NEWS SHORTS FOR TUESDAY

NEWS SHORTS FOR TUESDAY Charlie Crist Removes Pro-Life Message From Web Site           Florida Governor Charlie Crist Florida lawmakers passed a bill that would require doctors to perform an ultrasound on women who want to kill their babies during the first trimester and to describe what they're seeing. Unless women can prove they were impregnated through rape, incest, or domestic violence... This week, Governor Charlie Crist, running for the U.S. Senate, will decide whether to sign the bill. "Now that he has left the Republican Party in order to win an election and is trying to attract liberal votes, the Crist campaign yesterday removed the 'pro-life/family' issue page of its website," Rubio spokesman Alex Burgos told LifeNews.com. "In doing so, Charlie Crist eliminated any reference to being 'pro-life' in a transparent attempt to hide his position in order to win an election." Click here for the entire article. Orlando Abortionist Arrested for Aggravated Battery           Randall B. Whitney ProlifeFlorida.com has reported that long-time Volusia County abortionist Randall B. Whitney was arrested by Orlando Police inside the Orlando Women's Center after he slapped a woman patient while preparing her for an abortion procedure. This is not the first time Whitney has assaulted patients. He gave up his own clinic in Daytona Beach when he decided he would rather close than face scrutiny by state investigators.           Click here for the video. Click here for the entire article. Planned Parenthood Officials: No 'Blueprint' For Abortion Care           Planned Parenthood in Iowa Organization says that 'many considerations' would have to take place before implementing the service in the Cedar Rapids and Dubuque health centers. Officials at Planned Parenthood of East Central Iowa said Friday the organization has no finalized plans to implement abortion services in the Cedar Rapids and Dubuque health centers. The group issued a news release that states, "It's not that Planned Parenthood of East Central Iowa wouldn't like to have specific plans to provide abortion care to women in need --it's just that there is not currently a blueprint developed as to how exactly that could take place. Click here for the entire article. FDA Panel To Mull 'Morning-After Pill' Effective 5 Days After Sex             Plan B abortifacient A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will meet June 17 to consider whether the agency should approve a new emergency contraceptive that studies show is more effective than Plan B, the only "morning-after pill" on the U.S. market. HRA Pharma of Paris launched ulipristal acetate in October 2009 and sells it in 21 European countries under the brand name ellaOne. As in Europe, ulipristal would be available only by prescription in the USA. Plan B, the brand name for levonorgestrel, is available without a prescription to women 17 and older, but those under 17 require a prescription. Click here for the entire article. Gates Foundation Pledges $1.5 Billion To Child And Maternal Health           Bill & Melinda Gates What's the next big focus of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation? Maternal health. Melinda Gates announced the Foundation will invest $1.5 billion over the next five years in programs promoting maternal and child health, family planning, and nutrition in developing countries. "We said AIDS is important, we said malaria is important, we're saying now maternal and child deaths are important — and guess what? It's actually possible to fix them," Gates told NPR All Things Considered Host Michele Norris. The move comes at a time when AIDS activists are expressing concern that the U.S. is stretching foreign aid programs without putting a lot more dollars into the pot. Click here for the entire article. 80 British IVF Babies Aborted per Year           In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Figures released under Britain's Freedom of Information Act show that an average of 80 children conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) and other artificial means of artificial procreation, are being aborted each year in England and Wales. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the government body that regulates artificial reproduction practices, has revealed that some of those aborted were conceived by IVF treatments funded by the country's tax-funded medical system, the National Health Service (NHS). Click here for the entire article.