A Connecticut high school is targeting a pro-life student group, denying them the opportunity to hand out information or set up displays during the lunch period like other student run groups.
Branford High School Principal Lee Panagoulias and other school officials told the six member pro-life club that they could not have models of a fetus on a display table, could not hand out literature or invite any other student to join their group.
Other student groups in the school do not have any of those restrictions.
The Alliance Defending Freedom has contacted the school and the school district demanding information about the discrimination against the Christian students.
“We cannot sit back while our pro-life students are denied their constitutional rights and bullied by their school administrators,” Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, told Fox News. “At Branford High School, there is a double standard for the pro-life students, and we intend to expose this injustice and correct it.”
The chairman of the local Board of Education said that if all the procedures of the school for student groups are being followed, they should be given the same rights as any other club.
A Congressman speaking at the 41st annual March For Life has declared that those who are standing up for the lives of babies are “winning.”
New Jersey Representative Chris Smith told the thousands who braved the bitter cold of Washington DC to rally on the National Mall that their side was gaining the upper hand in the battle to save lives.
“By the grace of God and because of you … we are winning,” Smith said. “To the youth, especially, never quit or grow weary or discouraged. Your generation will end abortion.”
Smith is the author of the “No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act” which will soon receive a vote in the House of Representatives.
The event featured Republicans from the House of Representatives and a Washington state Democratic Representative. The major Democrat scheduled to attend the event, Illinois Rep. Dan Lipinski, cancelled claiming delays at an airport in his home state.
The grand marshal for the 2014 March for Life told the Christian post the cold weather just showed their dedication to end murders via abortion.
“When I woke up this morning I thought, why did God do this to us, give us such a cold day for the March for Life,” Tom Hogan said. “But then I thought, what He wants us to do is show our determination and that no matter what, we are against abortion and we want to get Roe vs. Wade overturned.”
On the heels of being named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, Pope Francis has sent a message to the Americas with a bold pro-life message.
The Pope said that America has been called to be a “land prepared to accept life at every stage, from the mother’s womb to old age.”
The remarks were part of the Pope’s weekly general audience Wednesday and was recorded to be broadcasted to America. The address on December 12th was to celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe because the church believes the mother of Jesus appeared to a Mexican peasant on that day in 1531.
Catholics honor Our Lady of Guadalupe as the patroness of the unborn and her image is frequently used for signs held at pro-life vigils.
“Mary’s embrace showed what America – North and South – is called to be: a land where different peoples come together; a land prepared to accept human life at every stage, from the mother’s womb to old age; a land which welcomes immigrants, and the poor and the marginalized, in every age. A land of generosity,” the Pope said.
Fifty-two teenage girls were celebrated in a mass baby shower for their decisions to have their children instead of killing them through abortion.
Texas-based Embrace Grace held the event last month after the girls attended a series of classes by the group that provides emotional, practical and spiritual support for girls experiencing unplanned pregnancies.
“Several of the girls in all of our classes are sometimes on the fence regarding abortion, but once they come to one of our classes and see the support that there is, that their immediate needs for the baby are covered and that they don’t have to walk this road alone, they usually change their mind and keep their baby,” Embrace Grace founder Amy Ford told the Christian Post.
Ford said that many of the girls who enter the Embrace Grace program are not church goers but give their lives to Christ after experiencing the blessings of strangers showing them unconditional love and support.
“We provide a curriculum and resources for the church to implement the program as well as offer sponsorship for the churches that may not be able to afford the expenses involved with helping young women with crisis pregnancies,” said Ford. “If the church, the body of Christ, would join together to support these girls that choose life, young moms will be more open to not abort their baby.”
A pro-life group in Michigan has submitted a petition to the Republican controlled legislature that would put restrictions on abortion coverage in insurance plans.
The new law would require women to purchase an additional rider to any insurance plan if they want to cover an abortion.
The “Abortion Insurance Opt-Out Act” could be passed by majority vote in the state legislature and does not require the signature of the governor. Governor Rick Snyder, a Republican who says he’s pro-life, said he is opposed to this particular measure.
The group had to obtain 58,088 valid signatures from state citizens to require action by lawmakers. The Detroit Free Press reported the group obtained at least 299,000 valid signatures.
If the legislature does not take action within 40 days of returning from a break, the matter will go to a vote on the November 2014 ballot.
A pro-life student group at Central Michigan University discovered that someone had torn down and stolen their pro-life campus display.
The display featured infant clothing hanging on a clothesline. One out of every four pieces of clothing contained a red X to show that one in every four pregnancies is ending in abortion. The group also had a sign posted informing people about the horrors of abortion.
The Central Michigan University Police have confirmed they were investigating the vandalism and theft.
“I can’t say that I am surprised given the culture of the campus and I think that it’s sad that people can’t just disagree and the only way they can express themselves is by silencing our message,” Sarah Donetti of CMU’s Students For Life told Campus Reform.
The group had requested to post the display in September but the Student Activities and Involvement Office kept delaying action on their request until finally approving it in mid-November.
A federal judge struck down key parts of a law in Texas aimed at improving health conditions for women seeking to end their child’s life via abortion.
U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel blocked the part of the law that requires doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital because it “places a substantial obstacle in the path of a woman seeking an abortion of a nonviable fetus and is thus an undue burden to her.”
The judge also blocked a part of the law that deals with medication-induced abortions but allowed restrictions to remain. The provisions include requiring the drugs to be used in strict compliance with FDA requirements and making follow up visits mandatory.
Pro-life groups said that the blockage of the law puts women’s lives in danger.
“Blocking this law only puts vulnerable women in greater danger. We are very disturbed that a judge would partially block a law that is grounded in the latest science and in common sense,” Anna Higgins of the Family Research Council told CNN.
The District of Columbia announced the beginning of sales for a pro-life license plate.
The plate, saying “Choose Life,” was made available for purchase on Wednesday.
The Children First Foundation submitted the proposal for the plate during the summer. The group told the Christian Post the DMV told them to expect a six to eight week delay before the plate could be manufactured.
Children First Foundation President Elizabeth Rex said that the plate is something that people could join even if they support abortion.
“Adoption is a pro-life choice that all Americans can support. It’s a very important choice for women who are facing an unplanned pregnancy or an unwanted pregnancy or even an unwanted newborn,” said Rex.
The foundation has been successful in making a “Choose Life” plate available in other states including New York and New Jersey.
The University of Buffalo decided that a pro-life group having a debate to stand up for the lives of unborn children was so “controversial” that they ordered them to pay for security at their rally. School officials then charged the group more than $150 OVER the student group’s entire Student Association funding after the event.
The officers who were “working” the event included one who sat outside the building and read the newspaper while the debate went on inside. There were no major incidents at the debate. Continue reading →
Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Matt Birk refused to visit the White House because of President Obama’s words to the abortion provider Planned Parenthood.
Birk, a devout Catholic and staunch pro-life supporters, said that after President Obama said “God bless Planned Parenthood” he had to decline the opportunity to be honored at the White House for the Super Bowl victory. Continue reading →
