The Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, arrested for 8 counts of murder, has rejected a plea deal to spare him the death penalty. Jury selection has begun. He also faces numerous drug charges for improperly dispensing Oxycontin and other drugs.
From LifeSiteNews
“The case is now headed for trial, which is expected to last 6-8 weeks. Eight out of nine of Gosnell’s co-defendants, who have been charged with a variety of crimes, have pled guilty. Only Eileen O’Neal, a former medical student with a history of employment at shoddy abortion clinics, will be tried with Gosnell. She is charged with practicing medicine without a license and will not face murder charges.”
“Opening arguments are expected to begin on March 14.”
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The Arkansas legislature has overridden the Gov.’s veto and enacted some of the strictest abortion restrictions yet.
From PoliticoPro
“The Arkansas Senate voted Tuesday to override Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto of a bill that could become the earliest abortion ban in the nation.
The bill now goes to the Republican-controlled House, which could vote as early as Wednesday. If a majority votes to override the veto — as advocates on both sides expect — the bill will become law.”
“The Human Heartbeat Protection Act would ban abortions at 12 weeks into pregnancy if a heartbeat is detected, with exceptions for cases of rape or incest, to save the life of the mother or for a lethal fetal condition. ”
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Members of the House have introduced legislation to stop the ObamaCare abortion mandate.
From LifeNews
“A new bill members of Congress have introduced may be the last chance for Congress to take action to mitigate the conscience problems associated with President Barack Obama’s HHS mandate.
Today, members of Congress, with the backing of major pro-life groups, are introducing a new major bill to stop the Obama administration’s assault on pro-life religious freedom via the HHS mandate.”
“The bill not only covers the mandate but also provides protection for medical professionals who refuse to be involved with the performance of abortions. The HCCRA also protects institutions and individuals from forced or coerced participation in abortion, they said.”
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And here’s a little more on the story Random/ModestyPress linked to yesterday about the surrogate mother refusing to abort a baby with birth defects.
From TheSFGate
“The relationship started to sour in February when ultrasounds spotted signs of abnormalities. Things got worse when Kelley had a high-level ultrasound at five months and the doctor concluded that the baby would likely have a cleft lip and palate, a brain cyst and heart defects.
Because the doctors determined that the baby would need multiple heart surgeries after birth and would have only a 25 percent chance of leading a normal life, the couple decided that an abortion was the next best step. The couple’s three children were all premature and two of them struggled with ongoing health issues. They feared the child Crystal was carrying faced an even more challenging fate.
Kelley felt differently. She wanted to give the baby a chance at life.”
Regardless of my thoughts on the whole surragacy issue, I can’t help but be happy for this little girl. She gets a chance at life. And as anyone with a disabled child can tell you, it’s a life worth living. Sadly today too many of these children never get that chance. What we call medical progress has proven to be a death sentence for Down Syndrome children and other disabled kids. I can tell you from personal experience with my friend Chris, that it is the world’s loss. Discarding them as damaged ignores their humanity, and the gifts they can, and do, bring to the world. Not to mention the love.
Wandering Views 
That was a weird story. I think I counted six people who could be considered some sort of parent to the child. Custody cases are about to get complicated.
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I read that story, also, kBells and thought about the tangled web that is being woven. I remember the expert on DNA who testified in court in a custody case about frozen embryos. He likened it to Solomon’s decision to give the child to the one who wanted it to live.
Now that we no longer see people as special being, born in the image of God, but as a resource to use, we will find that the price tag will always take precedence. We will certainly lose even more as a society.
I know children who never walked, talked or even ate by mouth. They lived for longer than anyone believed. Their legacy was much greater than anyone would have believed, too. When we see them in heaven, we will be astounded at their contribution to God’s kingdom, no doubt.
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I am as fervently anti-abortion/pro-life as any of us here. But in this case, I don’t see the genetic parents as heartless.
They have already had children that have special medical needs, & seen the struggles those children have had. They said their choice to have the baby aborted was to save her from the pain she would suffer in life. And maybe they are worn out emotionally from dealing with their current “special needs” children.
No, I do not agree with their wanting to have this baby aborted, but I also don’t think their decision was based on pure selfishness.
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Kathaleena, friends of my parents who had five children very similar in age to my four siblings and me had a baby with cerebral palsy. This daughter was their fifth child, and at birth the parents were told that their daughter’s condition was so severe that she wouldn’t live 24 hours.
When she made it to the 24-hour mark, their (the doctors’) prediction was that she wouldn’t survive a week. Well, she did, and a week turned into a month, and they were told “not past a year.”
That little girl received so much love and care from her family. She never developed beyond the size of a toddler, never sat up, crawled, walked, talked, or even rolled over, I don’t believe. Yet she certainly communicated with her eyes and her vocalizing. I never saw a mother and daughter so responsive as my mom’s friend and her daughter were to each other.
“Little” Cindy went home to the Lord when she was 16 years old. Yes, years. She and her family taught me more about love than I believe just about anyone else did in my life.
She was here for a reason, and I am better for the privilege of having known her.
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Thanks for the story, Six Arrows!
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Thanks, Six Arrows. That is similar to the situation I was thinking about.
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