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NC Abortion Clinic Closed Due to Filthy Conditions

Aug 1, 2013JerryAbortionAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

According to LifeNews.com, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has suspended the license of an abortion clinic in Asheville, NC, due to two dozen serious health and safety violations.

According to a press release from North Carolina’s DHHS, “Inspectors from Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) found the [abortion] facility failed to comply with 23 separate rules.” Additionally, the press release noted the the abortion clinic:

“Failed to maintain anesthesia (nitrous oxide gas) delivery systems in good working condition, with torn masks and tubing held together with tape. This could lead to patients not receiving the intended dosage and risk patients not being fully sedated during surgical procedures, leading to pain and physical harm.

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Portions of Texas’ Pro-Life Law Already Been Offered in Arkansas

Jul 16, 2013Jerry1 CommentAbortionAbortion, Arkansas Legislature, Legislation, Legislature, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

Texas recently passed a pro-life bill that has garnered a lot of national attention. Abortion advocates have tried to frame the bill as extreme. The truth is many of the bill’s provisions are commonsense regulations that have been offered in Arkansas—and actually have enjoyed a great deal of support at the Arkansas Legislature. Here are four the bill’s primary components: (more…)

The “Brave” Choice

Jul 11, 2013JerryAbortionAbortion, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

The following blog post is by Family Council staff member Christa Adams.

On July 7^th the New York Times published an op-ed by Beth Matusoff Merfish in which she told the story of her family’s fight for “reproductive freedom” as well as her mother’s abortion. In the article Beth describes her mother’s decision to get an abortion when she was 20 as “brave” and “courageous.” She tells how proud she is of her mother for making the “freeing” decision to abort her first child.

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