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Some leftists honestly acknowledge that a fetus is a human being but argue that the mother’s needs trump that baby’s life. Most, though, insist that the “miracle of birth” is just that—a miraculous moment when an inanimate, insensate lump of cells that has value only if the mother wants it magically converts into a human being, complete with rights. Science, however, again reveals that the real magic happens in the womb. This time, the magic is that babies are already learning language before they’re born. I’ve always known about the connection between a verbal mother and a child who learns...

Infant photos at Shifa are not believableOver the past couple of days, we've seen photos like these out of Shifa hospital:The caption from Reuters says, "Newborn babies in al-Shifa hospital are swaddled and laid down seven or eight to a bed in a desperate effort to keep them warm and alive."But if you want to keep the babies warm without an incubator, you would swaddle all of them - not leave some naked. You would cover their heads with the knit caps some of us are familiar with.Or, ideally, you would find people to hold them - preferably their mothers...

Tantrum City, a rage room that opened in April 2021 in North Syracuse, has closed its doors. “We will be closing our doors effective immediately due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you,” Tantrum City posted on its Facebook page on Wednesday. The business was located on the corner of Taft Road and Route 11, and was previously home to ShamROCK’s Rock and Roll Irish Pub. Tantrum City provided weapons (bats, crowbars, golf clubs and sledgehammers) and items to smash, like electronics, glassware, knick-knacks and car parts to release steam and throw adult temper tantrums....

The CDC just reported significant increases in both infant mortality (deaths of children less than a year old) and neonatal mortality (deaths of infants under one month old) that started in 2022 and continued in 2023. Rates have been declining over the last several years, but this marks the first year-to-year increase in more than two decades.Unbelievably, ABC News explains how unusual these increases are, but attributes them to “a lack or absence of maternity care — which limits the ability to care for infants properly.” and limiting of access to abortion, particularly following the Supreme Court decision of Dobbs...

Three pro-life advocates with the group Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising were arrested after locking themselves together in front of the White House today. They were demanding an investigation of multiple full-term babies killed in abortions in the nation’s Capitol. The three activists wore makeup and costumes to represent three aborted babies killed by Cesare Santangelo at the Washington Surgi Center abortion business. This action came a year and a half after the discovery of 115 aborted babies outside a DC abortion business by the group. Caroline Taylor Smith, Executive Director of PAAU and one of the activists arrested today told LifeNews:...

A premature baby squirms inside a glass incubator in the neonatal ward of al-Aqsa Hospital in the central Gaza Strip. He cries out as intravenous lines are connected to his tiny body. A ventilator helps him breathe as a catheter delivers medication and monitors flash his fragile vital signs. His life hinges on the constant flow of electricity, which is in danger of running out imminently unless the hospital can get more fuel for its generators. Once the generators stop, hospital director Iyad Abu Zahar fears that the babies in the ward, unable to breathe on their own, will perish....

The contentious debate surrounding abortion in the United States has taken a significant turn in Ohio, where an initiative known as “Issue 1” seeks to legalize abortions up to the point of birth. As of now, more than $9.3 million has been invested in this campaign by radical abortion activists looking to passie Issue 1 to legalize abortions up to boirth statewide. Issue 1 in Ohio is at the heart of this divisive debate. It proposes to allow abortions throughout pregnancy, including late-term abortions, and has been described as one of the most radical abortion laws in the country. This...

After news broke Tuesday morning that Israeli soldiers found the bodies of approximately 40 babies, some of whom had been beheaded by Hamas, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, most people were rightfully horrified. Unfortunately, a not-insignificant number of people on both sides of the political aisle disputed the story, wanting "proof" that it wasn't some psy-op or disinformation being put out by the Israelis. Hamas sympathizers claimed it was made up so Israel could justify bombing Gaza. Some on the far right (I hate even characterizing it that way because they're more brain-dead than "far right") claimed it was a psy-op...

[Catholic Caucus] Modernist theologian now wants experimentation on human embryos. Guess what, he is close to Pope Francis.How should medicine deal with surplus embryos in in vitro fertilisation? The theologian Antonio Autiero argues for a de-tabooing of the debate: Research could give embryos a new purpose.When Pope Francis meets someone he wants to use to change the content of Catholic faith or morals, he always looks into their eyes.Catholic theologian Antonio Autiero has advocated a de-tabooisation of the debate on the handling of surplus embryos. This also means that research on human embryos can be justified from an ethical-Christian perspective,...

IDF Major General Itai Veruv described the scene in Kfar Aza as 'a massacre' By Lawrence Richard Fox News Published October 10, 2023 11:46am EDT Israel’s military has discovered unspeakable horrors in an Israeli community that was attacked by Hamas on Saturday, including dozens of dead babies, some with of their heads chopped off, Israeli media reported. According to local Israeli outlet i24News, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers moved into Kfar Aza, one of the communities Hamas terrorists invaded early Saturday morning, and discovered about 40 dead babies, some decapitated — highlighting the brutality of the invading forces. IDF were...

Parents of babies murdered and maimed by Lucy Letby today described their 'eight years of torture' after she was convicted of killing seven newborns - as more families were warned their children could be victims of the pure evil nurse with police now reviewing the care of 4,000 babies admitted to NHS wards where Letby had worked. The neonatal nurse, 33, now replaces Myra Hindley and Ian Brady as the most prolific child killer in modern British history after a jury found her guilty of murdering seven premature babies and attempting to murder six more. Letby was also found not...

The percentage of infants from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experiencing hypothermia upon operating room (OR) arrival and at any point during the operation decreased from 48.7% to 6.4% and 67.5% to 37.4%, respectively, after implementation of a multidisciplinary quality improvement project. About one-third of infants admitted to children's hospitals' NICUs require surgery and are at increased risk for intraoperative hypothermia due to environmental heat loss, anesthesia, and inconsistent temperature monitoring. Hypothermic infants are at risk for infection, excessive bleeding, increased oxygen consumption, the need for cardiorespiratory support, and mortality. Upon return to the NICU, the percentage of infants...

A dangerous and highly contagious disease with no vaccine is spreading across Australia in record numbers this winter. Experts have warned cases of RSV...recorded at 10 times the number than the same time last year. ..... It is a similar story for other states and territories, with the exception of Queensland, which reported 16,332 confirmed cases of RSV from the start of the year to June 26. Here, Daily Mail Australia reveals everything you need to know about RSV. RSV stands for respiratory syncytial virus that targets the lungs and respiratory tract. It is one of the major causes of...

Donning a T-shirt with the message “Say NO to child support #ProChoiceMen,” pro-life advocate AJ Hurley trolled the Women’s March on Saturday in Washington, D.C. to expose abortion activists’ hypocrisy. Hurley posed as a male abortion activist at the march, using a megaphone to shout phrases like “Your body, your problem!” and “Keep your womb off my wallet” at the crowd. His stunt was part of Live Action’s new satirical video series #ProChoiceMen. The Women’s March supposedly focuses on rights and protections for women, but Hurley’s protest exposed how its support for abortion does the opposite. According to Live Action,...

Washington has introduced a new policy that changes hospital reporting requirements for infants affected at birth by substance use, a step the state hopes will help combat stigma against parents with addiction. The state has long instructed birthing hospitals to report all babies with prenatal exposure to any substances to Child Protective Services, but now newborns will be able to receive wraparound social and community services without a report, as long as there are no safety concerns, several state agencies said this week. The plan for ongoing support is part of an increasingly popular model of care in the U.S....

Just one year ago, Roe v. Wade was reversed by evil right-wing justices, and the consequences have been every bit as devastating as we knew they would be. Join The Babylon Bee team as we take a trip through the past year, and all the horrible aftereffects of ending Roe v. Wade. Literally millions of horrifying baby giggles: Everyone now has to hear the most delightfully pleasant sound on earth. SO gross. Inflation: Know whose fault that is? Yep, babies. Millions of dads now had less time to play video games: Don't these babies know Tears of the Kingdom came...

Certain images have power that goes way beyond what a thousand words can convey. One example is an image tweeted on June first this year by LifeNews.com showing a smile on a baby that hasn’t been born yet next to a similar smile on the baby after birth. That makes expressions like “fetal tissue mass” as descriptors of in-utero children look like the sick jokes they are.Baby before birth. Baby after. pic.twitter.com/2ARhNjJOO6 — LifeNews.com (@LifeNewsHQ) June 1, 2023Perhaps understanding the potential to undermine the logic of abortion, someone wrote to the so-called “fact-checking” website Snopes asking if it was genuine....

Kohl's has become the latest retailer to receive backlash for catering to the 'woke crowd' after shoppers slammed their LGBTQ+ apparel for infants. The onesies with the LGBTQ+ pride flag on them, specifically tailored to June, which is known internationally as Pride Month, have even sparked calls for a store boycott. One Twitter account put it succinctly: 'Looks like another company needing Bud-lighting!'

MOSCOW, May 10 — President Vladimir V. Putin today directed the Russian Parliament to adopt a 10-year program to stop Russia's sharply declining population, principally by offering financial incentives and subsidies to encourage Russian women to have more children.Mr. Putin's instructions, issued to a compliant Parliament that follows his orders almost without fail, formed the center of his annual address, and signaled a new Kremlin priority to confront a problem that demographers and scholars have warned endangers the long-term future of the Russian state.Instead, he took up the cause of fertility. "I propose a program that would promote the birthrate,...

Very interesting projection.