Pro-Life Attorney Faces Devastating Sanctions
A pro-life attorney who filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood faces potentially crippling sanctions if a judge accepts a motion contending his charges were "frivolous." San Diego public-interest lawyer Richard Ackerman alleges Planned Parenthood routinely ignores its legal obligation to report cases in which it knows physical or sexual abuse of minors is occurring, citing an in-depth study, public records and the organization's own records.
Flashback:
Operation Nets Child Predators in L.A. Area
A dozen alleged child predators and other sex offenders were arrested in the Los Angeles area within the last week, including a La Habra man who impregnated his own daughter, federal officials said. The arrests were part of "Operation Predator," a nationwide crackdown by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to protect children from pornographers, prostitution rings, Internet pedophiles and other predatory criminals. Those arrested in Southern California include Jose Luis Melchor-Aparicio, of La Habra, who allegedly impregnated his daughter and then demanded she have an abortion.
CHILD PREDATORS
Exposing the partnership between Planned Parenthood, the National Abortion Federation and men who sexually abuse underage girls.
Parents of Woman in Life or Death
Legal Battle say Hope Remains
In 1990, Terri Schiavo collapsed when a potassium imbalance caused her heart to stop beating. The lack of oxygen led to severe brain damage. George Felos, the attorney for Michael Schiavo said initially, the Schindlers and Schiavo agreed on her care and both hoped she could be rehabilitated. In 1993, the Schiavos were awarded more than $1 million in medical malpractice claims against the doctors who failed to diagnose her chemical imbalance. Michael Schiavo told a jury he intended to take care of his wife for the rest of her life.
Lawyers: Bush can step in for Schiavo
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has the authority and the legal obligation to use his executive powers to halt the death of Terri-Schindler-Schiavo and to launch a criminal investigation into the case, according to attorneys queried by the governor's legal office. "Not only does the governor have such power, but the governor has the constitutional duty to prevent any action taken pursuant to such a court order, because such action would violate Ms. Schindler-Schiavo's constitutionally guaranteed 'inalienable right to enjoy and defend life' regardless of her 'physical disability' as secured by Article 1 Section 2 of the Florida State Constitution," wrote constitutional attorney Herb Titus, of Chesapeake, Va., in a memorandum faxed to the governor's legal office. Titus, one of the constitutional experts contacted by the governor's office, represents Judge Roy Moore in his battle over the 10 Commandments monument in Montgomery, Ala.
Woman Expected to Die In 7-10 Days
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — A decade-old legal fight between a husband and his wife’s parents over whether a severely brain-damaged woman should be kept alive or allowed to die has taken an epic turn with the removal of her feeding tube. Barring intervention, which the parents and their supporters prayed for and which Gov. Jeb Bush promised he would seek if it is within his powers, doctors said Terri Schiavo, 39, will die in a week to 10 days.
Mother Enters Not Guilty Plea in
Crystal Meth Death of Baby Son
Tayshea Aiwohi entered a not-guilty plea to a charge of reckless manslaughter in the death of her two-day-old child in 2001, in a case her defense attorney called "perverse, counterproductive" and "mean-spirited." Aiwohi, whose trial date was tentatively set for Dec. 15, is accused of using crystal methamphetamine during the last days of her pregnancy. Her son, Treyson, was born July 15, 2001, and died two days later, shortly after the mother and son were released from Kaiser Medical Center. Medical officials said he had methamphetamine in his body, and a deputy medical examiner said the dangerously high levels of the drug killed him. Prosecutors charged her with reckless manslaughter in the case.
Peterson Hearing Today:
Peterson Defense: Laci's Body Never In Boat
MODESTO, Calif. -- On the eve of a court hearing, Scott Peterson's defense team submitted a filing late Thursday claiming that an investigator 'willfully omitted' evidence that allegedly proved the body of Laci Peterson was never in her husband's boat. According to the filing, the defense believes that the prosecution's claim that Laci Peterson's lifeless body was placed in Scott Peterson's boat and dumped in the San Francisco Bay off the Berkeley Marina on Christmas Eve day is pivotal to the case against the Modesto fertilizer salesman.
Evidence Gained Under Hypnosis
Won't Be Used at Peterson Hearing
Prosecutors changed course Wednesday and said they will not introduce evidence from a hypnotized witness at Scott Peterson's preliminary hearing on double murder charges. But prosecutors still intend to call the woman to testify if the case goes to trial, according to documents filed Wednesday in Stanislaus County Superior Court.
Killers in White Gowns
On January 13, 1953, just six weeks before Stalin died, an ominous article appeared in Pravda: The ever-vigilant Soviet authorities had "discovered" that several Kremlin doctors, mostly Jews, were in fact killers sent by American intelligence to destroy the nation's leaders. For Soviet Jews, this terse disclosure about the "killers in white gowns" ushered in a period of fear and terror unusual even in a society where arbitrary arrests, denunciations and executions had become routine.
We Would Love to Obey the Commandments of God, But
We Have Something Else in Mind...
"We would love to have abortion become illegal, but our primary goal is to make it unthinkable," said Vitae regional director Maureen McHenry, whose organization does not lobby or endorse political candidates. "Our mission is to change the culture, change a woman's heart." Vitae intended to raise $40,000 through donations from those who attended the dinner, money that would fund four to five TV ads per day for two months in the Cape Girardeau area.
Woman Pregnant Despite No Uterus
Twelve weeks after having a hysterectomy, a woman went to her doctor, complaining of abdominal pain. An imaging scan of her abdomen subsequently revealed a source of pain that would seem impossible under the circumstances: She was pregnant. Although her uterus had been removed, the CT scan showed that a fetus nevertheless was growing inside her, implanted on a side wall of her pelvis and an ovary. Few details have been released about the case, which ended with the surgical removal of the 3-inch-long fetus.
Students Petition Against Morning-After Pill
Some UA students have rallied in opposition to the Russell Student Health Center officials' decision to carry the morning-after pill in their pharmacy as well as the SGA resolution that encouraged the move.
Joshua Taylor, a sophomore chemistry major, has been at the forefront of the opposition. He said he hopes to increase support against RSHC morning-after pill prescription by dispersing a petition to reverse the decision among campus ministries.
The Spirit of Premeditated Murder
Pro-Choice Activists Rally in Brattle Square
A group of more than 50 pro-choice activists gathered in Brattle Square yesterday to drum up support for a demonstration slated for this spring. The rally was one of many gatherings planned by pro-choice groups around the country to increase awareness about the “Save Women’s Lives: March for Freedom of Choice” demonstration, which will be held in Washington, D.C. on April 25.
Police Still Search For Deceased Baby`s Mother
Two years after the body of a newborn baby was found at a Wichita Falls trailer park, police are no closer to finding out who left it there and how the infant may have died. The two day to two week old baby was found by residents near a dumpster at the El Rey mobile home park two years ago today.
Man Charged With Murder In Baby’s Death
A murder charge has been added to the list of allegations against a Moore man accused of beating a 1-month-old baby badly enough that the infant eventually died, Moore police said. The charges were amended Tuesday against Sean Michael Morris, 28, who was arrested on Oct. 1 and held in lieu of a $500,000 bond. A clerk with the Cleveland County Court Clerk’s office said a preliminary hearing date has not yet been scheduled.
Father Charged With Child-Abuse Death Of Son
Demetrius White Sr., a 19-year-old father faces child abuse charges in connection with the death of his 3-month-old son. Arapahoe County deputies were called to children's hospital Oct. 2 on a report of possible child abuse. Doctors at the hospital said that Demetrius White, Jr. suffered from rib fractures, retinal hemorrhaging, bruising, possible bites, and multiple skull fractures. The infant died Wednesday after being taken off of life support equipment the week before.
Boy's Death Investigated as Homicide
During his short life, Rafael Gomez endured drug addiction, burns and bruises, skull injuries and two broken legs. Three times, state child protection workers took "Raffy" from his parents, and three times they gave the Central Washington boy back, his foster family said. Twice, police investigated abuse allegations. Police in Ephrata are now investigating the 2-year-old's death last month as a homicide.
UT Southwestern Will Get Birth Defects Center
DALLAS - The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas will soon be home to the first birth defects research center in the nation as part of a March of Dimes effort to prevent and eventually eliminate birth defects. The center will provide a centralized facility where researchers can share knowledge of birth defects, which are on the rise in all categories, March of Dimes spokesman Alex Barbieri said. It will be the only research center dedicated solely to seeking cures and remedies for birth defects.
Implant Technique Born in Garage Lab
An Auckland scientist has created a biological "Velcro" that makes an embryo stick to the sides of its mother's womb. So far it has been proven only in fertile mice. But if it works in women who have difficulty in getting pregnant naturally, it could lift the success rate of implanting "test-tube" babies from 30 per cent to around 50 per cent. The bond works for just long enough to get the embryo attached to the womb - about three days - and then dissolves naturally, leaving no lasting effects on the baby.
Jamaica to Get $102 Million UN Grant
IN an effort to curb the soaring pregnancy and HIV/AIDS rates among young people, Jamaica will expand its educational and reproductive health care programmes with $102 million (US$1.7M) in funding from the United Nations. Hetty Sarjeant, the local representative for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), announced the grant yesterday when presenting her organisation's annual report on the state of the world's population.