Price County Respect Life
Supporting life from conception until natural death through education and action
Abortion Alternatives:Care Net (Ladysmith WI) 715-532-7600/1-800-657-4919 https://carenetprc.wordpress.com/
Abiding Care (Medford WI) 715-748-1235 http://www.wecaremedford.org/ New Dawn (Woodruff WI) 715-358-6700 http://www.newdawnprc.org/ Hannah Center (Marshfield) 715-387-6300 http://www.hannahcenter.com/ Rachel’s Vineyard (National Hotline) 1-877-467-3463 http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/ We are all created with dignity and in the image and likeness of God. Every person is worthy of respect regardless of their age or stage in life. Phillips Fall Harvest Festival October 1 Please stop by & Buy a Pie from Price County Respect Life Booth on Avon Ave across from post office There will be a large variety and would love to have you stop by. If you enjoy baking, we'd gladly take your donations of pies (no refrigerated pies please) drop them off at the booth by 9:00 am Thank you Indiana AG says aborted babies at doctor’s home cannot be identified, pledges ‘dignified burial’ Posted on 01/3/2020 01:09 AM (CNA Daily News - US) South Bend, Ind., Jan 2, 2020 / 05:09 pm (CNA).- After an Indiana abortion doctor hoarded more than 2,400 sets of unborn babies’ remains dating back nearly 20 years, the state’s attorney general has pledged to secure them a decent burial. He said the case shows the need for strong laws regulating the bodies of aborted babies. “The troubling discovery of 2,411 fetal remains from Indiana abortion clinics was a shock to our state and our nation alike, and my office is proud to lead the investigation of this horrific situation to bring answers and closure to all those impacted,” Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill said in the December 2019 preliminary report put out by his office. “My office continues to work diligently on the investigation of the circumstances leading to this discovery, and I intend to provide for a dignified burial of these remains in accordance with Indiana law so these remains may finally rest in peace,” said Hill. The report said that the preliminary investigation found that the late Indiana abortionist Dr. Ulrich Klopfer failed to properly dispose of fetal remains as required by Indiana law. Days after the 79-year-old’s death on Sept. 3, 2019, relatives alerted local Will County, Illinois authorities to the discovery of fetal remains at his Illinois residence. Authorities found medically-preserved fetal remains of 2,246 babies at his home, along with patient records. Another 165 sets of fetal remains were discovered in October 2019 in a car at a Chicago-area business where Klopfer kept several cars. The trunk of the vehicle had five plastic bags and one box that contained fetal remains. Klopfer had performed obstetrics, gynecological services, and surgical and medical abortions at clinics in Fort Wayne, Gary, and South Bend, Indiana. He was estimated to have aborted more than 30,000 children over a span of four decades. Investigators now believe the thousands of sets of remains come from abortions performed at the three Indiana clinics. Some remains also come from abortions performed in 2003, and not only from 2000 to 2002 as previously thought, the Associated Press reports. The report from the Indiana attorney general’s office said “it is not possible to make an independent verification of the identities of the individual fetal remains.” A final report will be released in the upcoming months. Bishop Kevin Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend has offered to have the fetal remains buried at a Catholic cemetery in his diocese. In his report, Hill said the case “exemplifies the need for strong laws to ensure the dignified disposition of fetal remains.” He cited a 2016 law passed by the Indiana legislature and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2019. The attorney general’s office has created a phone number and email address for anyone with possible connections to the fetal remains who may have questions. Thousands of patient records were abandoned at Klopfer’s abortion clinics and other properties. These records will be maintained and kept secure “until such a time as they can be disposed of properly,” the Indiana Attorney General’s office said. The investigation found Klopfer failed to properly dispose of patient health records and to notify patients regarding their records from his medical practice. Klopfer’s medical license was suspended by the state of Indiana in 2015 and indefinitely in 2016, after numerous complaints were made against him. He admitted to performing abortions on two 13-year-old girls and failed to report the cases to the state in a timely manner. His Fort Wayne clinic was reported by the state’s medical board to be “rundown,” and he charged adult patients extra for pain medication. He also admitted to performing an abortion on a 10-year-old girl in Illinois, who had been raped by her uncle, and not reporting her case to authorities. U.S. Sens. Young and Braun have petitioned the office of U.S. Attorney General William Barr for assistance in the current multi-state investigation into Klopfer. Their petition was joined by 65 Members in the House of Representatives. South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who is running for the Democratic nomination for president, said that he found the discovery to be “extremely disturbing” and he supported an investigation. He also said that he hopes it is not used to further restrict abortion rights. “I hope that it doesn’t get caught up in politics at a time when women need access to healthcare,” he added. U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) has introduced the federal Dignity for Aborted Children Act, which he said would prevent similar cases by requiring that the remains of aborted children be given proper burial and respect. The legislation’s multiple co-sponsors, who are all Republican, include Indiana’s other U.S. Sen. Todd Young. |
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January 22 with be the 50th year abortion has been legal in the U.S.
More than 61 million babies have been killed since this date. Since that decision:
Massachusetts bill would let minors obtain abortion without parental consent
Posted on 01/5/2020 00:20 AM (CNA Daily News - US) Boston, Mass., Jan 4, 2020 / 04:20 pm (CNA).- In the latest move from Massachusetts state legislators to block abortion restrictions and expand access to the procedure, state Sen. Harriet Chandler has introduced a bill that would remove the longstanding requirement for teens to obtain parental consent before getting an abortion. Currently, Massachusetts state law requires that minors obtain the consent of a parent or guardian before getting an abortion, a rule that can only be bypassed if the minor is granted permission for the abortion by a state judge. The bill, entitled “An Act to remove obstacles and expand abortion access,” would also grant physicians the right to perform an abortion on a patient who is past 24 weeks of pregnancy if it “is necessary to protect the patient’s life or physical or mental health, or in cases of lethal fetal anomalies, or where the fetus is incompatible with sustained life outside the uterus.” The bill also seeks to establish a state right to an abortion, which would stand even if Roe v. Wade were to be overturned. Roe v. Wade is the 1973 Supreme Court decision mandating legal abortion nationwide. “The Commonwealth shall not interfere with a person’s personal decision and ability to prevent, commence, terminate, or continue their own pregnancy consistent with this chapter. The Commonwealth shall not restrict the use of medically appropriate methods of abortion or the manner in which medically appropriate abortion is provided,” the bill states. Those in favor of abortion have ramped up efforts to protect and expand the procedure in light of Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court in 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump’s second appointment to the court. Sen. Chandler, 82, told NPR that she believes the bill in part anticipates what could happen if Roe v. Wade were overturned. “I think if people realize what a post-Roe world would be, that would make it even more reasonable to do this bill,” she said. Pro-life advocates told NPR that laws requiring parental consent in the case of minors seeking abortions is meant as a protective measure for the minor as well as her unborn child. “In our laws, we need to do as much as we can - especially given the kind of epidemic abuse that we're facing - to interrupt that cycle,” David Franks, chairman of the board of the group Massachusetts Citizens for Life, told NPR. Michael New, a visiting professor of political science and social research at The Catholic University of America, said in testimony against the new bill that the parental consent restriction has helped to save an estimated 10,000 - 44,000 lives since the enactment of the current law. “...every peer-reviewed study I have seen, 16 in total, finds that state-level parental involvement laws reduce the in-state abortion rate for minors,” he said in his testimony. “I think most people are uncomfortable with minor girls obtaining abortions without their parent's knowledge," he added to NPR. Twenty-five other states have similar laws to current Massachusetts law, regarding parental consent for minors seeking an abortion. Some such laws have faced added scrutiny in recent years. In August of last year, a federal appeals court upheld an injunction against part of an Indiana law that allowed judges to notify parents if their daughter is seeking to have an abortion without their consent. In 2017, a federal judge struck down an Alabama law requiring more scrutiny for minors seeking to procure abortions through judges. The law would have allowed for hearings on the maturity level of the minor in question, and for her parents or guardians to partake in the proceedings if they found out about them. The Massachusetts bill also comes roughly 6 months after the state’s passage of the “NASTY Women” abortion act, which repealed an 1845 ban on “procuring a miscarriage.” The full title of the act is the “Negating Archaic Statutes Targeting Young Women Act,” a reference to a comment made by then-candidate Donald Trump about Hillary Clinton during a presidential candidates debate on Oct. 19, 2016. A Massachusetts state law prohibiting protests and prayer vigils within a 35-foot “buffer zone” of an abortion facility was unanimously struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2014. |