September 04, 2003
Iafrica.com -- Unrepentant and smiling, anti-abortion extremist Paul Hill died by lethal injection on Wednesday, becoming the first person executed in the United States for murdering an abortion doctor. Minutes before the death sentence was carried out at the Florida State Prison, Hill urged abortion opponents to "defy the courts". "May God help you to protect the unborn as you would want them to be protected," the former Christian pastor said in his final statement. He smiled to the end as he thanked "the Lord Jesus Christ" for saving him from his sins and enabling him to persevere, a prison spokesperson said.
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09:15 AM
"If you believe abortion is a lethal force, you should oppose the force and do what you have to do to stop it. May God help you to protect the unborn as you would want to be protected." - the last words of Paul Hill, from his gurney in the execution chamber.
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09:14 AM
STARKE -- The death penalty supporters were here. The death penalty opponents were here. The anti-abortion activists were here. The only ones who didn't show up were the pro-choice contingent. They probably figured there were enough volatile combinations to go around for one execution. The scene surrounding Paul Hill's execution featured the appropriate apocalyptic backdrop, complete with low-rolling storm clouds, dramatic lightning bolts and booming thunderclaps.
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09:08 AM
What disturbed me most about Paul Hill wasn't his smirking, callous demeanor about killing two people. It's that his actions did have a degree of logic. Christians who oppose abortion do so with the belief that once the sperm penetrates the egg, the resulting mass of cells has full-fledged human status. So in his mind, Hill was acting in defense of children who were being murdered by a doctor. That's why he shrugged off any feeling of guilt. Would you feel guilty about killing Osama bin Laden if it stopped him from killing countless innocents? But where does this logic end?
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09:07 AM
Supporters of Paul Hill have claimed the convicted killer was doing God's work, yet few mainstream or evangelical Christians support Hill's actions. A Web site created by a group called the Army of God contains messages of support from fervent believers: "By your fulfilling scripture, you indeed will be remembered," writes Judy, in one message. However, even among anti-abortion activists, that sentiment is not widely shared.
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09:05 AM
Newburgh – Virginia Sutton is "saddened" at the death of Paul Hill, saddened because it stains mainstream anti-abortionists with the extremist label, because it pushes the victory "she has sought" for nearly 31 years further away.
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09:04 AM
Recently, the United Auto Workers announced during contract talks with GM that they wanted to have the costs of elective abortions covered in the health care plans of their members. Many UAW members who are religious will find their consciences torn between their union and their God.
Editor's note: So what about Christians who work for the federal government? Since the federal government promotes and maintains the murder of children by abortion, why aren't Christian federal employees torn between their job and their God? Why isn't the Church forcing Christian federal employees to decide one why or the other? It is sin to work for baby murderers! So its your job or your God!
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08:53 AM
An anti-abortion group has filed suit against the state's License Plate Commission because it was denied specialized plates carrying the slogan "Choose Life." The federal complaint, filed by Arizona Life Coalition Inc., says the commission stonewalled its application for 18 months before turning it down because members viewed the message as offensive or feared controversy.
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08:37 AM
MIAMI -- Florida can ban Medicaid payments for medically necessary abortions sought by poor women even though it pays for poor men's Viagra and vasectomies, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. Abortion rights advocates argued in June that state rules discriminate against women, but the 3rd District Court of Appeal decided the state has legitimate and rational interests in protecting life and containing health care costs. An appeal is being considered. The Miami court found no special protection for women seeking abortions under a 1988 equal-rights amendment to the state Constitution.
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08:36 AM
Another legislative fight over abortion is ahead in the Missouri legislature. Governor Holden has vetoed a measure that would require women to wait 24 hours after meeting with a doctor before having an abortion. Tuesday, Planned Parenthood of St. Louis announced it is beginning a campaign to get lawmakers to uphold the veto. (Read:
Christians Murdering Babies)
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08:35 AM
DADE CITY - A man received a 15-year prison sentence Tuesday for threatening to use a piece of glass to cut the unborn baby from his girlfriend's womb. According to testimony Tuesday by Georgia Probation Officer Nechelle Washington, Wideman served time there for burglary, shoplifting, peeping and criminal trespass. Washington said Wideman absconded from probation in January.
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08:34 AM
KAGOSHIMA -- A motorist who injured a pregnant woman in a car crash was found responsible Wednesday for the serious injuries to the baby she delivered after the accident. The Kagoshima District Court sentenced the 27-year-old unemployed defendant to two years in prison, suspended for four years, for professional negligence resulting in injuries to the woman and her baby girl.
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08:33 AM
TAMPA, Fla. -- Attorneys for the parents of a brain-damaged woman took their battle to federal court Tuesday, but failed to immediately persuade a judge to back their efforts to preserve her life. However, U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara said he will give attorneys for the parents of Terri Schiavo another chance later this month to argue that the woman's constitutional rights are being violated by her husband and guardian, Michael Schiavo.
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08:32 AM
Police charged a Lexington couple with disposing of a newborn baby and hiding its birth. Investigators said yesterday that Crystal Lee Ann Tucker, 20, gave birth to a child about two weeks ago at the Budget Inn motel off Business Interstate 85. Afterward, they said, Tucker and her husband, Wiley Blake Tucker, 22, disposed of the fetus. They were charged with secretly burying or otherwise disposing of the dead body of a newborn child to conceal the birth of a child. Investigators said they don't know whether the infant was delivered alive or dead, and the body isn't available for an autopsy.
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08:30 AM
NEWARK -- Christopher R. Hartley is sworn in Tuesday moments before changing his plea to guilty on a felonious assaullt charge for forcefully putting an infant on the floor and later dropping her on a coffee table.
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08:29 AM
Tulsa - A charge of second-degree manslaughter has been filed against a Glenpool woman in the death of her infant son. The Tulsa District Attorney's office filed the charge against 38-year-old Deidre Tucker Wednesday. Tucker's five-month old son Braden died last week after he was left in a hot car for more than eight hours.
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08:28 AM
ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. — The grandparents of an infant who died in a bizarre murder-suicide are calling for an inquiry to determine why the boy's mother — a doctor who faced a murder charge in the United States — was granted custody of the child. Dave Bagby, the boy's grandfather, was shaking with anger and unspeakable grief today when he described Shirley Turner as an "evil monster" who should never have been set free on bail in Canada or given custody of his grandson, Zachary.
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08:27 AM
City of Oconomowoc - A 22-year-old Milwaukee woman will face charges of child abandonment after leaving her baby outside an apartment building in Oconomowoc. On Aug. 30, a North Prairie couple was walking along West Wisconsin Avenue at 10:56 p.m., coming from the street dance held in conjunction with the Harley-Davidson festivities, when they discovered the infant crying.
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08:23 AM
The Pro-Life Alliance has launched its Welsh Assembly election campaign by calling for NHS money to be switched away from abortion services. The alliance would ban all abortion apart from in exceptional circumstances, and would also outlaw embryo experimentation.
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07:05 AM
Memorandum for the Secretary of State: "As set forth in
the March 28, 2001, memorandum, this policy applies to certain assistance provided to foreign nongovernmental organizations. Such organizations do not include multilateral organizations that are associations of governments. This policy
shall not apply to foreign assistance furnished pursuant to the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-25)."
"This White House memo is another example of how president Bush is emphatically pro-abortion," said Jim Rudd, editor of The Covenant News. "All pro-life Americans should be angry about the lies and deceit being perpetrated by para-church political groups telling Christians that this baby murderer in the White House is 'pro-life' in order to get their votes." Rudd said, "God hates hands that shed innocent blood. Therefore it is sin for people to cast their votes for a willful, deliberate murderer like G.W. Bush."
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