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HOUSE OKS VOTE ON STUPAK AMENDMENT TO CUT ABORTION FUNDING FROM HEALTH CARE
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In a surprise move after hours of tumultuous negotiations, the House Rules Committee, very early Saturday morning, approved rules for debate on the pro-abortion health care bill. Although it appeared Speaker Nancy Pelosi would deny one, it allows a vote on an amendment to remove abortion funding.

PRO-ABORTION HEALTH CARE BILL LACKS ENOUGH VOTES, VOTE COULD BE DELAYED TO SUNDAY
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In a conference call with liberal activists, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer just revealed that the health care reform bill with massive abortion funding may lack enough votes for a majority. The bill is slated to get a vote Saturday evening, but he said that could be pushed back to Sunday or early next week.

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA OFFICIALLY ENDORSES ABORTION-FUNDING HEALTH CARE BILL
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- With a new statement released today from the White House, President Barack Obama finally officially put his imprimatur on the House health care bill that contains massive abortion funding. Obama has previously been criticized for saying he wanted no abortion funding but lobbying for the bill.

PRO-LIFE GROUPS RUN NEW AD ON CNN EXPOSING ABORTION FUNDING IN HEALTH CARE BILL
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In an effort to build more opposition to the pro-abortion health care bill before the expected votes today and tomorrow, a collection of pro-life groups are running a new television commercial on CNN that will appear throughout the day Friday and Saturday on its Headline News station.

BISHOPS CALL ON HOUSE LEADERS TO ALLOW AMENDMENT TO STOP ABORTION IN HEALTH CARE
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In its fourth letter to members of Congress in recent weeks an the health care bills and abortion founding, the nation's Catholic bishops are calling on House leaders to allow a vote on an authentic amendment that would allow lawmakers a chance to remove abortion funding from HR 3962.

PRO-LIFE DOCTORS RELEASE VIDEO: PRO-ABORTION HEALTH CARE BILL TO CAUSE SHORTAGE
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A group of pro-life doctors and a coalition of pro-life groups are challenging the American Medical Associations endorsement of the pro-abortion health care bill in the House. They say the bill not only pays for abortions with government funds but fails to offer full conscience protection.

PRO-ABORTION MOVEON TO CHALLENGE PRO-LIFE DEMOCRATS VOTING NO ON HEALTH CARE
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The pro-abortion grassroots activist group MoveOn says it has raised millions of dollars to take on any pro-life or moderate Democrat who would vote against or hold up the health care reform bill. Pro-life groups oppose the bills because they currently contain massive government funding of abortions.

ABORTION BUSINESS IN FLORIDA CLOSES AFTER OPERATING FOR YEAR WITHOUT LICENSE
Pensacola, FL (LifeNews.com) -- An abortion business in Pensacola, Florida has closed after state officials determined it had operated for well over a year without a proper medical license. The Community Healthcare Center, one of two area abortion centers, closed its doors on Friday.

DEMOCRAT BEHIND FAKE ABORTION FUNDING AMENDMENT DRAWS STRONG OPPOSITION
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Before this week, Indiana congressman Brad Ellsworth was regarded as one of the consistently pro-life Democratic members of Congress. Once applauded as one of the much-needed pro-life Democrats to stop the pro-abortion health care bill, Ellsworth could single-handedly get it approved.

ABSTINENCE EDUCATION BACKERS SAY CDC REPORT SHOWS SUCCESS OF PROGRAMS
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Data from an analysis conducted by the CDC shows positive evidence that abstinence education is delivering an effective message for teenagers. The report is prompting abstinence education advocates to call for more funding and pro-abstinence policies because abstinence is delaying sex among teens.

NEXT DEBATE ON CANADA BILL TO LEGALIZE ASSISTED SUICIDE PUSHED TO DECEMBER
Ottawa, Canada (LifeNews.com) -- The next debate on the bill in the Canadian Parliament that would legalize assisted suicide has been pushed backed to December. The news comes after a new poll showing Canadians have strong concerns about how the legislation would adversely affect the elderly and disabled.

SCIENTISTS SAY NEWBORN BABIES CRY IN NATIVE LANGUAGE LEARNED IN THE WOMB
Berlin, Germany (LifeNews.com) -- Scientists have determined that unborn children learn language skills in the womb and their mother's dialect -- which contributes to a baby's cry when she is born. The research suggests that the language a mother speaks greatly influences the cries her babies learns in the womb and produces after birth.

ILLINOIS JUDGE DISMISSES LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF AURORA ON PLANNED PARENTHOOD OK
Aurora, IL (LifeNews.com) -- An Illinois judge has dismissed the lawsuit local pro-life advocates filed against city officials for voting to dismiss motions they filed to reverse permit decisions allowing the building of a new Planned Parenthood abortion business. The Aurora Zoning Appeals Board voted unanimously to dismiss the motions.

OBAMA VIOLATES PLEDGE, HEADS TO HOUSE TO PROMOTE PRO-ABORTION HEALTH CARE BILL
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- President Barack Obama told Congress and the American people in September that his "plan" for health care reform didn't include abortion funding. Yet, Obama is headed to Capitol Hill tomorrow to push the House health care reform bill that includes massive abortion funding.

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 supporters believe that will happen, this long list proves otherwise.


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