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Republicans to Boehner: No Budget Without Conscience Protections

In all of U.S. History, there have never been so many women in Congress-and last week, they made sure their voices were heard. Thirteen members, all women-except for Rep. (and Dr.) John Fleming (R-La.)-sent a letter to House leadership urging Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to refuse to pass a budget bill unless conscience rights are a part of it.

With regard to the ObamaCare contraception-abortion drug mandate, they write, "Nothing short of a full exemption for both nonprofit and for-profit entities will satisfy the demands of the Constitution and common sense." Ref. Source 1

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Obama Admin Wants to Delete "Inherent Right to Life" From UN Document

The Mainstream Media in general and The New York Times in particular have set their crosshairs on the Holy See and their pro-life allies by accusing them of obstructionism during the negotiations on the outcome document for the United Nations 57th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

Nothing could be further from the truth. The EU and the US and THEIR pro-abortion allies are the obstructionists by calling for the deletion of human rights language taken from several UN founding documents such as the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration and other human rights instruments. Ref. Source 5

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House Panel Approves Bill Banning Abortions at 20 weeks of Pregnancy

Members of a U.S. House committee approved a congressional bill that would ban abortions nationwide at 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Voting for the 20-week abortion ban were Republican Reps. Trent Franks, Steve Chabot, Louis Gohmert, Steve King, Ron DeSantis and Keith Rothfus. Democrats voting against the late-term abortion ban included Jarrold Nadler, John Conyers, Robert Scott, Steve Cohen and Ted Deutch. Ref. Source 6

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WashPost Skips Reporting On Pro-Life Baltimore Raven Who Boycotted Obama

As LifeNews reported yesterday, Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Matt Birk is pro-life - so when it came time for the Ravens to visit President Barack Obama for the annual congratulations to the Super Bowl winners, he decided not to go. Ref. Source 5

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300 Abortion Doctors Do Abortions After 20 Weeks, 140 After 24 Weeks

A U.S. House committee today approved a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Should the bill become law, just how many abortions would be stopped?

National Right to Life Legislative Director Douglas Johnson has more information on that elusive number. He also provides the shocking details that there are hundreds of abortion practitioners willing to do abortions at 20 weeks of pregnancy - a number that comes from a top pro-abortion research group. Ref. Source 4

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Obama Threatens to Veto Bill Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks

President Barack Obama has issued a veto threat of a bill the House of Representatives will vote on tomorrow that would ban abortions from after 20-weeks* all the way to birth.

The White House this afternoon issued a Statement of Administration Policy indicating President Obama's advisors would recommend that he veto the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act if it were presented for his signature. The SAP containing a veto threat is standard for occasions when the president will almost certainly veto legislation pending in Congress. Ref. Source 6

Obama & Abortion - Page 12

House OKs federal ban of abortions after 20 weeks; unlikely to become law

A measure to restrict abortions to the first 20 weeks after conception has passed the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. The bill, one of the most far-reaching anti-abortion bills in years, will not get a vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate. The White House has issued a veto threat and called the measure "An assault on a woman's right to choose." Ref. USAToday

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Obama Tweets Support for Lawmaker Filibustering Late-Term Abortion Ban

President Barack Obama last week promised he would veto a bill that would ban abortions nationally after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Today, he supported a Texas state legislator who is filibustering against a bill in the Texas legislature that would also ban late-term abortions from 20 weeks up to the day of birth. Ref. Source 4