by APFLI | Oct 1, 2016 | Abortion - Archive, Legislation / Court Cases, Right to Life - Archive
An international pro-life pregnancy care center umbrella group is urging Illinois pregnancy centers to defy a new state law requiring them to participate in abortions, even as those centers and others file suit against the law. In a letter quoted in part by Heartbeat...
by APFLI | Sep 28, 2016 | Family Breakdown Issues, Marriage - Definitions / History / Statistics / Studies, Reasons for Abstinence, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence, Right to Life - Archive
Loneliness can be one of the most difficult things we as humans can experience. For many singles, the feeling of loneliness can be a motivating factor in finding the perfect spouse. However, finding the perfect spouse can drive a person to give up a healthy...
by APFLI | Sep 14, 2016 | Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption, Responses - Ideas To Promote Life
As it celebrates 10 years and nearly 12,000 babies rescued from abortion through peaceful prayer and vigil campaigning, 40 Days for Life is set to make a major splash this fall with its “United” promotion. Kicking off Sept. 27 with a rally on the steps of the Supreme...
by APFLI | Jul 4, 2016 | Abuse / Violence / Forced Abortion, Legislation / Court Cases, Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption, Responses - Ideas To Promote Life, Right to Life - Archive
http://safehaven.tv/ This spring, a little girl in Ohio should have celebrated her first birthday. There was no party, though. Why not? Well, she wasn’t put in a hospital nursery after she was born. She was put in a plastic bag. Emile Weaver received a life sentence...
by APFLI | Jul 1, 2016 | Right to Life - Archive, Studies - RU486 / Chemical Abortion / Maternal Mortality
The age-adjusted death rate for females aged 15–44 years was 5% lower in 2014 (82.1 per 100,000 population) than in 1999 (86.5). Among the five leading causes of death, the age-adjusted rates of three were lower in 2014 than in 1999: cancer (from 19.6 to 15.3, a 22%...
by APFLI | Jun 23, 2016 | Abortion - Archive, Abuse / Violence / Forced Abortion, General Information / History / Stats / Types, Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption, Responses - Ideas To Promote Life
The first-ever Pro-Life Women’s Conference took place in June 2016 in Dallas. We need to understand how far we must go — and what we must do — to achieve success by 2020. The Guttmacher Institute’s new report reveals things have gotten worse...
by APFLI | Jun 23, 2016 | Abortion - Archive, Legislation / Court Cases, Media - Fertilization / Pregnancy / Human Development, Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption, Responses - Ideas To Promote Life
Among the various pro-life bills introduced at the state level, Oklahoma’s recent plan to start teaching fetal development in public schools deserves far more attention than it’s gotten so far. Banning certain abortion procedures, regulating abortionists, defunding...
by APFLI | Jun 22, 2016 | Abstinence - Archive, Marriage - Definitions / History / Statistics / Studies, Parent Resources, Responses - Advocacy / Dating / Instruction & Teaching Abstinence, Right to Life - Archive
Pediatricians: Abstinence on the Rise A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveals that nearly 60 percent of high school students today have never had sex – an increase of 28 percent since 1991 —...
by APFLI | May 27, 2016 | Family Breakdown Issues, Right to Life - Archive
In the United States, abusive head trauma (AHT) is one of the leading causes of maltreatment fatalities among infants and children, accounting for approximately one third of these deaths (1). Monitoring trends in AHT and evaluating prevention strategies have...
by APFLI | May 24, 2016 | Abuse / Violence / Forced Abortion, Contraception - Chemical Methods / Hormonal Contraception / Emergency / Morning After Pill, Right to Life - Archive
Sara Fernanda Giromini, a former feminist who once bared her breasts in public to protest against Christian sexual morality, testified recently in the Brazilian National Congress on the devastation she suffered as a result of an abortion she procured during her years...
by APFLI | May 20, 2016 | Abortion - Archive, Right to Life - Archive
[While still very early in surveillance, it is hoped that actual pregnancy risk may be lower than previously publicized.] As of May 12, 2016, the surveillance systems were monitoring 157 and 122 pregnant women with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection...
by APFLI | May 20, 2016 | Right to Life - Archive
May is Arthritis Awareness Month. The 2016 theme for the observance is “See Arthritis” ( http://www.cdc.gov/features/arthritisawareness/index.html ). The theme is designed to raise awareness about the seriousness of arthritis by focusing on accounts from persons...
by APFLI | May 11, 2016 | Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption, Responses - Ideas To Promote Life
Monica Kelsey is a volunteer firefighter in Indiana. But she’s also a person who was conceived in rape, and has started a nonprofit group to help save babies who might otherwise be abandoned or killed. Monica’s organization, Safe Haven Baby Boxes, raises funds to...
by APFLI | May 4, 2016 | Global Environmental Influences
I’m a Global Warming Skeptic—So Arrest Me! By Steven W. Mosher I have followed the twists and turns of the climate change debate since I was a graduate student at Stanford University forty years ago. The academic rage in those days, it will surprise you to learn, was...
by APFLI | Apr 27, 2016 | Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption, Responses - Ideas To Promote Life, Right to Life - Archive
Georgia Life Alliance Committee (GLAC) proudly attended the signing of Senate Bill 308 today. S.B. 308 establishes the Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting Grant Program. GLAC praises and thanks Senator Renee Unterman for championing this exciting and...
by APFLI | Jan 18, 2016 | Child Development / Family Research, Responses - Ideas To Promote Life, Right to Life - Archive
Most grandparents will already know that the addition of grandchildren to the family add a source of much joy and love. It has however now been scientifically shown that grandparents who babysit their grandkids have a reduced chance of developing dementia and...
by APFLI | Dec 31, 2015 | Right to Life - Archive
Sports-related injuries can have a substantial impact on the long-term health of student-athletes. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) monitors injuries among college student-athletes at member schools. In academic year 2013–14, a total of 1,113 member...
by APFLI | Dec 31, 2015 | Right to Life - Archive
Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death among youths and young adults aged 16–25 years in the United States (1). The prevalence of drinking and driving among high school students aged 16–19 years has declined by 54%, from 22.3% in 1991 to 10.3% in 2011...
by APFLI | Dec 30, 2015 | Abortion - Archive, Abortion Industry / Planned Parenthood, Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption, Responses - Ideas To Promote Life
The unlicensed Central Alabama Women’s Clinic, in Selma, Alabama, has changed its name and no longer does abortions after pro-life groups caught it illegally operating as an abortion shop and exerted public pressure calling for its closure. In 2014, Fr. Terry...
by APFLI | Dec 29, 2015 | Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption, Responses - Ideas To Promote Life
In the past year, Planned Parenthood’s health services for women SPIRALED DOWNWARD by 11% in one year. Private support for the abortion monster PLUNGED by $38.3 million. PP significantly INCREASED its facilities that commit medication abortions in a desperate attempt...