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PLANNED PARENTHOOD CLINIC GIVEN GREEN LIGHT TO OPEN

by Diane Trombly
President, MNFL

Planned Parenthood BuildingOn Tuesday, Jan 10th, Oakland County Judge James Alexander ruled in favor of Planned Parenthood's interpretation of the deed restrictions on the property they own in Auburn Hills. This ruling gives PP the green light to open what they have described as a "full service clinic".

The original owners of the property, Comfort Inn Hotel, hoped to persuade the judge that the deed restriction on the property included a ban on surgical abortions. When purchasing the property, PP described it use as a "medical office", but did not include mention of surgical abortions. Since abortions were never specifically mentioned, the judge ruled against Comfort Inn Hotel and for Planned Parenthood

As Attorney Charles Kleinbrook, an observer of the decision, said, the Judge's decision is likely to be upheld if the case is appealed. The ruling demonstrates the importance of including a specific prohibition of abortions when lawyers deal with contract law.

It is expected that the facility will be an object of continued prayer vigils as pro life organizations endeavor to prevent the death of any babies at the site.

WHERE DO THE CANDIDATES STAND?

Download the flyer from the National Right to Life Committee to see where each of the candidates stand on major issues concerning life and health.

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MY BROTHER’S LIFE: VERY VALUABLECal Thomas DESPITE DOWN SYNDROME

by Cal Thomas
www.LifeSiteNews.com
January 9, 201
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How does one measure whether a life was a success, or a failure?

Some would measure it by recognition, that is, how many knew the person’s name. For others, the measure of a successful life would be the amount of wealth accumulated, or possessions held. Still others would say a life was successful if the person made a major contribution to society — in medicine, sports, politics, or the arts.

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COURT: NEW JERSEY NURSES DON’T HAVE TO ASSIST IN ABORTIONSNurses

by Steven Ertelt
www.LifeSiteNews.com
December 23, 2011

A federal court late Thursday gave pro-life advocates a huge victory in the case of 12 nurses being forced to assist with abortions at a New Jersey hospital.

The court held a hearing concerning a motion filed by Alliance Defense Fund attorneys on behalf of the nurses that asks the court to issue a preliminary injunction that would halt any efforts by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey to coerce the nurses in violation of federal law while their lawsuit moves forward.

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CONGRESSIONAL BILL BANS SEX-SELECTION, RACE-BASED ABORTIONS

by Steven Ertelt
www.LifeSiteNews.com
November 29, 2011

A U.S. congressman has reintroduced legislation that would ban sex-selection or race-based abortions. Congressman Trent Franks, an Arizona Republican who is a member of the House Judiciary Committee, has brought back the Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act.

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PLANNED PARENTHOOD, NARAL OPPOSE SEX-SELECTION ABORTION BAN

by Steven Ertelt
www.LifeSiteNews.com
December 6, 2011

As members of Congress hold a hearing today on legislation that would ban sex-selection abortions and abortions done if the unborn child is of a specific race, leading pro-abortion advocacy groups are strongly opposed to it.

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SEVERELY DISLABED ADULTS FIND LOVING HOME

by Jerry Wolffe
The Oakland Press
January 6, 2012

A meeting of two mothers with severely disabled adult children has turned into a blessing for many.

Marilyn Joseph and Trudy Koci met in the 1990s while their children were attending a program for the disabled, but felt they deserved more to enrich their lives.

Joseph’s daughter Doreen, now 50, was paralyzed in a car accident when she was 15.

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Mary's Children Family CenterAs referenced in the above article Mary’s Children works with people who have suffered a brain injury. It strives to enhance their lives through social interaction and cognitive learning.

MARY’S CHILDREN FAMILY CENTER
495 East Fourteen Mile Rd., Clawson, MI 48017

Help Wanted
LPN or RN for Day Program
Hours are Monday - Friday 9:15 AM-3:30 PM
Position open 2 to 3 days a week
Fax resume to Christine at 248.307.0242 or email her at M.Ctr@att.net

Mary’s Children Family Center is currently accepting applications for a nurse team leader who is dedicated to providing outstanding care to fill a part-time position. The nurse is responsible for direct care as well as supervision of their program assistants. Applicant must be honest, caring and passionate about caring for those dealing with obstacles.

BRENDEN ONLY LIVED 14 HOURS AFTER BIRTH, BUT AT LEAST HIS MOM AND DAD HELD HIM IN THEIR ARMS

by Scott Stringfield, M.D.
www.LifeSiteNews.com
November 4, 201
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Smiles abound throughout the pre-op room, but the eyes betray everyone present. They reveal the hesitation and dread of this fateful day. My patient has come to the day of the probable death of her son, Brenden. It has been a long and emotionally difficult pregnancy for the parents. Chrissi and Scott have known since the 19th week that their beloved son would eventually die because of anencephaly.

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For more information on perinatal hospice go to www.perinatalhospice.org

CLINIC ADVERTISES "GENTLE ABORTIONS. NO PAIN. NO MEMORY."

Editor’s Note: Gentle for whom – certainly not the baby?

"Gentle" Abortionsby Stacy Trasancos
www.LifeNews.com
November 2, 201
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In New York City 41% of pregnancies are reported to be terminated by abortion. I Googled that statistic to verify it and in the sidebar was a string of advertisements. One in particular caught my eye.

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WHAT CLONING ADVOCATES DON’T SAY ABOUT HUMAN CLONING

by Rebecca Taylor
www.LifeNews.com
August 26, 201
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Picture of ClonesDiscussing cloning in animals is easy. No one seems to have a problem accurately describing the process of cloning, somatic cell nuclear transfer or SCNT, for a sheep or a cow.

(SCNT is the process used to create Dolly the sheep. In SCNT, the nucleus of an egg is removed. The egg’s nucleus is replaced with a nucleus of a somatic cell, like a skin cell, from an adult organism. The egg with a new set of DNA is zapped into thinking it has been fertilized and a cloned embryo is formed.) In fact, I have never seen a cloning account for an animal that wasn’t accurate. For example, this description by Popular Science on plans to use SCNT with eggs from spayed domestic cats to clone the endangered Scottish wildcat. This account of SCNT clearly states that it would produce a wildcat embryo:

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SOMEONE HAS TOO MUCH TIME ON THEIR HANDS

Too Much Timefrom The Wall Street Journal

The excerpt is from a Wall Street Journal article. Clearly, someone in our federal
government has too much time on their hands if they can find time to come up with all of these codes!

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THE SLED TEST

What follows here is a way of presenting a clear rationale for the defense of unborn human life. The summary here is brief, but full details of this argument can be found here.

A way to demonstrate the value of the unborn child can be offered by using the SLED test.

SLED stands for Size, Level of Development, Environment and Degree of Dependency. As the defense unfolds it is easy to see that all of the “qualifications” society places on the unborn child for continued existence are artificial and would never be imposed on a child, perhaps a toddler, present before us.

Size: we come in all sizes—big, small, short, tall. Size clearly does not determine the value of life

Level of Development---we develop as individuals throughout the continuum of our lives—we never stop learning, experiencing and expanding our abilities

Environment—we all need a place to live, food to eat and air to breathe. Some of us live in mansions, some in bungalows. Some of us eat caviar and steak, some of us eat chicken and potatoes. Some of us have full lung capacities, some of us breathe less well—but breathe we do!

Level of Development—the infant develops physically into the toddler, to the child, to the teen, to the adult, to the mature person. As he/she develops physically, mental development takes place also. We do not say that the toddler had more value than the infant or the mature person more than the adult. Again, such development is a continuum.