[Pflienews] PharmFacts E-News Update: Drug makers lied, women died; Soto protestors grieve their aborted children; more...

Thu Jul 16 12:57:37 MDT 2009

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*/_WHAT GOES AROUND: BAYER FACES MULTIPLE SUITS OVER ABORTIFACIENT 
YAZ..._/* 
<http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/07/14/pharmaceutical-company-sued-over-safety-of-popular-birth-control-pills/>
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*/_One good reason Napolitano is working for feds: AZ guv signs 
pharmacist conscience clause, pro-life laws..._/* 
<http://www.azfamily.com/news/local/stories/Phoenix-news-071409-abortion-restrictions-bill-gov.3fa7830a.html>
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*/_*/_Damaged victims protest outside Soto hearings, ask pro-life 
senators to filibuster... 
<http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/8794710975.html>

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Stanek: Common ground vs zodiac abortions 
<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=103996>

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*from STOPP Report 7/15/09:
PP breaks the rules, causes deaths, does a 180 and calls itself 
heroic---for making medical abortions 'safer'*

Until 2006, Planned Parenthood was giving advice about administration of 
medical abortion-inducing drugs that contradicted Food and Drug 
Administration and drug manufacturer guidelines.

While the manufacturer of misopristol and the FDA recommended oral 
administration, PP advised women to take the medication intravaginally. 
At least two women died from infection after following the vaginally 
administered abortion pill regimen at PP facilities.

In 2006, following publicity about four maternal deaths resulting from 
this abortion-inducing drug regimen, PP did a 180 and began to recommend 
oral administration.

PP has now announced that its researchers are saying that taking 
antibiotics along with the abortion pill 
<http://ss.all.org/link.php?M=110638&N=258&L=1838&F=H> and taking it 
orally will make it safer for mothers to abort their children. The FDA 
<http://ss.all.org/link.php?M=110638&N=258&L=1842&F=H>, however, does 
not recommend prophylactic antibiotics as an adjunct to the abortion 
pill regimen and has never approved vaginal administration of the drugs 
as previously recommended by PP.

On its web site, the FDA says this about the four maternal deaths 
resulting from infection following medical abortions (from September 
2003 to June 2005): "All four cases involved the off-label dosing 
regimen consisting of 200 mg of oral Mifeprex followed by 800 mcg of 
intra-vaginally placed misoprostol." It further states, "The safety and 
effectiveness of other Mifeprex dosing regimens, including use of oral 
misoprostol tablets intravaginally, has not been established by the FDA."

Ignoring its own complicity in deaths resulting from taking the 
medication intravaginally, a PP spokesperson is quoted in the Reuters 
article unveiling the "new" findings: "Our goal was to make a safe 
procedure even safer." PP now portrays itself as heroic for partially 
reverting to the protocol it ignored for years, which resulted in the 
deaths of unsuspecting women.

As we reported in our /2008 Report on Planned Parenthood Facilities in 
the United States 
<http://ss.all.org/link.php?M=110638&N=258&L=707&F=H>/, PP has increased 
the number of facilities performing medical abortions by 61 in the last 
two years, thus increasing its abortion business without having to find 
more abortionists to commit surgical abortions.

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*The Silent FOCA: Vast abortion expansion slowly coming to light in left 
wing health care package
*http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jul/09071409.html 
<http://ss.all.org/link.php?M=18096&N=257&L=1827&F=H>
Life Site News
Pro-life groups and lawmakers are continuing to raise the alarm over the 
healthcare reform package President Barrie Hussein is aggressively 
pushing through both the House and the Senate.  The groups are urging 
Americans to oppose the healthcare overhaul, as abortoholic lawmakers 
are insisting that abortion must be included in the basic healthcare 
package that all public and private insurers will eventually be required 
to cover.

*Clinic worker ordered to stay clear of young pro-lifer
*http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=603270 
<http://ss.all.org/link.php?M=18096&N=257&L=1824&F=H>
One News Now
A case involving an attack by a South Carolina abortion clinic worker 
against a nine-year-old pro-life protestor has been settled.

*Barrie Hussein's surgeon general pick: A pro-abort "catholic" [sic]
*http://www.centredaily.com/news/politics/story/1398396.html 
<http://ss.all.org/link.php?M=18096&N=257&L=1832&F=H>
Centre Daily
Barrie's nominee for surgeon general is a "catholic" [sic]  best known 
for founding an Alabama clinic that treats the poor, but her 
lesser-known support for abortion puts her at odds with her church and 
some of the groups that have praised her work. Regina Benjamin's Bayou 
La Batre Rural Health Clinic doesn't perform abortions. A clinic 
employee who declined to be identified said by telephone that patients 
seeking information about abortions would be referred to providers in 
the state.

*DA to decide if man will be charged with assault on abortion protester
*http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_12839643 
<http://ss.all.org/link.php?M=18096&N=257&L=1831&F=H>
Chico Enterprise
Police have requested multiple charges against a Chico man who allegedly 
attempted to run over an abortion protester with his sport utility 
vehicle on June 24. District Attorney Mike Ramsey said the charges, 
which include assault with a deadly weapon, will be reviewed this week 
to determine if Matthew R. Haver, 40, will face prosecution.
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Senators Considering Sotomayor Should Take Notice of Delays in Florida 
Born-Alive Baby Killing Case

Personal biases may have prevented this case from moving forward, if not 
for public outcry.

MIAMI, July 15 /Christian Newswire/ -- The criminal trial of Belkis 
Gonzalez, who was charged with two felony counts related to the death of 
a baby born alive during a botched abortion in Hialeah, Florida, in 
2006, has been delayed. Just two days before the scheduled July 9th 
trial date, a new prosecutor, Gail Levine, was assigned to the case, 
prompting Judge John Thornton to reschedule the trial to begin on 
October 9, 2009 at 9:00 AM.

"This is an open and shut case that has been characterized by 
foot-dragging and delay. Three years is a long time to wait for a case 
that should have been prosecuted within months," said Operation Rescue 
Senior Policy Advisor Cheryl Sullenger. "But it is likely that it would 
never have been prosecuted without public pressure brought to bear on a 
reluctant State Attorney's office that obviously allowed personal biases 
to affect judgment."

Gonzalez was on duty in July of 2006, at an abortion clinic in Hialeah, 
Florida, when a patient of abortionist Pierre Renelique came in to 
complete an abortion procedure she began the previous day. Renelique did 
not show up or respond to calls. When the woman birthed Baby Shanice, 
who was in her 24th week of gestation, the baby was moving and gasping 
for breath. Gonzalez cut the baby's umbilical cord, shoved her into a 
biohazard bag, then tossed her body on the roof.

On a tip, the police recovered Shanice's body. An autopsy confirmed that 
Shanice was born alive. At 24 weeks, babies are considered to be viable, 
or able to survive outside the womb.

For two and a half years, prosecutors dragged their feet over the 
decision to charge Gonzalez.

Then in February, 2009, the Florida Medical Board stripped Renelique of 
his license 
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102640833316&s=16890&e=001Y6Sgkq-7tC5B2ugmfPsyadpJ2YADUyOA5HlRQkflfOuSTX1oGQvffTBDu7UfXAMc1-aZOZU-lEcn9wOBHntfLqYZ5P7eg8kflrBXKqmFQw2LLbV3nHxUtR9Nl0t1WeFdMD72XZNCTWUoyHICXal1tpRpshgF_9fFtE7LnJFvIQWaWjchYbBQLdnVsuv62nxRKoBTcDIQY0SgL1kGtzRW5LhlHesmM0awUQZ0guL4FvKjhbKu8YAZzg==>, 
declaring him a danger to the public. This prompted forty-four members 
of the Florida House of Representatives 
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102640833316&s=16890&e=001Y6Sgkq-7tC5SoWPmGje1OQtZ1dS6DzlImBrf1kBjbH3SrWwIOHj8Zhw5oCWPgbaJk-QdMR_p7DNc3-JnH8TRa2EgDT_WBgTXys7uSYT40loHpog-B6uRocMg4zn1hZuPvZ0ZkQ33wf3CgWYCBW0boVf_k48eSr1kFoEJVsuLdg_2o6JVKCl15sBn3Es7p7gK5FyWbP5GC4sXOOQBlUzkEb5CE-WP3OwBUvtU-T8Qd5Q7q52-D1U8QA==> 
to call for Gonzalez's arrest. Within days, at Operation Rescue's 
request, pro-lifers held a press conference 
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102640833316&s=16890&e=001Y6Sgkq-7tC7LrxlFcE64Lf0paIQS_dRZwMQXRU_zJiJlfjZdlBSSs8eHVHcAljIRDYysIqcYRkIsEGoak4ESpAXBsS-3TVoArN6LSbam7usS1wYO9XOiqBevkjRY2HjdLcxDdfjlbOVRr0h_n_Il-mz38UUsvOmrIrNuLsBPAp91awxoDyEr1ZWOCtEJGeJQB1nCRspZDAcs3f5q7OyeNhTkdPMVeyr6OTU5MtcAsw7DJOeQsVrEOQ==> 
outside the State Attorney's office demanding that Gonzalez be charged. 
Within a week, prosecutors arrested and jailed Gonzalez on two felony 
counts for practicing medicine without a license and evidence tampering.

Gonzalez was previously convicted 
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102640833316&s=16890&e=001Y6Sgkq-7tC4Sy4e6T2rxS-5Q-v-Qh8z14nJjM5CVKXk4b8-N63AFO2ABB8Pu2O73sPVV3s2NcEzyZEwpPDGPLIMWNXBvxRLAQ0hpLL3UhmQDOXcZedoXK1EACZEN7KWcG8kFLsFymYTZqCuBSpVC5I9sfEGiMZL1foELyQYUke9wLmfLmW-ay64NQFf2SZCq0WQABMzjZrVL4WIm44tWTmxqgSBfkDqsxhStZIr5NkZDGBj3kZ3HzPfz-XN6ujzP4QKl2TkXLJ4I0zXRhqHr7Q==> 
of practicing medicine without a license in February, 2008, for 
illegally doing abortions at a Miramar abortion clinic. She is currently 
serving five years of probation as she awaits trial.

"It is clear that Gonzalez is a habitual offender who will only learn 
her lesson behind bars, but when abortion is involved, there is often a 
reluctance to prosecute," said Sullenger.

"This is what happens when prosecutors and even judges allow their 
personal feelings about abortion to interfere with justice. This case 
should be a lesson to Senators who are considering the nomination of 
Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court. Sotomayor has shown a 
similar inclination to allow her personal beliefs to trump the rule of 
law. That kind of partiality only leads to injustice. Without public 
pressure, it is very likely this case would have been swept under the 
rug. But thankfully, injustice was averted and we look forward to 
justice being served in a court of law."

Read search warrant 
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102640833316&s=16890&e=001Y6Sgkq-7tC641j6zMdhRQDMXnXHremN5DjttjrNLA4p9WZ5cB5_gNTYfvr6Weh0nhLNnYZjGINC0cq6oAEzzneKAZfSq02sLLOHEo-83liyT2A4zhoyEOJSlAb_vDZYWk_Tmp87CvVeRyrznVyc0aoa1JcYK91IW> 
and arrest warrant 
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102640833316&s=16890&e=001Y6Sgkq-7tC7n2gmtV0hWhTQeo5Oyn6QR6kCIow99B9vnbG-UmvY_F5-Bgz_duqlb1qKC6-BRslHW1ToVqtu-VL2FhbzoPS2n9YoxS53CjVkKNcEagCrAhf7bkawJe4mb1ZD-56YnwctYEt8ZzKtfPvqkTrYDVwYlXz_o5Lkz22CAUm5pN97WNxbaxbpA0mWV> 

Christian Newswire story 
<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102640833316&s=16890&e=001Y6Sgkq-7tC536d0dyM7ekNgdXICqp9_4k2rW7qScYiDKgj4eRWqrIBkjZDCSnFLGyBMCimI7lw55O7Wg1wfu-BQdbKD_GkrpaewMrMbDXdQ3r6Xsw2_jIoBnjCnrdVhV>

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*"Increasingly Avoiding" Questions*

/Judiciary Committee Democrats Previously Stated "There Is An Obligation 
Of Nominees To Answer Questions Fully And Forthrightly"/

*Judge Sotomayor Is "Increasingly Avoiding" Questions. *"She joked 
openly with members of the Judiciary Committee while increasingly 
avoiding their questions." ("Sotomayor Avoids Pointed Queries," /The 
Washington Post/, 7/16/09) 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/15/AR2009071501114.html?hpid=topnews>

·        *"By Midafternoon, Even Two Democrats On The Panel Sounded 
Frustrated By Her Long, Elusive Replies."* ("Sotomayor Avoids Pointed 
Queries," /The Washington Post/, 7/16/09) 
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/15/AR2009071501114.html?hpid=topnews>

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·        *"Yesterday, It Was Striking To See Sotomayor Dance Around 
Issues, Decline To Defend Liberal Philosophy* and go on to specifically 
reject the so-called legal approach of the man who nominated her, Barack 
Obama. It prompted Lindsey Graham to complain that she was sounding a 
lot like John Roberts -- and she did on some answers -- and ask, 'Who 
are we getting here?'" ("Liberals Lash Out Against Sotomayor Testimony," 
ABC News' "Legalities" Blog, 7/15/09) 
<http://blogs.abcnews.com/legalities/2009/07/liberals-lash-out-against-sotomayor-testimony.html>

·        *Sotomayor Left "Both Conservative And Liberal Activists 
Troubled." *"Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor sidestepped questions 
on abortion, gun rights and gay rights Wednesday -- including whether a 
state could forbid aborting a 38-week-old fetus -- leaving both 
conservative and liberal activists troubled." ("Sotomayor Is Grilled On 
Abortion And Gun Rights," /Los Angeles Times/, 7/16/09) 
<http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-sotomayor16-2009jul16,0,6602115.story>**

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·        *"Sotomayor 'Said Little About Her Own Understanding Of The 
Issues Underlying Roe."* "The Center for Reproductive Rights, a leading 
abortion rights group, this morning is calling for more questions on 
abortion, with President Nancy Northup complaining that Sotomayor 'said 
little about her own understanding of the issues underlying Roe and the 
Court's subsequent decisions on abortion rights.'" ("Liberals Lash Out 
Against Sotomayor Testimony," ABC News' "Legalities" Blog, 7/15/09) 
<http://blogs.abcnews.com/legalities/2009/07/liberals-lash-out-against-sotomayor-testimony.html>

*"There Is An Obligation Of Nominees To Answer Questions Fully And 
Forthrightly"*

 *_SEN. CHUCK SCHUMER (D-NY):_* *"There Is An Obligation Of Nominees To 
Answer Questions Fully And Forthrightly, Because They Are Essential To 
Figuring Out A Nominee's Judicial Philosophy And Ideology--To Me, The 
Most Important Criteria In Choosing A Justice."* (Sen. Schumer, 
Congressional Record, S.10540, 9/25/05)

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·        *_SCHUMER:_* *"Why This Room Should Be Some Kind Of A Cone Of 
Silence Is Beyond Me. The Door Outside This Room Doesn't Say, 'Check 
Your Views At The Door.' So Your Failure To Answer Questions Is 
Confounding Me."* (Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 9/14/05)

·        *_SCHUMER:_* "*For This Reason, It Is Our Obligation To Ask - 
And Your Obligation To Answer - Questions About Your Judicial Philosophy 
And Legal Ideology." *"In a sense, we have seen maybe 10 percent of you 
- just the visible tip of the iceberg, not the 90 percent that is still 
submerged. And we all know that it is the ice beneath the surface that 
can sink the ship. For this reason, it is our obligation to ask - and 
your obligation to answer - questions about your judicial philosophy and 
legal ideology. If you cannot answer these questions, how are we to 
determine whether you are in the mainstream?" (Judiciary Committee, U.S. 
Senate, Hearing, 9/12/05)

·        *_SCHUMER:_* *"The American People Were Entitled To Honest 
Answers, Not Practiced Platitudes. The American People Deserve To Hear 
More."* (Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 1/24/06)

*_ SEN. JOE BIDEN (D-DE):_* *"See, You've Told Me Nothing, Judge. With 
All Due Respect, You've Not -- Look, It's Kind Of Interesting, This 
Kabuki Dance We Have In These Hearings Here, As If The Public Doesn't 
Have A Right To Know What You Think About Fundamental Issues Facing 
Them.* There's no more possibility that anyone one of us here would be 
elected to the United States Senate without expressing broadly and 
sometimes specifically to our public what it is we believe." (Judiciary 
Committee, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 9/14/05)

 ·        *_BIDEN:_ "He's Filibustering, Senator. But OK, Go Ahead. ... 
That's If We Do It To You. Go Ahead. Go Ahead And Continue Not To 
Answer."* (Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 9/13/05)

*_ 
SEN. RUSS FEINGOLD (D-WI):_* *"It Is Not Undignified To Ask The Nominee 
Questions He Would Rather Not Answer Should He Prefer To Remain 
Inscrutable, Or, Worse Yet, All Things To All People. This Process Is 
Not A Game.* It is not a political contest. It is one of the most 
important things that the Senate does -- confirm or reject nominees to 
the highest court in the land." (Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, 
Hearing, 9/12/05)

·        *_FEINGOLD:_ "Given His Long Judicial Record And The Memos We 
Have Seen That Express His Personal Views On Legal Issues, I Expect 
Complete Answers And I Think My Colleagues Do, Too."* (Judiciary 
Committee, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 1/9/06)

*_SEN. HERB KOHL (D-WI):_* *"We Hope You Understand The Need To Be 
Totally Forthcoming In Your Answers To Questions On These Issues. 
Evasions, Avoidance, And Hiding Behind Legal Jargon Simply Will Not 
Suffice."* (Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 9/12/05)

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·        *_KOHL:_* *"His Inability Or Unwillingness To Answer Those 
Questions In Even The Most General Manner Did A Disservice To The 
Country And To His Nomination."* (Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, 
Hearing, 1/24/06)*__*

 *_SEN. DICK "Eddie Haskell"  DURBIN (D-IL):_* *"To Meet This Burden Of 
Proof, A Nominee Must Answer Our Questions And Give The American People 
Insight Into His Core Values And Judicial Philosophy."* "The Senate -- 
and the American people -- have a right to know whether a nominee has 
other critical qualities, such as an open mind and a measure of 
compassion. To meet this burden of proof, a nominee must answer our 
questions and give the American people insight into his core values and 
judicial philosophy." (Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 9/12/05)

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