Pro-Life News

TERMINATOR Announces Calif. Gubernatorial Bid

Arnold Schwarzenegger ended the suspense Wednesday and jumped into the race for California governor, instantly becoming the best-known of the declared candidates seeking to replace Democrat Gray Davis in a recall. The surprise announcement by the "Terminator" actor, a moderate Republican, capped a day of fast-paced developments in one of the most unpredictable political races in recent history.

Mother 'Slit Baby's Throat'

A history professor accused of fatally slitting her six-month-old daughter's throat was charged with second-degree murder in the US. The girl, Raya Donagi, was found bleeding and unconscious on Monday night after her grandmother called authorities in St Paul, Minnesota. Police said the girl's mother, Mine An Ener, gave the infant her morning feeding and then carried her to the bathroom, pausing in the kitchen to get a knife. Police said she told them she laid the baby on her back and then leaned over, pressing the 12-inch knife's blade twice across Raya's throat. "I killed my baby with a knife," authorities said Ener, 38, told medics when they arrived.

Clinic Closes In Sexual Health Week

ONE of Droitwich Spa's sexual health clinics has shut as part of a cost-cutting exercise - but medics have assured residents "care" and "advice" are still available across the town. The Thursday session at Droitwich Health Centre, in Ombersley Way, has been shut following a service and budget review by South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust. Worcester's sexual health centre in Moor Street also offers a wide range of services, from contraception, to pregnancy tests and abortion.

New Law In Texas Protects
Unborn-Except For Abortion

What's new from the Texas legislature is one of the basics of the law, the definition of an individual. The old definition says " 'individual' means a human being who has been born and is alive." The new definition, takes out the phrase "has been born" and adds this phrase to the end - "including an unborn child at every stage of gestation from fertilization until birth." And the new law does not affect abortions, says district attorney Carlos Valdez.

Planned Parenthood Trying To Secure Taxpayer Funding

Planned Parenthood has cleared the latest legal hurdle to hold onto $13 million in family planning funds. This legal battle all revolves around a provision in the state's budget bill which bars funding for any agency that provides abortion services. Planned Parenthood contends it's illegal to use federal money in any way for abortion services and counts on the money to provide its other family planning services.

Abortion Leading Cause Of
African-American Deaths

In a 1992 Planned Parenthood report it was admitted that “abortion services have been deliberatively and systematically targeted toward African-Americans. A disproportionate number of the nation’s abortion clinics are located in minority communities.” While African-Americans constitute roughly 12 percent of the population, 35 percent of all abortions are performed on African-American women. According to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention there have been about 13 million black babies killed by abortion in 27 years. (Why do you think Bush spent $15 billion dollars on that pro-abortion overseas AIDS package? It's so the baby murdering racist in the 'White' House can kill off African-Africans over there -- that's why.)

Flashback:
Bush Betrayed Pro-Lifers Again

Once again, President G. W. Bush has betrayed the pro-life cause. According to Knox News, "In a major policy shift, President Bush has decided to allow social service agencies in Africa and the Caribbean to receive U.S. funds under his $15 billion emergency AIDS relief plan even if they promote family planning and provide abortions, White House officials said."

Investigators Look For Clues
After Newborn Found Dead Along Highway

Tahlequah - Investigators still don't know if a baby was dead or alive when she was left on the side of the road. She was found Monday night around nine o'clock south of Tahlequah along Highway 82. NewsChannel 8's Kim Jackson spoke with the woman, who made the unforgettable discovery. "I seen a plastic box next to it, a bag," says Tina Howard. "I opened that box and there was a little baby." "It's eyes were open, mouth open, the little tongue." She took the baby to her cabin and then called the sheriff. They believe the mother left the note inside the box with the baby's name. "Alexia Starr, and it said I love you, you'll always be in my heart, sorry it happened this way." Because it happened "this way", investigators want answers for the sake of the newborn left on the side of the road.

Father Charged In Death Of 10-Week-Old Son

HOLLAND -- The father of a 2-month-old boy who died Sunday was arrested Monday and accused of battering the infant to death, state police said. William Chad Bland, 30, Holland, was arrested at his home shortly before 3 p.m. and charged with battery causing death, a Class A felony, police said. Bland's son, Jaxon Cale Bland, died at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville from a severe head injury, police said.

Columnist Accused Of Assault On Child

MIDDLETOWN -- A Hartford Courant sports columnist has been charged with assaulting his infant son. Desmond Conner, 38, turned himself in to Middletown police Monday on charges of first-degree assault and risk of injury to a minor. Middletown police and the state Department of Children and Families began investigating the case June 4, a day after the 5-week-old boy was hospitalized with breathing difficulties, said Sgt.

Babies Remains Found In Home

COON RAPIDS, Minn. - A couple looking through old trunks inherited from the woman's mother found what appeared to be the remains of three babies, authorities said. Michael and Kathleen Manning unlocked one of the trunks Monday and found the first baby after opening a bundle that had an unusual odor. They summoned authorities and the remains of a second infant were found inside a trunk stored within the first trunk.

Charges To Be Filed In Connection To Infant Death

Burleson County authorities said charges will be filed in connection with the death of a 7-month-old boy who died Tuesday after sustaining severe injuries at his Somerville home last week. But authorities would not say who would be charged in connection with the death or what charges would be filed. Renee Ann Mueller, district attorney for Washington and Burleson counties, did not return phone calls made by The Eagle on Tuesday.

Father Faces Shaken-Baby Murder Case

A 25-year-old Army veteran was being held in the Summit County Jail on a murder charge Tuesday, accused of shaking his 9-week-old daughter to death. Jisselle Morris, who was born May 27, was pronounced dead at 10:44 a.m. Saturday at Akron Children's Hospital after the suspect's stepfather, Matt Flach of Cuyahoga Falls, called 911 to report that the child was not breathing.

Mom Who Dumped Newborn In Trash Gets Prison Term

PHILADELPHIA - A woman who gave birth in a bathroom at work, then dumped the baby in a trash bin and went back to her job packaging chocolate, was sentenced Tuesday to 6 to 12 years in prison. Prosecutors said Liem Swat Nio, 35, kept her pregnancy a secret and intended for her newborn to die when she abandoned him in a South Philadelphia factory restroom in 2001. She was convicted in May of attempted murder.

Wisconsin Probes Disabled Woman's Pregnancy

MADISON, Wis. - A developmentally and physically disabled woman became pregnant while living at a state facility and may have been a victim of sexual assault, police said. Police have no suspects, said Det. Vicki Anderson. The pregnancy was discovered last week when the woman developed medical complications and was taken to a hospital, police said. The fetus was about six weeks old, they said. The Department of Health and Family Services was also investigating.

Hundreds of Babies Killed During
Eugenics 'Screening Technique'

Ten babies have been born to women whose IVF treatment included a controversial embryo screening technique only recently allowed in Britain. The babies, including one set of twins, were conceived using the aneuploidy technique which involves checking IVF embryos for a wide range of genetic flaws

Couple Accused Of Starving Baby Arrainged

An Athens couple was arraigned in McMinn County Criminal Court Monday on charges of child neglect stemming from allegations the pair were trying to starve their infant to death. Athens Police Detective Hal Williams filed the charges in late June after he began an investigation following a probe by the Department of Children’s Services. David and Cassandra Bowling, 29 and 30 respectively, of 214 Decatur Pike, Athens, were charged with child neglect in June by Athens police for allegedly failing to feed their infant child.

Husband Wants Wife Starved To Death

To date, the judges have said no to all these questions, and Terri lives day-to-day with a court-issued death order hanging over her. At this time, the only hope for the brain-disabled woman lies with the Florida Supreme Court and Florida's Gov. Jeb Bush.

Peterson Bid To Seal Papers Turned Back

A judge Monday denied a defense request to seal new documents that likely outline Scott Peterson's arguments for keeping wiretap evidence out of his double-murder trial. Instead, Judge Al Girolami ordered the documents -- a motion to suppress wiretap evidence -- returned to defense attorneys. The judge gave the defense until Wednesday to refile.

Drunk Driver Jailed In Edinburgh
Mom, Unborn Baby Killed

A drunken motorist, whose dangerous driving caused the death of his pregnant teenage girlfriend, has been jailed for seven years at the High Court in Edinburgh. The court heard how 28-year-old William Ritchie, from Prestonpans in East Lothian, had fled from the scene of one accident when his car collided with another vehicle leaving his speedometer jammed at 72 mph. The crash happened on a 40 mph stretch of road in the Portobello district of Edinburgh. His front seat passenger, 16-year-old Nicola Tait, suffered life threatening injuries in the accident and died the next day in hospital. The teenager was seven months pregnant and her unborn baby was also killed as a result of the crash.