their agenda. Either way, it appears likely that the protections President Bush put into place in August 2001 won't stand.

BARACK OBAMA FINALIZES APPOINTMENT OF PRO-ABORTION LAWYER AS LEGAL COUNSEL
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Incoming president Barack Obama today finalized the appointment of a leading pro-abortion lawyer as his top legal counsel. Dawn Johnsen, a former NARAL attorney, will serve as the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of the Legal Counsel in the Obama administration.

NEW REPORT: LEGAL ABORTIONS NOT STOPPING DANGEROUS SELF-INDUCED ABORTIONS
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- To hear abortion advocates tell the story, legalizing abortion is supposed to stop the incidence of women engaging in dangerous self-abortions that could endanger their lives. A new report published Sunday in the New York Times makes it clear self-abortions continue despite abortion's legality.

BLACK PRO-LIFE ADVOCATE DOUBTS BARACK OBAMA WILL POSITIVELY CHANGE ABORTION
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Incoming president Barack Obama ran on a campaign of change but one leading African-American pro-life advocate doesn't think he will bring any positive change on America's abortion-on-demand culture. Day Gardner, the head of the National Black Pro-Life Union, notes Obama talked about reducing abortions during the campaign, but she says Obama's record will likely prove those claims bathetic.

IRONMAN TRIATHLETE MICHAEL HENNESSEY RACES FOR ATTENTION OF TRISOMY CHILDREN
by Liz Townsend
Ironman triathlons--where athletes swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, and run 26.2 miles--take strength, dedication, and sacrifice. But Michael Hennessey knows that these qualities are present every day in kids with the chromosomal disorders Trisomy 13 and 18, and he runs the triathlons in their honor.

HEARING ON GEORGE TILLER'S ILLEGAL LATE-TERM ABORTION CHARGES CONTINUES
Wichita, KS (LifeNews.com) -- Testimony in the hearing into whether Kansas-based late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller engaged in illegal abortions continues on Tuesday. The court will hear more commentary on a motion from Tiller's lawyers to suppress evidence that could prove the accuracy of the charges against him.

MONTANA CATHOLIC BISHOP PROMISES TO FIGHT ASSISTED SUICIDE COURT RULING
Helena, MT (LifeNews.com) -- The Catholic bishop of Helena, Montana has written a new column in which he says he will pledge to fight the court decision a state judge issued making the state the third to legalize assisted suicide. Bishop George L. Thomas of Helena says the church will support an appeal of that decision.

VIRGINIA GOV RACE INCLUDES PRO-ABORTION EX-DEMOCRATIC CHAIR TERRY MCAULIFFE
Richmond, VA (LifeNews.com) -- One the same day that news leaked of Barack Obama appointing pro-abortion Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine to be the next Democratic Party chairman, a former party chair announced his bid to replace Kaine. Bill Clinton friend Terry McAuliffe will participate in what will be one of the few marquee elections this year.

BRITISH SCHOOLS GIVING MORNING AFTER PILLS TO GIRLS AS YOUNG AS 11, WITHOUT PARENTS
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Secondary schools in England are under fire for giving the morning after pill to girls as young as 11 years-old without the knowledge of their parents. Norman Wells, director of campaign group Family Education Trust, obtained the information from the health department under the Freedom of Information Act.

AS A POTENTIAL VICTIM OF ABORTION, I DIDN'T VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT
by Gregory Kane
I'll turn 57 today. . What does that have to do with why I didn't vote for President-elect Barack Obama on Nov. 4, 2008? That requires a little back-story. Obama and his pro-choice compadres seem to think the Roe decision is God's 11th commandment.

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• Right to Life of New Zealand Concerned Abortion Committee Misleading
• German Police Issue Restraining Order Against Controversial Suicide Activist

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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!	BARACK OBAMA PICKS PRO-ABORTION GOV. TIM KAINE TO HEAD DEMOCRATIC PARTY Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Barack Obama is adding to the pro-abortion record he is building as the incoming president and he has tapped pro-abortion Virginia. Gov. Tim Kaine to be the next chairman of the Democratic Party. Kaine will step into the handpicked role later this month and mold the party to promote Obama's agenda. REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN CANDIDATE KEN BLACKWELL: I'M PRO-LIFE ON ABORTION Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Republican Party chairman candidate Ken Blackwell has given a new interview in which he expands on his pro-life views on abortion. Blackwell, a former Ohio Secretary of State, is one of several candidates vying for the chairmanship of the national Republican Party. EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH FUNDING BACKERS LIKELY TO USE OBAMA, CONGRESS Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Backers of making taxpayers fund embryonic stem cell research that involves the destruction of human life are likely to try use both the White House and Congress to implement their agenda. Either way, it appears likely that the protections President Bush put into place in August 2001 won't stand. BARACK OBAMA FINALIZES APPOINTMENT OF PRO-ABORTION LAWYER AS LEGAL COUNSEL Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Incoming president Barack Obama today finalized the appointment of a leading pro-abortion lawyer as his top legal counsel. Dawn Johnsen, a former NARAL attorney, will serve as the Assistant Attorney General for the Office of the Legal Counsel in the Obama administration. NEW REPORT: LEGAL ABORTIONS NOT STOPPING DANGEROUS SELF-INDUCED ABORTIONS Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- To hear abortion advocates tell the story, legalizing abortion is supposed to stop the incidence of women engaging in dangerous self-abortions that could endanger their lives. A new report published Sunday in the New York Times makes it clear self-abortions continue despite abortion's legality. BLACK PRO-LIFE ADVOCATE DOUBTS BARACK OBAMA WILL POSITIVELY CHANGE ABORTION Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Incoming president Barack Obama ran on a campaign of change but one leading African-American pro-life advocate doesn't think he will bring any positive change on America's abortion-on-demand culture. Day Gardner, the head of the National Black Pro-Life Union, notes Obama talked about reducing abortions during the campaign, but she says Obama's record will likely prove those claims bathetic. IRONMAN TRIATHLETE MICHAEL HENNESSEY RACES FOR ATTENTION OF TRISOMY CHILDREN by Liz Townsend Ironman triathlons--where athletes swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, and run 26.2 miles--take strength, dedication, and sacrifice. But Michael Hennessey knows that these qualities are present every day in kids with the chromosomal disorders Trisomy 13 and 18, and he runs the triathlons in their honor. HEARING ON GEORGE TILLER'S ILLEGAL LATE-TERM ABORTION CHARGES CONTINUES Wichita, KS (LifeNews.com) -- Testimony in the hearing into whether Kansas-based late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller engaged in illegal abortions continues on Tuesday. The court will hear more commentary on a motion from Tiller's lawyers to suppress evidence that could prove the accuracy of the charges against him. MONTANA CATHOLIC BISHOP PROMISES TO FIGHT ASSISTED SUICIDE COURT RULING Helena, MT (LifeNews.com) -- The Catholic bishop of Helena, Montana has written a new column in which he says he will pledge to fight the court decision a state judge issued making the state the third to legalize assisted suicide. Bishop George L. Thomas of Helena says the church will support an appeal of that decision. VIRGINIA GOV RACE INCLUDES PRO-ABORTION EX-DEMOCRATIC CHAIR TERRY MCAULIFFE Richmond, VA (LifeNews.com) -- One the same day that news leaked of Barack Obama appointing pro-abortion Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine to be the next Democratic Party chairman, a former party chair announced his bid to replace Kaine. Bill Clinton friend Terry McAuliffe will participate in what will be one of the few marquee elections this year. BRITISH SCHOOLS GIVING MORNING AFTER PILLS TO GIRLS AS YOUNG AS 11, WITHOUT PARENTS Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Secondary schools in England are under fire for giving the morning after pill to girls as young as 11 years-old without the knowledge of their parents. Norman Wells, director of campaign group Family Education Trust, obtained the information from the health department under the Freedom of Information Act. AS A POTENTIAL VICTIM OF ABORTION, I DIDN'T VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT by Gregory Kane I'll turn 57 today. . What does that have to do with why I didn't vote for President-elect Barack Obama on Nov. 4, 2008? That requires a little back-story. Obama and his pro-choice compadres seem to think the Roe decision is God's 11th commandment. LIFENEWS.COM NEWS BRIEFS • Barack Obama Pick Bill Richardson Resigns Over Another Play-to-Play Scandal • Pro-Life Sen. John Cornyn Promises Filibuster of Al Franken if Given Senate Slot • Right to Life of New Zealand Concerned Abortion Committee Misleading • German Police Issue Restraining Order Against Controversial Suicide Activist • LifeNews.com Radio • Get the LifeNews.com RSS Newsfeed • Get our Feedburner feed • Get our Sitemap