Idaho Chooses Life

Abortion History Damages Later Parenting

2009-07-04T02:41:00.000-07:00

A groundbreaking study by the Elliot Institute has just been published, and finds that an abortion history is “particularly damaging to the parenting process”.The article has been published in Current Women’s Health Reviews looks at the psychological reactions to various types of child loss and how they might affect a mother’s relationship with children born after the pregnancy loss.“Losing a

Obama's AG Wants New Hate Crimes for Pro-Lifers

2009-06-23T04:00:00.002-07:00

Attorney General Eric Holder told a group of liberal lawyers last week that he thinks it is time for Congress to enact new, broader “Hate Crimes” legislation to “stop violence masquerading as political activism”.As justification for a grand expansion of his powers, Holder pointed to the killing of notorious abortionist George Tiller.According to the Kansas Star-Telegram, Holder said that to stop

Trust Your Family's Health Care to the Government?

2009-06-15T02:06:00.001-07:00

The Idaho Press Tribune carried a fascinating background report prepared by the AP in yesterday’s edition. Entitled, “Promises, Promises: Indian health care”, it looks at how well the federal government has managed to meet its obligations and promises to American Indians dependent upon it for basic health care.It is a chilling picture, and one every American should read as we enter the hot

Sotomayor No Closet Baby Rights Advocate

2009-06-12T02:52:00.001-07:00

It should probably not need saying, but there is just no chance that Judge Sonia Sotomayor will turn out to be a pro-Lifer once enthroned at the Supreme Court. For one thing, it is impossible to believe that President Obama would make the kind of “mistake” that Republican presidents make too regularly: i.e., appointing a person to the court who does not share their purported values and political

As Predicted ...

2009-06-02T01:16:00.002-07:00

By mid-morning Monday, the National Organization for Women led the Abortion Lobby in pouncing on the "opportunity" created by Tiller's slaying.The president of NOW, Kim Gandy, issued the following statement:"Bringing the killers to justice is not enough - the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security must root out and prosecute as domestic terrorists and violent racketeers the

A National Tragedy

2009-05-31T15:35:00.001-07:00

In a dramatic turn of events, notorious late-term abortionist George Tiller has been murdered today in Wichita. As of this writing, there was no information available as to who wielded the gun outside a church at which Tiller served as usher.Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline, who spent much of his career working to hold Tiller accountable for running the country’s largest late-term

Be Afraid ...

2009-05-21T02:18:00.002-07:00

In our ongoing consideration of the threat posed by President Obama’s pledge to radically “reform” the American health care system, we have asserted that a nationalized health care scheme poses a threat to the infirm and elderly. But some have challenged our contention that Obama’s utopia will inevitably lead to rationed health care.That argument comes despite plenty of available evidence from

The Congressman Responds

2009-05-16T00:32:00.000-07:00

After seeing our last posting on the very important issue of health care “reform” now being managed underground by Democrat leaders in Washington, Congressman Walt Minnick’s staff contacted us to share some of the work Minnick has already done to ensure that any reform measures are adopted in a fair and open legislative process.In our previous update, we publicly challenged Minnick to take a

A Public Challenge to Congressman Minnick

2009-05-14T01:46:00.006-07:00

In a letter to a constituent, Sen. Mike Crapo outlines his anxiety over the president’s proposal to completely remake America’s health care system. Many of his concerns mirror ones we raised in our last posting. “While I agree that the nation’s health care system needs to be reformed, I am opposed to nationalizing our health care system, as it would certainly lower the quality of care that

Obama to Expand Death Culture Through "Health Care"

2009-05-12T02:57:00.002-07:00

National Right to Life columnist Dave Andrusko published an important piece last week on the cold agenda underlying President Obama’s drive for “universal health coverage”. By creating a federalized system of health care, the leftists running the White House believe they can achieve their golden dream of “mainstreaming abortion”.Through federal rules and a bureaucracy marshaled by flaming

So Why Is Walt Minnick a Democrat?

2009-05-06T00:17:00.003-07:00

Congressman Walt Minnick and his allies in the state’s press corps have done such an admirable job of portraying Minnick as a “conservative maverick”, it may be well to explore the question left begging: If Minnick is so conservative, so at odds with the leadership of his party – then why is he a Democrat? It is probably fair to say that his years in the private sector and intellectual integrity

Obama Decision on MAP Adds Urgency to HB216

2009-04-24T01:03:00.002-07:00

The FDA announced this week that it will allow the “Morning After Pill” to be sold to underage girls without a doctor’s prescription. This is a logical follow-on to everything else the Obama Administration has done to encourage abortion. It is a “victory” for Planned Parenthood – which demanded that MAP be made available to all comers without prescription back in the Clinton days.While Planned

National Pharmacy Group Endorses HB216

2009-04-23T00:30:00.002-07:00

We have just received a letter from Pharmacists for Life International, urging Idaho lawmakers to enact HB216 before leaving town. The letter challenges many of the spurious charges leveled by Planned Parenthood and their allies.In particular, the Executive Director, Dr. Bo Kuhar, was clearly agitated by suggestions that passage of conscience protections would somehow jeopardize patient health:“

Notes From the Battlefield

2009-04-13T15:59:00.002-07:00

Last week Sen. Patti Anne Lodge held an “informational” meeting with various lobbyists concerned about HB216, legislation which would secure a pharmacist’s right of conscience. As Chairman of the Senate Health & Welfare Committee, she is apparently trying to determine whether to give the bill a hearing. (HB216 passed the House of Representatives on a 48-21 vote on March 31st).The room was

Idaho House Passes Conscience Protection

2009-03-30T10:41:00.001-07:00

The Idaho House passed HB216 by a strong 48-21 vote this morning after vigorous debate.Most Democrats opposed the bill, with many arguing against its passage. The theme of their opposition was that 1) this bill is unnecessary because pharmacists already are protected and 2) if we pass this bill, terrible things will happen.Rep. Cliff Bayer hit a home run during his debate in support of the bill

Euthanasia Bill Lingers in House Committee

2009-03-27T00:14:00.002-07:00

Under the guise of enhancing the rights of Idahoans with disabilities, the Idaho Senate passed SB 1114. It was well on the way to becoming law until national author Wesley Smith (Culture of Death) became interested in its details.He alerted a few friends in Idaho and the national Right to Life office. Within hours, work began to unravel the particulars of this legislation.Without possible

Idaho House to Consider Pharmacist Conscience Bill

2009-03-26T03:10:00.003-07:00

The Idaho House will give final consideration to HB 216 in the next day or two. It is important for legislators to hear from you about this valuable defense of health care professionals.A lot of weird objections to the bill have been raised, with the Abortion Lobby hoping fear will drive folks into opposing the bill. But the truth is, very little will change if the Legislature moves to codify

President Approves Destruction of Human Embryos

2009-03-09T14:13:00.002-07:00

In yet another bid to reimburse the Abortion Lobby, President Obama signed an Executive Order this morning allowing human embryos to be treated as a “cash crop” by bio-medical research firms and universities. He will even use federal tax dollars to make us all stock owners in the macabre enterprise.Under the new regime, the federal government will finance embryonic stem cell research – which

Justice, Miami Style

2009-03-04T01:46:00.001-07:00

Well, I have to admit I was partially wrong. I predicted last month that no criminal charges would ever be filed in the horrific murder of a baby born alive in Miami some two-and-a-half years ago. But under intense public pressure, the local DA has finally charged one of the abortion clinic workers with two felonies:The first is “unlicensed practice of a health care profession”; the second, “

Well, It's Sebelius

2009-03-03T01:47:00.002-07:00

It is almost like President Obama is working his way down the “Planned Parenthood Christmas Now List”. As bad as Tom Daschle would have been for preborn children – Kathleen Sebelius is an even worse pick for Health & Human Services.This is a supposed-Catholic who has received a public, written reprimand from the Archbishop of Kansas City for her rabid commitment to abortion. This is a woman who

Simpson Fights for Taxpayer Rights

2009-02-26T02:09:00.002-07:00

Idaho’s Mike Simpson joined with 179 other members of Congress in signing a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Chairman David Obey, urging that they ensure that appropriations bills moved through the Congress retain the package of “pro-Life riders” which have become standard since the 1970’s.The most well-known is the Hyde Amendment. These riders must be attached to appropriations bills in

The Self-Centeredness of the "Pro-Choice" Movement

2009-02-20T02:26:00.002-07:00

A story out of Mexico highlights both the dangers of President Obama’s support for abortion in foreign countries and the extraordinary self-centeredness of his “pro-choice” movement.Amnesty International held several protests last week in Mexico City, demanding that the government force doctors to perform abortions and provide “emergency contraception”, regardless of their personal moral or

Embryo Stem Cells Have Distrastrous Effect

2009-02-18T01:44:00.001-07:00

President Obama has made it clear he is ready to overturn the Bush ban of federal money for research involving human embryo stem cells. As he prepares his Executive Order, one can only hope that he notices a recent story from Israel.Doctors there have been treating a boy who was injected with embryo stem cells when he was just 10 years old, and again at 12. The news report suggests that the

The Depths to Which Abortion Has Brought Us

2009-02-06T02:07:00.003-07:00

The horrific murder of a newborn baby in Florida provides us, should we have the moral courage, with an opportunity to look our Abortion Holocaust full in the face.A young woman, 23 weeks along in her pregnancy, decided to kill her baby via abortion. She arranged an appointment with a Dr. Pierre Jean-Jacque Renelique. But on the day of her scheduled abortion, the mother went into labor in the

Obama Hits Sour Note With Abortion Exports

2009-02-05T01:15:00.000-07:00

The Gallup Organization just released a national poll which looks at seven of President Obama’s biggest actions since taking office two weeks ago.Not surprisingly, Americans gave Obama big approval ratings for seeking peace in the Middle East and tightening ethical standards for administration officials (76%). The notion of more efficient cars seemed like a good idea to most.Obama received