“It is the very problem of abortion, itself, which is typically shrouded in secrecy and ends the life of the very person who could share the truth with the world, that makes statistically examining abortion so difficult,” Melissa Ohden told LSN.
Ohden’s biological mother had an early induction abortion in 1977. However, Melissa was later born alive – a not uncommon occurrence in this type of abortion – and showed too many signs of life to go unnoticed by nurses attending the abortion.
According to a 2007 UK study on abortions due to diagnosed disability,
babies continue to struggle for life after being forced from the womb in
1 out of 30 cases. The study said the children, sometimes gasping for
breath and crying weakly, survive for an average of 80 minutes - with
some clinging to life for as long as six hours. Most of the children
were aborted between 20 and 24 weeks' gestation.
“The sheer number of survivors really is overwhelming,” Ohden told LSN.
During her travels speaking on the subject, Ohden said she continues “to learn of more and more children like me” who have survived an attempt on their life in the womb.
“Unfortunately, they have faced their own fair share of struggles with shame and embarrassment, limitations from disabilities, that have silenced them from sharing their stories with the world – just as I was silenced by my own shame, guilt, and embarrassment for so long,” she noted. Full Article Here.
7. Ex-Planned Parenthood Board Member Speaks The Truth – February 27, 2010
Story by Dr. La Verne Tolbert
Dr. LaVerne’s tenure as a Planned Parenthood of New York City board member from 1975-1980 resulted in her becoming an avid pro-life advocate. She is an expert in abstinence education and teen pregnancy prevention. Her latest book is “Keeping You & Your Kids Sexually Pure: A How-to Guide for Parents, Pastors, Youth Workers and Teachers.”
Dr. La Verne Tolbert knows about the issue of abortion, from both sides. From 1975-1980 she served as a Board member of Planned Parenthood in New York, giving her incredible and disturbing insight into the targeting that has been going on for decades by Planned Parenthood. Dr. Tolbert, in an effort to expose what she’s known for years, proclaims: “For decades, women in communities where blacks reside have been strategically targeted for abortions. And so have children who attend public schools! Under the guise of providing health services to the underserved and disadvantaged, school-based health centers on school grounds may encourage sexual activity. Children receive explicit sex education and are given contraception, birth-control, and abortions without parental notification or consent. I support The Radiance Foundation in creatively taking the initiative to educate parents and leaders in our communities.”
Well, we support you, too. As a prolife advocate, Dr. Tolbert offers valuable insight, extensive research, and undeniable proof that Planned Parenthood’s population control has been successfully dressed up in euphemism. People are beginning to realize, though, that the emperor has no clothes. Full story here & More on Dr. Tolbert.
8. Open Letter To Minister Bev Oda – February 26, 2010
The article by MPs Brad Trost and Maurice Vellacott, referred to in this Open Letter, can be found on Maurice Vellacott's website.
Posted by admin on February 26th, 2010 | Categorized as Press Releases
Today, Liberal MPs Carolyn Bennett, Maria Minna and Anita Neville released the following open letter to International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda:
Dear Minister Oda:
We are writing today to urge you to reconsider your ill-advised decision to not include Canada’s longstanding support for contraception and reproductive health services as part of your recently-announced maternal and infant health initiative for some of the world’s poorest countries.
By refusing to fund programs that respect women’s reproductive rights “ including contraception and reproductive health services” you are allowing ideological differences to get in the way of good health care and gender equality. Full story here.
9. Beijing + 15: A Planned Parenthood Planet – March 3, 2010
In the upcoming two weeks, government leaders, women’s rights activists, and noted population control organizations will gather in New York City. They have one main objective: to double the current spending “on family planning and maternal health programs in developing nations.” Read
more.
Population 101: An introduction to the issues – March 6, 2010
Understanding Population: Basic Concepts.
High Stakes for the Future: Advanced Topics.
10. Canada To Face Labour Shortage – February 22, 2010
Canada will need to take action to address the problem of too few workers, not too few jobs, once the economy recovers from the recession, The Canadian Chamber of Commerce warned. The financial crisis has temporarily pushed up unemployment levels, diverting attention from the longer-term problem of a shortage of labour as the population ages and birth rates decline. Read full story.
11. Canadian Healthcare Crisis – January 14, 2010
Story by and Posted by James Watson, in Myopian Matters, The Premier Blog. The Canadian healthcare sector faces an uncertain future. With the demands of an aging population looming, many critics question whether the sector is up to the task. I am sure many people have heard the argument and understand its basic premise but here it is again: baby boomers & consequent aging population = healthcare crisis. An aging population will increase the demand upon the healthcare sector’s resources and the current state of the system will be unable to meet increasing demands. Changes – BIG changes – must be made to prepare and meet the challenge. Read full story.
12. NS’s NDP Government Interested In Expanding Palliative are – Feb 11, 2010
In NS the new NDP government has been reported as very interested in expanding palliative care. It is incumbent upon us to be aware of the pitfalls experienced by others as we are an aging society. Will good palliative care be there when we arrive?
Canada facing crisis: Senator – By Pamela Cowan, Leader
There can be joy in dying.
And it can come about if a patient "had the support that he or she required until the very end," maintains Senator Sharon Carstairs. Sadly, she says, many Canadians don't receive quality palliative care. “In an ideal world, it would mean that every single Canadian has access to the services they need, when they need them and in a place they want them delivered – including home.” But, she adds, Canada has a home-care crisis.
“We still have a sick-care system – we don't have a health-care system and when we refer to our health-care system, we're 99 per cent of the time referring to hospitals,” she says. “It's time to make that shift to recognizing that while hospitals are an extraordinarily important part of the health-care component, home care is becoming more and more important.” The palliative care crusader was in Regina Wednesday to evaluate palliative care. Her cross-country tour is a follow-up to her 2005 report Still Not There: Quality End-of Life Care: A Progress Report.
“I want to ensure that we are ready for this tsunami of aging that we're going to be facing in the next 20 years,” Carstairs says. “Quite frankly, we're holding our own and making some progress, but there's still a great deal more work that needs to be done.” When she released her 2005 report, about 15 per cent of Canadians received palliative care. “The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association would now say that perhaps 37 per cent of Canadians have access to quality end-of-life care, which means that 63 per cent of Canadians who are dying don't,” Carstairs says. ...Read full story.
13. Bailout Mutiny Looms With Iceland’s Taxpayer Vote –
March 2, 2010
Here's a country that has an enviable demographic of 2.0 and is in financial trouble, does this hint that our current problems are exacerbated with shrinking demographics? Iceland has a population of 300,000 and a life expectancy of 80.
Commentary by Matthew Lynn
March 2 (Bloomberg) – A referendum in Iceland isn’t the kind of event that would usually attract much world attention. This time will be different. The country will vote this week on how to pay back the money it owes the U.K. and Dutch governments for bailing out the Icelandic banks that crashed during the credit crunch.
On March 6, Icelandic taxpayers should send a message to the rest of the world: Can’t pay, won’t pay, so go take a hike. There is no reason why they should pay the money back.
Ordinary people didn’t run up the debts; the Dutch and British governments were guilty of regulatory incompetence; the overseas savers were stupid and greedy; and meeting the debt might well bankrupt the country for a generation. If they refuse, they will make a point that taxpayers in many other countries will sympathize with: We won’t always pick up the bill for losses made by bankers. .....Read full story.
14. Pallative Care 101 What is and some interesting dialogue.
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