Abortion

City of Oakland's Ordinance
Discriminates Against Pro-Life Pastor
Permanent Free Speech Injunction to be Sought
OAKLAND, CA, December 14, 2011-- On December 16, the Life Legal Defense Foundation will seek, on behalf of Pastor Walter Hoye, a permanent injunction against the City of Oakland for its inconsistent enforcement of an ordinance that forbids pro-lifers from communicating with women who are seeking abortions at abortion clinics.

Pregnancy Center Sues San Francisco
On ‘False Advertising’ Law
San Francisco, December 9, 2011 -- First Resort pregnancy center filed a freedom of speech lawsuit Nov. 16 in U.S. District Court to void a San Francisco “false advertising” ordinance that targets pregnancy centers and exempts abortion providers.

Medical Expert Finds Growing
Secular Support for Catholic Teachings
ROME, November 11, 2011 -- A Catholic medical expert says he finds growing support for Church teachings among non-believers in the field of pediatrics, as shown by a recent secular journal that expresses love and care for the disabled.

S.F. Supervisors Vote Law Against
Pregnancy Crisis Center ‘False Advertising’
SAN FRANCISCO, October 26th, 2011 --The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved 10-1  “false advertising” legislation that targets pregnancy centers and sent it to Mayor Ed Lee for his signature.

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Attack on Pregnancy Centers in San Francisco
NARAL Caught in Lie
Large Turnout Sought for Oct. 18 Vote
SAN FRANCISCO, September 29, 2011(update) -- The San Francisco Board of Supervisors, City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee met on September 26, to consider legislation to put severe restrictions on pregnancy resource centers in the city. However, they ended up rejecting  NARAL's claims that pregnancy resource centers engage in false and misleading advertising, the justification for the draft ordinance. They are unwilling to make a recommendation to the full board that will consider the matter on October 18. It was a small victory, but a large fight looms. A large show of support is needed at the upcoming hearing. Read further about what action is needed.

Billboard Campaign Exposes Planned Parenthood
OAKLAND, June 15, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Issues4Life Foundation and The Radiance Foundation, launch a TooManyAborted.Com abortion awareness and pro-adoption themed campaign, entitled "BLACK&BEAUTIFUL." This Black American led initiative exposes Planned Parenthood's racist and eugenics-based history and unaltered course. Sixty (60) "BLACK&BEAUTIFUL" billboards are placed throughout Oakland.

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Aborted Baby Cells Used
for Product Development
LARGO, Florida, March 29, 2011– Pepsico, Kraft Foods, and Nestlé are among the corporations partnered with a biotech company found using aborted fetal cell lines to test food flavor enhancers, according to a pro-life watchdog group. 

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Hospital’s commitment to reversing abortions
Opportunities for Pregnancy Center/
Catholic Hospital Alliances
CHICAGO, February 11, 2011  - Chicago’s Resurrection Hospital is making national news with its new commitment to reversing mid-term abortions for women who have changed their minds and wish to have their babies.

San Francisco Life Walk
Outlasts Planned Parenthood
SAN FRANCISCO, January, 14, 2010 -- On Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, the seventh annual Walk for Life West Coast will take place in San Francisco. The Walk was founded in 2005 by a group led by two San Francisco women, Dolores Meehan and Eva Muntean. The event quickly became the largest annual gathering of Catholics in San Francisco and perhaps on the West Coast. The 2010 Walk drew an estimated 35,000 to 40,000 pro-life marchers, led by eight Catholic bishops.

A right to a child?
ROME, January 10, 2011 – When I first started writing about ethical issues surrounding the then very new artificial reproductive technologies (ARTs), about ten years ago, I remember receiving an email from a young man who was studying law at an American Catholic university. He told me that he and his classmates had been debating some hypothetical legal situations that could arise given that the many practices of ARTs were then, as now, largely unregulated in the U.S.

Study: Later Abortions Linked to Psychological Problems
Springfield, IL, August 27, 2010 - A study of women who had abortions has found that women undergoing later abortions face increased psychological risks, are more likely to be ambivalent about having an abortion and are more likely to need counseling and support.

U.S. Tax Dollars Fund Pro-Abortion Kenyan Referendum
CCG Joins 170 Leaders from 21 Countries in Opposition
WASHINGTON, July 21, 2010 --Catholics for the Common Good has join a worldwide group of leaders by siging a petition supporting Kenyan citizens in their effort to defeat a referendum on a new, pro-abortion constitution on August 4. At the same time Kenyans are fighting to protect the unborn and women from the scourges of abortion, three members of the U.S. Congress have obtained evidence that 23 million in U.S. tax dollars are being funnedled to the campaign to support the passage of the pro-abortion amendments LifeSiteNews reports there is also evidence that the U.S. has enlisted pro-abortion groups to convince Kenyans to approve the constitution despite federal laws prohibiting such activity.