IFRL NEWS SHORTS FOR FRIDAY

NEWS SHORTS FOR FRIDAY

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Obama Not Upfront on Abortion Measure

President Barack Obama signed an executive order on abortion to allow taxpayer funds to go to groups in other countries that perform or promote abortions, late afternoon on Jan. 23. To minimize press coverage, he signed the order in the absence of reporters and photographers. The White House waited until 7 p.m. to issue a press release, in which the president of the United States, (who campaigned on a transparent and a cooperative administration with both parties), stated, "I have no desire to continue this stale and fruitless debate," on abortion. Obama was not held hostage to sign the order, unless it was by his own party. After only a few days in office the president has in a single hidden moment trashed American morality, the personal beliefs of the majority and has taken money from the American people to pay for abortions not only in this country but in others as well.
http://www.lohud.com/article/20090213/OPINION/902130329/1318/NEWS04


Media Censors Huge Pro-Life Event

Tens of thousands of pro-life supporters marched through San Francisco on January 24 to register their opposition to the continuing abortion holocaust unleashed by the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision. However, the event was almost totally blacked out by the so-called "mainstream" media. Except for coverage by pro-life websites and the global Catholic EWTN television network, one wouldn't even know the West Coast Walk for Life had occurred, unless one had been there.
http://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/family/732


Utah House Oks 'Private Fund' to Cover Costs of Abortion Fight in Federal Courts

House members, with only a short debate, approved a bill Thursday that would set up a fund for private contributions aimed at defending any future anti-abortion laws. HB144 passed 47-16, with only Democrats voting against it. Basically, the bill sets up, for a second time, a trust account into which private citizens can donate money. Sponsor Rep. Ken Sumsion, R-American Fork, said when the fund reached $1 million or $2 million — whatever amount Attorney General Mark Shurtleff believed was adequate to fight a federal lawsuit all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court — "we can then move on a bill" to tighten current abortion law. That way, Sumsion said, it wouldn't cost Utah taxpayers any money to defend a new anti-abortion state law.
http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705284734,00.html


Socialist Health Care that Kills

Now you have stepped over the line you wanna be politicians! This is war now. I already knew this stimulus package had nothing to do with stimulating anything but was rather a bunch of porky pig entitlements and dreamed about programs that the democrats wanted for ages, but now this! The democrats and 3 turn coat republicans decided it was ethical, appropriate and also a national emergency to sneak in a national health care plan that would be run by the Federal Government, just like Europe. Daschle must be drooling from the ecstasy of it all!
http://www.newswithviews.com/Roth/laurie152.htm


Elderly Being Poisoned by Cocktail of Prescription Drugs at Hospitals

The cocktail of medications taken by many older people is contributing to a high number of adverse reactions in hospital, a new study has found. Research into more than 3,000 patients found that one in seven had had a reaction to drugs they received in hospital. Most susceptible were elderly patients, the study found, who were often already taking a handful of different medications. Problems included bleeding, confusion, kidney damage and infection with Clostridium difficle, with some patients suffering more than one side effect.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4580640/Elderly-patients-at-risk-of-adverse-drug-reactions-in-hospital.html


Players of Japanese Computer Game Rape, Force Abortions

Sex assault software formerly sold by Amazon, still listed on eBay

A Japanese computer game where players must rape women and force them to have abortions is for sale on eBay.com and has been available at Amazon.com until today. On the first level of the "rape simulator game," gamers stalk a young mother at a subway station and violently assault her, London's Independent reports. After finishing with the woman, they rape her two virgin daughters. According to descriptions, gamers may invite other male characters to join a gang-rape scenario. Pregnancy and abortion are "key features," and characters are punished if they decide to keep a baby.
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=88721