http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/pba/ en-us Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:18:37 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279916/posts Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III Richmond, Va., Jun 26, 2009 / 03:23 am (CNA).- The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a 6-5 decision on Wednesday upheld Virginia’s partial-birth abortion ban. In his concurring opinion, one judge wrote that the law protects the “weakest” and “most helpless” and condemned the use of the Constitution to justify “dismembering” a partly born child and “crushing” its skull.In its ruling “Richmond Medical Center v. Herring,” the court said the 2003 Virginia law does not unduly burden a woman’s legal right to terminate a pregnancy by more conventional means. It also ruled... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279916/posts#comment Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:18:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278967/posts Partial-birth law validated - A sharply divided federal appeals court upheld Virginia's ban on partial-birth abortion Wednesday, ruling that the statute does not unduly burden a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy by more conventional means. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said in a 6-5 decision that the 2003 law also makes clear the type of conduct that is banned, making it unlikely that a doctor would be prosecuted for accidentally performing the procedure, which has the medical term "intact dilation and extraction." The decision reversed a 2-1 panel ruling striking down the law, which is similar to... AP/WashTimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278967/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:49:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269056/posts OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - A Nebraska doctor says he'll perform third-term abortions in Kansas after the slaying of abortion provider George Tiller, even though Tiller's clinic is closed. Dr. LeRoy Carhart declined to discuss details with The Associated Press on Wednesday, a day after Tiller's family announced his Wichita clinic was permanently shutting its doors. Carhart isn't saying whether his plans include opening a new facility or offering the abortions at an existing practice. He says such details are "something that doesn't need to be talked about" until everything is in place. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2269056/posts#comment Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:51:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2171242/posts New York woman goes to meet Satan, her lord and master. New York Slimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2171242/posts#comment Sun, 25 Jan 2009 06:53:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130464/posts Sarah Palin with her husband, Todd, and son Trig, who has Down syndrome. Photo: AP A roomful of academics erupted in angry boos Tuesday morning after political analyst Michael Barone said journalists trashed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republicans' vice presidential nominee, because "she did not abort her Down syndrome baby." Barone said in an e-mail that he "was attempting to be humorous and ... went over the line." Barone was speaking at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, to the 121st annual meeting of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, which calls itself the nation’s... Drudge http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130464/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:41:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030886/posts LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Jennifer Granholm as expected has rejected a proposed ban on a late-term procedure that opponents call partial-birth abortion. Granholm announced Friday she vetoed the bill recently passed by the state Legislature. The bill was designed to mirror a federal ban that was ruled constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court last year. The state-level measure does not include an exception for a mother's health, which Granholm says is why she won't support it. Granholm vetoed a 2004 ban, but hundreds of thousands of voters signed petitions that allowed the bill to become law with only the approval... Chicago Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030886/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:19:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019397/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Michelle Obama, the attorney wife of pro-abortion Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, is coming under fire for a letter she wrote defending partial-birth abortions. The 2004 letter, written to help Obama in his campaign for his U.S. Senate seat, opposes the ban on the abortion procedure. In February 2004, Michelle Obama penned a fundraising letter to help her husband Barack raise funds for his Illinois-based Senate seat. The letter contends the federal ban on partial-birth abortions "is clearly unconstitutional" and "a flawed law." Though the three-day-long partial-birth abortion procedure involves the partial birth of a baby... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019397/posts#comment Wed, 21 May 2008 22:54:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019304/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Michelle Obama, the attorney wife of pro-abortion Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, is coming under fire for a letter she wrote defending partial-birth abortions. The 2004 letter, written to help Obama in his campaign for his U.S. Senate seat, opposes the ban on the abortion procedure. LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019304/posts#comment Wed, 21 May 2008 20:06:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018901/posts A Virginia law banning a type of late-term abortion is still unconstitutional, even though a similar federal ban was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 2-1 decision by a panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirms the same court’s 2005 ruling striking down the law. The Supreme Court had ordered the appeals court to take another look at Virginia’s statute after the ruling on the federal ban. The appeals court cited a key difference between the federal and state bans on the procedure that abortion opponents call “partial-birth abortion.” The... MSDNC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018901/posts#comment Tue, 20 May 2008 23:38:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018902/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a Virginia law banning an abortion procedure was unconstitutional because it infringed on a woman's right to end her pregnancy. The 2-1 decision by the appeals court based in Richmond, Virginia, was a victory for abortion rights advocates who had challenged the 2003 law that bans what it terms "partial birth infanticide." The U.S. Supreme Court last year upheld a federal law, the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, saying it prohibited only a clearly defined method. It marked the first time the court has ever upheld a nationwide ban... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2018902/posts#comment Tue, 20 May 2008 23:38:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008079/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- In a Sunday interview, pro-abortion presidential candidate Barack Obama defended his opposition to a ban on partial-birth abortions. Though he wasn't in Congress at the time it voted on the ban, he said he would have supported it had it contained a health exception. However, doctors and medical groups readily acknowledge that the three-day-long abortion procedure -- involving the killing of an unborn baby halfway through the birthing process - never helps women medically. Obama also claimed pro-life advocates only brought the partial-birth abortion ban forward only to "polarize" the abortion debate. Full story at: http://www.lifenews.com/nat3896.html LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008079/posts#comment Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:53:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008482/posts Proposed Amendment Would Allow Tennessee to Ban Partial-Birth Abortion House rules must be suspended by 2/3 of members for the majority to get a fair vote. About a week ago I sent you an urgent message asking you to contact members of the Tennessee House to urge their support for SJR 127. It is the proposed constitutional amendment that will allow Tennessee to pass a Constitutionally sound ban on partial-birth abortion. I just wanted to give you a friendly reminder that there is still time to act. And, in fact, your action now may be more important than before. (I'll... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008482/posts#comment Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:17:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977493/posts As transparently biased as the MSM is, it should raise flags when they ooh and ahh (24/7) over a politician, who, quite clearly, is also a Democrat with socialist views and a strong supporter of pro-abortion legislation, particularly the gruesome partial-birth abortion. I hope that the American people are not blinded by the continual media hype, and make an opinion based on the issues instead of the smooth talking, decent looks, and over-all charm. I’ve been disappointed to hear even friends of mine mention that simply because Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. speaks well and looks good, that he would make... Associated Content http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1977493/posts#comment Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:14:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971940/posts WASHINGTON DC, February 15, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The American Public Health Association (APHA) yesterday announced a range of policies that were approved by the Association's Governing Council during last year's annual meeting in Washington, DC.Among a long list of generally positive health policy initiatives is a call for the removal of all restrictions that limit access to abortion in the US, including the repeal of parental consent laws and partial birth abortion bans.The APHA promotes itself as the largest association of "public health professionals" in the world. It's declared aim is to "protect all Americans and their communities from preventable,... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971940/posts#comment Sun, 17 Feb 2008 20:59:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971466/posts As transparently biased as the MSM is, it should raise flags when they ooh and ahh (24/7) over a politician, who, quite clearly, is also a Democrat with socialist views and a strong supporter of pro-abortion legislation, particularly the gruesome partial-birth abortion. I hope that the American people are not blinded by the continual media hype, and make an opinion based on the issues instead of the smooth talking, decent looks, and over-all charm. I’ve been disappointed to hear even friends of mine mention that simply because Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. speaks well and looks good, that he would make... Associatedcontent.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1971466/posts#comment Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:19:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890064/posts by Steven ErteltLifeNews.com EditorAugust 31, 2007Topeka, KS (LifeNews.com) -- A top pro-life Kansas lawmaker is backing down from proposing more restrictions on late-term abortions. Instead, state Rep. Arlen Siegfreid says he wants to make sure the health department is following the law and accurately and adequately reporting how many of the abortions are done and why.Siegfried also wants to propose new legislation making the reporting requirements for abortion practitioners more thorough.Current state law requires that late-term abortions only be done to save a woman's life or to prevent “substantial and irreversible harm” to “a major bodily function.” However, Wichita abortion... LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890064/posts#comment Sun, 2 Sep 2007 03:00:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883041/posts Much was made of Congress upholding the 2003 partial-birth abortion ban this past April. Pro-life groups applauded, while pro-choice groups ranted that it was chipping away at Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that made abortion legal in the United States. But, just last week, a story surfaced in the Boston Globe about how doctors are using lethal drugs to kill fetuses in the womb, so the baby is not alive when it's "delivered." Apparently, it's all legal. It allows doctors to circumvent the partial-birth abortion law, or at least the spirit of it, because the intent of the law... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1883041/posts#comment Sat, 18 Aug 2007 14:55:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1882437/posts Abortionist Tiller Goes "Judge Shopping" After Rejecting Pro-Life Judge By Peter J. SmithWICHITA, Kansas, August 14, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Notorious abortionist George Tiller and his attorneys filed a motion yesterday to replace the pro-life judge assigned to hear his case. Tiller faces 19 misdemeanor charges for violating a Kansas law that restricts late-term abortions.The motion represents an abrupt change in strategy by Tiller's attorneys, who on Friday had stated that they had no objection to pro-life judge Anthony Powell hearing the case, after Sedgwick County Chief Criminal Judge Gregory Waller excused himself from the case. Waller gave Powell the case... LifeSiteNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1882437/posts#comment Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:12:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877479/posts Wichita, KS (LifeNews.com) -- Infamous late-term abortion practitioner George Tiller was supposed to be arraigned this week on 19 criminal misdemeanor changes of allegedly illegal late-term abortions. However, in a surprise and hushed move, Tiller plead not guilty on Friday to the charges in an effort to avoid the media and pro-life protests. Tiller appeared in the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office for processing and was released on his own recognizance, which is common for misdemeanor cases. His attorney, Lee Thompson, would not tell the Associated Press why Tiller secretly went in five days early to enter his plea. “The law... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877479/posts#comment Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:50:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874102/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Barack Obama is a rising star within the Democratic Party and has a legitimate shot at becoming its nominee in the 2008 presidential race. Obama has a long record of supporting unlimited abortion but, in a recent interview with CBN News, he claims he has a strong Christian belief system. For most Christians, abortion is diametrically opposed to Biblical values. Leading Christian churches such as the Catholic Church, Southern Baptist Church, and many others strongly condemn abortion because it involves the destruction of human life made in God's image. But Obama, who has a 0 percent... LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874102/posts#comment Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:38:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874093/posts Baton Rouge, LA (LifeNews.com) -- Abortion advocacy groups typically aren't willing to budge when it comes to opposing even the most modest limitations on abortion. Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, a Democrat, found that out the hard way when she voted for a ban on partial-birth abortions. When Landrieu first ran for the U.S. Senate in 1996 in a heavily contested race, she enjoyed the support of all the leading pro-abortion groups. During that initial campaign, the pro-abortion EMILY's List, the largest political action committee in the nation and one that only supports pro-abortion women for Congressional races, was her biggest... LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874093/posts#comment Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:21:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874092/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- One of the top pro-abortion Democrats in the Senate says he wants Congress to slow down on confirming the next Supreme Court nominee if President Bush has a chance to pick one more before the end of his term. Sen. Charles Schumer, of New York, commented on the same day a poll showed a majority of Americans backed the high court's decision in the partial-birth abortion case. Schumer said on Friday at the American Constitution Society convention that the Senate should only confirm Bush's next high court nominee "in extraordinary circumstances" and should "reverse the presumption... LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1874092/posts#comment Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:17:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873093/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds that a majority of Americans backed the Supreme Court's decision earlier this year to uphold a national ban on partial-birth abortions. The poll is consistent with other surveys showing Americans strongly opposing the gruesome abortion procedure. While abortion advocates frequently paint the high court's decision as out of step with the American public, the poll shows it is pro-abortion groups who don't represent most people. The poll found that 55 percent of Americans agreed with the decision upholding the national partial-birth abortion ban.The survey found that a majority of... LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1873093/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:12:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1867049/posts Baton Rouge, LA (LifeNews.com) -- Louisiana is the first state to ban partial-birth abortions following a ruling from the Supreme Court saying a national ban on the gruesome abortion procedure is constitutional. The high court ruled such bans don't need a health exception because the three-day-long abortion procedure doesn't protect women's health. Gov. Kathleen Blanco, a Democrat, signed into law two companion bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Beard, a Republican, and Sen. Ben Nevers, a Democrat. Under the measures, anyone who does a partial-birth abortion could be fined between $1,000 and $10,000 and go to prison for anywhere from one... LifeNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1867049/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jul 2007 05:22:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1866067/posts BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Louisiana became the first American state to outlaw a late-term abortion procedure on Friday, when the governor approved legislation allowing doctors to be prosecuted for performing the surgery. The new law allows so-called "partial birth" abortions in only one situation: when failure to perform it would endanger the mother's life. The procedure would be a crime in all other cases, even if the pregnancy is expected to cause health problems for the mother. Democratic Gov. Kathleen Blanco signed into law criminal penalties for doctors who perform the surgery: fines of between $1,000 and $10,000, and jail... FoxNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1866067/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jul 2007 23:40:58 GMT