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Pro-Life Leaders Shocked at Vatican Spokesman "Appreciating" Obama Peace Prize

October 9, 2009

VATICAN CITY, October 9, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Vatican spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi has reacted to the Nobel Peace prize being awarded to President Barack Obama saying that the news "was greeted with appreciation at the Vatican in light of the president's demonstrated commitment to promoting peace on an international level and, in particular, in recently promoting nuclear disarmament." More »

Analysis Finds Baucus Health Care Bill Contains Abortion Subsidies, Mandates

September 16, 2009

An analysis from the National Right to Life Committee of the new bill Senator Max Baucus unveiled today finds massive abortion subsidies and mandates. The bill comes as an attempt to find compromise but hasn't earned Republican support in part because of the abortion funding. More »

Pro-Life Advocate Murdered Outside Michigan School While Protesting Abortion

September 11, 2009

Local officials and state police are confirming that a pro-life advocate was shot and killed outside a high school in this Michigan town. The person, who is described as well-known but whose identity has not been released, was shot multiple times while protesting abortion outside Owosso High School. More »

President Obama "Lies" on Abortion Funding During Health Care Reform Speech

September 10, 2009

During his health care reform speech last night, President Barack Obama faced one member of Congress who said he told a "lie" about one section of the government-run health care plan. Now, pro-life advocates are calling Obama on the carpet for misrepresenting the abortion funding in the current bills. More »

Care Net Pregnancy Center Conference to Give Boost to Groups Helping Women

September 8, 2009

The economic downturn has been difficult for nonprofit groups like the crisis pregnancy centers that are helping women with abortion alternatives. But representatives at Care Net tell LifeNews.com that pregnancy center leaders are energized as they head to the group's annual national conference. More »

Los Angeles Times: Massive Tax-Funding of Abortion a Reasonable Compromise

September 8, 2009

The Los Angeles Times is the latest mainstream media outlet to misrepresent the health care overhaul legislation in Congress. The Times suggests language in the bill paving the way for funding hundreds of thousands of abortions annual is a "reasonable compromise." More »

Surgeon Says Abortion Ups Breast Cancer Risk, Full-Term Pregnancy Helps Lower It

September 8, 2009

A prominent breast cancer surgeon and professor has written a new article for a medical publication saying that abortion increases a woman's risk of contracting breast cancer. On the other hand, miscarriage has no effect while a full-term pregnancy lowers the breast cancer risk. More »