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Abortion Doctor's License Suspended After Clinic Raid

March 30, 2010 | Taunya English | "WHYY, Inc. "

Dr. Kermit Gosnell's license was suspended after his West Philadelphia clinic was raided by federal agents in February. Investigators found unsanitary conditions and an unlicensed worker treating patients without supervision. Then, several women came forward with stories of botched and incompetent care.

It's not clear what first prompted federal agents to raid a West Philadelphia clinic in February, but investigators found unsanitary conditions and an unlicensed worker treating patients without supervision. And the raid resulted in the suspension of abortion provider Dr. Kermit Gosnell's medical license.

As authorities sort though allegations against Gosnell, many are wondering how a bad doctor stays in business.

Sharing Their Stories

After the raid, several women came forward with stories of botched and incompetent care.

When Marie Smith went to the Women's Medical Society 11 years ago, she says the clinic was known as a cheap place to get an abortion. She didn't know anything about Gosnell.

"He looked like an all-right man 'cause there were a lot of ladies in there waiting for abortions," Smith says.

Smith was 19 at the time. The clinic recovery area disturbed her most.

"It's nasty and dirty, and [there's] blood on the floor. Just nasty. It was real crowded, and girls were slumped over after they got their abortion," Smith says.

read the rest here: http://www.scpr.org/news/2010/03/30/abortion-doctors-license-suspended-after-clinic-ra/

Self forgiveness

 
One of the things many post abortive women seem to get stuck on, is forgiving themselves. While they can believe and accept the fact that God forgives them, they cannot seem to get to the point where they can accept the fact that they aborted their child. A statement I have heard over and over again through the years is "I cannot believe I did that".

Sometimes it takes years to reach the point of being able to look our abortions honestly.  We are besieged by such rhetoric and lied to so much, it is easy to fall into the trap of just assuming what others are telling us is true, but in our hearts, I think we always know what it true.

Just this past week I heard from three women who are in their 80's and have been suffering for over 50 years. It is so wonderful to see them courageously reaching out for healing, and to be able to speak to them about God's forgiveness and healing.

Some  say the church lays on guilt, but the opposite is true, it is the church that legitimizes the feelings they were already having and helps them to work through them to reach deep peace. I know this first hand because I was there. The church did not make me feel guilt, killing my son made me feel guilt, the church helped me to forgive myself and accept forgiveness from God and my unborn child.

As we hear the story of Judas this Holy Week, it is a reminder that his ultimate downfall  was not that he betrayed Jesus, but that he rejected the forgiveness that was his for the asking. instead of going to Jesus, he chose instead to condemn and hang himself. Jesus was always ready to forgive.

So, if you are stuck on self hatred or a lack of self forgiveness because of a past abortion, remember, it is and always has been there for the taking, you just have to claim it.

Will Amanda write about this?

Probably not, since I am sure she is one who would be against the "Victims of Unborn Violence Act" so she can protect abortion...Yes, I am sure there will be more deafening silence around this horrific act ...so sad.

Enraged husband stabs pregnant wife, her twin sister: cops

BY Joe Jackson and John Lauinger
DAILY NEWS WRITERS

Tuesday, March 30th 2010, 4:00 AM

A Queens man - enraged because his wife refused to have an abortion - slashed her throat and then stabbed her sister in the stomach Monday night in front of a room full of children, police and relatives said.

The wounded wife, Petrona Kates, and her bleeding twin, Patricia Kates, both 36, fled their Jamaica residence about 8:45 p.m. and ran to a local bodega, desperately pleading for help.

The Kateses' cousin Lesia Wickham, 32, said that according to family members' account, Petrona Kates' husband, Fitzgerald Jolly, became furious after he returned from Philadelphia and learned his wife was pregnant.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/03/30/2010-03-30_wife_nixes_abort_so_he_slashes_her__sis__cops.html#ixzz0jgnIIOOp

Talk about a Reality Check

RH Reality Check posted the following article written by extreme pro abortion feminist Amanda Marcotte. I think Amanda is the one who needs a reality check! 

I have worked with many teens who aborted without parental consent . It is heartbreaking. Some suffer from depression, for many the relationships with their families have changed. They have distanced themselves without the parents knowing why,leaving the ones that love them wondering what has gone wrong. Some are even suicidal.

Having had an abortion myself as a teen,and knowing what I went through, it makes me angry to think Amanda is pushing her agenda at the expense of  these teens who she obviously does not care about at all.They in no way are emotionally mature enough to make such a life altering decision. Why is it Amanda can  state they are not physically developed enough for pregnancy at that age, but she thinks they can make an emotional decision such as abortion on their own?

She uses the alternating words "daughter", "women", "teenager" and "girl" to suit what she is trying to rationalize. So what are we talking about here? A woman? A girl? A teenager?

She states that "half of teenagers obey their hormones not their parents". Does this mean that because they may not follow the advice of their parents the parents should refrain from teaching them morals and values? What gives her the right to think she knows what is best for other peoples children?

She says there was adulation for the Palins "for embracing teen motherhood instead of college". Why should there have to be that choice? Why can't a teenager who has gotten pregnant give life to her child and go to college? If Amanda really cares for these teens why doesn't she put her energy into making sure they can do both instead of enshrining abortion?

Amanda says she would take what "Anti choicers" tell her to do and do the opposite.

We get it, she is already doing that, and that is fine.Do what you want Amanda, you are an adult and you can make your own decisions, but keep out of the lives of other peoples teenagers.

Amanda is way off base and obviously cares more about the act of abortion than the teenagers she claims to care about. She definitely needs a reality check.

When Teenagers Seek Abortion Care the Myths Are Exposed

By Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

March 30, 2010 - 7:00am

It was a seemingly small story, one of those reproductive rights-related stories that crops up in the news, attracts some amount of attention, and then fades away as other stories crowd it out. But I want to look a little more closely at this story about a Seattle mother who is furious that her 15-year-old daughter got a legal abortion with the school health center’s help without telling her mother. To be completely clear, this was 100 percent within the law. Washington state understands that parental notification laws are an assault on the well-being of teenagers and so far has no such laws. The school health center is run not by the school but by the public health department, and students who go to the health center -- including this girl -- have permission to receive care due to permission slips signed by their parents.

Abortion is a safe, legal medical procedure, and there is no reason for school health centers not to refer patients to providers if those patients want it. That’s the simple fact of the matter, but unfortunately, that’s not where this story ends. What this story has revealed is that a number of pernicious anti-choice myths have taken hold in our society, and these myths are confusing people’s ability to see the plain truth of this story. Here’s some of the anti-choice myths touched on by the coverage of this story in both the conservative and mainstream news, and the reality behind these myths.

You can read the rest here: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2010/03/29/when-teenagers-seeking-healthcare-myths-emerge-about-abortion?nocache=1#comment-form

They believed in Him because of the womans testimony

I love this time of year, and especially Holy Week and the week of Easter leading up to Divine Mercy Sunday. It is such a call to God’s mercy and forgiveness. Such an overflowing of His grace and love for us. I also love the readings of these days, parables o f HIs impact on the lives of so many people, people although from another time, who were just like us.

 “And the chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus too, because many of the Jews were turning away
and believing in Jesus because of him.” (JN 12:11)

I love this passage from today’s gospel. It is reminiscent of the woman at the well when she returned to the town  to tell them what Jesus had done for her.

“Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony, "He told me everything I have ever done." (JN 4:39)

Two amazing events, the raising of Lazarus from the dead, and the change in the Samaritan woman.  Events that caused others to believe they recognized the experience of knowing Jesus was not only life changing, but life giving.

Perhaps I love both of these parables so much, because I relate to them. After my abortion I was dead because of my sin. Coming to know Jesus and building a living relationship with Him was a life changing experience. No longer was I full of fear. No longer was I shy. His life in me and the realization o f what He has done for me caused me to want to let others know  what he can, and want s to do for them.

As we enter more fully into Holy Week ,the Paschal  Triduum and The Resurrection may we embraced with gratitude the love of God for each one of us, and love Him with the life giving love He has given us.

New York City Post Abortion Group

Post Abortion Group

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Talk openly about your experience in a confidential & safe environment. 
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EWTN

So, Fr Mariusz Koch, CFR, and I did "Sunday Night Live" with Fr Benedict Groeschel, CFR last night.

There was so much we wanted to say that we did not get the opportunity to. Adverse diagnosis, multiple abortions, help available, etc etc...there was just not enough time. I was also deeply disappointed I did not get to answer the 82 year old women , Velma who called. I am praying she calls me.

Lots of calls were not taken..not enough time...looks like this show called for much more than an hour, but I trust that God will bring good out of it and that in His mercy He called many to Him.

If you missed it and want to see it the encore is today at 9am and Saturday at 5pm...

Nameless No More

I have not read it, but here is another book on healing form abortion..I like the name

Product Description from Amazon

Who would name their child Nameless? "I did."

As a scared, pregnant 15-year old girl, Shadia Hrichi believed the child living within her was nothing but a lifeless mass. The nightmare of her abortion experience left her suicidal, withdrawn and incapable of fully loving another human being. Nearly twenty-five years later, while sitting at home at her computer, she stumbles upon a child’s name on the Internet instantly sending a chill down her spine. Glaring at her from the computer screen are three little words, “Anamika, meaning Nameless.”

At the sudden realization her child has remained nameless for 25 years, she pours her heart out to God who gently tells her, “It’s time to give your child a new name.”

Nameless No More is the powerful, true story of one woman’s journey to find complete healing from the emotional, psychological, and spiritual wounds caused by her abortion. Along the way, she discovers that the web of guilt, fear and lies she had woven around her heart to keep her abortion a secret had instead imprisoned her. One by one, she removes the twisted layers of lies and shame until she comes face-to-face with the truth of what really holds her captive. A miraculous encounter at an abortion-recovery retreat paves the road towards forgiveness, healing and ultimately, true freedom.

Visit http://beautifulvoice.org/excerpt.html to read a sample. Booklet, approximately 14,000 words. A portion of all proceeds are donated to organizations reaching out to those who have been hurt by abortion. http://www.amazon.com/Nameless-No-More-Forgiveness-ebook/dp/B003DA42C6

EWTN & Palm Sunday....

Getting ready to do "Sunday Night Live" http://www.ewtn.com/tv/prime_sunday.asp with Fr Mariusz and Fr Benedict tonight.

What a great gift it is to be doing this show Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy week. A time especially set apart to meditate on the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. A time of focus on His great Mercy.

Please pray many hearts will be touched as we reach out to those suffering from a past abortion...

A Pretense of Neutrality by the NYT (as usual)

Leave it to the NYT's to only see one side of the picture. In their article "In Subway Ads on Abortion, " by Susan Dominus, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/27/nyregion/27bigcity.html we are led to believe that the "Abortion Changes You" ads currently running in the NYC subways are secretly an attempt to make women feel guilty. Funny, I am post abortive and they not only don't make me feel guilty, they legitimize all the feelings I had, and I know hundreds of other post abortive women who feel the same way.

To quote the article: "Nowhere on the site does abortionchangesyou.com mention an anti-abortion agenda. But when I clicked the “Find Help” button and typed in a Manhattan ZIP code, the first thing that popped up was Project Rachel, an initiative of the Roman Catholic Church to “present the truth of the impact and extensive damage abortion inflicts on the mother, father, extended family and society.”

So much for no judgment."

So, because the church is offering help to women, and they acknowledge the impact abortion has, not only on the mother and father but extended family and society, that means they are judgmental?

Obviously, Ms Dominus is the one who is judgmental, not only by her completely biased article, but also her lack of knowledge of the dynamics of abortion and it's impact on countless people. Having worked with post abortive women for almost 20 years now, and being post abortive myself, I can testify to the fact that it is a true statement for many, and that stating the truth does not mean there is judgment, it means they acknowledge feelings countless women have been feeling for years.

I am sure if you picked someone without a pro abortion agenda out in a crowd and asked them about the impact of abortion on women, men and families, you would be hard pressed to find someone who disagrees with the statement from Project Rachel. It is only the pro abortion agenda, one in which keeping abortion legal has taken priority over the lives of the people they are claiming to protect, who would deny that statement.

Perhaps Susan should look at the Feministing web page about the ads, http://www.feministing.com/cgi-bin/movabletype/mt-search.fcgi?IncludeBlogs=2&search=new+york+subway+ads&limit=20 where many pro choice women who are also pro abortive voiced the truth of the "Abortion Changes You " ads.

It is time women, from both sides of the issue, start stating the truths about abortion. If it did not bother you fine, (personally I would not want to be able to kill my child and not have it bother me), but we will not allow you to deny our feelings or the impact it had on us, our families and others anymore....